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Good luck to the lads who are not staying with us, but maybe they'll get a fairer crack at the whip at other clubs. Was shocked at Jay Harris going & feel really sorry for Martin Fearon, I think we'd have been better keeping him & releasing Dunbavin to be honest.
Also feel sorry for Leighton, he was chuffed to bits to get the goal of the season award on Saturday night only to be told a couple of days later that he's not wanted anymore.

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All the best to them lads going. Gotta say was shocked at one or two that I would rather have stayed. But meh, what's done is done...

Lets just see what happens next season and hope for the best.

Come on Stanley!

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Originally Posted by Oldgobbin (Post 572685)

Re. Shaun Whalley. It's interesting that most of his good performances have been away from home, which does not surprise me when I listen to some of the verbal abuse he gets from some of the home fans, especially in the cowshed, which is so close to the pitch. What people don't seem to realise is that he can hear a great deal of it, so it's no wonder he doesn't play at his best! If I were Shaun Whalley I wouldn't want to go near the FES again, let alone play for Stanley. Maybe, just maybe, this is one of the reasons for his departure and, if so, I hope the abusers are happy that the've got the result they wanted. It may be Stanley's loss in the long run.

The reason for his departure is that Coley did not want him and did not offer him a contract. It wasn't Whalley's decision. We will just see how good these players are that we got rid of when we find out who they have signed for. I would be very surprised to find any of them in the Football League.

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Originally Posted by JEFF (Post 572727)

My opinion of Shaun Whalley ( for what it's worth!) would read like the Art Master's comments on one of my old School Reports......'Has some talent..but little application'!.
It is this lack of application which, and I hope that I'm wrong, will bring him little success as a League Football player.
Perhaps he'll mature into something different to what my
assessment would suggest has in store for him...again I hope so. In spite of this rather negative posting, I really do wish him well !! .

Alfred.E. says...' GET FRANK SINCLAIR'

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i would have tried whalley in middle for last game

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Gutted at the Harris decision, especially after him just winning young player of the season. All the others not a surprise although gutted for Fearo as its always bad to let a local player go.

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Originally Posted by Alvin the chipmunk (Post 572934)

Gutted at the Harris decision, especially after him just winning young player of the season. All the others not a surprise although gutted for Fearo as its always bad to let a local player go.

I am shocked at Jay going he gave 110% most of the time, I hope he goe's on and proves what a mistake it might be, who knows he might come back in the future for us and not against us I hope, if he doe's, we should all show him a warm welcome no matter what the outcome.

Good look to you all Boys, I am sure we will meet again and also should be shown respect when we do meet.

Though it was hard this year yet again, we did survive another year Thanks to them.

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Personally, I'm encouraged by the mass clear out. We've been in this league 2 seasons and it's obvious that we're not good enough.I think most Stanley fans would have anticipated the same kind of tinkering with the squad this summer that happened last year. But where would that get us ? ...probably another season like the one we've just endured, i.e. flirting with relegation. This is a bold move by Stanley, a statement of intent. OK some of us will question wether this player or that should have been retained but essentially the club, having realised that the players aren't good enough, are upping the ante.
I would now expect them to sign better players and I know people say we don't have the money but frees and loans will do IF we get better quality.
To achieve this will mean paying higher wages to a smaller squad on a similar budget to this season (maybe slightly higher if season tickets sell ok). Operating with a smaller squad would mean addressing Stanley's poor disciplinary record to avoid unwanted suspensions , which is no bad thing. However, given Stanley's recent 'under siege' home mentality,it might be hard to change. But overall, I'm looking forward to the comings and goings this summer and with the core players retained, young players promoted and some quality additions, can we hope that we'll end up with a squad that can improve
our position, not just statistically but also in style and entertainment value?
Just to curb my optimism a little, I do recall the management saying that last summer's squad was good enough to battle for a play off spot and it soon became evident to most people that it fell far short of that. So I'm hoping they've learned by their mistakes and when they say they've made a 'quality' signing this summer , they mean it !!

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Originally Posted by Reamer (Post 573244)

young players promoted

Talking of the five youth team players who have been promoted, I wonder how they took the news that Fearon, the first to come through the ranks and a good prospect has been dumped by Coleman without really being given a chance?

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as i'm hoping to get to more matches next season, personally i agree with many of reamers sentiments, i enjoy my day at the FES, good crack,some great folk, n only the standard needs upping somehow, from what ive seen, that squad needed gutting, they were never gonna take stanley much higher. it will be no easy task,given the circs, but what other choice was there.?

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Originally Posted by Bagpuss (Post 573276)

Martin wa effectively third choice keeper, so now perhaps he'll have a chance as first choice somewhere else. Yes, he's a good prospect and I wish him all the best wherever he goes.

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He'll get a place at Clitheroe for next season.

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.....which is at least one level higher tham Dun-savin should be playing!

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Cambridge are not keeping Lee McEvilly

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/low/foo...td/7414542.stm

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but he is out of contract here according to that article -but he was not mentioned in the released/not offered new contract list :confused: