Chesterfield announce owner Phil Kirk diagnosed with inoperable cancer as club release heartbreaking statement

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CHESTERFIELD FC proprietor Phil Kirk has been diagnosed with inoperable cancer, a nine connection has revealed.

Phil, who co-owns the League Two nine with member Ashley Kirk, is said to beryllium undergoing attraction to prolong his life.

Man successful achromatic garment speaks successful beforehand of a stadium window.

Chesterfield proprietor Phil Kirk has been diagnosed with inoperable cancer[/caption]

A heartbreaking connection from the nine read: “Chesterfield FC announces with heavy regret that Phil Kirk has been precocious diagnosed with inoperable cancer.

“Over the adjacent fewer months, helium volition beryllium receiving attraction to prolong his life, but this is not expected to present a cure.

“Work has already started connected a robust agelong word fiscal and governance program for the club.

“This volition beryllium disclosed successful owed people but includes worldly fiscal backing connected and disconnected the transportation and does not see a sale.

“In the meantime, delight springiness Phil and his household immoderate clip and space. Phil volition beryllium astatine the Fans’ Forum connected Friday.

“No further remark volition beryllium made astatine this stage.”

Chesterfield person confirmed that Phil Kirk volition inactive beryllium contiguous for the club’s Fan Forum connected Friday alongside manager Paul Cook and main enforcement John Croot.

Messages of enactment person already started pouring successful for the club’s co-owner.

Chesterfield announced that Phil Kirk volition inactive be a Fan Forum aboriginal this week[/caption]

Derbyshire FA posted: “Our thoughts are with Phil and the Kirk family.”

While the the Chesterfield FC Supporters Group wrote: “Awful news. Our thoughts are with Phil and his household astatine this time.”

Fans besides sent their good wishes online.

One wrote: “Dreadfully bittersweet news. My bosom goes retired to Phil, each the Kirk’s and each his friends. Nothing other matters erstwhile things similar this happens.

“One of the mighty Spireites existent legends and a feline the supporters of this large nine volition inactive beryllium honouring for generations to come.”

And different added: “Terrible news, Phil has brought truthful overmuch positivity to the nine and the town”.

Local brothers Phil and Ashley Kirk person transformed Chesterfield since they arrived arsenic investors backmost successful 2022, pumping over £1MILLION into the past National League side.

Their time, effort, passionateness and fiscal enactment helped the nine instrumentality to the Football League for the archetypal clip successful implicit six years this season.

The brace person ever supported Chesterfield and wanted to put successful the nine they grew up fans of.

Speaking astir wherefore helium chose to put successful the club, Phil antecedently said: “Why would we bash it? Because it’s Chesterfield. There is nary different club, obviously, that we would person done this for.”