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Blackpool v Oxford it's 2 nd leg some game this 3-3 on the night 6-3 agg at the mo!

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cannot decide if i want them to go up this season or not. same as boltons success in getting promoted. both clubs and fans have suffered over the last few years. part of me wants them both to get back where they used to be but both sets of fans leave a lot to be desired by their behavior by what i,ve seen.

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to me blackpool are no where near as bad as boltons fans we always go away to them and never had any trouble.

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Blackpool away isn't the problem it's the idiots that attach themselves to away trips such as Accy disgusting behaviour in town before during the game and after that we can do without.

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got the impression they owned the wham when they came after the oystons left. tried to take the place over. always try to respect other fans and their ground whenever i travel away even if its a club i dislike.

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So it's Lincoln & Blackpool in the final - not bothered who wins tbh, neither set of fans have behaved very well when visiting us

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No problems with Lincoln fans

Too many Blackpool fans still don't want to behave "sensibly" :(

Unless they've been re-trained recently:)

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be a better gate for us sunderland i think.:)

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The only team I want to succeed from the current crop of promotion contenders are Morecambe.
From almost dropping into the abyss last season, to being on the verge of the play-offs is an amazing achievement.
Good luck to the Shrimps tomorrow against Tranmere.
We need you in L1 - if only to ensure us 6 points next season.

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i for one have missed my yearly visit to morecambe. you can keep tranmere for a start. been there once and ticked a ground off. doubt i,d ever return.

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I think most of us will be temporary Morecambe fans this afternoon - come on The Shrimps

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Reported £1.5 million price tag for Dion but might spiral🤔
https://the72.co.uk/236699/rotherham...-dion-charles/

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morecambe v newport and kevin ellison. that could be an interesting watch. another sky 24 hour pass coming up for me.

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Why on earth would Stanley sell him to Rotherham, when they have just been relegated to League One. That makes no sense, even at £1.5 million, However, it may just be able to tempt Paul Smyth up here as partner to Colby.

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[QUOTE=Outback Ozzy;1254163]Why on earth would Stanley sell him to Rotherham, when they have just been relegated to League One. That makes no sense, even at £1.5 million,

apart from a wage rise it makes no sense for him doing a sideways move either. he,ll be playing in the same division with a high expectation from the fans there because of his price tag. more pressure on him for a few quid extra.

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[QUOTE=monkey hanger;1254174]If Dion is going anywhere it wouldn't surprise me if the deal is already done, Coley mentioned wheeling and dealing so could be a swap deal Hull have been mentioned just me thinking aloud possibly an exchange plus money for Tom Eaves say, but whatever happens like I said if he is going deal will probably already been sorted.

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🙂 Issue Date the 21/22 league 1 fixtures 9am Thursday 24th June 🙂

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[QUOTE=andyd;1254184]there are more deals done during the last few months of a season than people realise. been going on far longer than the age of our oldest fan. at least nowadays the deal will be better for stanley than many deals in the past where.

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Congratulations to Dion on another Northern Ireland call-up:
https://www.irishfa.com/news/2021/ma...ence-for-squad

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Paul Smyth called up as well.

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Mab,
Rotherham haven't got that sort of money. Cardiff have snapped up Collins on a free from Luton and Derby have they got anything ???
There will be interest but price tag may deter clubs. Personally I hope it does. Another season with us will do him no harm at all.
We just need to tie him in contract wise.

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How did I miss that? It would be good to see both on the field together.

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Then buy a Stanley season ticket! ;):)

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I think a lot of clubs will be very careful this close season with spending in the window Portsmouth for example have stated they have lost £700,000 a month during the pandemic hit more than a lot by attendances which accounts for about 70% of there income, saying Cowley,s budget will be less than this season. Stanley will have suffered along with the rest but with the smaller staff and less dependent on gate receipts could be in a decent position in the market.

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Mark Hughes off to Bristol Rovers according to sky sports.

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Official Hughes has left been a great player and servant for the club will miss him great lad but timing his probably correct from his point of view his playing time might well have been limited from now on at Stanley good luck.

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Sad to see him go but wish Mark all the best wherever he ends up next (hope Sky have got it wrong though & it's not Barton’s Bristol)

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...and the club: https://www.accringtonstanley.co.uk/...s-leaves-reds/


Good luck, Mark. Thanks for many memories! :)

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Well they are about to announce 4 new signing,s so it could be true

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And a Gas fans’ forum.
Maybe Barton needs someone to step in as manager if (some would like it to be when) he gets banged up?:rolleyes:

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Paul Coutts, Sam Finley, Nick Anderton and Mark Hughes all sign for Barton 3 played for Stanley thought he didn't like the way we play.

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Only when we beat his lot, can't stand the arrogant little twerp

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at his age its a good move for mark hughes as i expected him to slip down into non league. just wonder though if sam finley is closely related to barton as they seem from a similar mould.

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Bit harsh on Sam that MH, he's made some stupid mistakes but can't be put in the same bracket as the Barton muppet

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i aint too sure about that di.

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Now we've got Paul Cook and Huddersfield both being linked with Colby:

https://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/ipswich...bishop-8010820

https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/hu...0-goal-player/

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I should imagine a few of our players will be linked with clubs after the season we had but they won't any of them go on the cheap that are currently under contract.

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congratulations to brentford on getting to the premier league next season. shows what a relativly small club can do.

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Not the best start for the donkey lashers, own goal scored within the first minute

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1-1 now

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Not much chance of winning, notwithstanding own-goals, if you don’t have a single shot on target!
Guess no donkey rides next year for Accymad.;)

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I'm quite happy to forgoe any trips to Blackpool, donkey rides or not if it means we don't have to put up with an invasion of the tangerine army again - bad enough that we'll have to put up with Bolton's supporters should away fans be allowed next season

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true. wanted lincoln to win but did not want to see blackpool fans again. we,ll probably play em in the league cup at home now. good luck today for our morecambe friends. if only ellison can miss the penalty that sends em up it will be a perfect day.

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i would love morecambe to win but will feel sorry for amond and ellison if they do.

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Congrats to Morecambe on getting promoted! Great job by Derek Adams and the players. Looking forward to some great games against em next season!

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Yeah, congratulations to Morecambe - in the end they were lucky that dodgy ref Bobby Maddely fell for O'Sullivan's dive & awarded them a penalty or they'd still have been playing now, still it's 6 points guaranteed next season so no complaints from me :D

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Morecambe are up in extra time its a good swop for blackpool imho.:D

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Well done to the Shrimpers.
But really? Was Madley given that match as reward for his outstanding performances this season?

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Thanks for the congratulations.

We have had some shocking decisions from referees during the season otherwise we would have had automatic , maybe win it. So a bit of swings and roundabouts today so we won't complain !

Nice to have the derby match back on the agenda and Sunderland and Sheff.Weds.

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[QUOTE=Morecambe_Red;1254371]Thanks for the congratulations.

We have had some shocking decisions from referees during the season otherwise we would have had automatic , maybe win it. So a bit of swings and roundabouts today so we won't complain !

take it and be happy mate. no unlucky team has ever won a play off final. after what you and your club have gone through you deserve a break.

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By Jove! Well done Morecambe!
From staring into the abyss to promotion in one season is a remarkable achievement.
Which footie fan doesn't enjoy a trip to the seaside + a nice shrimp buffet to follow?
Haw haw!

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Morecambe, I'd think "Crabs" would more likely be on offer. :D ;)

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thats blackpool.

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The inevitable dodgy decisions by our friend Bobby yesterday helped the Shrimps to achieve their dream of promotion & I'm happy for them but on the other side of the coin, it surely begs the question why - with VAR being available at Wembley - it wasn't used in any of the play off finals when there is so much at stake, smacks of total disrespect to all teams beneath the precious premiership to me

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nailed it in 1 di.

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😋 Morecambe potted Shrimp's 🦐😋

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Teams valuation before and after last season 🙂 taken with a pinch of salt me thinks 🙂https://c.newsnow.co.uk/A/1081848447?-16430:2026

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just who dreams stuff up like that is beyond me. sat in the attic with nothing else to make up probably.

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Strange goings on at Morecambe, Derek Adams has resigned & is expected to be named as Bradford's new manager later today. Maybe he didn't fancy life in league 1???

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no he,ll fancy being on look north yorkshire with a bradford scarf round his neck extolling the vertues of bradford city, big club, sleeping giant blah blah blah. his pay check will be bigger and thats what we all work for, to pay the bills. he,d hardly be using food banks at morecambe where he,d have security at a club not known for sacking managers after a defeat. he could have been morecambes version of coley but prefered money and another possible sacking in the next 12 months.

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A few Bradford fans in work were saying a week or two ago that this was going to happen.

The expectations at Bradford are massive, so Derek Adams is going to have to hit the ground running if he's going to last. I don't think anyone can blame him for having higher ambitions.

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Don't know what the fuss is about.
Manager does well gets a club promoted and improves his CV.
Someone else comes along better set up more money etc.
Why would he turn it down ?
Also ask Morecambe why he wasn't tied to a contract if they wanted to hold on.

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What fuss he,s had a success at Morecambe and he moves on for more money at a " bigger " club even the Shrimp,s forum aren't fussed wishing him all the best and thanks for the promotion, but he,s not universally liked his surly interviews, falls out with himself. Decent manager he,s proved that but doesn't appear bothered about being liked hope we never get him. Bradford is a poisoned chalice at the moment match made in heaven.

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Paul Smyth (68m) and Dion (88m) both on as NI subs in Ukraine! :)

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[QUOTE=andyd;1254394]What fuss he,s had a success at Morecambe and he moves on for more money at a " bigger " club

years ago a manager who moved down a division to another club was thought as making a backward step. if he had moved to a so called bigger club in division 1 it would have been thought of as a good career move. now its just a money move and no more. bradford fans must realize this and he,ll only be there if he is successful till a better money option is on the table somewhere else.

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Morecambe have announced their new manager, Stephen Robinson - ex Motherwell & Oldham. Never heard of him myself but wish him & the shrimps luck (he does know they never beat us, right?)

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Signed Aaron Chapman while at Motherwell as back up keeper Aaron sinced realeased wonder if he,ll end up at the Shrimpers.

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If we couldn't afford his wage demands what makes you thing Morecambe can satisfy them ?

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Has Stanley’s Commercial Manager been poached, or is the club wanting to bring in another one as well?

https://www.accringtonstanley.co.uk/...rcial-manager/

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Neither, I believe Dan is moving on to pastures new (not football related)

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Taking over the Albion public house in Clayton-le-Moors, good luck to him and his family done a great job at Stanley will be a hard act to follow.

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or a case of not thinking he was worth what he wanted and only prepared to go up to a certain amount.

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Good luck to Dan and his family in their new venture.:signbeer::drink:
I always found Dan very helpful and supportive at Stanley. Another chapter in the success story of recent years.:theband:
Thanks Dan for all your hard work.:mosher:

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Portsmouth reputedly interested in Matt Butcher he,s a boyhood Pompey fan it would of course require a fee as he his under contract a million plus might put them off but as he,s from that area could if interest is real be tempted what's everyone,s thought,s?

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Well first thought is every player has his price.
However a million plus ???
Wishful thinking.

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Your probably right just quoting Coley, s words, but with in Karl Robinson,s words ridiculous some league 1 clubs talking about offering defender, s £10,000 a week at this level well back to the crazy economy of football.

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it is, but you can go down but not up from the original asking price.

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if they were 5 times better than someone on 2,000 a week then its fine. thing is they are not as we have seen when some of these big earners come across us. however if you know a club is willing to pay fees like that its not the players fault for asking the money.

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Well after this pandemic which will have damaged a lot of clubs the rich owners some who will have become even richer will like vultures seize their chance, Man United want that kid Sancho reportedly offering +£350,000.a week for three years games gone mad.

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That's earnings of £54+ million good on him if he gets it but could just turn up and go through the motions bit like Pogba.

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But for a fee £36 mill less than the asking price.
Save on the fee invest in the pay.
Obscene but true.

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😲😳 Portsmouth looking to sign Matt Butcher 😲 https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/po...ue-one-outfit/

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you could double the figure and there is still no guarentee he,d come off in the side.

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Congratulations to Hartlepool United, promoted back to the football league after what sounded a cracking game which went to extra time & a penalty shoot out. Unbelievable Jeff!!

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Well done to the Monkey Hangers, welcome back to league football. Commiserations to Torquay, always had a good day out down there.

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and done on a bit of a shoestring budget and excellent loan signings. a big change from recent years where teams have bought promotion. it certainly was a nerve shredding game listening to it on radio tees.

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Did anyone hear the rumours about Jon Melish ?

He didn't turn up for the first two days of training at CUFC [despite being under contract ] and is rumoured to be engineering an exit to a North West based League One club.

Youd be looking at somewhere in the region of 150 - 200k [ They don't need to sell for the money as they posted a 750k profit last year ] Now doesn't seem like Andy or Coleys MO but Accys name has certainly been mentioned.

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Left footed defender/ midfielder ended up their leading goal scorer with 14 obviously going somewhere, Sunderland favourites I read and he hails from Gateshead.

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Excitement over

Apparently, he got caught up in the Portugal regulations changing and couldn't get a flight out in time to avoid a Home quarantine for Balmy Boris don't these people realise Pre Season training is way more important than some old pandemic

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Only a start, but let’s hope it leads to some improvements in the EFL.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57678951

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the best improvement would be the E.F.L. pack in and let someone decent run it.

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all this is fine if some action is done about these points and its not just more talk again. think the vast amount of fans will agree with these improvements as well.

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Teams with numerous winding up orders lecturing others on being well run.

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so the answer is for more clubs to get winding up orders and more burys and macclesfields about. at least teams who have had financial problems in the past will know what they are talking about. far better than some ex public schoolboy politician giving us a lecture on our finances. doubt there are many fans of lower league clubs that think doing nothing is not the answer.

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Swindon close to the edge their council taking them to court over 15 months unpaid rent for the stadium, players not paid last month and manager leaves after about 2 minutes in the job.

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yes, more money clubs get the more some get into a financial mess. in the last 20 years i,d love to know how many have been close to going under that we have missed. possibly a few previously well run clubs and not the basket cases like hartlepool or stockport that have always gone from bust to boom but quickly get back to bust again.

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Sheffield Wednesday suspended 6 points deduction for failure to pay wages numerous times, Derby County suspended 3 points deduction for one missed payment of wages should imagine will be implemented if they do it again.

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Best wishes to Michael Appleton. Going in to hospital soon for an operation to remove a testicular cancer tumour. Hope he is back on his feet and running Lincoln like a tight ship.

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Oh dear entire Sheffield United first team to isolate for 10 days after 2 players picked up the virus on a preseason tour of Spain the 2 affected have been left in Spain the rest in isolation will have to train alone at home, bad news on the eve of the new season can see lots of interuptions especially at the start then hopefully settle down.

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Has football lost its marbles Harry Kane the overhyped England great set for £160 million move to Manchester City on wages of £400 thousand a week crackers.