Press conference round up: Morgan on Northampton's streak, Evans, modern day training and Bury

Oxford United vs Chesterfield - Chris Morgan giving out orders as Danny Wilson looks on - Pic By James Williamson

Chris Morgan took the hot seat for today's press conference, taking a quick look back at the win over Northampton and previewing Saturday's trip to Bury.

Morgan revealed that Northampton’s 31-game unbeaten run in the league was used as extra motivation for the Spireites, that Ched Evans is not ‘nailed on’ to start against Bury even if fit, and that attitudes to training and rest have changed since his day as a player.

Town’s assistant manager first addressed last weekend’s victory over the Cobblers, admitting their much talked about streak was an added incentive before the match.

“We used that, we said to the players, can you be the ones to end it? A lot of people will be talking about you on TV on Saturday night, and even before the Manchester United game they were talking about Chesterfield ending the run.

“We knew it would be difficult but I thought the lads were excellent.

“It was a good all round performance.”

The victory was a perfect response to a growing question mark over the Spireites’ ability to win without Ched Evans on the scoresheet.

Morgan said that was also discussed before the arrival of the Cobblers.

“Ched coming in during the summer, he’s been a big player for us in the early part of the season because of his qualities.

“It has set standards for the other strikers around him.

“From our point of view, we spoke about it on Friday, it would be great to get a win without Ched in the team. People talk about it, it’s a criticism, if Ched doesn’t play well Chesterfield will struggle, but we showed it’s not the case.