Phil Tooley
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Spireite, fine food, beer & whisky enthusiast who enjoys talking and writing about all of that stuff! Grandad, Dad & Hubby.
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Scorer of
@ChesterfieldFC
goal
@ChelseaFC
in the
@EmiratesFACup
learning he became the first non league player to score At Stamford Bridge in the competition in 107 years! He was very pleased!
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Champions - wait for Mandy at the end!!!
@ChesterfieldFC
@1866Sport
@TheVanaramaNL
#Spireites
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Taken far too early, a young man I got to know on
@ChesterfieldFC
pre-season camp in Spain & Portugal. It was like paradise where I first met Jordan Sinnott, let's hope he remains in paradise from today onwards. RIP.
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Plenty of 💙💙💙💙for
@onenathansmith
for his commentary on
@1866Sport
for
@ChesterfieldFC
win at AFCW - turned up on his 13-14 kit with Championship medal, what’s not to like
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The man at his spiritual home. RIP Kevin Randall
@ChesterfieldFC
legend and my mate. Champion as a player, two promotions as a coach and an FA Cup Semi-Final. No-one has such an impressive Spireites CV. And he was a top bloke as well.
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Sweet Caroline led by
@joe_quigerz
@ChesterfieldFC
@1866Sport
@TheVanaramaNL
@Vanarama
#spireites
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Bet every
@ChesterfieldFC
supporter watches this more than once!!
Ohhhh what a goal to win it for
@ChesterfieldFC
🤯
Curtis Weston. On the volley. Top corner. 89th minute!
The stuff of dreams!
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Well over 50 (mainly)
@ChesterfieldFC
managers and players at the funeral of Kevin Randall today. John Duncan, Jamie Hewitt and Neil Warnock eulogized passionately about the man, who was given a great send-off by family, friends and the town he's lived in for over 50 years.
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Take a look at this
@joe_quigerz
just to see what it means to many!
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Congratulations
@obanks_14
becoming only the fifth Spireites player EVER to win a second Championship with
@chesterfieldfc
and the first with a gap of ten years! See if you can spot him in this great celebratory video!
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Desperate to call a victory for
@ChesterfieldFC
on
@1866Sport
tomorrow, especially for
@spireitelviv
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Ernie Moss is a Chesterfield hero & also loved in every town he's represented. Behind every hero, there are heroines. Jenny, Nikki & Sarah have been there every minute through his healthy years & more importantly years that have been blighted with dementia. Thinking of you all x
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Just can’t get enough of- Ryan Colclough ……
@ChesterfieldFC
@1866Sport
@TheVanaramaNL
@Vanarama
#Champions
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Great to see
@sammorsy08
at the
@ChesterfieldFC
- along with
@tommyeddylee
and
@DroobyT
one of Sylvia’s favourites! More pics in the house of Samy than of me!!
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Proud to have won the
@ChesterfieldFC
Outstanding Achievement Award at last night’s POTY event. Thanks to the many congratulations I’ve had in person and virtually. Very welcome indeed. Wonder if I have to interview myself for
@1866Sport
?
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The Apprentice starts tonight, on Pippa's 2nd birthday; she's been practising -
@Lord_Sugar
YOU'RE FIRED!
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@TheVanaramaNL
Can you please send me the £89 non refundable cost of my Tuesday evening hotel. Do you prefer bank transfer or can I pop round for cash?
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Happy New Year to family, friends, listeners, readers, Spireites and everyone else hoping for a peaceful and healthy 2024.
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Clear to see, foul, red, no equaliser.
Brandon Thomas-Asante rescued West Brom against National League Chesterfield.
But should he have been on the pitch?
Jeff King was off receiving treatment when the goal went in 😳
#BBCFootball
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I got to know John Duncan in his first spell at
@ChesterfieldFC
but we became real friends during his second spell and I had the great pleasure of putting his testimonial brochure together after he’d helped when CFSS acquired the club. Top Man. RIP boss
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One of those teary eyes emotional appeals, and all I want are a few listeners on
@1866Sport
from noon for a match that in itself can’t confirm anything for
@ChesterfieldFC
- no nerves, emotional wreck! Listen in for more blubbing, last witnessed on air at FGR!
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Interesting stat, the win over Eastleigh means Paul Cook's second spell
@ChesterfieldFC
takes his win rate to just over 45%, his excellent first spell win rate was just under 45%. Improving!
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Happy birthday to
@ChesterfieldFC
legend
@tommyeddylee
- hadn't realised you were quite that old!
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Over 29 league games in charge of
@GCAFCofficial
and
@ChesterfieldFC
this season
@James_Rowe1
has seen his 29 fixtures glean 65 points, a better points per average game than any team in the top 5 divisions bar
@ManCity
- not a bad record!
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Sylvia didn’t make the squad for the Gateshead game but she listened in to the
@ChesterfieldFC
win via
@1866Sport
buoyed by the gaffer’s message - thanks to everyone who has wished her well 💙
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It's OFFICIAL!! Interest in
@ChesterfieldFC
since
@James_Rowe1
took over has increased by 196%!!!! Average views of the edited highlights on the club's YouTube Channel this season, before appointment - 2500, after appointment - 4900, that's a massive increase (196%) in views.
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@obanks_14
Ollie, that means that the only 2 x
@ChesterfieldFC
Champions, as players, are Ernie Moss, Drew Talbot, Tommy Lee, Horace Wass (1930s) and Ollie Banks. Spireites Famous Five! Congratulations.
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These memories will never go away. Thank you
@chesterfieldfc
@jamiegrimes90
@JamieHe13131752
#Spireites
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Just what we all want to see,
@tommyeddylee
stepping up the training during
@ChesterfieldFC
training camp in Spain. He's ahead of schedule!
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Back home after a tough day. The team never really got going but still found a way to nick a goal, then all of the stuffing knocked out of
@ChesterfieldFC
with
@kabby_09
injury, I struggled to carry on with the commentary. The blow of conceding late on was minor in comparison.
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On my way to
@ChesterfieldFC
at Wrexham. Passed Carden Park Hotel, arguably the scene of Town’s best ever victory 20 years ago. With an AGM motion by the League to expel Spireites, me and Ian Yeowart lobbied and lobbied, day and night, until motion withdrawn. Emotional!
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Happy Birthday to one of
@1866Sport
‘s most popular co-commentators,
@onenathansmith
-
@ChesterfieldFC
Champion!
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Real bonus for the 3pm tour of the SMH Group - just as we were about to finish,
@ChesterfieldFC
gaffer Paul Cook walked by, said hello and led everyone into his secret bunker! The 20 on the tour will now all mysteriously disappear!
@spireitestrust
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Will Grigg is on fire at the
@Croky_Cup
Belgian Cup Final
@official_rafc
v
@UnionStGilloise
#brussels
@ChesterfieldFC
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My take on the
@ChesterfieldBC
&
@Derbyshirecc
loans to
@ChesterfieldFC
- rest assured, it’s a good day but there are bumpy roads ahead!
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Merry Christmas from the
@1866Sport
commentary team, Josh, Jamie and Phil, bringing you every
@ChesterfieldFC
match of the season. We are all hoping for a joyous 2024.
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Lost for words today when
@James_Rowe1
ended his
@ChesterfieldFC
interview with
@bronj2000
to present me with a bottle and card for my birthday. He said some nice words, I’m sure you’ll be able to watch! It’s JR’s birthday on Friday BTW!
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The more I watch all three goals from Saturday, the more I realise what a special season this is.
#Cookball
👏 Brilliant save from HT1
⚡️ Blistering counter-attack
💥 Hammered home by Banksy
#Spireites
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@HarryTyrer
|
@obanks_14
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37 years ago I started as
@chesterfieldfc
prog editor. My 1st game was against Aldershot, we won 2-1. On Sat, I start a stint as commentator on the new 1866 Sport venture, also v Aldershot. 37 years ago, after that win, the team went on to be Champions. No pressure
@James_Rowe1
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Whilst playing the European Champions is new for
@ChesterfieldFC
it’s also something different for
@ChelseaFC
who’ve not hosted a non-league team in the
@EmiratesFACup
for over 100 years.
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Scoring charts for EFL2 Championship season for
@ChesterfieldFC
under Paul Cook; Roberts 11, Doyle 11, O’Shea 9, Richards 8, Banks 7, Gnanduillet 5 plus ten others with 3 or less. Goals from all over the park, no reliance on a single scorer. Just a stat, just saying!
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Congratulations to Chesterfield’s very own Millie Bright
@Mdawg1bright
for being named as
@Lionesses
captain for the World Cup
@ChesterfieldFC
@1866Sport
@women_cfc
@chesterfielduk
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You need to sort out three up then!
Chesterfield today played in front of a 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗱-𝗼𝘂𝘁 crowd of 9,667 🏟️
Just a reminder this is the fifth tier of English football.
#TheVanarama
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#Spireites
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Incredible scenes, well done all of the camera operators and editors. Sums up the feelings of 10,000 Spireites. So glad we did this at home and not elsewhere. Lifetime memories.
🎥 𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗦 | 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝟯-𝟬 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗪𝗼𝗼𝗱
Relive the magical afternoon that we secured our return to the English Football League!
Watch the video here ⬇️
#Spireites
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Just the one flag up in the
@EastleighFC
end at Barnet and it’s a
@ChesterfieldFC
one!! Well done
@JeffKingcfc
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Two years of failing to make the first round proper, now for the European Champions!
𝐈𝐓’𝐒 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇𝐃𝐀𝐘!! 🙌💙
Wow! 18 months ago we were fighting for the clubs survival in the National League, today, we take on the European Champions! 😍🎶
🏟 Stamford Bridge
⏰ 5:30pm
👊
@ChelseaFC
📝
💰
#Spireites
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In the ten
@EmiratesFACup
ties held at Chesterfield's 'new' stadium, between 2010-2020 the average attendance was 4109. Since
@spireitestrust
took over
@ChesterfieldFC
in 2020, the five home ties since have seen an average attendance of 6790, a remarkable 65% increase!
#community
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The
@ChesterfieldFC
Memorial Garden looking resplendent as usual. Nine years since it was opened and one of the activities I’ve been involved in that still has me bursting with pride.
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#spitfires4Spireites
- four of us shouting for Eastleigh at The Hive, expecting to meet more! Champions Elect!
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Captured by
@TinaJennerPhoto
commentating with
@obanks_14
on
@1866Sport
along with
@JoshMarsh95
and
@ChesterfieldFC
‘s own
@bronj2000
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Great coverage on
@itvcalendar
of New Whittington Primary School at
@ChesterfieldFC
with
@spireitestrust
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It’s our 43rd wedding anniversary today, Will be the most bizarre ever, me upstairs with Covid, Sylvia downstairs keeping safe!
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👀keep these peeled for some news about
@ChesterfieldFC
&
@swfc
favourite
@DroobyT
- coming up in the next day or four, it may TEST your patience but no MOANING - ALL of you!!
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At least one person on the pitch yesterday showed pride in the
@ChesterfieldFC
shirt
#PippaforSkipper
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Presentation for sponsoring
@ChesterfieldFC
v Boreham Wood,
@Kevin__Davies
handing over a signed shirt to three generations of my family and colleague Rachel. Top day, top result.
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Incredible scenes
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Stats don’t lie;
@scottyboden89
&
@TomDenton8
have started together 10 times for
@ChesterfieldFC
- outcomes? W9 L1. Just saying!
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Something happening today (the 22nd anniversary of the FACSF) for the first time in well over two years in that
@ChesterfieldFC
can play a game free from fear. No relegation worries. Never thought mid-table mediocrity could feel so good!
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For any
@ChesterfieldFC
who are
@TomDenton8
doubters, our
@TheVanaramaNL
record with him starting is 61 points in 36 games, without him, 41 points from 47 games.
@johnpembosnr
knows, I told him yesterday after the Chorley win!
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All ready for the final regulation
@TheVanaramaNL
game of the season,
@ChesterfieldFC
v
@maidstoneunited
- tune in to
@1866Sport
from 2pm,
@Jeffking034
@Bail3yclements
and Danny Webb all on before KO.
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The
@ChesterfieldFC
most successful ever players in terms of medals - that’s two Championships and a Cup win - Ernie,
@tommyeddylee
&
@DroobyT
- three legends, three pals!!
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A pint after our curry, great hospitality from
@TheNomadsFc
/ good luck for the rest of the season - this was your day!
@1866Sport
@ChesterfieldFC
@EmiratesFACup
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WE ARE BACK (bar a bit of over fussy maths), 6 years of purgatory and The Trust has brought the Club back to life & Paul Cook has brought the team back to life. I'm just lying down in a darkened room trying to reconcile it all. BTW I'll definitely be at the game at Barnet on Tues
One of those teary eyes emotional appeals, and all I want are a few listeners on
@1866Sport
from noon for a match that in itself can’t confirm anything for
@ChesterfieldFC
- no nerves, emotional wreck! Listen in for more blubbing, last witnessed on air at FGR!
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Ebbsfleet United in town on Saturday.
@ChesterfieldFC
have the chance to go 25 points clear in the
@TheVanaramaNL
- surely it won’t be as dramatic a match that featured Will Evans wearing this GK shirt to save a last gasp pen in a 3-3 draw
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Congrats to
@Krisdennis90
only Craig Davies & Eoin Doyle reached 10 goals by end of Oct for
@ChesterfieldFC
since moving from Saltergate
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Just realised that
@ChesterfieldFC
v
@officialKLtown
last night was 30 years to the da from my first ever radio report, CFC 2
@theposhofficial
2 when Posh clinched promotion at Saltergate. Hallam FM back then,
@BBCSheffield
@footballheaven
last night. Weather was very different!
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The
@ChesterfieldFC
Memorial Garden resplendent in the Bank Holiday sunshine. Proud to have helped achieve this wonderful space.
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Cup of tea in bed, still seething as I prepare to try and write Tooley's Take, but chuckling (with an edge of frustration) that an anagram of yesterday's ref's name, Lewis Smith, is Mis-whistle - there's a thing!
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Back to the start!
@tommyeddylee
1st Spireites pic, 1st Saltergate Open Day reading some of my words by some of my shirts & debut at Barnet
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Just an observation, from 1981 - 2001, that's20 seasons,
@chesterfieldfc
won 2 Championships, but in that period never scored more than 64 goals in a season (64 in 84-85 Title season). This season, with 19 games still to play, they've scored 68 goals. Sean Dyche can't believe it!
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Best wishes to
@joerowley06
who injured his hamstring playing for
@ChesterfieldFC
last night, he was causing Boreham Wood all sorts of problems at that point. Hope you're back soon.
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Lovely to see the respect our younger supporters plus the adults had for this place on the SMH Group Stadium tours today.
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Too many great
@TinaJennerPhoto
images from her 18 years as
@ChesterfieldFC
photographer, but out of all of the millions, this one of the aftermath of the last match at Saltergate always makes me smile, and in the current circumstances, makes me hope! Click on it to see in full
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Spireites players getting ready to board at EMA bound for Faro
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Fantastic performance by
@ChesterfieldFC
in the
@EmiratesFACup
inflicting the first defeat on Portsmouth since March (shoot-out excepted). The
@1866Sport
After the Whistle podcast will be out tomorrow and we’ll hear from these guys plus Jamie Hewitt, Josh Marsh and Danny Webb.
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Congratulations
@ChesterfieldFC
U21
@ChesterfieldYth
- winners of the Spring Cup - 3-2 over
@AFCBorrowashVic
with goals from McParland, Murphy & Czerwak
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Any
@ChesterfieldFC
fans in doubt what the
@spireitestrust
is all about, just watch this!
On
@itvcalendar
at 6 the summer camp to help disadvantaged kids catch up, run by
@spireitestrust
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@LiamNorcliffe
JD asked me to get a few lines from Sir Alex for his testimonial. He gave me his phone number and when I rang, explained what it was about, Fergie spoke from his heart about someone he clearly respected and was very fond of.
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