Argyle match thread
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Whilst it appears our lads are being critised by the whole of Plymouth and the Argyle fans, as usual they don't let the facts get in the way of a good moan!!
1) in the first few minutes Linny was smashed last by an Argyle player who was correctly yellow carded. Craig was fouled numerous times during the game as was withdrawndue to injury. Left Plymouth on crutches to keep the weight off his leg
2) Luke Joyce onley received a nasty blow to the head, but supposedly is feigning injury.
3) We loose a player to an accidential clash, but he needs 10 mins of on pitch treatment from doctors and paramedics before being transfered to hospital. Of course at that stage we just what to get through the game and find out how our player, their team mate is. we hardly are likely to be rushing and risking making a mistake are we??
4) other knocks and bangs to contend with.
5) No yellow cards to in the eyes of the referee, we did nothing wrong!! Yet Plymouth had 2 booked.
We'll get through this under the leadership of Leam, who once again kept his dignity and composure, and with a little big of luck Beatts could have nicked 3 points in the last minute
That's all absolutely correct, Mark. But it still seemed that we were guilty of deliberate time wasting. As I said in my original post, it was unfortunate that the Plymouth fans got onto us when the injuries were genuine. But as Lost in Cornwall said, Belford was absurdly slow from the very start. And we wasted time, deliberately it seemed, taking throw ins and free kicks. To me, and at least one other Stanley supporter, it did not look good.
Agree RR,but once we lost key players,and they started to get a foot hold in the game,it was obvious we would settle for a point,and these things happen.
Slowing the game down upsets there momentum and frustrates them,so job done really,not pretty,but effective,and a few teams have done it to us
Slowing the game down upsets there momentum and frustrates them,so job done really,not pretty,but effective,and a few teams have done it to us
Of course. My point all along has been that we wasted time from the start. Belford took far too long to take goal kicks from the second minute. My issue is not about what happened after we lost key players - it's about what was going on in the first half. It seemed to me - and others - that we had settled for a point from the outset. It was the length of time that was being taken over free kicks, goal kicks and throw ins that, again to me, was obvious - and it was certainly obvious to the Plymouth fans. Of course, I may have been mistaken in what I saw. In my very first post, I explained my concern - and Lost in Cornwall agreed.
Stanley is in desperate need of points to survive in the league,
when we do well and get a point albeit by protecting that point by the tactics of time wasting,
we should be applauding,
if we were 1 nil up in a cup game and took the ball into a corner of the pitch to run the clock down, we would not be complaining, every point we get is as vital as that cup game scenario
when we do well and get a point albeit by protecting that point by the tactics of time wasting,
we should be applauding,
if we were 1 nil up in a cup game and took the ball into a corner of the pitch to run the clock down, we would not be complaining, every point we get is as vital as that cup game scenario
Can agree up to a point, But wasting time from virtually the start (as claimed) is a bit much in my view.
I think the problem for me is that three points were there for the taking. Yes, the disruption caused by the injuries didn't help and the Plymouth fans reaction to the injuries to Joyce and Lindfield were outrageous but Belford was time wasting from the word go and whilst any point away from home is a good one I came away feeling that it was two points dropped rather than one gained and those two points could be vital by the end of the season. I was talking to a Plymouth fan on the way back to the car who couldn't understand why we had come for a point when we could so easily have taken all three. It may be a confidence issue after the recent run and, if so, i hope it helps us to push on. I just hope it doesn't come back to haunt us.
Not really, mate. There is a big difference in keeping possession when the ball is in play, and when it is out of play.
If time wasting is persistent when the ball is out of play the Ref. has the option of issuing warnings, yellow cards, and by adding time on for such offences, if the Ref didn’t take any action then blame the Ref,
I agree it isn’t the kind of play we want to see from Stanley but it’s a case of every point is a point nearer to survival
I know theres a few of us like a good moan,but we are not giving the team enough credit for a battling performance,instead we are talking about time-wasting !!!.
We dominated the first half and should have gone in with a lead,against a team with a new manager,few new players who were trying to create a impression.
Yes,our performance may have warranted three points,so lets be positive on a much improved display.
We dominated the first half and should have gone in with a lead,against a team with a new manager,few new players who were trying to create a impression.
Yes,our performance may have warranted three points,so lets be positive on a much improved display.
If you try to keep possession when the ball's out of play you may well find yourself being kicked by one of the other side's players ......
Well, if you're Welsh you might ................
Good to see that Nicky Hunt was discharged from hospital yesterday - Reds? relief as Hunt is able to leave hospital (From Lancashire Telegraph) - thought I though the fishy site would have been updated with this info ... we all remember the Tom Bender episode 
Leam obviously wasn't too concerned about the head injury ... "I’m sure he’ll pop his head in at the club at some point this week"!
Leam obviously wasn't too concerned about the head injury ... "I’m sure he’ll pop his head in at the club at some point this week"!
Sorry, f19, but you are quite wrong in at least two ways. Have another look at my first post on the game. My first three words said "A workmanlike performance". And secondly, I do not like a good moan.
We are talking about time wasting because it suggested a negative attitude. There is no doubt that there were three points there for us and I feel that we lost two. Our approach to the game allowed Plymouth too much initiative, and it certainly allowed their fans to get behind them. I travelled back on the train with some Plymouth fans for part of the journey, and they could not understand our approach to the game.
My final words on this one!
Pleased to hear that Nicky Hunt is ok.
Question, I have heard that Plymouth was Nicky Hunt's last game of his loan spell, yet the fishy site saying he will continue training with t'reds. Can someone please update me with the situation and if he is staying - great.
It don't actually say who he will be playing wi outback? unless i'm reading it wrong.
back to being transparant, then ?
this BBC report say's it's Hunt's last game for us but things do change very quickly
BBC Sport - Accrington's Nicky Hunt leaves hospital after head injury
BBC Sport - Accrington's Nicky Hunt leaves hospital after head injury