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Hat Trick Harper! :)
Well done to all the Stanley U18s.

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Good news for Bury fans….they’ll be back at Gigg Lane as a single club.

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Ben Barclay scored the winner for Carlisle today in their play off semi final

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And he’s on loan from their Final opponents - Stockport County!

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His hat-trick had little impact on JC - seems his services are no longer required (released by the club) :confused:

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Attachment 58703

Kind of sums the season up, came off washing it up :confused::confused:

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But at least the wheels haven't come completely off our club as could happen to Fleetwood now their owner has been found guilty of fraud & money laundering - there's a lot worse things than being (temporarily) relegated

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Same happened with me, same mug design but the whole handle came off when washing it up. Glued it back on with a superglue but came off again three months later.:(
It has been relegated now to use as ‘Crock’ in the bottom of a plant pot!:help:
Bought two new ones to replace it!

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I was told never to hold the handle whilst drying a mug. Haven't had a handle come off since.

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🙂 Lucas Jensen released https://www.facebook.com/21903170676...sdZ4EEtvMoNWl/ will we sigh him 🙂

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We can only hope he'll come back to us - got everything crossed :)

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certianly hope we sign him.

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jordon clark has just put luton in front loved him when he played for us. good man.

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At least he got to Wembley. Good luck to him.

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Fantastic footballer and a nice chap. Wished he was still with us....we would probably then still be in league 1.

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,,,and scored his penalty in a 6-5 winning shoot-out.

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Wow! Jordan Clark into the Premier League with Luton Town. Well done Jordan one of Stanley’s best ever!��

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Jordan deserves his chance to play at the top level.

Always gave 100% for Stanley, even when he knew he was leaving; right down to the very last game. There are other players who could learn from his example.

Respect.

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Well Saturday was some day. Jordan - what a performance.

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Lucas Jenson signs for Lincoln city.

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Apparently after Louie Molton a keeper from Wolves, Barrow and Tranmere interested as well, hoped we’d have got Jensen back but was always gonna be tough tbh.

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Cole Stockton signs for Burton Albion.

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Nathan Baxter signs for Bolton Wanderers.

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So, him signing Jimmy's hand at Oxford wasn't binding then :(

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If Jimmy hasn’t had a wash since then Stanley may have a case! :rolleyes:

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Really hope we make amends for the poor signings from last term and we make some decent quality signings this coming term.

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Doubt if we’ll know for another month.

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Andy Pilley ex Fleetwood town chairman gets 13 years in prison after being found guilty of fraud and money laundering.

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Local club who Stanley play a wk on Sunday Clitheroe 🙂 giving free entry to all home preseason friendly's with every season ticket they sell! Seams like a good idea to me !! Should Stanley do the same ? What you think ....

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😯 A near-£20m deal for x Stanley Bolton loan goal keeper Trafford moves to Burnley 😯

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And saved a penalty in the U21s' European Cup win!


https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66145646


https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66121133

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An unofficial Rochdale site has biographies of former players, including former Stanley ones.

Two are:
https://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/footba...le/news/60443/ and
https://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/footba...1--bobby-grant

Others can be found from a 'news search' on:
https://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/football/rochdale/news/

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[QUOTE=MikeA;1272973]An unofficial Rochdale site has biographies of former players, including former Stanley ones.

Some interesting articles in there. As Rabbie wrote:

“O wad some Pow'r the giftie gie us,
To see oursels as ithers see us!”

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[QUOTE=Exile on Spencer St;1272974]While we’re on “former players” who knew that Will Hatfield (2012-2015) who scored four for us in a 2013 Second Round FA Cup tie at AFC Fylde is now (since 2022) playing for ……. AFC Fylde!

:theband::theband::theband:

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Season ticket sales have passed the one thousand mark and pick up evening is in Coley,s on Wednesday 2nd August good effort really despite relegation.

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We were told collection day was Wednesday, 26th July.
Has it been put back a week, or are both dates applicable?

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i was w?wondering that ?
?

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Read it on Facebook this morning that it's now on 2nd August, collections from 6 p.m

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Thanks, AM, but why only Fakebook when the club has its own web site?

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For the same reason they can't be bothered to update match results

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It all seems to happen on twitter these days.

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i wouldnt know if it is, i abandonded that site awile ago, think its CRAP.

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So it would seem has far has match coverage goes his the official club site, take yesterday has an example 5 youngsters signed their first professional contracts and it was on twitter first.

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Strange no post match interview from yesterday.

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Our first game opposition Newport lost 8-0 at Bristol city yesterday their forum saying that the side looks awful, can't read anything into friendlies but let's hope thier forum is correct.

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You can't call it that anymore Andy .... it's X haha !

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Same here at the Mazuma Mobile Stadium....everything is on twitter which gives no regard for those who refuse to use Social Media or simply can't get their heads around it....

Hopefully when the season starts fans pages will return to normal...whatever normal is these days.

:(

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Rovers after Ross?
https://the72.co.uk/2023/07/26/black...ld-englishman/

Was there a sell-on clause, or was he out of contract?

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They signed him for an undisclosed fee at the time and no sell on clause was mentioned but I should imagine there will be one.

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Coleman talking about turning Nolan into a more of a forward/striker kind of player says he has lots of ability out wide but lacks the defensive side to his game must admit I agree with that.

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Love it.........more the old Stanley ideas...thinking laterally.......probably driven by necessity....lets hope he takes to it better than Whalley did! Still want to see a lot more from Lowe.......

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Well with the amount of midfield players we have won't be surprised if a couple leave soon they can't all play and playing one upfront especially at home just to squeeze a midfielder in is far from ideal, can't beat two strikers/ forward,s on the field. Some really talented younger midfielder,s in the likes of Martin,Coyle and Quirk who have big season,s ahead of them if they get the minute,s might not be a bad thing if we made some decent money on a couple of the more established midfielder,s could be added to the budget for another striker.

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In my opinion we need a bit of nous up top not a youthful experiment.

I'm guessing we still can't afford what we need.

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First Head to roll Mark Hughes Sacked by Bradford City after 11 league games 3 wins 4 draws and 4 losses https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67012337

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[QUOTE=mab;1274717]First Head to roll Mark Hughes Sacked by Bradford City after 11 league games 3 wins 4 draws and 4 losses https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67012337[/QUO

No surprises there then.

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More importantly, will Ross Sykes grace the Anfield turf tonight?

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[QUOTE=andyd;1274722]Actually Tranmere were the first, this season.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66768196
And today it’s the Gills, whose manager had the temerity to oversee three consecutive losses and a massive drop to 8th place.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67018806

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[QUOTE=Exile on Spencer St;1274733]I think it’s about eight in all so far

Website is The Sackrace

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Don’t count other leagues, Div3N. ;)

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These clubs obviously recognise poor results and performances.

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Aye, but they’re also the clubs that appoint the managers in the first place.

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On the bench, if not (yet) the turf! :)

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Ross came on for the last 10 minutes! :)

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Graham Alexander sacked by MK Don's so we face a new / Caretaker Manager on Saturday.

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Never a good time to play any team

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Was only fearing this yesterday when I looked at the ‘form’ table for League 2.

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New manager at MK Dons, Mike Williamson, formerly at Gateshead.

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Congratulations to the u21s yesterday on beating Rovers 5-2 in the Central League Cup:
https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2023/o...ley-Under-21s/

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Did Harry Kane's second goal last night remind anyone of Lewis Trickett's second at Harrogate last week?

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Another new manager next Saturday. Colchester have sacked their's tonight. Same result as today will do very nicely.

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Oh ffs!!

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What is going on at the club at the moment, Andy holt posting on Twitter he's had enough, put in 90k last month. 600k last year. Saying he's lost the fans, had enough. Clubs up for sale, not happy with coley and the media way he was interviewed.

Whatever gone on, needs to change. Andy's done everything for this club, same as John and Jimmy.

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Seems to have been sparked off with Bell's foolish interview with BBC Lancs Sport saying he wants to urgently sort out his contract with the club which expires in June next year. I saw the interview and Bell, obviously "not the sharpest knife in the box" was trying to put media/fan pressure on Mr Holt to hurry up contract talks. ........What's come out since on (X) twitter from Andy is he doesn't want the aggravation of running a football club and all the time it takes (including weekends) while bank rolling the club (£600k) last year, when he thinks the "majority" of fans "support" Bell and Coleman and don't think highly of him........Anyway, the clubs up for sale.......and I'm certain Jimmy Bell has ABSOLUTELY NO CHANCE OF BEING OFFERED THE NEW CONTRACT HE WAS AFTER. ......If there's any chance of saving the situation I believe Jimmy better get round to Andy's house and offer to clean his shoes and Car for the next 12 months........or do the honourable thing and RESIGN NOW!

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From elsewhere CG !..

On their decision to speak to the BBC, Holt wrote: 'They went to BBC Lancashire Sport for one or both of these reasons. To use pressure from fans to coerce me into giving new or extended contracts. To flag out publicly they’re available to other clubs.'

He also admitted that he hadn't spoken to the manager and his assistant after yesterday's win, before claiming last season's relegation was down to some 'poor decisions' made by the management and himself.

'They failed. In football getting relegated threatens a club. Last season was about p*** poor decisions and management. Including my decisions,' he wrote.

'I’m not replacing them. I’m replacing me,' he added.

With Andy's middle name being ' intransigent '.. as we all know, my fears are that he will not under any circumstances move from this reported position !.
As for 'The Management '... ???

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I was shocked to read the post by Dav1d I hadn't heard that there was any serious problems although I did realise that last season's abysmal performances did disappoint many supporters but I don't think that Andy lost the support of the majority of the fans. To be honest I heard a great deal more complaint of the management.
If the club is up for sale I fear the future of the club when I think back to what position the club was in under all of the previous owners.

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IF as seems to be a possibility that your club may be for sale then i hope for your sake that it is a smoother transaction than that we have had and are still experiencing BUT for me Accy is far more of an attractive proposition from a buyer looking to do a Wrexham style take over where an organisation wants to milk their purchase from a marketing and media point of view. Problem with that is that a buyer could soon get bored and put the club back onto the market and that could lead to the footballing side becoming of less importance.

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I know the club has come on a lot since then but remember the problems Eric Whalley had selling the club with the chap from Barnoldswick being the only taker then Ilyas having to pull his cheque book out as the gavel was about to descend on the winding up order in the High Court.

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I think the fans need to get out with a massive display of support for Andy Holt next Saturday after all he's done for the club.

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Congratulations to the Stanley Professional Development team who reached the semi-finals of the Lancashire Senior Cup today, beating PNE 3-2:

https://www.pnefc.net/news/2023/nove...ngton-stanley/ and on Stanley's Twitter page.

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Sky's Best EFL goals of 2023:
https://www.skysports.com/watch/vide...ramseys-rocket

Includes Tommy at 5·15, and a couple against us...

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Another manager gone just before we play them. Salford sack Neil Webb.

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Stick to weather forecasting. Wood not Webb.

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They don't mess about these boys at Salford.

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The Cowleys in at Colchester and Karl Robinson at Salford.

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Bit surprised Owen Devonport leaving so soon after making his debut. Always thought he was one for the future.

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Agree, Haggis. Presume he just wants to play, somewhere. Good luck to him.

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Football, eh, it’s all about statistics…

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Isn’t it, though ….. good to see

First Bananarama N or S side in Round Five, apparently

:theband::theband::theband:

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Hilarious. Two great finishes though, the first with the nonchalence of 92-era Paul Beck, the second definitely reminiscent of late-70s Haggis.

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Good to see Emerich Poilly being loaned out to Clitheroe.
He looks a very good prospect and I hope this is the start of him also moving up towards first team appearances.

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Stanley mentioned on Daily Telegraph letters page:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/...with-contempt/

Scroll down to the football photo.

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If the link doesn't work, here's a copy:

SIR – With regard to goalkeeping techniques in football (Letters, February 15), I well remember attending a match in around 1960 at Accrington Stanley, then in the fourth division. They were playing Doncaster Rovers, and I was standing right behind the goal.

All through the match the Doncaster goalkeeper and the Accrington Stanley centre forward, both very large in stature, would have an enormous battle every time the ball was crossed into the penalty area. In about the 89th minute the ball came in and both players jumped for it. I could see that the goalkeeper was deliberately not watching the ball and focusing on the centre forward. He then punched the centre forward in the face, and the man fell like a cut tree to the ground. The goalkeeper immediately turned around, picked up his flat cap and walked towards the dressing room without waiting for the referee to give him his marching orders.


John Smith
Gloucester

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https://the72.co.uk/2024/03/11/morec...n-this-summer/

Coley was at the game v Wrexham on Saturday and as someone suggested 'here to discuss the Assistant Managers role'......somehow doubt it.....!!!!!!!

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I would think Coleman / Bell will easily find a club before the start of next season but, what they wont find easy is when results aren't going their way.
Supporters at Stanley, in general, are very patient with the management staff when results don't always come our way. At most other clubs its a results business only and any slippage in results will end up with the supporters on the managers back and i don't think Coleman could cope with that.

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I must agree with you watchdog you only have to remember what happened when he went to Rochdale.

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It crossed my mind that they might end up at tier 5 or 6. Does in part depend on who in Leagues 1 or 2 gets a P45 this side of August

:theband::theband::theband:

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You’d also need an Assistant to the Assistant! :rolleyes:
But a straight swap would OK. :)

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Looks like Andy Cooke and Chesterfield will be joining us next season.

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Don't you mean his brother......Paul? and Chesterfield......yes they are by far the best team this season in the Conference.....