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Yo all
TEAM NEWS
John Coleman has made one enforced change for today's game with Stevenage.
Phil Edwards replaces the suspended Peter Murphy.
Stanley: Dunbavin, Edwards, Long, Hessey, Winnard, Procter, Joyce, Ryan, Putterill, McConville, Gornell
Subs: Cisak, Barnett, Lindfield, Richardson, Parkinson, Boulding, Owens


I'll try to keep you informed as the afternoon progresses, also updates here Accrington Stanley (ASFCofficial) on Twitter


Dan

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We are under way...

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afternoon Dan, dull & damp down here in Selsey - what's it like up yon ?

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Hello all ! Right let's have a resounding win today please lads !:D

Northampton 1 up against Barnet

Stanley 18th

Northampton 10 men Barnet have equalised Stanley back to 17th

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Still missing the live commentary. Having to listen to Lincoln City instead!

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It seems my posts are not working!!

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Hi guys..whats the score?

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Wondered why it was so quiet!

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0 : 0 Kiwi

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Ahh ,0-0....couldnt get Football365 up but OK now.

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Ta Dave, all sorted now.

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Cold!!!

First Stanley chance - 5 mins gone, Putterill finds McConville down the left who crosses for Putterill. Goalkeeper Chris Day pushes it away and Ray can't reach the rebound

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Now they're coming! Odd...

It's 0-0. Stanley with the best and only chance so far

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Try Sky Sport score centre & match reports round the grounds(audio), I flick between that & this to see what's happening, :)

Macc lads beating Bradford (Our next game) 0 : 1

Lincoln 1 : 0 Hereford = Stanley 18th

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Whats the attendance like Dan?

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Bobby started for the Dale

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******; I can't hear a thing......

On, Stanley On!

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28 minutes gone and they've been fairly quiet minutes. Stanley have had one good chance, but other than that it's hardly been worth writing home about.

And winter is DEFINITELY here...

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How's the pitch looking Dan?

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And i'm sitting here with my first case( for the year) of mild sunburn..:D

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There's a bit of needle in this one - a few challenges flying in.

I'm clutching at straws, drama-wise!

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Better to be boring than getting beat Dan

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Lincoln 2 : 0 Hereford but they've still got a lousy goal difference so no worries ;)

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souns like we're missing a treat :(

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Pitch is looking... wet.

Crowd is looking... a bit sparse. Only 100 or so visitors, but Clayton end is noisy and busy as ever.

First chance for Stevenage a second ago, Bav saving an effort from Lawrence Wilson

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Pitch is looking... wet.

Crowd is looking... a bit sparse. Only 100 or so visitors, but Clayton end is noisy and busy as ever.

First chance for Stevenage a second ago, Bav saving an effort from Lawrence Wilson

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Thats a bad stutter there Dan ...? :)

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Half time and 0-0. Described by a fellow hack as "a blessed relief"

Stanley had a good early chance through Putterill, but Stevenage were in the ascendancy towards the end of the half.

Neither side deserves to be in front!

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He's got cold Balls..........:D

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Barnet 2 : 1 Northampton (10 men) Half time.

Think Stanley will be getting a talking at by Coley then :D That should warm em up a bit !

Come on the lads !

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Along with both sides from the lack of excitement. Someone gonna make sure Dan has a supply of warm pies and liquids?

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I'd like that!

I've just had some leftover chips from the lovely supporters in front, so I can't grumble.

Today's report could be about half time refreshments. There's little to report on the park...

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Did the chips have sauce or vinegar on?

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The second half begins...

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From Football 365.. 16:04 Sending-off -Conall Murtagh, Aberystwyth 74 Foul & Abusive Language
Poor ******, was probably only trying to call out his teams name...:(

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Shrews 1 : 0 Southend

Stanley up to 17th

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54 minutes gone. Still pretty poor!

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Accy Aggro!!

Every player bar Stevenage keeper in Stanley's area after a bit of argy bargy between Hessey and Holroyd. There followed the most girly melee ever.

Still waiting for the ref to restart play. He's booked Hessey. I think.

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Stockport 0 : 1 Torquay

Stanley up to 16th

Bobby Grant scored for Rochdale

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Bobby Grant scores for Rochdale

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It's all kicking off on and off the ball and the ref has not got a clue!!!

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O( gosh...look who's scored for 'dale..

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66: |GOAL!!!
Ryan crosses from the right and McConville flies in at the back stick to flick it in. 1-0

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Yesss !! Go on the lads 1 up !!!

Now in 13th :D

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Yesssssssssssssssss Super Sean.. you the man

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Is the ref a Scot?

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20 to go - great save from Bav to turn Chris Beardsley's shot round the post.

Putterill replaced by Parkinson

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was Sean's card for celebrating, Dan ?

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It's raining now - grim out there!

Parkinson just shot wide - great move involving Joyce and the ever excellent Gornell

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C'mon STANLEY.. 3 points await.

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FIVE minutes of stoppage time

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Two to go - McConville replaced by Owens.

Stanley free kick on edge of box

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Ryan shot over.

Game over. 1-0 FULL TIME

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That must be fulltime surely...?

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Great ..Well done SUPER STANLEY... thanks Dan.

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Magic. Well done lads. Win and a clean sheet.

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Excellent, a long awaited win & no goals against things are looking up, well done lads & thanks Dan.

Sitting pretty at 13th

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3 points no goals conceded is a good enough reason to be happy for me. :D

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Very boring game!

but one goal 3 points and a very much needed clean sheet :) bring on bradford

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Poor game Stevenage came to spoil n went fer a 0-0 draw, stanley deserved the 3 pts no question, worst ref i have ever witnessed, lost control completely, linesman also as much use as a chocolate fireguard, overall a welcome n deserved 3pts.

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Dour game lightened up by a class finish from Supermac:D

As Cashy has said the Ref lost the plot particulary in the second with some bad descions, leading to some rash challenges, some great acting and a wide spectrum of handbags on show:eek:

Midfield passing was a little off the pace

Special mention to Kevin Long who I thought had a very good game whilst just doing the simple things but he is now beginning to mature and is a good addition to the back four looked who were all fairly solid today.

Three valuable points, a clean sheet and whilst not being a great game it moves up back in the right direction.

Onwards & Upwards

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first time for a while that i have seen a team try and intimidate and bully Acci like that,they didnt deserve anything from the game and Acci got sucked into there tactics.
Disappointed that on a few occasions Acci players pulled out of a few tackles and they took heart from this ( no names ).
On the plus side i thought Long had a good strong game and looks like hes finding his feet now,

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So the defensive woes are now behind us ? Or is there still work to be done ? Bradford were beaten today but Port Vale won theirs & these are pretty prominent games in the near future.

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agree wi pendle Long i thought along wi edwards were immense, have great hopes fer that lad, seems to be improving every game. just hope we can get another "Longer" loan fer him next time.;)

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Agreed. I thought Long would have deserved the man of the match award.

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very strange this MoM, jimmy got it in probably his poorest game this season, yet have seen him brilliant n not get it!:confused: only thing i can think is those who pick it are well p1ssed by that time.?:D

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was solid today a the back,and was good to see the centre backs being strong with the fullbacks covering when defending and giving width when attacking,they have obviously worked on defending on the training ground and keep there shape under pressure

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I thought he was going to get man of the match award .

The Ref lost it big time .

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Agree 100%, our crew commented today on just that.;) shame the main option was hoof the ball this aft, they seem to copy what style the away team play to me.

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No disrespect meant, but I wouldn't want to watch Stevenage every week. The ref also left a lot to be desired. He could also have done with being a bit taller as well. I couldn't see him in the middle of the players when the trouble started. I thought he'd gone off.

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I haven't left yet, so for your consideration, here's what Mr. Coleman thought:

ASFC News Story > 3713

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Massive 3 points today, and nice to look at the league table again.

Holroyd should have had a red without a doubt, Roberts was as crap and annoying as he was when he played for us. Without a doubt they came for a draw, and massively pleasing we managed to break them down.

Agreed the ref was clueless, however was superb to see the defence looking relatively solid again. Long had his best game in a reds shirt from when I have seen him.

Jimmy different class, his ball in for mcconville was just superb. Good finish aswell.

Roll on the short trip to Bradford on Tuesday.

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Stanley hanging onto a lead? I must be dreaming. Stevenage had plenty of approach play but couldn't breach our back line, where I was really chuffed to see Long impress with a battling display. He looked well fired up! Great goal by McConville, but people round me were calling for him to be subbed prior to that. The goal perked him up, as he looked out of sorts with himself earlier, so let's hope he can carry that into the Bradford game. I really don't enjoy having criticised his game recently so I 'll be happy to eat my words if he keeps popping them in.

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It was quite a knock he took against the advert board earlier on the game aswell.
Well done stanley - bring on "massive Bradford" (in their own words)

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I told you that you would have a different opinion when he scored the winner, he just scored it 23 mins earlier......;) :D :D

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Ah, but I don't have a different opinion - yet!:(

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Any news on Jonathan Bateson? He wasn't even a sub yesterday :confused:

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Great result but not the most exciting to watch, we certainly needed the points.

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Neither do I but, he has won us a few games this season and has improved since last season!!!

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watched the highlights last night, did anyone notice they all rounded on long when the trouble started?,obviously trying to exploit his inexperience.
It didnt work ! he just raised his game,thats the sign of a good player,he also proved he can play on the deck as well,hope he keeps it up now hes raised the bar