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this was in the Observer last year relating to pre 62 etc, much of it is very pertinent today


In terms of possessing a manager who could find good players for modest fees and motivate them to play above themselves, Accrington Stanley would never replace Galbraith. Somewhat predictably, Stanley found nationwide football tougher than the regional variety. To make things worse, the club was forced to sell its top performers to reduce the wage bill. Looking back at the issue of the stand, it is harsh but probably true to say that the directors let their own ambitions obscure the reality of the club's circumstances. Even then, Accrington was one of the smallest towns to support a Football League club.

Another factor that seems not to have been taken into account was that Stanley's success under Galbraith was not typical of the club's Football League history. Under Galbraith, Stanley quickly established themselves as a high-ranking Third Division (North) outfit, but until this point the club had had a remarkably ordinary existence. So spectacular had been the rise of Stanley under Galbraith that it was tempting to forget from what depths the manager had dragged the club, and how easily it could sink back to those levels.