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Hopefully one of therir painted trucks will be redone in an Alty theme soon!!

UnfortunatelyI i work Saturdays but glad to hear it, do you know if the old bar is being kept or changed?

Fully agree what a gutsy performance and never say die attitude , well done all!!!
The atmosphere was fantastic to and the flare only added to it!!

I have been advised by friends not to read the responses to my observations on the "brawling league" thread

So I will instead post on this one that I was not commenting on the actualities of the sterile area implemented for the Wrexham friendly, or tbh any other game.

I have my personal views as to whether this was appropriate or excessive but that was not really the issue I was trying to address, more that these decisions are not purely arbitrary but are largely based on intelligence recieved from Local Authorities,  Police Services and travelling stewards mixed in with experience and training and all of this undertaken on an entirely voluntary basis.

I apologise if any of my postings on this matter have caused offence or irritation, that was never my intention.

You should read it and try answering some of the issues/questions raised, it’s a ridiculous situation that has been handled badly by whoever makes the calls. There seems to be no explanation given as to why the home fans are treated as they are and the segregation is as it is.  Common sense says you move it along to the raised roof of the pop side for very rare large away attendances say over 1000 and reduce the size of the away terrace for other situations. There has been no real trouble in that corner, Alty dont have a hooligan problem, if away supporters are set on causing trouble they will try and get in the home end "Golf Rd" which is where the main efforts of the stewards /police should be concentrated.
All the stewards do a grand job and everyone it grateful, this is a policy issue not an attack on the stewards which should be looked at reviewed and addressed, simple as that.

1st round at home to Macc  3-2 thriller infront of 4000 at Moss Lane 

I feel sick 

The club could try a flyer campaign/promotion, send out 10000 flyers to the local area  to promote the playfoff run in , i bet this would get a few hundred people in. Go a step further and have a tear off slip that is stamped on the turnstyle , get three or 5 stamps for free entry to a match. Little po active promotions that get the locals involved and reward loyalty.

The club should at least try it once to find out, if done properly and heavily marketed at least a week or 2 before the match, (the Hyde or Halifax games would have been perfect) then it has great potential.
If the marketing was done right well in advance with good messenger/advertiser/men advert and posters, face book website etc.... then I could see this attracting a crowd of 1500-2000 for an important game.

There would be a loss on gate receipts but wouldn’t the extra spending in the ground and potential for new fans and exposure balance this?