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Forever Red · 09-11-2007, 12:28

I was looking through some newspaper cuttings going back a few years and it made me think just how amazingly far we've progressed in the last 15 years. I first started watching Stanley around the time of Phil Staley and well remember that the mid to late 90s were a period when (after Staley left) we did very little and struggled to hold our place in the Northern Premier League Premier Division. I'd never have dreamed when we were being hammered by the likes of Gainsborough in front of 300 fans that in such a relatively short period we'd be holding our own amongst the likes of Bradford City, Notts County and all the other famous league names - and going into a match against Huddersfield hoping to repeat victory over them!

And the ground - as small as we see it and our crowds its amazing to think back to the days when we were standing on gravel and mud behind a ricketty post and rail fence. It really isn't all that long ago.

I was reading a fantastic article about that famous match at Radcliffe in the run in to our promotion back to the Unibond Premier and I'd say that great match was a true turning point in the clubs history.

When you think about it Coley, Eric and all the team have really achieved a phenomenal amount in these last few years and they are still willing to learn and be open minded about what the club needs to be doing in the future.

On Stanley on!

09-11-2007, 12:28	#1
Forever Red Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 43 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 0	How Far we've come I was looking through some newspaper cuttings going back a few years and it made me think just how amazingly far we've progressed in the last 15 years. I first started watching Stanley around the time of Phil Staley and well remember that the mid to late 90s were a period when (after Staley left) we did very little and struggled to hold our place in the Northern Premier League Premier Division. I'd never have dreamed when we were being hammered by the likes of Gainsborough in front of 300 fans that in such a relatively short period we'd be holding our own amongst the likes of Bradford City, Notts County and all the other famous league names - and going into a match against Huddersfield hoping to repeat victory over them! And the ground - as small as we see it and our crowds its amazing to think back to the days when we were standing on gravel and mud behind a ricketty post and rail fence. It really isn't all that long ago. I was reading a fantastic article about that famous match at Radcliffe in the run in to our promotion back to the Unibond Premier and I'd say that great match was a true turning point in the clubs history. When you think about it Coley, Eric and all the team have really achieved a phenomenal amount in these last few years and they are still willing to learn and be open minded about what the club needs to be doing in the future. On Stanley on!