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Not seen one as yet so thought would start one!

Stanley line up

• 01 Bouzanis
• 05 Kempson
• 12 Edwards
• 15 Winnard
• 26 Lees
• 06 Procter
• 08 Joyce
• 14 Ryan
• 07 Miles
• 09 Kee
• 19 Symes

Subs
20 Murphy
30 McCarten
31 Flynn
16 Turner
17 McConville
18 Mullin
24 King

I'm going for 1-1!

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BBC showing good Accy start, Kee and Symes had early efforts.

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1-0 symes

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Brilliant! Miles with the assist!

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Morecambe winning 1-0 at Hereford.

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Hi SPARKIE and Marty.. rained at work so I came home. Texted Pete not to send me anymore scores. Hope he reads it.

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CHIMER ..come on in... :)

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Hi John! 2 mins till half time. Live league table has Stanley 10th 2 points off the play-offs!

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Going by the stats on Footy 365, we're all over them...

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..and how come you're left at home 'Holding the baby' SPARKIE???

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BBC have Stanley 7-1 on shots on target! 3 massive points if the boys keep this up tonight!

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Radio Sheffield half time:

Stanley unlucky not to be considerably further ahead. Have dominated the match. Rotherham hardly in it. Will be alarmed at ease with which Stanley have regularly carved them open. Ryan got away crossed for Symes tap in. Only smart save from Warrington denied Miles from distance.

Mind you Stanley should have been several up by half time at Rotherham (Sheffield) - they nicked it at the death so there's no room for complacency Stanley need to be putting the chances away if history is not to repeat itself.

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His battery was dying out so I think it'll be fine!!!

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There's a simple answer to that John, I was daft enough to buy him a season ticket for his birthday, which by process of elimination, leaves me at home looking after Em!!!! DOH!!!!:rolleyes:

Me thinks I didn't think that one through so well!!!:D

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You STUPID woman. :)

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Josh Walker 1-1 :(

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****** 1-1

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^&&*(%@$#)(*&)_*&@^#)+%$#&^%

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Tell me about it:rolleyes::D

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belated hello folks - let's hope the crowd can encourage Stanley to get one or two between the posts and under that bar.

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I've had 2 bets...At halftime both were looking great, STANLEY 1 up and PLYMOUTH 2 up...now its 1-1 and 2-1... :(

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I think that's what you call the curse of the commentator Martyn.

Is it just me but everytime someone measures what position we are destined to be in we concede?

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Apologies! I'll keep quiet on league positions during games from now on :)

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Yesss ! - get in Jimmy Ryan

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2-1 Get in there Jimmy!

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Get in there Jimmy lad!!!

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Yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

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Deano with the assist bless him!!!

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John Flynn on for John Miles

Apparently Milesy copped the ball in his goolies just before going off. Although I have been informed that it was difficult to tell if the pitch of his voice had changed, given his normal speaking voice!!!!:D

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Jimmy ryan jimmy ryan jimmy ryan!!

deano deano deano wil turn out to be one of our main players of the season and for the furture, hes just quality

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STANLEY are just QUALITY,

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4 mins added and I'm being informed the handbags are out and swinging!!

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Hang on fellas

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Jimmy picks up a Yellow for swinging his Louis Vitton about (genuine turkish fake!!), but their gets nothing!!!

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Full time 2-1 stanley win GET IN!!!!!!

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BRILLIANT... Seriously good stuff STANLEY..
"NEXT PLEASE.."

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Looks like they were right to get the jinx out of the Clayton End, although I'm sure she will be claiming it's the new lucky shirt :D

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three points, three points, three points, three points - now for the small matter of Rochdale, Bournemouth & the Daggers ! Still I'll be off to 'bo-bo's' a happy chappie tonight.

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yessss well done boys, great fight at the fortress crown, another 3 points,

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Brilliant 3 points! Up to 9th and right back in the race now! This league is far too tight at the moment!

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Yee haa!

OK Kiwi I was here all the time ....

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I think you've joined me in the superstitious corner Chimer!! After lasts season I'm not aloud to start match threads!!!!!

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Yes Chimer..I saw you were logged in... :)

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Get in!!!!

Cheers Martyn for not mentioning table:cool:

What did Stevie Wonder sing about "superstition":)

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.. And Plymouth got a late winner to make my TAB a/c look healthy...

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Very superstitious and the writings on the wall apparently!! Funny that, I thought it was an ultras flag!!!




I'll get my coat!:o:D:cool:

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:mosher: Well done Stanley-little tipple before bed methinks:D

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9th and STILL 2 games in hand on most teams above us and only 2 points off the magic 7!!! What a great result!!! 5 points on the prediction league as well :D

53 points before Easter? Im gonna get a friggin nosebleed!! Le Fondre? Pah... Bring on the Dale and lets show League 2 what we can do...

COLEY IS OUR KING AND ILYAS IS OUR SAVIOUR!

Jimbo T :horn8:blower

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A very good game, Stanley were worth their half-time lead, playing some nice free flowing football. Marking & pressing for the Rotherham goal was the stuff of schoolboy's with backing off & backing off but a good finish never the less.

The game then became a see-saw affair with Stanley just lacking that killer punch with Symes in particular trying to take extra touches in and around the area and ending up looking like "Bambi on Ice" as Rotherham pressed forward a good run from Winnard a good pass for Ryan to steer it in from inside the box.

Which is probably no more than Stanley desreved for their endevour going forward, what was good to see was a tactical sustitution with Miles off and Flynn on to shore things up at the back and at last defending high up the pitch that was really pleasing.

A massive result and a workmanlike performance from the Reds

On Stanley On

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Well a fantastic 3 points tonight, !!!!

Bouzanis, 1 World Class save in the second half, no chance with the goal. Keep him in!
Winnard, Solid
Lees, See Winnard
Kempo, ROCK, Won everything in the air.
Edwards. Another class performer

Ryan, Another assist and goal, Simply Brilliant. ARE YOU WATCHING JEFF!!!!
Proccy, Box to box never stopped running
Joyce, See Proccy
Miles, Had his best game this season for me, 1st 60 mins he was very good indeed.

Kee, Brilliant, Never gave up, could have scored but looks like a different player when starting
Symes, Great goal, looks massively tired still mind, !!!


Subs

Flynn, Made some good tackles!

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So the Stanley juggernaut rolls on. What a marvellous win, with Stanley absolutely battering Rotherham in the first half, then defending like heroes when the inevitable reaction came from the opposition in the second half. Bouzanis was outstanding in goal but every man jack in the team played out of his skin to claim a richly deserved 3 points. I was worried when Joyce missed the first of his 2 gilt edged chances at 1-0, and United went straight down the other end to equalise, although it seemed like Ryan was fouled in the build up. Another bad moment when Stanley's defence stopped playing at the linesman's flag for offside for their disallowed goal, but this time the opposition pressuring the ref didn't work! Fantastic run and delivery from Winnard for Jimmy's winner and the Clayton End cranked up the volume even more than their match long racket. Brilliant night.:D

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fer my money the best 90 min performance at the crown this season, and to compliment that a very good referee, rotherham were a good side no doubt, Boozer n Kee are "MUSTS" to stay in the side IMHO. thought Symes had a off night, yet still scored. More of the same please.:)

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Yea, she did :) - Good night had by all, what a cracker of a game - well done lads, bring on the Dale!

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Echo the posts, great team effort some fantastic footy on the deck and battle in defence. Coley made good subs. All in all a great match, well deserved win. Think me being back where i belonged in main stand and omg what a laugh we all had, seemed the loud coley wannabe worked pmsl my sides still hurt, thoroughly entertaining :)
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Sod her, it was my return that made the differance.:D

Oh yes the lucky shirt indeed also helped that stanley need me in the main stand, one goal for each :)

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Good u will have to book yer hols off season now lol :)

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When's Grant due back so Symes can have a well deserved rest?

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A couple of weeks at least

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think they should play all 3 mate, grant n kee have no height.

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:) Talked to Bobby tonight he said hes aiming for this saturday home game to in is words if he gets picked to play:)

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Paul Mullin's got a bit of height;)

I agree Cashman but still think they should give Symes a week off to help with our play-off push. I personally would have Grant on the left and Turner on the right.

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Both spot on posts I feel, came away tonight, having enjoyed a great game of footy, that was not spoiled by the officials and one we won deservedly!!!

P.S. Nice to meet up with you Redraine :) :) :)

P.P.S. Good to see you back Cashy :) :) :)

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What a massive win. Well done reds. Tuesday night footy is ace.

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I have to say this post is also spot on, I too felt I had watched a thrilling game which see-sawed either way in the second half, only spoiled by some whinging and whining by Rotherham players, especially when the goal was disallowed. The liner had his flag up for offside as soon as the ball was kicked, just because it came off 2 Stanley players does not put them onside. Thank goodness for a strong referee. He officiated really well tonight. Can we have him back at the Crown please, not card or whistle happy, tried to play advantage on a few occasions, but brought the ball back for the original foul when the side looked to be loosing the ball within a few seconds. Really pleased for the team and the management.
Oh - one other little thing that disappointed me, Eric Whalley in the Presidents lounge with his son and family. :eek:
The whole family should be told to stay away permanently!!!

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Thought Jimmy Ryan deserved man of the match by a country mile tonight. Though it seems like ages since we haven't given away a penalty/OG so for one of the centre halves to get it is probably fair :D

Kee may not have height but for a shorty he's brill in the air as shown tonight. He's often better than Symes in that respect.

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Why? Without Eric's input we may still be playing Unibond football. Yes, he run outof cash & yes he buried his head in the sand.....

But he is hardly a criminal.............
He certainly put in more of his own money than me or you

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the presidents lounge is hardly a place were that man should be, a paying spectator then sod all anyone can say about that.:(

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I will just reiterate, not argue, despite his flaws, the man & his family have done MORE than you & me for this club. We move on to another chapter in our history, but Eric has his own 10 chapters ............

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GET IN!!! 1 step closer to the playoffs! C'mon Stanley!

Gutted i couldn't go last night, noone would go and I was called into work (just finished) and as soon as I got online I had to check the Stanley result, buzzing. 2 points from Playoff spot with 2 games in hand... Ohhhh Stanley we love youuu!

See you in the semi finals home leg and finals at Wembley ! :D

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Good to see Boozer have a good game. Coley will now face a difficult decision, does he recall Bavs who really hasn't done a bad job since his return from injury or does he stay with Boozer who has been exceptional in the last one and a half games and maintain a winning team? My guess is he retains Boozer? What do you lads think?

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I do not dislike Bavs, but I do think that Bouzer gives us more!!!

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On a seperate note tonight, I thought that the atmos was FANtastic! Jase I know you always give it "It was not just The Ultras!" but you and the lads were totally brilliant tonight!!! The first half was non-stop and the last 15 mins pistols re-make was AWESOME!!!! I thought that was a huge factor towards the lads sealing the win - top marks Jase and great lyrics to the pistols song!!!!! Bring on Saturday.

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I strangely thought the atmosphere went missing second half with Jedward sounding songs:D

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Really chuffed for you lot after a great win last night. Obviously it does us a favour but its not just that.

It would be great to see you get into those play offs after the season you have had and what chances a Bury V Accy Wembley final? :)

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Lets face facts we are a pi...ss poor team... - Rotherham United FC forum from footymad.net

Stanley fans praised - thanks!

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I wuv you too , Joe.....

Seriously, the middle "ultra" section is getting wider & wider. Youngsters are filling the Clayton End to join in & the support has ramped up a gear (inspite of some Jedward songs lol). But its only as good as the last game, same again Saturday please everyone. Drum died last night but will be fixed & snare should be back too.....

Extra 10% from the players I am sure with noisy passionate fanaticals from the Clayton End...

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I was one of the ones on the thread on millersmad praising your fans. I have to admit, despite absolutely hating league 2 and its terrible standard of football (RUFC are part of that so dont think im being billy big bolloks), I really enjoyed Accys family atmosphere.

Your fans are a credit and sing non stop and show great enthusiasm. You also have a team that, at times, play some good football. I do think had we turned up for 90 minutes and not 45 minutes we would have won though as its rare that Le Fondre misses chances.

One thing I totally disagree with you on is the dissallowed goal. It was a goal kick and I believe you cant be offside from a goal kick. Furthermore, Le fondre picked up the ball in the 2nd phase of play from an Accy defender which means hes onside. On all accounts hes not offside and you got away with it, a poor decision by linesman and a weak referee for not allowing the goal.

Apart from that credit to your club, players and fans.

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Superb game of tuesday night football and thankfully the drum died so in a way i was glad i could finally just watch the game for once!!! Was a great tuesday night game and stanley deserved their win and put in so much effort even when looking very tired!! Did anyone else notice Symes looking very tired? Miss placing his passes here and there and even an airshot at one time when in the box! Deano had another great game and we all found out he can just skip past players aswell like a Brazilian!!! Phil kept le fondre at bay and also bouzza had a great game and what a superb save in the second half! However we gradfted the win and it was well deserved!

Superb atmosphere as usual, same again Saturdayyyy!! :)

Just a little video of last night:

YouTube - I Am A Stanley Fan - Stanley Ultras 16.03.2010

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Sorry mate but the rules of offside state that when the ball is kicked forward and crosses the centre line if a player is forward of the last defender then they are offside and to be fair to the linesman he raised his flag straight away prior to Stanley players involvement.

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You can't be offside if the ball is received directly from a goal kick.

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Great result, bring on "the Dale"

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That was FANtastic, thanks for posting that my good man!! If we can re-create that last 15 minutes for the whole game on Saturday, then there will be only one winner!!!

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As somone stated, you cant be offside from goal kicks.

Im pretty sure I know that if a player is forward of the last defender past the halfway line its offside. However, there are certain circumstances when that isnt the case.. 2 of them are...

1. From a goal kick
2. If that player recieves is not involved in the first phase of play but gets involved in the 2nd phase of play

So the fact the linesman had his flag straight up just goes to say the linesman got it wrong, quickly.

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I am a stanley fan, and i am an accringtonion, i know what i want, and i know where to get it, **** the tax man and his bills, cause iiiiiiiiii wanna beeeeeeeeee STANERLYYYYYYY

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If you feel disappointed so did we.

How I came away from your place (err the sports stadium you play at) without seeing my team take at least one point I will never know neither did the police sergeant who commiserated with us outside the ground.

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Loved every minute!!!!!

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Highlights:

BBC Sport - Football - Accrington Stanley 2-1 Rotherham

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The good thing about these highlights is that they clearly show that the Millers' disallowed goal did not come from a goal kick, so all the red herrings about not being offside from a goal kick are completely groundless. The goalkeeper had the ball on the edge of his penalty area before he hoofed it up the field. I have to say, I hadn't realised this on the night, but it's good to see that justice was, in fact, done.