Most clubs Blackpool attracts more fans always been the case,
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Ah my friend!
If only every visiting team brought 1000 followers to the Wham.
We'd be rolling in it!
if we,d have gained promotion the other season i,m sure this would have happened as well as locals realising there is a football team in accrington. missing out on promotion pushed our ground development back in my opinion and only when we do gain promotion is when the home crowds will rise. the years of playing teams like stevenage, crawley, yeovil, cheltenham etc. can be wearing a little thin. lets hope this is our last season in div.2 and promotion is achieved this time round.
Don't,t forget also all the ground work and general tidying up that as been done gas supply put in the central heating in the clubhouse actually works Andy has done a fantastic job so far maybe it has something to do with buying the ground or he has just put the brakes on for now but eventually I think we will see new office's roof on away end new stand and new changing rooms and clubhouse all takes time and costs money.
Yes thats noted and taken into consideration but come on a factor of three three times simply doesnt cover it.
They have taken figures of up to 3k to plenty of grounds over the years and last year took just short of 2k to Morecambe as an away fans sell out and believe me theres not much of an attraction there.
This year they have very few "local" away games and i.m pretty sure if Stanlley made an effort marketing wise and set a target of 2k they could get pretty close to reaching it.
This year they have very few "local" away games
they don,t have any real local away games. seems once you,re a carlisle fan you have to be prepared to travel and they are. good train links and the M6 does really help plus they seem to have more than the average number of exciles.
they don,t have any real local away games. seems once you,re a carlisle fan you have to be prepared to travel and they are. good train links and the M6 does really help plus they seem to have more than the average number of exciles.
Perhaps it has more to do with the unfortunate remarks Coley made after Brunton Park was flooded & they were given permission to use Bloomfield Rd to complete their fixtures.
It coincided with several of our own games being postponed due to a waterlogged pitch & Coley felt they were given preferential treatment.
Naturally, it didn't go down well in Carlisle after their players helped in the flood disaster relief.
Perhaps they felt they owed Blackpool a debt of gratitude.
Some folk have long memories!
It coincided with several of our own games being postponed due to a waterlogged pitch & Coley felt they were given preferential treatment.
Naturally, it didn't go down well in Carlisle after their players helped in the flood disaster relief.
Perhaps they felt they owed Blackpool a debt of gratitude.
Some folk have long memories!
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Youre both right Coleys unfortunate remarks were taken the wrong way by a number of fans but i dont think either that or owing Blackpool a debt for letting them use BR for the cup game against Yeovil has anything to do with the low figures that come to Accy compared to other NW grounds.
In fact a lot of fans have a soft spot for the Accy fans after the day the Ultras came to BP after the previous floods with the big Banner and all the inflatables etc.
The truth is that they consider 20 quid to sit in the cramped Whinney hill seats with no proper facilities is a Joke in this day and age.
Secondly the catering is seen as a big issue both on quality and price and believe me they are experts on crap overpriced food given what they have to put up with at Brunton Park for the last 20 years.
Finally what ****es them of is the Loyalty card issue which is seen as a way of getting around charging away fans more than home ones for what amounts to considerably interior facilities.
Being stuck where i am in the middle i can see both sides points on most of the issues above but what disappoints me is that Stanley could double the amount of fans who would travel for the game if they just made a little effort and if they could do it against Carlisle you never know similar effort with other teams might just pay similar bonuses just think back to Blackpool last season and the 800 they brought to Accy wasnt much more than a third of what they took to Morecambe for a journey of a similar distance but one thats a lot easier both by car and definitely by train.
In fact a lot of fans have a soft spot for the Accy fans after the day the Ultras came to BP after the previous floods with the big Banner and all the inflatables etc.
The truth is that they consider 20 quid to sit in the cramped Whinney hill seats with no proper facilities is a Joke in this day and age.
Secondly the catering is seen as a big issue both on quality and price and believe me they are experts on crap overpriced food given what they have to put up with at Brunton Park for the last 20 years.
Finally what ****es them of is the Loyalty card issue which is seen as a way of getting around charging away fans more than home ones for what amounts to considerably interior facilities.
Being stuck where i am in the middle i can see both sides points on most of the issues above but what disappoints me is that Stanley could double the amount of fans who would travel for the game if they just made a little effort and if they could do it against Carlisle you never know similar effort with other teams might just pay similar bonuses just think back to Blackpool last season and the 800 they brought to Accy wasnt much more than a third of what they took to Morecambe for a journey of a similar distance but one thats a lot easier both by car and definitely by train.
can,t have common sense on here. the season is less than a week away now.
Makes up the balance for some of the comments on other threads though
. . . . . . . I'll get me coatdue to segregation you,re usually stuck at one end of the ground or in a corner with a poor view. thankfully we don,t play york or stockport anymore as these are two of the main culprits. hopefully we,ll not be useing the open away end at swindon next season. don,t do standing for 2 hours in the rain anymore and paying twenty quid for a great day out.
Got to disagree about York and Stockport yes neither end is covered but still good for creating an atmosphere and the food at York was always decent and cheap but cant remember too much about that at SCFC but both of them offered decent seating at the same price as home fans as an option.
Totally agree about Wimbledon so always pay for proper seats there but i preferred to stand at BRFC but good to know you could get in the temp seats if it ****ed it down and an extra mark there for the pasties methinks.
Makes up the balance for some of the comments on other threads though
And which ones would they be AM ?
But the whole point of the ticketing regulations is that they shouldn't
While its often unavoidable that the end that they get will be open quite often thats negated by seats being made available if it rains and i.d say Stanley is one of very few grounds where the catering offer is totally different for home and away fans.
Nothing in particular, just a general comment made in jest - hence the smiley face
In no way condoning it but away fans at Aldershot only had a van with no alternative other than a disgusting greasy burger in a stale bun, and tins of fizzy pop. Thankfully that was a 'local' game for us, so we didn't have to suffer the effects.