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Redraine · 12-12-2005, 18:33

No doubt just like most of Stanley's regular supporters I am at a loss to understand the reasons for the decline in our attendance figures. Stanley play a high tempo, skilful brand of football which has even caused a poster on the Morecambe fans forum to admit we are the best visiting team they have seen this season, and to doubt that we can sustain our run for much longer as we are bound to run out of steam!
We'll see about that, but the product on offer at the Interlink beats into a cocked hat the turgid sort of rubbish served at the Chelsea v Liverpool game last week. Only a connoisseur of cheating, diving, sideways/ backwards passing and harrassment of referees could possibly prefer that brand of football to the 100% committed, free-flowing games we see in the Conference, as to their credit, most visiting teams come out to attack us and are not afraid to throw men forward. Of all the teams in the top 5 leagues, plus the 3 Scottish divisions, only Reading and Sheff Utd have more wins, and they have played 3 games more than us.
So this morning I thought I would do a bit of research. Most days on my bike ride to work I pass a former regular at the Interlink who has not been seen there for quite a while - one of the missing thousand or so, personified. I always shout "Get down there on Saturday, its good stuff!", but he never shows up. Today I got off my bike to have it out with him.
"How come you never get down these days, George?"
"Well Mick, I'm firstly a Burnley fan".
" I know, but Burnley were at Sheffield Utd on Saturday and you always used to come along when they were away"
"To be honest, the bloody drum gets on my nerves, and I'm not the only one".
I couldn't think of a reply to that and rode off. He does have a point though, and maybe it is a factor. I certainly don't think any of the waverers living within earshot of the ground will be tempted to come any closer to the source of their discomfort!
I know the Ultras will be outraged, but I am only telling it as I heard it from the horses mouth. What does everyone else think?

12-12-2005, 18:33	#1
Redraine Resting in Peace Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Clayton-le-Moors Posts: 3,271 Liked: 713 times Rep Power: 14170	Reason for poor gates? No doubt just like most of Stanley's regular supporters I am at a loss to understand the reasons for the decline in our attendance figures. Stanley play a high tempo, skilful brand of football which has even caused a poster on the Morecambe fans forum to admit we are the best visiting team they have seen this season, and to doubt that we can sustain our run for much longer as we are bound to run out of steam! We'll see about that, but the product on offer at the Interlink beats into a cocked hat the turgid sort of rubbish served at the Chelsea v Liverpool game last week. Only a connoisseur of cheating, diving, sideways/ backwards passing and harrassment of referees could possibly prefer that brand of football to the 100% committed, free-flowing games we see in the Conference, as to their credit, most visiting teams come out to attack us and are not afraid to throw men forward. Of all the teams in the top 5 leagues, plus the 3 Scottish divisions, only Reading and Sheff Utd have more wins, and they have played 3 games more than us. So this morning I thought I would do a bit of research. Most days on my bike ride to work I pass a former regular at the Interlink who has not been seen there for quite a while - one of the missing thousand or so, personified. I always shout "Get down there on Saturday, its good stuff!", but he never shows up. Today I got off my bike to have it out with him. "How come you never get down these days, George?" "Well Mick, I'm firstly a Burnley fan". " I know, but Burnley were at Sheffield Utd on Saturday and you always used to come along when they were away" "To be honest, the bloody drum gets on my nerves, and I'm not the only one". I couldn't think of a reply to that and rode off. He does have a point though, and maybe it is a factor. I certainly don't think any of the waverers living within earshot of the ground will be tempted to come any closer to the source of their discomfort! I know the Ultras will be outraged, but I am only telling it as I heard it from the horses mouth. What does everyone else think?