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big difference today I thought was Stuart Thurgood (the baldy no 8) he did his job well in breaking up and holding. Whenever the ball needed clearing it was either with his head (and to a player) or a big clever lump down the flanks to give Nurse and Benson something to chase.

I didn't think they were any fitter than us but they were stronger. They seemed better at holding off challenges and managed to get a toe poke to every loose ball.

Miles didnt look particularly fit but the heavy pitch didn't suit him at all. He likes to drag the ball about a lot and it kept sticking under his feet. Symes worked hard but got very little reward whilst Bobby Grant just wasn't strong enough at all. Bavs made one very good (camera) save in the first half and Roberts made one in the second half.

Poor game overall and they will be made up to have got the points after that performance. The goal they scored was ridiculous to concede but the penalty claim by Edwards would have been more ridiculous had the ref given it.

Final point? I need to stop making a habit of going sober to the football - its not half as much fun.

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thats exactly how i saw it, decent side, but we deserved a draw, lot of water on pitch in a few areas didn't help either, was disapointed when 50/50 draw was made, none of us had tickets, cos usual person had come around before kick-off, we were told by others, quite a few landed on clayton end, just before kick-off, so must assume a good few quid revenue lost yon.:(

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we need 3 players in asap keeper def and fast winger on left side .

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Thought we deserved a point from that.

Can I just say top marks to Tony Roberts who as usual had a great craic with the Clayton End and proved what a good sport he is...

...and a pretty handy keeper, too. :(

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Very disappointing result,as others have said. I said it on Tuesday and I'll say it again today. Is it just me....or for some reason are Stanley playing the long ball game more lately????

Admittedly the playing surface was hardly one for playing a strict "on the deck" passing game, but there again with a gale blowing why did we seem to resort to humping the high ball forward from the back second half ???

I'm not Miles' biggest fan, I'd say other than the one shot in the first half....totally inneffectual...At times he looks like he could play at a higher level, at others he seems totally un-interested..He was about as much use today as an ashtray on a motorbike !!! Sad to say it, but there was even a pretty audible cheer when his number went up to be subbed which summed his performance up.

Like has already been said earlier on the thread, I too can't understand taking Ryan off and bringing McConville on. Easy to tell Ryan was disappointed at being subbed by the way he trudged off. He was one player who looked like he could make something happen, but for me, replacing him with McConville was a bad move. :(

Too many times the lad just played "hit and hope" long punts forward without even looking up, I know he's a young lad...but to me a bit lightweight and easily forced off the ball and somebody needs to put an arm around him, have a word in his shell and tell the lad to think a little more where he's going to put the pass or play the ball.

Maybe the heavy pitch played it's part, that said wasn't Coley boasting in the L.E.T. not long back that we were the fittest or one of the fittest in League 2 ??? It may be me, but the last couple of games seem like we seem to be resorting to the long ball game, playing more and more hit and hope tactics. A bit like they've run out of ideas.:o

On our day,when we get the ball down and start passing it around, we can really open teams up....ala the second half against Cheltenham??

Also hope that the transfer embargo is lifted some time soon as it'll probably give Coley the chance to freshen things up with a new face or two and we all know we need Goalkeeping cover. I thought for a horrible few moments today that Dunbavin had been seriously injured by that stupid tackle by Benson.

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cover needed urgent fer Dunbavin as i have said before, lucky he recovered today n last week in cup, we can't keep getting away wi it. that loan must be repaid ASAP. did not begrudge him M.O.M. ive give him enough stick meself in past, even started kicking ball pretty straight, :D was a couple of young Leeds fans on today, spying on the creme.

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Yes. Tony Roberts is great value and long may he continue.

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You see keepers talking to the crowd when the ball's up the other end. But Tony Roberts was talking to the Clayton End when the ball was in he's half, which is unusual.

He's also a lot better keeper than he looks. If that makes sense.

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Was this a penalty???

http://matchpics.fotopic.net/p62104063.html

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Was hoping all the banter would distract him...sadly, it didn't. :(

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No, his hand is just "helping him down".:D

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NO cos we didn't get one.:D

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no it wasnt a penalty - but there was one in the first half for Dagenham that I'd probably have given if I was a ref. Kempson and Dunbavin both went for the ball, both missed and both felled Benson, Dunbavin then 'won' the loose ball.

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True,but not many stanley fans see those.:D