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Don't be vague,
get him to the Hague.

[In memory of Adrian Henri.]

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He has edited his post. It originally read "bear tent".. hence the cartoons ect :)

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:eek:all that fuss over a letter!! ;) still think a beer tent would work and bring in much needed extra money to the club:):banjump::banjump:bananas are good for you

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The club are in discussions with the Whittakers about taking on away fans. From a traffic point of view it is ideal as it is straight from the motorway and has suitable access for coaches. It also keeps the rabble awya from the town centre but is close enough for the more behaved daytripper to venture futher down the road. The police could then shift all the coaches at once and close down the Alice st junction for ten minutes whiolst all traffic has passed.


The club are happy with this arrangement as the point of the Crown is to develop a place where the fans can drink all week long as well as matchday.

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they would make a lot of money out of it but would upset there food customers who have gone for a quite meal.

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Why not let away fans in the Crown?

More than double the takings behind the bar which then will be pumped back into the club.....get as many people in as possible both on matchdays and during the week.

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but then home fans won't go in the same numbers as they otherwise would!

and then they wouldn't feel as obligated to have a few pints during the week etc

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or after the game.. 100% agree...

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I agree with you both but it's a catch 22 situation. The majority of our fans turn upto the ground, maybe half an hour before the game, on average, others stop for a pint and others start a dinner time.....But with the away fans they spend a hell of a lot before the game and why not spend it in our pub, were the money goes back to our club. The Crown isn't massive we all know that and it does get crowded on match days but if you get in there early enough then I'm sure it'll be fine.....

Its not a bad problem at all to have because home or away fans? The money will still get spent behind the bar, but I just feel there will be more money spent behind the bar if away fans are allowed in.....

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an away fan might have four or five quick pints and then move off whereas the home fan might only have two before the game but then three or four afterwards. And they are more likely to behave.


Plus with the clubhouse being closed I would imagine we will see another fifty or so drinkers in there anyway. The downside to the Crown getting all the trade is that the queues around 2:50 will be horrendous

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Your right smiffy.. thats why I dont agree with everyone saying benny and barbera made it an away fans pub.. they didn't..They would have loved it to be full of stanley fans from dinner time.. its just the way it happens and will again next season..

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Well if they do that then that's fine, thats £10 each 4 pints....get it packed before the game with as many home and away fans as can fit in. Then get it packed with our fans after the game as the club house was after every game last season, then both before and after the game its packed and the money is being spent behind our bar from both sets of fans. IMO if away fans aren't allowed in at the Crown then a huge amount of money is being lost.

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I thought the Club were in talks with Accy cricket club to use their ground for away parking and open the bar for away fans ??? Would make more sense really and it's nearer !

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This one is a tricky one the cricket club suggestion to me makes the most sense as it would be a big help throughout the year for the cricket club from a finacial point of view, create ties between cricket club & Stanley, logistically it's probably the better option and parking would not be an issue the only downside could be April/May when cricket is perhaps being played on a Saturday.:):)