Results for tag: stevenage
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Betting.Betfair
on May 14, 2012 at 11:53:52 AM
Having played out a fairly insipid first leg 0-0, the layers were quick to hand advantage to Sheffield United for Monday night's return match at Bramall Lane, with the Yorkshire club now strong favourites in the To Qualify market at 1.48.
Friday's game at the Lamex was a shocker to be honest. There were as many chances as addresses in a hermit's contacts book, with Stevenage coming closest to breaking the deadlock with a deflected shot hitting the bar. The quality of passing and possession was really poor on a very dry pitch (unhelpful for slick passing) with both too cagey for any attacking options.
[u]Tactics[/u]
The Blades clogged up the midfield in the opening leg, playing a 4-5-1 asking Stevenage to break them down - which they couldn't. United played Chris Porter as a lone...
Posted by:
Betting.Betfair
on May 20, 2011 at 01:20:05 PM
[b]Accrington v Stevenage[/b]
Accrington players want to make amends for a below-par performance at Stevenage last week, when they took a long time to get going. Long-standing players such as Andy Proctor, Ian Craney, Phil Edwards - even Jimmy Ryan with 148 appearances is beginning to look like a long servant - will be desperate to complete this story of the underdogs from non-League rising to League One.
What a tale it would be. Since rejoining the Football League, Accrington have survived the sort of financial troubles that, as before, threatened their very existence and an unseemly ownership squabble. They need the town to back them and this is a sell-out.
Alan Hansen would argue John Coleman should have played his best team in the last league game at Burton, when Stanley made...
Posted by:
Betting.Betfair
on Nov 16, 2010 at 11:11:37 AM
If the [b]FA Cup[/b] still has any real purpose these days, it's as a platform for grudge matches between sides from different divisions, who very rarely play each other.
When the draw for the second round of the FA Cup was made, the standout tie was the possible clash between [b]AFC Wimbledon[/b] and MK Dons. The media was immediately salivating at the prospect of a juicy match, with an unhealthy side dish of needle.
On paper the game reads like a Hollywood script. A club has its heart ripped out and relocated to Buckinghamshire. Amidst the devastation the fans form their own club and then years later get their chance to gain revenge in the world's oldest football competition.
For this tie to come to fruition, both sides need to win their first round replays this week. AFC Wimbledon...