Re: Whinney Hill Stand
 

I think you missed that I used the word 'apparently' I don't think there's any need for personal insults on here. What is apparent is that there isn't much info coming from the club to the fans - if there was then this thrread would be completely different. I can't believe we're even getting comments on here saying it wouldn't be the end of the world if we did go down.

There surely needs to be some kind of statement from the club to stop these rumours.

Re: Whinney Hill Stand
 

There's no point stating the obvious, that 'the money MUST be found'. The reality is that with the terrible Google Page Ranking we've granted both ourselves and various sponsors over the years, 50% of the funds cannot be conjured.
We cannot afford the seating. This should've been clear to everyone when the club made it public how they felt, stating that they were reluctant to build the stand due to spending so much on something that isn't needed in practice.

Re: Whinney Hill Stand
 

Well, would it? Would anybody die? I think we need some perspective. It would be very sad and I'd feel that as much as the next man, but it hardly merits being called a disaster.

I think the club is in a funny situation. Admit that there's a major problem with funding the stand and why should anyone turn up to watch next season? However, keep it all quiet until the 11th hour and you risk nobody coming forward with offers to help.
As we've said before, to comply with FL/FA rules, we don't need to build a new £1m stand. It's just a nice idea. All we have to do is provide another 1000(ish) seats and maintain the current capacity.

Re: Whinney Hill Stand
 

Good post, and of course your 100% correct. In that case why don't Eric and Rob come out and tell us how they are going to do that.

The cheapest way to not end up back in the Conference would be to:
a) knock down the Whinney Hill stand;
b) replace it with a bigger open terrace - joined up to the Coppice End;
c) put 800+ seats in the Clayton End;

The ground would then hold (about) 6,000 - with 2,000 seats. Everyones a winner and the club don't get relegated (unless they finnish in the bottom two anyway!).

Re: Whinney Hill Stand
 

If they were the only options (and I do so hope they're not) it would be better, imho, to be relegated, still relatively financially sound, on the technicality of insufficient seating, than build a stand we can't afford and don't need, go into administration as a result, lose 10 points, get relegated anyway, and start in the Conference on minus 15, assuming we survived at all and the Conf would have us.

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Re: Whinney Hill Stand
 

sorry you think thats a personal insult, i regard it as a fact, agree a statement would not go amiss, but how does someone like you know that - "apparently the club are making no effort to find its half of the funding?" you must be very well in with good contacts to be aware they are doing nowt, n if i was one of those people, you would really be aware what an insult was.:rolleyes:

Re: Whinney Hill Stand
 

I'm pretty sure the club will be doing what they can to obtain funding. If they aren't succesful then the cheapest option must be to have a Gene Kelly stand like the Donkey Lashers. If it's passed fit for the championship then it should be passed fit for Div 2. Not pretty but a case of needs must.

Re: Whinney Hill Stand
 

If all 800 home fans bring a deck chair every game at home we can keep this club up :D

Re: Whinney Hill Stand
 

i shall be up fer the 1st match probably with wynonie, but aint bringing no frigging deck chairs.:rofl38::rofl38:

Re: Whinney Hill Stand
 

does any1 want to see a new stand ?? i do , players do, club do , you lot dont .. support colne then you moaning sods . stand will happen regardless . did we have loads of cash when we built our other stand ?? did roof cost a tenner at car boot ? no . stop moaning and look forward ...

Re: Whinney Hill Stand
 

There is so much wrong with this post that it'd take a week to straighten it out. Ignorance is ignorance, however you dress it up.

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lol @ TM!

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same old , same old .

Re: Whinney Hill Stand
 

:) Im sure that the club will release a statement once everthing is in place and a start date for the new stand to begin.:)

Re: Whinney Hill Stand
 

http://www.accringtonobserver.co.uk/...with_new_stand

Hope this helps make it become a reality:)