Bring back Mike Flynn

Redraine · 23-12-2006, 21:53

Is it my imagination, or did we have a tighter defence with Mike Flynn organising the back line? He was certainly a strong character and just what we need at the moment (or similar) IMHO. Maybe he was too outspoken for the management though?

If so, its a crying shame.

KIPAX · 23-12-2006, 21:56

We also miss his good long throw

longballking · 23-12-2006, 22:58

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Originally Posted by KIPAX

We also miss his good long throw

spot on with the long throw, it was as good as a corner and caused mayhem in the box. A scrappy goal is worth the same as a 40yard rocket. We need to play a lot more percentage football. Winning games is more important then trying to play attractive football.

maccawozzagod · 23-12-2006, 23:06

Gary Neville is coming to the end of his career .................................

shakermaker · 24-12-2006, 00:30

I wonder what Mark Sertori is up to

spud · 24-12-2006, 10:11

probably in the middle of a brawl somewhere!

good player though.

Phil Whalley · 24-12-2006, 10:45

Spot on Redraine in that we badly need some nous at the back - and indeed throughout the team. The lads are trying their hearts out, but not only are we being out-muscled, we're also being out-hustled. The stats from yesterday bear this out, 20-odd Bristol fouls and one yellow card, the teams we're up against are just more street-wise. We need a couple of old hands in the centre-half and centre-midfield berths to boss the opposition around. Take Mangan's sending off - the Bristol keeper, Phillips, was bullying him all afternoon, including a blatant push in the first half - but no other Stanley player went up to Phillips and told him to lay off or else. Sounds like something from the playground, but teams need to look out for each other and we're lacking the hard nut in the middle of the park to do this. I'm not condoning Mangan's subsequent dissent, but Phillips deliberately kicked the ball against him and then got the lad booked - and the ref didn't even see the incident! That's the sort of gamesmanship we're up against and we have to wise up damned quickly.

Rob - you're quite right that we'll still watch Stanley wherever they are, but we're no different from any other club in that we must always strive for excellence and seek to test ourselves against the best. In other words, status matters. To go straight back down would not only be a terrible disappointment, but would also put on hold the developments at the Crown (or elsewhere) that might make Stanley a more viable proposition in terms of attracting people to games for the social facilities as well as the football. I agree with the poster who suggested that in the light of our precarious position, all resources should be directed to recruiting the right players to ensure safety - achieve that and there's another 250k in the bag from the fizzy brown water company. We can't dismiss that kind of money with a shrug that we'll always be Stanley fans.