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The biggest game of this or any season in recent memory.

If Leam can’t motivate the players, get across his point of view or make them understand the severity of the situation we are currently in, then may I suggest the following.

Have a walk down to the Clayton End at 2.30pm on Saturday afternoon, pull half a dozen regulars out and take them down to the dressing room to give the players a team talk on your behalf. I am quite sure there would be no shortage of volunteers.

Let them explain what Accrington Stanley means to them. Be it dancing on the pitch at Woking, travelling to Worcester on a foggy Monday night, drinking the Crown dry before the Farsley game even kicked off.

The sort of fans who have pumped their hard-earned cash into the club for a generation.

The sort of people who have followed our great club to the far flung outposts of the lower leagues, providing support that never waivers and constantly being our 12th man.

The sort or people who have backed Accrington Stanley during the dark days of the tax bill and the DON fiasco.

The sort of people who literally built their own Football League Ground.

The sort of people who will still be supporting the club when this set of players have long since departed over the horizon.

The sort of people who witnessed their beloved club die in 62.

The sort of people who would never let this club die again.

If you can’t do it Leam, then let one of us try.

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Stevenage have recalled Lopez (scored a hat trick against Morecambe on saturday) and some other fella whose name escapes me. Perfect timing.

Biggest game in a VERY long time this weekend, imperative to take 3 points or Barnet will be away from us and the relegation pack gets smaller and smaller.

OSO

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Get Jack Barrett to give the team talk!!!

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Barnet has got some good young players on board,going to be a tough game

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Can't see it being a problem, they have only got 1 ex Dutch international, Stanley have 2 ex England internationals ;)

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And one Benin international :D

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[QUOTE=maccawozzagod;1046615]Stevenage have recalled Lopez (scored a hat trick against Morecambe on saturday) and some other fella whose name escapes me. Perfect timing.

Biggest game in a VERY long time this weekend, imperative to take 3 points or Barnet will be away from us and the relegation pack gets smaller and smaller.

OSO[/QU

The other one is Bondz ngala

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Would have had two if t'other hadn't left .......:p

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No matter who is playing, any player that will not die fer the cause in these next 2 matches, should never wear a RED SHIRT again IMHO. We need summat to fight to the death wi. simple as.

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Ya and their Dutch international wears grasses too;)

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:rofl38::rofl38::rofl38::rofl38::rofl38:

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Just want to wish you guys the best of luck for the run-in, and especially for the next 2 critical games. Really hope you can do it.

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This would be my starting 11 for the Barnet match.

Rachubka

Hunt Aldred Winnard Liddle

Murphy

Boco Lingazi Molyneux

Gray Beattie

We have to go for it. Play at a high tempo. Get stuck in. The back 4 and Murphy are more than capable of keeping Barnet out. The front 5 have to go and win us the game.

Murphy, Winnard and Boco are Stanley through and through. They should be really vocal about what being at Stanley over the half decade means.

I'd tell Gray to go out there and run himself into the ground for an hour. Every time their back 4 has the ball he has to be all over them, forcing them to kick it long.

Nicky Hunt is a good player. But he should know, that if he wants to play at a higher level again he needs to be part of a side that stayed up, not one that went down.

Liddle and Moly should run their right side ragged. Push forward and don't let them attack down our left.

From the few games I've managed to get to this season, it is patently clear that we have enough to stay up. We just haven't been ruthless enough. If you get a chance to shoot, leather it, aim to take the net off the goal.

When we have the ball in the midfield, keep it. Boco and Moly will be in decent positions out wide to receive the ball. Beattie needs to permanently show for the ball. Gray make runs forward, stretch their centre halves out of position.

I think we can be good enough to beat teams like Barnet. I just hope the lads show it.

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Brilliant passion, I just hope someone can through to the players with it.

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Any chance of Ian back in nets tommorrow?

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REDRAINE !!..SMOBILE !!...ANYBODY !!. it's midday on this momentous Matchday and not a peep from anyone !!...Just like the cat that ate Gorgonzola and blew into a mousehole...I'm waiting with baited breath !!...so BRING IT ON !!.

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Nothing to say other than 3pts please Lads and a bit of gallantry and determination http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/m...urelkn-0-3.jpg

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When you play with heart, determination and pride in the Famous Red Shirt the rest will look after itself.

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Battles are not won alone by brave Generals plying their tactics;
But by men in the field. Survival my brave boys is in the fight. Fight hard,
Watch with a wise eye your cunning foe; don't play a defensive game; No.
Be of mind my brave boys that good defence is a good offensive; Attack, Attack, Attack.
Play hard, play ugly, play like men about to die; for such a noble cause is yours today.
Fight now or be relegated by lesser men, fight and make this a glorious day.

On, Stanley On!

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Another one for the dressing room wall!!

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Here we go boys, 1 up.

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Lee again 2 - 0. Beautiful.

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Lee....treble 3 - 0

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Fleetwood holding us back, Plymouth 2 up. Something fishy there.

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Brilliant -Well done STANLEY and all you supporters at the coal face.

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Thank god for that...certainly tight at the bottom!

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Was that suppossed to be as funny as it sounds?:D

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Any 2 of 6 now at the bottom a result against the wombles is a mustcos we still have some tuff one,s to come !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I BELIEVE.

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Well delighted, Barnet i thought shoulda been down to 10 wi our penalty? or does bringing last man down not count any more?:rolleyes:

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A very entertaining game but nervious last 20 minutes, Molenoux was brill, Ultras sang non stop, Ref was not bad, our goalie played well and a good attendance as well.

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The ultras were a credit to Stanley,once again, nowt new yon though.Think they contributed greatly to the commitment shown by the team today.:)

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Ref was shocking!

How their man stayed on the pitch after the penalty is a mystery to me from where I was sat in the mainstand it seemed if he gave the penalty he had to give the red.

Barnet will be furious with the Red they did get - for Davids second yellow it wasnt him with the foul it was their left back!

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Agree Cashy. Molyneaux - top player wadda guy. The way the table is stacked atm if we win the game in hand against Wombles we'll jump about four places. Another must win game

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Some mad scouser called Joey Barton tweeted:

Nice first half hat-trick from @Moly24 today. Too good for that league. Should be playing much higher. Great left peg.

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No Beattie three points enough said

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A nerve-racking 3 points in the bag but we can't keep relying on Moly alone. I took my son in law from Sheffield for one of his occasional Stanley games and was singing the praises of our own Gareth Bale on the walk up through Clayton. Boy, did he deliver! We saw the best and worst of Stanley today - great attacking pressure and spirit, but then our age old fault of panicky defensive play when teams put us under pressure. We just couldn't keep possession well enough in the second half to build from the back, relying instead on "anywhere will do" with the result we were a bit fortunate to see the game out. I think we really, really need to work on this aspect of our play if we are to manage enough wins to survive in this league. It's going to be a hairy ride!
Thought Rab had his best game for us today, and Jeffers was much improved from Tuesday.

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We lost our out ball when Lindfield came on and Rommy went in the middle - we went from winning every ball out to the right wing to losing them.

Jeffers should have scored when his good movement was found by a free kick but he let the ball bounce when he could have hooked it first time.

Very happy with 3 points but we should never had let them back into the game. Their never say die attitude was comendable and if they continue playing that way they'll stay up no issues - best Barnet side Ive seen - make no mistake the best team lost.

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Disagree Sam, we played em off the park first half, Agree best Barnet side ive seen also n possibly they had the best player on the pitch, but overall a deserved Stanley 3 pts.

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Some really good things today, some not so clever.

We won.
Rachubka who still does not inspire confidence, pulled of a good save in the second half, and caught his fair share of crosses. An improvement from him.
Winnard handled alot of there direct balls well and lead the defence.
Aldred had a better game than usual.
Molyneux took his goals well but was also solid defensivly.
Boco kept Barnet busy while he was out on the wing and gave Murphy plenty of help. Boco was also effective in his role as the first line of defence from corners.
Jeffers played very well, he chased down, his first touch was good. He made a few runs which our midfield did not spot and I can see him getting frustrated as his footbaling brain clearly works faster than some of his team mates.
Hatfield kept himself busy and worked hard for the team. Not the most gifted player but in this kind of match I can see where he offers the team much needed legs.
The half time Norwegians made me smile.

The not so good,
I am a Murphy fan but I thought he was poor today and the weakpoint in our defence, his positional play was terrible at times.
the timing of the jeffers subsititution was to soon, Jeffers was causing them problems and could have stayed on longer. Gray didnt offer anything when he came on.
The Lindfield sub unless Hatfield was injured was the wrong call, craig had a poor game on the right of midfield and offered nothing.
I am not convinced the defensive midfield duo of Linganzi and Joyce is the long term answer, not enough offered going forward and neither seemed willing to put their foot on the ball and make things happen. The lack of playmaker is a concern.

On the whole ,I felt Barnet deserved a point.
They where the better team in the second half by some distance, our midfielders stopped running beyond the striker and it was clear at times we where trying to see the game out.
We had no one in the team who could put there foot on the ball and make things happen.
I also felt sorry for Edgar Davids who at times was head and shoulders the best player on the pitch, not a sending off by all accounts.


A welcome 3 points but not a convincing display.

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Just about deserved the win today. First goal was soft as mistake by their defender, not Moly's cleanest hit and felt keeper was slow getting down. They looked nervous at the back after that and the lad technically should have been sent off for the penalty as it was as he denied a goal scoring attempt.

Have to credit Davids at that point, as he substituted the centre back, went back there himself and began to run the game from there. I thought he was fantastic and a treat to see him play on our pitch. He was full of running - unbelievable to think he's 40.

Their second goal came from a throw in that should have gone our way and I felt we were shaky all afternoon when they applied a little pressure and could have easily conceded again. Was a blessing for us when David's was sent off as their spark went with him.

Linganzi had another good game, he's strong and puts a real shift in and thought Joyce also did ok. Molyneux really has got a wand of a left foot. Thought Hadfield made a difference - didn't let them settle on the ball and used it well when he had it.

Way other results went today means Tuesday's game is just as big and players will have to be up for it just as much as they were today. Haven't seen Leam so animated and vocal on the touch line as he was today and that was good to see. Much more fight and spirit shown today than the Fleetwood game and the team changes worked.

It's going to go to the wire and eve got to keep fighting

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The snakes team are at Torquay on tuesday, that should be a result to watch.

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Great, and much needed result.
Poor [old] Edgar Davids will be wondering what he has to do to stay on the pitch against Stanley - he was also sent off at Barnet. I've always thought League 2 refs are in a class of their own.

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Any word on Nicky Hunt?

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:jimbo:Great result for us today...simply put...3 POINTS!!! Superb hatrick for Moly.... I disagree with the notion that his first goal was a "bit scruffy". I was behind the goal in the Clayton end right behind the right hand post. He "passed" his shot into the bottom corner superbly with a good degree of swerve on it too! :mosher:Their keeper had no chance with it! Second was another hammered shot:mosher:..simply unstoppable:mosher:...Third was a penalty taken with great confidence.:mosher: Well done Moly, more please on Tuesday!:mosher: The soft goal we let in on half time was a turning point and we need to stop this kind of lapse from occuring! As others have said, the response to Leam's call for a FIGHT was definitely taken on board. The players were up for it and so too were our fans. Special mention to the Ultras for restoring the colour and passion to the Clayton End. :cheers:We sang for the whole 90 odd minutes and also enjoyed the company of our Norwegian contingent.:theband:.
3 more points on Tuesday boys...ON STANLEY ON!!!:jimbo::jimbo::jimbo:

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Last Tuesday I saw one of the worst ever performances by a football team. Yesterday I saw Barnet win 1-0 and play Stanley off the park. Maybe I better stay at home on Tuesday :D

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Great first half but the goal before half-time gave Barnet that bit of impetus going into the Break and it was backs to the wall in the second half for Stanley and despite an onslaught we hung on for three valuable points.

At this stage of the season it's more about points than anything else and it almost felt after a week of not good news that somebody had lifted a monkey off the back of the Club.

Taking each game as it comes and not looking to far ahead is key now, to follow yesterday up with a win on Tuesday is critical.

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Or get there in time for kick-off? :o

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I endured the full 90 minutes last week !!

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Yeah, but you seem to have missed the only 45 mins where we scored :D

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nicky hunt?

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The guy on loan from Rotherham, one of our more consistent performers, was taken off injured,to be replaced by Murphy, A guy yeh never mentioned in yer summary, Mind yeh may not have noticed him as he aint scouse.:D

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hamstring injury, assess in the morning

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Hope the guys fit, seems unlikely wi a sodding hamstring though.:eek:

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So Barnet are appealing for Edgar Davids sending off to rescinded due to “mistaken identity”

Really ???

Coloured bloke with dread-locks and wearing sunglasses :eek:

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Somebody did say to me after game,ref had sent wrong man off? Couldn't say yeh or nay from our place on Clayton End?:confused:

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As I said earlier in the thread it was their left back who committed the foul Davids got the second booking for. Ref had a shocker - linesman was worse though he had a clear view of it and didnt tell the ref!

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Point I was making is who the hell could he be mistaken for?

Was Terence Trent Darby playing left back?

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With the standard of officials in Div 2, wouldn't shock me if twas a 3Ft white midget that commited the offence.:D Can someone tell me "WHY" if these clowns are bombed outa the premiership, They are then "Good Enough" fer the lower divisions? That to me is n insult to the lower clubs,:(

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It wasn't the wrong man. Davids had his back to the ref and lifted his knee. It happened right in front of me.

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Fair enough OscarUK i certainly could not see owt.;)

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He lost the appeal:
Davids' red card appeal turned down (From Times Series)

... but got lost of deserved publicity for sending the team bus back to pick up stranded supporters on the M6 after the match:
Dutch legend and former Champions League winner Edgar Davids rescues 36 stranded Barnet fans - Football League - Football - The Independent

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well i hope transport police got footage of an overfull bus ....

seriously though, stories like these, and players having a whip round for supporters lager, are what makes lower league football special.

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Another version but, this time, with Kipax's photos of the match:
Edgar Davids helps Barnet fans stranded by roadside following defeat at Accrington Stanley | Mail Online

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Brilliant story :)