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Bloody hate friendlies and every season I swear I'm not going to any.

I gave my 8 year old the option of which ONE game we'd go to- hoping he'd choose this ... he didn't :(

He chose Everton so we'll go to that.

But I choose this so we'll do both :) yay for democracy!

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don't suppose any text comm for we exiles ?

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Or he's played you at your own game & picked Everton knowing you wanted to go tonight so he gets to go to two :D

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Wouldnt put it past him, little ******

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Team news
Chapman
Matty P
Donacien
Mark Hughes
A trialist
Conneely
Jordan Clark
A trialist
Billy Kee
A triallist
McConville

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No sub keeper

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No 8 trialist is Paul Pogba

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nathan wolland is the sub keeper chaps

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What happened to Jack Little ? Thought he was a highly rated young keeper?

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Signed for nelson

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Chip off the old block Rob :D

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Attendance 1663

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Sadly,they become teenagers...:(

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Dam,0-1...not good for my multi.

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Gotta say it is a very strong Huddersfield 2nd half

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From the Examiner:
Accrington have just brought on Rommy Boco - he’s a Benin international, just like Town’s Steve Mounie...Unusual to have two feature in one game in England.

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In my opinion Huddersfield moved the ball very well, but stanley were more dangerous, the second half though they scored, we were every bit as good,, thought the trialist No5 did very well, hope we sign that lad, the No8 not for me.

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No.5 was Ben Stephen Everton looked a proper centre half could be a useful signing No.8 not sure who he was was bypassed by their passing game No. 10 again not sure who he was but looked very useful good control and guick Jordan Clarke looked very sharp as did new signing Mcleod did,nt deserve to lose goog workout for both sides.

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Also saw Ryan Scicluna warming up but did,it get on.

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So annoyed Ince scored have a pathological hatred for him and hope he falls on his over-rated ass this season

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To be honest i reckon we have nothing at all to fear in Div2,more so even when we add a couple more to the squad, Dont forget Huddersfields lads were worth millions and we acquitted ourselves very well.:)

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No 5 trialist impressed me with his talking and constant organising alongside Hughes. Looked strong in the air and solid in the tackle. Got caught out late in the 1st half when covering Donacien and got smashed for pace down the wing. Maybe an able alternative to Hughes? But with Sykes, Mohammed and Ogle as youth team graduates I'd be reluctant to offer him a job just as an alternative. Worth another look though.

No 8. Questionable sized shorts, questionable haircut and didnt impose himself. Looked a real unit in the warm up, and his hair drew Pogba comparisons. I thought he looked composed with and without possession to start with but as the half drew on he became less and less involved. Was that the ebb and flow of the game or did he go missing?

No 10. Looked a little Lutelish in his play. Hatd to judge really from tuther end but had more to offer than Billy in the 1st half. Size wise he looked like he was going to be nippy, but he had one or two chances to engage the afterburners ... but had forgot to put fuel in.

2nd half

Sousa, Boco, Ogle, Sykes, Beckles, Edwards and Brown were the knowns that came on. No 16 (nolan?) in the middle seemed alright, didnt do 'a lot' but probably more than Pogba. I liked the look of no 22 (McCleod?)as well. Looked like Akinfenwas little cousin. He tried to go at the full back every time and was more than willing to chase the ball back if he lost it.

Ryan Scicluna and Zaid Mohammed were unused subs.


Hard to gauge the team from this BUT I'll stick me neck out and say we'll be no worse than last year. We need someone alongside Conneely and tried 2 tonight and still have the Maltese guy to go at. However, he's not our guy to try to remould but I'd give Edwards a go there. He looks and plays so similarly to Crooks ...

We also need a keeper. Chapman made a couple of half decent saves, and I couldnt see the goal enough to comment, but solely based on last season he doesnt give enough confidence to the 4 in front of him.

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16 was new signing Liam Nolan.

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He is a player that would be a really good signing for us

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16 was Liam Nolan!

He isn't a bad keeper on his day, just prone to too many errors!

https://twitter.com/westerhampete/st...19631530749953

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I'm even more confident of our prospects this season after that second half performance. I shall be going down the bookies tomorrow to put a score on us reaching the automatics.

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Marathon bet have us at 6/1

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Hmmm...would've thought the bookies would be offering longer odds than that, as they usually have so little confidence in us. Will have a mooch round tomorrow.

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We're nowhere near favourites to go up, forest green and Lincoln have better odds than us

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usually favourites for relagation along with morecambe. makes a change for sure.

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Stanley fans don't really come out in numbers for friendlies especially midweek

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My friend, bearing in mind the occasion & the ludicrously cheap tickets, I can only despair at that response! :o:o:o

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Can probably expect same showings up until the 2nd home game of season when everyone's back from holidays

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Second home game of the season!!!!
Some people must enjoy long holidays. :rolleyes:

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The irony of comments about low gates from someone who won't be coming anywhere near the club for years to come!

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[QUOTE=Wynonie Harris;1197322]The irony of comments about low gates from someone who won't be coming anywhere near the club for years to come![/QUOTE

Irony from a Stanley 'fan' who's spoilt for choice as to his options of which other team(s) to support. Surely not. .:rolleyes:

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Are you sure that was his name as searches dont bring anything up at all ?

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Have we all to guess who yer talking too?

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Try Ben Richards Everton ex Airdrie...????

Surprised that your gate was quoted as being just over 1600. Not bad for a friendly...but I suppose the 'udders fans out numbered the Stanley ones....!!!!

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no doubt you out numbered the bamber bridge fans the other night then

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Still at least it wasn't Called off for a butterfly festival like plymouths

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After you have made it clear you won't be attending any more games in the foreseeable future, you have the stupidity to make a comment about showings at the Wham. You really are a mixed up individual. Please do us all a favour!

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get behind the club

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Well look at last year for an example, of the back of one of our best ever seasons we nearly have hmefans outnumbered by don't fans on first game, Accrington will never have big attendances especially for pointless friendlies they only come out the wood work for important games like Stevenage last home game other season, think it's pretty fair to say while there is the band of loyal fans most of the people in the surrounding area are plastics that only come out when the team is being successful, that probably won't change in the foreseeable future unless heaven forbid one of the big teams around us goes tits up

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Tell us something new! You're missing the point, though - you're complaining about stay away fans, but you're one of the fans who's staying away! As Davo says, get behind the team!

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i suppose i,ll be put into the stay away fans group. just don,t do friendly matches, never have, never will. even if i lived down livingstone road i wouldn,t bother, but can,t wait for the season to start though.

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I've been to one friendly match in 45 years of watching football. I can see why people might want to go (nice weather, cheap, nowt else to do, some new players to see) but I've just never got enthused by them.

Same with european matches, or 99% of premier league matches on the telly.... If I don't feel desperate for my team to win then I ain't bothered.

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I love to see the trialists and any new signings is why i go, gives an insight to me on the coming season.:) it was annoying though the fact they dont announce who the trialists are.

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I know quite a few who don't do friendlies, but like Cashy I love 'em. However, the point is, you'll be there for the Colchester match. St06nc2 won't be because he's boycotting the club until Andy Holt goes. So it ill becomes him to start commenting on other's non-attendance.

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why does anyone comment about a club they no longer support is beyond me. is it to wind up those who actually do.

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Never squad I didn't support the club anymore, I will never not support Stanley, I just got support the owner

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Oh well whats the post yeh made on the signings thread? Post 210? or is yer memory worse than mine?:rolleyes:

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It said I would not be returning, it doesn't say I wiuo stop supporting the club

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Precisely put Wynonie!!!

A typical example of someone not thinking before putting his fingers on the keyboard. I wish he would either admit he's made a mistake by making such a brash statement or, pack up and leave this forum and join whatever club forum he decides to favour with his flexible loyalty. I for one am sick and fed up of reading his pathetic comments when I know his heart and loyalty aren't with Stanley.

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Thats utter crap not returning means not supporting to anyone with an I.Q, of 1.:rolleyes:

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Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't "supporting your club" mean, if it's to mean anything, spending some of your money to the benefit of that club.

And, again unless I've missed something, I don't believe Andy Holt's ownership of the club can be compared in any way to the recent experiences of Orient, Blackpool, Rangers, Coventry, etc, etc, etc. He happens to be the current owner, for which I am glad, but he is not Accrington Stanley.

If, for whatever reason, st06nc2, you 'boycott' Stanley by not giving a single penny to the club you are as much a 'fan' as those six year old kids you see in every shopping centre wearing Barcelona shirts. In fact, not even as much as that, as they at least buy a shirt and some of the exorbitant cost goes back to the club.

If you do donate financially to the club then good on you.
But then is not watching the team just cutting your nose off to spite your face rather than an act of principle.

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owners, managers and players go but the club lives on. if you,ve got a personel gripe with andy holt why don,t you attempt to sort it out face to face as you,re the real looser by not attending games. hated a manager at hartlepool when he wouldn,t give me a trial even as two other league clubs did but it didn,t stop me supporting them at the time.

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As I said I don't think this clown gives much thought to what he posts. People have long memories and what ever the future holds for our club and I think the "new dawn" has arrived this season. any future comments st06nc2 happens to post on this forum will be met with reminders of a silly statement he made on this thread. It will in effect return to bite him on the a**e. I still recall statements made by certain individuals on here following the re-appointment of Coley and Jimmy.

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My thoughts summed up to perfection by Cashy & Exile.
I know the public of Accrington are infamous for their apathy, but I never expected to find it on this forum.
The club have laid on some excellent friendlies against higher league opposition, all at bargain basement prices. Yet some of the lame excuses being offered by so called Stanley fans for not attending the friendlies make me despair.
All I can say is thank goodness the Huddersfield fans didn't adopt the same attitude. 'Naah! Can't be bothered traipsing over to the worst stadium in the EFL for a 7.00pm mid-week kick-off against bleeding Accrington Stanley, think I'll stay at home!'
No! They came in their hundreds because they 'support' their club.
I know not everyone on here lives locally, but for anyone who does yet couldn't be bothered to turn up because they 'don't do friendlies' then I'm sorry but no! - You can't claim to 'support' Accrington Stanley!

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They came in their hundreds because ticket stubs for our game got them priority for Crystal Palacr tickets ;)

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Mrs Exile and I are looking forward to seeing Stanley in their friendly with PNE. Will be the first time I've seen those two 'compete' since that glorious Cup replay at Peel Park, many life times ago.
One benefit of attending friendlies is that it puts a bit of cash, however modest, into the club when there is no other source of regular income. For Stanley, reason enough.

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Good on yers me owd mucker.:);)

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So for those of us who missed it whats the issue or issues with Andy Holt and his ownership of the club then ?

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Read back through the threads this should be about the Huddersfield match.

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Sorry, but you do the Huddersfield fans an injustice.
If you bother to visit the Terriers website, you'll discover that attendance at our home friendly had no bearing on them getting priority for their PL away games.
There are 5 complex levels of priority relating to supporters past attendance that must be met, none of which relate to pre-season friendlies.
You've got to be a true supporter to bother coming to watch your team play Stanley in a pre-season friendly.

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Strewth, it sounds more difficult than the Krypton Factor!

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I know not everyone on here lives locally, but for anyone who does yet couldn't be bothered to turn up because they 'don't do friendlies' then I'm sorry but no! - You can't claim to 'support' Accrington Stanley![/QUOTE]

think you,re pushing the issue of what is called a supporter of our club. i imagine there are plenty who go to nearly every home game and some away ones as well who don,t bother with friendly games. each to their own for me. go if you want to do but don,t imagine everyone who don,t are no less a supporter of the club. don,t want to go down the line of creating a super fan who never misses any game where stanley are concerned, buy a new shirt ev season and maybe spend more than others on match days. we all support the club in our own ways.

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[/QUOTE]think you,re pushing the issue of what is called a supporter of our club. i imagine there are plenty who go to nearly every home game and some away ones as well who don,t bother with friendly games. each to their own for me. go if you want to do but don,t imagine everyone who don,t are no less a supporter of the club. don,t want to go down the line of creating a super fan who never misses any game where stanley are concerned, buy a new shirt ev season and maybe spend more than others on match days. we all support the club in our own ways.[/QUOTE]

Surely the definition of a supporter is 'one who supports their club'.
After months of no football, what true supporter wouldn't want to see their team play against Premier League opponents?
I accept your comments, but can't understand someone who calls themselves a Stanley supporter (& lives locally) not wanting to attend friendlies on the basis that they 'can't be bothered'.
If we all adopted that attitude, the club might as well not bother arranging any, as there'd only be away fans at the match.

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I accept your comments, but can't understand someone who calls themselves a Stanley supporter (& lives locally) not wanting to attend friendlies on the basis that they 'can't be bothered'.
If we all adopted that attitude, the club might as well not bother arranging any, as there'd only be away fans at the match.[/QUOTE]

the club arranges these games not for the benefit of fans but as part of getting the squad ready for the season to come. the extra revenue generated by the club is i admit a help. the lack of any competitive needs for these games plus all the substitutions give an unreal feeling to these games. i live 25 miles away but thats not the reason for my non attendance. each to their own mate but don,t decry fans who think like me and don,t attend.

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[/QUOTE]Surely the definition of a supporter is 'one who supports their club'.

Quite, but what defines "Support" or its parameters?

After months of no football, what true supporter wouldn't want to see their team play against Premier League opponents?

True supporters? Again who or what defines a "True supporter"

I accept your comments, but can't understand someone who calls themselves a Stanley supporter (& lives locally) not wanting to attend friendlies on the basis that they 'can't be bothered'.

"Can't be bothered" has many connotations & reasons, so unless you can fully understand the underlying rationalisation of why, judgement shouldn't be so scathing.

If we all adopted that attitude, the club might as well not bother arranging any, as there'd only be away fans at the match.

And your rational for your final comment is based on ...... ? :)[/QUOTE]

A rather emotive subject it appears, but as MH stated, each to their own in their abilities to support as & when & how they can. Shouldn't that be sufficient? I live abroad so can only fit in what fixtures are available when I'm home, I've even juggled my leave around specific periods to maximise my chances of seeing the lads play home & away.

If I lived in the UK I suppose I would also be one of the no shows for friendlies, maybe not all but I'd assume the majority because like most folk I've got "other commitments" & as such couldn't just drop everything & swan off to the Footy.

Moderation in all things springs to mind & we should all be happy in the fact that folks will turn to as & when they can to support how they can "Our Stanley".

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In response to the critical posts from DaveinGermany & Monkey Hanger, I would make the following points;

Surely the definition of a supporter is 'one who supports their club'.
DiG 'Quite, but what defines "Support" or its parameters?'

Football exists as a form of entertainment aimed at attracting fans to watch the game. 'One who supports their club' doesn't do it sitting in an armchair at home!

I accept your comments, but can't understand someone who calls themselves a Stanley supporter (& lives locally) not wanting to attend friendlies on the basis that they 'can't be bothered'.
DiG "Can't be bothered" has many connotations & reasons, so unless you can fully understand the underlying rationalisation of why, judgement shouldn't be so scathing.

Of course there may be many reasons fans can't attend. I didn't criticise anyone who lives away, on holiday, was attending their daughters wedding or going under the knife to have an ingrowing toenail removed - Just those who won't attend because in their own words they 'Can't be bothered!'

If we all adopted that attitude, the club might as well not bother arranging any, as there'd only be away fans at the match.
DiG 'And your rational for your final comment is based on ...... ?'

Simple logic! If we all 'couldn't be bothered', there'd be nobody at the game!

MH 'the club arranges these games not for the benefit of fans but as part of getting the squad ready for the season to come.'

If that's the only reason, why don't they play them behind closed doors then? It must be very difficult trying to arrange friendlies against higher league clubs.
ASFC have gone to great lengths to make these fixtures as attractive as possible & reduced the ticket prices to try & raise much needed revenue.
The response from some so called fans - 'I can't be bothered'
I wonder how many of the no-show fans would still feel that way if either Manchester United or City were the visitors??????

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In reply to your last point Lord S I feel the answer would be roughly the same amount as most supporters I know go to watch our own team & the calibre of the opposition doesn't really matter.
It gets on my wick when people start trying to divide fans according to their, for want of a better word, 'worthiness' - not everyone can go to every game, be it friendlies or otherwise but we're all on the same side, god knows there's few enough of us without making out that some aren't as good a supporter as another!

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Irrespective of who Stanley play in friendlies, I'd assume the response would be similar to the one that has brought about this discussion. For good or bad attitudes are what they are & the more you argue the point the more entrenched attitudes will become.

Can't we just accept things as they are? Some folk will go to everything, some only to home games & others only to games within their geographical region. If you go to 1 or a 100 games is immaterial, as long as your hearts Stanley because at the end of it all that's what counts .... isn't it?

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AccyMad, I couldn't agree more!
This all goes back to a response to my thoughts on the Huddersfield game from a so-called Stanley 'supporter' who shall remain nameless (post #33), who decided to take one element of my post - about the poor attendance; & make what I felt was a ludicrous & flippant remark.
I'm not trying to divide fans, just responding to the apparent apathy evident on some of the posts regarding whether its worth attending friendlies.
I'm old enough to remember the 'can't be bothered' apathy that caused the downfall of Stanley in 1962 & it dismays me to see it rearing it's head on this forum.
What saddens me more, are the number of contributors who have rushed to defend the 'stay-away fans' & criticise one who is actually supporting the club by bothering to attend these friendlies. :(

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Mate, don't take it so personally, comments I made in response to your offerings were merely a counter opinion & not meant as criticism. As I've repeatedly stated, supporters come in all shapes & sizes & the same goes for their options to & how they support.

Tell you what, we (me & the better half) should be over Sept-Oct so we'll be looking to take in a game or several, if you get yourself down to the "Greyhound" on match day were we meet up with the other "Owd Contemptibles" (they know who they are ;)), I'll get you a pint & we can have a natter ..... sound fair?

After all, as one ex tory PM & Scuzzbag (although I'm pretty sure he wasn't a Stanleyite) once said "We're all in this together!" KTF Bro, KTF! :D

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My multieloquent mule - a free pint! How could I refuse such a tempting offer! :D

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Lord S - I'm sure the club will value my support at one of those cold winter midweek must win away matches where there's about 100 of us Can Be Bothereds vociferously shouting the team on - more than a polite pre-season friendly.
Surely a true supporter has the instinct to know where his limited time and effort best serve the club and take appropriate action?

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So basically what your saying is that the people that don't got to midweek away games can't be bothered?

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I'll tell you what, you've got some brass neck. You've deserted the club for the most spurious of reasons and you won't be going to any matches, midweek, weekend, home, away, friendly, league, cup. Yet, you're all over this forum like a rash, pontificating about matches you haven't seen and now having the sheer gall to air your thoughts on the subject of support!

Why don't you do us all a favour and go and post your views on the forum of the club you've "chosen" to support next season?

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Just because I've chosen not to attend games does not mean I will not still be following the club, I would never stop supporting Stanley I just would not attend games

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You are not a supporter, you have willfully withdrawn your support for a ridiculous reason, which is why nobody else, to my knowledge, has joined your boycott. You don't attend matches (even though you're near enough to do so), you don't buy merchandise - what sort of support is that?

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a supporter is a person who attends games. a follower is someone who says looks for the result, checks signings etc. but never sets foot in the place. unfortunetly he,s not on his own in the area but they don,t post on supporters messageboards.

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[QUOTE=st06nc2;1197561]...I would never stop supporting Stanley I just would not attend games[/QUOTE

By any chance are Third Lanark and New Brighton some of the other options you have for watching footie?

God save Accrington Stanley with 'supporters' like you.

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76 miles is hardly close enough to attend matches

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Yer full of crap, yeh gave the reason as our owner.:rolleyes:

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I know supporters who travel that distance and further, even if they don't make it to every single match. But, let's face it, this is just a red herring. You have been attending because you told us that you wouldn't be returning while Andy Holt is in charge.

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Yeh always were more polite than me Wyn.:D

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[QUOTE=Exile on Spencer St;1197577]that,s the problem i imagine there,s plenty like him and not just at stanley. they say they support a certain lower division club but would need directions to the ground. rather stay on the sumfy armchairs watching the plastic premier league.

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[QUOTE=monkey hanger;1197611]I wouldn't need directions, I've been to the ground plenty and I would not support the corporate s**t that is the premier league

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[QUOTE=st06nc2;1197612]Yeh dont support Stanley either for all yer bull. yeh follow maybe, but support do me a favour.:rolleyes: