The Chesterfield Courier
Market31 Aug 2026
Chesterfield turn down Crewe Alexandra for Tom Naylor
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Market31 Aug 2026
Connor Cook puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Chesterfield, and it is not being withdrawn.
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Armando Dobra
Successful dribbles: 24. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Chesterfield
Zach Hemming was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad31 Aug 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.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Too much change too quickly at Chesterfield
6 signings in three months. Every one of them may be an upgrade and the team can still be worse for a while, which is the part of a rebuild that never appears in the transfer-window verdicts.
In brief
- Squad Chey Dunkley gets it from the manager
- Match No goals between Chesterfield and Oldham Athletic
- Player ratings Tom Naylor spends the afternoon fouling
- Market The trail goes cold on Lee Bonis