It would be nice to think the recent performances by the Reds would result in a decent increase in home crowd numbers tomorrow, but the Accy public have very poor record in this respect. A great away performance has often resulted in even a reduced attendance. To be fair, our performances after a good result have quite often been a disappointment but surely we can hope for better this time?
I have been doing my best to encourage extra attendees recently, bringing along son and two grandsons to the Crawley game, at which they were enthralled by our second half performance plus the added bonus of some "Accy Aggro". It is too much to expect them to come down from Whitley Bay on a regular basis but I am exploring other options. I brought along a lifelong friend to the Carlisle match for his first Stanley experience but then cocked it up with my constant moaning at our inability to break down the visitor's defence. I didn't realise until I got home that Buxton had been sent off, but in my defence I wasn't on top form that night. I had a bad fall before the game, tripping up on the kerb outside the Crown, landing heavily on my hands and knees and also managing to smash my mobile phone on the ground. 3 times now I have managed this tumbling feat. I really shouldn't be allowed out in the dark.
Anyway, if everyone else had also brought along the same number of newbies our gates would have been about 4000 and 3000 respectively. We can only dream.