Tooley's Take

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Phil Tooley takes a look at the game and its context   Chesterfield 1 Port Vale 1 League Two Game #26 As the transfer window draws towards a close, perhaps it's a pencil sharpener that's needed. Or a whetstone. The sharp end hasn't quite been as sharp as it needs to be since winning 2-0 at Carlisle United, a victory that left Chesterfield in sixth spot. Last six EFL2 games, five scored, no more than one in any of the games. Against Vale, 17 Town shots (with a whopping 75% possession), at Grimsby it was eight (63%), MKD 16 (56%), Bradford 12 (67%), Fleetwood 12 (72%) and (ironically) seven against Wimbledon, a game that was won 1-0 with only 50% possession. Plenty of ammunition, 72 shots in six games, our opponents mustered up 47 on those six games, Spireites five points, our foes earned 11 from eight goals from an average of 36% possession. No Will Grigg in four of those games, plus a list of many otherabsentees, but it's clear that Paul Cook's side is more than competing at this level, creating enough openings to win virtually every game, but their tin opener sometimes seems like one of those […]