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Reckon tomorrows game will be a cracker, both sides doing ok. plus a derby match, think we will come of age tomorrow and stuff em.:)

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Looking forward to this one.

Just hope for a win and Ellison sees RED !

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Good afternoon! First time I have felt compelled to type, even though I have been entertained for months on this ere forum.

I'm actually a life long Leeds fan that drifted along to the York cup match last year and fell instantly in love with the club, Brad Halliday, the lady that slowly serves pints in the clubhouse, and the glorious Clayton End views of the sun drenched Coppice where I played as a boy.

I left Accrington in 1969 but am not just back for the glory that Stanley inevitably brings -my parents still live her.
(I think I'm slowly converting my friends who have listened to tales of travels to far flung exotic places like Wycombe and Wimbledon and seen all the iphone videos of the Ultras in full voice with increasing envy. I believe that shortly I will be having most of South Manchester bussed up on a regular basis to witness for themselves the Redvolution.)

Anyway, enough of that bollx. I agree with Cashman and also think tomorrow will be the match where the blue touchpaper of this season is lit, even though the fire will not fully warm the cold Lancastrian air until some further changes are made.

Our defence is looking rock solid (Beckles looks Premier League class in the making, Parish a sigh of relief from the clumsy hands of Chapman, the Don filling Brad's boots - not that that will ever be truly possible) and there are enough busy, small players to cause many problems for the opposition once our pass-and-move ups a gear.

We just need a bit more umph in the middle before we surge up through the divisions to European glory. However, even without this I believe should be capable of getting plenty of narrow victories in Div 2 if we play with the energy of Wednesday night.

That, hopefully, starts tomorrow.

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Supposed to chuck it down tomorow, let's hope Ellison picks up a sudden injury

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Not according to my weather app. - sunny/cloudy, 21degrees & only 10% chance of raindrops - Big Kev'll be happy:)

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Kev's prepared.

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A delightfully crafted post Lord Didsbury !.. which I hope will not be your last !.
How refreshing to read your sensible prose after attempting to make some sense of the odd ramblings offered by our friend directing the ' fan liaison rep ' thread !.
As to tomorrows game, which I hope you will be there to see, as Cashy predicts it should be more than the usual Reds v Shrimps encounter by virtue of the current form being displayed by both teams.
AccyMad, in spite of the advice offered by some Weather forecasters that rain showers are likely to fall around the Wham Stadium, has it seems a direct line to the Almighty,
and has ordered fair weather for the afternoon !.
So all is set for another ride on the Stanley Rollercoaster ....hoping that along with the loyal 1000.. many newcomers will be there to witness the spectacle !.

ON STANLEY !...ON TO GREATER THINGS !!.

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A bus from Didsbury I would love to see! it'd make a change from the usual bus load for the Etihad on match days!

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Just hope for a win and Ellison sees RED ![/QUOTE]

that would cap a wonderful week, but a win and alison sorry i mean ellison missing a sitter infront of the clayton end will do.

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I may be wrong but, reading the summary of the game so far, I suspect there may be the odd comment on the referee today.

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Game changed on sending off. Before hand lots of good chances even though Morecambe had a couple of chances we where dominating. Referee has made the decision can see why Hughes was sent off he was last man although it was 25 yards from goal could beckles have got back? After the sending off we lost focus and the score shows what happen. We came on strong late on but we couldnt snatch the equaliser. Good to see billy scoring again and we looked a threat going forward. O'Sullivan and mcconville where good threats all game. As was mccartain early on. Connelly had a rare bad day at the office. We missed being able to bring a proper left back on when we went down to 10 but as I mentioned mcconville did well today.

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As far as i'm concerned Coneelly shoulda been subbed at half time or someone should, 2-1 up against the league leaders a defender should have been put on,was obvious to all Morecambe would throw the kitchen sink at us, Tactically Inept in my view.:mad:

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Massively disappointing today.

Totally agree with Cashman, thought Conneely had an absolute shocker, probably his worst game in a red shirt.

No doubt Coley will try blaming the fans or Accrington public as usual, however the blame is firmly at his feet on this occasion for me.

Mcconville at left back ?!? (No im not blaming him, by his standards he has improved for me this season) Really !??! We have a recognised full back on loan from a premier league side yet he doesn't bring him on when we are down to ten men, quite unbelievable.

We can blame the ref all day, but I personally thought he didn't have a choice with the Hughes Red Card, deserved to go.

What was most frustrating again for me was the lack of subs, to play 120 minutes 3 days ago then leave it till 20 minutes before the finish AND with ten men was quite painful to watch. He has a squad, WHY NOT USE IT !!!?!

Will be interesting to see the XI he picks on Tuesday night.

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I'm sorry cherryfire, have to disagree on one of your thoughts
'connelly had a rate bad day' - he was poor vs Donny, barnet and nothing special vs Bradford.

I don't think he is good enough in the central midfield role, his passing is to sloppy and his creativity and vision is poor. We miss brown although truth be told we really miss crooks!

Surely the French lad can't be any worse than Connelly in central midfield?

Let's be honest, Morecambe where a good team and deserved the win

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I also agree with the point raised about the lack of subs and the wider point about the lack of team rotation.
Unlike many previous years, Coleman now had a decent size squad and he should be using them all to keep the lads fresh.

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Our Captains distribution has been shocking in general this season. not good enough for me, :eek:

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And so, the blue touch paper was lit as forecast, only for the cruel hand of fate to stub it firmly out.

A thrilling match though, and fortune will turn soon enough.

Conneely looks like a player missing a hard nut next to him, Parish maybe a little too hesitant but apart from that most of the team did very well. I didn't really think the subs were too bad, but I suppose the scoreline probably indicates otherwise.

Maybe my MOTM today was the Don? Maybe Pearson?

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Before Hughesy rightly got sent off we could and should have been 3/4 nil up! Soon as you put your arms around a player these days you always risk the chance of being sent off!

I think if we had seen it out until half time at 2-0 I think we would have gone on to win the game!

Conneelys distribution today was terrible today, Anybody know what's up with Scott Brown? We miss his drive and energy!

I think Shay started well but think his movement in the second half could have been better, getting behind the defender giving them something to think about!

Also think we are too predictable trying to find O'Sullivan to start every attack, Morecambe soon got wise to this and put 2 men on him!

Was Coley confident or naive in putting Sean at LB and using him as a wing back at 2-0 up and cruising or should he have put inexperienced Jones on gone defensive so early in the game and let Morecambe come at us?

Hopefully just a bad day at the office...Thought Sean was one of our better players today!

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Browns injured as far as i'm aware, should defo have gone defensive at half time in my view, was obvious what the shrimps would do. certainly couldn't have done any worse imho.

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One other wider point, last season and again this season are players do not look at their physical peak compared to their opponents.

A few are noticeably carrying a few pounds.

Do we not work on fitness? If the manager is not fond of squad rotation, then being at our physical best is even more important.

Hughes got caught out today a few times because physically he wasn't up to it

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Back three / four had a nightmare after the sending off. Beckles and Donacien all over the place and McConville a weak full back.
Why didn't MCCartan go off earlier and get replaced by a Defender ? Why bring Boco on ? Strange decision.

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Tend to agree with Baldy.
The game seemed wide open from the start with both defences reluctant to press the the ball.
It suited Acci and Shay found acres of space in front of their back four and 2-0 should really have been 4-1.
Still can't believe what Hughes did after getting rolled,and you always run the risk of getting red carded.
Morecambe weren't at the races,but got a foot hold in the game scoring on high time.
Excluding Pearson,who wore his heart on his sleeve,the others were looking for inspiration and sat back and invited Morecambe to take the initiative and only the last ten minutes did they regroup and have a go.
Don't normally critise refs,but he was poor for both sides.

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The ref is an accountant so obviously a prat.

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He may be both an accountant and a prat but, looking at the video, the ref had no alternative than to red card Hughes in that incident. Quite why Hughes thought he was suddenly at Twickenham is unclear, but it was blatant. It was even silly, as Pearson may have got back, as he often does, to get in a last ditch clearance.

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The players look very fit to me. After 120 mins on weds and down to ten men they finished the stronger today. Kee, o,Sullivan, mccarten and Hughes are, shall we say, "big boned" at the moment.

Was the Don really all over the place? I thought he was, increasingly unruffled, composed and a model advertisement for the beautiful game.

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Not said about the red card, it was general all over display of incompetence, hardly surprising he aint in the premiership officiating any more. one of there players shoulda also had a red, for a very similar offence in second half, but no just a yellow, the clown even ordered a free kick to be retaken, when it was probably 10ft away, yet no further forward, in a direct line in fact. among numerous other stuff, he was a complete cretin, he also smirked at the Clayton End when he refused us what looked a clear penalty.:(

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I think everybody agrees that the Turning point was the sending off. I was chuffed for Billy Kee scoring two goals, But the lad still does not seem his old self and seems he is still not fully recovered from his injury. Shay was lacklustre, McConville was all over the place and his passing was woeful. Distribution seems to be a problem again this season. It was obvious the three players mentioned should have been subbed. There were good replacements on the bench but as usual it is down to the last 10 Mins to substitute. Why was Chris Eagles not out there? I am afraid John Coleman seems to pick players by name or reputation and not actually on form. The defence was ok at first and then became shambolic before stabilising a little. I was wondering why they only allowed Dorceian to take the throw ins, He was very slow and inaccurate. I am afraid at times it looked like 11 men had walked on to play for us and had never met before. Then you get a taste of magic but not quite enough. There is hope we can improve but I do think the manager has to rotate the squad more and change tactics earlier. We can not afford to lose games like this. Last season has gone. we have to go forward.

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Ps, thanks for the kind words yonmon.

Wynonie - I've done that coach journey several times as an interested observer but City has lost its soul. Even City fans deep down despise the club it has become.

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Conneely Is good enough in midfield and you only have to look at last season to realise that . However, the point you make about missing Crooks (and Windass) is crucial. Conneely was the kingpin last season with the fluidity of Crooks and Windass playing off him. That has now gone and the new midfield partners atm are found wanting. Hope they will get better but we have to accept that the Crooks/Windass/Conneely combo was exceptional at L2 level and we may not be able to replicate again with the present squad. As a result Conneely is looking isolated and somwewhat shaky but to say he isn't good enough is bull

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Would agree we are missing Brown in the middle of the park too. Anyone know when he is back???

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not much in the game but everything that could go wrong did. conneely brilliant against burnley but under par today. must say a word about sean. as most will know i,m not his biggest fan but he really put a shift him the second half. credit where its due. as for morecambe i,ll ride my unicorn naked down livingstone rd. if they,re top at the end of the year never mind end of the season.

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I will bookmark your promise !

We've got Peter Murphy time back soon too.

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Hughes was roasted for their first in the same fixture a few months ago, and he should not have committed a clear foul yesterday giving he ref the decision which could have gone either way. Can't complain about the ref, it is league 2 and we have had a lot worse, it was one player who cost us the game.

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After your unwise complimentary post elsewhere to he who supposedly Liaises on our behalf with the Club, I am now revising my original thinking on your introductory notes !.

I am an exceedingly kind person Lord.D....or so I am told !.... but there is a point where my patience can be severely tested !. 😉

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A glory hunting Leeds fan slagging off City on a Stanley forum. Great.

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Conneely does the graft but then needs a lay off to someone who can pick out the runs. Sadly that's not there at the moment.
Clark is fit for the weekend and Gornell is nearly there.
They are the two changes I'd make. Gornell up top with Billy replacing Mcartan and Clark for Mconville wide left.

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Think you're right about Connelys partner.
Hewitt looks like he's a bit of football about him and was doing OK until the implosion yesterday.

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When you go Down to 10 men you need players upfront you can hold the ball up giving the midfield and defense time to compose Mc,Cartan is to easily robbed of the ball to do this and IMHO should have been subbed a lot earlier Coleman say,s the defence lost it,s shape must realize that the problem lies in possession of the ball also Conneely needs a quick midfielder next to him to push the ball forward. quicker the only two at the club Eagles and Browny both injured but if we had buried 3 chances before we scored we would have gone on to win let,s hope some of the money made from the Burnley game might be invested in someone who can poach the chances and convert them into goals and points.

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we created enough chance to win the game they took 3 of their 4

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Yonmon - admittedly my support for the new fan rep was alcohol fuelled so maybe I will reserve judgement until he has sorted out the pie situation.

Chewbacca - be pleased that Accrington can attract glory hunters these days. As I now have a scarf, sweatshirt and season ticket (and a wife who is potty about Matty P) then it's going to last until next May at least.

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In that case, your Lordship, possibly a recruitment drive might be in order? I'm sure there are many habituees of the Albert, the Nelson, the Fletcher Moss and other watering holes who would find a spiritual home on the Clayton End, far from the commercialised excess of the Etihad!

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After several viewings of the extended highlights I have to say where on earth did you get number 5 from ?
He turns about as fast as a super-tanker and tackles like Eddie Izzard.

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Which perfectly demonstrates what a Numpty yeh are.:rolleyes:

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You thought he played well :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::hidewall:

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He'd spent 120 mins seeing off Vokes and Grey three days before. Winning MOTM for his efforts. Then his fellow centre half was sent off leaving him to deal with the mighty Shrimps alone.

It was his seventh game as a league player.

So no, it wasn't a good game for him but he's got greatness stamped all over him.

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Given that Morecambe only seem to get their players from Stanley, your new owners (have they and their caravan arrived yet?) will no doubt be making an offer soon enough.:rolleyes:

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Did you think you're lot did?? Up until the sending off which was orchestrated by your player, Stockton was it?, there was only gonna be one winner yesterday - ok, Hughes was daft enough to let himself be drawn in but if you take your shrimp coloured specs off you'd have to agree that it was a 6 of 1 & half a dozen of the other tussle but the ref (who I hope didn't miss the bus back to Morecambe) got it wrong, it should only have been a booking. Add to that a blatant hand ball in the lead up to Ellison's goal - completely missed by the officials & a stone wall penalty claim which the man in the middle refused to acknowledge & the match was turned into a pantomime.
Not sour grapes, just plain facts - one of the national papers called your gaffer Lucky Jim - couldn't have put it better myself :rolleyes:

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I thought we played poor compared to earlier matches but won so we take that and move on. 3 of our best players , Murphy , Winnard and Wildig have yet to kick a ball in anger this season so we will see how things work out.

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Whitmore Burnley

Conlan Burnley

Stockdale Tranmere

Dunn Liverpool

Rose Rochdale

Turner Oldham

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if that's the case, you should have a very good season.

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The ref's decision was spot on with the laws of the game.

He fouled (almost more like violent conduct !) a player on the edge of the D thus preventing a goal scoring opportunity.

Is he appealing against it ? If he does there will be a definitive answer.

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Why is this helmet still on here?

Any football fan worth their salt knows it was a foul on Hughes before the foul was committed the other way.

I know you lot enjoy your occasional bout of civilisation around the time of your cup final but it's a bit sad now.

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that is the one positive from the game. in our previous league games we didn,t really create much and had 3 top notch finishers against doncaster and exeter was a non event. would love to see billy playing off some big lad upfront to take the pressure off him and its showns once again that shay is a super sub type and not one to start a game. knowing stanley we,ll probebly get a win at carlisle with top defending and nicking a goal.

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Wasn't it Symes and Billy that had a great partnership a few seasons ago?

Maybe same with Terry and Billy?

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Well reckon its worth trying, sod all to lose.

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Symes and Grant scored over 30 goals,complemented each other in their styles.

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Gornell should be back Saturday - Clark will be fit again and probably Eagles. Brown prob needs another week but not far from the Manager having selection options.

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wellcome Twenty Eight. where do you get your info on players fitness from

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hello jimmy, welcome to accyweb.

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[QUOTE=Twenty Eight;1175807]Gornell should be back Saturday

That's all we need. He's not going to make any difference.

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Who is Jimmy ? ! ?

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My name is Mick not Jimmy.

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Hi Seamus :-)

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Bizzarre.
I'm called Mick.

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Jimmy must be the one other guy who voted for Davo. :rolleyes:

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looks like your shirt number is causing some confusion, welcome Mick

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Twenty Eight is my birthday ! I'm also 59 years old.

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Yer still a kid then.:alright:

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Bear in mind that they're all barmy on here, excepting only me and you ...... And I'm not too sure about me! :p

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Seconded! ;) :D

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Looks like the new owner has arrived and he doesn't need a caravan ! :-

Majority shareholding in Morecambe Football Club Ltd.

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Good luck to you, genuinely - as long as he's cleared by the FA as being a fit & proper person & all that it looks like the Shrimps will be ok (& maybe there won't be so many digs at 'money bags Stanley' on ShrimpsVoices once you have your own sugar daddy in place):)

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The present Chairman has mentioned someone to help finance infrastructure.
The projects they have plans for are a hotel on the land at the front of the Globe near the pub. The building of a 4th stand which will have office space of which over 50% has apparently already been sold. A covered rear section on the home end as the fans are sick of getting wet when having a halftime pie and pint !
Interesting times ahead.

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Good luck, Morecambe Red, the more northern teams in the League, the better.

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Dead right.

Thank God Dagenham is off the map.

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Now, don't be like that. Dagenham are the Stanley of the south and have great fans.

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As this guy got any money hope he,s OK but be very careful better IMHO with somebody local who you know has money, and a very successful business model.

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Hope it works out fer Morecambe, bear in mind Venkys and Oyston had money.:eek:

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And then there was Stephen Vaughan !

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Atleast they might not take all our players on free anymore

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The new owner is a former football agent so maybe he has some decent contacts.

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& maybe he'll have your lads training barefoot on the sands of Morecambe Bay . . . . :)

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Quite possibly , they do train on the beach in Winter.

On another point , Peter Murphy played the last few minutes at Bury which is good to see after 2 horrendous injuries last season.

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always remember brazil is where the nuts come from.

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Plenty of gang money n pickpockets n illegal dealings, so basically same as morecambe

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On another point , Peter Murphy played the last few minutes at Bury which is good to see after 2 horrendous injuries last season.[/QUOTE]

Good to hear that Peter is returning to good health and fitness.:alright: