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As if today's match wasn't painful enough to watch, the regular dwellers in the Main Stand had to endure gangs of unruly and squawking children roaming all over the place all afternoon!

At times, the screeching from the young girls was so penetrating that I thought I had stumbled into a McFly concert by mistake.

What a nightmare!
Even the poor stewards looked cheesed off with trying to prevent the mob from running up and down the steps, which was a Health & Safety calamity waiting to happen.

Seriously....PLEASE....never again!

Cult,

You have had the run of the main stand over recent years, at times never mind a seat you can choose a whole row if you like. I don't want those days to come back. Moreover, i don't want to return to the sound of dropping pins.

I was sat there and thought it lent to the atmosphere a bit, they're only kids and i nioticed less swearing than usual. They're the future mate, there was more than could be accomodated in the family stand so main it is. I think if the game was a bit better they might sit still a bit longer. If only 5-10% of the youngsters who came today come even semi regularly over the years it's worthwhile.

I think the decision to let kids in for nowt the latter end of the 90-91 season, altho i thought it strange at the time, has to be one of the best decisons ever made by any football club. I genuinely feel that has kept this club afloat through the years.





Can't they be accommodated in the Family Stand in future?   

Evening all,

I`m a Vics fan who pens a piece on our forthcoming away days for the NVFC programme. Can you please answer at least some of these questions.
Brave of me to come on at this point in time- there is life After Eight after all!

1- GROUND
A What year did you start playing at Moss Lane?
1910 BETTER THAN THE DRILL FIELD
B Have there been any funny/ dramatic incidents at the ground?
PROBABLY LOADS, THE RIOT THAT BISHOP AUCKLAMD (NEWCASTLE) FANS PERPETRATED WITH THE POLICE A FEW YEARS BACK WAS SURREAL
C Most memorable match at your ground?
DEPENDS ON YOUR ERA, PRE 70S ITS JACKIE SWINDELLS WHACKING GOALS IN EVERYWHERE, 70 EARLY 80s THERE'S ACTUALLY TOO MANY TO MENTION  FOR MOST FANS MY AGE (27) THE MATCH THAT STICKS OUT MOST IS CLINCHING PROMOTION  IN 1991WALLOPING BARNET IN FRONT OF MORE THAN THE OFFICIAL GATE OF 3000.
D What is your pitch like currently?
SORRY BORED OF CAPITALS NOW

2- FANS
A What are your hopes for this season? Staying up, FGR (and others down), Macc down. 2 wins v your lot and FGR over xmas, increase in home support
B Any eccentric/ O-T-T supporters? 
C Are you expecting any City/ Utd fans for the Boxing Day encounter? No

E Any original chants/ rituals? See signature at the bottom
F Is there a fanzine? no
G How long have Vics been your main rivals for (assuming we are)? Alty v Macc, Vics v Witton twas always thus
H Has the rivalry become more friendly (just my opinion, perhaps?) with the absence of League meetings for 5 years and mutual support between our clubs over (proposed) demotions by the Conference?  Er, not so fussed either way, amcc are the main rivals. Certainly missed the derbys tho. Vics have lost a lot of respect for their fraudulance in going in to admin so as not to pay debts and then throwing money about left, right and centre. Also, a bit embarrassing hearing Vics say their part time and not big spenders, yeh Brayson and the gang come down from Newcastle for £150 a week

3- PLAYERS/ MATCH
A Best players over the years? Jackie Swindells, everybody else is subjective. You know most of them anyway for Gods sake
B Who are the best players in your current squad? Colin Little  class act if ever their was one, follwed by Stuart Coburn, Steve Bushell, and surprisingly this year, Lewis Chalmers, Robbie Lawton, and Karl Munroe . oh and Bandy
C Any memories of matches against Northwich? my 1st away game at the drill field, dad was mates with a big vics fan called pete wilson, naturally we won 2-1 Davidson penalty
D What sort of attendance are you expecting when Vics hit town? Some people say 2000 but lets be realistic, our combined average attendances only just reach that and not everyone will come. Nuetrals don't go to Boxing day games like they used to in times past. Possibly the 1700 like last time we played you (2-0 Ellison, Landon) but could be 14-1500. Doesn't matter, it'll be called off cos of a cold snap anyway 
E Any score predictions (for the derby at Moss Lane)? Hmm, hoem forms good, as it stands tho i'd take 1-1, no harm done.
F Best-ever manager? There's been a few, nobodies probably done as good a job on a (realtively) small budget as GH has done. The conf seemed a long way off at times these past few years

4- TOWN
D Is the name `Alty` used to refer to your town- or just reserved for the football club? both
E What is the town`s claim to fame? Being nicer than Northwich

5- FODDER
A What is the food/ drink like at the ground? Try the cottage pies, peas and gravy at the away end. As good as it gets at footy.
B Can you recommend a chippy near the ground? Barneys across the road.
C Which is the best fast food joint/ take-away likely to be open on Boxing Day? Mr. Yungs across the road is frighteningly good
D What pub anywhere near the ground could you recommend for real ale? Don't be so miserable, come into the bar under the main stand, accessible before the game, go back out to away end
E What is the best pub near/ en route to the ground for footie atmos?

Post replies on here or em to andrew@higginson8352.fsnet.co.uk

Thanks very much.

Sometimes, at the level we play at....
Clubs like York City and Altrincham will never have 2 goal machines up front while we are in the Conference....