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just what it says on the tin!!

:D

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Source ?

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some deliriously drunken fans in The Crown

as a result of the Ilyas board meeting today

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Groovy.

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Is this correct Rob???

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A long 10 months later as your avatar displays - at last faith is restored.

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stanleymad has posted it on her facebook page ...

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Yes mab it's correct :D

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Details, please...facebook sends me nuts.

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The details are at the Crown, the problem is can anyone type them up when they get home :D

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Got no further updates yet everyone seems to be celebrating ATM at the crown lol

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You sadist....

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Epic news, I wish I was in Accrington at this moment in time.

Here is to getting the past of DON and EW behind us. To the future of ASFC.

Hopefully PM takesover if IK cannot.

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I slightly delerious UKCowboy rang me as soon as Ilyas landed in the crown and said O'neill resigned, Rob Heys has 'stepped up to the plate and within 3 months the club will be a community club.

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Excellent news but I want more, Whalleys name removed as owner to start.

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I'm pleased for Rob. I think he was dragged down in the mire, hopefully he will show what he can do.

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What ???

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Thought D on was majority share holder?????

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I'm sure ilyas will ensure that it is done proper :)

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From what I understand from Ilyas's previous posts, the club is technically owned by creditors not shareholders

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oh and I forgot to mention that Ilyas wants to have the funding in place for a new stadium within the next 5 years!

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Technically, the club is owned by the shareholders; but as Ilyas has said, if the club owes more than the club is worth, then it is the creditors who call the shots. And that, quite simply, is what has happened today. One call...goodnight, Mr O'Neil.

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I should have used the word effectively instead of technically, but at least you explained it better :D

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In IK we trust, lets get this saga out of the road. Together we are Accrington Stanley. Just wish I was in Accrington at the moment.

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Even I'm getting round to liking the club again which is amazing considering what I was calling them earlier today :D

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Well thats a shock, good luck to Rob.

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yes yes yes yes bye bye bye good luck rob

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Did any of you lot up there make any notes, record any speeches, take any piccys..in any way document the momentous events of today?

I'm stuck in the smoke and really peeved off about missing all this...as I guess are about twenty thousand other exiles.

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:alright:

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Wow that really is out of the Blue or am I just slow:confused:

I really do hope that this can be a fresh start for everyone involved in the Club and be the start of new exciting things and our focus can move away from matters off the pitch and go back to doing what we as fans do best which is support "Our Team":)

Bring on the Toon

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Are you okay Grimps, that was very restrained :D

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Well Didn't think nowt could improve me good mood today..............But this news just has.:theband::Banane12: one door closes, another opens, can accept Rob Heys has been used as the organgrinders monkey, NOW hes the organgrinder n wish him well, Hope he proves me right.:):D;)

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WOW... what a last 7 hours or so in Accrington. !!
Good luck to you Rob Heys. I'm sure you'll do a great job.

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i tried to start a new thread but cant for some reason (on my phone).

As much as many people will be glad that o.neil has gone, lets also try to remember that at least he tried. he also successfully professionalised much of the club infrastructure. In my opinion he was the wrong man in the wrong place and ended up out of his depth.
For various reasons i'm happy that the situation has come to a head and been resolved, but i'd also like to thank David for the good things that he did, and tried to do, and i wish him good luck in the future. I hope that the majority can also be respectful in their opinions of his departure.

And also the very best of luck to Rob, who has gone from terrace to head honcho in a few short years. i really hope that we can all show some faith in him and aid him where ever possible

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I totally agree Rob. Well said.

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Spot on post Macca, Ilyas himself also thanked The DON, for what he has done for Stanley, it is about the future now, not the past, best of luck to Rob Heys, but most importantly of all - as Ilyas said in The Crown - we must all pull together and back both teams, players and staff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


:) :) :) :) :) :) :)

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Here's another happy exile. Today is a good day.
To echo Macca and others, thanks for your efforts Mr O'Neill but wrong bloke wrong time. Hopefully the lessons you learned here will stand you on good stead in the future.
Good luck Mr Heys. Let's hope you can emerge from the shadow of the don and the cardboard millionaire and that you're able to rebuild the trust between the club and the fans.
Can I suggest that the club take the time to speak to the people at Stockport and Notts County to see why community/fan ownership didn't work there, so that we learn from their mistakes?
Does anyone know where this leaves the formal ownership situation? Who owns the shares and are they amenable to this move?
And am I the only person who thinks that "The Ilyas Khan Stadium" has a nice ring about it for the new ground?

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Now I've got over the shock, I'd just like to say I'm glad he's gone he lied to me he lied to the fans he's lied to everyone good riddance, the club can move forward now hopefully bridging the gap between fans and club.

I hope Rob can grasp the opportunity he now has to make a fresh start as I'm sure many will now think the slate is wiped clean.

All the best Rob and thank you Ilyas for all you have done to try and sort the club.

Bring on Newcastle !!!

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For such a momentous occasion it’s a bit quite…..:)

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That's because for the first time in almost 2 yrs we can relax Doug. :)

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I agree wi shurm simple as, whatever good that man did, was undone by all the "Lies" "Deceit" n "Bull" i wish him no harm but good riddance sums up very well.

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no tears shed.

selfish, self promoting, clueless, dreamer, incapable - need i go on.

This is Rob Heys chance to shine, he has been defended from alot of the blame by the good will of some fans, now he needs to prove himself. Lets hope for the sake of the club he can. All the best Rob.

This is brilliant and the best possible news ahead of the newcastle game.

I am confident, Coleman and Bell will be pleased.

A comunity club is the only viable long term prospect not just for stanley but for every club, not only does it bring football clubs to the heart of the community, but if adopted by all 92 clubs it makes the whole scene a level playing ground.

Lets hope Iylas gets the credit he deserves and represents us live on sky on wednesday as the chairman of the people.

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I agree with Rob's comments with regards David there are things that have been achieved in terms of making the Club more professional and sometimes we also forget that people also have lives away from the Club.

It's a big step up for Rob but one which should be viewed as natural progression I think the most important aspect besides he knows the Club inside out is that first & foremost for me if we are to achieve "Community Ownwership" he is a fan.

There probably now needs to be a short period of stabillity and Rob given time to adjust to his new role and for everyone else behind the scenes a chance to adjust to the new infrastucture.

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good luck rob

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I'd love to know what defines a 'Community Club'

As everybody knows ( except Tealeaf :) ) that my first club is Burnley. They claim to be a 'community club'. Since the one shot at the big time they seem to make more decisions based on greed than community. So much so even when I have time to go I would think twice about giving them my money. I hope Stanley's version of a community club is a bit different

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having had time to ponder, makes me wonder, who will be Rob Heys Number2? i assume the running of the club requires at least 2 people? would not like to see the man snookered, before he starts.:confused:

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I would think the club needs more coal face workers than top brass. Albeit time permitting the club still has a Chairman & Vice chairman and I'm sure there are people close to them who will be more than willing to be involved on a daily basis to help Rob out. At that level it should be more about communication than hands on. I would imagine also that any staff who have something about them will step up to the mark.

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Well the winds have well and truly blown through the club. I saw D'ON yesterday at the club and he looked as if he hadn't a care in the world, Now I know why. Thank you and goodbye. Would it now be possible to rid the club of the Cardboard cut out of the previous incumbent as his shares are worthless and as Ilyas has said, any value in these shares is owned by the people/companies we owe money too. It absolutely galls me to see that man who was once thought a saviour but very nearly brought the club to its knees and took it out of existence AGAIN entering any part of the club grounds. He may claim that the club owe him money, but to use a quote he once made "you wouldn't pay him in washers".

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I suppose being from that neck of the woods I see that more than most, I suppose the key difference that will define is the "Community Ownership"?

What I will give great credit to the Clarets for is the level of support that the community side of the Club generates, a lot is deep rooted some of that goes back generations from father/mother to son/daughter etc. but certainly a lot of the credit must go to there Community Team who are everywhere involved in childrens education by the going into schools and then things like Summer Clubs it is something that is massively beneficial not just to the Children but to the Club in connecting at a very young age.

In fact the last time I went to the Doctors they had a local medical & well being film on which showed what a massive part the Clartes play in the local community promoting health & well being.

Stanley have made a similar move a few years ago and it is building and bringing more youngsters into contact with the Club which can't be a bad thing and after listening to Matt from the Community Taem at the OSC meeting a couple of months ago that will keep on bulding and flourishing and will be a key factor in years to come.:)

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You gave them more credit than I did :D

Maybe I'll wait until there's a thread on community ownership before I wheel out my long answer to your post, I don't want to be accused of thread wandering too much :)

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Don't dispute that dave, its more whats practical fer the clubs existence n well being,as regards being well run, to me, don't think we imagine or assume is that good a thing, though we all do it, Clarity as too the state of of play, is whats required,the best way too go forward, I.M.H.O.:);)

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Lets face it, every football fan in the country ( including us ) is an expert at running a club, should be a doddle.:rofl38:

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Thought there might have been some sort of "official" mention of all of this on the website by now. Or is it all still a bit "cloak and dagger"? A bit more transparency would be appreciated by many I'm sure.:hothothot

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No cloak or dagger my friend, it was all public in The Crown last night!! :)

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any more details from the meeting?

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With the enormity of yesterdays announcements I expect that it will tale a day or so to write it up and place it on the fishy site. This is purely conjecture on my part as I have no inside knowledge :):)

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Well no doubt there's sore heads this morning after a celebratory day yesterday but hope the official update will happen soon as not every fan could be there in an already packed crown pub.

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The LT posted the story about an hour ago, but they're referring to '..reports as being unconfirmed'. Just typical of the LT.....


Drama at Accrington Stanley board meeting (From Lancashire Telegraph)

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Don't knock it, Tealeaf. At least it puts something down in print. Up to now, those of us who live away from Accy have had to make do with scraps thrown from those who were at the Crown last night. The promised details about the Board Meeting have not been forthcoming, we know that Rob Heys has "stepped up to the plate", whatever that might mean, but when it comes to facts, we know nothing apart from the fact that D'On has, allegedly "gone". I, along with many other exiles I'm sure, have been scanning this forum since last night in the hope of any concrete information. So far, however, nothing has been forthcoming, so thanks to the Telegraph for at least giving SOME substance to the story.

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Well, as someone else who lives away from Accy then I also rely on the LT website as well as this, as a source of local news. The problem with the LT is that it's journalistic standards are not of the highest order. Take the aforesaid article...it begins by saying the directors meeting ended in drama. How do they know it ended in drama? The drama lies in DON's resignation..if the LT have not yet got confirmation of that resignation then there is no drama. So what have they to add, other than what we know already?

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I have to agree; I had expected that a situation of such enormity would have brought forth some form of official announcement. Mr. O'Neil has been the focus of much criticism over his handling of ASFC affairs and for is lack of communication and transparency with the fans/community.

I had hoped that by this time there would have been some marginal reference from those involved in view of the promises of openness and transparency.

However, I can except that it is Sunday Lunch and the night before would have been a fantastic occasion for those lucky enough to be there. But come on; some of us are wetting ourselves to know the facts.

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Thats just yer age Doug, incontinence pants is what ya need.:D:D

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Ok Doug et all, here is what I recall from lastnights goings on at the Crown. I think I've got most of it but as I was rather tipsy I may not be 100% on everything, perhaps someone else will correct any mistakes :)

Well where do I begin? Last night in the Crown honestly felt like Christmas had come early for almost everyone who was there!!

Ilyas first said that the club was now ontrack to become a proper 'community club' that would in time belong to the 'townsfolk of Accrington', a number of new shares would be made available in the coming months (100,000)ish at an affordable price and with payment options for those who would struggle to pay outright for them. He then announced that Peter Marsden was the new club President, a move that was met with a round of applause. He then went on to say that He (Ilyas) would be working with the council to find us a new 'home' and that He would fund the building of a new Stadium. All monies that have been put in by Ilyas and Peter are NOT loans but DONATIONS that will not be repayable regardless, cue another round of applause. Finally He went on to say that D'on had resigned and would have no further input into Asfc. Rob Heys would step up to the plate and remain CEO in overall charge of the day to day running of the club with guidance from both Ilyas and Peter, he also encouraged Rob to look to hire a professional manager to help. JC and JB will be given contracts as a matter of urgency (large cheers all-round). JC would also be given a substantial transfer budget to bring in players in the Jan window. He asked us all to suppport Rob in his new position and the rest of the staff. Then it was time to party lol.

I hope this is of some help to you.

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What about whalley ?

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Surprsingly his name never came up.

So the changes are going to be registered officially, I'm surprised it wasn't mentioned he was there at club sweating lol

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Cheers fer that update U.K. cashy is even happier now.:):):):):)

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Not as happy as I was after numreous pints of mild last night!!

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Cheer's Pete, fantastic news if it is substantiated by an official statement, I don't doubt you Pete; nor do I doubt the sincerity of Peter and Ilyas, but 3 points on the day, 3 clean sheets and the all of the Crown three sheets on Yonmon's ship does not constitute a clear picture for those of us outside the town.

I can understand that Peter, Ilyas and Rob would need time to draft a suitable statement and nail down the facts before going public, so I give way.

The Whalley issue needs to be cleared up fast though....

What a fantastic future for the Club and the Town.

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Hence the reason I refrained from posting last night......................;)

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:)Am i right in thinking a new share issue of 100k would devalue mr whalleys 51% stake in Accrington Stanley and their fore remove him as the major share holder??

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I think you are correct in that Mab, however the issue of EW's shares etc didnt come up last night.............no doubt it will out soon enough!

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:) Cheers Pete :)

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I know we are probably all interested to see what any Official Statement says but I also think in fairness to the Club and it's employees it must be like living in a Goldfish Bowl at times where everyone wants to see what is going on.

But the Club as an employer has a right to probably speak to it's staff first & foremost, bearing also in mind it is a weekend after a game and perparations are probably in full swing for arguably the biggest game in the Club's History coming up in mid week.

These are only my thoughts and I am sure in time all will become clear.

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Or the fact ya were too blitzed?:D;)

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Things just keep getting better, if thats right, its better than a lottery win.:alright:

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I think you'l find that neally all if not all know about whats happend to Mr ONeill Google Page Ranking!!

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i would imagine that the previously approved share issue was officially given the in ahead to happen. Ilyas and Peter obviously wanted it to happen and Rob would have had the casting vote to push it through. I reckon don threw his hat in at that point. Eric or Don, it doesn't matter anymore - their 51 will now be worth 25? 10? Dunno, but their influence will now be significantly diluted. We can now look forwards to a significant cash influx when the shares are ready for sale.

I think that 'the fans' would probably only purchase a small amount of shares and that we'll be hoping for some decent bulk buying from the business sector. I'd like to see the council take some kind of fiscal interest in this move as well. I'm more than made up with the promise that installments can be made as this will probably double the pittance that i can afford to chip in! I would suspect that it will also aid the budgeting of the many businesses that we will want to get involved.

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I would think the fact that businesses would want to get involved would be an unexpected bonus, they have hardly be queuing up recently :rolleyes:

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I would imagine there'll be a lot more confidence around the town now that things have changed. Also the announcements, depending how they're done, that the 'Community' will own the club, that we'll do more for the people rather than people doing everything for us, and that a new stadium build is practically around the corner, will instill further confidence.

To cite an example, Graham Charnley at Interlink used to put a lot of money into the club but got nowt back and was disillusioned at the shambolic way we operated. Maybe a new found confidence in the club could inspire him to come back? maybe rather than drip feeding 20k here and there he would prefer to come in and purchase a block of £100k worth of shares? Like I said it's only an example of a person and I'd be in no way insinuating that he would or should. But he could?

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Lots of reassurance will be needed externally for business interest, also note ossie mills is moving back out of town centre and no proper utilidge of promoting Stanley where the locals are, some do find the dredge up to the crown a put off but do want to part with their cash into our club.

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[quote=maccawozzagod;839168]that a new stadium build is practically around the corner, will instill further confidence.quote]

Any mention of where?

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No mention and I think that 'round the corner' may be 3 - 4 years down the line.

As for Rob having the casting vote wouldn't he have to have been a director?

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as CEO does he not get that anyway? as would the company secretary?

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The long term benefits of the Council linking up with the Club could be with Leisure facilties that would benefit not just the Club but maybe the whole of Accrington by usage of the community at large and probably produce other spin offs.

But with fiscal tightening around most Communities and Councils who knows where we will be when the time comes?

I am not too familiar with the Leisure facilities and how modern they are in Hynburn and whether it would be beneficial?

That is for now further down the line

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a lot depnds on where any new ground would be. Away from where it is now would you be looking at an area where one would need to drive to? if so then the leisure, corporate, function facilities would have to be A1 top drawer stuff as you are competing with every other 'drive to' facility. If, for example, the ground remained where it is then you are looking at providing something (slightly above) adequate for the needs of the thousand or so people who live within a ten minute walk.

Even more down the line though, but much lies within the vision that Ilyas has. If he is prepared to bank roll it then it can be whatever it wants to be, but his written vision on here at the beginning of summer was that it would be something that lies within the remit of both LCC and HBC, in order to maintain their long term interest. Grants from a plethora of public bodies will be available, outside of the LEGI requirement of all seater stadia etc. Does he need the money from these bodies in order to maintain their interest? and does that come at any cost? He will have done his homework before the first shovel is lifted and I have more than every confidence it would be done in the best manner possible.

I just hope he doesn't have a twin brother that he wants to dedicate the ground to, can you imagine the KHAN TWIN STADIUM? :p

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Don't give up the day job :D

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i'll get me coat ... :do-one:

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Well having taken 24 hours to think about the situation........ WHAT A RESULT.

Gutted I wasnt there to witness the Crown last night, bloody work !!

But agreed with Dav (again), no tears shed from me over DON, he was a man out of his depth that blatently lied to us, THE FANS, as did Heys, for which I will never forgive either of them.

Words just cant be said for the legend that is Ilyas Khan. He will forever be my hero.

I will leave the complicated share holder/ issues to more knowlegable people than myself, but all we need now is that smug cardboard prat to be removed from the lounge on matchdays and the story is complete as far as im concerned.

Agreed the 1st priority is the team and to make sure Coley has everything he needs, but secondly the ground MUST be sorted ASAP in my opinion. A new stadium would be excellent, somewhere along the lines of Buron Albion's ground would do me fine :)

Oh and as for the game, gutted I missed it, but well done Mr Mcconville, not a bad way to silence the critics (including me) !!

Sky Sports Story to come this week.

ON STANLEY ON

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Neither the CEO nor the Company Secretary qualify automatically for a vote - they have to be directors as well.

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A new stadium is the future,simple as, have no doubt it will materialize at some future date, whats required now is fer trust to be rebuilt between the club @ public/ business, handled right i'm certain it can be done,Rob Heys has one hell of a job, but sure he can achieve it,with help, that is vital,i'm sure J.C. @ J.B. will have a great boost when the dust settles n that can only be positive fer the club, what has happened has restored my faith in the Club as a whole,already had it in coley n the lads.:alright:

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I'm just glad that the pantomime of goodies, baddies, factions and frictions is over.

2010/11 is going to be one special season for our club. I can feel it in me water.

Bring on the Geordies.

(6-0? Pah. That was in their own back yard against losers from Brum. Wait 'til we get 'em on t'Crown!)

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I think it is great that DON has left the club, however it is imperative that we are rid of EW to truly move the club forward. In my eyes if that means issuing 1million new shares at 1pence each then it would be worth doing if only to bring his shareholding down to nothing.

DON was always on a hiding to nothing the minute he started lying about the HMRC fiasco. To be fair to him though he did put a decent infastructure together for the day to day running including bring Lew back. I feel that we should use this to our advantage and make sure that we keep these key personnel to keep moving forward especially Lew who has done a great job in raising the clubs profile for the retail side of the business.

As for the future, its looks a lot rosier than it did 24 hours ago. It is great that steps are to be taken to help the fans have a say in running the club, this is the first step on a long journey to the promised land! I think that we should increase JC's playing budget but I hope that the long-term strategy is to ensure natural growth for the club to help increase money available through commercial viability instead of Iylas having to help the club out. I think this wont happen overnight but it is achievable in the next 5 years. There is certainly an opportunity available to exploit the cheaper end of the market, people will be looking more to get value for money during this difficult time as they will have less money available for enjoyment so to speak.

The easiest things to do straightaway is to get a ground sponsor on board and perhaps look to buy a supporters coach so that away travel can be made more accessible at a reduced price. This may encourage more fans to go to more away games. I would also end the shambles involving the pricing structure of tickets on the gate being £2 more expensive. I feel that this is something that will discourage walk ons and roaming supporters, I think starting a loyalty scheme and a refer a friend scheme may help to increase gates and spending in the club shop. Looking further afield I feel that the Lincoln game would be a perfect time to offer the season ticket holders of other clubs entry for £5. This would ensure a crowd of around 2500 to 3000 perhaps. One final thing could be to sponsor the clock, whereby each person pays a fixed amount of money to sponsor one minute of a game and if the first goal is scored in their minute then they receive a cash prize. If nobody scores then the money would be rolled over to the next game.

One final thing is just to say thanks to Ilyas to giving the supporters real reason to be hopeful for the future.

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I think nowt else needs to be said after the sentence above, Trust is paramount, lose it yer knackered.;)

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As has already been said, It does not matter how many shares or what percentage EW owns, they are worth nowt when the club is in reality owned by its creditors! However, with the new share issue, whoever buys them will dilute the shareholding of the cardboard one!

Long may it continue.

Agreed, but as regards charging £2 extra for walk ons, I'm not sure this is happening yet! The loyalty scheme is a good idea and no doubt will be picked up by the club when either Lew or Rob or whoever reads the board.

Nice idea, again lets hope someone from the CEO downward reads this and takes it on board at the club.

and finally - so says every true fan of Accrington Stanley.

Bring on the Toon - never looked forward to a match sooooo much

:theband: :thankya::hothothot

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Now that Rob Heys is in charge I hope that he grows some balls and stops Whalley from coming to the ground a few times a week and also stops telling lies. Remember, it was Rob Heys who told us blatant lies at the fans' forum last year.