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THE WRONG MOVE

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
6 January 2019

THE WRONG

TOUGH: Martin Allen won only four league games at Chesterfield

MARTIN Allen’s failure as manager of Chesterfield just shows that opting for a bigger fish with bigger resources doesn’t always prove to be the right move.
Last season, he almost pulled off a near miracle in keeping Barnet in the Football League, now at Chesterfield he will be remembered for much different reasons. I personally think that if Martin had stayed at Barnet and kept the same team together the Bees would have stood a great chance of making an immediate return. Still, I wish Mr Allen every success with h...

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