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Originally Posted by cashman
Theres also additional hatred though through Bob Lord n Stanley,back in 62, which you were probably a bit young to notice?  |
You're right Cashy, I was too young but I have heard about some problems because of Lord. It doesn't surprise me though. Burnley fans hated Lord. Okay, he was a hard headed business man and maybe through his dealings he kept the club in good financial order, but he also sold our best players almost on a whim. To this day, among Burnley fans of a certain age, the Bob Lord stand is known as the Martin Dobson stand due to the fact that his sale largely funded it. We had a great, potentially championship-winning side at the time but he dismantled it and we were relegated (twice) before disappearing into the depths of the lower leagues (and the scary Orient game).
I don't know the detail of the Stanley problem with Lord but I am sorry that my club had any involvement with their demise, but I think there is now a good relationship between the two clubs and long may that last. I know a lot of Clarets who go to Stanley as a second club and I hope that the people of Accrington wake up to the fact that there is a great (and very famous) football club, with real supporters, just a few minutes walk from the centre of town.