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Feel like stopping the cheque for my season ticket after that erformance. Dire from all our players, with their incredible hulk at number 4 heading away about 100 balls launched into space by our defenders. Wake up lads - Mullin doesen't play for us any more. After Jimmy elected to pass to an offside John Miles early on when he had a clear shot on goal available it always looked like being one of those days. Their goalie did well to deny Lindfield twice and saved brilliantly a couple of other times, but then we just ran out of any creative ideas. Why on earth Coey didn't bring on the loanee from Burnley to add some spark to midfield I'll never know.

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That was one of the most unenjoyable games in years.

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That was not good today, Lincoln bossed it easily,I would have struggled to pick a man of the match. We must do better against Chester and Grimsby.

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Lincoln are a decent side and showed that they wanted it more than us today. They out-battled us and we didn't look up for it at all. Seemed like an end-of-season game throughout.

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:) Not good at all today mist Turner,Grants not up to it at all.Ref was crap liner was crap :(

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This game made me feel like the recent unbeaten run was in spite of the 'Football Genius', not because of him. I'm glad I haven't shelled out for a season ticket if that's what we've got to look forward to next season. Which fool picked Procter as man MOTM, was he playing?

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To be fair to the lads their heads dropped after the period of play where there was 2 penalty appeals turned down and they were being hacked down with challenges from behind constantly and the ref just played on. The ref lost the game early in the first half when he didn't book their number 5 for the bad challenge and then he complained and complained. Ref could have nipped the problem in the bud by showing him a yellow and not discussing it but he showed himself soft there and they were taking every advantage of the refs incompetance. Rocky is always a liability and im just glad he's managed to play as many consecutive games as he has without conceeding a goal. I have always said Grant isn't up for league football and he's proved me right once again, what's wrong with Turner ? Would have started McConville if turner was not available.

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:( Cav went in on Turner in training yester day and hurt Turners foot in the prosses:(well thats what he told me today:)

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Posted via Mobile Device it wasn't an exciting match at all, they looked burnt out. There was no omph at all except in pockets, hope next match sees a better improvement, yes it did sway me from the ticket office.

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very poor not good. next up 4 use grimsby. beat us then louton will go down

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Only high point today was seeing Anthony Elding waiting in the penalty area for the corner appearing to give a somewhat avant garde dance interpretation of the "tribute" he was getting from the Clayton End.

Movement, passing, crossing and finishing not good.

McConville was beating people and getting into dangerous positions. As the game went on it looked more like he would deliver an end product. I would have liked to see him on earlier.

I was disappointed Cav didnt shoot when he went on that great run in the first half instead of electing to spray the ball to Grant which gave them time to regroup.

Then also at the Clayton End there were two of us running onto the ball at close range and the ball got bundled agonisingly wide.

Afraid the score was a fair reflection of Lincoln's superiority. 3-0 would not have flattered them and it nearly was.

Kenny Arthur's expression at the end said it all.

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Not sure that would have counted, Haggis. 10/10 for enthusiasm, though. :)

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Might have managed to bundle it to the right hand side of the post though rather than the corner flag side.

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If you didn't notice him it was presumably because he made less mistakes/fluffed less chances/ took less wrong options than any other outfield player(?)

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I can well believe this. When his career as a footballer comes to an end I sincerely hope he doesn't attempt to become a comedian, if his comic timing is as bad as his timing of a tackle he's knackered before he starts. Cav is a conference standard player at the best.

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3 player need to level cav grant willams not good at all today wish i gone working than spend over £50;00 today can i have a refund £13.00 program ht draw food and beer . all in the good name of crap play

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The Lincoln goalie had a moment of TV fame whilst he was Sheffield reserve keeper over a marriage proposal, Click on Video.

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difference today was stanley never looked like the same team of last few weeks, turner was well missed IMHO. grant never looked up to playing at Div2 level, utter garbage. stanley created more chances in a poor first half, which after interval descended into ABYSMAL. to me the only reason Procter got man of the match- Sponsors were Haworth Timbers n he played like a plank.:D on the positive side it was a good day fer C.A.L.M. to be at the F.E.S. cos when they announced 5 mins added time, i felt like topping meself.:D

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forgot to add main highlight today was the "Drummer" on the clayton end, well done yer getting the hang of it.:D;)

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Exactly - ha-ha-ha-ha!

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They added about 2 minutes at the end of the first half as well.


I cannot recall a previous occasion where I have groaned at the idea of another 5 minutes where the scoreline was still theoretically retrievable.

Their fans' write up

http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s261/st142585.htm



Thank God Sheffield Wednesday won at Norwich.

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well the "Inbreds" only reported 1 stanley chance in first half (Header) seems they must have gone fer a pie when Lindfield made a great turn n volley,which Birch made n excellent save.:rolleyes:

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:) Having had time to reflect on yesterdays game ,ok the lads had a bad day at the office.but have done well overall ,we lost our first game at the begining of march and then went on a 6 match unbeaten run so lets think on the possitive side of things and hope we go on anothere winning run :)

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hmmmm

KIP_9931.jpg :: Accy v Lincoln City

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well the pics are sure better n the match.:rolleyes:

Posted via Mobile Device lol i noticed that too, we have a band lol actually more pleasant that the footy display - keep it beating chaps!

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why?????

Surely the last 6 games we played outweigh this game by far! We all knew the run could not last forever! If you wanted the club to do well and progress than surely you would be buying a season ticket! Showing your support for the club no matter how we play on the pitch! Specially when people moaned about the prices, just find excusses not to buy one. Soon as we lose this board is back to the moaning. Am not buying a ticket because we lost and played rubbish! What about the run of wins we had that should sway you enough to buy one. We have been playing some great football this year, with some great players we have and hopefully keep them for next year. Jimmy Ryan, Kenny, Turner, Lindfield, Charnock, Edwards. Next year looks very positive if we can keep the squad together! Yeh we did not play well at all, but where safe for next season, the seats are going in and should be in before May! New owner's are just round the cornor to coming into the club and taking the club into a new direction! New terrace songs have been aired on the terrace this season! :D:D:D We love you Stanley we do!!!

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Having now calmed down, yesterday showed exactly why we have less than 1200 fans turning up for a match. We were dire in all departments. Why change a winning team? OK if one was injured fair enough, but to leave Mullin J and Murdock on the bench says it all. Both players have given their all during the latest unbeaten run. Not a disaster I know, but Chester can still catch us - Luton cannot. Yes I will believe are safe, but why leave it so late to better last seasons total with only 5 matches left to play, including 2 against top of the table teams. Roll on Easter and lets lay the threat of relegation once and for all. Put out the best 11 not the mates of the management e.g. Williams and Cav et al.

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Are you for real, or do you just see what you "want to see"? Some of the whining that goes on this site beggars belief at times. As a fan of the club, perhaps it would be better to actually encourage some of the younger players than coming on here and slaughtering them.

You get people whinging about stopping cheques for season tickets after one defeat in 7 games, you get people sarcastically questioning the "football genius" if he doesn't do what you specifically want him to do and you get people quoting "facts" that are way off beam.

As I've said on this site before, I respect anyone's right to have an opinion, but what kind of supporter just waits for players who have been playing really well to make one mistake, then they get labelled as "has beens" or Coley Favourites?

Let's look at the facts: yesterday we outplayed Lincoln for long periods of the match - the difference being that they punished us for two momentary lapses in concentration - so to suggest that they were by far the better side is stretching it too far. Another fact was that Chris Turner went into a challenge with Cav in training and got hurt. He was in the side at the start, but pulled up in the warm up. Would he have made a difference? - I think we would all agree he would, as his confidence is high and he's playing well. Young Granty comes in and the first time he makes a mistake, the groans start. A great confidence booster that is eh?

In the second half, the swirling wind got up a bit, making control on a bumpy pitch that more difficult. Sean McConville coming on and running at them caused a few problems, but in the end, the players ran out of steam and performance wise, they fell a bit short by their own standards.

It must be really galling for those who regularly snipe at the team through this forum to eat humble pie, as up until yesterday, we were the form team in the division. We have no divine right to win every game - what we do expect is to compete to the best of our ability, but sometimes, even that isn't going to be enough, especially when we come up against forwards of the quality that they had yesterday and most teams have in this league.

To get were we have in such a short time is unbelieveable - to stay in the division as we have is astonishing. To do it with half the support coming through compared to attendances in the Conference - well that's just about miraculous!

Appreciate what you've got, support the whole team, not just the players you want to be selected and stop questioning the manager's reasons for leaving players on the bench. He makes the substitutions based on how the game is going, whether a player is struggling or perhaps to change things around from a tactical point of view. He makes / does not make substitutions just to p*** some of you off!

Keep the faith!

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I agree with you! Finally another support who talks sense and does not jump at every occasion to shout down the team or be it player! I liked the humble pie bit Quality and it's very true! Whenw e are winning not a bad word said about anyone, soon as well lose! BANG "it put me off buying a ticket" "he shouldn't be in the team" blah blah blah Keep the faith mate!

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Mullin hasnt played in the last 6 Murdock has played in 2, Williams in 6 Cav in 4 it would appear to me that the latter two players had more to do with the unbeaten run then the previous 2. A defeat and its the usual scapegoats, there wasnt many outstanding performers yesterday but also none that were really poor on what looked like a difficult pitch. If we are being critical both goals were scored by the centre midfielder after some poor tracking/marking by both our centre mids. but that would mean having a go at ryan or proctor much easier to target the scapegoats williams grants etc

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:mosher:

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How come you can protest about what the club does, yet it's not right for other fans to complain about what they have paid out good money for :confused:

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:) Right on the button samF this ref mist everything,very poor even JC was at aloss with his desitions:(

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Are you for real? Was it bad defending or were they better? You can't even agree with yourself.

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The most boring and dire games ive seen for ages. It just seemed that the players thought we were safe and that because of that they didnt look to be botherd and Lincoln looked up for it! Lincoln arent that much of a better side at all but wanted it more! We should of took are chances in the first half when we looked like scoring!

What anoyed me most was Bobby Grant, the ball was spread out to him many times today and this was his chance to impress! We all know hes a good player and what he can do but he was awfull! He had no pace and looked like he couldnt be botherd!
I thought Rocky once again had a very good game!

Rubbish rubbish game overall :(!

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I thought it was my beer goggles making things look bad, looks like I wasn't as bad as I thought :D

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That should be set in stone and placed at strategic intervals all around the ground. It is the truth and no one should ever forget it!

However, I thought yesterday was a poor performance, but I don't think we should get too upset about it, coming, as it does, at the end of an excellent 6-match run, which included some truly magnificent performances (Exeter, for instance), which proves to me that we are probably a couple of players short of a highly successful team for next season.

And, yes, sometimes there is too much whinging on here, but, let's face it, it's a forum where people express their feelings. If a fan has paid their hard-earned dosh to see a match and seen a poor display by a player should they say to themselves: "better not say anything on Accyweb, it might hurt their feelings."? These lads are professional footballers and they have to accept that criticism, both in "real life" and on websites comes with the job. If the TV series is anything to go by, your kid gives 'em much worse in the dressing room! As Macca once said, the forum is our "dressing room" and it's where we vent our feelings, good or bad.

Personally, I think yesterday was a blip and we'll put in some more good performances before the end of the season...there's one hell of a lot of ability in this team. As for those who put off the decision to buy a season ticket on yesterday's performance, I'm sure they'll buy one in the end...only problem is, thay'll now have to pay an extra fifty quid for it!

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Good post Mr H. Football fans are the most fickle people in the world, but those same whinging fans are also the most loyal. If those who defend the club at all costs spent £13 at Asda and the product was off they would be writing to head office and demanding a refund and compensation :D

Fifty quid extra eh, you sure about that ?;)

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Well, Dave, it's now April 5th, and according to t'fishy site, those standing season tickets which yesterday cost £140, are now priced at £190. Of course, you never know, the club may (in the words of Lindsay O., while talking about something else) have "a sudden attack of common sense". Do you know something I don't?... ;)

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Just guessing :)

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agree the ref n officials were real bummers, but whats new about that?some of what coley57 says is good stuff, pity he mixed tripe in with it.:rolleyes: fact remains they did not look up fer it on sat as much as lincoln, as mab said a bad day at the office, which all teams suffer,n fans on all the notice boards ive seen, play hell about. n anyone who sees it different from those notice boards,needs there eyes testing.:rolleyes:

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There's certainly been a lot of over-reaction on the forum to Saturday's result, which is a shame because I see the forum as a positive resource, but the moaning merely reaffirms many people's view that it's full of whingers. I believe that (at least) one of the people posting comments on the game wasn't even at the match, which says everything really.

Comments like, "I'm not buying a season ticket now because we didn't win", are simply ridiculous! OK, so we seemed to be lacking steam on Saturday, but Lincoln were a big, powerful side and you can bet that players like Anthony Elding are being paid wages far in excess of anything we pay for the majority of the squad. We've competed with some very good teams this season and sometimes we've been turned over. So what? That's football.

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The lads displayed very little confidence and that contributed to our lack of threat going forward. Players such as John Miles and Michael Symes need momentum and confidence to use their full ability, in my opinion, and it just wasn't there. We simply weren't prepared and got punished for it. It's not the end of the world. Coley needs to pick the lads up and get them ready for pasting Grimsby as they are more than capable.

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we looked off the pace and some of the lads wheren't on the same wavelength with the final pass into their box - just a bad day at the office- the crap games make the good uns more appreciated and we should know! Thing is, its not a product so you can't ask for your money back - thats football- the odd whinge is a fans right- premier league fans whinge all the time- aslong as we keep coming back- need to get the crowds up to 2000 to be a force in this league

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The later posters on this thread seem to be talking quite a bit more sense IMHO. Yes, it was a dire performance, I think we're all agreed on that, but it came at the end of a great run, which has boosted the team's confidence for the run-in. This one has to be seen as just a "bad day at the office". Players don't play badly on purpose. Chris Turner was missed, yes, but that was no-one's fault, even though it did affect the balance of the side. Incidentally, why attack Rocky and Cav, when the goals came straight down the middle?

My feeling is that Proccy and Ryan were left with too much to do closing down the middle of the park - mainly because (a) Bobby Grant didn't really look up to this level (He's young, though, and could get better) and (b) John Miles - a potential matchwinner - chose to have one of his "disinterested" days - and that is always liable to happen!

However, it's not the end of the world, however poor it was on the day. There's a lot of talent at the club, so let's get behind them and give 100% support for what's left of the season.

If people choose not to buy season tickets for next year, then so be it, that's their prerogative. However, to make that decision on the strength of one performance seems to me to be a little short-sighted.

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Why? cos it did but if u bothered to read my post carefully, it wasn't just about the teams performance on sat, i STILL have issues with the ground layout & where I am going to be viewing good or bad football, the ownership issue - admittantly nervous who is going to take charge & whether they do keep to a financial standard or better than Eric [better the devil u know sometimes], last thing we all want is to hand over HARD earned cash only to lose it the thought of another 1962 is scary ect etc! Not just my point of view all this uncertainty is questions other people have asked or muttered - even during the Google Page Ranking run @ asda as out & about.

Coley1957, having been very lucky to be part of the bench for the day last season i have seen just how passionate & scary ie coley can shout, blast worse than anyone on this forum so im sure our rants is water of ducks back:D. Plus every forum i have known in the world of footy has many points of view good or bad if ours are bad feel sorry for the whole england team whom at times get full pelt of opinion even in the press, so scheme of things not too bad here. As been said paying loyal fans do want the best for the team & see things from a different angle or perspective, not to hurt the players or management but to help improve - call it constructive critism :D

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Supporters cash = better players......

Anyone who CAN afford the season ticket & doesn't buy one is effectively hindering the progression of our beloved club. Unfortunately, our meteoric rise through the pyramid has resulted in us getting fans who can drop the club "on a whim"..... (And that is not aimed at anyone in particular , more the 1,000 that are no longer about!)

Thats why we are down to 1,000 at home........

I would urge everyone who cares about our fine club to continue making it a great place to watch football. Shout from the roof tops to everyone you meet. The more fans feel pride in thier club & are proud to show it the more supporters we will get to join. I know for the last 6 games prior to Lincoln, there hasn't been a better place to watch football or a better set of supporters to watch it with

Stanley FOREVER, not just on Saturdays or when season tickets are cheap!

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:Dwell said that man:D

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Coincidentally the lad who sits next to me at work is a big mate of Scott Kerr who got both Lincoln goals and of his younger brother Bradley.

Scott still lives in a village east of Leeds that I regularly pass through.

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do us a favour then Haggis and pour some red weedkiller on to his daffodils!

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[quote=Tin Monkey;701047]There's certainly been a lot of over-reaction on the forum to Saturday's result,

Comments like, "I'm not buying a season ticket now because we didn't win", are simply ridiculous!


Hang on a minute! I never said anything of the sort, only that having marched into the shop before the game and handed over the necessaries to Lee, full of optimism due to our recent form, I left the ground bitterly dissapointed. Credit me with more sense than to consider the purchase of a season ticket based purely on one match. Just had to get it off my chest, arriving back after the walk home with steam coming out of my ears.

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My work colleague was telling me that Scott Kerr's son Findlay was one at the weekend.

I gather that he has dedicated both the goals to him.

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http://www.newsnow.co.uk/FGB.gifAccrington Stanley players 'will pay penalty' Lancashire Telegraph - Accrington Stanley

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cheers fer that mab, coleys nailed it spot on IMHO.

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Would Willie but as the song goes im stranded down in poundland with 99p :D

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LOL read about that at the club yes asfc, told ya what did i say ....coley can blast it worse - he just proved it :rofl38: mysticmad me lol

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yeh, good to see he don't wear rose tinted, like some on here.:D

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My work mate (the one who is a friend of the Lincoln Captain) told me that there were a lot of scouts at The Crown Ground on Saturday.

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Good job all the players had a bad game than aint it!

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ya beat me to that comment MCR.:);)