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Three changes, see Ian dunbavin, Tom Lees and luke joyce replace Dean Bouzanis, Jay McCarten and Chris Turner, team lines up as;

Ian Dunbavin, Tom Lees, Phil Edwards, Darran Kempson, Dean Winnard, Jimmy Ryan, Luke Joyce, Andy Procter, Bobby Grant, Billy Kee, Michael Symes.
Subs: Dean Bouzanis, Peter Murphy, Johnny Flynn, John Mullin, John Miles, Sean McConville, Gary King

Turner not even in the squad :confused:

http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk...for_more_cash/

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Hope you have started a lucky thread MCR!! Chris Turner, is he injured or what????

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cav's on the bench for Fleetwood this afternoon

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On the money for players, what use is having more players, when you pick the same 11???? If the squad had been rotated, then they may not have faded, anyway, history now!!!

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Good afternoon all.

Dan is on duty as a part time tele communications engineer trying to get the radio gear working so your with me for the afternoon...

There is a good number of Reds that have made the trip who are starting to make there self heard to my right. I will be keeping you update throughout the game, here is to hoping we don't set a new league record of six defeats on the spin.

The home side will line up like this,

Shane Redmond
Paul Arnison
Alan White
Ian Miller ©
Chris Moore
Gary Dempsey
Josh Gray
Gary Smith
Tadhg Purcell
Stuart Giddings
Mor Diop

SUBS,

Nick Liversage
Andrew Milne
Dan Groves
Mark Convery
Nathan Mulligan
Michael Smith
Richie Byrne

15mins to kick off time to pop the kettle on before kick off

Ben

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Chris Turner and Jay McCarten are both out doing the warm up in front of me neither look injured just a case of Coley shuffling his pack.

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Be lucky for us Ben!!!

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Leaving out Turner and including, Mullin, McConville and King, is crazy, in my opinion!! Then again, I am not the boss!!

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Hello again from our brand new log in :)

Dan's attempts to connect to 2BR failed so we have had plenty of time on our hands so I guess you will be hearing from us both as the afternoon progresses.

Teams are on their way out of the tunnel....

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We are underway.... with the ultra singing "whats it like to see a crowd" haha

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20 seconds: foul by Billy Kee very late deserved a yellow just a talking to from the ref

resulting free kick is headed away by Darran Kempson before Ian Dunbavin claims a simple cross

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7 Chance for Darlington Chris Moore cut in from right and shot left footed just wide but it must of got a deflection as a corner was awarded. Stanley have defended well and won a free kick which Ian Dunbavin will take

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8 Darlo free kick 20 yards out on left wing Jimmy Ryan penalised for a high boot Kempson heads away cross

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12: Darlo shot on target. Drive from 30 yards by Paul Arnison Ian Dunbavin diving to his right makes the save

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High boot, Jimmy Ryan - really?? Was it not more of a low head by a Darlo player :rolleyes:

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And in a test match special style, a change in the commentary box... I'm Dan Jewell.

Utterly uninspiring so far. Darlo with most of the chances (all two of them) and that's it.

Press box activities currently include watching Burnley online, shopping and fantasising about our players(!)

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And AccyMad, relatively speaking, how high can Jimmy Ryan get a boot? He's hardly a giant is he? Bloody referees!

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Afternoon Dan & Ben the 2br team hehehehe :D

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19: Darlo free kick 28 yards out, 5 man stanley wall, Gary Dempsey right footed very poor into the wall

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As we are both sat here with nothing much to do we shall put out initials on the end so you know who is posting unless you can come up with a nickname each for Dan and myself... what have I let us in for?

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Dan - a bit worried about you two fantasising about our players??? I trust you mean it as in which players you'd like to bring in next season? :)

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It's not us. For legal reasons the culprit must remain nameless.

We just had a chance btw - Symes volleying just wide - DJ

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27min Tadhg (daft first name) Purcell got in to the box on the left shot pushed round the near post by Bavs... BS

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Has a very pre-season feel to the game so far, neither side committing too much! The Burnley online watching has been given up now!

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anybody got any caffeine? - DJ

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Torquay are beating Dale 2 nil - don't feel so bad about us losing to the Gulls now :)

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Yea, I've just put the kettle on :), coffee 2 sugars is it?

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Martyn give us a wave, Martyn Martyn give us a wave

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Ten mins till coffee! Torquay 2-0 up vs Rochdale.

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Make that 3 nil to Torquay & Cheltenham are beating Bury who have had their keeper sent off!

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AccyMad you've mad my day as that has refreshed my memory of the nice chap on the way in who asked if we wanted coffee or tea on the way in, only 9mins to go :)
On the field Kempson nearly just headed past Bavs corner kick only.

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Eyes may be deceiving me but Burnley are drawing away from home.

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Just as they were after 93min at Wigan

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Biggest cheer of the game is for the ball hitting Michael Symes at speed on the back side... there are some home fans here it only took them 44mins and 52seconds to make a noise....BS

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Half time. Some entertainment in the next 45 please.

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Half Time 0-0 and the whistle from the ref i guess has disturbed some folks afternoon nap and they start to stand up in front... Vast improvement needed!!

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Sounds like it's been a riveting first half - fingers crossed Coley can give 'em a pep talk at half time that motivates them - gonna get me brew now :)

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John Miles is on the pitch and going through his paces... my guess Kee off Grant upfront and Miles to the left. I will confirm when we know. BS

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Morning/evening all...

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Dan again...
A couple of bits of important information:
1) the teams are coming out for the second half
2) the urinals in the gents are like something out of thunderbirds - stainless steel pods that self clean...
3) the member of the press contingent fantasising over ours players is NOT the lovely Dany Robson...
4) I am exceptionally bored (there's no ISDN or phone lines in this 25000 capacity monster so I have little to do!)
5) the Grand National starts in 15 minutes

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Oh, and Kee is off for Miles. Shorrock wants me to say that he was right.
Ginger, but right.

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Star spotting - Leam Richardson going pie shopping on the concourse.
Darlo fans view - Disappointing first half, expected Billy Kee to be star man.

Enter John Miles as a half time sub.

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Martyn, have you seen the urinals????

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John Miles, will no doubt star in this half!!!! :)

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We'll be ok now - our camaflauge winger is on :) and you lot please stop talking about the urinals - that was a big cup of coffee I just drank & I'd like to make it through the second half without having to pay a visit

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I have I was quite disturbed. Is Mor Diop a contender for worst footballer on the planet?

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48min Symes goes down under pressure free kick to stanley on the right 20 yards out here comes Bobby....
Its awful if the goals where twice the height the keeper would still just watch it sail over :(

49min bobby in with chance on the left shot on target pushed wide brilliantly by shane redmond. short corner routine makes its way to ryan who shoots just over from 18yards

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Half time team talk worked then??

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Note to all of those not here:

If Mor Diop scores the winner this afternoon, the jinx is called Martyn Biddulph and I can leave him in the north east if you wish... DJ

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counter attack neat play by grant and joyce on the right. joyce cross found its way to miles who took a touch. his shot was described as catching practice by Dan

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Bury now 3 nil down at Cheltenham

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1545 attendance. A packed house.

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1,545 attendance

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back soon watching the grand national on bbc.co.uk/sport :)

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I have Niche Market 18/1 each way. Win please!

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Yay my favourite player has left the building! Diop replaced by centre half Smith.
An angry lot these fellas to the left of me.
Rochdale 4-0 down now.

Graham Alexander penalty! 2-1 Burnley.

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3-1!!!!!!!!! Grezza you beauty!!!!!!!!Strange looks from outside the press box at my celebrating of the 3rd goal!

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Don't Push it wins the national and DJ picks up £7 for third place in the 2BR sweep stake still 0-0

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I spy with my little eye something beginning with E S

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You lot really are bored aren't you!

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Escape shaft?

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5-0 now for torquay

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Lots of discontent from the Darlo fans. You'd think they were bottom of the league or something...

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Torquay just went 5 nil up :)

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I would put my house on this finishing 0-0 now.

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It must be grim.:eek:

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kempo and grant draw outstanding double save from darlo's shane redmond closest we've come to a goal
5 to go

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Incredible double save from the Darlo keeper just as I typed that! First Kempson and then Grant denied. Corner wasted though.

Reds fans still in good voice.

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dayns said the beers or on her in the pub

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Win, lose or draw, looking at the sporting life match report, plus the reports from the lads on here, I just cannot understand how this Team appears to be playing so poorly, compared to 10/15 games go???

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Brett's just scored a consolation for Blackpool at Newcastle

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Cheltenham 5-2 Bury!!!!

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The Stanley fans have been singing my favourite Accy song for 5 mins and I forgot what it's called!

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Me neither - most worrying though is that Coley has said the same & if he can't figure it out we could be in for a few more dismal games - hope not but it's not looking good :confused:

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Is the Darlo keeper any good? or have we just bin very bad?:eek:

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Not surprising - sounds like it's been a mind numbing game to watch :rolleyes:

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In recent weeks we have lost against Grimsby, Torquay and Lincoln and it appears that we are struggling today?

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Do not think we have troubled him that much Cashy!!

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Yea - probably not the best time to be asking for votes for player of the season eh? :)

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Seems yer "Struggling" yerself joe.:D

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as it stands morecambe are in the play offs!

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Dam...should've stayed in bed...Oh well, at least we didn't do a Rochdale..

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was just wondering in light of the fact hes goin into oblivion n we badly need one.;)

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Nice one Cashy!!

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It's a ****** when you breathe a sigh of relief that it's finished a draw at the home of team who are bottom of the table - but I suppose a draw's better than nowt

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Ah well a point n nowt conceded is better n a kick in the balls.:D

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You really do have a way with words Cashy :rolleyes:

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Its me background in the "Diplomatic Corps":D

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Even though I do not rate him, still do not understand why McConville did not get 10 mins and we still had King on the bench??? Unless Coley just did not want to lose?? Roll on Tuesday night!!!

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Thanks for the updates Dan & Ben - hope the game on Tuesday's an improvement

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Still 14th & at least now have 4 points breathing space from two beneath us - trying to find positives - :)

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i'm optimistic, can't be worse.:D

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We've just got back, a pretty dire match to be honest.
But congratulations to the Darlo fans in Block 4, A good bit of old fashioned banter. The best entertainment of the match.

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A welcome point from a game neither side really deserved to win. First half we were atrocious, with the defence seemingly under orders to hoof the ball as high in the air and as far as possible. Composure on the ball was completely lacking, with the notable exception of Jimmy Ryan who was just about our man of the match for me. At times Darlo briefly threatened with some quick forward interchanges and I half thought they were going to do a Grimsby on us. John Miles did make a big difference in the second half as at last we had a forward who could retain possession and make things happpen, and we should have had a couple of goals from 2 chances each for him and Bobby Grant, but again, the composure wasn't there. Thanks to Bavs for saving the day late on when their man was through on goal, looking odds on to score. No Turner again though - why do we not want to play our only man who can deliver a good, pacy cross? Incomprehensible.

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Tell you what Joe you would have more fun with a sausage roll at the moment than watching the Reds.

There is something seriously wrong at the moment!

Today was bloody awful, Jimmy Ryan tried his hardest but the lads a central midfielder not a ruddy winger, Miles tried to create when he came on.

A few others tried but in essence it was shabby, no cohesion back to lumping it forward first half, second half when they got it down they did threaten but too many players are flattering to decieve at the moment.

Maybe the sooner the season ends the Better on current form & ideas?

It's going to be a major surgery job over the Summer for the Reds both on & off the field

Maybe that's what is needed, it has been a long hard season with all the crap that went on earlier in the Season and maybe the shadow of some things are still casting doubts around the Crown Ground?

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More to the point why not even on the Bench?

One of the few players we have who can produce genuine width and create havoc for defences with his pace/crosses but he dosn't get on the Bench but yet Murphy & McConville do:rolleyes:

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Well said Pendle Red. A poor game today, hoofing the long ball forward we were outplayed Darlo occasionally using their wings well and played better football than us. No Pride No Passion and no players on the bench capable of change. Plus point of my day pie at half time.

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Oh dear, Dan & Ben weren't exaggerating then - Coley needs to get to the bottom of what's wrong, obviously locking them in after Monday's game wasn't the answer (never thought it would be to be honest)
For whatever reason their confidence is seemingly shot to pieces, maybe it's the amount of games they've played & they're plain & simply knackered, will be a damn shame if the season peters out to nothing after all their hard work at the start.

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Can he though accymad, is my question.:confused: the way i see things is the close season will demonstrate one way or the other, needs to forget the old pals act, weed out the chaff, n build where possible on the good things we got.

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is it a split camp? some players wanting to move onwards, others frustrated.