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Shouldn’t someone start this thread before Kiwi John wakes up?

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yep lol fancy us to get at least 1 point tomoz will be a very hard fought game but think we can get summat.

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wish I had your confidence Cashy; the way we are playing I can't see a positive outcome from this black-cat match

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Just get someone sent off and play like the ten men did at Brizzle.;)

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to be honest dont think we are playing that bad at all. need to iron out defensive errors and we will be fine imho

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YESSSSSSSSS . -what a start. :)

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e4*%&#&#*#$!!!!

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%#&#%%#&$$@$#%&&&!!! x2

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#&$#*%#% . now I'm getting ****ed off

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Back to bed for you, my boy!

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Cant do that-wont get to sleep as i will keep thinking 'Are we doing a miracle come from behind effort? '

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Heh, they’re my best dreams when i’m asleep.

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Having a feckin nightmare right here by being awake....BBC stats don't look to bad though.

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How did Stanley play?

Many turn up from Sunderland?

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Stanleys poor distribution gave Sunderland 2 @ 3 goals fact, overall we didn't play that badly i thought but without sloppy passes woulda been 1-1 for sure, think Hughsey has reached the end of his shelf life to be honest, been a damn good servant no doubt but no pace at all now. also would like to see 1 of our young uns in goal, Etimov is too unsure to me. Sunderlands Equalizer was a cracking goal and cant knock it.:)

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Got off to an excellent start but poor defending cost us at least a point. Not down hearted though as we played some good stuff at times. Onwards and upwards.

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Threw the game away today Sunderland were nothing special plus points Sherif played quite well as did the left back have to agree about Hughes been awful so far at fault big time fot the 3rd, the lad that replaced him looked composed nothing to lose starting them because conceding 3 goals a game is relegation form, also up front looked predictable Dion had an awful game should have at least give Simpson 15 to 20 minutes.

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walked off with a couple of mackems, they were playing hell about there manager, myself i think anyone finishes above them will at least be in playoffs.

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Are you serious!?! Dion ran himself into the ground for 90 mins, constantly won the ball back and battled well with his strength.
Are you on about Simpson who touched the ball about 3 times on Tuesday night??

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One alarming fact for me (if correct)is we have gone around 25 league games without a clean sheet.
Having to score minimum two goals for three points is a tough ask in any division.
Think we will be ok this year,but that area of our game needs addressing.

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Thought on the whole we played quite well tbh, again individual errors gifted them two of their goals & was relieved, albeit surprised when the individual was subbed.
Sunderland are a very good team, no doubt about it but we gave them a damn good game & thought young Sam stepped up to the captain's role admirably. If that shot had gone in off the bar instead of ricocheting out it could have been a very different outcome.
2159 I think was the attendance from Sunderland fans

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I though Dion was very good. Him and Sam (first half excellent) were the standout players.
Not convinced about Pickford.
Largely agree with Cashy’s Assessment. Played ok, gifted them two goals.

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I think you mean Pritchard who played the stand out pass of the game to play Clarke in for the goal but seriously upfront we should have scored more but for poor finishing.

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Pritchard played well against MK Dons but struggled at times today, then again he has big shoes to fill.
We've definitely missed Sean Mac & of course we're missing Billy - Dion worked hard this afternoon but was outmuscled a few times, Colby looked out on his feet in the second half, he's doing well but needs time to completely make the step up.
I reckon we'll be ok again this season but we're definitely still a work in progress

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Played well today and will beat a lot of sides playing like that but you can't get away with the individual errors we made today against the better sides.

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Well for what's it worth I actually thought we played pretty well today. Make no mistakes Sunderland will be in the Top 3 or 4 come the end of the season but I actually thought we more than matched them for large period's of the game. As usual Clark was the stand out for me with some wonderful touches and moves with Johnson. Also thought Bishop and Charles ran themselves into the ground but did look very tired after an hour.

As for the negatives I thought our defending was schoolboy stuff at times. Yes their first was a great finish but as for the 2nd and 3rd, absolutely dreadful defensively. Hughes was appaling again and was quite rightly replaced, which was a massive shock for me considering he's one of the "untouchables".

His replacement I thought looked pretty solid, reminded me of a certain Aimine Linganzi! We can only dream.

Onto the next one.

Defense needs sorting = Simple.

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Well for my two-penneth, I thought Bishop was poor apart from the shot that cannoned off the bar in the first half. Seems to me like they are trying to mould him into the next Billy Kee! Dion was all over the pitch trying tow in the ball, you can tell he is from a team higher up the pyramid than Bishop. I thought the goalkeeper could not be faulted for the 2nd and 3rd goals, the defence, on the other hand went walkabouts, in fact the 3rd goal, I thought, was marginally offside prior to the shot. Plus points, Opoku (his height bothered the Sunderland players all afternoon) and the other 2 subs brought on early in the 2nd half. My one point here is, why not make 3 changes at the same time?

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Does anyone agree with my, albeit grudgingly, assessment that Sunderland were on the whole better than the Reds this afternoon and just shaved the match although the scoreline does flatter them a little ?.
However, the bright side was the improved performance of our left side defence, and that of the young centre back who replaced Mark Hughes. He in particular looked extremely comfortable and surprisingly mobile .
As for our Goalkeeper, I still feel that he has much to learn before he becomes a competent player. But at this point in time a developing goalie is I feel not what the Reds need to reduce the number of goals which are being conceded. My mind went back to this time last season and Conor Ripley's safe hands !..and my sigh could have been heard on the Coppice End I reckon !.

But as the season is in its infancy we must Carve a tunnel of hope through the dark mountain of disappointment. and look for better things !

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

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Have to agree Yonmon.

Hughes replacement looked very composed indeed.

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Gosh! Wish I'd thought of that phrase. Makes "Greasy Pole of Oblivion" sound very ordinary :alright:

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Tuesday will soon be upon us onto Wycombe Coleman as he said in his post match interview has some big decisions to make admits that defensively all over the place, Mcconville and Conneely both available again plus Angol could be fit what will is starting 11 be because a good result Tuesday could change our fortunes.

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I wasn’t expecting anything from the game, Sunderland have too much for nearly all the teams in this division never mind us who are still to find it’s best 11. For me that’s the issue, I walked away with little idea as to our 11 for Tuesday. I doubt I could name 7 definite starters if selection was based on merit.

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I must confess Div3N.. It wasn't original !. The line, which has been stuck in one of the darker recesses of my brain ( what's left of it anyway !) , has nestled there since I read many years ago one of Martin Luther King's essays on racial freedom and equality .

My educated guess is.... Little did that man guess at the time, that his words of wisdom would ever be applied to the struggles of a League 1 Football team !.

However, like yourself I am always hopeful where the Reds are concerned , and do you know what ?, they have usually fulfilled my hopes over the many, many years I have been supporting them as they ascend and descend ' the greasy pole of oblivion '

Someone once said that hope is also ' the mother of invention '.. so my next one is that JC will have invented something special for Tuesday night !.

ON STANLEY ON !.. TO GREATER THINGS !.

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Might be Grandma .... :alright:

Necessity is on invention's birth certificate, I always understood

:p:p:p

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Oh no need to worry, Golden boy will be straight back into the XI :hidewall::alright:

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Touche !.. ( Erudition rules OK !! )

nb to self... back to things 'Stanley ' !

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I thought we played OK overall.

First half was even - despite the scoreline - apart from our X2 errors and their clinical finishing!

Bishop and Charles get better every match and are full of running :)

Pritchard is starting to find his feet and played a lovely pass for the first goal - well finished by Jordan - but, did play the wrong ball more than once, experience, or lack of it I suppose :)

Sam seemed to relish the armband and played very well, seemed to cover most of the pitch - was a fault for a goal though I thought.....

As most have said, defence is very shaky as a unit and is not helped by being changed - it seems - every week??

The game we played yesterday, would have got us a positive result most games - Sunderland are a good team - with very good players.

Roll on Tuesday and a similar performance, but with a different outcome :)

:) :) :)

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................... Also forgot to mention, was great to see more Bury fans on the Clayton End yesterday. I can only imagine what they have been through the last couple of months.

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[QUOTE=VALAIRIAN;1231855]I thought we played OK overall.

First half was even - despite the scoreline - apart from our X2 errors and their clinical finishing!

Bishop and Charles get better every match and are full of running :)

errors cost games especially with some of the players they have got. no point playing well if you are going to concede like we did. bishop and charles might be full of running but would they have scored with the chances sunderland had.hard for anyone to move up 3 divisions and be really succesfull in a team that are struggling. could be a long season ahead.

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[QUOTE=monkey hanger;1231873]Agree we are struggling a lot of new faces maybe we need to change not only personally but adjust slightly we play with a cavalier attitude going forward nice on the eye but we aren't converting chances, just ease back on the throttle a bit take care in possession the easy ball is better than a punt upfield, defending starts from the front and its going to take time but hopefully sooner the penny drops the easier the season will become.

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[QUOTE=andyd;1231876]
Conneely gets slated for this ...

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[QUOTE=andyd;1231876]This is a plan adopted by every visiting team & Sunderland exploited it perfectly on Saturday.
Their forwards pressed right up to our penalty box at every opportunity, putting our defence under real pressure trying to play out, leading to panic balls.
We on the other hand, rarely ventured into their half whenever they regained possession, allowing them the freedom to build attacks.
The old adage - 'The best form of defence is attack' was never more appropriate.
It's a lesson we need to learn from..... and quickly.

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Good!

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[QUOTE=Spartacus2nd;1231882]no he gets slated for constantly passing back, but still if the truth wont fit.:rolleyes: