[Wynonie Harris]

OK, then, I'll try to take a more positive approach. I still think that personal recruitment could help to boost the gates and in some unlikely places, too.

When we look around for potential Stanley recruits, we naturally tend towards existing football fans - those who already support Blackburn, Burnley and other clubs and who might be persuaded to support the club on a part time basis. All well and good, but don't forget the "football virgins" - those who have had no interest in football up to now. I suspect that Garinda was one such virgin (if I might be permitted to use such a term in relation to him!), but, as he says, once Lindsay brought him along, he was hooked. My mate certainly had no interest in football at all until he came to his first Stanley match. Now, he can't get enough!

This type of supporter is often pleasantly surprised by their first experience of Stanley - no threat of violence, no petulant ego-trippers on the pitch - just good, honest passion, both on and off the terraces. However, this type of supporter also demands a reasonable level of facilities and this why the club must start to improve the stadium soon.

So, come on folks, ask your auntie, ask the nerd sitting in the corner of the pub, ask the quiet lad at work - they are all potential Stanley fans!