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wporter · 26-07-2005, 23:33

This was a game of two halves in which Stanley scored two well worked goals in the first half against a team four levels below them in the national football pyramid. They could have had two more. One shot from directly in front of the goal just outside the penalty area nearly broke the metal crossbar.

The second half was different because of an improved Arnold Town, and because some of our better players were substituted, as a result of which we hardly had a sniff of goal. Towards the end of a half in which Stanley could not get going, and possibly thought the match was won anyway, Arnold scored twice. So it wasn’t won, just as it wasn’t towards the end of last season when we were 2-0 up at Burton Albion and survived for a 2-2 draw, two points dropped in a match which virtually ensured that we did not get promoted.

Three questions. When did a football team manager last take his team from Unibond Division One to the Football League? When will Stanley learn that a half time lead is not game over? Why does Paul Cook get a game in our team? Playing him is like playing with ten men against eleven because he is too slow for this level of football. Opposing players, maybe fifteen years younger than him, run past him with ease. Both Arnold’s goals were scored after he came on. This supporter will not be inclined to watch Stanley if he is going to play this forthcoming season.

26-07-2005, 23:33	#3
wporter Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 0	Re: Arnold Town 2-2 Stanley This was a game of two halves in which Stanley scored two well worked goals in the first half against a team four levels below them in the national football pyramid. They could have had two more. One shot from directly in front of the goal just outside the penalty area nearly broke the metal crossbar. The second half was different because of an improved Arnold Town, and because some of our better players were substituted, as a result of which we hardly had a sniff of goal. Towards the end of a half in which Stanley could not get going, and possibly thought the match was won anyway, Arnold scored twice. So it wasn’t won, just as it wasn’t towards the end of last season when we were 2-0 up at Burton Albion and survived for a 2-2 draw, two points dropped in a match which virtually ensured that we did not get promoted. Three questions. When did a football team manager last take his team from Unibond Division One to the Football League? When will Stanley learn that a half time lead is not game over? Why does Paul Cook get a game in our team? Playing him is like playing with ten men against eleven because he is too slow for this level of football. Opposing players, maybe fifteen years younger than him, run past him with ease. Both Arnold’s goals were scored after he came on. This supporter will not be inclined to watch Stanley if he is going to play this forthcoming season.