Re: Season Tickets
Over the past year there has been a recurring theme on this forum.........
What can we do to increase our gates?
There have been constructive ideas, clever ideas & bonkers ideas.
But, Gentlemen, allow me to tell you the answer to this question.............
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!
Accrington is a town in terminal decline with a population who have a long history of apathy.
The apathy was already endemic when the original Stanley shuffled off their mortal coil back in 62 & it's still with us today.
We can come up with all the clever ideas we want, but it won't add another 50 to the gate.
At the end of the day, the club is a commercial business, one based in the entertainment sector.
What do people want when they look for entertainment? Excitement, thrills, escapism. Something to elevate them from their humdrum lives.
They get this in shedloads at the cinema or on their 42 inch HD TV's.
They can watch live European & Premiership football virtually seven days a week on television.
Film & TV producers know what people want & are experts at satisfying that demand.
We all know in our hearts that the only thing which will bring in the fans is SUCCESS!
Lincoln City are more successful now in the Conference than they ever were struggling in the football league, because they've found the magic recipe.
They have that special momentum which only comes from success and carries everyone along in their wake.
Until Stanley can recreate the form which gave us so much excitement last season, I'm afraid all our ideas are not worth a peppered steak.
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