In the 1980s the team of Accrington Stanley became Nationally famous, probably for the first time since it was reformed in 1968, following a television advertisement for Milk, which brought the Reds considerable coverage and went something like this:

Boy 1: "Milk! Urghh!"
Boy 2: "It's what Ian Rush drinks."
Boy 1: "Ian Rush?"
Boy 2: "Yeah. And he said if I didn't drink lots of milk, when I grow up, I'll only be good enough to play for Accrington Stanley."
Boy 1: "Accrington Stanley, who are they?"
Boy 2: "Exactly."

Today Accrington Stanley play at the Wham Stadium (formerly the Crown Ground) and earlier this week ran a strong West Ham team close in the EFL cup losing only to a 96th minute strike from Payet. They also defeated Pompey last weekend and so John McGreal will know that John Coleman’s side will be no pushovers on Saturday at the WHCS.

Indeed, they will probably provide our stiffest challenge to date and the U’s will have to be at their very best to overcome them. Last season Stanley missed out on Automatic Promotion on the last day and then lost in the League Two Play Offs to AFC Wimbledon.

Last weekend the U’s succumbed to a late equaliser at the Hive, in a match that we should perhaps have won. JM was content with a point and in fairness the target has to be to win at home and draw away to maintain an average of two points a game for promotion.

So the Reds are in town and JM will be cursing his luck that we have growing injury concerns with Tom Lapslie joining Frankie Kent, Owen Garvan, Matt Briggs and Louis Dunne. Sammie Szmodics might also be struggling to be fit in which case Craig Slater would deputise.

I also hope that Kinsella returns at left back freeing up Dickenson to play wide left.

I would like to see:

Walker

Brindley Eastman Prosser Kinsella

Fosu Slater Kamara Dickenson

Guthrie

Porter

Subs:

Bransgrove Vincent-Young Wynter Johnstone Akinwande Drey Wright Szmodics (if fit enough)

In a week when Quality Street announced that they are replacing the toffee deluxe, the U’s need to cheer chocolate lovers everywhere with three points!!

A decent crowd at the WHCS should enjoy a strong performance from the U’s before the forthcoming away matches at Crawley and Carlisle.

Keep the pressure on the top three.

Up the U’s

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