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Away to Northampton a win here would put J B in with a good shout of the MotM, its last game in November and with the 3 wins & 1 draw already acquired from the 4 previous games in the month,

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Can we have the three points please without the curse of MotM?
Hope the kit man takes plenty of extra shin guards.

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Not the best news!

BBC Sport - Izale McLeod joins Northampton on loan from MK Dons

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Does sound like maybe he's slowing down a bit these days though - 4 goals in 21 games isn't all that impressive - & we're on fire at the moment so bring 'em on ;)

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but surely this makes up for it? two wins and a draw in Kane Ferdinands six games - recalled by Posh

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Will be well happy wi 1 pt from this un.:) suspect we may get another 3 though.

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3 points :)

See you all there.

Must be my 5th visit to the Sixfields at least.

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Take a draw now!!,these are the tough games when teams are fighting at the bottom

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Agree completely... :)

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Not the best of hunting grounds for the reds as results go, but I think we've got the team to do them over today specialy now mr hunts back in the team. 3pts please:)

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never won or scored there, lets change that today, please on stanley on

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found that we never scored there unbeleivable so on looking at stats I found we lost there 2-1 in 1961 still its about time we scored again

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1-0 to them,:(

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good lad Marcus!

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Penalty to them, poor descision radio says, 1-0 the swine McCloud missed it. Betts saved.:)

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Betts to the rescue !!..Is it to be our afternoon after all ?

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George Hudson was last Stanley Player to score down yon in 61, so we must be due one?

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Well we never got one.:(

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Well my first two pence worth in a few weeks.

VERY VERY poor im afraid, especially going forward. Webber & Big Kay both had absolute shockers and where totally ineffective. Why we felt the need to lump it up to their center halves for 70 minutes is anybody's guess. They would still be clearing them come 10pm tonight.

Fair play they scored a decent goal, but we made the bottom side in the division look good at times...........

I have a huge amount of respect for JB and the way he has turned it around the last few weeks but today we where simply NEVER at the races. Bentinelli once again proved he is a star of the future with a brilliant penalty save (never should have been given ). Aldred again was a rock at the back, but Deano looked shattered to me. Maybe his fitness isn't quite up to two games in a week yet.

Other than that........ ZERO positives for me personally. Not a good day at the races.

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Agree totally with Smudgie's summary, spot on in all respects IMHO. Fell into the trap of trying to play the ball in the air too many times, and Northampton's giant defence just gobbled them up. Not sure Kayode and Webber could have done much more as they were closely marked, and what few flicks and headers that Kayode did manage to lay off came to nought. Didn't think Mingoia did anything wrong but don't blame JB for trying to make changes. Back to reality in what is looking like a long, hard season for many teams.

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Missed the game today(went watching chester v barrow,but don't tell anyone !,)
and I feared we would struggle against a team that have started to get there act together.
We don't seem to conceed a lot of goals but you have to score to get a result and today we didn't.
IMHO webber should be used as an impact player coming off the bench when the game slows down,but can't complain at recent results and JBs decisions/team selection

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1 nil away defeat is not great, but compared to other away days its hardly a hammering.
Whats important is the next game and how the team and manager respond

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Far from a hammering if you look at the stats DAV...Accrington..more shots on and off target...more corners...alot less fouls....and 54% of play!!!

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For me Webber is one of our best players but is no longer a striker - you are a fan of 4-3-3 - how about a deep set Joyce with Webber and Murphy a little further on?

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I too think Webber is one of our best talents but he hasn't got the legs for midfield.

Write off today's result. Historically we've always been dragged down to the level of those beneath us even when we're playing well. There aren't many lower levels than Boothroyd's brand of football.

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You have a point there shaker,we never scored there never mind win!.
Interesting to see they played 6-4 Platt and put there top scorer on the bench,that tells you there game plan.
Saying that,on paper they have a bloody good team,far better than there league position suggests(haven't they got points off fleetwood and chesterfield recently).
Not too disheartened as we appeared to have created a few chances and competed and finished the game still in with a chance of getting something.
Positive news --Stevenage are dropping like a stone :)

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We were 8 unbeaten, no-one wins forever more is the way i view this, also they just had 2 great results against top teams, we got a fortnights rest to get oer it.:)

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Frustrating result......:mad::confused::bingobang
...had we won 1 - 0 we would now be five places higher at 14th !!!!!:dflam:
KEEP THE FAITH:alright:

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Kept my head down until I'd read the postings of those in the know before adding my two penny worth.

Tactically I thought Beattie had it all wrong by trying to lomp high ball after high ball over their defence which were big blokes particular their number 2 who never looked comfortable. Running at them with ball at feet would have been a far better option as the high ball always resulted in at tacks breaking down.
Even at corners futile high balls were dealt with easily by the cobblers when a variation of short or low corners could not have perhaps had big defenders struggling. Beattie must have a few training ground ploys up his sleeve.
In my oppinion Danny Webber either has no legs left or was'nt that interested as he appeared to be cruising and should have been substituted a lot earlier, whereas I was more impressed with our number 24 (I think is name Odejayi).
Northampton were there for the taking but our inept tactics or lack of them were our downfall. Perhaps confidence even after a good run is still a little low.
Fall marks to the small crowd of lads at the back left of our section who never stopped singing ant chanting throughout the game.

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Aye, that's the only problem with having a good big 'un up front, the temptation to overdo the long ball, especially against giant defenders. Kayode, though, has been a very big part of our turn around in form and it will be interesting to see how we do without him in December. Worried!

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Interesting that RR , when i saw the teams,i thought Aldred/Platt battle would have a big influence on the game and reading their forums he had a great game too, and the game started to swing our way when he went off.
How did Tom do in the air against him?,as hes an handful like our CF

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Peter Murphy should have sealed the points for us but he deserves a lot of credit for busting a gut time after time to get into scoring positions in the box for us this season.


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As you know,RR, at the time from our view, I too thought the penalty was dodgy as I thought Deano had got the ball. But, seeing it from the 'other' side (angle, I mean!) he didn't, and I can see why the ref gave it.
Much to learn from the game, especially for JB and his coaching staff, as there will be plenty more battles against four defenders who are a foot taller than most of the Stanley team.

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Having watched the clip 2 or three times, my initial reaction was Deano missed the ball, however, re-watching the clip, it shows Deano actually got the ball because the ball was rolling away from the Northampton player, however, the ref may have given the penalty for jumping in to the tackle. Either way, harsh. At least justice was done in this case and Bettinelli came to the rescue.

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To be fair Dean got the ball,but can see why the ref give it,just one of those things.
The partnership with Tom will only get better and when Robs fit they will have to perform to retain there places.
Interesting they were thrown together when Hughes got injured at Rocdale and went on a 12 game run of 6wins,3 draws and 3 losses.
This season they were thrown together when Rob got injured at Wimbledon and went on another good run upto Saturday .