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Originally Posted by maccawozzagod
But a big difference is that Galbraith's successsful period brought in big crowds. Those crowds at today's prices would have produced healthy bank accounts. The general population of Accy just don't seem to have it in them to support a town team, even when it's doing well. That could be another factor persuading JC it was time to go (or at any rate not persuading him to stay).
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Don't reckon the 6000-9000+ gates of the Galbraith era are a realistic proposition for a club like Stanley these days, Chimer. As Cashy says, crowds were bigger generally back then. Also, the population of Accy has shrunk by about 10,000. Then there's the lost generations who went elsewhere post-'62 and handed that on to their kids. Only nutters like thee and me carried on going to Peel Park!
However, having said that, I would've felt that the advent of Ilyas and the on-field success of the last season and a half would've pushed average gates over the 2,000 mark. The fact that they haven't may have persuaded Coley that he's banging his head against a brick wall!