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fingers crossed they will play better friday ....

BBC Sport - Football - John Coleman says Accrington's play-off tie is not dead

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Agree with Smudgie's comments & others - defo need Long to play, and Craney MConville not to! I still believe we can do it - another Jimmy Ryan hat trick please!

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You lot crack me up. Moaning about the ref and how biased he was towards Stevenage, but in 7 pages worth of comments, not one of you have mentioned the disgusting cynical hack when we were through 5 on 1 against you, and then that animal attacking our player for daring to be upset about it.

You should've been down to 9 men, and should be thankful that the ref was rubbish.

Potter - do not believe what the FLS say about us being some long ball team, we've played plenty of teams off the park this season with our passing football, and you got just a taster of it on Sunday. Yes, we often clear it long when under pressure, but that is in no way 'the way we play'.

And the comment about Roberts never being good enough for Stanley? Haha, him and Ashton stopped anything you (and most of the rest of League 2) had to throw at us this season, just look who had the best defensive record. You'd give your own arm to have him in your team.

See you Friday, looking forward to it :-)

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Id rather eat my own toilet than have that foul mouthed idiot in our side.

Thanks for assaulting a young fan of ours by the way.

I reckon for the first time ever we should ban an away side's supporters from the Crown before the game, such is their disgusting attitude to us.

Anybody agree?

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Mark Roberts score own goals when at Stanley , two week on trot .

Andy C , if you are so good how come you didn't get automatic promotion ?

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he wasnt the last man! as explained on the full time analysis last night, he still had to play the ball to a player to make it a goal scoring opportunity! yellow card justified!

as for mark roberts, to try and get players sent off disgraceful! i look forward to friday.

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What has last man got to do with it? It was a clear goal scoring opportunity, which is what the rules say (as well as simply a bad tackle worthy of a straight red).

Greeny, as i said, we've the best defensive record in League 2, and have stopped most teams. Wycombe and Bury are the only teams who have had forwards who've torn us apart, but our problems have been goalscoring. Again yesterday, it wasn't our forwards scoring, we have been relying on the midfield arriving late and not being picked up.

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some fair points Andyc , you play to your strengths and i have always liked your no 2 , who could easily play at an higher level.
I know byrom very well ,and hes a good footballing brain,with a great left foot,but even your manager was more concerned about stopping Acci playing than out playing them.
Indeed he played a centre back up front when you have forwards on the bench!!!
Watch the game again and you will see your experienced players trying to rough acci up instead of outplaying them.
The game stats suggest there wasnt much in the game,and acci can play 50% better.

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Come on people this level of cluelessness is clearly not worthy of reply, he's coming here to wind people up and he's succeeding.

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cant have been that bad of a challenge, just watch how quick he got up.

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Possession was 50-50 with stevenage having 7 shoots on target and Acci 5 , that will change at the crown ground and we will see a different kind of pressure,if stevenage cope with it ,then they deserve to go through,but thats a big IF

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He may not have managed to injure him, but it was a bad and cynical tackle.

Sam, genuinely not on the wind up - just thought i'd read through the comments, and couldn't believe the comments about the ref and not one mention of the two worst things the ref didn't punish properly.

Football19 - Charles has actually been playing up front for us in 95% of his games since November time. He came on late against MK Dons in the FA Cup replay, caused havoc and scored the goal that took it to pens, and ever since then has been used whenever we've needed someone to hold the ball up up front. His great feet as well for his height make him a nightmare to play against, and is wasted at left back.

Your home record is amazing, so i am still nervous at 2-0. As you've all said, if you get a goal in the first half it'll be well and truly game on, especially after the game at ours earlier in the season.

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:confused:Andy C (SBFC):confused: Can you exsplain why every time one of your player fell over and faked injury :eek: most of your team went over to have a team talk with your manager!!!

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We don't fake injury (any more). Any breaks were as the result of tackles and the manager obviously wants to get points across to the team rather than just bawling out during the game when no-one listens.

Would freely admit that for the last couple of years when the game isn't going our way someone will go down with cramp etc (note, not trying to fake a bad tackle or suggest an opposition player had done anything) to do this, but we haven't done it since people started moaning about it. Both teams can make the most of the break in play - i suggest your manager uses the breaks in games to get his points across better.

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dont make me laugh....

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Read this people.....................

The Stevenage Boro Fc "dislike" Thread. - The Football Forum - More Than Just A Game - Page 3

Says alot really.

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Andy C the better & hungrier team on the night won that can't be denied.

It's down to the Reds now to dust themselves down, take stock and go again on Friday the next goal now in the fixture is the most crucial.

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People don't hate bad teams. People hate teams that annoying them by beating them, especially when those clubs are smaller than them.

Edit: The funniest thing i've just read in that thread is the Barnet fan posting this last summer:

Ahhh the newly promoted sense of over confidence. How I've missed you.

Enjoyed that, thanks :-)

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Fair enough if your not here on the wind up, in which case I bring to point the blatant penalty for the elbow in the back of our captains head ?

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Some fair comments there and I won't be rude enough to come on here and give it some.

Our discipline has never been as you describe and can't remember any season in the last 10 where we have had more than 4 reds. Our away record is greater than our home at 7th best in the league, so there will be no busses parking up. I think the atmos, Ultras and pitch will give you a slight advantage on the night, but am very confident we will come attacking for the win, end up with a draw and prevail in to the final. If we do come defending, congratulations on reaching Old Trafford.

If we don't, so be it. Like yourselves we have exceeded expectation.

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are you sure you're a Stevenage fan? you've got, like, manners and stuff?

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Perhaps it was a mistake by Coleman to drop so many first-teamers for the Burton game. Looking at the performance yesterday, it seemed that the team had lost all its momentum and winning mentality. The players looked completely unprepared for their biggest game of the season and the management have to take part of the blame for that.

Coleman out ;)

Still angry about how gutless we were. Really, really disappointing and demoralising.

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You forgot to mention how generous Stanley players are when one of your players was offered a free vasectomy :D

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Last few comments / banter RUBBISH! I was there and ended up disappointed and very frustrated. Disappointed like many other fans with some individual Stanley players performances. Frustrated by a poor refereeing performance which allowed the highly physical bullying approach by Boro to go on and on unchecked. Yes, some of the Boro players were well and truly up for it but look at the Foul Stats.... Stanley 13 Boro 20 but Boro should have easily clocked up another 20 because the Ref allowed far too much pushing in the backs of Stanley players and too much arm wrestling too. Take a look at the photo of Dean Winnard, (He's no softy or chicken!), being wrestled and fore arm smashed to the ground in The Guardian Sport website!! This was typical of events throughout the whole match. Yes a poor performance by the three most forward players for Stanley ...one out of ten shared between the three of them! But equally as bad was the Referee's performance and the aggressive and bullying tactics by Boro. Edwards tackle was penalised with a booking but I really and honestly thought he got the ball. Immediately after that a Boro defender did exactly the same at t'other end and although ref gave a free kick ...No booking!! ???Conistency ???
Roll on Friday and let the sport of Football be the winner. The Stanley team need to be absolutely up for this one and hope the different Ref will let the football be played fairly. Great atmosphere...Boro fans were as aggressive verbally as their players were on the pitch. Great turn out by stanley fans and once again the ultras were Brilliant except for one thing...Leave the stupid and dangerous Smoke Canisters at home. Better still, if you are the guys that bring them, take them to bed, pull your bed clothes over your head and set them all off !!! These WILL get us into trouble and spoil all the great work done by the fans. The flags were tremendous too. Come on Friday and COME ON STANLEY

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Must agree with you on this one choirboy.i don't know and really don't wont to know who through the smoke bombs,But this time it has had caused harm to a little 9yr old stanley fan who was admitted in to hospital suffering from the effects of the smoke!!! wont name names but come on enough is enough:(

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Only saw the game on Sky so it is difficult to know the full ins and outs of the game. We struggled against a physical team who bossed the game from front to back, we were outmuscled and outfought by a better team on the day. There was very little in terms of play from the wingers and the full backs were pegged back which cut any chance of link up play. Craney didn't look fit and should have been substituted at half time. We were unable to win many headers at the back and this could have been remedied by bringing on Kevin Long.

Why were smoke bombs and flares being let off yet again? How many times are the club going to be let off with this by the authorities? Do people not realise that this will no doubt cause the club problems?! As other people have said Chris Turner should've been on the bench at least if not just to give us a different option to change formation. With a winger running against their defenders there would have been a chance of getting some balls in which would've created chances plus pacey wingers can draw fouls and create dead ball chances that may just end up being converted.

As for Friday, we still have a chance but we must fly out of the blocks and get a goal in the first 30 minutes otherwise if we let them dictate the pace we will lose again. Not many changes are needed, the lads deserve a chance to redeem themselves but Long needs to be in for Hessey.

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Shakermaker,you are spot on regarding the team against Burton.
I posted my reservations at the time and it certainly showed in the first half.
It was as though the team thought they only had to turn up to get a win or draw and were basically smashed in the first period.
It was obvious from the start Edwards wasnt 100% fit ,and was not his usual self, and i would have played Long (although he went off against burton so he may not be 100%).
Get yourself down on friday,as i know there will be fireworks on the pitch !!!,we will see how they react when the tackles start flying in,i suspect they wont like it

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agree with BDC . Smoke bombs are danderous even if not meant to be deliberate at anyone,BUT the powers that be have every right to close a terrace should smoke bombs be used . I do hope no one brings any on Fri , hope we all have more sense. I do hope the 9year old child has now been allowed home and has recovered from the smoke.

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there were dozens of Stanley fans escaping the stupid smoke canister - realise that the culprit thought it would look good visually, but gave no thought to the medical problems caused to all those with asthma & other chest problems. Hope the ultras will ensure it's not repeated, also the stuff with till rolls that marred our reputation v. Newcastle.
Come on the lads - job to be done - shots on target & plenty of 'em .

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my new stanley top now has a hole in the back where someone has stood behind me and burnt it with smoke bomb.... not happy

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I'm lead to believe that a lovely little girl who loves this club so much words will never be enough, is recovering at home. Will she want to come on Friday?? I hope and pray she does. We need that 12th man, lady and children:p

At Stevenage on Sunday, there were 350 proud Accy fans in a stand that holds 1400. I know of 7 that needed medical help.:mad:

On Friday there is NO ROOM on the Clayton End, 1400 + loud, proud, FANtastic Accringtonians. We need all of your noise, IF silly things occur ( I hope and pray and beg they don't) Will we be focusing on being the 12th man, or will dozens be in hospital after breathing in smoke??:mad:

Please, please, BACK THE BOYS AND BELIEVE, loud and proud but nothing silly

RANT OVER, THANK YOU:)

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thanks to everyone for the txts messages and calls about hannah she is home alot better than she was just needs a couple of follow up blood tests and she should be fine

edited to say she will be there Friday :)

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Thanks for the update, BUT we shouldn't be needing to have this discussion.

Our FANtastic fans of all ages need treating well. Sir Ilyas was in the away end, hope he's OK? Damn good job Freeman Jack Barrett didn't travel!

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I thik you may be wasting your breath MR T, as a group the ultras are fantastic and do self police the clayton end but there appears to be an outside faction who in my opinion have no respect or consideration for the people around them ( a prime example was at the end of the last home game when people where asked not to go on the pitch and a group of about 10 youngsters thought it was clever to ignore the request) maybe when the club is fined or the clayton end is shut maybe they will get the message.
I can understand friday is a big game and no doubt there will be a party atmosphere but the eye,s of the world will be on us so please no till rolls or smoke bombs just loud and proud please.:D:D:D:D

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For anyone who missed it first time round

BBC Sport - Highlights - Stevenage 2-0 Accrington Stanley

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After whats happened to the little lass n others on sunday, i agree wi what stanley convert says, the ultras are self policing n it is n outside faction, the fact though remains these pricks stand with/by the ultras, i would ask the lads to please STOP EM or SHOP EM, before any more folk are injured, or the club is in deep crap.

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:)Well said cashy:) On another note ,I hope all who were effected on sunday a speedy recovery:)

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Cashman = grass

Accringtons very own Bertie Smalls

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Davo- PRAT:mad: oh its fine fer kids n folk to be injured or the club to be fined, but dont stop em or shop em, you really are a fool.

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There's no smoke without fire, thats all I'm saying

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A "grass"? Do you think you're in a rerun of The Sweeney or what?

So, what do you reckon we should do? Just allow these morons to carry on with their stupidity? More fans hurt, the club fined, the Clayton End closed?

Pray do tell us! :rolleyes:

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people could have died

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Intelligent response there, Davo. :rolleyes:

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Well said Cashy. Maybe Davo is the prat who has the smoke bombs and doesn't want to be grassed up.

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One of the smoke bombs (thrown at end of match) landed right in front of me (on a seat - thank god no one was sat on it at the time) and I am not exaggerating when I say you couldn't breathe or see the end of your nose it was that thick. In a desperate attempt to escape the thick smoke I knew I was next to the steps so tried to get down them but unfortunately I misjudged the steps and ended up stumbling and now have deep scratches and bruises down my right leg caused by falling against one of the seats.

I do want to point out that the person stood next to me finally threw the smoke bomb onto the pitch (as it was clear) purely to get it away from everyone choking and would hate to see them being pointed out as a culprit of the initial smoke bombs

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Maybe or maybe Small Minds Dont see the big picture?:rolleyes:

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i have no further comment to make to supergrass.

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Perhaps cos yer too stupid to say out sensible?:rolleyes:

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i wonder if the idiot who chucked the smoke bomb ever thought what the football league could do to the club ... could ban the fans from watching .. play their games behind closed doors .. could also say no matter what stevenage is going through to the play off final due to this ...

i hope everyone who has been affected wi this are getting better and if anyone does know who it was they should tell the club .. shows theyre supporting the club rather than an idiot .....

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Has anybody thought it may not have even been a Stanley fan. Could just have been some idiot who was in the away end causing mischief.

As for the above sanctions, if proved time and time again, then the league may take action, by the time they get round to it Stevenage will be in next seasons League 2 play offs

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I think that's stretching credulity a bit too far, Dave. After all, we have seen these stupid things at least twice before on the Clayton End. Someone amongst our lot must know who is responsible and it's time they shopped 'em, never mind "honour among thieves" and all that crap.

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I am glad i wasnt in nazi germany in 1940 if you where about Redraine.
Ruthless.

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whoever did it clearly doesn't care enough about the club ... It's the same everywhere you go. Grimsby had to ban 10 people last season for being ***** and they didn't give a **** about the club or other people just went down for 'a laugh' smacked up just to cause problems. these kind of people need to be well away from any football ground especially 1 as special as the crown

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its becausd they care about the club, supporting it and enhancing the clubs reputation that they do it.

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????? How do you work that one out ? So throwing something as dangerous as a smoke bomb about enhances a Clubs reputation ? And those foolish enough to do such things haven't really thought their actions through as to what possible consequences could be to life, limb & property. I agree with the majority here that such idiocy should be dealt with, with alacrity & the person or persons castigated accordingly.

Needless to say your juvenile retort about Nazi Germany has absolutely no relevance to the matter whatsoever & merely confirms your inability to grasp rational & sensible comments & views. Apparently several innocents were affected by this mindless act of hubris, had it been one of yours, would your views still be the same ? Would you continue to defend the indefensible ?

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All the best for tonight folks. get a goal in the first 30 mins and I reckon they will crumble because they are not a great away side.