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Wynonie Harris · 24-10-2006, 20:37

A couple of points here...

Attendances - the population of Accrington is 38,000. The population of Walsall is, I'm led to believe, 174,000. Our average attendance so far this season is 2,553. Yours is 5,151. Therefore, per head of population, we are actually BETTER supported than you.

Our stadium - seven seasons ago, we were playing in Unibond One which, if you weren't aware of it, is basically a glorified parks league. Since then, thanks in no small part to our "loudmouth" manager, we've risen faster than any other club in the UK. However, we don't have a rich backer and the meagre resources we do have all went into building up a winning team. So what would you have preferred us to do? (a) Win the conference, have the ground passed and then turn down promotion to the league because fans from clubs like Walsall might feel uncomfortable when they visit here or (b) Spend lots of money we don't have on new stands, then go bankrupt (sorry, we've already been there done that and got the T-shirt!).

We know the ground has its limitations and we hope to improve it but until then, you'll just have to put up with it!

24-10-2006, 20:37	#42
Wynonie Harris Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: On another planet. Posts: 11,865 Liked: 1217 times Rep Power: 144710	Re: Colemans comments? A couple of points here... Attendances - the population of Accrington is 38,000. The population of Walsall is, I'm led to believe, 174,000. Our average attendance so far this season is 2,553. Yours is 5,151. Therefore, per head of population, we are actually BETTER supported than you. Our stadium - seven seasons ago, we were playing in Unibond One which, if you weren't aware of it, is basically a glorified parks league. Since then, thanks in no small part to our "loudmouth" manager, we've risen faster than any other club in the UK. However, we don't have a rich backer and the meagre resources we do have all went into building up a winning team. So what would you have preferred us to do? (a) Win the conference, have the ground passed and then turn down promotion to the league because fans from clubs like Walsall might feel uncomfortable when they visit here or (b) Spend lots of money we don't have on new stands, then go bankrupt (sorry, we've already been there done that and got the T-shirt!). We know the ground has its limitations and we hope to improve it but until then, you'll just have to put up with it! __________________