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As for your ground there is no denying it is poor, I am surprised that it was passed fit for the league.
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When Stanley went bust in 1962 they lost everything, the ground included. Since then many teams have gone bust but have not lost their grounds, they have started up as a new Company and had a ground to play on. When Stanley started up again they leased the current ground from the Council. At the time it was basically a field with a bog in the corner growing bullrushes. Stanley have never had a generous benefactor and all the ground improvements have had to be done and paid for by money generated by the Club. Seven years ago Stanley were in Unibond Division One and relying on gates of around 200-300. A lot of work has gone into getting the ground up to the standard it is now. I know it is probably the worst ground in the league but it has been built with a lot of hard work and commitment. Quite a few clubs in the league have improved their grounds and then gone into administration so at the end of the day their improvements have cost them little. Try to imagine the work that has been done after starting with a field and no money and you will probably realise that it is a bloody good ground.