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Shit club, no fans, shame they are in the final.

What have they done to upset you? If we have nearly double the number they have at Wembley then so be it.

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Good club with good fans,nearly 18000 from way up north is a great effort i reckon.

Shame on you 69 er.

16,500 people have accidentally bought tickets I suppose?

Bit random, what brought this on ?

Agree with 69er on this one, I looked at their forum a few days back and they said they would outsell us and a thread about hating the mighty one due to his Wednesday connections.

Are you two related or the same person? You always seem to post at the same time and about the same things  ;)

Was just about to say that, its strange that you always post at similar times agreeing on everything.

Come  to think of it, you're right

I'm wondering if the same person has opened 2 (or more) accounts.

Mods......

Do your mojo

Bit extreme to say the least!

Where's that come from? And does it matter who we play as long as we win?

My guess is someone's a bit 'Stella'd up'  :hmmm:

I like Chesterfield.  I loved their cup run years back - could so easily have been in the FA Cup final.  I loved Saltergate - a proper dump of a ground in the old school way.

That was brilliant - the last time I actually took any interest in the FA Cup - until this year.

Did anyone go on the Friday when it got called off due to floodlight failure.....and we all stayed over the night and watched it next day on the Saturday....light years ago mind you :D

Slept in the cop shop that night as we'd drunk all our money. One of our lot threw up all over the floor. The cops were alright up there.

We stayed in an old guest house....still have the scars from all the knit bites!

69 er is clearly a pointless fucking troll and is the same person as Navyred STFC, ignore.

Saltergate was ace. Loved it when the bloke in the wheelchair did a pitch invasion and got a clip round the ear from his helper. Might have been during their last match before the stadium move.


Think I know the one you mean. He had supports Chesterfield AND Manchester United in the little profile bit under his name though so you can only laugh.

Can't quite see the point of this question, have no strong views on them either way; just hope we win.

Navyred - Wouldn't you have a dislike for a Manager who has Oxford Connections?

Of course they are our arch rivals whereas Wednesday see Chesterfield as a pub team.

I use to work with someone from Barnsley and he told me that all the Yorkshire teams hated Sheffield Wednesday, not just United

I had to drive up from London that evening – terrible traffic on the A1, well behind schedule to get there for kick-off. Couldn’t believe it when the radio announced the delay. Got there 30 mins late just about when the pp was announced, and Lou came over and said the club would pay for returning coaches Sat morning.

I had family in Nottingham so was staying over anyway. I’d always had a soft spot for C’field as a counter to the local arrogance of Forest / Derby / the 2 Sheffs which was always stuffed down my throat on family visits. As a lad, being taken for a treat to see a game there and having to stand on that Saltergate terrace in the middle of winter with the wind blowing off the Peak District was the coldest place I’ve ever watched football (except for Oldham).

Won the league there once did we not...or was it promotion??

Open air bogs i remember.

Indeed, i loved Saltergate.  Its a real shame grounds like this disappear.  Were couple of great boozers on the short walk from the town centre as well.

You thinking of Mansfield - won league there with Macari.

Scrapping with the Notts cops who were hot off the picket line during Miners Strike - right bunch of bastards

I believe we also won promotion there in 95/96
3-1 win I think

I think that was 96 when we got a point at Saltergate to secure promotion. We then won the league at Blackpool I think?

No hes thinking of Chesterfield when we won promotion there under Muckmarn in 96 we won there 3-1.

http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/MatchCentre.asp?Tab=Photos&MatchID=19960143

I've tried to erase the Scouser's time at Swindon - God, I fucking hated that bloke.

He got chased out of a restaurant in Highworth one evening - or so I'm led to believe  :D

Leeds are the most hated team in Yorkshire, biggest club, horrible fans etc etc, I work with a few Leeds, Wednesday, United fans. I have a good mate who supports Chesterfield, their arch rivals are Mansfield.

By the way Chesterfield to Wembley isn't as far away as people think, timewise there isn't much difference really, I've done that journey before and it's not bad atall, I'm not keying this in as a factor for their support which I feel is lower than it should be, my mate has these sentiments too.

Only time I've been to their old ground was a 1-1 when we went down in 05/06. Wooden stand! They closed the terrace behind the goal because it was laden with ice.

Good club, enjoyed the matches up there and the locals seem a good bunch, too.

Fair point, but Chesterfield's in Derbyshire...

Yes I know it's in the East Midlands, just like Mansfield is in Nottinghamshire, I was referring to a point made about Sheffield Wednesday, thankyou though.

No problem.

Was actually the other way around...we got promoted after a 1-1 draw at Blackpool then won the Champioship at Chesterfield after a 3-1 victory...

Ah ok. Thanks for clearing that up! :)

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145 miles to wembley from chesterfeild
76 miles to wembley from swindon :sherlock:

Yea its only twice the distance, hardly any difference.

Maybe it's quicker by boat?

But Chesterfield to Wembley is down hill, isn't it ?

I knew it!

To be fair I don;t think distance matters too much with these occasions. If the final was at Old Trafford i'd travel up there to watch us in a final and i'm sure many others would too. Loads of fans want to see their team on the big stage. Distance isn't really factored in.

Yes it is....if it was up North Chesterfield would probably sell 5000 more....and maybe us 5000 less.

Chesterfield -> Wembley Stadium Distance: 119.1 miles Time: 2 hr 17 mins
Swindon -> Wembley Stadium:  79.2 miles Time: 1 hr 48 min

Not a massive difference, 1/2 hour.

Chesterfield -> Old Trafford 80.2 miles Time: 1 hr 35 min

Whereas:

Swindon -> Old Trafford 160.6 miles Time: 3 hr 10 min

All give and take, based on AA Route planner.

Thats would be shc

Chesterfield really isn't very far north

What's Chesterfields average attendance?  Wanking over the fact we've got loads of people who can't be bothered going to a home game, but are up for a trip to wembly is pretty fucking stupid.

6,702

looks like both clubs will take 3 times their average home gate

Derbyshire isn't it?

You made that bit up??

I think hertha only grumbles at our "extras" but probably doesn't consider every single other club would be just the same on a Wembley visit. Bigger clubs have more extras/armchair fans.

Of course every club has got extras who will turn up for a Wembley appearance, that's pretty much my point. The OP having a dig at Chesterfield because they've got less "Extras" than us is pretty pathetic, in fact the whole "Our club's bigger because it's got more fans" argument is cringeworthy.

That would make Bradford the biggest team in League 2.

Bradford are the biggest club in League Two...

don't be a cunt.

Sorry misunderstood you herthab. Yeah agree, the op got shouted down pretty quickly.

I am happy that we have more going though in the hope it makes the chesterfield team more intimidated. Probably not.

I like traditionally small clubs (except Oxford) where fans support their local side, all credit to them.

Come on, we all know Sarfend are the biggest club in League 2, or as they are formally known as "The Thames Estuary Galacticos"

I thought Crawley were the biggest club and therefore the biggest scalp, in league 2?  :hmmm:

They certainly have the biggest manager

Bradford are the biggest club in League Two.

http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/all-time-table

So Cheltenham was our 1000th home win, I didn't know this.

They did mention it on the radio but nothing was posted on here that I know of.

According to those stats they are also bigger than Spurs and Leeds.

Which just goes to show you can make stats prove any point you like (Something which politicians have been doing for years).

Pah, facts!  You can prove anything with facts.

Newport County, Halifax Town and Chester City all bigger teams than Pox........... Obviously.




Even though two are reborn.

Even the truth*

*Trademark 'Yes Prime Minister'

Jeez after 120 years we've won 1400, lost 1400, with a goal difference of +39, was it worth all that effort :)

Evening all,
Okay, so a valid question which is no doubt on many of your lips, or fingers as it were is, “why would a fan of a different team bother to set up an account on here and post a reply to a thread about his team?” Well, you're right, I probably should be out living my life but I'm ill at the minute, so that's my excuse haha.
Anyway chaps, I am indeed a Chesterfield fan and I've read this thread with interest, especially all the Saltergate memories. I'm only 26 myself so I'm sure it hit many of our fans harder than me, but I grew up with that place and though it was one of the worst grounds in the country in many ways, it was 100% our dump! Loved it, even the outside bogs!
If any of you have had the misfortune of popping on our message board, you will no doubt have already witnessed a bit of bragging and chest pumping from some members. We're not all like that you know. I reckon the general consensus amongst my fellow Spireites is that you guys will give us a pasting, and for some reason many of us seem to be alright with that. Tis undeniably hard to get overly excited when our league position is so pish poor...but it'll be a grand day I'm sure, as long as you don't tank us. Many Spireites seem to be in the strange position of bargaining with some higher being...we'll give up the trophy if we can stay up instead. Not sure how that works, but I think goes some of the way to explaining why we're not taking quite as many fans as we expected. I admit it, I'm not going as I cannot afford a Wembley trip and the next game at Sheff Utd as well and, living in Sheffield, I stumped for the easier option. Besides, I saw us get thumped by Charlton away earlier in the year so I'm in no rush to watch us lose in London again haha.
Right enough nattering, I should probably go and medicate myself rather than cluttering up your board. Fingers crossed it's a good game (my prediction by the way is a win on penalties for us...I might be ever so slightly wrong).
Hope you're all good!

I don't really post on other teams boards but I've got a couple of accounts, don't really see the problem, we're all there to talk football and usually sign up some time around the fixture. No need to justify yourself here matey.

I think we're all reasonably confident heading into this game, perhaps not to the point of referring to you as "wanky Chesterfield"! I think we'll win, I don't think it'll be a pasting though!

Good work, my Simpsons quote matched to Yes Prime Minister.  Two quality shows right there.

Well let us hope it is a good game whatever the result.

Will be a decent day regardless of result in my opinion. THere won't be the pressure of the play-off final, which should make for a better game. The fact we aren't playing Milwall should also make it a decent atmosphere in and around the ground. I, for one, am rather looking forward to it!

Word....


Apart from the older generation they were the biggest cunts I have seen.

I am very much a fan of traditional old grounds, although our south stand was erected in about 1995 I always have had a soft spot for the Shrivingham Road terrace with it's metal roof and abandoned wooden seats. There was a thread on here a couple of months ago that had a link to a website that had a lot of old photos of grounds as they used to look. Although it's more "comfy" nowadays I actually used to like standing on an old concrete terrace with the wind cutting me in half whilst eating some rank food, it was an escape from a cosy lifestyle I guess  :) . There was always a buzz from jumping around like a kid at Christmas when your team scored; favourite games for that were the 4-0 win at Bristol City in 91 and the game at Burnden Park in 95 (and obviously the games at Oxford when we won). Plus if you had some annoying twat stood near you or somebody with a stinky arse , it was easy to move to a different part of the terrace :)