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Altrincham FC First Team / Whitley Bay : match thread
« on: September 16, 2018, 02:00:11 PM »
Knocked out of the Vase yesterday by Whickham who are bottom of the same league with 1 point from 7 games. Led 1-0 at HT, but lost 2-1 AET.

We really should take them to the cleaners.

Alty 4 (Hulme 2, Johnston, Hancock)
Whitley Bay 0

Attendance 715 (remember absent season ticket holders don't count !) - Bay's average home gate is currently 283, so it'll be good going if they bring 50.


152
Altrincham FC First Team / Tactics
« on: September 11, 2018, 11:07:54 PM »
Many of you on here will know of my long-standing gripe that we never leave a man out wide on the far side at corners. Apart from the ability to pick up a ball knocked on across the box, it also tends to take a defender out of a crowded penalty area.

Look at England's goal against Switzerland tonight, and the tactic appears obvious.

153
Altrincham FC First Team / The North-South divide
« on: September 10, 2018, 02:28:43 PM »
If we stay in this division next season, it could need a little reshuffling on present evidence for the division above.

Only 10 of the 24 clubs in Vanarama National are "Northern", including 11th placed Solihull Moors - the only ones South of Birmingham. The most Northerly after that are Boreham Wood.

7 of these clubs are in the top 8 (Leyton Orient complete the top third).

The only ones in the bottom half are Barrow (15th) and Chesterfield (17th).

We could be faced with return visits to Gloucester City and Oxford City at this rate!

154
Altrincham FC First Team / Guiseley match thread
« on: August 26, 2018, 08:03:04 AM »
We need to build on yesterday's performance,  and it would seem to be a good time to play Guiseley,  who haven't pulled up too many trees so far.

JJ is almost certainly going to be out - anyone who watched him limp up the touchline after the game yesterday will be worrying further ahead than Monday. He's a big miss.

PP will probably put Daniels in his place (he takes a decent corner, though I'm otherwise unimpressed), but I would move Dale to the right and bring in Harrop on the left to give us the pace that JJ usually provides.

I take us to win 2-0.

155
Altrincham FC First Team / Andy Owens
« on: July 19, 2018, 07:50:59 PM »
Sent off in Belarus as Connah's Quay are knocked out of the Europa League by Soligorsk.

156
Altrincham FC First Team / Lee Shaw signs....
« on: July 18, 2018, 02:38:13 PM »
....for Chesterfield.

Good luck to him on stepping up to full time - apparently he was starting work at 6am making boxes !

I do have to say he didn't impress me overly on the three occasions that I saw him last season, but his strike rate was decent, and at 24 he's got time to develop.

157
Altrincham FC First Team / Crewe Alexandra : match thread
« on: July 18, 2018, 02:33:12 PM »
Arguably our toughest preseason test, but we have no reason to be fearful after our display against the old enemy.

Hopefully there'll be an improvement on last night's disappointing gate of 485.

158
Altrincham FC First Team / No return to Moss Lane for Lee Sinnott
« on: June 10, 2018, 09:21:08 AM »
 At least, not this season. Nuneaton Borough, as they again are, retain their spot in North.

Some very pessimistic views on their forum though !

159
Altrincham FC First Team / Meanwhile, in a town not far away....
« on: June 01, 2018, 12:39:47 PM »
John Askey leaves Macclesfield to take the Shrewsbury job. Not an easy man to replace.

160
Altrincham FC First Team / Another friendly arranged
« on: May 26, 2018, 07:56:55 AM »
We repeat last season's visit to Kidsgrove, but this time as an evening fixture on Tuesday 10th July  (7.45).

161
Altrincham FC First Team / Southport sack Kevin Davies
« on: April 30, 2018, 11:08:47 PM »
See Club site.

They want a manager with relevant experience, and aren't advertising since they've "identified a shortlist".

They should have done that before appointing a rookie manager who was a respected player. It seldom works.

I wonder if Neil Young is on that list ?

162
Altrincham FC First Team / The 100th goal
« on: April 29, 2018, 10:38:19 AM »
It is so difficult to score from an indirect free kick in the penalty area when your opponents can simply build a blockade to nullify your efforts.

What Jake did yesterday was fantastically skilful. I hoped our 100th would be special in some way - and it was !

163
Altrincham FC First Team / Goal of the Season 2017/8
« on: April 26, 2018, 07:20:20 PM »
See YouTube. Twelve to choose from, although some will have to be remembered since they aren't on film.

I've already suggested elsewhere that, despite some brilliant pieces of individual skill, it would be fitting if we could go for a genuine team goal. Number 5 by James Poole looks the perfect answer to me.

164
Altrincham FC First Team / Marine : Match Thread
« on: April 22, 2018, 11:56:35 PM »
Let's not forget amidst the euphoria of winning the league that we still have two games in which reach 100 goals for the season.

We haven't enough fit players to rotate the squad much, so I expect Saturday's starting XI to be on duty again.

I take us to win 4-0 (Hulme, JJ, Hancock, Hannigan).

Let's try to turn out in force and give the lads the reception they deserve.

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Altrincham FC First Team / Running tracks
« on: April 20, 2018, 11:09:21 PM »
Grantham tomorrow, Bradford PA next season......Gateshead the season after ? (reaches for medication).

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