Possibly the fact that we got into the league before them and they had been refused some years ago. They also think our ground's not very good (well we can agree with that one, but we are getting there) and basically coz they is soft southerners
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Possibly the fact that we got into the league before them and they had been refused some years ago. They also think our ground's not very good (well we can agree with that one, but we are getting there) and basically coz they is soft southerners
at a guess I'd agree that it stems from us winning the Conference - but not initially sour grapes over the ground.
Confguide forum was particularly rife with Welshies from Hereford who despised the fact that we beat them to the title. They took every opportunity to ridicule and abuse our club, fanbase and ground. Probably due to the fact that they were prominent posters on that site many others jumped on the bandwagon and we got abuse from everywhere - notably the season after from Oxford fans who had never crossed any kind of sword with us.
We would be the first to admit that the conduct of our club over the past 4 or 5 years has left much to be desired and wouldn't endear us even to a Tao monk, however, there is a post on the Stevenage site to the effect that " i'm not even sure why I despise Accy so much, other than what i've read from other posters on here ....." he goes on to say that we lived up to his expectations.
The club I began to support was everyones favourite 2nd club - little old Accy Stanley, but the running of the club is fast making us a laughing stock and a hate target. Jog On Do'n.
CREDIT TO THEIR STEWARDS.
Just to add the Stewards down at stevenage were brilliant albeit only having to control 119 Stanley fans.
We did ouR thing for 90 minutes singing, standing generally going nuts and they left us to it. in fact at one point when were blasting out a rendition of our amicable italian number the two stewards at the front were tapping along and laughing at our crazy antics and yes there were some dodgy boogies occurring.
More importantly, the only time they had to be a 'steward' was to ask, i'd say 3 or 4 times early on, for people to get their feet off the seats which is understandable but the way in which they asked for the such is something that our stewards need to learn from. It wasnt an aggressive, hostile and an 'oi get your bloody feet off now' they interacted in manner that stewards should.
At the end of the game they looked actually congratulated us, they looked pretty happy that we had clawed back from 2 0 down, we shook hands and they wished us a safe journey home. We left happy, they left happy.
Thats how it should be.
Just to add the Stewards down at stevenage were brilliant albeit only having to control 119 Stanley fans.
We did ouR thing for 90 minutes singing, standing generally going nuts and they left us to it. in fact at one point when were blasting out a rendition of our amicable italian number the two stewards at the front were tapping along and laughing at our crazy antics and yes there were some dodgy boogies occurring.
More importantly, the only time they had to be a 'steward' was to ask, i'd say 3 or 4 times early on, for people to get their feet off the seats which is understandable but the way in which they asked for the such is something that our stewards need to learn from. It wasnt an aggressive, hostile and an 'oi get your bloody feet off now' they interacted in manner that stewards should.
At the end of the game they looked actually congratulated us, they looked pretty happy that we had clawed back from 2 0 down, we shook hands and they wished us a safe journey home. We left happy, they left happy.
Thats how it should be.
I agree with AsFc. Their stewarding was a credit to the club: friendly, helpful and professional. It just confirmed what others have said about them on the Football Ground Guide. Other clubs could learn a lot from them.
And, for anyone planning a trip in the future, parking is both convenient and free.
And, for anyone planning a trip in the future, parking is both convenient and free.
fair play to the stewards then! perhaps those who do go to plenty of away games could begin some sort of stewards league table?
also there was a post on the stevenage borough (just to wind them up) that gave credit to our small band of fans for the constant noise they made for so few numbers.
also there was a post on the stevenage borough (just to wind them up) that gave credit to our small band of fans for the constant noise they made for so few numbers.
... so nothing new there, then!
If they're not Stevenage Borough any more what's the 'B' for in the SBFC on all the stewards' jackets?
... so nothing new there, then!
If they're not Stevenage Borough any more what's the 'B' for in the SBFC on all the stewards' jackets?
Also what's the B O R O doing picked out in the seating of the away end?
Maybe there hiding something behind the, getting rid of the boro from there name, maybe someone from the borochat will be on shortly to tell us why ?
I don't often get the chance to do this (first since Newcastle) so indulge me .... I was there with a bunch of my ex-Acci cousins who now live close to Stevenage.
Have to say I thought we were a bit lucky overall
. Their first goal was something of a stunner (he won't get many better than that) and after that we did well to get to halftime only one down against the wind. Gornell battled hard but got no change out of the very effective gorilla making him and our main threat, to my mind, came from Craney. But we never really looked like scoring 
.
Substituting Ryan was a strange move and I thought the game went to pieces after that - schoolboy stuff for twenty minutes or so. Then when their second goal arrived out of the blue that was obviously that - and it would have been if Dunbavin hadn't pulled off an odds-against double save when they cut us open a minute later.
I still can't believe what happened after that - and don't really care! The goals as seen on TV look less of a scramble than I originally thought they were, but I can imagine their manager wasn't greatly pleased. But I was ...
Great respect to a small but perfectly-formed bunch of Ultras who kept the noise going and my family amused throughout. Unfortunately I can't sing all the words when I'm with my big sister (71 years young
next week) but I did my best to help otherwise.
On Stanley On ......
Have to say I thought we were a bit lucky overall
. Their first goal was something of a stunner (he won't get many better than that) and after that we did well to get to halftime only one down against the wind. Gornell battled hard but got no change out of the very effective gorilla making him and our main threat, to my mind, came from Craney. But we never really looked like scoring .Substituting Ryan was a strange move and I thought the game went to pieces after that - schoolboy stuff for twenty minutes or so. Then when their second goal arrived out of the blue that was obviously that - and it would have been if Dunbavin hadn't pulled off an odds-against double save when they cut us open a minute later.
I still can't believe what happened after that - and don't really care! The goals as seen on TV look less of a scramble than I originally thought they were, but I can imagine their manager wasn't greatly pleased. But I was ...
Great respect to a small but perfectly-formed bunch of Ultras who kept the noise going and my family amused throughout. Unfortunately I can't sing all the words when I'm with my big sister (71 years young
next week) but I did my best to help otherwise.On Stanley On ......
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