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Hi everyone,
The One Man Army also known as The Accrington Stanley Brazilian Supporters Club :D is arriving in England (London) tomorrow night!
I'll then travel to Crewe to see the Stans play away from home on Tuesday, and on Wednesday I'll take the train to Accrington. I arrive at 11:59am. I'll be staying in the Maple Lodge @ 70 Blackburn Road.

I've been talking to Mr. Robert Houseman and he offered to show me Accrington and the club on Wednesday and players training on Thursday, I can't wait! I go back to London on Thursday, 5PM.

Anyway, the reason I'm writing this thread is to call people to go to The Crown Pub, about 7:30PM on Wednesday, to have a drink and talk about football (and/or everything else :D).

Hopefully I'll see some of you soon.

:)

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If only the people of Accrington showed even a tenth of this man's enthusiasm and interest in our town's team. Top effort fella.

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Where are you staying after the match??????

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Thanks mate!
It's my pleasure... let's say I'm not an "average" football fan :D

I've booked a place to stay in Crewe after the match, then I get the train in the morning the next day.

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Has anyone informed "The Observer" about our special guest?

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has the Observer got a reporter called Donna?

"hi, just called to let you know that he's on his way, Diego to MorrowDonna"

I know, I'm going . . .

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Brazil/Argentina!!!!

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South America - they all look the same to me ;)

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Andy Carruthers was born in Brazil, he's a big Rovers fan, living down south, he has relatives in Hollins Lane. His brother travelled from Brazil to come to some Stanley match a few seasons ago.

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Yep, it's amazing, some people will travel from the other side of the globe to watch Stanley. Others who live in Accrington spend their time supporting clubs from other towns. Funny old world. :rolleyes:

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Stanley didn't exist between 1962 and 1969, so there is a void of 7 years. Myself being born in 1963 followed my big brother to watch Rovers, although i went to Stanley home games in the mid 70's when Rovers were playing away. Stanley were never going to replace my Rovers, even when they got back into the football league. Many people stay away from Stanley because of the prices, when they were non-league crowds were bigger than they are now. I've been going to football since 1971, most people sit at home and watch football on tv and they consider themselves football fans. that seems to be coming the norm. Even Man Utd have to advertise the Ajax game on radio to try and to fill their ground.

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Stop it! Stop all the excuses! I can tell from the underlying tone of your post that really you want to come back to where you belong. The Clayton End is your natural home so stop fighting it and submit to your natural instincts. Plenty of ex-Roverites on here, a great craic and we're even playing badly at the moment so it'll be just like watching the chicken farmers. Go on...you know you want to!

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You tell him Wynonie ... for him, home should be where the heart is, for me heart is where the home was.

But it is a bit of a bar steward that Premier League handouts allow Rovers to set their prices so low that we can't undercut them significantly.

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[quote=Chimer;971793]You tell him Wynonie ... for him, home should be where the heart is, for me heart is where the home was.

But it is a bit of a bar steward that Premier League handouts allow Rovers to set their prices so low that we can't undercut them significantly.[/quote] Nail on head Chimer:)

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Hey Diego...I hope you really enjoyed yourself despite the result.I hope you got to meet many of the names you see on here. You going to get to a home game?

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I too began watching football in the time when Stanley weren't there and actually went to the Rovers one week and Burnley the next, supporting both clubs except when they played each other when I was definitely a Rovers fan. I fell out of love with football in the late 1980's but in 2003 my sons took me to watch the Rovers at Leicester and I couldn't have cared less who won. A few months later, living in Buckinghamshire at the time, I decided to go and watch the Stanley at Barnet and as they say the rest is history. A 0-0 draw but I was desperately looking at my watch for the last 15 minutes just like the old days. Went regularly to away matches in the South east until I moved to Cornwall. Don't get much chance to see them now and the change of date of the Torquay match has stopped me getting to that one but if I'm asked now who I support there's only one answer and it's got be the Stanley.

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Swindon's almost in Cornwall; see you there on Saturday for the shock result of the day.

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Diego has asked me to post that he will be in the Crown from 7:30pm tonight (Wednesday) if any fans would like to say hello.

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John Alty a former Stanley chairman chairman put me off going to Stanley when he slagged league football off after having his wallet nicked at a Rovers v Man City game. Little did he expect Stanley getting back into the league. I have been on The Crown Ground once this season, to watch the mighty Scunthorpe beat you in the League Cup. They were my dads team, and the first result i look out for on a Saturday afternoon. I even had a spell of going over to Scunny when Rovers had no match on Saturdays

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Top effort to Diego !

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Never mind the Observer take a look at this! :D

Accrington Stanley's Brazilian fan | The Sun |News

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I thought we lost at Gresty Road!!!! :o

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Typical Murdoch rag, cannot even get their facts right, Diego has stated in the Observer "that he hopes to return to watch Stanley play at the Crown in the future". Good luck to the lad, and I hope he does, now which team has world wide support from NZ to Brazil? And how about arranging a pre-season kick about with Flamenco?:D

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Great to meet up with Diego on Wednesday evening and talk Stanley whilst also debating South American football in general, hope he enjoys the rest of his stay.

Great stuff by the Club (Rob Houseman) in arranging for him to be shown around and meeting the players, things like that make you appreciate more the friendliness that sometimes goes unnoticed and perhaps is taken for granted with the Club but is more the reason it helps make it more special.:)

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Hey everyone,

Apologies for bumping a really old thread but I thought it was better than creating a new one right now.

I wonder if you people remember me - in 2012 I came to England on vacations, watched Stanley play away at Crewe and then went to Accrington to visit the club. I was introduced to the then manager (Cook), the players and the staff. My interview in the Accrington Observer ended up on the national newspapers! I still have a piece of the Daily Mirror back home with my picture on it.

Anyway, I'm coming back to the forum (my last login had been back in 2012!) to say that I'm now living in the UK for a year. I'm a student at the University of Liverpool, where I'm doing their MBA in Football Industries, and I've already gone to Accrington twice this season, to watch the L2 game vs Plymouth and the FA Cup win over Luton Town this past weekend.

I took a couple of friends with me (one Mexican, another Peruvian) who both loved the experience and tell me they're Stanley fans from now on. We even took a picture on the pitch at half-time - not sure if those who were there noticed this.

Well, I just wanted to say 'hello' again, wish Stanley the best of luck for the rest of the season, and I'll probably be back at some point to watch a few other matches. I wish Tranmere were still in L2 though, as it would be quite easy for me to watch a game there, since I'm living in Liverpool.

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So your a Brazilian called Diego, you been spending any time in Morecambe lately?

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thank god we got the right diego LOL

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Yes I remember you from the Crewe game :)

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Welcome back, Diego, and welcome to your mates. Hope you all get to a few more of Stanley's games. Good luck with your studies.

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Should have posted last week then we could have all said jello!

Always welcome Diego

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:) Welcome :)

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Thanks everyone, I'll let you know whenever I'm going back to Accrington, as I'd sure enjoy meeting some of you.

Depending on which day the FA Cup game vs Boro is, I might even fancy going there! I'd like to visit as many stadiums as I can and I've never been to Riverside.

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Its not a bad stadium Diego yeh should enjoy if yeh manage it.:)

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Enjoy your time at the "Pool" Diego, you'll eventually get a grip of the "Scally tongue". ;)