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Originally Posted by cashman

It does have a great bearing, following the fact that in 62, me @ many others had to go elsewhere to watch football. we then became indoctrinated with Blackburn or Burnley, as teenagers, then got wed etc and our kids came yon with us. fact. ok me and a few more returned to stanley, but most didn't.plus our kids never even knew stanley, so they were never gonna defect. our kids then got wed and were did there kids go?

I know we are in danger of moving away from the topic of this thread .... but ... I know the historical dimension may have some bearing - but not a great deal. If we continue to blame our location (and what happened over half a century ago) for our poor attendances, we may as well give up because we cannot change history or geography.