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[salealty]

After todays performance (or lack of one!!!) I think it is time Graham Heathcote stood down and let somebody take the club forward.

Todays performance was useless in the first half we had one shot that cleared the bar by about 10 foot. With the introduction of Rod and Talbot in attack the second half was slightly better.

In a must win game we had 4 defenders on the bench. We played our usual ineffective high balls most of the time the few times we got the ball on the floor we looked dangerous.

I know that GH isn't on the pitch but he decided the tactics and if players haven't been following them they should have been dropped.

Please spare me the part time and/or lots of injuries excuses. What's the point of having a reserve team if you don't use them surely it's better to put fit reserve players keen to what they can do  on the bench than injured 1st team players.

I hope we still stay up by beating Aldershot next week but even if we do it's still time for a change at the top.

In the end the book stops at the manager.

[Altysmiffy]

After todays performance (or lack of one!!!) I think it is time Graham Heathcote stood down and let somebody take the club forward.

Todays performance was useless in the first half we had one shot that cleared the bar by about 10 foot. With the introduction of Rod and Talbot in attack the second half was slightly better.

In a must win game we had 4 defenders on the bench. We played our usual ineffective high balls most of the time the few times we got the ball on the floor we looked dangerous.

I know that GH isn't on the pitch but he decided the tactics and if players haven't been following them they should have been dropped.

Please spare me the part time and/or lots of injuries excuses. What's the point of having a reserve team if you don't use them surely it's better to put fit reserve players keen to what they can do  on the bench than injured 1st team players.

I hope we still stay up by beating Aldershot next week but even if we do it's still time for a change at the top.

In the end the book stops at the manager.

What piffle!!!

1) Without GH I very much doubt Alty would even be in the Conference.
2) GH's judgement has been 1st class over players like O'Neill & Munroe - so I think he knows the best people to play
3) By defenition, Alty are far from the best team in the Conference & do not have the best players. These are players who try their hearts out and to   
    the best of their abilities. They do Alty proud.
4) The way Little & O'Neill play, barring injury, there would be no need for GH to substitute them. With the exception of McFadden, who else do we have
    for the bench?
5) GH had a contingency plan & Alty were better with Talbs up front
6) As much as I would like to see our reserves get into the first team, do you really think this is the best match to play them - to throw them into the   
    Lion's Den? So if we drop the players, who do we replace them with?
7) Whether you like it or not, the injuries do make a difference.
8 ) Most of these players (reserves too) work full time during the week. They cannot be expected to keep the same level of consistency as Man U or   
   Chelsea.
9) GH and the players have done a fantastic job for us to be in with a chance of avoiding relegation.

[Timperley The Best]

After todays performance (or lack of one!!!) I think it is time Graham Heathcote stood down and let somebody take the club forward.

Todays performance was useless in the first half we had one shot that cleared the bar by about 10 foot. With the introduction of Rod and Talbot in attack the second half was slightly better.

In a must win game we had 4 defenders on the bench. We played our usual ineffective high balls most of the time the few times we got the ball on the floor we looked dangerous.

I know that GH isn't on the pitch but he decided the tactics and if players haven't been following them they should have been







dropped.





Please spare me the part time and/or lots of injuries excuses. What's the point of having a reserve team if you don't use them surely it's better to put fit reserve players keen to what they can do  on the bench than injured 1st team players.

I hope we still stay up by beating Aldershot next week but even if we do it's still time for a change at the top.

In the end the book stops at the manager.

theres always one

[bighairedmike]

After todays performance (or lack of one!!!) I think it is time Graham Heathcote stood down and let somebody take the club forward.

Todays performance was useless in the first half we had one shot that cleared the bar by about 10 foot. With the introduction of Rod and Talbot in attack the second half was slightly better.

In a must win game we had 4 defenders on the bench. We played our usual ineffective high balls most of the time the few times we got the ball on the floor we looked dangerous.

I know that GH isn't on the pitch but he decided the tactics and if players haven't been following them they should have been dropped.

Please spare me the part time and/or lots of injuries excuses. What's the point of having a reserve team if you don't use them surely it's better to put fit reserve players keen to what they can do  on the bench than injured 1st team players.

I hope we still stay up by beating Aldershot next week but even if we do it's still time for a change at the top.

In the end the book stops at the manager.

What piffle!!!

1) Without GH I very much doubt Alty would even be in the Conference.
2) GH's judgement has been 1st class over players like O'Neill & Munroe - so I think he knows the best people to play
3) By defenition, Alty are far from the best team in the Conference & do not have the best players. These are players who try their hearts out and to   
    the best of their abilities. They do Alty proud.
4) The way Little & O'Neill play, barring injury, there would be no need for GH to substitute them. With the exception of McFadden, who else do we have
    for the bench?
5) GH had a contingency plan & Alty were better with Talbs up front
6) As much as I would like to see our reserves get into the first team, do you really think this is the best match to play them - to throw them into the   
    Lion's Den? So if we drop the players, who do we replace them with?
7) Whether you like it or not, the injuries do make a difference.
8 ) Most of these players (reserves too) work full time during the week. They cannot be expected to keep the same level of consistency as Man U or   
   Chelsea.
9) GH and the players have done a fantastic job for us to be in with a chance of avoiding relegation.

well said smiffy. totally agree with you on this one. GH is the man for Alty! we jus need to get behind the lads 100% before next weeks match. this is not the time to be discussing things like this, we should be concentrating on aldersh*t and lets see what happens next week before we talk about things like this.

[Altysmiffy]

Thanks Mike, well said

[andrewflynn]

I dont think so.
But then again Dalton would seem a good manager to fill in.

[Leighton_Alty]

or lets just not drop him, bleedung hell just cause we lost today, doesn't mean he should be dropped!
look how much he has done for the club!
NO WAY SHOULD HE BE DROPPED!

[TheCultOfIanTunnacliffe]

Altysmiffy,

Alas, there speaks the man who hasn't had to attend and endure most of the games this season!

It all looks better from Scotland.

[Altysmiffy]

Altysmiffy,

Alas, there speaks the man who hasn't had to attend and endure most of the games this season!

It all looks better from Scotland.

You ever tried watching Scottish football??

[lukealty12]

well said smiffy

[GolfRoader]

he did win promotion with f**k all money though i wouldnt want anyone else at the helm

[James Black]

i don't kow about it been time for GH to go but i know u need a vist to the doctors

[T.A]

Its nonsense, GH has passion for alty and is the best manager in the conference

[Amsterdam Alty]

now before i get baraged and peaked like crazy ther is merit in both arguments. Heathcote should not be sacked and the thought of it is ludacris but things at times do need changing. many a time this year i have been screaming at cote to get some fresh younger legs on earlier in the game to give us a fighting chance. colin the legend that he is is not the man he used to be and fitness has played a BIG part in his season and i feel getting pat, rod, kieron on for a run sooner rather than later using col as a 60 minute man now would see us more effectivley put the sword to many teams. there is the argument that col can always pull a goal or three from somewhere but whats sayin some of the other lads given more time on the pitch would not be able to do that also.

injuries have played a major factor and this year be it col early on and to be fair following on from last year or more recently the injries to senior and now joe have played their part. I'm sure had wee been clear and safe before today some of the reserves would have got a run out would you expect england to start playing the under 21's inthe worldcup final against brazil i can see the uproar now terry and ferdinand dropped for a couple of lads with a few championship or premiership starts under their belt against the strongest attack force in the world. granted tamworth aren't the greatest attack force in the world but they are a team who know they needed to win every game to survive. so bringing in reserves into the squad was a no go when lads who have played at this level were actually fit enough to be on the bench or starting.