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1-0 stanley craney free kick 2 mins.:)

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get in:):):):):)

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Yes get in there :D

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Looks like im having me tea late:eek: darn red arrows

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Looks like Burnley are getting more Red Devils than they bargained for.

Pity we are getting the same and Premiership News from Hull etc when I wish we could be getting more of Ben Shorrock's commentary from Vale.

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Craney Free Kick??? unbelievable! thats 1 out of 1000!!

on stanley on

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Good afternoon, nice to hear that we're 1 up. What happened at dingle green?

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:rofl38: oh ****** was so enjoying ben hijacking 2br commentry then, burnley's pre match entertainment went very wrong lmao

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parachute display!!!! One Red arrow missed his target and landed on the roof of the stand!!!

apparently his crash landing may have caused a small hole to appear, at last check they were struggling to get the emergency services behind 2 of the stands

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PMSL a bit of a devil on their roof & needs a red engine rescue lol:D

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He's got a parachute......tell him to jump......:D


Cheer's sparkie :)

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amazing the Red Arrows who are a crack team n visited many places in the uk, go to Burnley n become Dingles.:rofl38::rofl38::rofl38::rofl38:

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That'll keep the natives entertained, they'll have something new to throw stones at. :D

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Well they are getting their monies worth :D

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Sounds like they need him on the pitch.....

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Is it nearly f/t yet....suspense is killing me :rolleyes:

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Who for..us or the dingles.....:D

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Us of course not bothered about them that much as i know theres so far hehe, tho think someone will be .... i wont say till our result is in:D

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just heard mullen paul scored a second.

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2-0!!!

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Yes, yes, yes.....On Stanley On. 2 - 0.

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Oh bloody hell YES!!!! :D:D

:) 2 up paul mullen :):):)

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Full Time 2-0 stanley Yesssss:D

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Oh blumming heck happy days:D

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Right can say .........someones gonna be eating their words when they get in :rofl38:

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job done well done lads,2 nil to the reds

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Oh im so hoping they will continue to play with fire at home now:D Stanley on accrington go!

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wel lads 'nlasses, looks like Stanley have shoved our pre-season depression where it belongs ! Here we go, here we go, here we go.
Johnie Coleman, football genius. - and young Clarke hitting the post and bar - must do better, lad !

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Where are the goals going to come fom this season ? .... Where they usually come from, it seems !

Happy happy happy, even if I got my prediction wrong :)

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Well done lads, and a +1 goal difference. Keep it up, especially at home. :)

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Bloody hell craney 2 in 2 ... wonder if he played during the came or just stood around watching as usual ?

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We pull off an unexpected win - well done lads! --- but still the Craney-knockers just can't let go. We all know Craney has loads of ability, what he needs is the fans' encouragement to bring out the best in him.

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Play off places nearly already 9th on table:D:D aww im so well chuffed, its great to be a stanley fan today:D

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craney is great , why not accept it instead of offering such negative crap

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Nobody is being negative, craney has done us proud today as well as the rest of the team, im looking forward to seeing him pull off another at home :D

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Well done lads, a surprise win there for many of us ;)

I've updated the league table, won't be done next Saturday though, will have to wait until Sunday, can someone just check the link to the table and tell me if it'd displaying OK - thanks

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Checked it KSH yep looking good:D

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Yes K.S.H, working fine. Thanks

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Thanks

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Sam F why waste ur time posting negative crap about a player who is clearly one of our best and he scored again today remember? Can't u just be happy for the lads? No wonder players leave with LOYAL fans like you on their backs. Maybe you'll look back soon and think damn wish we had Craney. Gr8 win boys off the mark and a clean sheet. Mav Red

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You can say that again :D - does that mean reverse psychology is a winning formulae as i predicted a loss:rolleyes:

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Excellent result for us, well done Lads..................keep it up now eh? :)

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Well done Stanley good result.

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Great post on Vale fan's site:

"For their second goal, the Accrington player had enough time to stand still, tie his bootlace, do his hair and still had time to put it in."

Doesn't sound like Paul Mullin does it?

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He'll always have time to do his hair. :)

Two good performances this week lads. Bring it on home. :mosher:

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Well done Reds, the clean sheet is the most significant result today. More of the same against Macclesfield and we can start dreaming of a play off place.

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Having just got in from Vale Park, I can tell you it was a magnificent performance by the whole team. If I had to pick one or two, then Phil (Mr Reliable) Edwards was his usual commanding self and even Captain Cav had a good game along with Colin Murdock at the back. Heart fluttered when Procky had the ball, but all in all a decent display which had the home fans (who were very quiet) booing their team. If we can play like that every game, I will be a very happy chappy. I take it back what I said about JC - his tactics were spot on today. It is beginning to look like the makings of a half decent team - promotion anyone (after all it is the 3rd season in the league)?

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John Miles - take a bow son.

ok, his positional sense was awful at times but the EFFORT thats right EFFORT was there and he showed his potential.
It may have taken a year and im happy to admit it - well done John Miles.

BTW - Phil Edwards MOM.

Its unfair to criticise King as the step up in fitness must be effecting him.

Only dissapointment - Clarke. He is learning and looked better than the aldershot game, but still along way to go.

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hitting the crossbar again in the same manner as against Wolves sounds promising for me. Its been quite a while since we had someone who was willing to take snapshots with his back to goal - and that creates chances when the keeper or the woodwork rebounds the effort.

Well done Stanley boys.

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Back from Vale Park! One word Fantastic!

Well worth the trip down.

If they play like that every week its going to be an exciting season.

2 brilliant goals aswell !

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A great win However disagree with "Take a bow son" for Miles performance. If that was his best effort we are in trouble. Phil Edwards was magnificence and gave EFFORT. I dont think Miles knows what EFFORT is. Clarke looked fly weight but seemed determined. Defence looked strong. Agreat result.

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Just got back wet and slightly hung over, but happy! What really pleased me was our consistency throughout the match. After Craney scored, I expected us to do what we've done so many times before - fade away and let the game slip from our grasp, especially in the second half. But we didn't - instead, we took the game to them right through to the last minute (as you can see from Mulley's goal). If we continue to play like this, we should have a good season! :D

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Good day!! Stanley won Rovers one and more Olympic golds

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A glowing report

Port Vale 0-2 Accrington Stanley - Football News | SPORTBOX.tv - Nothing Inside But Sport

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I was really in a panic that we would go down again after losing to the Shots, this is a GREAT result , as others have said a bit of form at home wouldn't go amiss !

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Vale fans comments:

"Craney was a class above anyone else on the pitch and their number 9 is destined for higher things."

Regardless of whether it was the second game or 17th or 40th, that was a deeply worrying performance.

From front to back, the ball was treated like a hot potato, and we were passed off the park by Accrington Stanley."

Mind you .. have us lot in the Railway upset someone? No tannoy and no lights in the men's latrines. It's bad enough getting nailed at home by Accrington Stanley, without someone slashing all over your shoes at half time"

Also, another thing that comes to mind, is that we were very lucky not to give away a penalty early on, from Slater. He spread his body, and his right arm lifted slightly, and connected with the ball. The liner had a good view, but I thought we were lucky there."


they should of won 4-0 number 9 had a great time agianst what can only be described as a very poor defence"

I thought their 'keeper was brilliant for them. Everything he did looked easy. Plucked every ball out of the air, and only slight blip was the spill from Taylor's turn and 'shot' late one. KENNY ARTHUR - 30 year old 'keeper, with plenty of experience. Just the sort we need!

Who was their number 9??"

There number 9 was a guy called Jamie Clarke.

I thought he looked very good and surely will play for a bigger team than Accrington at some point, our two centre halfs didnt have a clue what to do to stop him."

We dominated the game but didn't create a clear cut chance, whereas the height, strength and more importantly the experience of the Stanley forwards was enough to hold the ball up and create that wonderful second goal, despite the fact that they only really had the one "Chance" all game, bearing in mind they scored a free kick, and hit the bar from a distance."

I was impressed by AS and thought that they played some good stuff

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Following on from Tuesday, that was another great performance by the lads. What works particularly well was the interchangeability of King and Leam, and Cav and Miles, with each player filling in for the other when either attacking or defending. I noticed Procter did something similar with Murdock and the defence actually looked reasonably solid, with Kenny commanding his area in the ways we've come to expect.

Miles today had his best game for us, adding some composure to the team when it was most needed. I'm still not sure what his best position is, but he put in some real effort today.

Phil Edwards just goes from strength to strength. As I said on Tuesday, he's the best player we have at the moment.

Craney again put in a decent shift and just watch Mullin's sublime finish for the second goal when it's shown on TV tomorrow.

Yet again we put in a great performance away from home, but now we need to repeat it at home. There must be reasons why we play better away than we do at home? Is it the pitch? :confused:

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Which pub did you go in Wynonie? We were in a real ale pub (I can't remember the name now) and I kept an eye open for you, but I didn't see you.

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More:

"IT IS deja vu that many sides turn up at Vale Park and look good sides, able to pass the ball to feet, control the ball, move into dangerous positions, defend comfortably and win!

Accrington are the latest, Clarke their No9 looked like Drogba!, he ran our defence on his own - well played young man in all fairness.

Nice 2nd goal, I applauded it, I also 'boo'ed Vale, just a natural passionate reaction I'm afraid, I didn't mean to!"

"Ask yourself how many times did the central midfield get the ball down and 'spread' the play out wide or pass a forward ball to feet - a'la Accrington. (or was it Brazil?)"

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Was in the Bull's Head in the town square. A great traditional pub owned by the Titanic Brewery. Had three pints of "The Guv'nor" (6.5%) - cracking stuff!

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Is the brewery so called because the Captain came from Stoke?

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That's the same one we were in too. We ended having Steerage, as the Iceberg had just run dry. Did you see the bar billiards game? I haven't seen one of those for donkeys' years.

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No, I was in the other room, yakking to some Vale fans. Top-notch pub, though - definitely worth a return visit next season!

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Massive well done to the lads for the performance today. Hope we can bring some of this away form home!!

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Explains why I couldn't spot you then ;)

It was a good pub and it was good to have some proper ale too. :)

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It sure was - definitely joined Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem on my "away match must-visit" list! :D

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Or could it be that as at all "fortresses", the home supporters are so intimidating the team are nervous :mad: ?

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What a game! scoring that early on in the game! the goal was good by craney thats two top performances he has put in and two goals and still people are knocking him! get behind the lad he played well fact! it was a nervous 89mins but we kept the ball played it around, clarke was unlucky would of been a great goal! hopefully 3rd time lucky! dont think kenny will get an easier game than this! he only had to make 1 or 2 proper saves all rest were just catches from corners! was good when he went round that player! the defence looks alot better than last season edwards played really good today the whole team did! miles did put in alot of effort even if he were playing out of position! still waiting for onibuje to come on! we could of used his height as an advantage today! stil cnt belive people knocking coley! 100% behind him! looking foward to next home game

apppllllleeeeeeeessss

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Update on Vale Blog:

"The defence can't be blamed for today. Their second was a superb move, and a great finish worthy of a higher level, and the first was nothing to do with them. I felt very sorry for them infact. The biggest positive for me was the midfield pairing of Davidson and Griffith. The latter is exactly the type of tenacious midfielder we need at this level, and Davidson has an incredible engine, and was the only midfielder who had any kind of initiative to attempt to break Accrington's defensive line."

"Second half we unbelievably managed to do even less, and Stanley's second goal was not only deserved but was a work of art. Pass and move football ended with a fabulous finish."

"I thought that their no 9 Clarke was excellent, he showed the passion and fire"

"Accrington have a good away record and clearly have their system sorted"

"Very, Very harsh to say he has any fault for the second goal, It was as good a finish as you will see in league two, and thoroughly deserved the applause it got from the Vale fans"

"We were given a harsh lesson in league 2 football -Outplayed and outfought by a side the "pundits" reckon will struggle this season - I thought Acc Stanley "who are they?" were better than us in every position from Goalkeeper to Center Forward."

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Keep 'em coming, Haggis. They just add to the feelgood factor!! :D :D :D

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my money is on an improved league position, as i told wynonie pre season.:)

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Some match pics, also picked up from Port Vale's message board:

ACCRINGTON GALLERY | Port Vale | Match | Gallery | Gallery

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that is also one of the worst ive seen vale play, can tell its a team with players that hardly know each other!

if you play like that you will be a promotion contender as i can't see many teams been able to match that sort of peformance but we say that every season as football fans that why can they play so good one week then are complete and utter garbage the week after leaving us all bemused to is this the same team? lol

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I have always rated Port Vale as a good footballing side. I thought they would be this season's Bristol Rovers so to hear all the Vale comments was a great accolade - bit bitter sweet now with Craney's departure knowing the part he played at Wolves and Vale.