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Here's an anomaly. We are all bemoaning our lack of goal power but only Wycombe, the leaders, have scored more in the league than us. However, only the bottom 2 have conceded more goals than us! Where are Football 19's beloved clean sheets?
As for Crooks, Football 19 tells us he has presence and does a lot of unnoticed work in defence. I can't say I've noticed much of that but as for presence, Thwaites's brewery could provide plenty of draymen who could do that job for us. It's really not good enough to keep defending the undefendable. I think Cashy has hit the nail on the head.

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Draymen ?

Think they've got a Shire Horse or two that could do that job for us :D

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Another positive reply from Smudgie!!,
I presume you know all the players Coleys tried to bring in?,and what did Gornell do in the playoffs when up top on his own.
Not one effort on goal is the answer and was bullied all game,you will be wanting Hatfield back next and get rid of the loanees!!
You have made it obvious you don't like Coley,but just check our league position,he knows more about football than me or you will ever know,you really need to be more positive,four games against first division teams,without our best players,and one loss just shows how far we have come

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Im sick to death of your constant drivel, and your disagreements with my posts, that you have done ever since you entered this forum ..... A number of years after myself if im correct!

Gornell was probably the best striker we ever had, he was the perfect front man for a lone striker role. Hence the playoffs with him in the side!

Why dont we bring back Bertrand Bossu in goal??! Might aswell at this rate.

No doubt Coley has done a wonderful job in the past, and yes he has transformed us this season, but make no mistake about it, his decisions alone cost us the Man U game last night.

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1 min 40 secs Crooks misses a sitter. BBC Sport - Yeovil Town 2-0 Accrington Stanley

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Cant agree Cashy.
Your right in that he is a number ten who we are trying to turn into a number nine.(didn't we do the same with Granty?,which worked because we played two up top).
The amount of goals we've scored since going one up top suggests it suits our personnel

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Another positive post again.
Whats the definition of drivel?,you not agreeing with something and Gornell the best striker we have had sums you up,
By the way ive know Terry since he was 13 !!

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To be fair (as I am :)), I thought Crooks was actually getting into the game much better (OK, not difficult) in that period when we were pressing hard, before his miss and their first goal. And he was no worse than Carver in the first half.

Anyone who's ever played team sport at any level should feel more sympathy than rage over the miss, knowing how he must be feeling this morning after not sleeping and replaying it in his mind all last night. Unless you've never messed up yourself, you superstar you :D

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Cmon fer gods sake, the lad didn't polish up at Hartlepool, they never renewed his loan, N i believe he was playing in his proper position up yon. Agree Chimer i said Carver was ineffective, but i think he picked up an injury early doors? if so that wouldn't help.

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Come back when you have been asked to write for Four-Four-Two, Sky Sports and Sports Interactive!

Thought not..... Goodbye.

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good journalistic talents,who did you play for/coach ???

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Hold your nerve Cashy !!,Give him a chance,were playing well :)

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No false modesty there then ....... it's funny, I thought they asked if anyone would write for them and you volunteered? Iirc, you wrote some good stuff at first and then started ranting on on a regular basis?

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Just watched the highlights - Awful miss by Crooks but every player misses one ot two of them in their career.

what I can't get over is the foul on the keeper for their first goal - he steamed in from 25 - 30 yards away to barge into him when he was in the air. Liner was an abolute clown in front of us all game and only started giving us decisions when we went behind. Don't think any of the officials fancied another half hour of getting wet.

I think if Rose had tried to catch it, he'd have got the foul.

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Now now Chimer,don't belittle his achievements !!

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None. But ive been watching this club ALOT longer than you, remember that.

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Does that sound like a rant to you??

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Now yer getting as daft n arrogant as Coleman.:rolleyes:

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Not that one, no.

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I do wish there was block feature on here same as Facebook cashy, that's for sure !

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Neigh they haven't !....

But there seems to be an awful amount of analysis of one young player in particular going on here at the moment...although it's difficult to see clearly through this morass of spilt milk !.

In our errant strikers defence, and I have suggested that he doesn't appear to have the skills to be one in an earlier thread, I am certain that he will be the first to feel that his shortcomings might have cost the Club so much in prestige and hard cash, and it will be interesting to see his playing and emotional reaction to this and the criticism which it is already beginning to garner.

Can I , with cap in hand, suggest that as another stand out challenge to the Red's abilities is nobbut a day or two away, that we direct our thoughts analytical towards all that game can offer to we Fans ?.

Bon courage mes Ami !.

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Thanks cashman = LEGEND :D

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You and I often agree, Chimer, but not on this occasion. Sorry. This was the period when he won his solitary header - that ballooned skywards. This was the period when he sometimes passed the ball - and found a Yeovil player (or the sideline) with unerring accuracy.

The miss is almost a side issue. (Well it was a side issue for him! :rolleyes:). The main issue is his contribution as a footballer. You think we should give him a chance, f19. Surely, as a coach, you would know when enough chances have been given. Especially in a single game. There must come a time when the coach says "This is not working". It was evident to the vast majority of Stanley fans last night. There was a general groan as yet another pass went astray or another header was missed. Would a badly-functioning goalkeeper or centre back be given as many chances?

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Exactly my point Revived.

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as they say, "you can't polish a turd"

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It was a straight forward question Cashy !!,Smudgie might have played for Man Utd for all i know :)
Was waiting for the " i have watched Acci longer than you" reply,and he didn't disappoint.

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It was also the same comment Super J.C. made the other day, I'm beginning to wonder if yer related.:D

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Thats below the belt Cashy !!,you know i have more hair and don't speak with a strange accent :)

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RR,you know i am a "believer",If the CF plays crap and we win 2-0,that will do me all day.
As a fan,we don't know who is carrying knocks,not well etc..and players drift in and out of form.
Thats why i am always positive.
Were Proccy and Rob fit tonight?,but they were both desperate to play,that's the Acci spirit.
Smudgie mentioned Gornell as the best hes seen down at the crown (good player),but his record of 0.14 goals per game record suggests he not a goal scoring CF,but he was great leading the line and bringing others into play.
Indeed he only scored the same as Sean Mac and didn't score for the last seven games of the season.
I know with your writing talent RR,you could put it down better than me,but my point is You don't need a 25 goal a season forward to be successful,the shape /structure and results are more important.
NB- its was the worst miss ive seen and the first goal was a foul :)

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No but you can roll it in glitter. :D

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I also thought wi the first goal that the yeovil man who came down the wing had run offside before the ball was played to him? But thats bye the bye, To me Yeovil picked up the impetus after our glaring miss.:(

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Well, this game and the result has certainly encouraged posters to look for someone to blame.

Scoring goals wins games, its a simple game, which means we need:

1. To create goal scoring chances, and
2. Make sure our shots are on target (and therefore have a chance of going in)

ALL our players who found themselves in goal scoring positions at Yoevil failed to get their shot on target, except for one. Who the one was is not important.

What that means is that we would only have scored one goal on the night.

Individual players, the manager and the team need our support. When players put on a Stanley shirt they are all part of the Stanley family.

So lets, move forward to Saturday, give Wycombe the game of their lives and hope Peter Murphy and Joe Jacobson fail to get on the score sheet .......

Up the Stanley!

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They got great support from everyone yon last night, and no doubt will get the same on Sat. It is a simple game, and the only real blame fer last night,rests wi the management thats simple as well.:rolleyes:

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Funnily enough ive just been talking to my mate a Huddersfield fan , re crooks.........

Aparently they highly rate him...... As a defensive midfielder!!!!!!!!!!! :S

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It's Stanley team fault for losing !!
I wonder what yo ll be saying if Aldred own goal slip.up actually went in the goal ! It's still crooks fault is it ... Following the match Shay Proctor McCarnen all miss their goal shot .. They could have done it ... crooks is NOT a striker !!!!!!!

Get over it boys ... Stanley simply are not good enough !!:hidewall:

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Now you are really starting to annoy me. "Shay Proctor McCarnen" WTH?. "Crooks is not a striker".......Jeez man, that's what most of us have been saying for weeks! At least your user name is very, very appropriate.

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I presume you mean not good enough for Crooks :eek: :rofl38:

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This somewhat rambling and ill put-together post would not only suggest that you rely on 'what if ' rather than ' this is !' and mere repetition of what others have said to make some vague point or other, but also that you feel able to make value judgements without offering a shred of supportive evidence !.

As 'one of the boys' who need to get over whatever you think is causing some damage to our well-being, I ask one question of you....Are you really a fan of Accrington Stanley or what ?.

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I think he must be Crooks' agent.:rolleyes:

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Or his dad!:D

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This is what appears to be going on in this particular instance.

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Too Many Crooks spoil the Prof. :D

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Surely Yeovil should take the blame for winning

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I asked awhile ago if this creature was some relation or girl friend etc, Whatever i doubt very much if it was ever a Stanley supporter:rolleyes:

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Think everyone knows crooked not a CF, but the debate is do we play him there .smudgies mate seems to rate him ( even as a defender),with I mentioned earlier about his defensive play ( makes sense now).
If we had injuries I would seriously consider playing Tom as the focal point,not because he's A CF,but he would suit our system better than others would.

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Just like to remind everyone what I said in the "Hype" building up to the replay, (and to those talking about the possible '3rd round match').
"It's an old cliche, but football is about the next match, so let's just take it one match at a time"...........:rolleyes:

The next match is at home on saturday against Wycombe and it is the most important match of the season........ simply because it is the next game we play.
We need to move on and focus on what is yet to come.....
3 points on saturday will suit me down to the ground!:alright:
ON STANLEY ON:theband:

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End of the day 3 pts against the league leaders on sat would be a great thing, Think most fans would prefer a play off position to the Man U game. in fact i was asked that question on journey home last night. Do take one match at a time, but what yer saying? Dont comment? cos that aint never gonna happen.:rolleyes:

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Just listened to Coley's video interview.Talk about hiding your head in the sand and whitewashing over his shortcomings as a manager.It make me laugh it was every bodies fault but his own.Blaming the ref,the woodwork and he can't understand how Proccy's missed,strange that he doesn't say a word on how the hell his protege managed to miss yet again......If Coley had done the right thing and played Crookes in his correct position or not at all we wouldn't have needed a replay....still I enjoyed the 12 hour round trip.

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We thoroughy enjoyed the game last night . Shame about the result but our lads can hold their heads high, they gave it their whole and we could not have asked for more. The pitch caused a few problems being slippy , but that affected both teams. We could not live this dream , but lets concentrate on the league now and play for promotion as that's another dream.

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Didn't help that Rose came for nothing all night and the one time he tried to he chose ridiculously to punch. Devastated...and the fact that the town itself will revel in this defeat makes it worse.

A good yet understandably jittery performance. We outperformed a recent Championship side over two legs and didn't get the breaks.

As for Crooks I will wait and see....I'm not convinced but then again every Tom Dick and Harry in the main stand mercilessly abused Bobby Grant and Peter Murphy at first and they turned out well. Still more of a midfielder in my eyes.

Could understand as Cashy says why Carver was subbed...trouble was Windass was anonymous.

Credit to Luke Joyce. WHAT a performance. He was everwhere.

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Chubbyman,was wondering were you've been !!!.
Why are we still debating the forwards,if we had kept a clean sheet,we wouldn't have needed a replay,indeed we have the second worst defence,yet it gets overlooked.
The keeper and defenders are not bomb proof (Redraine won't like that :) )

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Just what I said earlier in the thread. Surely for this sit or bust, all or nothing, once in lifetime situation it would have been worth a punt? After all he came closer to scoring than anyone else!

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No-one is bombproof, indeed everyone makes mistakes,thats life, but when yeh keep making em consistently,its time to do summat, unless yer braindead?;)

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A lot of my posts have been "tongue in cheek".
Being serious for a minute,Crooke is a defensive midfielder,with a bit of potential.
I personally think Coleys tried to get him games with the hope of convincing him to join us if/when he gets released.
Ideal long term replacement for Proccy IMO,but not yet.
Coleys probably planning for next season and team selections sometimes are good indicators.
The strange one for me tho is Jay,who for me is a decent lad,good in the air and bags of potential.
Most of Coleys decisions I agree and understand,but that ones baffling as he's a 21s international and I am unaware of him being anything than a good pro.
There you go Cashy,I don't always agree with Coley,just 95% of the time :)

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And thank heavens he didn't, otherwise the injustice of last night would have been even worse.

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Definatley the one thing on this whole thread I disagree with.

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Do Yeovil not have a fans' messageboard? I usually like to see how the opposition view our efforts, even if we lose. Surely they must be buzzing but I can find owt! Anyone?

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If anybody missed the BBC version with the fans it's here, 20.45 mins in

BBC iPlayer - North West Tonight - 17/12/2014

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It's called ciderspace but not been able to get on it today.

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Ciderspace is only available on Facebook.......

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Cheers Smudgie. In that case I don't think I'll bother!

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I'm not too sure about the fans preferring the nerve wracking play offs to a let's party no matter the outcome of the biggest game in Stanley's history!:(

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Having conceded two goals towards the end of the game made me think about a conversation I had with Eric shortly after we got promoted into the Conference. He had studied Morecambe's first couple of seasons when their home form was very good but their poor away form was poor. Eric reasoning was that they always travelled down South on a Saturday morning, something we never did. Had we perhaps stayed down after the Pompey game things may have been different, even the Premiership guys struggle on a Sunday after travelling home from European games on Thursday nights. Travelling is tiring>

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Travel down or not mate, those lads couldn't have given any more imho.

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Is it just too painful to think about but, as well as Crooks' miss, is anyone gutted that their first goal was (a) a blatant foul on Rose followed by (b) an even more blatant hand ball by Gillet?
Given that the ref had a record of 52 yellows and 6 reds in only 19 games, I was very surprised at his restraint on Tuesday.
He seemed determined not to book anyone, despite some obvious candidates.
Does anyone know if refs have a card tally like the players - if they give a certain number of cards they have to justify it to the 'authorities'?

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Sure that you are right Cashy, just a point that perhaps they would have had just a bit more to give.