'Little bit unfair' - Chesterfield manager's clear priority ahead of Doncaster Rovers double-header
Chesterfield manager Paul Cook has suggested he will be prioritising the FA Cup meeting with Doncaster Rovers, ahead of the midweek EFL Trophy clash between the two sides.
The Spireites travel to the Eco-Power Stadium on Tuesday night - four days before they host Grant McCann's side in the second round of the world's oldest cup competition.
With a thin squad, owing to various injury worries, Cook has told his club's supporters that he is effectively prioritising the weekend clash - suggesting a weakened team could be deployed in the first affair in DN4.
He said: "What I will say to our supporters travelling on Tuesday, we have got a big game on Saturday, so if you are travelling across to Doncaster we have got to make sure we mix and match the team so that we can put our best team out next Saturday night.
"So for the supporters travelling across just be aware that the lads might need your support on Tuesday night.
"The squad will be really stretched on Tuesday night. It is going to be a tough night. Next week there is one big game and it is not the Tuesday night game in the Vertu Trophy. We have got to play in front of a massive crowd here next week and be the best version of us. For some of our lads, to put them out on Tuesday night again, would be a little bit unfair.”
Rovers' trip to Derbyshire takes place at the unusual time of 7.30pm next Saturday - owing to live TV coverage on TNT Sports.