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Originally Posted by Alvin the chipmunk
Galbraith did miraculous things. However we are talking about a time in which 5 up front was common and the likes of New Brighton and Bradford Park Avenue could compete in the Football League. A halcyon time when good management was all you needed to succeed.
Plus regionalisation made it easier to stretch such resources.
Quite simply John Coleman was Mr Accrington Stanley, having been there longer than 60% of the fan base.
When I was a school boy I would get bullied for supporting the Reds, made worse by some of the shocking teams we were putting out. If you'd said we'd be in the Football League, be dissapointed with 1000+ gates and play the likes of Fulham and Newcastle....they'd have taken you away in a white coat.
I think you have to think about what Coley would have done with 10,000 gates.
Radcliffe....Farsley.....Woking....Alty. Its frightening to think how many electric moments in my life I owe to this man.
From Bradford PA to Bradford City....from Frickley to Fulham. Quite simply what JC did for this club and this apathetic town...will never be surpassed. He has laid the groundwork for JB to build on. Let's hope I can copy and paste this speech one day with JB's name in.  |
My husband says Stanley were not getting 10,000 gates when Galbraith took over more like 2000.The success of his team got the gates up to that level. His team was also put together on a shoestring.