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Outback Ozzy · 13-12-2005, 09:00

Have anyone noticed how many former Accringtonians travel from out of town to watch Stanley. I regularly attend most home matches coming from Wigan, as well as as many away games I possibly can (work permitting). I know a guy that travels over the pennines from Teeside to most home matches and the odd away match, especially when we play Scarboro, halifax, he was even at the Morecambe game earlier this season. Then of course there is the couple from the Lake district who do a round trip of 130 miles.
Yes we have a core from Accrington itself, but after the match against Kidderminster (which I couldn't get to because of work commitments) I was listening to Radio Lancs and who got pride of place - Morecambe for beating Grays 3-0 (btw thanks Shrimps), not Stanley who moved 4 points clear at the top. Even the phone in after 6 pm was dominated by Dingle whingers or someone wanting a pop at the Oystons etc etc - not one call about Stanley that I can recall. JC is right in the story in the Times. God help us if/when we get promotion because I cannot see us sustaining a team on the back of 1300-1600 supporters.

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Outback Ozzy Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Pie eating country again Posts: 4,659 Liked: 442 times Rep Power: 63679	Re: Reason for poor gates? Have anyone noticed how many former Accringtonians travel from out of town to watch Stanley. I regularly attend most home matches coming from Wigan, as well as as many away games I possibly can (work permitting). I know a guy that travels over the pennines from Teeside to most home matches and the odd away match, especially when we play Scarboro, halifax, he was even at the Morecambe game earlier this season. Then of course there is the couple from the Lake district who do a round trip of 130 miles. Yes we have a core from Accrington itself, but after the match against Kidderminster (which I couldn't get to because of work commitments) I was listening to Radio Lancs and who got pride of place - Morecambe for beating Grays 3-0 (btw thanks Shrimps), not Stanley who moved 4 points clear at the top. Even the phone in after 6 pm was dominated by Dingle whingers or someone wanting a pop at the Oystons etc etc - not one call about Stanley that I can recall. JC is right in the story in the Times. God help us if/when we get promotion because I cannot see us sustaining a team on the back of 1300-1600 supporters. __________________ Piston broke owd geezer, Stanley supporter and shareholder, Retired and loving it Addendum, the views I express on here are my own, if you don't like them: TOUGH!