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Originally Posted by deeayess
We did really well and I would agree well done Stanley because we got the result and that is all that matters but in the grand scheme of things we beat Burnley reserves with a bit of luck because they should have scored on more than one occassion but didn't. Coupled with the fact that McCarten should have been off for that challenge where he got a yellow but he wasn't so our good luck.
We can only beat the team that is put in front of us and it's not our fault that Premiership clubs treat this cup the same as we treat the new incarnation of the paint pot so lets enjoy it as we are through but gone are the days where these games are real giant killing games because the giants couldn't give a monkeys these days.
Their loss and our gain but lets not go overboard more than we have to  |
I bet you're great fun at parties
To me, the type of competition isn't important in the slightest. Nor is the fact that we have been drawn against more Premier League opposition in West Ham.
In 5 years time no one will remember dodgy referee decisions for both sides, the profligacy of the opposition or their line up (which, incidentally, should have been more than enough to beat a League Two side - especially with the subs).
What people will remember is the night we faced a top flight East Lancashire neighbour in a competitive fixture and
actually won. Aside from pre-season friendlies, the last time we played this lot we were rattling buckets in a bid to save our own skins.
For my grandparents who saw us play and then disappear from Peel Park, for those in my generation who had the p*** taken out of us for wearing Asda-emblazoned Stanley shirts on non-uniform day, and for the young lads and ladettes whose first taste of Stanley was the cruel departure from the League Two play-off race last season, last night was absolutely spectacular. Joy, ecstasy and a beautiful vindication for taking the low road; supporting a team whose own town despises its existence despite its on-going defiance to remain a Football League outfit. The attendance may have been a disappointment last night, but as with all these magical nights, there will be a new handful of people who are now as besotted by Stanley as the rest of us.
If you can't be romantic as an Accrington Stanley fan, what's the point?
Well done to John, Jimmy, all the players and Naz the kitman. Thank you!