The Two Blues

  Photo by  Laura Burton It was Continental League Cup action for The Blues this weekend against WSL side Brighton. There was one change for The Blues, following last weekend's win against Coventry, with Lucy Quinn coming in to replace Charlie Devlin. Kick-off was delayed by half an hour, but it was more than worth the wait for Bluenoses!  Blues started the game well, closing Brighton down all over the pitch and playing the ball forward at every opportunity. It didn't take long for Blues to have their first chance when Christie Murray closed Brighton goalkeeper Megan Walsh down, forcing her to hurry her clearance. The ball reached Lucy Quinn, but her shot hit the post. Ten minutes later, Libby Smith turned her marker well and found herself one-on-one with the 'keeper but her shot was saved. At this point, Jade Pennock and Libby Smith were working exceptionally well together with Smith making some great runs and Pennock playing the through balls to find her. Their efforts ...

     Photo by  Michael South Photography The Blues were coming into this weekend's game record-breakers, with no other Chesterfield team in history starting a season ten games unbeaten. A 2-1 win away at Maidstone last weekend,  in which Darren Oldaker scored a last minute winner,  saw The Spireites set the new record. Spirits were high as fans had full belief this record could continue in a rare 3pm kick-off at The Technique Stadium. It felt like forever since we had a Saturday game at home, the last one being mid-August against Aldershot. However, Maidenhead are our 'bogey team' and sure enough, the record came to an end. It was a slow start to the game, in all honesty. Maidenhead seemed happy with slowing the game down and Chesterfield were finding themselves having to pass the ball around the back a lot to try and get out. There were a few chances going forward for Chesterfield, but mostly the ball found its way back to the half-way line, or even furthe...