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Excellent game, end to end both sides having chances, thunderous tackling, aggressive nature, great atmosphere created by both sets of supporters (never heard Blackpool fans actually sing before, it's usually us making all the noise!). A draw was fair result to me. Stanley much better going forward tonight. Armstrong played well, good hold up and link up play. Rodgers was a bit more dodgy! In general we gave the ball away sometimes in poor positions. The open nature of the game left us exposed at the back.
Difficult game on Saturday. Rochdale and Fleetwood are looking big derby games to me. The sending off is an annoying situation.

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Great game tonight in a great atmosphere unfortunately spoilt by some idiots throwing things on the pitch including a bottle thrown at Emitov which with his response in throwing the bottle out of the playing area results in a red card disgrace with 11 players still on think we could have had a great chance of a point.

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Great game lot better the set performance. Think your a bit harsh to crisis any individual chevfire.

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Cracking game which was completely ruined in the last 15 minutes by the ref wanting to be the star of the show!!
Nothing more to say - still fuming this morning :(

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was a good game after a very poor start, we thought it was just like a cup tie,we could not argue oer the penalty certainly looked one to us, finley was very unlucky with a superb shot crashing the crossbar, bottom line though 4pts from 4 home games aint good enough.

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Really good game, excellent atmosphere.
Blackpool were the better team, but we did ok. Pleased to see Harvey back. Thought Barlaser and Sam had very good games.
Our goalie looks like a madman to me. (Maybe a hasty judgement on the evidence of two games). I gather Coleman is unhappy with the sending off but if someone had chucked a bottle that hit him in the face I’m sure he’d change his view.

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Just listened to the Coley interview.
He’s right to a degree, and I can understand a very passionate man being so angry, but bottom line is there will always be one idiot in a crowd of 1,500 and whether you “loop” the bottle back into the crowd or throw it hard you will get sent off.
Probably very hard to stop yourself when you are wound up after the goal as well, but what alternative is there for the officials?

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heard the interview going home last night and thought he would be a lot more wound up than he was. the ref was on a hiding to nothing with the incident. he could have ignored the lino and just got on with the game and then been torn apart by the assessor for it. he will probably report blackpool for their fans throwing stuff on the pitch so he had to do something about emtimov. pity the incident it what will be talked about more than the excitment on offer last night. we deserved a point last night just as they did. no more no less.

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Just one IDIOT Lord Diddy, was it 7 flares thrown

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If he doesn't report the Blackpool fans there's something very seriously wrong, he could have prevented the incident with Evtimov if he'd had the bottle to stop the game temporarily when the missiles were being thrown onto the pitch in the first place.

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While I absolutely agree with you Cashy, we've got 12 games left and 41 points: IF - big "if" - we get a point a game, history says we'll stay up ........ I seem to remember I did a "how many points saves your bacon" analysis some weeks back in a match thread, and either 52 or 53 has always meant salvation

Can I top up your (half-full) glass for you?

:D:D:D

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Can't argue with the red in my opinion.
I'm sure Blackpool will face repercussions from the FA for the fans, but we should only worry about what we can control, and unfortunately Dimi made the wrong decision regardless.
If you're a player and you shove another player during a game, you'll probably get booked. Shove a fan and no doubt you will be having an early shower!

Apart from that incident - how badly are we missing Ross Sykes at the back!
Thought Harvey had a good game, Yozzer was sloppy which is very unlike him.
Callum caught out of position for cover for their first goal, think he was in two minds as a wing back.
Janoi is not a centre half full stop. Can't agree with Paul Lambert, he's strong and physical, definitely a full back in my view. Too many times Hughes was left 2 on 1 with their centre forwards.
Clicker aka Mr no end product (sorry 28!!) wasted another golden opportunity in front of goal. I love him, he has technical ability that wouldn't look out of place for a team at the top of the championship - but I can think of at least 5 opportunities he's had this year where it would have been easier to score than miss. Thought he played too central in first half, his natural instinct was to take the ball wide when a through ball to Armstrong would have been a better choice.

Armstrong was fantastic, ran himself into the ground, very strong on the ball and held it up well. Didn't rate him the other week in the Lancashire Senior Cup - happy to be proved wrong!!

Understand why people not happy Smyth didn't get a look in - personally I agree with Coley bringing Billy on but thought should of been sooner.
The amount of balls bobbling in the Blackpool box just needed a poachers instinct, and to peel off from the defender for crosses. Billy is a natural at that.

Saturday can't come quick enough.

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[QUOTE=StanleyJosh;1225076]

Understand why people not happy Smyth didn't get a look in - personally I agree with Coley bringing Billy on but thought should of been sooner.
The amount of balls bobbling in the Blackpool box just needed a poachers instinct, and to peel off from the defender for crosses. Billy is a natural at that.

back to the substitute issue once again. didn,t they use 3 before billy finally come on and why not at least 15 minutes earlier. thought we might have seen smith on to replace sean who was on an early caution anyway and by replacing i do not mean with 5 minutes to go.

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The experience J.C.has as a manager, yet still brings billy on with less than two mins of normal time is crazy too me. i cannot think of any reason at all for that, if anyone can see the sense please speak out.

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[QUOTE=monkey hanger;1225078]I'm in two minds over this.
On one side, especially as Blackpool had already made the 3 changes, I thought Coley could of made a few substitutes, changed our formation/style of play and made Blackpool adapt to us with what they had on the pitch. (e.g put all 3 sub strikers on, play 4 strikers on the pitch and see how there winger does playing centre half to cover haha - not that drastic but you get my gist!)

On the other hand, I agree with Coley about picking a team with the right players to do the job. It was a physical game - not suited to Smyth in my opinion. I'd of brought Billy on earlier and allowed Sean and Clicker to drift wide and stretch Blackpool. Personally I'd of started Scotty Brown and gone 4-1-4-1 and let the front 4 roam freely behind Armstrong.

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It's a poor return four points from four home games and like it or not we're in a war.
Jordan has missed a couple I agree and no one beats himself up over it more than the lad himself.
However he's not the only one.
Last night the ball bobbled in front of him but agree at least hit the target.
He's never put himself down as a scorer - he's a creator.
As for going central you do what your Manager wants.
A big day for Jordan Saturday personally and I hope he notches one.
Overall however as an eternal pessimist I cant see us us bringing any points away - but what do I know.
On the sending off rules are rules. Pick the bottle up draw it to the refs attention and hand it over. I don't care he only tossed it - stupidity beyond belief and leaving the ref with no alternative.
10 points needed don't give a stuff how - as Nike says Just Do It.

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Don't know why you say how much we miss Ross Stanley Josh. We were having the same results with him in the side haven't we? Although a great player and a lad I don't know where your coming from with that one.we need to start putting our chances away that's the top and bottom of it.

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I think we’ll be okay. Definitely more positive after last night compared to Saturday and feel if we play like that we’ll win more between now and the end of the season than we’ll lose.
First 30 mins especially we were magnificent and their goal came against the run of play. Game petered out to half time, don’t think any team can keep up the tempo we had first 30 for a full half.
Second half game could have went either way. Both had chances and a draw would have been a fair result overall in my opinion.
As for the red card, feel it was unnecessary. Yes Dimi threw it back but it weren’t aimed at anyone and no one was asking for a red card. By showing the red everyone came away from the game talking about this one incident which could have been avoided.
I think the Barnsley game will suit us more, big pitch in front of a big crowd. Hopeful we can get something from the game.

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Missing him in terms of we don’t have good enough cover.
Big Ben not good enough in my opinion.
Janoi is best at full back but now having to cover centre half.
Because of that Gibson has come in to team having played little football and it’s showing.

Sometimes the simplest of changes cause the biggest differences.

I’d like to see Harvey at centre half and push Janoi back to left back

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Scorer or creator regardless I think that’s the only thing letting him down on being a top player.
Agree with doing what your manager asks, just think his instinct overruled as Coley played him central but he kept doing wide, seemed that Coley noticed and adapted for second half.

Personally I think we may need 12 points given how tight it is

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Fair enough Josh.it must be hard for the lads coming in having not played a lot of football as in match fitness.Yes agree I think Harvey is more of a CB than a right back. I'd like us to play a 3 at the back massive game next Tuesday for me

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Have to agree wi josh Sykes is only young but a damn good central defender in my book.

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And it always has been LLR !..

Forgive me for quoting the late and great Sir Bobby Robson's paradigm for soccer success ....

Score goals = guaranteed success and promotion.!

Don't score goals ! = guaranteed failure and relegation !

Sounds simple I know but proven to be true over and over again. BUT who amongst our current crop of forwards can you say guarantees the taking of chances and scoring the goals the team are currently starved of ?.

This is the one area of weakness in our team's play which really worries me.. !.

Hopefully a solution to this mystery can be found soon .

ON STANLEY ON !.. TO GREATER THINGS !..

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You didn't mention Hughes was sloppy as well and Johnson for the pen and the lack in finishing? Or did you not see that revived red?

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Hit the nail on the head yonmon spot on

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And as for Johnson great going forward but he's been found out defending I was told stop on your feet never go to ground or dive in sorry did you not see that one either revived red clear pen or go on tell me I'm wrong

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I actually Harvey was decent last night, certainly better than his last few stanley games. Hard to criticise any players last night as it was clear they gave everything and was just one of those games that was decided by fine margins.

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I have had time to calm down after last nights end to the game, John Coleman made the very serious point that a criminal act changed the possible outcome of the game. If I go to Barnsley on Saturday and throw a bottle into the penalty area and the keeper throws it out and gets a red and Barnsley lose, I wonder how much it would be worth as a bet? or to the club if they lose promotion hopes?

As for the game last night, Blackpool were quick and strong and we struggled against them at times. Callum was a little unlucky for the penalty as he did get a touch on the ball. Hughesy had a nightmare and the bobbly pitch didn't help. Ross sykes would not have made any difference last night. Our passing is woeful at times, We rarely win the second ball in the air battles. We are predictable in our game plan. The difference in personnel last night didn't really make that much difference, McConville has not played well for several games now and his crossing has been poor. Sam played well he just needs to control his temperament a little more. Whilst we have some good players I am afraid we will struggle to say we have enough league one players at the moment. I still think we will survive but at the end of season some soul searching decisions will have to be made. Blackpool has gone so we must look forward but more importantly learn from our losses. Time is no longer on our side.

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That's your opinion but a load of rubbish Hughes was poor last night and as for Johnson as soon as he went to ground very poor defending on his part.

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Coley wants the FA to step in & investigate the events of last night

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47469972

If they do, they should include reading some of the racist comments about our keeper on Blackpool's fans forum

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What’s the big problem? One plastic bottle chucked at the keeper? What’s to investigate?

No issue with the flares. Doesn’t everyone actually (secretly at least) think they are ace? Can’t belueve Coley thinks any different. They are only banned because of health and safety gone mad.

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So do you think flares are ok then?:confused:

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Seriously?!?
Firstly, it wasn't one plastic bottle - all sorts of rubbish was thrown at him & the bottles (plural) weren't empty & they weren't still full of beer either if you get my drift.
Secondly, maybe you don't have a problem with the flares but a lot of people do & rightly so when they can cause breathing problems as they did last night to a large section of the main stand

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No issue with the flares? What kind of pi**ock are you?
D'you think they were invented to be thrown at football matches?
How you can think they are 'ace' makes me wonder how you became a 'Lord' at such a tender age! (Presumably, you are under 16?)

BTW, hopefully, CCTV will identify your fellow pi**ocks who threw bottle & flare!!

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You can all go on and on about the bottle incident - rules are rules. He threw it back into the crowd “lobbed” whatever you want to call it.
It’s a sending off offence.
All he had to do was pick it up and hand it to the official. The incident gets reported and we stay with 11 men.

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Rules are Rules unless your a ref then you have your own set

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So go on tell me what rules the ref “invented” for sending him off ?

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I don't think anyone's saying it wasn't a red card offence, what Dimi did was wrong but we are saying it was understable, he's only human & as I said in my original post the incident could have been prevented if the ref had done what he should & stopped the game when he was being showered with missiles, it's a shame the FA won't be able to accept there were mitigating circumstances to explain his actions

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Well Andy holt has said a few fans might spoil it for everyone, beer prices back up etc

https://twitter.com/andyhholt/status...308792832?s=21

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Not sure it was just the price of the beer.
Lots of comments on one of the Blackpool fans’ forums that there were no or few checks on underage drinkers and not enough stewards to stop people taking their booze onto the terrace.
If true, then cheap beer + 14-17 year old boys = tears before bedtime.

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if the fa investigate fully the incidents on tuesday night stanley will not come out of it without some form of censure or fine due to what exile has written above. there is always some who are going to spoil things for the majority and its surprised me that blackpool fans have actually not come in for more criticism for their actions. if it had been stevenage or luton i doubt their flares would have been thought of as fine.

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That would be a shame, we've had similar & larger crowds on recently with no such incidents - yes Blackpool fans were on a high after recent events at their club but that was no excuse for their behaviour. I'd keep the way we welcome fans as it is but maybe when we play Blackpool next season don't give them the same privileges

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[QUOTE=AccyMad;1225141- yes Blackpool fans were on a high after recent events at their club but that was no excuse for their behaviour.

no time for em honestly. they seem to think they are the only fans who have suffered from bad or incompatant owners in the past. even owned by the oystons they are still a division 1 club whilst others have lost theirs or playing in non league.

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maybe if the FA took action against any club who's supporters act in such unruly behaviour by making them play their next two home games behind closed doors

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Hardly a burden for Blackpool. Since the fans boycott, they've effectively been playing behind closed doors for two years.

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Look beyond the end of your nose club revenue always matters




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Who will decide what is unruly, the Ref no thanks

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Never mentioned the sending off, but can you tell me did the Ref get it right booking the B/P player for diving when surely he should have awarded a pen for shirt pulling.

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We may all feel a burning sense of injustice after the events of Tuesday night, but anyone who thinks the powers that be will sympathise with ASFC will be sadly mistaken IMHO.
Despite the obvious provocation, Evtimov lost his head in throwing the bottle back from whence it came. Had he the sense to draw the ref's or liner's attention to the offending missile, justice might have prevailed.
Any appeal - if we even bother, will fall on stony ground.
Likewise the safe supervision of fans by police & stewards remains the responsibility of the home club.
You can't have your cake & eat it!
If you're happy to profit from the sale of bottled alcohol to already inebriated fans, you can't absolve responsibility from the likely consequences.
There will only be one party found culpable after any inquiry. Alas, it won't be Blackpool

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you are correct lord S. the problem is for a great many people and not just the odd ones like some try to make out is that alcohol and football just do not mix.