The Chesterfield Courier
Match12 Sep 2026
No end in sight to Chesterfield's wait for a win
5 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Chesterfield has to find a result from somewhere.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Zach Hemming gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Will Grigg falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Match12 Sep 2026
Lee Bonis rescues a point for Chesterfield
It needed Lee Bonis to find the net to bring anything home at all: 1‑1 against Crewe Alexandra, and half the dressing room will call it a point won.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Janoi Donacien asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Player ratings14 Sep 2026
Nobody could get near Armando Dobra
Successful dribbles: 11. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
In brief
- Squad A wage question at Chesterfield
- Player ratings Dilan Markanday changes it off the bench
- Market The market said no: Luke Butterfield stays put
- Player ratings Kyle McFadzean spends the afternoon fouling