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:) First friendly and off to a good start 4 nil win over Radcliffe,Lots of new Trialists on show,anyone go tonight :)

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not i, couldn't even see dans new thing until just now, had a problem needed sorting.

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Lots of new names on show tonight ..First half team is as follows:
Joshua Welsby, Liam Darville, Calvin Crooks, A Trialist, Nik Kudiersky, Alan Burton (C), John Routledge, Nathan Wilson, Kurtis Guthrie, Nick Walker, Jeff Kellaway :) and this line up for 2nd half..Dunbavin, Dean Overson, Simon Nangle, Chris Lynch, Calvin Crooks, Ben Whitcomb, Alan Burton, Nathan Wilson, Jon Routledge, Nat Taylor, Kurtis Guthrie :) And the link for Dans match report ASFC News Story > 4163

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i think the defence was fairly unimpressive - with the possible exception of the left back. He looked like a left back, build wise. Errm struggling a bit beyond that.

The midfield and strikers gave me some hope. The number 9, Kurtis Guthrie I think, was reasonably impressive. He seemed to win a lot of the aerial balls and held it up fairly well. He also seemed to have a trick or two which might have come off better for him with more confidence. Also weighed in with a couple of goals but let himself down a touch with his one on one with the fat keeper that should have netted him his hat trick. Number 11 (first half not sure if still on in the second half) was fairly industrial as well and had a good game as did one of the centre mids who played some cracking balls through had we a Roscoe type to latch onto them.

All in all it reminded me why I don't go to friendlies ....

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Big athletic striker Chris Guthrie scored two and could of had about 8 !!! Showed quality ! And promise!!

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GREEN SOCKS!!!!!!


no need to be aggressive ....

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that sounds promising.:) a good big un up front is a big requirement imho.

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This lad Guthrie sounds like he may have some promise....can't read too much into friendlies, however it'd be interesting to see what those who actually went to Radcliffe have to say about the lad.:confused:

A big target man up front, with a presence who can also hold up the ball, is what we've been lacking since the legendendary Paul Mullin left.:o

Would fit in nicely with Coley's preferred formation from last season.....Interesting:)

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Think FC went, usually does.:)

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Unless there is another Guthrie going round by the name Chris, I sure hope it is not the geordie of the same name, he is older than me at 59 years old:eek:

All in all sounds like a promising start. Notice another Wiganer of Liverpool extraction in Jon Routledge, played for Hamilton Accies until last season. Sure Coley will bring the best out of him in midfield!!

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Number three a left back did the simple stuff well, distribution was good and looked fast going forward down the flank.

I thought Guthrie led the line okay and a few more games under his belt will probably show the full potential more, number eleven just played the first half and seemed to have a good engine in him getting up & down the pitch with some good pass & go stuff and number five second half positionally looked good and again was no nonsense where it mattered.

I thought baring in mind they probably have not played much together as a team and with changes in the second half it was a good performance:)

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Kurtis Guthrie

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went to the game last night,very hard to judge players who are way off match fitness and the opposition is no better than a pub team!.
Most had reasonable technique and the ones that caught my eye were the no 7 ,(routledge),who scored a nice goal and also smashed one against the bar from 30 yards!,small and stocky player,mmm,who does that remind you of??? ( a younger ryan lol).
Also,the left winger(with a welsh accent)showed some good movement and pace,which sometimes goes un-noticed.
The two burnley CBs looked liked they had a bit about them(although obviously not match fit)

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much more positive interview from coley on fishy now, good to see.:)

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number five second half positionally looked good and again was no nonsense where it mattered.

Yeah agree in the main with this analysis......................thought number 5 in second half was classy..............hardly made an error, did the simple things well, was composed and simple distribution and won all his 50/50 headers and two good feet!

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...................think that number 5 is simon nangle ex rossendale united, bout time we had someone who can read a game, head and tackle

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There's a Jersey based player called Kurtis Guthrie.

EDIT - Just seen the picture in The Telegraph and it looks like the same one.

EDIT/EDIT - It even says the same in the story. So much for my insight! ;)

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Well my 2 pence worth.......

Enjoyed the trip, nice to see some old faces again.

Agreed with most of the above comments, thought Guthrie was excellent up front, along with the Left Back and the ex Wigan lad in midfield.

Obviously it was ONLY against Radcliffe, who where VERY poor (apart from their number 12 and keeper), but was nice to see the reds in action.

If I was Coley id offer a trail to their keeper Nick Culkin, who I thought looked class despite letting 4 in. You dont play for Man U and QPR if you dont have talent?? Worth a shot, hes only 33.

Roll on the trip to the seaside on Saturday.

York Hotel for a full English I reckon :)

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I like this time of year when we start to see the green shoots of another Coley season on season improvement miracle start to come through.

Not to mention the hope it offers these triallists.

Chris Guthrie played for the mid seventies Sheffield United teams.

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Chris Guthrie played for the mid seventies Sheffield United teams.[/quote]that's the old head we need and have been lacking up front since Mullers left......sign him up!:)

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are you Simon, his dad or his agent? ;)

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You old cynic lol. :-)

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Come on, he couldn't catch a cold.

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I beleive one has caught the eye more than the other but it's difficult to split them, they certainly have 2 different styles.

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Here you go TM :) Radcliffe Borough 0 Accrington Stanley 4 (From Lancashire Telegraph)

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Dave,I thought they both did ok,but its hard to impress in pre-season. If i had to choose,i would say the lad in the second half was more effective,but the "Jay mcEvilly" lookalike, was a bit stronger,but as Deano has found,they dont tend to go for young centre-backs in league 2,so they would probably have to play fullback for a while,and the second lad would make a better go of that.

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understandable as pedro has just arrived n only posted twice on same subject, was wondering the same meself.:confused:;)

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I wouldn't expect either of them to go straight in to the first 11 due to their lack of experience, but I reckon if they get them as squad players they could both be useful and would be capable of holding their own when given the chance ( does that sound contradictory ? :) )

As you say Lynchy ( the 2nd half one ) is slightly more versatile than the Jay lookalike who is built more for stopping opponents than playing round them :D

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Dave,thats how i saw it.As i have said before you need a massive amount of luck to progress,and hope at least one gets offered something,but you dont know what players are on Coleys radar.

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and besides which, we have Marlon Broomes 'on trial' at the moment :D

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Yep ;):)

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Assuming Hessey plays,I would say the blonde lad would be the better bet,although i think the other lad is more comfortable !! mmmm,who would want to be a manager.
PS- heard a replacement for ryan has been lined up,who if correct,is a very very good player,probably what they need in terms of quality and experience.
Cant name him,but things are starting to look Rosy:),never know,may get a smile out of Cashy before the start of the season lol

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Were you eavesdropping on my conversation with somebody this morning, that was nearly word for word :D.

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see yeh have no idea, i was saying yesterday to accymad n stanleymad am really looking forward to next season, more so than usual.;):)

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:)Automatic's this coming season cashy!!! New pitch new team and money in the bank(soon) :)

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Can confirm that, he even smiled a bit while saying it - he's a pussycat really :rolleyes:

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Is that a wind up??

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Does that mean Coley is thinking of adopting a new sweeper system ? :D

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Is he a sweeper ???? :D

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he has been, also been a fair player, but pushing 35 is not really a good idea imho.:eek:

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He's nobbut a lad, Cashy.:)

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He's 33 according to Wiki....

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Accy Observer says he is with us at the moment. I'm not sure about his age but he has been around a fair bit and always the upper reaches, would do very well alongside a younger lad who he can bring on. Years back he was going to be the next Alan Hansen but never quite got going and I dont think he ever recovered from Rovers releasing him.

Are we going to need another centre back? would I prefer his wages going towards a Francis Jeffers fund? Was Coley a striker?

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Marlon Broomes had a brief spell at Sheffield Wednesday.

Unfortunately his very good form there was noticed by others and he got a better move.

The club was in an earlier slump at the time so I suppose that was understandable.

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Jeffers career at Sheffield Wednesday was wrecked by two incidents in the Potteries. In Oct 2007 he had been showing great form. The team went to Stoke and hammered them 4-1 but Jeffers got a broken leg from a tackle by Ryan Shawcross.

Fast forward nearly 2 years the club exited the League Cup at Port Vale Jeffers was shown a straight red card in the 37th minute and then transfer listed and frozen out of the first team by the club - shades of the way Di Canio was dealt with for pushing the referee. They turned to him and got him off the bench when they could only draw their final Championship game against relegation rivals Palace but to no avail.

Not many seem to speak up for him on the Wednesday Blog I am a member of.

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I have to agree there Macca keep the powder keg dry for somebody up front

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First dissapointment of the new season, not massive news but he livened up a few boring games.

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he will be missed no doubt, was a bit of fun that guy.