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Please STANLEY, none of this 2-0 down and then come from behind bizzo today. It ain't doing the health of myself and others any good.

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Wycombe down 3-0 at home to Morcambe at the half. Crawley, Luton and Swindon also losing. Come on Stanley

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Jackson 1-0 YES

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5 mins of stoppage time-this is doing me no good.

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A pity about Luton grabbing a point at the death, but never mind, a good day's work there.

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superb results at the top.... the power is ever more firmly in our hands.

couldn't be there today. Match report anyone?

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We won-they came second;)

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I had to miss the match today :(but I was kept up to date by my daughter.:jimbo:
Sounds like Jackson did well in scoring his goal to earn a valuable three points:jimbo::mosher::thepint::thepint::thepint:

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Well......as you'd expect...they all did a short run up with Billy and then Kayden stuck the ball in the net! Just the usual really.....

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Not been down for few years with running and saturdays. Clayton end looks very nice. Sent my hours fixing bits years ago. Good to see club running in right way. On stanley on will see when I'm free again .

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That's a game we would have lost in the past. Rode our luck at times nearly gifted them a goal (well done Chappy) and a header against the bar. However that said on another day we'd have been three up in 15 minutes.
It going to be topsy turvy right down to the wire so strap yourselves in.
Bound to be shocks along the way but I'm quietly confident.
Lads were all saying pitch was really a difficult surface today.

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Predicted this would be a close run thing - and so it proved!
Stanley started well but Cambridge soon got a grip on the midfield & we resorted to too many aimless high balls out of defence, particularly first half.
As most of their team were giants compared to our lads, the ball just kept coming back.
Chappers pulled-off some brilliant saves to keep the scoreline blank at half-time.
Second half we became much more effective with some slick passing & wing-play.
Time & again we got behind their defence & put dangerous crosses into the box.
Unfortunately, our forwards were never in the right place at the right time.
Then we got a lucky break! Jackson chased a high ball into the box & right in front of the Clayton End, clearly fouled his marker to gain the advantage he needed to score the vital goal.
I say lucky break, because neither ref nor linesman spotted it & despite the protestations of the whole Cambridge team, the goal stood - PHEW!!!!!
Kayden got the 'mom.' award, but once again our defence were the heroes, particularly Dunne, who imho was outstanding.
Looking forward to watching the tv highlights tonight - not for Stanley's close run victory, but Morecambe's amazing demolition of our most dangerous rivals - Wycombe.
All hail the mighty Shrimps!

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Funny how people see games in different ways. Dunne did ok for me - but not outstanding. Needs to work on his distribution. Nearly gave the game away with a sloppy pass allowing Ikoeazu through one on one.

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Bit unfair to criticise Dunne for poor distribution.
Agree that pass was a major blunder by him, but he wasn't the only one passing to our opponents.
Brown, Kee & Conneely were guilty on more than one occasion of badly misplaced passes.
Apart from that one mistake by Dunne, I thought he coped well with their enormous forwards, made numerous defensive headers & last ditch tackles to prevent goal attempts.

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Basically, we were on top for first 5 - 10 minutes, Cambridge then got a foothold & were dangerous for rest of first half.
Second half, we were a different prospect - played our passing game & Kayden took his goal well to make it 1 nil as we deserved.
Referee - not biased either way, just a little inept - loved his whistle!
Not pretty, but a win's a win & given other results a damned important one - band in clubhouse were brilliant, book 'em now for last home game please :)

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I have to agree Dunne was not his usual best, I thought Coneely should have been subbed in the second half as he was a little jaded due to his injury recovery. He did well. Billy was a little out of sorts so two substitutions would have made a big difference imo. The MOM for me was The Don or chappers. Hayden scored and ran himself ragged. Our passing was poor at times. It was an ugly win that in fairness we got away with. However we will take it.

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P.s. Wish we still had Bradley Halliday - best player for Cambridge by a country mile

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The difference recently is our game management. When we are leading with 20 minutes to go we seem to be able keep are opponents at arms length. Things like playing balls into opposition corners. Alot of the games are tight like today (in fact I would say Cambridge would feel they had the better chances). In previous years we looked like conceding goals late on and did . There have been a lot of games like this this season where I feel it could have gone either way till we scored but we have managed the game well to get the win.
I agree with other web contributors, we played too many high balls today which didn't suit us playing against a physically bigger side. Our central midfield seems to lose out regularly but I accept the trade of for winning games!

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[QUOTE=Lord Stiffupperlip;1209268]Bit unfair to criticise Dunne for poor distribution.
Agree that pass was a major blunder by him, but he wasn't the only one passing to our opponents.
Brown, Kee & Conneely were guilty on more than one occasion of badly misplaced passes.
Apart from that one mistake by Dunne, I thought he coped well with their enormous forwards, made numerous defensive headers & last ditch tackles to prevent goal attempts

It was a major blunder .... and had it not been for Chappie a game changer.
So to call him outstanding ....... not for me. They had one enormous forward and second half he moved over to Janoi ....... who coped just as well as Dunne.

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Had Billy managed to shake off the terrible lethargy he was suffering with his full week’s rest?

I notice we had the strongest ever Div 2 bench today as we extended our amazing run of form. No subs were needed. Maybe the team isn’t quite as “jaded” as we are told?

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Well my first game in a while yesterday, ive just about thawed out. £10 tickets are a nice way to tempt a few old faces back :)

Can't say it was the most exciting game ive ever seen, but it's the result that matters in the end. Thought Jackson was hugely impressive up front and caused them all sorts of issues, just a shame Kee wasn't on the same wavelength (looked unfit to me) . Why on earth he wasn't replaced is beyond me ........ No change there then for Coley and his lack of subs !

As others have said, Dunne looks impressive for such a young in-experienced lad, but his distribution needs work for sure.

All in all an enjoyable day out , looking forward to the Morecambe game :)

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Can't say it was the most exciting game ive ever seen, but it's the result that matters in the end.

better than the crewe game but at this stage of the season points are more valuable than memorable games. expect a few similar type of games before we get promoted in may.

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In our last two games we have had to face a BIG strong centre forward, why do we keep the brick wall B R E bench warming.

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Don't know, Ferret, I've wondered myself.
Maybe it's down to Yosser's experience and organising ability and Mr.Dunne's strong performances.
But, whatever the reason, with a dozen cup finals coming up, I'm sure Big Ben will be ready and able to contribute when called on.

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I genuinely believe it’s Accis time, and can see why Dunne is playing.
He’s got good pace and gives Hughes good cover.
Key is clean sheets,especially when we’re not at our best.
We seem to have good cover in all positions,just hope Billy’s goals don’t dry up,need him to go on a run !!!

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At last! Aaron selected for EFL's team of the week, one of three League 2 players:
https://www.efl.com/news/2018/februa...k-matchday-34/

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What a vote of confidence in our gentle giant.
When you think back to the criticism Aaron got from some quarters last year.
He's played a massive part in our success this season & has saved our bacon on numerous occasions with some outstanding saves.
Without doubt the most improved player in the squad.
How much longer before his efforts justify a deserved 'mom' award.
Three cheers for Chappers!
:mosher:

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Agree, I thought he was man of the match on Saturday - the 2 saves he made with his feet were excellent :)

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think a lot are wondering why but i think our recent defensive record shows you do not fix things until they get broken. think we will see him play his part before the season is out.

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got to agree he is an excellent shot stopper but his commanding of the area and kicking does leave more than a bit to be desired.

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'When you think back to the criticism Aaron got from some quarters last year.'

Justifiably so he was flakier than a sausage roll.

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how long before we fix the mid field.