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expatriate · 16-04-2010, 21:34

Pendle, you have done us all a favour by reminding us of a critical aspect of any plan going forward. When i got to grips with the situation last summer (prior to being politely asked by the then directors to "go away"), I thought it would take a few years to build back the trust and the bond with a wider fan base, and give them a reason to come back to the ground. I dont quite know whether we are many years away, or many many years away, but its a long term project that needs careful shepherding. In the meantime, as we subsist on low gates, we need to be grounded in our efforts to pay our way in the league. Does that make sense to you ?

I can see the enthusiasm for the club, but I am assuming we wont be filling out the terraces with 3000+ crowds in the coming season or two, but that if we really are welcoming and hospitable in all the ways that matter, then we can have our own neat little self sustaining relationship with the fans.

My few months of experience are still nothing compared to the expertise out there in others' minds, but I know that without our fans we are nothing.

16-04-2010, 21:34	#133
expatriate Full Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 213 Liked: 31 times Rep Power: 311	Re: Ilyas on BBC Radio Lancashire Pendle, you have done us all a favour by reminding us of a critical aspect of any plan going forward. When i got to grips with the situation last summer (prior to being politely asked by the then directors to "go away"), I thought it would take a few years to build back the trust and the bond with a wider fan base, and give them a reason to come back to the ground. I dont quite know whether we are many years away, or many many years away, but its a long term project that needs careful shepherding. In the meantime, as we subsist on low gates, we need to be grounded in our efforts to pay our way in the league. Does that make sense to you ? I can see the enthusiasm for the club, but I am assuming we wont be filling out the terraces with 3000+ crowds in the coming season or two, but that if we really are welcoming and hospitable in all the ways that matter, then we can have our own neat little self sustaining relationship with the fans. My few months of experience are still nothing compared to the expertise out there in others' minds, but I know that without our fans we are nothing.