Paul Cook was quick to express his delight after Armando Dobra extended his contract with Chesterfield, saying: “I’m delighted. I think for any club at any level, you don’t want to lose your best players, it doesn’t matter what level you’re playing at.
“Armando’s been with us on the journey out of the National League into the Football League and we’re really hopeful that the journey’s going to progress and carry on. We want Armando to be very much part of that.
“Our season this year has been plighted with injuries and inconsistencies, if you like, for whatever reason, but we want to go forward as a club.
“It’s great credit to Phil and Ashley (Kirk) at the top; that players want to play at the club and want to secure their future, because they think the future is good!
“We certainly want to go forward as a club, we don’t want to be a League Two team forever. We’d love to progress but so do a lot of other clubs. So, without ambition, what is there for us to secure the signing of Armando?
“I think the last transfer window was seen as an opportunity, where we did have bids for Armando, and the club stood quite firm in the fact that they wanted him to be part of our future.
“I’m delighted, because if every footballer was like Armando Dobra, then coaching and managing would be very easy!
“He plays the game exactly how I like it to be played and he has a desire to be fit and plays like he’s got a lot more games than he’s got under his belt at the minute. So I’m absolutely delighted that he’s staying with us.”
You can listen to interviews with Armando Dobra, Paul Cook and Ashley Kirk on 1866 Sport at around 7pm this evening. Listen via the app, smart speaker or the following link: http://streaming.radio.co/s47db4a4f3/listen
