By Jon Couch
MARTIN ALLEN heaped praise on his Chesterfield side after avoiding the FA Cup banana skin of big-spending Billericay to earn themselves a home tie with Grimsby Town in round two.
A hat-trick from giant striker Tom Denton proved just too much for Dean Brennan’s Ricay to handle as Chesterfield extended their unbeaten run to ten matches with a 3-1 success at the New Lodge.
And Allen admitted he was relieved to be in the hat to face the Mariners after Billericay gave them an almighty scare on home soil.
“I’m pleased for the players,” Allen told Spireites Dig...