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Just as I thought Cashy, you are mellowing in your old age :D

Was a time when you putting him on a bonfire would have been a nice gesture ;) :D

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Behave :D

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Surely we can't afford someone who expects to fly anywhere? In fact, can we afford the flight?

:D

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Reports this morning forcasting that by the end of the window which his longer than normal spending will be down by at least a third.

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Well that does surprise me Andy, but maybe there are more loans than buys, as there seems to be plenty of activity???

At the same time though, it is all relative.

We have been busy and we keep hearing about Chelski signing somebody every day :eek: :D

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[QUOTE=VALAIRIAN;1244556]Well that does surprise me Andy, but maybe there are more loans than buys, as there seems to be plenty of activity???

At the same time though, it is all relative.

We have been busy and we keep hearing about Chelski signing somebody every day

Chelsea were subject to an embargo last season and made quite a chunk on players leaving put that together with Abrovamich and there is the answer, but Chelsea also have some fantastic youngsters as we are benefiting from now just hope that he continues with the same enthusiasm for the duration looks some player and crucially can finish.

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Lets hope we keep him for the season as agreed.......😁

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Chelsea goalkeeper signing apparently done anoucement imminent will we get a loanee in soon?

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Sam Finley leaves by mutual consent.

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A bit of rare positive good news Coleman,Bell and Doolen all sign new 4 year contracts today keeping them until 2024.

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Best signings so far! :)

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Another midfielder in, 18 year old Rhys Fenlon - welcome aboard young man

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thats good hes a signing.:)

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Watched Rhys against Nelson last week and he was fantastic, great footwork and pace, should fit in the squad just fine.

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yer dad was telling me he rates him thatll do fer me.;)

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Mo Sangare is out injured for 6 to 8 weeks, poor lad & a blow for the team

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Welcome to Chelsea midfielder, Jon Russell:
https://www.accringtonstanley.co.uk/...-for-the-reds/

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I know we have a few injuries, but how many midfield players is that now???
Are we going with the 1-8-1 formation - Dion up top, Hughes as a sweeper :D

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I just don't get it.
Bereft of cover up top, bereft of goalkeeper cover, so let's sign another midfielder.

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To be fair midfield was generally woeful for much of Saturday (Seamus excepted). Did Butcher win any balls?

Anyone running a book on how many mins until new guy crocked?

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Would imagine we are sticking with the keeper situation.
Emergency loan scenario if anything happens to Toby.

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When I started this thread 2 months ago, I would never, ever have thought that we would have the amount of players we have......!!

I keep seeing/hearing about Covid19 and it will affect playing budgets, what I did not realise is, it would mean more spending????

Will be interesting to see on Monday, how much is spent and how many players move....

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If he is half as good as the other Chelsea chap, he will be a good addition :)

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[QUOTE=VALAIRIAN;1245240]When I started this thread 2 months ago, I would never, ever have thought that we would have the amount of players we have......!!

I keep seeing/hearing about Covid19 and it will affect playing budgets, what I did not realise is, it would mean more spending????

Will be interesting to see on Monday, how much is spent and how many players move....

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You reading this Andyd ? So much for cutbacks etc and this is little old Stanley.
Everybody predicting the end of football but transfer window on fire !

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[QUOTE=Twenty Eight;1245242]Just got in seen we have signed another midfielder majority of our signings are under 21 so will be costing not a lot like John Coleman said yesterday he never exceed,s our budget , I suspect with Covid some quality players have become cheaper but Anthony Barry has opened the door for us at Chelsea, still can't afford a proven striker it seems though either permanent or on loan.

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Don't give up on a keeper yet, but Stanley Josh may be right..........as for striker cover.....its always been a problem for Stanley.........JC's solution is often to look for goals from midfielders.....I've seen this since our non-league days.........whether it can work in League 1 is another matter.......but we will see.

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To me anyone who reckons Stanley can sign an out and out Striker has rocks in their head,J.C. has to do the best he can with peanuts.and he aint done so bad oer the years imho.

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If we sign or loan eight bloody midfielders with a lot from Premier clubs we can sign a forward.
Stop talking rhubarb.

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its you that talks rhubarb but slong as you think it thats fine with me.

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Michael Symes, Pádraig Almond, Billy Kee, Kayden Jackson and Terry Gornall Coley signing,s not to mention Shay McCarten, Francis Jeffers and James Beatie come on Cashy there is probably more but that's enough, it's clear to me and a lot of others on here we need a striker hopefully if we don't get one we will all be proven wrong.

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of coarse we need a striker but i said an out and out striker which we can never afford but big head thinks we can, cmon andy none of those were one of them. sure they suited stanley but never in a million years where they out and outers.

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Out and outers are few and far between but good experienceied strikers are out there and personally must be one who could fit the bill and not break the bank.

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every season and almost every club are looking to better their strike force. troube is that stanley are well down the pecking order and have to take players who are a bit of a gamble or that the club can make something of. then there,s the kayden jackson types where the talk is then about how long he,ll remain a stanley player anyway.

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think by 5pm next saturday it may show what type of season stanley may be going to have. could end up playing three games like the peterborough one or 3 like the oxford one. its still very early for any gloom and doom.

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Coley,s post match interview tonight confirming he hopes to bring another keeper in an experienced striker and possibly one other before closing of window, saying that the squad in real terms is quite small boosted numbers by young kids for the future.

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Andyd.....I hope he does too.....just not holding my breath!

The current team gelling nicely even though they are still a work progress.

Would think there will be the maximum changes allowed on Tuesday night.

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[QUOTE=Twenty Eight;1245242]International deadline day to be renamed dead day.

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Coley has confirmed there will be 2 incoming players today - just hope one of them isn't another midfielder, think we're good for those at the moment John :)

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'Football Insider' says one of them is Michael Nottingham on a permanent from Blackpool

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Football Insider has a keeper rumour as well: https://www.footballinsider247.com/a...fer-exclusive/

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D3N might be pleased to see that one of his previous teams was in Solihull... :)

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if it is michael nottingham then i,d be happy. thought he was the best of a decent salford team that did well before he moved to blackpool.

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And one is definitely a keeper, Nathan Baxter on season long loan from Chelsea - welcome aboard :)

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Well, they got that one right :mosher:

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Plus the defender :)

https://www.accringtonstanley.co.uk/...ng-of-the-day/

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At least it was not Kepa :D

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They got that one right too :)

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well thats good someones gonna be hurt cant bitch the same now.:D

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Wonder how much longer its gonna be before Sean Macs ready to play?

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Coley said today he is back training hard but personally don't think they will rush him Achilles injuries can flare up quickly if not properly watched.

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Ha ha ha ha........don't worry Cashy, they will find something else to complain about.......won't take long.

Both todays players look like they can give us something we hadn't really got before. They will need time to gel....as always. Team selection will be interesting tomorrow, real competition for starting places now....

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No disrespect to Toby Savin but I think Baxter will come straight in as for Nottingham he's naturally a right back can he play the wing back role don't know enough about him but has weighed in with a few goals in his career, 6ft 4in another big lad in what is rapidly becoming a very tall squad.

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All we need now is some set pieces and good delivery. This seasons bets are on defenders to score any time

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There is a ruling - I am quite sure - on numbers of players from the same parent Club????

Any ideas anybody??? :)

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Only applies between premiership clubs EFL allowed 5 loannees in 18 match day squad unless you use a emergency loan goalkeeper thus reducing to 4, we have 6 now 3 from Chelsea 2 from Newcastle and 1 from Watford quite cosmopolitan.

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Andy,
It's a great relief to get another keeper in and as for being classed as a moaner (assume its me) it wasn't moaning it was worry.
I think he'll go straight in as well.

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I might be wrong but I still think we are in the hunt for a experienced striker squad now gaining some experience and also building for the future some real competition for places now especially with Sean back training and Sangare Perritt and Sherif all still to get back to fitness.

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Cheers Andy :)

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Hope these lads do well at Stanley this season. We are a good outlet for these young players. I was reading somewhere (can't remember where) that Chelsea have loaned out 29 players for this season. This, in spite of spending zillions in transfers this summer. ok they've had a transfer embargo but just shows the imbalance in rich top end clubs and community clubs like ours. They don't need to introduce B teams , it's already spread throughout the EFL.

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coley mentioned that he had tried to sign him before. i for one am not surprised. far better right back than callum johnson for me especially in his defensive duties. hope he is as succesfull as billy kee was who was the last player i would have loved to see in a stanley shirt before we signed him.

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Been speaking with a few Alex fans at work and they rave about Nottingham - believing he was one of the reasons they went up :)

Surprised they did/could not sign him and believe we have a player :)

Always better - in my opinion - to have firsthand views :)

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Make that Chelsea have now loaned 30 players, another today loaned to Charlton :do-one:

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Transfer window shuts at 17-00 this Friday anybody think there will be business at Stanley either in or out?

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Ogle gone out on loan again this time to Fylde till January.

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Do I think we will sign a goal scoring striker? Not a chance!

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Well it would have to be a free agent now which usually means that nobody else wants them or they will be at the back end of their careers oh well!

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be honest andy if nobody else wants em they are not good enough now.

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You get odd ones released due to budgets but that means they are probably beyond ours.

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exactly sadly we dont stand a chance if its down to budgets imho. cant be helped and aint complaining, but thats life.;)

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I’m free!:jimbo:

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mind you sometimes you can drop lucky. there,s plenty of players without clubs where some have been demanding stupid wages via their agents. reality may now kick in where they may now play for less than they wanted.

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thats quite possible, but if a striker does drop his wages we sure as hell cant afford him imho

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some players, especially the younger ones, will in the end do anything to stay in pro. football. the future for some without it looks a bit bleak.

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true but younger ones have much to prove. not normally on huge wages.

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News on fishy site now that a number of our players have tested positive for Covid today, hope they're all ok bless 'em

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Yes hopefully they'll be ok throws the game Saturday and maybe others in doubt.

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Saturday off.
8 positive tests.

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Plus 1 member of staff and another self isolating.

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Should think Swindon away Tuesday night must also be in serious doubt with so many positive tests.

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Don't know how it works but if everyone at the club who tested positive have to isolate for 14 days that takes us to Nov.,5th, meaning Swindon away, Plymouth at home and Hull away are before the 5th. Could all the other 3 games be under threat maybe Mr.T could answer that please?

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Notts County pull out of their F.A.Cup tie Saturday due to Covid in the camp King,s Lynn get a bye, and Notts have cancelled their next to league games which occur before the 5th., Nov maybe the answer lies there.

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Yet, Crewe V Oxford has been called off twice??????


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The 1st round of the FA Cup is on 7 November. Given the Notts County precedent, it would be awful if this lasted till then.

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Dave Burgess says all first team activities shut down for the next fortnight so I think that answers the above questions.

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I think the main thing is that none of our lads are seriously ill, I know postponing games is not ideal but it could have been much worse

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Have to agree all seem to be ok the problem with the postponed games is that as more clubs test players positive which unfortunately seems to be likely hope I,m wrong this could lead to quite a backlog which may cause major problems going forward.

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On BBC football website now Stanley's games against Swindon and Plymouth in serious doubt.

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Oxford v Swindon off outbreak at Swindon.

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Now saying Oxford Swindon game on down to the rule of 3 Swindon only 2 players positive what a farcical scenario.

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not really andy some dont show symptons

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It's not that it's the rules that are laughable Crewe called thier game off against Oxford with one player positive and then again with just two positive, this could lead to all sorts of accusations such as having a string of injuries to your best players and having a player positive ask for a postponement, rules need to be clear and consistent.

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as far as it goes to me if someone in any team is positive then if hes been training with the squad its common sense to call it off dont really like it but thats got to happen imho.

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Off again on, off, couldn't platt sawdust EFL again inconsistent as with the promised bailout which was a condition of the restarted season that hasn't materialised the clubs will soon stop playing anyway.

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however there is no guarentee of catching the virus if you have been in contact with someone who has got it. imagine over the last few months there has been a chance of anyone catching it as we have unknowingly been near someone who at the time was infected. know for certain i was without any problems.

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I think you're being a little unreasonable Andy but will put it down to frustration as we all are.
Some things are more important than football when you're playing with people's health.
Seamus is ok just feeling a little unwell and as frustrating it is for him to isolate its not just him and his team mates its his young family he has to think of.
Same for everyone in any walk of life.
If this season ends up farcical then so be it as long as everybody comes out the other side well.
Whatever gloom merchants might say there's not a cat in hell's chance of clubs being allowed to go to the wall for covid reasons.
A bail out plan be it governmental or EPL will happen.
Other less than honest owners might use this as an excuse to wipe of debts and as long as they are treated in the manner they deserve I don't mind if they go to the wall.

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Hang on a minute I have never said anything about the health issues of course Stanley are right shutting everything down, I am on about inconsistent rules as always to me if just one positive if hasn't isolated quick enough from team mates game off. Again it's down to testing and the cost before the Fleetwood game their was an acknowledgement of sickness in the camp, not saying anybody was at fault but I presume Fleetwood will have rigoursly tested everyone since Thursday, test results take 36 hours according to Dave Burgess very tight schedules. Hope all players and staff or anyone for that matter who gets this **** is well, like I have said before although some would disagree football is just a game.

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In all honesty 28, I really can't see that happening. The govt. can't get its' act together as it is concerning support for "essential" business & commerce as it stands, so a rich sport like football will be way, way, down on their list of priorities if at all.


As to the EPL, they've shown time & time again how inconsistent & incompatible they are in their crisis & general management "skills". They have their priorities it seems & those tend to be towards things that make them money & line their pockets, the lower leagues & grassroots don't tick those boxes unfortunately, so I think you may be being over optimistic in your hopes & views.

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This is thread is slightly wandering but all good stuff.

Yes the inconsistancies on whether games go ahead are hard to understand. However this is unchartered waters with all sorts of people giving their opinions. Who would have thought National and Local Public health officials are now getting involved.

There is one mis-quote on the testing time scales. As the EFL are using a private company the result time scales is around 5 to 6 hours from the test kits arriving at the laboratory

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Your spot on and as football as shown through this crisis it is totally inept at anything harmonious, greed and ego,s at the top care very little about the pryamid despite thier so called view that they need the pryamid. Football at the lower level was led to believe as part of project restart as there would be a substantial amount of money on the table and fans would be eased back in. Hindsight is easy but to me they should never have agreed to start without the money upfront, as in all walks of life to late after the horse has bolted now negotiating through desperation at some clubs and with their collective backs to the wall.

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Thing is andy i dont know you dont know the scientists dont know everyone is giving their best guess one or eight or any number dont matter its the circumstances that do to me, no goverment knows they all just do their best its about time that penny dropped with a lot of people imho.