Originally Posted by Neil (Post 993388)

I had forgotten about that, been a bit busy recently.

Who is paying for the elephant, is it HBC or still the LCC rapid transport waste of money to save 3 minutes getting from Accy to Blackburn that will make it easier for Accy folk to shop in Blackburn?

Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris (Post 993413)

So, is this any different than local politicians going to watch their football in Blackburn or Burnley?

Originally Posted by Neil (Post 993474)

I really thought the rapid nonsense was dead but I heard someone discussing it last night so maybe its still going to happen.

Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 993476)

Totally different, football is a pass time, Accrington town centre is about peoples livelihoods, not everything revolves around 22 men kicking a piece of leather (plastic) on a Saturday afternoon, shopping in your own town is about the fabric of your town and for the person who is supposed to in charge of the town centre saying they are of spending their cash in other towns to me is quite inexcusable, in fact deplorable:mad:

Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 993476)

shopping in your own town is about the fabric of your town and for the person who is supposed to in charge of the town centre saying they are of spending their cash in other towns to me is quite inexcusable, in fact deplorable:mad:

Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris (Post 993506)

Yes, and supporting your local football club is about PRIDE in your own town/borough. The fact that councillors who represent this borough, support clubs in other towns is equally deplorable. If they love those towns so much, why don't they go and live there?

Originally Posted by Neil (Post 993517)

I did not realise being a Stanley fan was a condition for being a Hyndburn Councillor. Some of these Councillors may have been fans of other clubs before becoming Councillors.

Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris (Post 993550)

No, it's not a condition, if a councillor has no interest in football, I wouldn't expect 'em to go. If they are football fans, they should support their local team. Simple as. If they've been fans of other club, so what? I know loads of Stanley fans who were fans of other clubs before they saw the light! Shouldn't be too difficult for councillors to follow their lead.

Originally Posted by accyman (Post 993551)

quite a few stanley supporters are from great harwood i suppose they shoudl sod off and go watch great harwoods football team then by your rules :confused:

Great Harwood may come under accrington/hyndburn but it has a football team and folk born there should watch them or is it ok to break teh rule as long as stanley benefit ?

there is another reason why people dont go watch accy stanley and prefer to pay money for liverpool,united and rovers and thats that accy stanley just arnt that good hence the league they are in although fair play if rovers carry on with keane you may be playing them soon enough.

Originally Posted by accyman (Post 993557)

great harwood fc closed eh ,must have been all the harwooders flocking to stanley then instead of watching their home towns team lol

just because you like accy stanley it dosnt mean everyone else from accrington has to watch them

as far as local loyalty im sorry but i do my shopping etc where i feel comfortable and a dirty scruffy town with drunks wandering around it unpoliced isnt my idea of an enjoyable shoppng trip with the kids.

I didnt force me out of accy the people in charge pushed me away and others like me to other places that have councils that invested in and protected their town centers.

mind you credit where credit is due poundland is great for rechargable batteries.

As for whitebirk if restricting development pushes life back into OUR town center and not someone elses then fair play

Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris (Post 993506)

Yes, and supporting your local football club is about PRIDE in your own town/borough. The fact that councillors who represent this borough, support clubs in other towns is equally deplorable. If they love those towns so much, why don't they go and live there?

Originally Posted by lancsdave (Post 993500)

To be fair the same person did spend money in our shop the other week.

I don't think as retailers we would expect everybody to spend all their money in town, but it would be great if the town a) had more people living here who actually have money to spend on things besides drink and drugs, b) the town was more welcoming to people out of town, the reason for that see a)

Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 993572)

Give football a rest, for gods sake after all theres only 1500 even care about Stanley enough to put money over the turnstills every week