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Old 22-12-2018, 21:53   #18
Exile on Spencer St
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Re: Happy Christmas begins at Home Park ! ..Argyle Thread.

What a difference a week can make!
Great weather, great result, great goals, and very welcome three points but, to paraphrase Professor Coleman from last week, I don’t think even the most ardent Stanley fan could say that 0-3 was a fair reflection of the 90+ minutes.
My MoTM was the talented Mr.Ripley, who brought off some tremendous saves and blocks and, from his demeanour, was determined to keep a clean sheet.
If MikeA can unearth Plymouth’s version of the video highlights, it may show more of our keeper’s heroics.
The clean sheet had nothing to do with the return of the captain, who looked exactly like someone who hadn’t played for some time and had little impact on the game, but to a combo of Ripley’s endeavours, the back four’s resilience, and Plymouth’s inability to hit a barn door from ten yards. If any of their forwards had been able to hit the target, rather than their fans behind the goal, it would have been a very different result.

But Stanley got their rewards for, at long last, superior finishing, and all three goals were extremely well worked and taken.
By the last ten minutes Dr. Finlay, Sir Billy, and Yosser Hughes were out on their legs, but the three goal lead made it less of a nervy end than it could have been.
Well done, Stanley, just what was needed to erase any memories of Southend.
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