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Originally Posted by maccawozzagod
with regard to the talk of Mr Khan becoming chairman or not, pointless as this is as Eric is going nowhere. Is this not the guy who tried to buy the club for £250 000 a few years ago and was fobbed off by Eric stating that he wasn't interested even for a million quid. The Khan fella aint daft and had the choice of putting up or shutting up. He chose the latter and quietly joined the board and put money into the building of the Clayton terrace (i'm sure there is a plaque somewhere).
As regards to Eric taking the club forwards at a healthy pace, I agree thus far, but a roof over the terrace is 15 years overdue. Stanley home crowds have always felt flat compared to the vibrancy and buzz of away games. In recent years (since doubled crowds and success no doubt) home support has increased to a point where it can almost be heard from the bar when the telly is turned down. This is in no way a slight on the efforts but ****ing in the wind springs to mind. When the roof goes on I will wager 2 Barrows to a Southport and Moore that crowds will double within 2 months. A roof will amplify and retain all noise AND encourage more people to join in. Messrs Coleman, Bell and Whalley have all pleaded for the twelth man and to make the Crown (not the pub) a hostile place. Well heres your chance hierarchy, gizza tin roof and you will have 15th man on the field, carnivale on the terrace, another twelve grand a game on the gate, and as far as hostile goes, you can bring your Barrows, your Burtons, Blyths, Worksofts or even your dads: The Crown will be the daddy of them all.
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You're right in your assertion that the Clayton End Roof will make a big difference to attendances, but it's not because of the (undoubted) acoustic advantage which that structure will afford . . . it's because the comfort and dryness will retain fair-weather supporters whom we'd otherwise lose.