What has happened to Accrington
 

Just returned to Accrington for a short break after seven years and after driving around visiting friends I thought I was in Afghanistan.I have been told but not sure that this is correct that the football team of Accrington is to be re named in the near future to reflect the towns different ethnic groups.I can imagine what the supporters will be shouting from the stands.I also visited areas around Manchester and saw the union jack flying on public buildings,great to see, shame the PC brigade of Accrington dont allow this.

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you got friends?:rolleyes: i would doubt that if i was you, anyone that tells ya crap like that don't like ya much, i would think.:rolleyes:

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They might not allow it but they can't stop it, they let everyone else fly whatever flag they want, so let them try to stop us :(

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Some things haven't changed,Piglet is still raving as usual.:jimbo::hehetable

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That sums you up when you can only reply with ya crap,:rolleyes: What have friends got to do with Accrington resembling Afghanistan and the union jack never flying on public buildings ? You must be on the wrong bus :rolleyes:

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hit a nerve did i you saddo:D ya never mentioned the rest of the rubbish in yer opening post.:rolleyes:

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I'd suggest you were lost :rolleyes:

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You call Accrington bad but it got a damn sight better the day you left you mug!

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+1

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subtle lol :)

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Why do you think Accrington looks like Afghanistan? I know there is a bit of demolition going on but that's for regeneration, its a good thing and hardly makes the place a war zone.

And what do the 'PC brigade' have to do with anything? Are you being subtle about something you dont feel right in saying, I wonder?

As for Accrington Stanley being re-named, it's obvious someone thinks you're easy to wind up!

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Well you can tell Gordie has never been to Afghanistan, The place is full of sand and mountains Oh and Soldiers fighting for people like him..
Ummmm cant think which part of Accrington he was in.

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ah i understand now, the Irish residents must think there in "Brockhall" now yer back.:rolleyes:

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Really? It's only been a few months since I was there. It's hard to imagine the masses of opium fields the people of Accrington must now live with. Perhaps it's the rural farmers branching out to earn a little on the side. When I was last there, I can't seem to recall seeing one person that immediately struck me to be of Afghan origin. The appearance must have been a recent occurrence. If you ask me, not at all a bad thing if people are hard working and contribute.

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He should have stopped one of the tanks, and asked the way.

I too fail to see any comparisson with a dusty, mountainous country.

The Union flag is flown from public buildings on the same notable dates as it is on public buildings in Manchester.

Very scant on actual details.

Why is it like Afghanistan, and what public buldings around Manchester was the Union flag being flown on, when it wasn't on the same date in Accrington?

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and brain cells.:rolleyes:

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i think he means the amount of brown people lol not the scenery, if he thinks accys got too many he will have a heart attack if he visits blackburn pmsl

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Surely it's all down to Climate change and Global warming?

After the last three Summers we have had natural defences which will have altered us, so that a stranger, (& let's face it we couldn't have anyone stranger than Piglet), would think we have all gone a touch darker in shade, I'm sure he isn't being prejudice when he prattles on, that would imply a person of lower intelligence from someone of our tones and we wouldn't want to put him down just because of the colour of his skin now, would we?

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Within Grove maybe. :p

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All I can say to your quote is that you must be walking around with a white stick.Try traveling more its a great eye opener :rolleyes:

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The advantage I have there is that everybody looks the same and I don't have to be a racist plank :rolleyes:

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Quote,If you ask me, not at all a bad thing if people are hard working and
contribute.

I would agree with that last comment of yours, but that is not the case in the vast majority,to many take and few contribute willingly.
You must have been wearing dark sunglasses on your visit or you think its
cool to be dishonest.

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Again I'll take you to task,

nobody really contributes, 'willingly', even you will only contribute reluctantly, if like anyone else you thought you could get away with it, you would, but you can't so you do contribute, somewhere, (ex pat just coming on to stir it up couldn't stand the pace here went for an easy life :)), but that is human nature, not just atributted to any one particular race.

Please, please, if you are going to attempt not to make a spectacle of yourself get the saying right, the phrase is not dark sunglasses, but :-

Rose coloured, or rose tinted glasses/spectacles!

Good grief, can we not get a decent kind of moron anymore?

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and they say us women can bitch.....

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Women are just better at it :)

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women don't go on about it for all this time though Dave :) we've usually finished and made up by now ;)

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I'm completely lost by this thread - perhaps someone could send me a map, I don't know my way around Afghanistan.

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It's easy, eh ... if you arive in a place where the Maple Leaf is flying and the soldiers are speaking French, eating poutine, and drinking Tim Hortons coffee, you are in Kandahar;)

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They don't speak much French in Ossy, Eric.....they don't speak much English either...in fact, they don't speak much at all. However, their young men do tend to congregate at street corners waiting to ambush whoever may be walking by.

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I'll take the fifth on this one ... I'm already on Gayle's shlt list for making negative comments about Ossy ... ;):D

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Don't worry about it Eric, you're in good company, Tealeaf was the first name on it, years ago. :D

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Tealeaf isn't on my christmas list either :rolleyes::D

popularity just isn't on his agenda

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Have you checked that list twice:D

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I agree with you flashy,nice profile picture
Norris or is it Doris the man who works in the paper shop in Coronation St
always comes to mind when I read replies to my quotes from certain members :D :D

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What mind:confused:

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Eric,go and shoot a possum :rolleyes:

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I think accyman is the only person on the right bus regarding this thread,
is there anybody in the real world on this site.:rolleyes:

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Hope I am on your list Maggie or should I say Margaret

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I do not foster friendship with people who antagonise others - so 'no'
However you are not on my ignore list - only people who antagonise me end up there.
This policy ensures my calm is not disturbed:)

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What

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You forgot the question mark.

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lol that hunchback looks like hes giving the winker hand gesture - yes a deliberate spelling mistake was made there although it is hard to tell where my posts are concerned :)

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I don't know where "gordie" originbates from - to be honest I don't care. I was born and raised in Accrington/Church until I was 21 and then joined the R.A.F. Been back for visits over the years, still have family there.
Yes, it has changed, maybe for the better, maybe not, but it is still my hometown, and when people try and take the p*** because of Stanley, I will still defend my home town - even though I do not like Stanley and haven't done since the early 50s, but Accrington is my home town. If yu don't like it gordie, there are many who will be prepared to point you to the exit roads, and will not be sorry to see you depart, going off prvious posts on this thread.

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I am sorry Barrie that you appear to be a little upset with my thread.I am sure being a proud Accringtonian like you appear to be, you would defend your home town, but like the old saying goes.Sometimes the truth is hard to swallow.Maybe the bit about the football club is not correct but I am sure you know how this rumour as spread if you are aware of the recent football clubs ownership issue.When did ignoring or denying an issue fix anything.

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Ooow what a woman,your a woman and a half,:)
atleast I am not on your ignore list and will sleep better tonight knowing that :sleep:

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What happened to the club ripped many of use through the heart n that takes a long time to heal!! I may not live in Accy but it is still my home town and proud of it. It has its problems but so do all towns and cities.

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you sir are a racist, bigot n liar, swallow that!

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...and you have a problem with this?

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Don't hold back cashy, say what you mean.........sorry couldn't resist..........

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you must be insane if you think accyman is right ....:eek::D:D:D:eek:

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Skin colour will be very irrelevant when you meet an extraterrestrial alien with scales, slit eyes and a forked tongue:D

PS - forgot - some have tails and wings too:D

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The forked tongue prang to mind.. Gordie speak with forked tongue after all he is half Pakistani, half Indian, half Irish and half English... the bloke is unique.

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hahaha........ already met one MargaretR...divorced her 10 years ago lololol

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just so long as they talk English , even better if they use words like moithered , slutch , fair clemmed , fine fettle, mard and striecking (as in what kids do) :D :D

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You can tell them by their eyes
YouTube - Is this the Best Evidence of Reptilian Eyes?
YouTube - THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT GEORGIE- Watch and Learn

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as long as they dont come with building tools and dont expect free treatment on the NHS or benefits without paying a penny into the system i couldnt care less what colour tehir skin is or shape their eyes are :D


forked tongue will be popular with the ladies i guess :eek:

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And they can breathe through their ears;):D

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I don't think he was asking a question, merely exploring the outer limits of his vocabulary. First he will work on some simple words; then, down the road, a little punctuation.

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He's doing very well then, a few weeks ago he would have posted 'Eh',
(not necessarily with a capital though).

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Oi so here is the reason i cant get a bacon butty you have nabbed all the pigs!!! What will it cost to buy one?

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http://www.tiptopglobe.com/skin/smile/s11554.gifYou can have this one free.

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Cheers for that i can have a bacon butty at work. As for the entrails can i dump them on someone in Accy or elsewere might smell better than the tip. :D

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Hit a nerve did I Doris, :tongueout:D

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I would think the majority of Accringtonians have a problem with this, if they are honest

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that will be the day, when a plank hits a nerve.:rolleyes:

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Check your local corner shop,I am sure Osama or Mohammed will have a wide variety of bacon sandwiches, as most Accringtonians enjoy their bacon.:rolleyes:

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ooooooh what a woman:kiss:

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Thanks for the commendation,:rolleyes:

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Who knows, maybe even further down the road I might quote some Shakespeare; "To be or not to be,that is the question", "something is rotten in the state of Denmark".:tongueout

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A 9 hour round trip to accy for a bacon butty erm no I will find the jaq -a-bite van for one. :p

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Gordie can i ask you a couple of questions .. im being ever so polite here .. whereabouts are you in ireland? Have you been drinking the local brew ... if so how much have you been drinking .. and have you seen the little people?

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Its all that bacon n pork going to waste as they turn veggie. If it is a problem get em to lap a lleprechaun's rear for a cure it will be guiness flavoured. :rolleyes:

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I am deep in the west, I have only seen the little people once last Christmas when I tried the local brew Poitìn,hence I leave the stuff alone now.;)

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So, you reckon the majority of Accringtonians have a problem that Ilyas Khan, a local lad of Asian origin, has come up with the money to save their football club from oblivion? What utter and complete crap you talk!

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yer slipping wyn, this threads bin going 8 days n penny just dropped?:D

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I've been trying to enter into a polite debate up to now, Mr C, but sod it, what can you do when faced with that sort of stupifying ignorance and out-and-out bigotry? :rolleyes:

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Know what ya mean, but my background in the Diplomatic Corps prevented me.;)

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Here we go again ignorance and out and out bigotry.Polite debate,you only want polite debate with people who agree with your view.You can debate with me on any issue but if I dont agree with you because I know better,dont call me a bigot.:rolleyes:

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I Think your twisting things a little here.I notice you say their club not our club,are you a Burnley or Blackburn supporter.

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thing is did they tell you were their gold was ... thats the most important thing ....

you sure you leaving the poteen alone ... you sure no one is slipping it in your beer when your not looking ... as if you've seen the little people then normally they dont leave you alone ..

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the way you carry on someone will have to call you an ambulance :D

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So you "know better" about the takeover at Stanley, do you? OK, then, you explain to me why people should have a problem with it.

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...and I think you're trying to hide behind semantic niceties, because you know you're on a sticky wicket.

So, you reckon the majority of Accringtonians have a problem that Ilyas Khan, a local lad of Asian origin, has come up with the money to save our football club from oblivion? What utter and complete crap you talk!

...is that better? :rolleyes:

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Oh, so you like Shakespeare; how about your posts are "full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.":tongueout

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Oh, and have a nice day.

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Now getting the jist of whats going on as hamlet was a danish prince or are we on about cigars? So confused and befuddled by all this. Mancie send that meat wagon my way i think this will drive me to the loony bin. :eek:

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I am sure that if Joseph Stalin's grandson, a local lad of Russain or Asian origin had come up with the money to save Accrington Stanley football club from, as you quote oblivion, the board of management and finance would reluctantly have accepted it, but that does not mean the supporters would not have a problem with this.
The only utter and complete crap is that you appear to believe, from your quotes, that the Accrington Stanley supporters do not have a problem with the recent issues regarding the football clubs takeover bid.

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Here we go again,you're twisting quotes again.
Where have I quoted that I know better about the takeover bid of Accrington?:rolleyes:

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in post 87 oh intelligent one.:rolleyes:

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Interesting, what do you make of the video.

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That's where you said you know better...OK? :rolleyes:

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You really are making a fool of yourself now, aren't you, Gordie? The only problem that Stanley supporters have with the recent takeover bid is that it didn't happen sooner! Ilyas Khan is a hero to Stanley fans and there's plenty of them who aren't exactly Guardian-reading liberals. However, they're not so bigoted that they let a person's racial origin blind them to his other qualities. A pity you can't do the same. :rolleyes:

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Reminds me of the owd saying Wynonie- ya can't put sense,where there is none.:rolleyes:

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Well Chelsea have a Russian Arsenal have one with a 25% stake and a shady background so I am glad its a local guy that rescued the local team. What happened happened and it was not a fairy tale start but a great ending. If there were mor like Mr Kahn we should encourage them to help locally. If the intentions are honest true and open then I am all for it.

If that dosnt go down well with you then sorry but its tough and you need to become more enlightened if that is possible (though doubtful) in the future!!!!

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Your quote. If there where more like Mr Kahn we should encourage them to help locally.
Since Mass immigration started in Accrington,can you inform me
of a local lad or female of Asian origin who has helped the non muslim local community of Accrington without favour or financial reward?
I hope like most Accringtonians that Mr Kahn's intentions are honest and true and open.
It is early days yet,maybe or maybe not,you will become more enlightened.
I hope I don't have to say to you in six or twelve months time,quote
you should have gone to specs saver :D

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can you name a "White one" that has?:confused:

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I could but I won't ;)

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Are you for real,
Accrington has been the beneficiary of many past and recent genorous donations to serve the benefit of all the community, not just a section of the community.In reply to your question,you are obviously ignorant to the above mentioned and to all the local people who work voluntarily every day with all local old people, etcetera,etcetera.
I think your head is so far in the clouds,or maybe to far somewhere else that you need a reality check:confused: :confused:

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I must admit Doris,I expected better of you than this :rolleyes:

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not in the least, i know of many voluntary workers who have donated much of their lives to helping elderly/sick etc, i was refering to financial aid like the guy you belittle has given,to our club, but i'm sure you knew that, or have i credited you with sense n ya aint got any?:rolleyes: