We are TOP of the League
 

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Well done tonight on a fantastic game in difficult conditions. The team looked hungry for success, and if we can continue this theme until the end of the season, there is no reason to fear any other team and we should get the promotion we all long for. I will not single out any member of the team, they all played there part, and to keep a clean sheet as well. I know I have spoken out against various squad members and the management, but the way we are playing at the moment they are all playing there part and King Coley has got things back on track. Keep it up and keep the faith. Onwards and Upwards is the only way to go.

:wave8:

PS a decent crowd as well (1506) - maybe this should be a regular occurrence.

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we r top of the league say we r top of the league going up well done to the stanley boys tonight played fantastic football and deserved to win

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Match report is now on the official site. :)

I'd like to mention one player who turned in an excellent performance tonight and that is Michael Welch. He seems to be coming on leaps and bounds. His reading of danger tonight was first class.

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..doesnt get any better than this past fortnight, long may it continue!!

cumon accy :D:D:D

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Brilliant result tonight.:)

Seemed really focused on winning.......and promotion.

Bring it on.:)

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Thought Rommy was different class when he came on, only wish he could get a starting place. Probably wont be long untill he is snapped up by a so called bigger fish. On stanley On!!!!!!!!

Who needs a roof.....lets set up a campaign & move back to Peel Park!!!!!!

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Rommy had a good game, he did everything but score! Hit the bar with a fantastic half volley, put one just wide and made the keep pull off a save from his lob! Everybody did what they had to, great team performance and another priceless 3 points....

Top of the league....

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Well done Stanley on getting to the top (if only for 24 hours) BUT a gate of 1500 must give Eric cause for concern. The game was well publicised on local radio and no doubt in the press. With no other games in the area surely you should have been looking towards 2000?

Anyway well done......keeping the top or there abouts warm until later in the season, when the real 'Pride of Lancashire' take over!

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you need to remember that 99% of the gate last night was in Stanley colours - there was no away support whatsoever so a 1500 gate aint too bad!

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True.....BUT in your promotion year gates were better than now.

Not having a go at a good club and generally good support, but as I've said must be giving Eric concern about when you join us as we both get promoted this season.

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The only person not happy with the gate is a morecambe fan. You have not come here to congratulate us or you would have done that and left. Time and time again the club tells us the budget is less that one thousand heads per game. So last night was a pay day. Friday night football does work. It would be two thousand with a decent away following.

Morecambe fan. On your bike son. No one is biting.

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nah i think Eric will be quite pleased to be able to turn out 1500 Stanley fans on a bloody freezing friday night; just imagine what the gates are going to be in the blazing April sun on a Saturday aft as we soar to the top of the league to capture the conference title!!

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Last night was brass monkey weather. Not surprising if people opt to stay indoors on nights like that.

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You won't be challenging us by signing the likes of Ged Brannan. He was a good player but his sell-by date expired some time ago. Nor with cheats like Kempson in your team - another who wasn't good enough for us but you find satisfactory. Sort of a pattern emerging here, eh? If only you'd given Coley the manager's job when you could have all those years ago? Your huge loss was our terrific gain! Not heard much from Morecambe Red-Faced - where is he?

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and last night was unbelievably our 4th clean sheet in the league from 17! Still we find ourselves top of the league which says wonders for our attack :)

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If we continue in this rich vein of form the gates will soon start to rise. Watching Boco was a revelation and crowds will flock just to see him when the word gets around. The problem will be keeping him as he is surely bound for the upper echelons of the football league. When he came on I wondered whether he was any good at ice skating. But not only did he show magical instant control of the ball, he also competed for the ball very well against their big defenders who were mesmerised by his pace and power. What a signing!

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Agreed, and he outjumped and outpaced them everytime. It was just a shame that he couldn't have capped his performance with a goal. :D

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I have n't seen much of him, the games i've been too he's been an unused or just about used sub. If he is as good as everybody says, why is he not in the team from the start? And before you say anything no I would not drop Craney for him, cos I would make Craney my captain.

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hopefully browny's injury isn't bad but if it is then boco should be given a chance..

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I am here in sunny Morecambe !!

Would be disappointed only beating an ale-house team like Forest Green 2-0.

I guarantee you 1,500 is not enough to pay the wages !! Anything under 2,000 means Directors having to make up the difference, thats why Eric will be worried.

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He hasn't been able to get a start because the team has been doing really well. With David Brown's unfortunate injury he finally got a decent chance and was very impressive. If he can sustain that level of performance for a full 90 minutes it will be a mouth-watering prospect, considering the way he got on the end of Mullin's flicks to burst through on goal and bring out the best in their keeper. But he is also very much aware of what is going on around him and delivers good ball to his colleagues. One moment when he cut in from the right and took out their defender with a feint was sublime - if you blinked you would have missed it.
I think he and Gary Roberts together are fantastic, but to single them out is wrong. The whole team played with such intensity yesterday - you could even see it in the pre-match warm-up. The fitness levels have moved up another gear or two recently - I think the workrate is phenominal.

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We're not top of the league anymore either, but it was sweet while it lasted. ;)

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Yes...Top Of The League!!! Maybe it was, for now, only a fleeting few moments in time. But at least we got there and enjoyed it. Isn't it nice to know, the tiny crustaceaners from that dump up the road will never get that experience this season or the forseeable future. It's enough to make you almost feel sorry for them....Note the ALMOST!

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you were making similar noises last year and we still finished as top Lancashire team again !!
and we have roof(s) !!

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living in the past pal :rolleyes: Where are you this season? Not above us :D

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Doubt Boco will get any starts in the next few matches - seeing as Andy Mangan is now available after serving his 1 match ban. We should see a lot more minutes from him though as the season progresses, hopefully.

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you are missing the points.

Last season you were about 12 points above us after 6 games but its a marathon and we finished well above you. No prizes ever handed out after 17 games !!

Accrington do not have the support to sustain league football. 1,500 for a team needing a win to go top is pathetic. Everyone there is too busy supporting the Clarets or T'Rovers.:p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p

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Morecambe Red how can you say you'd be disappointed beating Forest Green only 2-0, i'm sure you lost to them earlier in the seaon!!!!!

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It may have been the case last season but we are different this season..Everything seems perfect this could be our year honestly. Players seem fitter whereas last season we used to get tired in the last 15/20 minutes allows teams back into games, whereas we have shut them out this year. On the other hand you signing Ged Brannan shows you don't have them team, no disrespect to Ged he is a top guy but can't cut it anymore at this level in my opinion. Whereas a team with real ambitions would be signing international class like Boco :p or Youngsters with bags of potential like Smyth who has played in the Liverpool first team. Although you may have narrowly beat us this year albeit us playing almost 90 minutes with 10 men, i think we will finish above you this year :) ASFC- Pride OF Lancashire :rose8:

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well we have an academy which turns out young players who are now being recognised by England(4 in the last squad + Kempson on standby). We needed someone like Brannan to add experience to the midfield. The scoreline may have looked close at 3-2 but the referee gave Accy 2 goals, I was standing right behind John Coleman and even he didnt know why the penalty was given.

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Hmmm....Funny how Morecambe fans seem to know more about OUR club than we do...nosey beggars :)

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Methinks Morecambe Red-Faced is a tad green with envy judging by his postings. Still, if you ask us nice, we'll tell you how it feels to be top of the league, something you lot can only dream about. Dream on...

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Don't forget they have an academy, don't go taking the pis s out of someone with an acadamy one day they will unearth a star then they may get to the top of the League.

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Morecambe Red, can you read the banner in the back ground

http://kipax.fotopic.net/p22956476.html

I Thank you!

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Amen to that, Jase!!


but wheres the roof?
o wait, we now know!!! thanks to the official site...

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Possibly because I am an accountant.

Obvious even if your gates were averaging 1,500 (which they arn't) then this wouldnt be enough to cover the wages.


Morecambe - Wembley winners.

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any idea how many shirts, photo's etc we sell worldwide? any idea how much we charge for on the day match sponsorship? or to watch from from our various lounges, or how many weekly lottery tickets we sell which pay out a jackpot of £1000 EVERY week as well as various other prizes and commisssion. Do the maths Mr Accountant. Not everything is dependant on the gate. ASFC is run very well off the field and could teach many other clubs a thing or three about the business side of things. And also most weeks none of us believe the official attendance any way.

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any idea how many shirts, photo's etc we sell worldwide? any idea how much we charge for on the day match sponsorship? or to watch from from our various lounges, or how many weekly lottery tickets we sell which pay out a jackpot of £1000 EVERY week as well as various other prizes and commisssion. Do the maths Mr Accountant. Not everything is dependant on the gate. ASFC is run very well off the field and could teach many other clubs a thing or three about the business side of things. And also most weeks none of us believe the official attendance any way.

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Morecambe Red go to your own forum you backside bandit!

Morecambe How many years ago did you come into the conference???

Morecambe a team going nowhere, just making up the numbers!

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I believe Stanley also have an academy of sorts, in the form of the Fraser Eagle Youth Program, from which we have already signed a promising young Goalkeeper

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http://www.blueglasssoftware.com/rankings.html

Just backs up the fact we are doing amazing!!!:Banane32: :Banane32: :Banane32:

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[quote=Morecambe_Red]Possibly because I am an accountant.

You spelt it wrong!
Delete c,o,a,n,t!!
Sorry, couldn't resist that one!!
Not like me at all!

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hahaha...:p

An echo of timmins, Morecambe a team going nowhere...
Stanley a team full of ambition with a team taking us to where we rightly belong...:engsmil:

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You only have all those flags to cover empty spaces !!
more flags than fans.

Morecambe, Lancashires top team again,

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You only come on here cos yer own fans have exiled you!
tut tut...trying to find refuge on a rival's messageboard....
shame on you
and your little going nowhere team

Accrington Stanley - always has been and always will be THE Pride Of Lancashire :D

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I confidently predict that after the new years matches have been completed the Shrimps will be above the Dingles.
We have Southport home and away while you have 2 draws to come with Halifax!

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erm...dingles?......check whos in the table my stanley-reject-supporting chum; burnley arent there :), dont think you can move up three leagues even if you do win those two games....poor bloke - the cockle fumes must have screwed around with his numeracy.
oh yeah
WERE BETTER THAN YOU

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better than us ?? 3-2 despite the referee awarding you 2 goals !!

How many National Cups on your honours list? we have 2.


Morecambe pride of Lancashire.

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same old morecambe - living in the past!
the future's bright...the future's Stanley :D

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didnt think you could answer that, it was trick question as Stanley have never won a National cup!!
Mind you would think they had won the Champions league when you beat our reserve team in the Lancashire Cup !!

Morecambe Lancashires top team yet again.

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sssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
poor morecambe - still riding their past victories to make up for there turdness nowadays...
you'll never be better than the stanley - you may have won past battles sir but let me assure you - the stanley will win the war
conference title 05/06 comin to the IES

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the dingles have there own club. morecambe fans seem a tad confused.

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Morecambe Red-Faced - an accountant, eh! One of the living dead! Well, you count for nowt on here mate so ---- off. Go figure it!

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more points than Morecambe :)

Accrington Stanley, STILL Lancashires top team :rose8:

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What are you guys on. If it was bottled you would make a million.
A couple of crabby wins and suddenly Accrington are better than Real Madrid.
Just because you are a few points ahead of us after 17 games doesnt mean we won't be above you after 42.

Morecambe , pride of Lancashire.

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if Morecambe insist on living on past glories then here goes Stanleys honours. When were you ever in the top flight eh? okay it might have been over 100 years ago when were but argument is argument. First team to play under floodlights (well one of two), first team ever to top the inaugral top flight of WORLD FOOTBALL (alphabetical order after first game), first team to own a heated stand (directors box in a stand that ultimately led to our demise). So. just hold on a cockle-picking moment before you harp on about national cups. What about the INTERNATIONAL (as in between teams from different countries) Anglo-Carribean trophy we won in 1995.

Pride of Lancashire? You ain't even the pride of Morecambe

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Its OUR team mate course we better than Real Madrid

We don't do this "Man U & Morecambe" like your fans seem to

One Team
One Passion
One Love
ASFC

Shove off No Mark!

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And furthermore, I used to think we had a good rapport with Morecambe fans and club owing to our mutual hatred of all things Soutport, but with the antics of a handful of Shrimps (small, pink and foul tasting things) I'm beginning to be sick of the sound of sour grapes being squashed. We've been in your shadow for a while as we worked our way up the pyramid using your club as our yardstick. Now that we have equalled your status you feel the need to big youselves up on our forum. I sincerely hope that if we miss promotion this year then you go up 'cos I'm sick of the sight and sound of you. Only good thing to come out of Morecambe was John Coleman.

Its a cold wind that blows through Morecambe except for when you blow hot air.

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In all honesty i only think twiss and bentley are the only two morecambe players that could walk into stanley's side, might have forgot one or two, curtis is alright but nothing on gary roberts...

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curtis is fat....

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in all honesty Gary Roberts and Cavanagh are the only 2 Accy players that would be in Morecambes team.

Are you putting a roof up for our visit in February?

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so you don't rate Brennan or that cheat Kempson despite his might get an England call up. Good to see your true colours: green with envy cos we are now superior to your cockle pickers. Oh & by the way does your roadside stand have a roof? Methinks not.

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Is MR green with envy or because our position in the league is making him feel queezy?

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No Ian Craney then? Probably conjurs up painful memories for you, eh?

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Craney wanted to sign for the Shrimps in the summer but Eric wouldnt let him. So did McEvilly.

Well at least away fans know they won't get wet at Christie Park. Have a look at Clough the Magic Dragon website on Burton Albion to see how your facilities and ours are rated. The roadside stand is earmarked for re-development shortly.

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How's the Tourism these days in Morecambe?
Bye Bye

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not sure what that has to do with football but the answer is rather better than Accrington !!

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Good game against Bradford last night was it Morecambe Red? Let's see, how did Stanley do against them last year in the LDV - oh yea we beat them on their own ground!!! How did you do in your own back yard - oh yea, you lost!!!!

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The tears will be flooding into the bay. Maybe next time then again maybe not.

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as you were probably tucked up watching Man Ure or following the Clarets due to yet another early exit from a cup ,you wouldnt know how well we played against a much stronger Bradford side than they put out last year.

If we play like that the rest of the season we will win it , never mind about play-offs.

Sammy McIlroy's red army

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It's always nice to have a dream :p

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Hate Manurine dont follow Bburn or Bley only bothered about what our boys are doing.
:Banane47:

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I wouldn't watch such drivel - I am Stanley through & through and have been for many a year - going back to the days of the Lancashire Combination so do not come on our forum posting crap about me especially when you know nothing about having a team with a fine tradition like Stanley has. Crawl back under your stone you moron!!!!!!

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Tradition isnt part of a Sunday league pub team impersonators. :D

They need a dictionary to know the meaning. They are just jealous of ASFC history and standing. :D

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If we are talking about tradition Accrington Stanley was formed in 1968 I believe.
It is all bullpoo about the present club being an ex-league club.


Morecambe FC pride of Lancashire

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you absolute arse
WE WERE ONE OF THE FOUNDING MEMBERS OF THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE

its obvious you dont know squat about football....ah NOW i see why you're a Morecambe fan!!
chuff off our forum you Stanley wannabe

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The club which went bankrupt in 1962 and couldnt fulfill its fixtures were founding members of the football league.

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same passion....same fans.......SAME CLUB

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So on that basis how does that work with the Milton Keens Dons then or Aidrie United up here? The name lives on thats all that matters and I for one am extremely proud. I work with people who reconise the old team and make no distinction between the two. Maybe oneday you will see why!!!

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Ask Jack Barrett if it isn't the same club, or anyone else who want to Peel Park to watch one of the most famous names in Football

Seriously though Mr Red, you love us don't you!

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I actually quite like Accrington Stanley and was pulling for them in the Final against Barrow at Christie Park.

Friendly banter makes it more interesting.

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friendly banter can be interesting, but every bloody week from the Borecambe lot can get rather tedious

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LFA U18 Youth Cup
Wednesday 23rd Nov 2005
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Stanley progress through to 4th Round
The Stanley Fraser Eagle Youth Education Programme side progressed through to the Fourth Round of the LFA U18 Youth Cup at Morecambe on Sunday, winning on penalties after a goalless match. They will now travel to face either Radcliffe Borough or Thornton Cleveleys in the next round to be played week commencing 11th December for a place in the last eight.


academy not doing its job this year methinks

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"the future's bright, the future's stanley"

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You even got that one wrong..... please!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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DID You see our attendence yesterday?? only 100 more people to catch up to the mighty morecambe!!! who were playing york so they must have brought a fair few as well!!!


:engsmil: The Times have changed Morecambe....The future is Stanley :engsmil:

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Only about 150 from York

I would think Southport took more to Accrington yesterday than York brought to Morecambe.

Our average is nearly 400 a game more than Accrington which is a far better indication.

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york brought 800 to stanley..Must only turn up to big games between play off contenders :)

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Morecambe do not have any other decent club for miles which must make a difference to their attendances - and lets face it there's nowt else to do in Morecambe and thats in the summer not on a bleak winters afternoon

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Probably only brought 150 because they knew they were going home from the Fortress with nothing. They fancied their chances at the Crown.

I would have thought 1,600 was disappointing for "an ex league club" when you see Exeter averaging over 4,000 and Hereford nearly 3,000.

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hahaha...is that the chrisite park fortress with the really loud morecambe fans :p

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yes the same fortress the Accy fans were sneaking out of early on 27 September !!
The one with a roof at each end and toilets with lightbulbs that work!!

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:rolleyes: i think you'll find we sang you out of the ground even though we got beat...Although we did hear Jim Harvey Barmy army a few times that was all we did hear from you..

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[quote=Morecambe_Red]yes the same fortress the Accy fans were sneaking out of early on 27 September !!

I seem to remember no Accy fans sneaking out early - not when Morcambe were constantly kicking for touch for the last 10 minutes while our depleted squad put them under the cosh.

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now i know you just fishing....

We watched your home end empty & sang you out of the ground despite losing! As we have done this season as Burton, Cambridge, Scarboro, Grays, Alty, there was only us the press & the stewards in the "fortress"

I know you don't actually believe what you are saying & 150 from York, yeah whatever!

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[quote=Redraine]Sure its a footy team Morecambe have and not a rugby team? :rolleyes:
Maybe the Morecombe mob need glasses. ;)

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Whilst it WILL be nice to go up as Champions, it's far more important that BOTH clubs go up this season.

:Banane32: :Banane47: :Banane32: :Banane47: :Banane32: :Banane47: :Banane32:

I'd hate for YOU to come so close then fail!

:( :mad: :D

Mind you, is YOUR ground up to standard?

:confused: :eek: :p

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dont forget Accy v Southport is really a localish derby. 1,600 is very poor for an "ex-league team" at the top of the league.

And york coming to Accy is much nearer for their fans than coming to the fortress. I think that when Southport come for their punishment on New Years bank holiday there will be around 3,000.

And 150 York fans would be about right yesterday. Like you they do like big flags to hide the empty spaces !!

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dont forget Accy v Southport is really a localish derby. 1,600 is very poor for an "ex-league team" at the top of the league.

And york coming to Accy is much nearer for their fans than coming to the fortress. I think that when Southport come for their punishment on New Years bank holiday there will be around 3,000.

And 150 York fans would be about right yesterday. Like you they do like big flags to hide the empty spaces !!

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Wow how intresting....don't you have a forum on your crappy web site?hint, hint. :confused: