This is to what I was refering too, from Altrinchamfc.com...
In today's NL Today newspaper, we read that "Altrincham chairman Geoff Goodwin is desperate for a way out of the club as soon as possible; he just has to find someone to take over. Fans have again been on the back of the chief, and manager Graham Heathcote, after the Robins’ poor start to the season. But Goodwin, who has been searching for a successor for some time says he cannot take the club any further and wants the supporters to lay off.
’I’ve hit a brick wall’, he said. ‘I’ve done my bit but I’m not a chairman for the Conference. I can’t afford it’. I want to go but I’m not going to do that until someone comes in with a three-year business plan to take the club forward. To sustain things in this league you need people to put massive amounts of money in. I’d love that to happen but it has to be done with a proper plan because I can’t let what we’ve done over the last six years be destroyed. The fans expect to do well in the Conference now, and I understand that, but I’ve been getting some stick and I don’t deserve it. It’s about what you can afford. You are where you are and the fans have to accept that’.
Unfortunately, for all concerned, Goodwin does not expect things to change anytime soon. ‘In today’s climate, what are the chances?', he explained. ‘People aren’t going to invest in a football club when they are having to lay people off. So we’ll have to keep going as we are for now’.
The chairman also insists that boss Heathcote is still the right man to lead the team. ‘He’s not under pressure’, said Goodwin. 'Graham doesn’t enjoy getting beat any more than the fans do. You can’t always blame the manager. You could sack him but where would you find the money to pay the next manager and bring in more players? It’s not about changing the manager, it’s about being realistic’”.
Couple of points..
He seems to at least have the CLUB at heart and wishes not to throw the good work done away
Iam not aware of anything negative nor any stick directed towards GG
He seems to indicate theres no change imminent
'its about what we can afford and the fans have to accept that, you are where we are
- can we at least have a go at staying here then ?
How can GH not be under pressure ? If not why the hell is he manager, and to say 'you can't sack him because how would we pay someone else' is a little off the mark. How do we pay GH, in beans
And lastly, I think its only a matter of time before something more serious happens, and that would be a shame...