Paul Cook

yeah always nice to have a Hayden in there as long time listeners will know that is the name of my son so I've got a half an eye on the exiles for that reason and that reason alone Chesterfield Clarkie if Newport are perennial strugglers Chesterfield perennial playoff participants they hammered crew last week two points off automatic promotion is this the sign of a team who can maybe go up without the need for the end of season additional games this time

Well, yeah, I think Paul Cook's never won in the playoffs, has he? So they really don't want to get in there.

They need top three.

Don't know, actually.

started the last few

games no well he's his first two assists of the season do you think Paul Cook's just like what assists they were

I would say right need to get Liam involved he's the only one I can trust

well I mean he is possibly yeah I mean he played as a number 10 here like we talk about Corom and we talk about Mark and Day and other players quite a lot but he's kind of the only he scored six goals last season as well he's just a he's not the best physically but he's a very good footballer at a lead two level and can unlock defences and that's exactly what he did here Brilliant cross across the face of goal for Koroma to score after three minutes.

Four shots on target and five goals always suggests that things might be a little bit... um maybe quite not quite so bad compared to the uh the scoreline um with Chesterfield being very very um clinical in terms of converting their chances but crew were poor Lee Bell spoke after the game interestingly he said that um Chesterfield have been the best team in the league by a distance so far this season for anyone who's been watching which is an interesting take given there are some pretty good teams in there um but they were certainly very good here and he kind of blamed himself for not preparing crew better for the challenges that they would face so after

went for a for a back three for the first time this season it just

looked like they were a bit confused I had no idea where they were meant to be playing crew yeah after an incredibly strong start to the season maybe just being reminded here that despite the points tally they're some way off the likes of Chesterfield and possibly other teams who are towards the top end of the table but but they will learn a lot from this you know complacency can often kind of set in and I guess a defeat is something you can take forward and try and ensure it doesn't happen again Chesterfield having thrown away a lot of points from winning positions relentless here for their first win in four games which has been a disappointing because as has often been the case of Chesterfield under Paul Cook in moments they look like the best team in the league but also they seem to shoot themselves in the foot quite a lot but there was no foot shooting here

Yeah, there's no real way of doing this next bit without sounding incredibly harsh.

And, and those five players, like you said earlier, they'll be wanting to start on Friday as well.

And Ben Smith, you know, it, it's a trip to Newport County on, on Friday, but all of those changes have all said to Paul Cook big and loud that we're here and we deserve a chance.

Absolutely.

They, they, they were fantastic.

Uh, just, just met it underneath it a- and glanced it in, uh, for three-nil.

Yeah, so fantastic, uh, for tho- for those that have come in.

Fantastic, uh, f- for Paul Cook that, that, that it demonstrates, uh, what, what kind of depth he's got, uh, w- within this squad, because it hasn't...

A- as I said, it's not felt like they've been a million miles away from doing this to somebody else, uh, in the past few weeks.

was a tricky one because they're a side full of quality.

They're a side full of quality players that I see people just reading in the comments here saying the risk of sounding like Paul Cook still needs to gel to some extent.

So yeah, decent point.

Better than zero.

Another one was Alfie Pond at Chesterfield.

Finally getting some game time under Paul Cook.

Started in the draw at Colchester in midweek.

Good player, this lad.