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Hitting the woodwork/metalwork has never ever counted as a shot on target unless the goalie has deflected it from hitting the target and rightly so as they are misses.

Shots blocked by defenders other than the goalie don't count as shots on target either, I think they should, they only seem to count if they are cleared off the line.

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After last night's euphoria having receded a little, just a few random observations:-
We now have the solid keeper we have been missing, with a good kick on him to boot. I don't remembering him making a mess of a single clearance apart from once when his standing foot slipped on a divot.
Piero has a wonderful 1st touch when receiving, often taking the ball past the full back and making space in one movement.
Windass is an attacking dynamo, in spite of what Footy 19 says, and is 10 times as effective as Maguire.
Never has a game gone so quickly for me. I was amazed when half time came up and also had no idea at the time that Gornell had scored so close to full time.
When I think of the apparently dull fare served up last night as usual at Ewood, in a morgue-like atmosphere according to their messageboard, it is incomprehensible, if not nearly criminal that less than 1000 Accy supporters turned up.

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Chap sat in front of me said before kick off that the Ref was anti Stanley from previous games

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Twas ever thus, Redraine, but thanks and well done to the lucky 1000 who could make it. The rest of us missed a cracker.

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Josh had a very good game, probably his best performance in the matches in which I have seen him play. His work rate was excellent but his decision making was still a bit hit and miss at times. I would rate his performance last night in the context of the whole team's performance as 'Good' whereas the rest of the team as individuals I would have rated from 'Good' to 'Very Good' to 'Excellent'. Josh's effort though was part of a 'Superb' team performance. I wish it was like this all the time!
ps. I slept really well last night! zzzzzzzzzzzz.....:sleep:
ON STANLEY ON:theband:

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Well ok Rhino cleared one off the line n someone else another, which to me highlights even more the stats are a load of crap.;)

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I have to admit that my current 'Little horn' is not my original purchase. The original was purchased at the Stanley v Crewe match at Ewood Park in 1992 which we lost 1 - 6 and served me well for nearly twenty years, although I had needed to tape the mouthpiece to the cone a couple of times with insulation tape! Red tape of course!
Three seasons ago at Rochdale the 'Dale Bouncers' wouldn't let me take it into the ground, saying that it was a 'Musical Instrument' and that 'Musical Instuments were not allowed in Rochdale!:clown::clown:
So reluctantly I let them 'supervise' it during the match below the stand. When I was on the fans coach returning home I noticed that the red tape had been removed and when I tried to blow the 'instrument' it was not working properly.......The -------s had damaged it!:angry::swear8:
So I bought a new one from Asda for 65pence when England were losing a match. The second one was not quite as loud as the original but after three years of use I think that it is beginning to 'Mature' and is now performing quite well!:jimbo:

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No wonder Gracie Fields ended up on Capri.

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Bob, was not your Vulvazulu also confiscated before a game at Hartlepool too for being a so called musical instrument?

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I too slept much easier after last night's result - think maybe the tot of rum in me half time brew helped a little but that's by-the-by, wasn't just the result we could celebrate but also the all round gutsy performance from our lads which could not have been further away from the dire showing that was the Northampton match - well done lads!

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Choirboy,as I said in my post you couldn't fault his endeavour,but if your playing centrally in the three,your main job is to link play and get beyond gornell,(third man runner),getting shots off and hopefully scoring.
I accept he was excellent when we didn't have the ball,closing down and working his socks off,but was a bit disappointed at the ease of which he turned over possession.
Me and Yonmon started to count and give up,and against better teams we would have been punished.
Impressed with the keepers talking and organising,but gornell was MOM for me

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Bob !, you also forgot to mention the absolutely fascinating repertoire of 'blows' which you have developed for the Vulvazulu over the years. Having been treated to a performance of these and the reference to happenings on the pitch which they signify, I can vouch for the immense value which they provide towards the overall support of our Team !....

So ..Long live the Vulvazulu, even if it is disguised as Choirboy's little horn !.

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He also continuously lied to the fans. Not saying he's not a good bloke. Just not very capable and was completely out of his depth.

If in my profession I got sacked for breaking NHS rules I would have to start a new profession. Fact.

Get him back and then change the club name to Tinpotedness United.

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I'm in agreement that the position he was in, was certainly not suitable no question imho. But we desperately need someone to do the commercial side and that he is far more suitable fer summat like that, Its the only avenue i can see, that will make us a viable club. Theres sod all else. I reckon .

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Cashy, of course I was. Maybe I didn't make my point clear enough. I always check the BBC website after each game to gauge possession, shots, crowd etc. From last night's game, my point is for only 3 of the 17 efforts to be on target isn't a good enough return for all the effort we've put in to create the chances in the first place. For all that attacking possession, we should be working the goalkeeper more and improving our end product.

By definition the toe efforts that hit the woodwork were not on target - Buxton was unlucky as a great strike and was right behind Bruna's, which whilst unlucky as struck it true and a couple of inches to the right and would have gone in off the post, he should have hit the target IMHO.

I completely agree that game stats aren't the be all and end all of everything, but they can give an indication - just wish they'd add whereabouts on pitch teams have possession.