Ian Craney - Gone
 

Paid up and gone I hear, great player for us over his 3 spells at the club, shame that injuries and fitness have caught up with him this year.

Thanks Ian, all the best for the future.

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Was the rumour doing the rounds last night, nothing official though

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Why would you pay someone up when theres only 2 games left to play and contracts are up in may :confused: Like Dave said this was doing the rds last night at the cup game;)

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Don't they get paid until the end of June, with a potential for payment until July if they don't get fixed up ? Fairly sure I've heard something similar to that.

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I am sure all will become clearer in the next few weeks

Talking of which I heard an interesting rumour coming out of LFC;)

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Not being specific to this player but I would imagine you can get a scenario where a players contract is ending, either the player has made it clear he is not going to re-sign or the manager has made it clear he isn't going to be offered a new contract, the club and player could then reach a settlement figure for leaving early which suits both parties. Saves the club money and lets the player sort out what he wants to do

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Not sure Carroll on loan for a season will really help him get his touch back :D

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i guess that Craney's Column in th'Observer (in about an hour and a half) will shed some light on what, if anything, has gone on.

Whilst I appreciate that we haven't seen the best of him this season he has still been a terrific servant of the club and I'd be sad to see him leave. He's not one I'd automatically pick, and he's not one that I'd automaticaly pay a lot on wages to ... but he is an infectious character and a big part of the great atmosphere that our dressing room seems to emit. He also has the ability to create openings in play and has more than played his part in our rise to an established League 2 club.

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i heard three had been released one being craney,

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there isn't one this week ...

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Any thought on the other?????

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:rofl38::rofl38::rofl38:

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On the back page of the Observer, Cook is quoted as saying that the club is looking at situations with certain players, with Craney being one. The gaffer admits that a club like ours needs the better paid players to be playing most games, though stops short of criticising Ian as a player. Apparently we're looking at what kind of deal we can give him.

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Pay as you play, same for Hess and Hughesy!!!

Great players, great for the young players, but we cannot afford to pay players to be on the table!!!

Hess, Coid, Craney, Leam..........

I heard at the game last week that £500K is the playing budget, if that is true, we must have players on the pitch!!

We shall wait and see :) :) :)

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per week ? ;)

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Always difficult with injuries within the one's who have been out of the team over the season is an awful lot of experience which if fit bring so much to the team in terms of guile and creating that extra yard of space whilst keeping a cool head and helping bring the younger players through.

We do need that it's an important mix but as Joe says if we are not in position to play them week in week out it does make it more difficult but with the addition of Les Parry we may see improvements on the injury side of things?

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I appreciate what Craney's done at the club in the past but there's a difference between an experienced player who returns from an injury as fit and eager to play as his age permits [Hughes springs to mind as a recent example] and one who returns unfit and seemingly indifferent. The latter may be a result of the former, but either way Craney has been a big disappointment the last few times I've seen him play.
What's more galling, if true, is that he's reputed to be the highest paid player. I'd rather see Stanley's limited salary budget going to experienced player's willing to put in effort and eager younger one's with potential (Hatfield, for example).
Hope I haven't offended any of Craney's fans, but I think it's time for the club to move on.

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Totally agree. I'll always remember him as the player in his first spell with us and that goal at Morecambe in 2004 or the player that came in last January and helped us get into the playoffs (and particularly that goal against Torquay), but he has been a pale shadow of that player this season.

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Time For a clean out . Get rid of dead wood player . Get two player For craney money aweek .

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Good servant but as others have said, time to move on for both player and the club.

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Now confirmed

ASFC News Story > 4717

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A good player for Stanley, would we have won promotion in 2006 if not for his and Gary Roberts's efforts? Time to move on though we can't afford to carry passengers and Ian will accept that. I hope he get's a decent club i wish him well!:cheers:

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Agree can only wish Craney well.

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Time for him to go, but will always wish him well!!!!!!!!!!

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We will see him again when rochdale Cum to accy

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Grimps you just said what I was thinking, I too suspect he is off to Rochdale. He always was Coleys blue eyed favourite.However I do wish him well .

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:) Gifted player and can only wish Ian well :) and good luck

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Never say never again... good to at least hear a player saying he loves the club:

BBC Sport - Ian Craney will not rule out future return to Accrington

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On loan from Rochdale next season :D