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Chesterfield were busy throughout the summer transfer window, as Paul Cook overhauled the squad with 11 new faces as the Spireites prepared for life back in League Two after six years away.
The Spireites have benefited from Premier League loan deals, out-of-contract EFL veterans and low-risk non-league stars while saying goodbye to fans’ favourites from the club’s National League tenure.
New acquisitions such as Chey Dunkley, Lewis Gordon, and Dilan Markanday have all impressed early into their Chesterfield careers, but the Spireites’ summer hasn’t been all plain sailing.
Here are two transfer decisions that could potentially put a blot on an otherwise very good window for Paul Cook’s men.
The Spireites are currently in the middle of an injury crisis with attacking options Paddy Madden and Ryan Colclough out, while Liam Mandeville has been limited to substitute appearances since his return from a month-long issue.
Striker Joe Quigley’s sale to National League outfit Forest Green currently leaves the Spireites’ striking options at 33-year-old Will Grigg and Kane Drummond, who is yet to find his feet in Derbyshire after signing from seventh-tier Macclesfield last season.
Quigley had a tricky start to his time at Chesterfield, scoring just eight goals in his first 49 appearances spanning 18 months, with a number of supporters criticising the Irishman’s lack of output.
While not possessing the technical ability and goalscoring of Grigg, Quigley was a hard-working nuisance, often brought on to stretch defenses and cause a different type of threat to the Northern Irish veteran.
It was this hard work and resilience that eventually won the fans over, as the former Yeovil man took up the role of ‘super sub’ and scored a number of late goals, netting 11 times on route to lifting the National League title last season.
The Spireites are currently in the middle of an injury crisis with attacking options Paddy Madden and Ryan Colclough out, while Liam Mandeville has been limited to substitute appearances since his return from a month-long issue.
Striker Joe Quigley’s sale to National League outfit Forest Green currently leaves the Spireites’ striking options at 33-year-old Will Grigg and Kane Drummond, who is yet to find his feet in Derbyshire after signing from seventh-tier Macclesfield last season.
Quigley had a tricky start to his time at Chesterfield, scoring just eight goals in his first 49 appearances spanning 18 months, with a number of supporters criticising the Irishman’s lack of output.
While not possessing the technical ability and goalscoring of Grigg, Quigley was a hard-working nuisance, often brought on to stretch defenses and cause a different type of threat to the Northern Irish veteran.
It was this hard work and resilience that eventually won the fans over, as the former Yeovil man took up the role of ‘super sub’ and scored a number of late goals, netting 11 times on route to lifting the National League title last season.
