Accrington Web - best fishy article ever!

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Originally Posted by ukcowboy (Post 699022)

Very good indeed.............wonder if this article could magicaly appear on Mr Winters site!?

First I apologise for quoting myself, however I decided that I would let Mr Winters know of his new 'Job', just to see what would happen!

Here is the email I sent and His reply............this is not an April Fool :-

Pete McNaught wrote:
> Dear Jeff,
>
> As an Accrington Stanley fan ( and level 6 Ref btw!)
> I and many others here were rather upset by your comments on the facilities, or rather the lack of, here at the FES. However, to show that we are a listening club and are taking ground develpment seriously, our Chief Executive shocked us all this morning (1/4/2009) by issuing the following statement on our official website :-
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> Accrington Stanley are delighted to announce that we have offered former Premiership referee Jeff Winter the newly created post of Stadium Development Manager.
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> The 43 year old has been the man in the middle at several big games in his time, and wrote an article on his own website criticising the facilities here at Accrington Stanley after watching Darlington lose 1-0 earlier in the month, questioning how a stadium such as ours was allowed in the Football League.
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> Speaking about the news Stanley Chief Executive Rob Heys said "Jeff had lots to say on his website about Accrington Stanley, obviously we accept that it was unfortunate on such a bad night to not have any covered areas available to visiting supporters due to the fact that we installing additional seating on the covered terrace that would normally have been used for them, however there were also a number of other areas that he touched on that he will probably be keen to look at.
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> "I am sure it can be a mutually beneficial arrangement, he will help us to improve our facilities and at the same time it should help him to keep in the public eye without having to write his controversial articles on his own website."
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> May I be the first to congratulate you on your new appointment, and look forward to seeing you at the hallowed ground in he very near future.
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> Yours
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> Peter McNaught
>
>
> PS
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> I was due to Officiate Accrington Stanley Ladies this Sunday at 2pm, however due to a broken leg (genuinely) I have had to turn the appointment down, I dont suppose you would be free would you?
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> PPS
> Thanks for having a sense of humour!
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> Reply:- Sorry to hear about your broken leg, I hope that you didn't do it by falling down the terraces at the FES!!!!! I am delighted with the news of my appointment also even more delighted that they shed ten years off my age. I hope that they are not thinking of paying me too much of a salary as the money would be much better spent on the ground!!! I am pleased that they also have a sense of humour an dthey realise my points were not made with any malice towards the club and it's supporters whom I praised in the same article. I think judging by thye many supportive emails I have had from genuine supporters many agree that more money should come down the pyramid to help smaller clubs with their facilities rather thqan be paid out in excessively high wages.

Best Wishes

Jeff
> .i HOPE nu