What John Pemberton said about Chesterfied manager's job

Chesterfield caretaker manager John Pemberton says he is “not worried” about whether he will get the job on a permanent basis.
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The 55-year-old took over from John Sheridan on January 2 and has led the Spireites to three wins and a draw from his five games in charge.

Pemberton was initially appointed as temporary boss until February 14 while Chesterfield FC Community Trust worked on a takeover deal to buy the club.

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The trust has not been able to complete the takeover yet and so we understand that Dave Allen and Ashley Carson are set to meet this week and made a decision on whether Pemberton continues in the role until the end of the season.

When asked about his position after Saturday’s dramatic win against Wrexham, Pemberton said: “I am not really worried about it if I am honest.

“I am just concentrating on the job.

“I was told six weeks, I was told until the takeover, I don’t know where we are with that.

“I will do it for as long as I am asked to basically but I don’t really worry about it.”

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When it was suggested by the Derbyshire Times that the win against Wrexham will surely have helped his cause, he replied: “Well it has not done any harm has it? Let’s be honest.

“But I swear I am not thinking about that.

“I am thinking about trying to get out the mess we are in.

“If it is good enough then great then if not I will look for another job.”

There were wild celebrations on Saturday when Curtis Weston struck a 94th minute winner and Pemberton was delighted to give something back to the fans.

He said: “I was really pleased with the scenes at the end because how long has it been since that happened? I don’t know. But certainly it has been a difficult time for everyone at the football club.”

He added: “We are not getting carried away.

“We are still in a mess regarding where we are.

“We have got a mountain to climb we know that.

“We have got some really tough games coming up.”