Re: Poor Gates
 

Do people not remember playing teams like Trafford!!!!! in front of half what we get now (& less)

1000 is poor, disappointing etc etc. But I certainly ain't ever gonna look at a football club in the same way as the chairman does ie a business, with a business plan & customers, & marketing strategy

ARGGGGGGH!

Never, ever, ever .............

So, who's on the coach to Burton?

Re: Poor Gates
 

It does kinda spoil it when we have to think like businessmen... lets leave the running of the club to the people that know best.. and the rest of us enjoy the game :)

Re: Poor Gates
 

I don't for one minute doubt the commitment shown by the board. In a previous life, I used to have regular meetings with Eric and John Demaine, and I used to dread meeting them if Stanley had lost the night before. They are 100% committed to the club.

This thread is all about discussing why the gates have fallen, and we are all trying to put forward constructive suggestions to address the problem. It is not acceptable to adopt an elitist view that the only worthwhile fans are those that are Stanley through and through. Manchester United is a club founded on fair weather supporters, and it hasn't done them any harm.

Nor is it acceptable to bury your head in the sand and say that if only 900 turn up to games, then so be it. Two seasons ago there were 2,500 going through the turnstiles, and that potential has got to be exploited.

The £12 admission fee, like it or not, is a factor that is putting people off. If you want to encourage kids to become Stanley fans, then for goodness sake make it attractive for them to come. Charge them a nominal £1 per head.

Stanley has the advantage of being one of the most famous clubs in English football. If they get back into the League it will be national headlines. Let's exploit that to the limit!

Re: Poor Gates
 

Willie Miller, you laugh at my suggestions? Right back at ya.

It is the sort of 'tin-pot' attitude that buying two plasma screens draws 'belly laughs' that is part of the problem here.

The club supposedly has ambitions to reach the league yet they seemingly want to do it 'on the cheap'.

You seem also to have misunderstood me, you imply that in some way I could be tempted to change my team alliegances?? Never.

I will always be an Evertonian, come what may, my point is that there is also an opportunity for me to support my local club fairly often. Likewise Blackburn and Burnley fans.

If you think that it is possible to create a good size support of loyal Stanley fans I fear you are sadly misguided. Its just not going to happen. Its people like me and the Rovers and Burnley boys you need to be appealing to.

Whatever you say about Payton he would have increased the gate considerably, I dont think there can be any argument about that. Maybe he would have expected a decent deal, fair enough, so would I if I was him. You need to do a cost benefit analysis then but for me, as i said, it would have been an absolute no brainer.

Anyway, what am i bothered for?? It doesn't hurt me if the attendances are rubbish does it?? Im just trying to make a point and I dont think Im only speaking for myself.

Believe it or not East Lancashire isnt backwardsville anymore. There are a fair amount of forward thinking, ambitious people around.

You are telling me that the club cannot afford a couple of proper tele's properly installed without fans charity??

B****x.

Its a p*ss take.

In the kingdom of the blind, the one eyed man is king.

Re: Poor Gates
 

Thing that annoys me about all this is the people who are complaining about the attendance didnt go on Saturday themselves.....

Kinda contradicts themselves really :)

Re: Poor Gates
 

You been in the club recently?

Re: Poor Gates
 

how do you mean? it was a run-of-the-mill transfer. It made the local airwaves and papers. It's not going to go further than that i'm afraid.

Re: Poor Gates
 

who is this Payton fella. Never heard of him

Re: Poor Gates
 

If you mean me smiffy, im giving you reasons why.

ive been on plenty in seasons past, im telling you why ive stopped.

its not rocket science.

Re: Poor Gates
 

Well we wouldnt have these attendance 'problems' if people like you had'nt stopped coming :)

Not Rocket science :):)

Re: Poor Gates
 

If u havent been to the club recently then u wont have seen the gazelle lougne


THAT TV GOOD ENOUGH???


http://kipax.fotopic.net/p19572055.html

Re: Poor Gates
 

:rolleyes: Lord Give Me Strength.

I was at the Exeter game and there were only 1,300 there. Does that make my comments valid?

Re: Poor Gates
 

No because you havent stopped coming then have you if you was at the previous game?

Notice the attendance in that game.....How many come in your car? ;)

Re: Poor Gates
 

pure class haha :)

Re: Poor Gates
 

One. Me.

You don't think anybody else in my family would be mad enough to come, do you?