MrSpaM Posted 5 January 2015 Posted 5 January 2015 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-30680502 Accrington Stanley fans are being asked to spend £20 on souvenir tickets for a game which will never happen. The League Two side blew their chance of hosting Manchester United in the third round of the FA Cup by losing to Yeovil in their second-round replay. Undeterred by missing out on a lucrative tie against United, Stanley have still produced 250 tickets. Chairman Peter Marsden said the money would go towards "strengthening the squad" for the rest of the season. The limited-edition tickets are being marketed as marking the club's FA Cup run. Manager John Coleman said: "This isn't about dwelling on what might have been. It would have been magnificent to play Manchester United but it was akin to being on holiday. "Holidays quickly come and go and we have a league campaign to focus on. "I believe we have a realistic chance of making the play-offs if we can just get people to help us a little bit." The move has been met with scepticism on online fan forums. Typical of the response was this comment on accringtonweb.com: "A question. How do you commemorate something that didn't happen?" Another added: "Bullseye springs to mind... Let's see what you could have won. "In reality, it's hardly an FA Cup run. We entered round one and exited round two." Yeovil beat Accrington 2-0 in a replay last month to win the chance to play Manchester United. The Red Devils beat the Somerset side 2-0 on Sunday. Coleman said he hoped Stanley would ultimately get to play the 20-time league winners. "We are speaking to Manchester United and we're going to try to pull on their heartstrings a bit and hopefully those who buy the tickets might actually see us play them in the not too distant future."
Babylon Posted 5 January 2015 Posted 5 January 2015 I've got a world cup final ticket for England v Argentina at Italia '90 if anyone wants it? £250 and it's yours.
Fox92 Posted 5 January 2015 Posted 5 January 2015 Chairman Peter Marsden said the money would go towards "strengthening the squad" for the rest of the season. There you go, there's the answer.
Guest Posted 5 January 2015 Posted 5 January 2015 I've got a world cup final ticket for England v Argentina at Italia '90 if anyone wants it? £250 and it's yours. Bargain. I've lost one of mine. It literally seems to have disappeared. I'll PM you
Danizen Posted 5 January 2015 Posted 5 January 2015 #amf What is £5000 going to buy a League 2 side, anyway? Surely it isn't worth degrading the club.
filbertway Posted 5 January 2015 Posted 5 January 2015 #amf What is £5000 going to buy a League 2 side, anyway? Surely it isn't worth degrading the club. Could be enough to get a player on loan until the end of the season. I'm sure they wouldn't do it for no reason. Unless they're 5k short for the end of season awards do.
ozleicester Posted 5 January 2015 Posted 5 January 2015 I've got a world cup final ticket for England v Argentina at Italia '90 if anyone wants it? £250 and it's yours. Fvck that, i hated that game, it was shit, as though we didnt even turn up!
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