Tooley's Take
10/27/2024 06:11 AM
Phil Tooley takes a look at the game and its context Morecambe 2 Chesterfield 5 League Two Game #14 Chesterfield have only ever scored five (exactly) on 11 occasions away from home in points-offering matches. That's in the club's history. Three of them have been in Paul Cook's second spell. Impressive. Clearly the squad are playing dominoes on the coach on the way to away games, fives and threes for sure this season, after Crewe Alexandra, Doncaster Rovers, Newport County and now Morecambe. That's 18 away goals, next best in the division are Fleetwood Town (14), best goal difference at +13, one better than Walsall and the 28 goals scored in total is also a sectional high. This 5-2 triumph was far from straightforward. With around 35 minutes played, and 1-1 on the scoreboard, getting through to half-time level was looking very tricky indeed, a real target to achieve to ensure the gaffer could start to put things right. That said, the ref missed (as did most of the commentary box team) a blatant handball which should have led to a visitor penalty, but as things turned out, the team recovered from that bit of bad luck. Solid start, […]
