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Barnet Football Club can this evening confirm the appointment of Graham Westley as First Team Head Coach #BarnetFC 🐝 https://t.co/DtZzc6cjNl :eek: doomed :rolleyes::D

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Shame i quite liked Barnet.

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yeah but thea have a nasty sting in their tails

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They do now! No, not a sting - more of a rattlesnake

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I think that Barnet are dragging their tails through :ooh:cowpats:ooh: signing Westley on!:dummy:

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Stanley Related stuff ...
Stanley boss Coleman's focus is on Reds not rivals NewsNow: Loading story... Sunderland’s decline under Short ‘more Accrington Stanley than Leeds’NewsNow: Loading story... From Exeter City to Accrington Stanley: Every League Two clubs' food hygiene ratings revealed NewsNow: Loading story...

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Bit cheeky that "From Exeter City to Accrington Stanley" headline, kind of suggested we were going to be at the bottom of the heap ...... thankfully not so.

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League Two 2017/18 Golden Boot Battle (1/3/18) :) NewsNow: Loading story...

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if they are doing it on geography should really say exeter to carlisle. when we get promoted people might actually wake up about stanley. bet hartlepool and stockport would swap places with a little lancashire club.

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Come end of season Exeter probably would swop also.:D

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as long as we go up i would not mind exeter joining us. seem a well run club, play positive football with a good manager who does not live in fear of the sack if they loose a couple of games on the bounce.

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Oh i wouldn't mind em coming up at all, like going down yon, Doubt very much if they will though, Whilst we aint certain Exeter to me are even less certain.;)

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James Collins sent off for Luton, good news for us for next week :)

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Yep quite pleased oer that.:D Also Cambridge just equalised quite pleasing also.

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Yeah, bless 'em - they've finally scored the goal they probably deserved last week & just at the right time :D

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If we can win our next 2 we go TOP.:)

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confess to managing a smirk at Collins missing next Saturday's table topper - Hylton 'll need watching tho'. Morecambe a massive game if on.

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"A Lancashire Messi"!

Now, if George Formby was still around.... ;)

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Jones will use Stanley’s wild celebrations as extra motivation to go up :rolleyes:

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Lot of sour grapes there.

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useful info from Mansfield Towns supporters message board Stagsnet ? View topic - 2017-18 League Two Links

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The dirtiest teams in League Two revealed - from Luton Town to Lincoln City to Coventry City to Yeovil Town ;) NewsNow: Loading story...

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That's one table where I agree Stevenage belong above us :rolleyes:

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:) Former Cheltenham Town midfielder reveals how Accrington Stanley beat Luton Town to go top of League Two against all the odds :) NewsNow: Loading story...

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Ever since Saturday I've been suffering from the most irritating earworm.
This strange song keeps repeating ad nauseum in my head day & night - it's driving me mad!
Can anyone help? Is there any cure? Have you heard it before?
It goes something like this -

'We are the champions, my friends
And we'll keep on fighting 'til the end
We are the champions
We are the champions
No time for losers
'Cause we are the champions of the league'

If anyone at the club knows the origin of this song, perhaps they could play it on Saturday so we can all sing along?

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[QUOTE=mab;1210128]The dirtiest teams in League Two revealed - from Luton Town to Lincoln City to Coventry City to Yeovil Town ;) [

expect barnet to rise in that table over the coming weeks.

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:) Accrington Stanley defying all logic to sit top of League Two? Exactly :) NewsNow: Loading story... :) Accrington Stanley owner Andy Holt calls on people to 'join in' with Reds' rise :) NewsNow: Loading story... :)

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:D LG PERFORMANCE OF THE WEEK: COLEMAN’S ACCRINGTON STANLEY OVERTAKES LUTON TOWN AT THE TOP OF LEAGUE TWO :D NewsNow: Loading story... :D:D:D

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:) New Main Stand Sponsor :) NewsNow: Loading story...

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https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/accr...rs/verein/3688 interesting :)

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:) https://alloutfootball.co.uk/are-acc...of-the-season/ :) A good read,!!

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:) Another good read :) NewsNow: Loading story... :)

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I note they don't expect to be meeting us again other than maybe in the Cup - Pride Park may cometh before a fall (or after a rise!)

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remember my old man was at that game as he was involved with derby county at the time being a friend of their manager harry storer.

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:) Colchester United should try and imitate Accrington success | Gazette :) IN PICTURES: Colchester United 0 Accrington Stanley 1 | Lancashire Telegraph :) Colchester United's Drey Wright: 'We had to go for it' | Colchester United | Green Un :)

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Frightening thing is, I well remember listening to the second half commentary on the wireless - as I dare say a few on here also do. :eek:

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:) https://www.rte.ie/amp/953517/?__twi...mpression=true :) Fab read this :)

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I hope we can get over the line Saturday.
I know its coming but the quicker the better.
Not that Seamus will be partaking in £1 a pint !

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Interesting article but it seems to suggest Mr.Conneely was born in Glasgow, Galway and London?! :confused:
That's one helluva labour if true.

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Yeah, I thought that, but, when I scrolled back, what I had read as 'Glaswegian' was actually 'Galwegian'!
Still can't understand the London reference though!!

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Coleman is due on radio 5 live in a bit. But think it's some rubbish about him getting a hair transplant. Seriously.

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Just caught the end of Professor Coleman on Radio 5. Sounds like the Exeter game could be even more hair-raising than usual for him. ;)

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Londoner.

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A good article from Dunne on the fishy now.:)

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Would be amazing if we could get him back for next season. I'm sure lots of other clubs have been looking to sign him though

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he is the one that has made the difference for me since coming into the side.

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:) WIN: Tickets to Accrington Stanley v Yeovil Town | Lancashire Telegraph :)

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https://audioboom.com/posts/6804048-...romotion-party

Good interview

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:) From the wilderness, Accrington Stanley on verge of promotion :) https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-so...-idUKKBN1HK2KW :)

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:)https://www.theguardian.com/football/accringtonstanley :) NewsNow: Loading story... 'Congratulations Accy, hope we can join you!' - Coventry City fans react as minnows secure promotion :)

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Seems quite a few fans from different teams have posted on here praising Stanley, didn't think i could be any prouder, but i am now.:)

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:eek: Changing rooms worse than Sprink Bank but Accrington Stanley are brilliant https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/spor...k-bank-1475143 :) Players are entitled to celebrate promotion, says Stanley boss Coleman NewsNow: Loading story... :) :eek: 'Who are they?!' - Accrington milk promotion with supermarket stunt NewsNow: Loading story... :D

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Have just read the "Football League Paper" and even Westley, who most stanley fans detest, has stated that Stanley and John Coleman, have done a great job and wishes us well in Div1,

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it would be difficult for anyone not to praise stanleys promotion and possibly champions of div.2. we have got there by playing proper football and not kicking our way out as some have done.

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Monkey Hanger change "Possible" to Probable please.:D

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:) JJ: We have to drop the weight and focus on Chesterfield NewsNow: Loading story... :) From Arsenal to Accrington Stanley: Sunderland's decline to League One football. https://www.thenational.ae/sport/foo...tball-1.723729

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Two excellent articles, thanks for unearthing them, Mab, especially the Sunderland one, written, with feeling, by a true supporter of many years standing!!

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cannot say i,m sorry for most from the stadium of blight. a lot took great delight at pools falling out of the league last season and would love to get 6 points off em next season. if we play em up there and they are on a bad run and loosing the game our lot might outnumber em at the end.

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[QUOTE=choirboy;1212471][B]Hey.......if in another twelve months Sunderland get relegated :eek:again into League Two and Hartlepool[COLOR="black"] win promotion :)from The Conference

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would hate that to happen as i know stanley would be playing blackburn on the same day if it did.

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Sadly reckon Morecambe could be stuffed, the last match is at Coventry, Barnet are home to Chesterfield. hope i'm wrong.:eek:

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I think we all hope you're wrong.

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A neutral's view. Worth a read:
https://footballmanics.com/blogs/ent...th-april-2018/

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I think we all agree.............

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Don't despair Morecambe!
If you can score 4 away at Wycombe, you can beat Coventry.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going!
Get tough you Shrimpers!

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Some's it up in one :) Accrington Stanley: Worthy League Two Champions NewsNow: Loading story... :)

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A good summary from S.M. our captain on fishy, about how going up as Champions is summat different,etc, it will hopefully really spur our lads on next season, end of the day most players NEVER win any league Medal throughout their career, our lads will be able to tell their grandkids about this.

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as they say nowadays, barnet or morecambe to stay in the league next season is a no brainer. come on jim get your lads to get the point they require. will be a morecambe fan for the day next saturday.

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Already top of League 1! ;)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018–19_EFL_League_One

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Oh dear, as if Saturday's prospects aren't worrying enough for them, Morecambe FC bought by London based Bond Investments whose business activity is listed as "buying and selling own real estate".
:eek:

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Unfortunately this deal sounds just as dodgy as the Diego Lemos fiasco with Peter McGuigan just anxious to get shut no matter what the consequences might be for the club - worrying times again for the Shrimps

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it sure is, hope they come out of it ok.:eek:

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even ones who do not like morecambe must feel a little sympathy for em now. certainly glad stanley are not owned by someone like them. blacked out mercs and dodgy suits next season at morecambe with carrier bags called SWAG taken away.

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Come on Morecambe....:theband:
Just do it on the pitch on Saturday!:theband:
Just hoping that you stay up.:theband:
I never expected to say something like this but'......
A Kevin Ellison HAT TRICK would be superb!!!:mosher::mosher::mosher:
Northern underdogs rule OK.:mosher:

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A MUST WATCH show :) The Keith Andrews Show Episode 14 | Champions League and Accrington Stanley NewsNow: Loading story...

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Whats it on and when?:confused:

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From Googling, it's a show on NewsTalk, an independent radio station in Dublin. They seem to put a lot of their shows out on video.

This show is online at:
"There are a lot of kids sat in Premier League academies...

The Stanley bits are at 12:20 and 36:30. For a bigger picture, try clicking the YouTube link in the bottom corner of the screen.

Keith Andrews played for a number of clubs including Wolves and Rovers. He's played against us with MK Dons.

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Cheers MikeA, twas a great interview with Andy Holt, though Keiths guest was a bit of a pillock.;)

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I just stumbled across this site:
https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/

There's a load of statistics about scores, runs, attendances etc, down to the 3rd or 4th tier of non-league. Useful for research for MAB's 'Guess the Gate' too! :)

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:) https://www.thesportsman.com/article...er-of-the-year :) And all things Stanley Lancashire Telegraph Style Accrington Stanley news, match reports, photo galleries, emails and away guide :)

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Interestingly GOB HEAD, Nathan Jones Lutons manager, only came 5th in the voting in the sportsman link.:D

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LT reporting that Rovers will visit Wham in a pre season friendly 28th July

now on fishy

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Thats a good friendly to have.:)

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A great video by Harry Stephenson on fishy now.:)

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What a fantastic video - that's one of the best bits of media our club has ever produced, whoever is responsible should be very proud.

Genuinely quite moved by that interview. Wouldn't it be brilliant if the club made more like it and tried to document the clubs history since it was reformed up until present day.

Unfortunately as time goes on there will be less people around from that era, is really important we get their memories on record.

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Another good friendly arranged, Huddersfield on 14th July.:)for my money,these are the type we need, now we are a Div1 team.:)

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It was around the time that we first started watching Stanley but, reading this, it looks like John Alty doesn't get all the credit he deserves:
?Happy days? ? a look back at 1970s/80s ? Accrington Stanley

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John Prescott and John Alty didn't get the credit they deserve for the effort they put in. John P stood aside to allow John A to be chairman. John P was a true "custodian" chairman, as he simply didn't have access to the finance to move the club forward's ( neither did anybody else!)

John Alty had the drive, had access to raise and borrow money ( mainly to improve the pitch) then improve the clubhouse so the club could improve income. Sadly John wanted instant success on the field which resulted in numerous late night Board meetings. The outcome of some was a cut in the managers budget and at the next one another sacking/ resignation!!

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Sounds like he would be ideal in today's Premier League! :rolleyes:

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Loved John Alty, true gent to this day and always asks how people are - by name. Last I saw him he snook off to the bar and a got a large round in for the group to be delivered after he'd gone, touch of class

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Another one for the Media Team to "interview"

A list is being complied, thanks Darren Woodhead for some good suggestions.

Any more ideas or do we need a new thread??

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Hour of Stanley chat 6pm on radio Lancashire, be available for catch up with Dan Jewell, interview with Mark Hughes and few fans too

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Pull the other one!
https://www.crawleyobserver.co.uk/sp...nley-1-8521203

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as long as we are not the next crawley i do not mind.

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Don't mess with The Beast:
https://twitter.com/daRealAkinfenwa/...72563173216257

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Great article from Jimmy Bell on fishy.:)

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In transfer rumours Bristol city want our billy