[Doug]

I think I like Mr. Willie enough to trust his judgement and I agree totally with his statement that it is a shame that the various groups can’t work together at this stage; because now is the time for that level of action; the potential power of the ASSF ebbed away somewhat with Mr. Khan’s withdrawal and the board are somewhat self assured that they will bring the club through this immediate crises.

I believe at this stage we have no alternative but to trust their judgement and get behind them and the club in order to move everything forward.

Our Willie’s point is quite an important one and the sooner the individual groups pull together the stronger the force for good. Not every member needs to agree every time and at the end of the day the call is the boards or Mr. O’Neil’s which ever way you want to view ownership. But we can have a say and we can influence decisions; but only by working together, trusting and assisting each other to achieve one outcome…..The Advancement of Accrington Stanley.

Best solution is a working party, two or three candidates from each representative group forming a supporter’s panel with the sole aim of advancing the club and ensuring a consent funding stream to ward off such event’s in the future. Other issues could be ground development, Kit design, sponsorship, community liaison….The first key element is trust, and the second is transparency.

Who should be involved?
The Board,
The OSC,
The Stanley Ultras,
The ASSF,
And; possibly individual representatives such as Mr. Khan and local Business.

Statement of Purpose

To coordinate effort - Avoiding duplication.
To Inform – Avoiding mistrust and false information.
To Advance the Accrington Stanley Brand – Not alienate it.

It’s our Choice; if we don’t pull together some groups might possibly become barrier to progress or just disappear altogether from lack of support.