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Seeing as nobody starts them early anymore ;-)

Come on the reds ;-)

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Coley to start himself up front?

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eh?

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Well at least his pace will be very similar.:D;) well just clicked on the crawley commentary,like it says n its still the Shrews one.

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Goodmorning/afternoon people.

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Try it again Cashy - working fine when I tested it!

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Proccy booked on 3 mins!!!!!!!!!!! :eek:

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Fine now dan :)

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2 goals for Billy Kee already this aft. - sigh!

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Yehawwwwwwwwwwwwww

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one fer us now Murphy.:)

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Well that's good news to wake up to! Afternoon all :)

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Cowboy!!!

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Bobby Grant just scored.

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Half time lead thats a novelty.:)

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:d:d

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Super Peter Murphy!

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its not great at all!

i checked the odds this morning of upsetting 7 game winning streak Crawley, and little old "cant win away in 7 months" Stanley were 17-2. I really fancied a bit of that but never got around to getting my arse into town :(

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Well I did- but only as a 'double' with Plymouth (1 up as well at HT):D

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Is that a hattrick for Billy Kee???

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Goal Cashy, now that is a novelty!!!!!

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Oh fiddlesticks :(:(:(

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Damn will have to bang another in now.:eek:

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A points a massive result down yon.imho.

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1-1.. a good result. Well done STANLEY. Sounds like Bavs had a beaut.

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:) Good result for the stanley boys :)

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A point and a goal away from home, must be a good result and a big step forwards!!! Must build on this now! Looking at the Sporting Life stats - we got battered..... :eek: :D :D

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...and we've gone above the Welsh sheep worriers! :)

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Great result...................... The season starts now :)

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Well it would if we had a striker. I can't see what James Spray brings to the table. In the absence of a big, strong, goalscoring centre forward I would prefer Coley to have given Guthrie a run of games to bed into the team and provide a bit of continuity, rather than have the bitty loan deals which Valarian has been complaining about. Maybe those heroes who went down to Creepy Crawley to support the lads can put me right about James Spray?

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Id have to agree a striker is the missing piece of the puzzle.

Hughes could be a real gem in the middle of the park when he plays.

I would love to know where those Gornell critics have gone ;)

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I could agree wi Redraine about giving Guthrie a run, if coley would play 2 strikers at least at home, don't honestly think playing him as the one,is doing him any favours? kids got the potential to me, but i reckon needs a bit of help at this time.

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Great result. Well done. When we last played a Steve Evans team we lost 1-0 at Boston I remember.

Know what Coley means - when Boston played at Accrington Steve Evans Paul Raynor and Colin Hendrie were very active driving their players on from the touchline. They were very unlucky to be denied a point in the last minute of that game.

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Ironic that a man who was banned from the game for cheating and fiddling should come out with a statement like this

Incorrect Steve, it's greed and corruption that has and still is killing the game, you should know

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Dave agree fella the man is a disgusting fat greedy corrupt scumbag and should not be allowed in our so called beautiful game

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I remember that game. I think Drew Broughton scored the goal. Just the very big, bustling type of no.9 we never seem to be able to bring on board. Is he still doing the rounds? We could do worse!http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/i...es/biggrin.gif

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Ive just read the whole article on what he actually did, mindblowing !!

I thought Graham Westley was an asshole, this bloke really does take it to another level !

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smudge myself and Ange were just discussing the scenario that if you only had one bullet and had Evans and Westley in front of you..the dilemma who would you shoot ...it has to be Evans.....then look for another bullet

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Id put them together and bet the bullet would travel through :)

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as long as your'e a good shot smudge!

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Land Rover mounted .40 cal should just about do it !

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don't bloody miss!!!

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Give him his due - he knows the game and its rules inside out.

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Remember this? "the Pilgrims clawed themselves level on points with fellow strugglers Wrexham and Accrington — the latter now also under Football League scrutiny for allegedly using Preston work experience loanee Chris McGrail and another as yet unnamed other player in a separate instance, both as ineligible players. It is expected points deductions will be imposed if Accrington are found guilty. Reflecting on the issue overall, manager Steve Evans said: “Our win over Bristol was vital. Now we have to concentrate on nine more massive matches ahead. We know the situation affecting Accrington and the fact that they are likely to lose points. But all we can do is concern ourselves with matters that are directly under our control. The most important thing, when all is said and done, is that Boston United as a club remains in the Football League."

http://www.bostonbuzz.co.uk/footybufc0607.htm

Thankfully on that occasion the rules were not applied as he predicted and the forecast points deduction was seen off by our brief Mr Bean.

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Mr Evans (whose name be forever praised) apparently said this;

"We're disappointed. That would finish football, having to play against that every week. We started on the back foot and didn't really get going. Credit to our players, we gave it our best in the second half. Their only shot is the goal. They didn't try to play. It's two points dropped. We'll get back on the training ground on Monday and work hard."

Nice to be appreciated :D

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From memory didn't they also throw in the administration card at half tie in their last game

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I remember at the Milton Keynes match I attended the same day there was a joke about them having an accountant on the bench ready to file for administration. Not funny for the fans of Boston though - a lot of good people.

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Went the game yesterday and must say a nice little set up with decent fans and stewards.
Now to the game!,Acci went with a game plan to keep there shape and condense the play so not giving them any room to play.
It was similar to the Shrews game really,the centre backs were superb again,muphy was solid and scored a great goal.
McIntyre was again exposed early on but with Coid in front of him,got a bit of help.
Coid is clearly not match fit and certainly not a wide midfielder,but did ok.
Bav pulled off a few decent saves and his kicking game was excellent.
Spray upfront tried his best,and was better than last week,but again lost possesion too many times.
Now for the negatives!!!,once again,in proccy,joycy,paddy and charlie,we out-numbered them in central areas but you wouldnt have guessed.
Indeed,who is the tackling/ball winner?,I just couldnt see one,indeed we kept losing challengies too often.
Maybe its time to try McIntyre in there,to fire them up.
If you watch the goal they scored,there centre mid just run into an area that had all four in it,and all just switched off.
All in all,a point was a great result,but as the shrews game,areas need addressing,being positive when they have the ball.

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Exactly what I thought upon seeing the goal mate. I think it's more a matter of concentration. Winning teams keep concentrating on tracking their runners, marking their men etc until the end and we are not one.

In hindsight a great point away from home at the league leaders and encouraging that we stopped their play for large parts of the game. I hope the team take the positives out of the game and get some confidence to give them that extra 10% needed to finish off a game.

Good goal by Peter, well crafted by Charlie.

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Shaker,we know we can play the ball around,but we should look at Jimmy Ryan on how to chase/close down the opposition and regain the ball,Otherwise,you may as well go two upfront,and have a real go.

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I would also love to see Mcintyre in the middle of the park, like he played for Shrewsbury, hard as nails !!!

Hopefully Tom Bender could then slot in at Left Back, as he is quick as lightening, exactly what we need in my opinion.

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My god smudgie,your a mind reader!!,spooky that

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In the words of Joni Mitchell


Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got
‘Til it's gone
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot.

Some good points RR, also like to hear the thoughts/opinions of other FANs, as we far too often misjudge what we see.... ;)

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RR agree about Bavs and Spray,but Proccy, I presume you watched the game,is that how you saw it ?.
Acci played 4-5-1 and them playing two up front and two wide,we had extra numbers in the middle and although hes a willing worker,did you recall him winning a tackle?,I saw him lose a few and got beat in the air by a 5-5 giant !!!,
I just think hes not reached his performance level of last season and needs a kick up the arse !!!.
Also i dont think Guthrie is the answer at the moment,I would try Almond which would make us play on the deck more

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[QUOTE=VALAIRIAN;943679]In the words of Joni Mitchell


Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got
‘Til it's gone
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot.

Crown ground going to be a car park now, is it Val? Suppose it's from your usual impeccable source inside the club?

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[QUOTE=Redraine;943687]I take it you will be at the Bristol game, we shall talk about it there... :D :D :D

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RR, I think we will just diagree on this one!!,If you read my previous posts I have always been a fan of Proccys,but i dont think hes got anywhere near last years performance levels.
Him being subbed in the previous games suggest others also think the same.
When we lost most of the better players this season,It was always going to be a tough ask to drive the team on as well as being the captain.
Watching him play,he was excellent in the air,but this season his timing seems to be a bit off.
Your right about me watching formations/shape, patterns of play etc..,Unfortunatley thats what I enjoy!!,its a bad habit I have:).
With young Guthrie,I just cant see his style fitting in (switches off to easily),and he is one who is suffering by having no reserve team.

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as with Chris Turner last season Guthrie would benefit from dropping a couple of levels and playing regularly on loan somewhere. He is a decent target man and has quick feet for a big fecker. He has been unlucky with his play from what I have seen and would have come on enormously had his debut goal against Northampton stood, likewise his thunderbolt that struck the post against Port Vale (or Plymouth?).

But as he likely won't go out on loan then I'd like to see Coley blow his entire load on a 4-3-3 and play all the strikers. Shove Guthrie as the spearhead of the 3 up front then rotate the hell outta all the others, wings, channels, midfield just get around. Give em a simple instruction, score - and you keep yer place next week.

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Isn't it funny how two people see the game differently. I know A poster and I disagreed on the Cheltenham game, but I called it as I saw it. It doesn't matter if you agree with another poster has put, people should stop trying to be forceful in their views, everyone is entitled to their opinion and if it doesn't agree with yours, TOUGH!!! Personally,. it sounds like the Bav's baters should put a stop to it, however against Cheltenham he went walkabouts. So who is right and who is wrong? JC and JB pick the team they believe will do them proud and that's how it should be after all they are the professionals not us amateurs on the terrace or in the main stand!

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I was there, only second time this season - for me it was a great defensive effort, especially the way we had the beating of their (considerably taller) forwards in the air much of the time. The last ten minutes were frantic but the lads gave all they had. From a long way away, I thought their goal was taken very well out of virtually nothing. Bavs made a couple of unbelievable saves (and a couple of worrying flaps but hey....).

But Winnard m-o-m for me, then Barnett who showed more calm than the others in keeping possession. Long and Coid did OK for me too.

Spray had a thankless job up front alone, especially as Amond got sucked deeper and deeper into defence. He died five minutes before he was substituted - he'd certainly given all he had to give. Lindfield did a good job in his time on the pitch, chasing our long clearances out of defence, worrying the back line more than somewhat and, crucially, slowing down the inevitable return of the ball for the next wave of Crawley attack.

I was expecting a torrid time and from the start Crawley looked dangerous - but they never really delivered. In the end, I was actually disappointed that we didn't hang on to the win - but ever so relieved that we survived the 6 minutes (where did they come from?) of added time.

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Agree with that, Chimer.
Good all round defensive effort, all players contributed to the cause and deserved to come away with a point. As a past Bav-basher, have to admit his shot stopping kept us in the game. Crawley have some players who's standard is at least one division above -their centre half (Claude Davis) being one example.
Professors Coleman and Bell got the tactics right on the day but Stanley need to show that they can win matches as well as frustrate the opposition.

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Thats a good point Ozzy,If you watch a game from four sides of the ground you will have four different opinions!!!.
Made up for Peter Murphy,hes learning very quickly for a young lad, and developing nicely,hope he keeps it up.