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VALAIRIAN · 29-12-2008, 19:26

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Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris

Shakey, like yourself, it's Stanley first and last for me...always has been, always will be. When we left the league in '62 I was one of the few of that generation of Accy lads who didn't go off to Ewood or the Turf, but carried on watching Lancs Comb football at Peel Park until the club finally gave up the ghost in '66. Even then, I refused to watch football until Stanley started up again. I have no interest in any other club and rarely watch games on TV or follow the comings and goings in the Premiership.

However, I think your attitude of disdain to two-club fans and your tactics in insulting them by calling them "hypocrites" is wrong, wrong, wrong. When I stand on the Clayton End, more often than not, I'm with Cashy - he's a Rovers man through and through, but he's there paying his money and supporting Stanley like the rest of us. A few steps away, stands Bagpuss - a Liverpool man who's doing the same. A bit further down I often see a lad who I know is a Burnley fan and so it goes, all around the stadium. If you drive away the dual-club fans, you will find that our gates will go from pitiful to being critical.

But, I don't just want to keep these fans - I want more of these "hypocrites" who you seem to despise to come along and adopt us as their second club. Yes, the future of Stanley lies in attracting more young 'uns to adopt us as their first club (which is why Liam's Match Day Club is such a good idea), but in the meantime, we can gain valuable revenue and vocal support by attracting some of the members of the "lost generations" back to us (even if it is as a second club).

Also, I think many of these fans come along because we offer something that's not available at their own clubs in their all-seater stadiums. And that is the atmosphere of the Clayton End terraces - an atmosphere which I feel will be altered and lessened by the introduction of seating on the lower tiers. Yes, the club will make a short-term cost saving by not having to install a stand on the Whinney Hill side, but I just hope that it doesn't lead to long-term losses by reducing our appeal to casual fans.

Great post Wynonie, Sums it up!!

mab · 12-01-2009, 12:22

We're now in to the new year just wondering has any work started on the new seating yet

Haggis316 · 12-01-2009, 13:16

I support what are arguably the largest and the smallest clubs in the Football League.

I would definitely recommend any one from the larger clubs to visit the Crown Ground and support Stanley whenever they can.

There is something about Stanley matches that I wish you could bottle.

Blackburn Stanley · 12-01-2009, 17:21

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Originally Posted by mab

We're now in to the new year just wondering has any work started on the new seating yet

Not yet. But I've heard they are hopefully going to be fitted in the first or second week in May -

- by a seat fitting firm - from Bournemouth

MCR ADIM · 12-01-2009, 17:42

will we get the see these 2nd hand blue seats this season or will it be the friendlies next season when we will get the delight of these blue empty seats!

Grimps · 14-01-2009, 22:47

somebody on here said they were starting mind jan it has to be passed bye fa before may.

VALAIRIAN · 15-01-2009, 22:52

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Originally Posted by MCR ADIM

will we get the see these 2nd hand blue seats this season or will it be the friendlies next season when we will get the delight of these blue empty seats!

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Originally Posted by Grimps

somebody on here said they were starting mind jan it has to be passed bye fa before may.

Southerns quote :- , the Football League deadline is the 1st of May on the 3rd season of membership.

maccawozzagod · 15-01-2009, 23:09

Observer today has Rob Heys saying that he is going up to St Mirren to get some seats off them.

edit; found image

http://www.stmirrendirect.co.uk/acatalog/info_509.html

it looks to me like they got a job lot of cheapo seats when they built their new ground - how many different coloured seats!

MCR ADIM · 15-01-2009, 23:15

think we will be changing that stand name not clayton end, not sophia khan end, rainbow seats end

AccyMad · 16-01-2009, 10:41

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Originally Posted by MCR ADIM

think we will be changing that stand name not clayton end, not sophia khan end, rainbow seats end

That actually has quite a ring to it

maccawozzagod · 16-01-2009, 18:51

maybe we'll need a Rod, Jayne and Freddy to match the George, Zippy and Bungles in the boardroom?

yerself · 16-01-2009, 19:01

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Originally Posted by maccawozzagod

maybe we'll need a Rod, Jayne and Freddy to match the George, Zippy and Bungles in the boardroom?

They remind me more of Brian Potter and the Phoenix Club crew.

Eric has to be Potter, Coleman and Bell as Les Alanos, Ricky Kirby as Jerry St.Clair, Rob Heys as Ray Von, any more suggestions. Who are Kenny and Young Kenny?

K.S.H · 16-01-2009, 19:08

When at Rochdale I noticed they had a lot of red seats but most of the seating is blue, maybe we could swap our "new" blue ones for some red uns

MCR ADIM · 16-01-2009, 19:20

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Originally Posted by yerself

They remind me more of Brian Potter and the Phoenix Club crew.

Eric has to be Potter, Coleman and Bell as Les Alanos, Ricky Kirby as Jerry St.Clair, Rob Heys as Ray Von, any more suggestions. Who are Kenny and Young Kenny?

Max as Mick Shultz

fatgaz182 · 18-01-2009, 16:11

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Originally Posted by yerself

They remind me more of Brian Potter and the Phoenix Club crew.

Eric has to be Potter, Coleman and Bell as Les Alanos, Ricky Kirby as Jerry St.Clair, Rob Heys as Ray Von, any more suggestions. Who are Kenny and Young Kenny?

Lee for Young Kenny