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Will not open matey...

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Right click on the link and "save as" on your desktop. Should do it.

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Whatever I try, it comes up something about the administrator???

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Doesn't work for me any more! I give up. It looks very lush though!:)

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:) yes Val!! the club have the company that did the work monitering the progress of the pitch on a daily basses,and with the weather we're having at the moment its ideal for the grass,we should have one of the best pitches in league two come the start of the season:)

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Just need to get the accounts filed and the embargo lifted then we can then sign some players & register them to put into a team to then put on it:(

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:) Agreed Google Page Ranking:)!! Down now to the accountents :(

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Cheers Mab, keep us up to speed with the progress :)

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When yer gonna wake up mate? aint down to the accountants. they can only submit full accounts when they got the full info.:rolleyes:

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:) I would have thought that when Mr Khan instructed this accountance firm to do the books that all info would have been made available by Mr Khan who was at the time chairman!! but i might be wrong cashy

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has it never occured to you that Mr Khan would not have that information? this is stuff thats gone on before he became chairman, i find yer defence of these people amazing at the best.:rolleyes: also the man who saved us from extiction was chairman from afar, they were left to run things, the fact you are trying to shift the spotlight is disgusting. IMHO.

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The accountants are on with the job in hand, as stated previously they will be aware of the deadlines but they will be completing a thorough check of trying to make sure that everything stacks up before they submit the accounts. It takes a while to sort these things out and the reason for them taking so long is due to the fact they are trying to find out what went on during the past few years with a lack of records available.

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I'm not defending anyone cashy!! I dont no the ins and outs of accountancy its just an oppinion,like you i wish it would get sort soon:) with just 27 days left until the first league game.

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:confused: why would that hold up last yrs accounts bdc??

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Its a checking exercise to make sure that everything done previously has been done to state the accounts correctly. Pierce wont want to put their name to any accounts unless they are sure that they are correctly stated. It could be a range of things such as making sure that the assets in the books are at a realistic value and bein written off to company policy.

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:) Thanks bdc!!:)

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No probs Mab!

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Ok it seems that way when ya switch the spotlight to a guy who was chairman from afar n as far as i know left em to the day to day running.:confused:

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The problems go back to the year before when EW rushed the accounts through. As far as I know they were not audited or prepared by any accountants and were rushed through and signed off by Bill Holden on the instructions of DON & Heys. There are amounts in the accounts that Pierces need explaining, particularly "amounts falling due after one year" this amount is £220420 and Pierces will need a breakdown of this figure, also, "amounts falling due within one year" this amount is £520566 and Pierces will need a breakdown of this figure, most of this figure I presume is the tax bill. EW says that Stanley owe him money and I suspect that he is claiming that this amount is included in the £220420 (amounts falling due after one year). I suspect that DON does not know the breakdown of these figures and that he has not got all the records available to him. Ilyas seems to have gone very quiet recently and the transparency appears to have been forgotton. I think that we are in a mess and if it is not sorted out quickly we will be lucky to start the season let alone finish it. Here's hoping that everything is cleared up soon.

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Blackpool/Wigan, switched to Wigan, hope we do not end up playing at The Recreation Ground on 7th August...

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Morecambe | News | Latest from the Globe Arena | News | Globe Arena opening delayed

Not just Blackpool......

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any updates? was wondering wi the current weather.:):confused:

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Video of the pitch taken today 22/7/10 at 18:30:alright:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2O2UL7RCC3U

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I think I know where you filmed that from??;)

Why didn't you use the TV gantery??

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I was up on the roof anyway and it was just a spur of the moment thing .:)

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Cheers mate.:)

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Mystic Meg struck on the 19th June :D

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Has the control room been put in it's new postion yet ?

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Well at least it aint on the pitch.:D

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Never seen the pitch so green & lush before :eek: looking good :D

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:eek:Looking at that vid!! then no it hasn't jeff,surpost to be in the middle of away end:(

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So, if the control room isn't up we couldn't have played Burnley anyway. Unless it is going to be put up "in the next couple of days"

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Well why blame pitch when its the control box thats the issue ?
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The answer's bleeding obvious to me.:(

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its probably called bullshine, it usually is.:rolleyes:

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The control room isnt an issue at all. It is definatley the pitch.FACT.

From what i understand the control room that was above the changing room is being scrapped and a new purpose built structure will be built above the water tank.For the time being the old control box is located at the back of the coppice end.

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It is in the middle of the away end , its located behind the terrace at ground level.

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Am I missing something here? If the old control box is behind the Coppice End at ground level, then surely, it's not operational, as by its very nature, a control box should have a clear view of all parts of the ground? So we couldn't have played the Burnley game, anyway. The more important question is how the "new, purpose-built structure" is going to be built in just over two weeks?

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Would it not have to have been built in the next few days if the pitch had been fit ?

Have they got planning permission for a new structure ?

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All these questions could be posed at the season ticket collecting event next week - I think every single person who goes should, one by one, make a point of asking O'Neil (if indeed he's there) - maybe we could have a set list of questions for everyone to ask and them compare his answers, I'm willing to bet none of them would be the same

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Right as I have it the old contol box (which is at this moment in time sat at the back of the coppice end) will be located on top of a new portacabin in the middle of the coppice terrace for the time being, the new cabin will become the first aid room, the wiring for the cameras, turnstiles,telephone, computers etc is being run along with all the other services that are required as we speak.

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What's the betting that the two portacabins will still be there, being used for exactly the same thing in three years' time? :rolleyes:

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The control box is currently located on the floor and we have been instructed to run all cables to it and make everything operational.The cameras will give a general overview of the ground but not every inch.

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I'm having a difficult time imagining a portacabin in the middle of the Coppice terrace with a control box on top of it.

There will need to be access to them for the people who will be working inside them, so does that mean the Coppice Terrace is effectively split in two for the away fans? Doesn't the location of these cabins in the terrace reduce our capacity further below the necessary 5,000?

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It's not on the terrace, it's behind it

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That makes sense :)

So the control room will not have visual access to the ground, only via cameras. I presume the police are happy with this.

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Yes they don't have to watch the football :D:D:D

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No the control room will be on top of the new portacabin so in effect it will be above the level of the back wall of the copice end thus giving its inhabitants a view of the pitch.

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Anyone seen Ceefax today? we are playing a Blackburn 1X next Sat 31st July kick off 1930, or is this a mistake? It seems funny it's only four days after we should have played Burnley. Maybe the pitch has made a sudden recovery, or is it the Police Box that will be up. Or maybe it's a mistake on the date, no doubt the two will tell us next week.

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Rovers 1st team will still be in Australia next week and there is nothing on their reserves fixture list.

Follow the links from
Blackburn Rovers | Match | Fixtures & Results | Fixtures, Results & Reports for details.

Strangely, for a Saturday match, the BBC have the kick-off as 19:30:
BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | A | Accrington | Fixtures

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Maybe my simple admonition to 'put some muck on it !!' has been taken up !!
It's truly amazing what 'nature's finest' can achieve !!....spread it around !!

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Burnley match is on!...but we can't watch it.

Burnley | News | Latest Headlines | Latest Headlines | Clarets On Red Alert

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I did try giving a hint in post 15 of the Southport thread last night, but nobody asked me what I was on about... probably just thought I was rambling as usual :D

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I wondered what you were on about at the time, Dave! Totally went over my head, that one... ;)

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Do we know what time kick-off is then,as I only work a stone's throw from
Gawthorpe !!

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I wouild guess 2ish, but doubt if you will get anywhere near the pitch ;)

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Would that be because of the dreaded lurgy?:D

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Stanley 1 up after 5 minutes. McConville scorer

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eh who are we playing now :confused: we played last nite :confused:
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2-0 now

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Come on Dave , let the mrs. in on it - or have you two had a domestic :D

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I just rang, but she could have read the thread :D

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Sounds like someone has risked getting somewhere near !!!! Must have sneaked past security!!

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We are a well informed set of fans ;)

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No domestic, just sulk's now and thats now x2 lol. Didn't expect that news on this thread so didn't know.
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What's that like - just out of curiosity?:rolleyes:

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He'll post the score as soon as the game finishes,and a run down of the teams!!!!

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Not confirmed yet but finished 2-1.

There is no mention on the Fishy site so I can take solace in the fact the game was never played :)

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Correction 2-2

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(altogether now) "...next week!" :D

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I've seen the draft plans

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What daft plans?:D;)

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Never mind it didn't work :D

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It has been said that this Saturday, at 1p.m. there will be an 'upraising' behind the away terrace!

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sounds a bit vulgar to me.:D

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I don't care how vulgar it is cashy as long as it gets a Safety Certificate for the ground!

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Sturctural engineering is not my strong point, but I'm pretty sure that wouldn't sit on top of a portacabin :confused:

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There's an article in the Telegrapgh regarding new police box

Accrington Stanley reveal control room plans (From Lancashire Telegraph)

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Really doubt some of the 'facts' in this article - but at least I can go to sleep now I've had my bedtime fairy story :rolleyes:

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The new control room, to be be funded by the club, will be sited in the corner of the away stand and is necessary for the club’s safety certificate and football league status.

If the new control room is "necessary" for the club's safety certificate and football league status...how're they going to build it in a week?

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Yeh don't mean yer doubting "Robs" word.?:eek:

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Presumably because they have had to submit a planning application they will use the old one as a temporary measure.

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As I understand it there will be a new first aid 'cabin', placed rear centre of the away terrace and the old control cabin placed on top of it! All should be revealed after the "upraising" ceremony at 1p.m. tomorrow, Saturday.

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Putting my cynical hat on fir just one minute, could this possibly be the reason our embargo appears to be still in place? Or is the letter from the league still in the mail?

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I'm not sure the lack of a safety certificate is a transfer embargo issue, there again who knows how the Football League work ? :rolleyes:

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Cheers Dave, I wasn't sure whether it was or not.........:o

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...and as I've said before, it'll still be in use three years from now.

£20,000 spent on a new police control box? There's about as much chance of that as Cashy joining the diplomatic corps. ;)

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Chief Executive Rob Heys said: “The temporary cabin meets requirements for now, but what we really need is a permanent structure and is the first priority.
“We are trying to get away from the old way of ‘make do and mend’


Does this imply that our CEO has at last realised and herein confirmed that every effort made up to date has
been on an 'ad hoc' and 'anything will do' basis ??...
We can only applaud his perspicacity and hope for better things !!..


PS...When will a press release from The Crown actually say what it means ?.

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well i can't applaud his perspicacity as i have aint a ruddy clue what it is., speak simpleton english please.:D

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:) 12 oclock the crane is lifting the control box in to place :) camras at the ready;):)

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OO look forward to pictures :D

Mind u with all this rain should be good for the lush greenery called the pitch :D

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:)Cabin is now in place and looks quite well.


I`m going up tommorow . I`ll take a video and post a link. :D

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Aye cabin is up & MIck S is really happy with it, new paint job and is wired up ready, tho he has specifically stated that it ISN'T a police box, its the Safety Officers Control Room where safety officers monitor the whole ground ensuring everyones safety accordingly:D


Enjoyed my tour round the old SOC room now hope for a tour in the new one now :D:D:D

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Cheers for the update and info man.

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Forgive me yonmon, but I had to find out as it was bugging me!

perspicacity - intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)

Now I know you still have that "sarcastic" streak that I love :) :)

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Not really Cowboy !... for 'Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit ' (attributed to Oscar Wilde !)...and I would never stoop to employing it on our Forum !..call me a lover of Irony and Litotes if you like, but Sarcastic...never !.

( Alfred.E. points out that IRONY , Ms Irony Smith.. is the redhead three doors down !! ... )