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Evening all
Here's the preview for tomorrow's game - ASFC News Story > 3860

There's a link to the opposition fan article in there :)

Dan

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hope we have a good ref 2moz pitch in bad way over there was a running meeting on so could be cut up .( track and field)

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Good evening all! Checking in from a very, very cold Don Valley Stadium! Dan's on Radio Lancs updates duty tonight so I'll be keeping you up to date throughout the game, team news to come when we have it.

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Just the one change for Stanley. Luke Joyce comes in for Leam Richardson.
Stanley line-up:
Ian Dunbavin, Dean Winnard, Sean Hessey, Andy Procter, Jimmy Ryan, Charlie Barnett, Phil Edwards, Luke Joyce, Terry Gornell, Joe Jacobson, Ian Craney

Reds subs:
Alex Cisak, Kevin Long, Craig Lindfield, Ray Putterill, Sean McConville, Peter Murphy, Rory Boulding

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evening Martyn - look forward to 'watching' the game thru' your eyes - is it dry up yon ?

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It's dry just very cold! The pitch doesn't look fantastic, very muddy with some damp patches in the middle of the park.

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AFC Darwen v Glossop NE called off earlier:mad:

If only there was a way for you to broadcast the game live for those who could'nt get to the game?:smack:

But then again it may be against leagues rules on the condition that they play god when they seem fit! :nono8:

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Very happy with the line-up (particularly the return of Luke Joyce and Barnett's subsequent move to an attacking role).

Come on Accy.

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Come on the reds!!!

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And the players are out. Let's hope for three points heading back to the Crown Ground!

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6: Barnett sprints down the left, beats a defender before cutting back to Gornell. Gornell's close range effort well saved by Warrington.

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Pretty quiet opening. Just the one chance apiece. The Gornell chance for Stanley and Liam Henderson headed over for Rotherham.
The press area here is a long, long way from the pitch!

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16: A yard of space opens up for Gornell 25 yards out, he shoots just wide of the goal.

Relatively quiet game so far, Rotherham looking to utilise Omar Daley out on the right whenever they can.

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Evening fellow Stanleyites! Baby sitting duties again for me :).............cmon the reds!

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28mins gone stanley 2 attempts on target 5 off target rotherham 1 on 2 off target stanley 2 corners to there none

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preston 1 up at watford

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rotherham have highest % of play, stanley more than twice rotherhams attempts according to the BBC, need to make 1 count.

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Martyn has gone offline for some reason ?

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:eek: Stage fright Dave;):D

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nah still online. nowt much to say probably.

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Don't worry. There at Rotherham; he's nipped out for a couple of bob for the meter...:D

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I bet the border police realised he slipped in without a passport :)

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Back online! The internet went down for a few minutes should be back on fine now!
Terry Gornell has had two good chances for Stanley, both from outside of the area.
Joe Jacobson was booked just after the half hour mark for an unfair challenge on Marshall.
On the occasions Rotherham do go forward Liam Henderson is looking a real handful for them, the half time break not too far away now, Stanley are looking more than good value for at least a point.

2mins added time.

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0 -0 ht

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Accrington Stanley Few words on the first half on the fishy site. I'm off to defrost! Back soon!

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Aldershot 1-0 Lincoln City HT
Bury 0-1 Chesterfield HT
Northampton 1-1 Morecambe HT
Rotherham 0-0 Accrington HT
Southend 0-1 Wycombe HT
Stevenage 0-0 Oxford Utd HT
Torquay 0-0 Burton Albion HT :) Could do with a win tonight the way the Ht's are at the mo :)

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We're off again,come on stanley

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Attendance is 2529, 57 travelling supporters.

No changes at the break for either side and we're underway.

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Nice to see kev long back in the squad

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50: Liam Henderson bursts into the area for Rotherham but shoots wide.

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Speaking to a couple of Rotherham fans on the concourse at half tme, the general view was "There's no chance we're going to Wembley". It's hard to tell which side is the promotion contenders so far tonight.

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News travels slowly in Yarkshire, the play off isn't at wembley :D

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1-0. Confusion in the area as Le Fondre falls over, the ball bobbles wide to Daley and the winger smashes home into the bottom left corner past Dunbavin.

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Everywhere is a long way from the pitch, at The Don Valley.

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Chuffing hell

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Stanley straight back on the attack. The goal was very much against the run of play.

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STANLEY SUB: McConville replaces Charlie Barnett

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come on stanley.....................

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Cmon lads, you can do it!

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Sounds like poor defending again from a throw in. Stanley just don't deal with balls lobbed in to the box. This is going to be another "played em off the park" but lost, night.:mad:

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Bigger better comeback now lets get in front. Come on stanley

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Fantastic save from Warrington. Good attacking play from Ryan and Joyce sets up Gornell just inside the area, his powerful effort well saved by Warrington to the keepers' right.

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Just a minute later and he pulled off another fantastic save. Luke Joyce hit a powerful shot from 25 yards out, Warrington managing to tip over for a corner. Gornell headed over from the resulting corner.
Stanley continuing to threaten the Rotherham goal. 25 to go.

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Get one and we'll get 3! (Best I can hope for on pred league is 4 points)

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Craney cuts back and Gornell hits another shot to the bottom corner, Warrington saves well once again.
Stanley try a Jimmy ryan special from the corner but it flies wide.

Surely a goal has to come soon?!

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Winnard the 3rd Stanley man to receive a yellow card for a foul midway into the Stanley half out wide.
72 on the clock.

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In the words of Mr. Jewell, "The next goal in this game is absolutely crucial".
15 to go, come on Reds!

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warrington always has a blinder against us and he must be 90 or at least looks it probably kept it out with a zimmer/stick combo

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Work calls....On, Stanley On!

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Frustrating that Razor is still on the bench......

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Ryan free kick 35 yards from goal. Drives it low through the defence but comfortable for the keeper. Around ten minutes to go.

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Mullers just levelled things for Morecambe!!!!!

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Stanley sub: Craney replaced by Putterill. Is it too late for an equaliser?

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Daley booked for clattering McConville. Reds free kick 35 yards out, almost dead centre

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Free kick deflected over, we now have a corner.
Razor swings in but cleared away.

Ryan shoots from the clearance but deflected wide for a corner.

Hectic closing stages here!

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4 minutes added time. Come on Stanley!

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Rotherham goal disallowed. Omar Daley is fed in well in the box and finishes clinically into the top right corner. Disallowed due to Daley being offside.

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I don't know about Back the boys" play off push, the bottom of the table is looming up a bit too close for comfort for me.

I wish Coley would mix things up a bit. He's got a 24 man squad but persists in only using about 14 of them. There must be some pretty fed up squad members at the moment.

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2-0 Game over. Rotherham break down the left and the ball is crossed in for Adam Le Fondre to smash home from the edge of the area.

A bitter blow to end a night where Stanley offered so much.

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Wouldn't be the same if he didn't score!!!!!!!!!!!

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2-0

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Disappointed but aint surprised:(.

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back the drop

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What would you do differently larry? Two nil defeat at rotherham being our worst away result this year after dominating most of the game - I think you're being a bit harsh

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full time 2-0

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It looks - from the stats - that we had a good second half, yet came away with nowt, very frustating..

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Disappointing result but waiting for Coley saying again that we were the better team and played the better football. The result shows again we simply didnt.

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Aldershot2-2Lincoln City FT

Bury1-1Chesterfield FT
Northampton3-3Morecambe FT
Rotherham2-0Accrington FT
Southend3-2Wycombe FT
Stevenage0-0Oxford Utd FT
Torquay1-0Burton Albion FT :( Down one place to 19th now :(

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listened to it on yorkie radio and we were the better side terry, jimmy and craney ran them ragged but it just didn't happen so when coley bemoans the result i for one will agree with him

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it dont possession was 50/50 reds 7 on target rotherham 3.- off target reds 8 rotherham 5, says the BBC sports. need to put chances away simple as.

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last minute goal yet again ?

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I know any criticism of Coleman is seen as blasphemy but hang on a minute. For a start it's a 2-0 defeat. It might be the 1st defeat this year but how many have we played? It's also just 7 wins out of 27 played.

Stanley must have one of the biggest squads in the League, one that they can ill afford to keep yet almost a full team of 1st team Pro's never get a look in. Too many players know they will start every match regardless of their performances.

I'd like to see a few fringe players given a chance, but i won't happen. It will be same again come Saturday.


Sneaky edit there to change it to a 2 nil defeat Mr Beast !!:)

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Thankyou Martyn , Karma sent . Congrats on your first 100 posts .

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Totally agree Larry. Same 14 used week in week out regardless of performance. Some players are in a comfort zone and others like Bateson dont get a look in.

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ASFC News Story > 3861 Match report on the fishy site. Coley comments to come soon.

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not knocking tonights performance but that has really bugged me fer a long while.:(

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all i can see is down . with all thats going on at the club can the board keep a league team

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All to familiar, we played well, the better team, but unlucky to lose on the night/day ! Is it me or is this getting a little tiresome ? :(

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Very tiresome but what we expect each time we dont get a result I'm afraid. And we are getting closer to that relegation zone:mad::confused::confused::confused::eek:

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Seems to be the story of our season sofar,why we ant winning theses sort agames with stats from tonights game we should have run out 3/4 2 winners,don't get me wrong Gornell is a good player,and has 10 so far but he needs help from a Andy Bishop type of player a propper goal poacher banging them in for the fun of it:)IMHO

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mab totally agree fella we need that predatory striker bishop,lowe, le fondre (again tonight with his puffy french name) but to get them i sadly believe is so well beyond our means and it's down to coley an jimmy to once again discover these nuggetts for peanuts

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meself wi what we got would like to see Putterill wi Gornell fer a few starts, think that duo may bear fruit,, but i aint a manager.:confused:

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cash same here 442

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agree 1 up aint doin too great.

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We are powder puff in front of goal and never seem to be able to convert the half chances. My heart sank when Coley brought on McConville for Charlie, leaving Putterill still on the bench, for God's sake. Sure enough, his only contribution was a terrible miss, weakly shooting straight at the keeper's midriff from a great position in the box with an open goal beckoning. God, what an awful place to watch football, the home crowd silent until the last 10 minutes. Should have taken my binoculars.

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ASFC News Story > 3862 The gaffer's thoughts on the game. Just got back, apologies there was not more updates but the internet kept dropping off at the ground!
Jimmy Ryan's thoughts on the game will be on the fishy site tomorrow afternoon.

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Yeah in hindsight it looks like a bit of a rollicking larry....wasn't meant to - just genuinely wondered how you would change things. We do have the squad players and I don't automatically defend coley - but I don't get to many games (certainly not reserve games) so don't really know how the others are performing.

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I agree entirely about Jonny Bateson. What on earth has happened? He doesn't even make it to the list of subs now.

Not sure I agree about some players being in the comfort zone, though. I think we have a solid "first" squad of about 13 or 14, and those not in that group are really not up to it. That first squad generally plays well - the problem is the lack of a stiking partnership. In the absence of a Le Fondre or Bishop type player, surely it is time to let Terry Gornell and Craig Lindfield try to establish a partnership.

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Its a funny one with Jon Bateson ( whos a very good player),the only reason I can think of is that in his last two starts the team conceeded 8 goals and got himself sent off when the game was lost against Bury.
I dont know if he responded with mom displays in the resis or not as I only saw the preston match and he was subbed.
The manager and coaches see all the players train daily,so to me ,its upto the player to catch there eye.
Same with Micheal Hall,who is a good player ,but couldnt force his way into the first team,

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Not the best performance ever at the worse and only running track in the league! Gornell ran his socks off for nothing. Both Craney and especially Jimmy were just fustrated all the time and there keeper pulled of superb saves to stop us getting anything! Boring , boring game!

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:mosher::mosher::mad:Worst football experience in my life! :)Beautiful stadium for Athletics in the summer but very poor for Football in the winter!:mad: Needed binoculaurs to see the nearest corner flag. Millers fans had no voices at all...miserable and cold atmosphere.:(:(:( Disappointing result because we did have the better of the play in a relatively poor match on a pudding of a pitch! Yes ours is not the only dodgy pitch... Today - Saturday; Millers were called off and so were Rochdale! We did have the chances to win it but we do lack that type of natural goal scorer who just has the "knack" of scoring goals.
Never seen so many bright floodlights :mosher:- there were more lights than Stanley fans but it was the Stanly fans that shone(and sang) the brightest (loudest).:jimbo::theband::wave8::wave8::purpleban :not_ripe::Banane34::Banane40: Yes 20 singing and tooting Ultras outsang 2,500 millers! Kipax was on the other side of the pitch near the dugouts and he told me that the dugout and the players could here us singing and supporting. Long live the ultras support - small but truly mighty!:D