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Excited about this one. Not expected to win it, and a few players out so hopefully something new may be tried, some players coming in hoping to impress? I think we may nick a point in the process.

Sadly I can't be there. In Glasgow seeing my youngest daughter. We just had a debate about what to do this afternoon. I suggested going out for a nice pie and a bit of shopping and get some fresh air....so we're off to Firhill to watch Patrick v Hearts. Ticks all the boxes.

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I wanted to go, but birthday @ grandaughters visiting, and dont see em that much, so twas no contest.

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Truly a cleft stick !.....

But do have a great day !

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1-0 Mcarten what a start.

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1-1

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Boco at left back, Pearson at right back, Clare right wing Clark left wing

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1-1 now.:eek:

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Pretty eventful first half by the sounds of it, keep it up lads - Ferguson's so rattled he was shouting at 4th official who forgot to put the board up to show stoppage time because of it :)

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Cracking game here ar Firhill : "we are the Thistle boys the pride of Lanarkshire". 1-0 and Hearts getting battered. Similar standard to Stanley, behind the goals with the Ultras.... feel at home already.

Come on Stanley - a long 45 mins ahead?

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Great McCarten goal, pegged back and then struggled to make headway. Rommy at wing back is not the best fit, is leaving us a bit open down whichever flank he is defending. Lads are working hard but it's a rearguard effort at the moment. Harvey and Hughesy playing out of their skins at the back.

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if we get a point here twill be a great result.

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2-1 to doncaster

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2-2 Edwards:)

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Full time 2-2

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2-2 great result well done Stanley.:):):):):):)

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Well done lads and alllllllllllllllllllllll who went there.

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Brilliant - well played lads!!

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My overiding thought on today,is subs were brought on with good time to make an impact, without being at donny, i'm near sure thats contributed to a magnificent point earned today?

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231 away fans, didn't look that many

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Good onya STANLEY.

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Tenacious display by the Stanley boys. Only three defenders away from home against the league leaders was always going to be a risk, and their second - and potential winner - was a result of the three being dragged across, leaving a Donny player completely unmarked where we might have expected a right-back to be. After that we survived a number of scares, Donny having more than one clear chance to make it 3-1. But they fluffed them, and then we won a free-kick and hit them with a simple set piece. Last 10 mins it was anyone's game. All put a proper shift in, back three and keeper excellent throughout, even though Matty lost the ball for their second. Hats off especially for Harvey. Was sceptical after Pompey but the lad's a natural at centre-half.

Have a good evening everyone.

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Sounds like it was a well earned point away today.:theband:
Well done to the team and Coley and well done to the travelling Stanley fans....RESPECT!:worthy::worthy::worthy:

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Great result.
And a wonderful birthday present for Brayden Shaw from Professor Coleman. Hope he did well and enjoys the rest of the day.

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Four points taken from the league leaders is outstanding.
Well done to the players, management & travelling fans.
Brilliant fightback to earn a well earned draw, but came so close to my 'de-ja-vu' prediction of matching our home victory by 3-2.
Respect to Twenty-Eight for predicting the starting 11 & apologies to Inspector Morse for my suggestion he'd 'lost the plot' in his choice of the Prince of Benin at right-back. :o

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Suspect that number would have included around 60+ ASFC Academy players and parents who had played DRFC Academy in the morning prior to the 1st team game.

The sight of 60 plus tracksuited ASFC boys bouncing around for the last 10 minutes was FANtastic:):)

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I sometimes wonder if I'm at the same game as some fans. Rodgers had a nightmare. At fault for both goals got torn to shreds and bullied out of it.

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I agree. Total liability that lad.

Hull should release him.

...Then we can sign him up on a 5 year deal - the lad is going to be Championship level minimum

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Referee abysmal again - for both sides.
Each side had legitimate claims for two penalties each.

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Did you go to the game Sam ?
Oh how we missed Beckles.
Should have got a block in for the first and left the goslscorer in acres of space for the second. Even then he should have intercepted it.
I will have a look back later when the highlights are out and see if I'm being harsh.

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Just back from Doncaster now, though Jonathan Edwards was outstanding great team performance from the lads, thought Clark was very poor if I'm being honest though think he's out of his depth in league two

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Though i wasn't at the game today,from what ive seen, think both Rodgers n Beckles will play above League 2 level in next couple of years.

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Didn't have one of his best today - but who made the first challenge and fed McCartan for the goal ? Who put the pin point set piece on Marty's head to make the second ?
If that had been the golden child ............
He's not out of his depth - he's already played well and got promoted from this division. He's starved of service that's the problem.

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Agree Sam this kid is going to be a very good player IMO he will be in league above us next season or higher

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All about opinions mate he's decent enough I suppose just not good enough for us in this league but that's only me

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Unbelievable.

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Ffs - Rodgers is a very promising player. Good for us in centre of defence.

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A great result for the Reds!!:) Here are the goals.
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I thought he was excellent yesterday and much more effective at centre half

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matty pearson at fault for the second loosing posession neat the half way line. but i suppose that,ll be painted over like adam buxton,s howler last season. that some conveniantly glossed over. overall a great performance from the team and a word of praise for the referee as he was a great comedy relief to the game. if he,d been driving a car the police would have stopped him for potential drink or drugs driving.

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I still think he got beat very easily Monkey and should have blocked the ball in. Agreed about Matty as well.

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Just had a look at the highlights. I stand by what I said. In fact the second one looks even worse now.

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I wasn't there, but really! The second goal was Rogers' 'fault'?
How was he supposed to mark two men, who were 10 yards apart, on his own and, other than handle the ball and get sent off, prevent the final flick-on reaching the scorer?
Rogers perhaps felt he had to take a central position because Hughes was out of his usual position. If he'd 'marked' the scorer on the left wing then the other Rovers forward wouldn't have made the flick but would have had an unopposed run at the goal.
Difficult to assess from the briefest of clips but it seemed like the entire defence played a part, not to mention Rovers' forwards, in their goals.
But I'm not sure blaming one player is justified.

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Comes to something when we're blaming anyone for only getting one point away at the top of the league - just saying :confused:

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Absolutely bang on

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Sean to have seen this trait before. Oops sorry meant to say seem.

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Twenty eight are you of some relation to Jordan Clark ? Nothing wrong with it if you are , you just seem to mention him in every post! As for the goals yesterday instead of focusing on the ones conceded how about the great run an finish of mccarten , goal of the game for me.

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Not sure I understand that last comment Ferret.
Regardless of who the opposition is mistakes are mistakes.
On to the next one.
I'm hearing Tuesday might already be in danger if weather forecast tomorrow and Tuesday is right.
No I'm not related to Clark.

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We're starting to score. Close up the leaks in the back line and we'll be mid table in no time.

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Pidge - McCartan finished well but if I was a Donny fan I'd be wondering how he was allowed to run that distance without a challenge. The ball went through the centre backs legs as he struck it which left the keeper for dead.
There's nothing wrong with being constructively critical and it's not a case of being negative.

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how many would have took a point before kick off. most i,m sure. the worst thing about yesterday was their p.a. system. that music at half time must have been close to the maximum allowed. never criticise our lack of p.a. again if thats the level of din you have to suffer every week.

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What's the situation with Donacien ? When is he available again ?

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Tuesday i think twas a 2 game ban?

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Janoi has now served his two game ban and is available if required on Tuesday.

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That's great news Mr T.
Is there any news on the new Portuguese lad, Erico Sousa?
He seems to have disappeared off the radar.

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Still with the FIFA, FA and EFL admin people; things don't go that quickly when "the window is closed":o

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Janoi has to be a shoe in for Tuesday in place of Boco.
Maybe a change in centre mid as well with Brown replaced ? I'd go for Davies.

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i imagine if one of our high profile premier league sides were involved it would have been done and dusted days ago.

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Sadly, I wasn't at Donny to 'Face the Music'. If indeed that is what it was at half time?:hidewall:
At The Wham Stadium we don't get music, just an awful 'Tinny Racket' over the loud speakers.:stop:
My view is that we don't need any 'Music' in any football stadium at all! :gooddog:However, if 'Music' is required, IMHO, just relay Radio Three live over the system!:angel:

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IMHO.....
After watching the highlights a few times for me it was a super goal by Shay! His run from well inside our half was direct but also very fast, he left their chasing midfielder for dead! He dragged the centre half wide too and did well to clip the ball back towards the far post. OK... he did have a bit of luck as the ball went under the defenders legs but we deserve a bit of positive luck after the run of bad luck that Coley agrees we have had all season!
For me the two goals we conceded showed Hughes out of position for both. For their first I agree that Rodgers missed a tackle on the winger but then Seamus was left in between two Donny attackers and momentarily hesitated in deciding which one to pick up...he picked neither and they scored. Rodgers was left in a similar position for the second goal and he tried to cover them both but to no avail.
For our equalising goal Clarke put in a peach of a fee kick that just invited Matt to use his physicality in powering the ball to the far post...GOAL!

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totally agree. when you arrive at the ground i like to have a catch up with people on various things and when half time arrives it gives you time to talk about the previous half. half time is not for your ears being blasted out by some music that won,t be to everyones taste either.

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Choirboy,
If you look at the extended highlights you will see that Clark puts in a solid tackle to gain possession and rolls the ball straight into Shay's path.
Then he delivered the free kick.
This is why I went off on one a bit when a poster said he wasn't good enough for Accrington or League Two.
People seem to think I'm his dad or something.
I'm not.

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Well pointed out Twenty Eight. I like Clarke too. His performance away at Bradford early in the season was just superb! Perhaps the only question mark about him is ...'Consistency', but that is difficult for him to achieve when he is in, but more often than not, out of the side. He has also had to be 'Mr Flexible' in that he has played a variety of positions when picked. He has certainly done well when picked in that 'difficult to fill position' wide on the left.
Having said positive things here about Clarke though...... of course I am highly positive about all of our players. This season there has been less opportunity to say positive things compared to last season which is one of the reasons why I have posted less in recent months. This is because I simply don't want to say negative things when we lose! I just keep 'Shtumm' until there is something really good to point out like the super, hard won point and two great goals scored last Saturday against the League leaders!
ON STANLEY ON:theband:
WITH 100% SUPPORT
FROM THEIR FANS:theband::alright:

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Choirboy,
Well that's five assists from the last 8 goals. Unlucky to hit the woodwork last night.
Coley normally doesn't mention players by name when he's unhappy so a bit disappointed he named him and blamed him for the first goal last night.
Maybe he should have done the same with Pearson after the Donny game !
On to the next one ........

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For my money Clark was MoM last night.

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Is there some sort of issue over Clarke that I've missed.

For what its worth imho he's been generally good over last few games (exceptional at Mansfield).

I think he suffered in the Autumn playing as a second striker when we had Jonno but has looked good when played out wide.

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Unfortunately, singling players out is what Coley does quite often - personally I don't like that trait & think any singular criticism should be kept for the dressing room & not aired in public. But then we all know he wears his heart on his sleeve & sometimes says things directly after a game which reflect that. Many a time I've said he should think before he speaks in that situation as quite often it's said in the heat of the moment & he retracts or at least gets more perspective on some of his comments once he's had a breather & time to reflect on the game.

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I agree Twenty Eight.
I thought that Clarke did quite well against Wycombe especially in the first half and it did seem a bit harsh of Coley to 'name and blame him'.........
Perhaps Coley is laying a foundation for the re-selection of one of our currently banned players when he has 'done his time'?:rolleyes:

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I don't think the "name & shame" was for the overall performance. I think Clarke has been playing well overall.

His defending for their first goal however was literally schoolboy stuff - two players marked the same man and left the throw in taker unmarked.

There are no excuses for it and it undoubtedly cost us points last night. One for him to learn the lesson from and never make again.

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Thing is Clark aint a defender, like other players just goes back to help out, blame the real defence not the helpers.

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Sam,

Ive no issue at all if that's how the club wants to deal with it - ie by naming and shaming - provided its done every week.
Take a look at the goals against reel and compile your list.
What about the Matty Pearson schoolboy stuff at Donny - and he's a defender.
The kid needs his confidence boosting - wouldn't have been bad if he'd followed it up with "good delivery from the set pieces" etc
OTT to say that was the sole cause of lost points. How about a word with the centre backs to stop getting bullied ?

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You may have hit the nail on the head my friend !

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I took exception to poster who said he wasn't good enough for this club or any for that matter at League Two level.

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its simple to me, Clark obviously aint one of his majesty's blue eyed boys,

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"THE KID NEEDS HIS CONFIDENCE BUILDING" Why does this stink of hypocrisy, quite a lot of you on here seem to be time served knockers (take that as you wish) and are still knocking a suspended player who also is not a defender.

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You really can't go flinging accusations of hypocrisy at those who are merely stating their opinions...a point made on numerous occasions!.
Neither should you be making such sweeping generalisations such as ' quite a lot of you on here seem to be time served knockers ' , not being I would assume, all that familiar with the hundreds of posts which I and others have placed on the Forum !...or with their attitudes towards the Club and it's wellbeing .

To return to the thread...Jordan is a young Soccer professional who is so obviously still learning his craft. He has good moments and bad moments and will do so for some time to come...Not one true fan of the Reds would wish him any ill in his quest to improve and will be willing him on to greater things on Saturday !.

KTF.

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Can't understand why we are discussing Jordan Clark's excellent performance against Wycombe last night - on the 'Donnie Rovers' thread?????????????

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Perhaps it's in Twenty Eight's contract to use every available means to promote his favourite player. :rolleyes:
(Only joking, I too think Clark is an asset to the team)

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Clark has played very well put not as effective or as consistent as Sean.
Clare looked very good last night. It's a nice problem for Coley - Clark or Clare...or can he fit both in?
I'm getting more encouraged by Mccartan of late and would like Coley to give him the next three matches to show consistency. If he does then keep the faith. If not I'd say bye bye to him.

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Clark did assist both goals so maybe he could keep Sean out, I doubt it though, coley will probably chuck Clare on bench and keep his favourites in

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I'd keep my favourites in. Isn't that what a manager does? Favour the players he thinks are the best, most effective?

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Don't think yeh been watching Stanley that long LordD?:D

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Probably the reason is historical and linked to 28's analysis in Post 32 !.

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Actually he isn't !
Seamus Conneely is my favourite player.

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Another thread sinking towards oblivion having served it's purpose ?.

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Perhaps I may be the judge of that, Yonmon: "Sadly I can't be there. In Glasgow seeing my youngest daughter. We just had a debate about what to do this afternoon. I suggested going out for a nice pie and a bit of shopping and get some fresh air....so we're off to Firhill to watch Patrick v Hearts. Ticks all the boxes".

That was my initial utterance at the start of this thread. I think we are still as bang "on message" now as we were back them, as they say.

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Fais comme tu veux mon ami !...as we in the Main Stand put it ! .

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'That difficult to fill position' wide on the left.

For answer go to :- " venomenclan "...sic ?....🛃🚰🛂

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Or just ask Volitaire . . . . . . I'll get me coat :D

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Or even better go to ....."id join ace "....anon. :thankya: