[choirboy]

What a day of "performances!"......
.......A SIMPLY MAGNIFICENT PERFORMANCE FROM 10 MAN STANLEY!!!!!!!!!!:m osher:
.......A very POOR performance from Stevenage!
.......An ABSOLUTELY DIRE PERFORMANCE FROM THE REFEREE AND HIS ASSISTANTS!!!
How the referee could send off Hunt but not send off the perpetrator from Stevenage was beyond belief! The Stevenage player jumped across Hunt as he tried to rake a throw in and clearly 'Clipped' hunt across the 'Lughole'. He then stood in front of Hunt who pushed out at him! Now with Hunt being taller than the clown from Stevenage the opposing idiot took the push in the face! Hunt would accept that he fell for it and probably deserved the RED CARD but so did the Stevenage player for what was a worse offence!..... Jumping across a player trying to take a throw in but also for 'HAND TO HEAD' contact too!
STANLEY OUTPLAYED STEVENAGE , in spite of extrememly poor refereeing, WITH ONLY TEN PLAYERS FOR VIRTUALLY THE WHOLE MATCH!
It was only right at the end that Stevenage made 11 count against 10 when their left winger got the ball in space out wide and crossed for the big No 3 to win his header at the far post.
Both of the STANLEY goals were superbly created and finished rreally well. It would be difficult to pick out a MOM for Stanley as they all played their hearts out but I must say that Maguire had his best match for us IMHO. Buxton was like a ferocious Tiger all over the pitch and he was totally 'goosed' at the end. Scott was unlucky to end up conceding two goals as he had played really well too. Rob, Jonesy and Deano were solid at the back under a lot of pressure and got very little protection from the referee. Luke, Piero, Seamus and Josh in paricular played some stunning passing creative football going forward! Had we held on for the WIN I think that it would have hailed as possibly the top performance since we got back into the football league!
THE SUPPORT FROM OUR FANS WAS BRILLIANT TOO!
WELL DONE STANLEY