Re: First Taste Of Action
 

:) Got a good teacher cashy:D:D

Re: First Taste Of Action
 

Just got back, was very much a game of two halves! Line-ups are below

Alex Cisak
Ben Hoskin, Danny McDonaugh, Sean Hessey (c), Dermot McCaffrey
Andy Parkinson, Ray Putterell, Michael Byrne, James Bennett
Mark Mango, Vesseko Gramero

2nd half

Leam Richardson, Phil Edwards, Jimmy Ryan, Oliver Devenny, Michael Dukes, Ryan Kendal, Rory Balding all came on. Luke Joyce came on late on.

Players playing 90 mins were Cisak, McCaffrey (I think), Hessey.

Re: First Taste Of Action
 

Can i ask why Craig Lindfield was absent?:confused:

Re: First Taste Of Action
 

Match report - FULL TIME: Clitheroe 3 Accrington Stanley 3 (From Lancashire Telegraph)

The team were all over the place in the first half and looked like they'd never played together ... given that the team was entirely full of triallists (and Cisak), it wasn't surprising!

The introduction of Phil, Jimmy and Leam made all the difference for the second half. With some cohesion to the team, it allowed Ray Putterill to play to his abilities and he was very impressive. If we can sign him, I'd be very happy! Hopefully, his long-term injury problems are behind him.

The forwards in the second half looked promising - and they need to be after we've lost Bobby Grant, Michael Syme, Billy Kee and Gary King! - but they benefitted from having a solid spine to the team, which the forwards in the first half didn't have.

A difficult game in terms of the weather and especially in terms of the pitch ... I thought our pitch had a slope until tonight's game! Hard to judge the triallists in the first half as the team was so disjointed, but plenty to enthuse about the second half.

Re: First Taste Of Action
 

Thanks for all the reports guys!!!

Re: First Taste Of Action
 

An evening summed up perfectley by the saying "a game of two halves" first half awful although credit to Clitheroe they played some good football and their number 9 was a livewire creating havoc among the Stanley back four, second half much better performance with the introduction of first teamers added a bit of bite and calmness on the ball that was missing first half.

All in a all a good run out and no doubt a bit of food for thought for Coley & Jimmy who now have some tough descisions to make.

Re: First Taste Of Action
 

A bit of info on some of the trialists:

Dermot McCaffrey - Dermot McCaffrey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Andy Parkinson - Andy Parkinson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Michael Jukes - No link I'm afraid. Think he's a striker who was a trainee at Wigan.
Ray Putterill - Ray Putterill
James Bennett - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_B...8footballer%29 (I think! There's a few with that name.)
Oliver Devenney - No link. Released second year scholar from Burnley.
Michael Burns - Michael Burns (footballer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (As with Bennett, there's a few with that name.)
Marc Manga - French striker who was on non-contract terms with Dale last season.
Rory Boulding - Rory Boulding - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ryan Kendall - Ryan Kendall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Re: First Taste Of Action
 

From playing Football Manager, Ray Puterill is a young winger if I'm correct so sounds like Bobby's potential replacement?

Re: First Taste Of Action
 

I was going to say the same about Puterill.

He played in central mid for us yesterday and looked the part.

As did that striker Ryan Kendall.

Re: First Taste Of Action
 

A few good trialist's on show hope they keep it up over next few games.

Jimmy ryan looked good and i was very impressed with leam in the seccond half hope they do up against better opposition

But at the end of the day stanley were back on and you better have a good excuse if you wernt there.