‘Fans have their part to play in promotion’

SEAN McConville insists the fans will play a big part in Accrington Stanley’s hopes of getting promoted.

McConville delighted the fans this week after he put pen to paper on a new deal that keeps him at the Wham Stadium for at least another two years.

The 28-year-old now has his sights set on earning promotion to League One, and he hopes the supporters will continue to get behind the side.

“The fans here are second to none, they’ll have a big part to play with us this year as we all try and pull together towards getting promoted,” he told the club’s official website.

“It’s a great club to be at.

“All the players and all of the staff create a great feeling around the place and I’m delighted to get the deal done.

“This is a club that’s very close to my heart and I’m very happy to be staying for another two years. I hope I can have a similar season to last. I’ve set myself the target of scoring more goals,

“I want to reach double figures. I fell just short last year but that’s definitely the target.

“Hopefully if I do that, then with the talent in the rest of the squad we can reach our number one aim of winning promotion.

“We’ve done well to keep a large part of the squad together.

“Losing Shay McCartan was a big loss but we’ve added a couple in his position and they’ve looked really sharp in preseason.”