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Originally Posted by malcolmthemole
On Friday I bought a Lancashire Evening Post, and there was a whole page devoted to ASFC. In one article a club official described the efforts of the club to attract more fans to the club. Very good and interesting. However, on the same page is yet another article describing how the club resurrected itself from the collapse of 1962. It was a fantastic achievement that the people of Accrington did such a wondeful job in getting the club into the football league, no-one can dispute that. However, the disaster was 50 years ago and really the club should have a more positive outlook, forget the past and move on. Stop rattling on about 1962 because it only serves to remind people, in particular young people, of what happened in the past, and unfortunately it does create an unfortunate image, no doubt incorrectly, that it is a small club still living in the past with no real ambition. 
Kind regards
Malcolm |
Mate, I have never been to Accrington (yet). It was reading about the clubs demise when I was very young, that made me 'fall in love' with Accy. Far from keeping the past quiet, all and sundry should be made fully aware of it. Its a fantastic story that should be milked to its fullest.