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DaveinGermany · 12-09-2010, 14:30

Must admit being Liverpool born & bred, my first choice growing up was the Liverpool of the 70's,80's & 90's, glory years by anyone's standard, but having moved away in 84', my allegiance wasn't so strong but you always keep an eye on the fixtures & results.

As to Stanley, well I think that for myself & many others it was the 80's Milk advert that brought prominence to the Club & curiosity from the majority of non Accringtonians. Still having said this, you then cast a casual eye over the clubs fixtures & results (same for Tranmere) & wished them well.

Really in reality I've personally taken a whole lot more interest in the Club & it's doings since visiting the ground last Summer 09, and having a friendly chat with the groundsman & his whole ebullience & belief, conviction, love even of his Club. This did really show the shallowness & commercialism of the "Big Boys Leagues".

So much so that this Season I was determined to get at least one game in at the Crown (Holidays juggled accordingly) as it was I got to see 2 Stanley games, Tranmere JPT & Home against Wycombe. It was also no turn of fate that I deliberately brought friends & their 2 Boys to their first Live (at the ground, sights, sounds & smells footballing experience) to Stanley !

Sure I could've gone to a multi million, all glittering, singing & dancing "Super star" studded stadium of commerce (even my own Liverpool fits that bill) but I didn't. I wanted the Boys to see grass roots, love, pride, passion footy, it isn't pretty & me, me, me. I wanted the true essence & spirit of the game, something that has sadly been cast aside as a hindrance in the "Big Boys" games driven by money & business.

12-09-2010, 14:30	#37
DaveinGermany a multieloquent Mule Xeno Tactic Champion! Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Back in Bramsche, Germany Posts: 9,023 Blog Entries: 76 Liked: 4664 times Rep Power: 905668	Re: Surprise surprise Must admit being Liverpool born & bred, my first choice growing up was the Liverpool of the 70's,80's & 90's, glory years by anyone's standard, but having moved away in 84', my allegiance wasn't so strong but you always keep an eye on the fixtures & results. As to Stanley, well I think that for myself & many others it was the 80's Milk advert that brought prominence to the Club & curiosity from the majority of non Accringtonians. Still having said this, you then cast a casual eye over the clubs fixtures & results (same for Tranmere) & wished them well. Really in reality I've personally taken a whole lot more interest in the Club & it's doings since visiting the ground last Summer 09, and having a friendly chat with the groundsman & his whole ebullience & belief, conviction, love even of his Club. This did really show the shallowness & commercialism of the "Big Boys Leagues". So much so that this Season I was determined to get at least one game in at the Crown (Holidays juggled accordingly) as it was I got to see 2 Stanley games, Tranmere JPT & Home against Wycombe. It was also no turn of fate that I deliberately brought friends & their 2 Boys to their first Live (at the ground, sights, sounds & smells footballing experience) to Stanley ! Sure I could've gone to a multi million, all glittering, singing & dancing "Super star" studded stadium of commerce (even my own Liverpool fits that bill) but I didn't. I wanted the Boys to see grass roots, love, pride, passion footy, it isn't pretty & me, me, me. I wanted the true essence & spirit of the game, something that has sadly been cast aside as a hindrance in the "Big Boys" games driven by money & business.