Accrington Stanley are proud to announce that the game against the league’s bottom club, Torquay United, on Saturday, will see FREE admission in to the Fraser Eagle Stadium in hope of getting a bumper crowd. The game is being billed as the biggest in the club’s history.
Speaking about the decision Stanley Chairman Eric Whalley said ‘Saturday was obviously disappointing because we came away empty handed from Swindon, however it was always going to be difficult to take something from that game in particular. What made it more frustrating was that the other teams around us all picked up points.
“Now our focus turns to Saturday’s match against Torquay, the first of five remaining home games this season. There has been some unrest in recent weeks for one reason or another, but now it is essential that we all pull together and unite behind the team. We are all Stanley supporters and we all want what is best for the football club.’
Reiterating his comments last week Eric continued “Unfortunately we can`t afford to follow the Premiership and slash our ticket prices week in week out as our gate revenue is a much higher portion of our turnover without the television millions that go into the game at the top level. However we hope that this gesture will be seen as us making a real effort to draw everyone together in these last couple of months.
“It has been a real rollercoaster ride in recent years, fortunately with more ups than downs, however it is at times like these that we must stand together and be strong. The Torquay match is perhaps the biggest ever in our history, as the League Two bottom side visit the Fraser Eagle Stadium, it is essential that we make our home ground a true fortress.”
Further details regarding which turnstiles to use etc will be released shortly so watch this space.
Contact us at accrington@vitalfootball.co.uk
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what a brilliant offer, bit of a downer though if you dont get in to that section and have to pay to go in elsewhere.
It’s ALL the ground free pal.
Brilliant offer, cant fault it.
yes sorry i misread stadium as stand.
very nice offer, wish more teams would do this but then i suppose alot dont have brains to even slash prices slightly let alone offer free entry
10 out of 10 Stanley. This is a **** or bust match in my book. Draw it and they are in with a shout of survival. A defeat would ***** them up I reckon. COME ON STANLEY!
Thanks AC