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Well, it is one heck of a BIG MATCH tomorrow for our beloved ACCRINGTON STANLEY!!!:hothothot
A tough job in hand as The "U's" limited Oxford last week to not having any shots on goal at all!
However, I do think that we have the firepower and the form to break them down, especially with Josh Windass back in the team. And with Billy 'The Legend' leading the line up front, I think he can do another great job tomorrow, as he has done since he came in earlier in the season.
Come on you STANLEY PLAYERS, you have a magnificent chance to cement your names in the History of the amazing return of Accrington Stanley. Come on you STANLEY SUPPORTERS. Give it everything you can boys and girls and let's all be 100% behind the team from the terraces!!!:theband:
Come on all you Stanley fans. It's my call once again to be the TWELFTH MAN.............:mosher:
Here's the requirement....Singing and Bouncing up and down, shouting like idiots, clapping and making as much noise as we can for Coley and THE TEAM!
:s_gupjump:wave8::Banane45::Banane01::wave8:
STANLEY can make history in the last few weeks of this memorable season.
Let's make it together to the next step up the leagues!!!
ON STANLEY ON:theband::mosher:

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I can't sleep.....:

COME ON YOU REDS!!!:mosher:

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They are all BIG matches now simple fact, todays will be very tough i'm sure, but think we can come through it wi maximum points,agree everyone needs to get behind the lads,as they strive to make history. Cmon you reds.

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its getting more tense as the weeks go bye. spending more time looking at who plays who etc. can,t relax at games either. be glad when the season is over and we are runners up to the cobblers.

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That is one helluva prediction, but I do believe you may be correct. This team can make history in the next 5 weeks (yep that is all it is till the end of another rollercoaster season)

All I will say is C'MON YOU REDS, lets make the neighbours hear the noise at the remainder of the home games. :theband:

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just got my lucky takeaway breakfast, lucky shirt and sweater on and got my lucky merc. estate out of the garage. doing everything possible that I can do to get the lads 3 points.

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Sounds like someone else who's as superstitious as me, I bought one of the stripey shirts but only wore it for two home games - Portsmouth & Barnet!! After those results i had to 'rest it' & go back to my old Joma play-offs shirt.which I'd worn all season, things started to look up again when I did so I'm afraid my lovely new Mitre one stays at home on match days now :)

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Due to health issues I have missed the last 3 home wins and cannot make today as well, which as you can imagine, is driving me nuts. When I have to miss a match I try to be philosophical and think that if we win I can still celebrate, and if we lose or draw well then I haven't missed much! Whatever, I really do lap up the reports of all you lucky guys and gals who can get there, so please keep 'em coming tonight. Good luck to Coley and his warriors!

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Blimey, another agonising 'remote' day. Good point from one down and Stanley keep their goal scoring record. At one point the other results were horrendous but a draw turned out to be not as bad as it could have been.
Phew!

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our second half display was abysmal, until the 2 subs came on, in good time for once, i would like anyone to explain to me (apart from nepotism) how Sean Mc is starting before the lad that came on and scored a very good equalizer.have to say Cambridge got away with MANY niggling fouls.

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In limbo for another week...DAM

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Hard fought niggly game and was more of a conference type game.
Think teams are onto our style of play and they work hard,contest every ball try to stop us playing.
The first half was a dull affair with both teams having two holding players who just sat in front of the back fours so there was no room to operate in.
Thought Shaun was poor today and Billy also struggled to retain possession against two no-nonsense centre backs.
It goes to show if you don't hold the ball up front it's nearly impossible to spring forward"
The goal was poor defending but we was warned minutes earlier.
Showed character to get a point tho and we move on
KTF

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I agree Cashy about the second half and the substitutions, especially Fosu for Sean Mac. Sean had a couple of good chances in the first half but he must convert some of these into goals....simple! Fosu looks like a true athlete to me and he took his 'one on one' with the keeper superbly with more or less his first touch on the ball! He threatened two or three more times in the closing stages. Big question is, could he reproduce that form for a full 90 minutes if he was to be given a start?
In the first half for twenty minutes we 'clicked' with our slick passing with Josh Windass very effective with his first time flicks and passes and runs into space. Credit to our opponents though because they then closed us down effectively having clearly done their homework on us! I was frustrated that Spencer was allowed to get away with so much foul play during the whole match! Some of his barges into our defenders were so clear to see and some were quite dangerous and risked serious injury to our players! When a defender is in the air going for a header and is then barged into sideways by an opponent running from afar, they are likely to get totally upended and come down on their head or arms a bit like in a 'spear tackle' in Rugby!
The referee could well be observed by many people to have a had a 'good game' because he didn't book any players at all, but it would have made for a much better game if he had booked somebody after 30 minutes or so.
In the end a draw was good result for us as some of our boys clearly underperformed today.

ON STANLEY ON:theband:
KEEP THE FAITH:wave8:

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The way i see it wi fosu, he has played in league1 and had good reports also in the championship? so its not a question to me of can he do it fer 90mins? Sean Mc certainly can't.

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Really enjoyed seeing some of the old legends...... Which was probably the highlight of my day until our equaliser....... As others have said, it was a great finish by Fosu, who seemed to grow into the game the more it went on.

Thought we where lucky to get a point really, they played us off the park in the first 45 in particular. Yes they scored a lucky goal but for me where the better team for 60+ minutes.

I can't comment too much on the overall team as it was only my 4th game of the season, however we looked a little tired to me? Kee and Windass looked knackered after an hour, and Piero never recovered after that big knock in the corner in the first half, which to me proved a big turning point.

Can't add much else really..... How Mcconville continues to start is beyond me.... SURELY he needs a rest next week, recharge his batteries.

We go again next Saturday.

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I personally thought it was an awful game today they came for the 3 points today because they want the play offs but I thought we were very nervous today and don't just pick on Mconville I thought we were poor up front today Windlass goes missing for the second balls and they won them all game but we got a point and move on to Luton tough game but if we are on our game 3 points for the taking.

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There was a few had poor games today, conneely who is pretty consistent was very poor today, the difference being Sean Mc is consistently poor.with the occasional good game. shame some cant see that.

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Cambridge obviously came with a game plan & stuck to it, in the end was relieved & happy to get the point but maybe, just maybe it's time we had a Plan B - obviously opposition teams have done their homework & have us sussed, if we want to achieve the promotion we deserve we need to be able to spring some surprises

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And here we go again with the let's blame it on McConville! Sean doesn't put himself on the team sheet every week so how is it his fault he's on the pitch? Admittedly he didn't have one of his better games but neither did a few of our lads, some looked jaded & after the clattering Billy got I thought he should have been subbed, bless 'im he was seeing stars when he went down in front of coppice end!
Maybe the lads are feeling the pressure of expectation, I don't know but for whatever reason we weren't at the races till.about half 4 when we finally got into our stride & a game of football broke out. Thankfully, other results were kind to us & hopefully we can get back on track at Luton next week - onwards & upwards Stanley! :)

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They knew that our strengths are the overlap wing play and any ball to Billy sticking and moving play on. They dod a number on Sean, Piero and Billy ... none of those won a scorocc all afternoon. We won nothing over head height.

The referee obviously wanted a free flowing game of football rather than persistent stop/start for niggly bits of fouls, unfortunately that meant a free flowing game full of niggly bits of fouls. We are no angels when we want to rough house it, but I think to a man we lost the muscle battles

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I think coley and Andy holt (for providing the funds) deserve credit for the mid season additions to the squad that have got us to the fringe of the automatic promotion places. Mark Hughes, Scott brown and now fosu have all contributed to the cause.

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Thoughts on Scott Brown? Personally I think he's filled in for crooksey perfect creating chances an scores a few aswel! Could be a big player for us if we resign him!!

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its not a matter of blaming it on him, hes simply not good enough for the side consistently, its that simple, that aint his fault,any fool can see that,:rolleyes:the blame lies on the selection of him,

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One of the easiest things in life is to find fault in something. One of the most difficult is to find praise. Particularly if your mind ia not open and already made up.

Sean imho has changed. I agree he does snap at chances and when he doesn't the keeper always seems to be there. However he does have more of a natural instinct to find himself in these positions than anyone else in the team (Billy aside). Regarding his work rate and tracking back it has improved 10 fold and has no less a work rate than a fan fave, Shay McCarten.

It's an argument against Cashy that you'll never win, so stop trying?

Personal opinions on yesterday's game, too many of our more influential players not at the races. Coonnelly, Kee, Mingoia. I suppose this was all Sean-s fault too.

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for me we looked nervous all afternoon with a few players having an off day. our passing was not as good or crisp as we are used to. they worked very hard however and deserved something out of the game. disagreed with coley however about the ref. in trying to keep the game flowing it helped them more than us. hughsie and billy must have some heads today. subs made correctly and in time for once. as for fosu he scored a good goal and not far away shortly after. not overshure of him though as a team player as he wasted possession a few times after. hate to be coley next Saturday in team selection. does he change things or keep a side who have done quite well to yesterday.

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I already said that, also said the difference, the fact some cant take it on board,i can do sod all about.but i will always give my opinion. no-one has to like it.

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Think it was Fergie who once said "if you listen to the fans it won't be long before your sat with them"!!!!
We got the the play offs with Sean in the team and we are on the brink of history with him in the team again.
The manager trusts him to do a job,and more often than not he does it.
You can't get to were we are carrying a player.
Piero is the wide,go forward player,were Sean's a midfield link who's touch allows others to link up.
All players have off days,many reasons,but for me he does what's asked.
The new lad is a great planB option,but has little experience of defending and switched off a couple of times yesterday.
Crooksey was missed yesterday for me,think his go forward instinct could have given us the edge.

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Did we not get to the play-offs before with certain players in the side, who were not consistent? i know me memorys not what it was, but i'm sure we did.;)

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Crooks has been missed since hes been injured in my view, right or wrong i regard him as our best player, yet in his early days,everyone could see he was never a main striker, in fact quite a few wanted to dump the lad,that was never the lads fault, but no-one has the guts imho to say who,s fault it was, what would Fergie have said about that?:rolleyes:

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For me, Cashy is correct. The one thing that Mingoia does and McConville does NOT do is tackle even if it means getting hurt.The other point is Piero can run passed players Sean tries too often to run through them. Give the lad a rest. Fosu, when he came on was a revelation. The one thing I find strange is what about the other lad (Smith from PNE) not even on the bench. Why sign someone on loan and then they don't make the starting 18? The positives from yesterday. We did something that Oxford couldn't do, score against a very physical team, and we kept up the scoring at home record (the only team in all 4 English leagues to do that) and according to the stats, we WERE the better team. We were never going to win 7 games, but a point gained is better than no points at all. Luton away next (Brizzle are at Northampton so we could still be 3rd next Saturday). I think we will get 3 points next week. :)

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Brown seems decent, does nothing spectacular but seems to break play up and keep it simple, which is exactly what he is in the team to do.

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I think decent is the right word.

He's not a name I would put in my starting XI but nor is he a liability.

My only issue is that neither he or Conneely are ball carriers.

That along with Pearson playing at full back means that we are often short on options transitioning through the midfield(nothing against Pearson, he's a solid defender - just Bucko at fullback gives us more going forward).

For me with the 4-2-3-1 formation we play you either need the two fullbacks to push on and the 2 holding mids to sit or the fullbacks to sit and one of the holding mids to bomb on.

With Crooks and in the past Windass(when he played deeper), Murphy and Proctor we've always had that midfielder who wants to push on and I think that works will alongside a Conneely/Joyce type.

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Keeps it simple,gets stuck in, if he has to, gives 100%, yeh dont have to be a worldbeater to be appreciated, just give 100%.;)

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I've always been one who believes in a balance to a side,for example bucko is an unbelievably talented kid who would start every game,but only if your other fullback is a solid defender who can move across to to make a three.
Therefore his perfect foil is Matty,but you can't drop Halliday !!
As Cashy says it's all about opinions and I would have brought on Gornell for Billy yesterday,but the changes got us a draw so what do I know 😃

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Halliday was immense yesterday and thoroughly deserved his MoM. Billy seemed to struggle after he was clattered and should have been replaced in my view.

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Football is all about opinions I personally like Sean what I don't like and it shouldn't happen is cheering when he is substituted he walked off quite close to me and if I heard surely he could to disgrace.

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it certainly should not happen, no argument, but it was probably brought on by those who select, many can see when he regular aint doing the business,

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Strange that Cashy,although he did nothing wrong,I thought their system pinned Halliday back,particularly in the second half.
Then again the bobbly pitch once again hindered our possession game,this may have affected him bombing forward !!!

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we all around were saying how good he had been n no-one was surprised when our ex-pros gave him MoM.:confused:

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Looking at the half time photos on the pitch I thought the local gypsys had sponsored the game until Yomon put me right !!!����

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With that inconsistency removed we've enjoyed massive success in the intervening years. And following its return we've had nothing but failure. Or is my memory going too?

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Thats how dense yeh are if yeh consider a club like ours retaining league status is failure.:rolleyes:

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If that's all she knows about Soccer it's no wonder Prince Andrew dumped her !.....but hasn't too little been mentioned about yesterday's playing surface ?, to my thinking it was one of the main contributing factors to the lack of skilful football being produced by the Reds !. No fault of Buzzers just the current weather conditions I expect, but it does make a difference !.

As for the Fosu substitution for dear Sean, Alfred.E. notes...An alligator is an excellent substitute for a Crocodile to a man who has no Crocodiles .

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Joe Jacobson ??? :)

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Jacobsen got sent off for a tackle !!

Sean got himself sent off for being a stupid little boy for petulance if my memory is right!

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If by petulance you mean retaliating after you've had a tooth knocked out then maybe you're right, Stevenage had bullied our players all over the pitch that night & been allowed to get away with it, think it was the last straw for Sean & yes it was daft to react but when you've been wound up to such a point how many can say they wouldn't have done the same

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For my sins I attended old Trafford today and they take moaning to another level !!!
From start to finish they moaned and abused their team,even after they scored !!
Can't understand it as they pay a lot of money,and 90% are clueless ����

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Maybe all the travelling to a home game puts them in a bad mood before they even get to the ground :)

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Class that.;)

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Well most are southerners, that explains it.:D

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Well what an interesting game, let’s take a dispassionate view of proceedings.

Stanley didn’t play as well as they have done in previous games, however, Cambridge put it around and got their tactics bang on imo, very much a mid-table performance by them, there were imo a few fouls that were let go by the referee and Cambridge just continued putting it around. It appears to me the Stanley boys tried to get the ball on the deck and play football. As I sat close to the dug outs, the Stanley team did nothing but moan for the whole of the first half at the 4th official.

Coley, sat on the wall and never flinched, even when we went 1 nil down, How he did that I just don’t know.

I thought the Cambridge back 4 were superb, strong and dealt with most long balls and the one on one situations. The Stanley subs were made bang at the right time. You also have to remember that Stanley haven’t conceded for a few games, so that would have been a shock to them.

Overall, given the performance I will take the point and on to the next game, we really need to make sure we come away from Luton with 3 points, as thing move forward goal difference could well be an issue, let’s hope we can put a few post one or two of those lower teams.

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shows how far we have come in a year. last season we would have been delighted to come back from a goal down to get a point.

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Highlights:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Zv76Z8RVqI

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Leaving aside the family connection, if we try and compare our two regular wide mid-fielders, we are always going to have a problem as they are two different kinds of player. Piero is hard working and industrious and gets up and down the pitch, he is much easier to appreciate as you can see his work rate. Sean on the other hand doesn't appear to work so hard, he doesn't get stuck in to tackles. His attributes are better appreciated when he is going forward, he's more creative and has a better shot on him than Piero. So when either or both of them don't play so well its easier to suggest that Sean is rested. You know that even if Piero doesn't play all that well he will still work hard for the team and make a contribution.

As for our new on loan wide mid-fielder, he got a dream substitution on Saturday and scored a great goal. On that basis, I will be surprised if he doesn't start against Luton. As to who he will replace we will just have to wait and see?

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No point getting into the McConville debate again...Circles!

I'd be hesitant to start Fosu on Saturday, Although he did look good on Saturday and took his goal well maybe he would make a better impact player with his speed and trickery?

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Why, Baldy? Here we have a Championship quality footballer obviously bursting with energywho has pace, the ability to go outside or inside his full back and deliver a great cross, plus is a composed finisher. Nobody suggests that James Vardy should be an impact sub as he can finish anytime between 0 and 90 minutes. What on earth is there to lose with giving Fosu a start? John can always sub him with Sean if he fails to deliver!:D

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Oh, I'd love to see the reaction if that scenario were to happen - AccyWeb would go into meltdown :rolleyes: :)

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Let's not get carried away with Fosu,he's a lad with bags of pace and a few tricks,but he's a winger and in league 2 you have to be more of of a midfielder ( piero soon learned that)
Seen loads of lads like him,but the reality is he is coming up to 21 and only started half a dozen league games.
For me he's a good plan b option, and we should be realistic and not see him as the next big thing.
Everyone knows I watched a lot of 18/21s football and it's a massive step up to league football,I hope the kid has a great career,but he's still a lot to learn and were we are at I would go for experience every time

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On a similar vein, there is a player I'd like to see us in for come May. Connor Mahoney.

He hasnt had a look in at Ewood since Lambert took over and needs games somewhere before he drops out of the game ... pretty sure he'd be open to either a loan or a permanent transfer back.

Armine 'Machine' Linganzi dropped out of favour at Gillingham and then disappeared :-(

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My point exactly F19!

Lets see Fosu come off the bench a few more times when opposition is tiring and see what he can do, until then Sean gets the nod from the start for me!

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Ha ha ha! You are awful.:D

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Would love to see Mahoney back in a Red Shirt :)

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Can't see it smudge,just turned 19,development coming along nicely in the 21s,maybe next season the first team will look at him again and if he's not quite ready,will probably be loaned to a first division club.
Then again we might be one !!!

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Wow, AccyMad, that is some opinion! So Sean is now to be considered undroppable? Just consider some facts:-
He has managed the princely total of 5 goals this season from 38 starts - not exactly the "free scoring" midfielder as per Football 19's now notorious pre-season welcome. Scoring only one in 8 games average is worrying enough, but worse is that he has failed to score in any of the last 15 games! MacCarten manages one goal in every 3 games started, with Josh coming in at one in 2. Even our non-scoring "striker" Crooksey has scored more goals than Sean. He has completely lost the plot in front of goal along with any composure he used to have, his shots too weak to burst a paper bag, let alone trouble any competent Div2 goalie.
But never mind, F19 assures us that he plays intelligently, is trusted by Coley, plays neat and tidy, gives us variation and is "experienced", and even made a tackle in our penalty area once, so that's all right then isn't it?
If he cannot be dropped, without meltdown on the messageboard, in spite of all this, then the complacent lunatics have truly taken over the asylum.:D

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Think my comment was misunderstood, of course any player is potentially droppable - I was just imagining the euphoria which would be felt by some if Sean didn't start & was dropped to the bench & how deflated they might subsequently feel if he was brought on after all as a sub - purely a light hearted observation I assure you :rolleyes:

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I understood you perfectly and thought it was a very funny post - but then I don't have such fixed views as some on this subject (amongst others) ...... :D

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Ok, Accy. All a bit too subtle for my old brain.

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But he's the joint 29th highest assist maker in the league and Stanleys 3rd with 5 assists). First name on t'sheet

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Your post made me smile Redtaine !!!
My posts are an opinion,but for the record Sean's got six this season,double what Pieros got :),therefore if goal scoring is key,he gets dropped first !!
Food For thought,piero walked away with the player of the year awards after getting eight goals in a season,so if Sean gets another two,will he be bestowed the same honour?,now that would send Accyweb into meltdown :)

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Sean got the 'Golden Boot' for best goal of the season in his last season with us in 2010/11 - it was v Hereford if I remember rightly - see he has got his uses, any goal against them was always worth that little bit more :)

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The biggest use to him is a relative.:rolleyes:

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Oooooooo! That's harsh! Guessing Sean won't be getting your vote for player of the season then? :rolleyes::)