[Doug]

Leadership and management……..if neither of these things becomes clear there may not be anything left at the end of the next few weeks.

There desperately needs to be an open channel of communication from the club via the Fishy site; by this I mean regular weekly updates of the situation at hand and some degree of focus on the action plan to drive Stanley forward. It’s not just “us” on here that needs to be aware, it’s the wider township and above all else the Potential Sponsors and future investors without which there is no Stanley.

We appear transfixed by the duties of the excise man and the recovery of the debt owed; it’s deeper than that, once this money is paid (and there can be little doubt that it will) there will still be a vast financial void between what the club needs and gets via the gate….I understand our Willies groans, but the fund raising effort alone won’t build bridges with the disaffected people of East Lancs. We need leadership from the club, backed by open dialogue between all interested parties.

Accrington Stanley needs a rebirth; we need a clear cut and highly polished make over backed by a professional promotional media campaign promoting everything positive about the club; linked to the township and the friendliness of the people, something worth investing in.

Maybe the club needs to be petitioned to bring about change…..are do we just wait until it’s too late.

Wake up Stanley, wake up Stanley men……It’s a time for Heroes and Positive Action; not dreamers and groaning old farts….no offence intended.

PS. The last comments made on the footy programme today was a plea from the club for people to turn out and support the club on Friday night…….it was weak and half hearted; like a love sick youth clinging to a spotty bird. Stanley you are paying professional people to promote the clubs interest…get them off there arses and get some quality promotional work done or step aside and let someone else do it.