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Hi wondered if somebody could give me details on Rory, its reported that BFC could be interested in signing him.

many thanks

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here we go again!!!!

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he has black hair and is a winger. left to be exact.

Enough information?

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he has two legs and a massive ego

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he definitely has two legs but I doubt your other point. I take it you don't go to Stanley regularly Fettler?

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Blackpool are not interested, so that puts this rumour to bed

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oh dear Martin. Your first day as a Stanley player has gone to your head! What is the poster's name? Now Burnley's pitch may have resembled a beach last season but the humble Yorkshire town is far from the seaside!

YOUR A GIT FOR EDITING THAT!

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I edited it before you posted Mr Cottier :d

I realised as soon as i posted it, i looked at username, it was my computer loading pages slow that took me that long to edit it (btw does anyone elses internet load slow on this site?)

You need to be quicker ;)

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yep my internet isnt best on ere (1.1mb connection)

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Rory has a year left on his contract with the club & as no comments have been forthcoming from the board expect another twelve months of brilliand deliverie into the box for Mullers & Brownie to log onto. Why speculate when he knows where the club is going & that is in the same direction as he wants to go!! Nuff said.

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O well thats that then. I wonder why Coleman has given him permission to talk to Blackpool then and I would be very unsurprised to see him at pre-season training with Blackpool when they report back next week.

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where have you got that from? You got a substantial source? or are you talking donkey poo?

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I've heard nothing about it over here on the Fylde. Mind you, I take little interest in Blackpool FC, so maybe that's why. ;)

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Why would Rory want to go to Blackpool when he can holiday in Skegness, just down the road from his home!!!!!!!

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saw pics of first day back of pre-season training, couldn't see Rory did anyone go?? It could just be that he happens to not appear in the pics they used

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Yes he was there. Absentees were Evil, Danny and Rocky

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yeah according to Coley they are both on holiday.

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phew, you on speed tonight adam???

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Players still on holiday ? They have just had six weeks holiday, they are presumably told when pre-season training starts, can they not arrange their holidays to coincide with the six weeks off that they have. It seems strange that their holidays are arranged for the time that they are supposed to return to work. It wouldn't be allowed at most work places.

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So you finally turned up did you Adam - whats the matter, was 10 o'clock a little too early for you?

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hahahahaha

Thing is Dan has to stumble out of his front door to get to training. I have to travel from Garstang and I also have another job. I am no longer a lazy student!!!!

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Just lazy then.................... honestly Adam , will Radio Lancs be happy to know ur neglecting ur duties for another job haha :p

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So mr cottier it was nothing to do with dany telling you training was at wilsons then!!!

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According to official site Rory is training and spending pre-season with Blackpool with a view to signing for them.

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So a good goalkeeper wanted by the club is too expensive (Presumably we are looking for a good goalie we want thats cheap then?)

And the best winger in the league (who lots of people keep telling us loves stanley and wont leave?) is off to the seaside.

Any good news...

Oh yeagh.. nearly forgot... Seakespeare at stanley... so not all bad ... ahem!

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well i reckon thats the last we see of rory then :( good luck to him as he has always given his all for us and deserves his big break



YOru right kipax it hasent been the best pre seaon we have had really is it

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I second Kipax's sentiments exactly.......................

I am quite deprresed by todays news :(

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From the BBC website

Prendergast eyes Blackpool move

Accrington Stanley winger Rory Prendergast, 27, is to join Blackpool for pre-season training with a view to a permanent move to Bloomfield Road.
Chairman Eric Whalley told Stanley's website: "Although he's a good player we'll never stand in the way of someone who wants to further their career."

"Rory has made no secret of his desire to play in the Football League and Blackpool is a big club."

Prendergast has started 56 Conference games for Stanley in two years.

He attracted interest from Bristol Rovers last season.


Seems I was right after all!

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Whilst I wouldn't argue that Prendergast is a good crosser of the ball on his day, for me he's very inconsistant. I acknowledge that no player at Conference level is ever 100% consistant, but there were too many games last season when Prendergast was like a ghost.

Alot depends on which side of Prendergast he decides to show Blackpool as to whether he makes it there or not. I personally don't think he's good enough to play league football week-in and week-out, but that's just my opinion.
Of course, even if he doesn't make the grade with Colin Hendry, whether Coley takes him back is another matter.

He's wanted a crack at the Football League for a season or two, so nows a chance for him to prove what he can do. I believe the club is right not to stand in his way, afterall, who wants a player playing for you who's not 100% committed?

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But also how many time did u see rory stood out on the left wing screeming for the ball and not getting it therefore with better service he will do better and be more consistant but unfortunatly we are losing our best service if he deciedes to go

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Hopefully he'll come good, a left sided winger is a rare commodity no matter what league your in. Who knows he may become another Brett Ormerod for us!!!

Good luck this season, I know Flynny quiet well and usually come own to the crown ground for a game during the season.

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There's a report on the BBC website that says he's definitely training with Blackpool pre-season with a view to a permanent move.

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worst thing i wanted to hear today!! :( :bangh8:

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season ticket holder you pompous prat. We are allowed an opinion, or is this forum just for you to pontificate?

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Good luck to Rory if he makes the grade & moves up. However it begs the question just what the hell are we going to be left with to make a promotion push this season? Or is it a case of no news is good news. Given the time span left & new transfer window things are going to the wire. I for one am getting very worried.

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But why call Rory when you clearly don't know him

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I will get a lot of stick for this but it is my opinion that if Stanley sell Rory and Evil and fail to find adequate replacements (and that is a big ask) then they will have no chance of promotion. A weaker team than last year is not progression but good luck to Rory and Evil should they move. Itts a shame Stanley are helpless to halt their league ambitions.

In my eyes Rory and Evil are the most integral part of the current Stanley squad. I hope Stanley can find replacement if the worst happens.

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I also think we will find it tough to replace them but what can stanley do? you cannot hold a player against his will at the club as they simply will not perform for you

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I have never seen a more direct and accurate left sided player than Rory Prendergast. Paul Mullin knows that too. How many of his goals come from the left boot of Rory? Had Rory stayed injury-free last year then Mullin may well have scored more than he did and, who knows, Stanley could have gone a step further.

Without Rory, and this is no disrespect to Gary Roberts who I think is more than able, Paul Mullin will not score as many goals as he does.

Last season Rory was often Stanley's only route to goal. This could be a devestating blow to the club but like you say JT - they can do nothing

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Adam...Mullin was the top scorer for Stanley before Rory arrived...... How do you suppose that happened then?...DUH!

I think Rory is the best left sided player in the none league and I think he will make the grade in league football.. I am amazed at some of the crosses he can put in out of nothing and I agree with john there.. on the days he didn't perform it was more down to players not getting the ball to him...Ya cant blame him for that... I have only good things to say about him....all round top class blokey in my book...on and off the field

BUT its a bit of a stretch of the imagination to suggest the whole team will fall apart and mullin wont score goals if he isn't there..... come on!!!! we managed pre rory and we will manage post rory....

Roberts is a good replacement.. All the best Rory... I truly hope you make it.... Roll on next season and Roberts being an even bigger hit! :)

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When I said that he wasn't 100% committed, I didn't mean for wanting to leave. I just meant that he has wanted a move for over a season, so if a player wants to move on, very few continue to give 100%. With that being the case, it would be best all round for him to leave and to try to make it elsewhere.

As I said before, Prendergast can be an excellent crosser of the ball and left-sided players who can cross a ball like him are like gold-dust. I think we will miss him, as I don't think we have a replacement for him at the moment.

Having said that, I like to think that I look on Prendergast with a more objective eye than many others who post on this board and so I'm not as distraught about his potential move as others seem to be. Read in to that what you will and I think your Karma, Harwood Red, is much safer than mine will be. :D

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I cant see anyones karma..cant see what i have or anyone else.... so tell me if it goes down and i will put 7 up on it mate :)

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i couldent agree more, excellently put! im absolutely gutted rory has left, we cant stop him if Blackpool want to sign him.

I cant help feeling tho if Coleman had not have fallen out with him last season then he would still be at the club this year.

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Got back yesterday from a few days in London to find that Rory is off to Blackpool. To say I'm gutted is a bit of an understatement!!! I'm probably going to amaze you all by saying this but I agree with Adam (and that's a first), you only need to compare the games when Rory was injured and those in which he played to see just how important a part of the team he is. I know we can't stand in his way and I don't blame him for taking the chance to play in a higher division but we all knew his days at the club were numbered. Any of you that were at the Fans Forum know that it turned into a character assassination when he wasn't even there to defend himself. Rory is an all-round decent bloke, I wish him nothing but the best wherever he plays his football, their gain is very definitely our loss.


Stanleybabe :mad:

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Last season when Rory was injured or didn't play, we did not have a replacement, the left wing was empty, now we will have at least one replacement in Gary Roberts. Rory could easily be marked out of the game - remember Burton Albion away last season, in the first half we stuffed them with the ball being passed to the left wing all the time, in the second half they marked Rory out of the game. We have to find different tactics not just the ball down the left wing. Why is everybody panicking ? With the defence strengthened and organised we can beat anybody in the league, and if the defence is tightened up we will win the league with ease. Be positive, you never know we could do better without Rory, the opposition defences know what he is about and can mark him out of the game. If Rory has gone then long live Gary Roberts.

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I agree with Stanleybabe 100% - it's a brilliant move for Rory & I really hope it works out for him. Can't help feeling though that if he'd been treated right he would have seen out his contract with us no matter who was interested in signing him.

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Most fans will know that I am one of a few that get on well with Rory & speak to him regularly. At the presentation do he told me he thought it was time to move on as he was being stonewalled by a number of factors within the club & was frustrated that he was not allowed to play or even not being used during a game. Rorys commitment to the club has been top level, everyone can have an off game now & again, but in the main his performances have ranked from great to awesum when used. Ok so no player is greater than the club but when players are rated highly from outside the club it makes you wonder what is going on when they are let go so easily. It is one thing not to stand in the way of a player when they want to progress but so do we fans of Accrington Stanley want to see the club progress too. Letting players go of the calibre of Rory & Evil (if he goes too) does not emulate the clubs desire to progress. I don't blame Rory & wish his future works out well & know he will succeed wherever he goes.

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All this talk about Rory... what about the other players? We need to support the club and get behind Roberts, Mullin and the others. If Rory wants away then he is no good to Stanley. Lets hope they get a good price for him. There is no room in pro football for sentiment.

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Suppose he doesn't do well at pre season training with Blackpoo. He would be back with us then....

What reception will he get back at Stanley given that everyone knows he doesn't want to be here?

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totally agree Kipax. What about the other players, how are they supposed to feel if they loose their place in the team because the Prodigal son returns

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Let's be fair to the guy! He is only trying to better himself by hopefully being accepted by a higher league club. If this works out - great. If he isn't accepted, then he remains a Stanley player, and will probably be more settled in his own mind to concentrate his efforts on the club. Surely we can't blame the lad for trying to improve himself.

There is an old saying: "You never regret the things you do - only the things you don't do".

If Rory comes back, let's all give him an uplifting reception - as we do with all our players.

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If there's no room in pro football for sentiment, then why should we expect players to show loyalty? I don't think we should be arguing about whether Rory wants away or not, I think we should be looking at WHY he wants away. As I said in an earlier post, I don't blame him for trying to play his football at a higher level, after all, life's too short for "what if's" and if he gets a chance I think he should grab it. However, I think his position at the club has become untenable, infact if it was industry not football I reckon he would have good grounds for a claim for constructive dismissal.

Stanleybabe :)

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Rory is a top class conference player and i think he could make the league football grade. Good luck to him if he is snapped up by Blackpool. If he is not and comes back to stanley then he will have my full support. Rory deserves this chance to better himself. It will be a fantastic move for the lad but i really hope he stays with us!

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rory will get a good reception if he returns!!! and good luck to him at blackpool but if he doesnt make the grade he will have the same chance of anyone else in the team as the best player always should get the first team spot

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WHO SAYS HE WILL GET A BAD RECEPTION ..methinks some of you are a bit quick on the buzzer folks... I dont see anyone suggesting he will get a bad reception. Methinks you missunderstand the question or too quick on the buzzer....

If relationships are strained.. arguments.. people not passing to him... Whats it going to be like if he comes back and all the players know he doesnt want to be part of the team and knows he will leave as soon as a league club asks him. and the only reason he is playing for stanley is because a bigger club wont have him.. hows that for team spirit?

Its a fair question isnt it? If you can follow it and not bang on about crowd reactions ?:)

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I dont think the team be that botherd that one of their teamates has tried for better things?

Do you not think if given the oppurtunity every stanley player would leave for bigger and better things?

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There never bothered about players that tried to better themselves.. Every single one of them will if they get the chance...

One more time.... How many of them have been falling out wiht the boss and other players who dont pass to them.. try and leave.. fail and end up back.....

If you still havent got it then I give up on this one :)

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just what are you on about Kipax?

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1) I do NOT think Rory will get a bad reception from the crowd and wonder why people are talking about that.

2) If relationships ON the field between Rory and other players and management are strained.. how will a failed move effect that.


Anyone else having trouble ? :)

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I think the majority of Stanley fans are behind Rory 100% whichever way this goes for him - if he makes it at Blackpool it'll be brilliant for him but if by any chance he doesn't he'll be welcomed back unreservedly. I don't think his relationship with the other players will be affected either becuase as had already been said each and every one of them would take the opportunity if it was given to them. As for the management team however that could be a different story as it is no secret that relationships between them & Rory have been strained to say the least - I just hope if he does come back that they can all act professionally for the sake of the team.

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Heaven forbid if he turned up in a Morecambe shirt should he fail at Blackpool, wonder if you'd all be so forgiving then? :D

Best of luck to anybody who tries to better themselves in any walk of life, even Rory :p

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A Morecambe shirt! We'd forgive him anything but that - anyway I thought we were talking about him bettering himself.

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football is football you play to win and to get on in the game and don`t forget the money

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This thread is full of the blatently obvious.

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i hope we draw Blackpool in the F.A cup 1st Round!

Rory would get my biggest cheer!

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yeah but we would need to get there first!!!!