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General Category => Altrincham FC First Team => Topic started by: Lew Needham on September 16, 2010, 01:00:38 PM

Title: Ex players and legends
Post by: Lew Needham on September 16, 2010, 01:00:38 PM: Theres a lot of talk about ex players at the minute and I just wondered that over the years have any ex players actually regularly attended Moss Lane as fans?

We all have ideas that players are alty through and through but i don't recall any coming back to regularly watch after they retired?

I remember thinking Mick Carmody was Alty through and through, especially after hearing the story about how he sat on his own in the main stand for hours after we got relegated, but never heard of him coming to Moss Lane since he stopped playing. Even people like Johny King never seem to come to Moss Lane?

Does anoyone know of any?
Title: Ex players and legends.
Post by: Ballers on September 16, 2010, 01:31:40 PM: I've seen Steve Phillips and Andy Brown at the odd game. Steve Roberts too. And Chrissy Adams whose dad Hank is a moss lane regular.
Title: Re: Ex players and legends
Post by: TheCultOfIanTunnacliffe on September 16, 2010, 04:06:35 PM: I've seen Peter Conning (of the 1986 FA Trophy-winning team) at Moss Lane on a couple of occasions this season.
Title: Re: Ex players and legends
Post by: Amsterdam Alty on September 16, 2010, 06:08:33 PM: Danny Adams has been seen on the terraces at times too i seem to recall
Title: Re: Ex players and legends
Post by: Mick on September 16, 2010, 06:43:14 PM: Quote from: Lew Needham on September 16, 2010, 01:00:38 PM
Theres a lot of talk about ex players at the minute and I just wondered that over the years have any ex players actually regularly attended Moss Lane as fans?

We all have ideas that players are alty through and through but i don't recall any coming back to regularly watch after they retired?

I remember thinking Mick Carmody was Alty through and through, especially after hearing the story about how he sat on his own in the main stand for hours after we got relegated, but never heard of him coming to Moss Lane since he stopped playing. Even people like Johny King never seem to come to Moss Lane?

Does anoyone know of any?

I have spoke with Mick Carmody and Paul France on the popside in recent years......only seen them once though
Title: Re: Ex players and legends
Post by: Jenga on September 16, 2010, 07:52:29 PM: Seen Warren Peyton only this season.
Title: Re: Ex players and legends
Post by: RocketDan on September 16, 2010, 08:00:12 PM: Rod Thornley goes to a few a season.
Title: Re: Ex players and legends
Post by: taxi Phil on September 16, 2010, 08:05:30 PM: Peter Densmore's been down to watch his son.
Title: Re: Ex players and legends
Post by: AltyTunnelSteward on September 16, 2010, 08:28:01 PM: I've seen Peter Conning and Mark Maddox this season
Title: Re: Ex players and legends
Post by: Bath Alty on September 16, 2010, 10:20:01 PM: Quote from: Mick on September 16, 2010, 06:43:14 PM
Quote from: Lew Needham on September 16, 2010, 01:00:38 PM
Theres a lot of talk about ex players at the minute and I just wondered that over the years have any ex players actually regularly attended Moss Lane as fans?

We all have ideas that players are alty through and through but i don't recall any coming back to regularly watch after they retired?

I remember thinking Mick Carmody was Alty through and through, especially after hearing the story about how he sat on his own in the main stand for hours after we got relegated, but never heard of him coming to Moss Lane since he stopped playing. Even people like Johny King never seem to come to Moss Lane?

Does anoyone know of any?

I have spoke with Mick Carmody and Paul France on the popside in recent years......only seen them once though

What do you say to them that they never return?
Title: Re: Ex players and legends
Post by: Ballers on September 16, 2010, 10:49:11 PM: The last time I saw Carmo and Franny they were stood on the mausoleum with Ricky Harris and Neill HArdy watching our pitiful capitulation to Unibond League football in the 1999/2000 season.

THere was more heart, desire, belief, character, hurt and genuine feeling for this club amongst that quartet than the collection of players mustered up that season.
Title: Re: Ex players and legends
Post by: Steve from Sale on September 16, 2010, 11:25:18 PM: I had the pleasure of nattering to Paul Showler by the perimiter fence on the flagged side, this was a couple of years after he left us.