Tooley's Take
12/27/2024 06:48 AM
Phil Tooley takes a look at the game and its context Fleetwood Town 2 Chesterfield 0 League Two Game #22 I've had a very croaky throat over Christmas, so Fleetwood's most famous product, Fishermen's Friend, has been an essential part of my festive diet, every bit as much as Brussels sprouts and Terry's Chocolate Orange. There's been no chance of me singing along with one of Sylvia's favourites, and Fleetwood's most famous son, the terrific tenor Alfie Boe, but there's no doubt that the 915 travelling supporters left Highbury with a bit of a Boe within. There were certainly coach loads of Les Miserables travelling back down the foggy M61. The writing was on the wall before the Big Fella had been. Grigg and Colclough added to the injury list and Charlie Adam sacked as the Cod Army chief, plus the Christmas Eve appointment of Pete Wild as Fleetwood's new manager, who had a 'watching brief' for the game, but within ten minutes he'd snuck down to the dug-out vicinity. Bonus points if you spotted that at half-time, the DJ played not only Born to be Wild by Steppenwolf, but also Anarchy in the UK, which was co-written by […]
