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Now Heys faces a race against time to raise the money or the club that wouldn't die could do just that for a second time but amazingly comes help from Burnley, and in particular from chairman Barry Kilby.
We've agreed to play them this coming Tuesday, our second friendly against them in a short space of time, with all the proceeds going towards the money needed to pay the tax bill. The game is subject to Premier League approval but if that is forthcoming it will be cash admission on the night.
Kilby said: "We will always help our friends down the road. We have always had good relations with Accrington and we know how difficult it can be for smaller clubs in the respective leagues.
"I have sympathy for them, knowing how crowded it is for clubs in East Lancashire. We will do anything we can to help them secure their future."
Heys, who has a bigger job on his hands now than joining in the attack on Burnley fans who dare to criticise the Accrington pitch, commented: "Words genuinely cannot express our gratitude to Owen Coyle and all at Burnley Football Club for this magnificent gesture.
"It sums up everything that the club and the people involved there are all about. It will be a huge early boost to our fundraising efforts."
Coyle admitted after the recent 2-2 draw at the Crown Ground between the two sides that he would have preferred not to have played the game having just returned for America, but said even then that it was played because Accrington needed the money.