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Dam..slept through the alarm...finally wake up and find we are down 1-0...stats suggest an even game... C'mon Stanley

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Godwin scores for Hartlepool....

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Good Evening John.
Come On You ReeeeeeeeeeDs !!!!!!!!

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Hi ya Zero...not at the game?? out 'Gigging ' tonight ?

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Yup I`m over on the East Coast in Hunmanby.
On my friends comp.

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Oh yea..Hunamby...on the east coast...know it like the back of my hand..(I wear gloves) :D

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Oh yea..Hunamby...on the east coast...know it like the back of my hand..(I wear gloves) :D. Good luck at gig.

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It`s a lot nearer Darlo than Accy

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Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii T

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()*$%@#&*(&*^#$%^* 0-2 :( :(

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Now we'll see what we're made of..,,,

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Hello Tony Grant just scored for Chester !!!

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Whalley on 4 Miles

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Clayton End chanting for McGivern.
There goes his chance.

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Getting seriously worried now...we're leaving it late....

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Come on Stanley !!!!!!
We NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED One Quick !!!
OOoooH Jay Harriss
Rommy Boco Rommy Boco
There`s only one PAul Mullin.
Doctor Proctor`s Football medicine.

Bloody hard work Cheering online

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Leighton McGivern
Leighton McGivern
Leighton McGivern
Leighton McGivern
Leighton McGivern

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Can't do that...might type to loudly and wake everyone up....

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U still smoking John.
Might be time for one of those "Fag en Masse" moments.
Heh Heh !

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Any idea on 'crowd' numbers?

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Nah...gave up on April 30th and haven't sucked one since.

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All Over Now

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Aww FFS 0-3 a good old pasting.Definatley Darlo are our Bogey team..

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Going back to bed to sulk.Have a good evening ZERO.

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G`Night John

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Attendance 1805

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Absolute shower of **** today. No positives whatsoever.
I'm a big fan of Rocky's, but I haven't seen him play that badly in a long time.
We play like that again this season & we're in for another dogfight.
Come on Coley & Jim give 'em all a kick up the arse with a gigantic boot.

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i think it was the wrong team selection... Rommy does not play well on the wing. and miles was no good on the other wing. I think weshould have played rommy was in the centre and we dropped evil and replaced him with bown or whalley (a winger) and played 4-5-1. Thats the team i would have started with.
4-5-1 would be good away from home too

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Poor performance today.Having said that Darlo were'nt that great themselves and the final score is way out of context with the game. Leighton McGivern and Whalley must start in future games. They both looked dangerous and McGivern almost scored with a spectacular over head kick.

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Pretty poor overall today, but I don't think it's a case of throwing everything out with the bath water (baby, soap, moisturiser..... ;) ).

We played some ok football in midfield (nice triangles, etc), but like a eunuch in a brothel, we lacked penetration. There was very little happening in the last third of the field, which is strange when you consider our front line.

Not all doom and gloom, but we need to work on quite a few things before we get better. Perhaps when Carden is fit he'll add something to our creativity? Or maybe if Mr C makes a comeback? ;)

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Can't understand why Coley is persisting with Evil at the moment. He doesn't look fit to me. As others have said, Whalley and McGivern should have been on long before they were.

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Unlucky on the result today guys, we hammered Grimsby today but just couldn't find that second goal - 1-1 and we're 3rd :D

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Should have brought Mangan on, I hear he's making a name for himself. :rolleyes:

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i seen D'sane at the service station on the M56

he seemed fit enough.

certainly more fit than Evil.

I though John Miles was awful today. He was awful against Wycombe to - he is simply not a winger.
Mullins was poor first half.
I blame aurthur and branch for the first goal. Branch was slow the whole first half (seemed tired) and Aurthur probably should have come out for it.

Think we really lack a strong ball winner in midfield who can marshall the team.
Some of the crossing was abysmal.

And what is the crappy music they played when the players came back on at half time? dreadful stuff.

nice to see the arguments over the smoking law!

We need more players and options. Midfield was poor today.

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First game I've been to this season (I'm exiled in Brum) and a few things caught my eye.

Firstly, we played some really good football for most of the game, keeping the ball well and moving well. Like other people have said though, despite the neat passing we had no real penetration. I think Darlo put in a good, counter attacking performance just sitting deep while we passed it around in front of them, and hitting us on the break for their goals.

Secondly, I can't believe JC started Evil. Aside from the fact that playing him and Mullers together leaves us woefully short of pace up top, Evil looks like a right porker!! He looked a few yards off the pace and seemed more interested in creating openings by barging into people rather than playing football.

Finally, Whalley and McGivern looked lively when they came on and JC probably should have started them (Miles was disappointingly absent) but dropped a MASSIVE clanger by not bringing them on much sooner.

I think we've got the makings of a good side now, but it looks like it'll take a few weeks of working out the right system (Branch is underused at full back, as is Boco when played wide left) before we gel properly. I think it'll come together though, so heres to mid-table obscurity!

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I went into the club house after the game to watch the MOTM presentation. After rolling over to have their tummies tickled against Darlo, like so many fluffy kittens. How did the players respond? Several of them spent the duration of the presentation speeches meowing back and forth to each other. The microphone was quite low and so it was impossible where I was standing to hear what was said. then, at the end, several supporters were nearly trampled in the rush for the door. Many of the players were obviously thinking they were still playing for "The Dog & Ferret" and that they owed their role as much committment as that would imply.

I thought we were beaten by a decent side but, as a fan, today's deafeat still hurt after the performance of Tuesday. It's a shame too many of the infants representing us obviously didn't feel the same way.

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No plusses to be taken from today's game. Even on last season's performances we didn't manage to lose 3-0 at home. Darlington were overall a poor side. After Tuesday's game against Leicester it looked as if we could view this season with confidence but what a let down today.
We could be in for a long season yet again.

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Maybe not so strange when you consider our back line.

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I love it! The old "they were poor, we were even poorer" line.

We are GREAT, do not ever forget it.

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Great timewasters maybe.

You should have spent enough to get out of this division, but not exactly good to watch are you? :)

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I didn't go today but we were fine to watch last week. Playing away is all about getting the result at the end of the day.

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Does`nt matter how much time they wasted, we never looked like scoring all match. I saved more goals than their keeper!!

Speaking to some Darlo fans after the match, they praised our passing but pointed out it all broke down in the final third (Like I don`t know) and that they were pretty poor. But it`s results that count and this is one too sweep under the carpet.

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Contrary to what most of my Darlo comrades have been saying on messageboards etc. I thought we were pretty poor today, especially second half.

We lost all shape when Ravenhill went off injured and didn't really recover. I thought Accrington had loads of chances to get into the game at various stages of the 90 but looked poor in front of goal. Stockdale made some good saves in the first half, mind.

Our first two goals were excellently worked to be fair and the penalty was as blatent as they come. Didn't think our time-wasting antics exceeded the norm for the situation.

Overall two poor performances from both sides IMO. Accy really should have capitalised from a rather shaky Darlo defensive display (crosses into the box STILL a problem. Foster, White and Ryan getting turned a lot, etc.) but our quality in the front line shone through. I mean Abbott today; class apart.

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Joachim was always a threat in the first half.

it was a shame he switched to a more defensive role after darlo scored.

u can see his quality.

the more i think about it, the more coleman messed up today with his team selection.

why is d'sane not getting involved?
he left before the 3rd goal today.
we need some pace up front.

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You were probably getting Joachim mixed up with Palmer, who was the livlier of the two.

They both look identical from a distance and play on the wings so are easily mistakable.

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Who got man of the match?
I was quite impressed with Di Branchio nothing fancy just gets the job done!
Looked good when we did go forward but the number of times the ball went backwards instead of forwards was a constant source of frustration. As most people have already said we lacked in the final third with a killer ball or shot! It is still early days but we must learn from the mistakes because Home form will be the difference between Top half & Bottom Half finish, I would still like to see another experienced defender or two signed to beef the squad up and help shore up the back line a little as well as adding competition for places.:)

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I'd have to agree, Miles was poor.His runs lacked conviction and his crossing was dire,be it from open play or set pieces.
I couldn't fault Arthur today and certainly not for their first goal.Rocky Williams just seemed to switch off and leave their man totally unmarked.As for the penalty Williams gave away...he was lucky to escape without a caution,let alone see red.
We've don't seem to have learned much from last season with regards to the defensive display on show today.I still stand by what many have said before,in that we are short of Two decent defenders.
We do have plenty of options going forward and we were unlucky not to score today.However unless we learn how to defend better it's going to be another long,hard season.:(

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i think alot of people are being abit harsh on miles. imho he was the best of our front 4. how he was taken off before evil boco or mullers is a mystery to me. as for the first goal rocky maybe shud of stayed with him but in my book anyone who scores with a header in the six yard box questions have got to be asked of the gk. i have athur at fault fo the leicester goal and one today. alot to prove as yet. on a positive note jay harris was outstandin. leighton looked sharp when he come on too his back heeled flick to cav would have been a great goal if cav hadnt of slipped. lets hope its just a little blip cos 3 nil did flatter them i thought.

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Well having read this forum, I have to agree with the majority on this thread. We were dire today. Coley has agreed Kenny Arthur should have come for the ball with the first goal, but as others have said to be beaten by a poor fouling Darlington (2 bookings to nil to them, and even they could have been red in some refs eyes), we were even poorer. Thought Roberts had his worst game in a Stanley shirt and Cav was totally missing for their second goal. The penalty was a clumsy foul and I personally don't think it was malicious. But there again, I have also seen red and yellow cards given for those sort of challenges. Oh well, back to the grindstone for Lincoln, still early doors season wise, things can only get better.

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totally frustrating standing on the clayton end today we get in some good positions within striking distance and no ****** will shoot,having said that both the doctor,cav and my MOTM Jay Harris (he played a blinder today) could have all scored,Leighton should have been brought on much earlier and IMO an unfit evil off,thought Branch and Roberts both looked solid,finally get boco off the wing and back to his more central position,

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Three sloppy mistakes,three goals. Don't be planning trips to Hartlepool just yet on the strength of todays showing!!;)

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Just a footnote. I thought Darlington had done their homework on Boco.Marked him out of the game. Evil does not look 100% fit yet ,but he's still putting the effort in.(let's get behind the lad and not barrack and abuse him) Roberts looked reasonably solid, but yet we are still wide open at the back at times. (where oh where was Cav for the second goal ??? Certainly not in position.:confused:)

I thought Whalley made a difference today when introduced along with Mcgivern.

Unless we learn where we went wrong last season,as said before,It'll be a long,hard season.:confused:

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They shamed us in front of the sponsors and visiting fans. they didn't care about the fans in the bar or the sponsors. I thought it was disgusting and the director of the club telling them to stop made them do it more. Gives me an insight into what the players think of Accrington Stanley FC :(

Too late now. I wish I had stood up and said something. Maybe next time.

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just seen the goals on the championship. first goal was definitely arthurs. the second goal from what i can remember cav was marking a man on our left while we had a corner. i think i might be wrong but he won it after they cleared it and played it back to arthur and ended up at left back. that would explain why he wasnt in his normal position. i would wonder why it took our other defenders so lond to get back from the corner. The third i thought roberts should of headed so there wasnt much robbie could do once the forward was the wrong side of him. improvement needed!!!!!

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Hmm-m....Terrible defensive record last season......three new guys at the back this season (well, Cav was out injured a lot previously).....the one constant imposter at centre-half - Mr `Rocky` Williams! The obvious conclusion.....not rocket science is it?

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It is really annoying me the way people are having a go at Lee Mcevilly.... How do you expect him to come out on the pitch and perform when his own fans are doing nothing but slag him off ?? You come on here, call him a 'porker' say he looks un-fit... which fair enough if he is unfit .. but it seems like every other message is from fans having a go at Lee. Why dont you all give him a chance, stop having a go at him and maybe he will perfom a lot better.... if he is reading the things wrote about him on here im sure it would just put him on a downer and make him less keen to perform... maybe you should think about that you are all being nasty.... give the lad a chance !

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If you read the posts, the majority are saying that a fit McEvilly would be a major asset to the team. Unfortunately he is a long way from being fit at the moment, which you yourself admit. Very few are calling him and writing him off. We all want a fit McEvilly!

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I want to be 21 again, with a 30 inch waist, and a lunchpack the size of Cruise Missile down my underpants. But, let's face it -It ain't gonna happen.

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Maybe not, but McEvilly is only 25, he's not that overweight (soon lose it if he put his mind to it), he's a full-time footballer and trains nearly everyday, and he has natural talent.

The opportunities are all there for him.

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He was overweight when he came from Rochdale (aged 22), he was overweight when he left for Wrexham (aged 23), he was overweight on his return to Stanley (aged 25). The older he gets it is only going to get harder for him to get, and stay, fit. As for putting his mind to it; having seen his attitude in the Clubhouse after yesterday's game. I have severe doubts that particular organ exists.

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read the posts again, we all want Evil to be the Evil we knew and loved.

whether the fans are having a go or not, he should be able to take it, he is a professional footballer.

absolute tripe! it should make him want to prove us all wrong more than anything. If the attitude is that he will be less keen to perform he should leave now and be done with.

I don't give a damn who reads what on here, if they are performing sub standardly then they deserve to be slated. Can you imagine Alex Ferguson driving around the newsagents in Manchester taking all the newspapers off the shelves just so his pampered stars don't read any criticism? They get the plaudits when things are going well and they take the flak when things aren't going well. They know that when they sign their contracts. There are very few people who will actively seek to ruin a player's confidence but we all reserve the right to criticise.

At the moment Lee is getting the flak for being half a yard off the pace and his ball control is letting him down big time. Thats possibly not his fault if he has not had much match practise over the last 12 months - but it is Coleys fault if he is playing a guy who isn't yet at the races. Especially when there are 6 other players who want the second striker spot.

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well mr qualtrough u have really taken the biscuit in non sensical argument did u watch any games last year rocky was abs outstanding and but for him we would have conceded a lot more cant believe no one has leapt to his defence but then again having read the forum lately i can ///will neither read or post again

keep the faith

bring a friend

coley

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No idea if you are Coley or not, but if you are then I'm surprised. The (small) crowd of loyal fans hardly ever get on the players' backs, even when it's dire like it was on Saturday. I often hear people groaning on the match (when I can hear them over that bloody tannoy), but I hardly ever hear them shouting out abuse onto the pitch. More often than not i hear people encouraging players.

The forum is for fans to discuss their views. Of course there are differences of opinion and we're never all going to agree. One person has criticised Williams. One person! Oh well.

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I too find it hard to believe you are the REAL coley if you spit your dummy on the floor when someone airs an opinion you don`t like. I would have imagined the hardcore scouse guvnor to have a bit more mettle. I think the real deal would be more inclined to say "Shut up d**kheads, who knows these players best" or maybe that`s my idealism again.

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More good stuff from the Hereford forum results round up, after their referee- assisted win at Barnet!:D

"Our team showed great composure not to react to the provocation. Only ACCY STANLEY dish out more rubbish on the pitch in League 2 at the moment - and they look totally doomed to bottom spot this season after a hefty home loss on Saturday."

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gotta agree with others who now doubt your true identity.

Last weeek you defended Evil, this week Rocky - are you now beyond defending Evil? for he has surely taken more flak this week than last week!

Messageboards will always be full of opinion, which is just that. It is neither fact nor fiction but purely how somebody interprets what he has seen or heard. For that reason alone the club no longer operates its own forum.

As a manager of men and manager of Stanley I have a great deal of respect for you (or the real Coley) but as a contributor to this forum you will not be missed should you make good your promise to spit the dummy and not play any more.

Any time you wish to contribute in a more constructive way than taking away people's right to criticise then please join me on the OSC site where your input into how we can move forward off the pitch will be greatly received. Or how about joining in when people have questioned your decision to start Paul Mullin absolutely every week and play him for 90 minutes even when his marker has the better of him, or when people have questioned your decision to not play any substitutions, or to play such abody or suchabody. You are the manager of a greatly successful Accrington Stanley squad for nine seasons, we trust your decisions because they have got us where we are today. But you freely admit that you get it wrong from time to time. Come on here and tell US that you got it wrong. The hoardes will respect you more for doing so.

Further more, no doubt you rollock certain players every damn week in the dressing room, this is our dressing room.

Keeping the faith :D

got no friends to bring :(

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Dear Coley........Please take time to post just one more time and inform me/us the reason(s) for Stanley's appalling shipping of goals as my own infantile attempts are obviously as wrong as can be. The vision of the team's goals against being substantially more last season without old `Rocky` (perhaps that should be `Dodgy`) is enough to make a stone image laugh! Go on...just one more post, please and I can retire with my tail between my legs - a sadder but wiser and more informed d..khead!

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Interesting game summary here: ESPNsoccernet English League Two GameCast

Not sure the locations/players are entirely accurate, but it confirms my thoughts that we concentrated far too much on shooting from outside the box.

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I have to agree with Carpon and to a certain degree with Qualtrough. I couldnt believe it when i saw that Coley had blamed Kenney Arthur for the first goal on Saturday. It is just another example of how Coley seems to protect and shield Rocky from any criticism. I think Rocky has to accept some responsibility for all three goals conceeded on Saturday. Nobody could doubt the commitment that Rocky has shown over the last few years indeed he has had some briliant games but like Carpon says he has a tendency to switch off. Rocky like every other player has made mistakes in the past that have proved costly however he has always appeared blameless in the eyes of the management team. Contrast this with Welchy who last season was singled out for blame after making mistakes in the away game at Rochdale and not long after left the club? There is no doubt that Coley and Jimmy Bell have worked wonders in resurrecting Stanley and I am sure they will take Stanley even higher, however I think their insistance that Rockys name is one of if not the first name on the team sheet sometimes regardless of his performances is one of the negatives of their reign at Stanley.

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dont really have any choice if he plays or not though really. We only have 2 centre backs. I know edwards can play there but i dont think he is suited to that position. He was at fault for the goal but dont forget the ball has already come past another 9 players before him and kenny.