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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Seeing as we have a lot of new members - An Old Question - First Alty Game
« on: October 15, 2008, 01:40:45 PM »a tap in from Barry Whitbread.
tautology or oxymoron?
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tautology or oxymoron?
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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: anyone any idea?
« on: October 14, 2008, 09:07:21 PM »
Sorry Jim, read your comment but I couldn't help myself! Haha.
we can say what we like on our own forum
they do make you laugh because some of them still seem to think that getting 4000 crowds makes them a big club, but the table doesnt lie
you are right that some clubs have a bit of dignity about them. that forum that caused this thread id full of wrexham, oxford, torquay, cambridge all claiming to be big clubs, but you dont hear it from mansfield
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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: anyone any idea?
« on: October 14, 2008, 08:20:00 PM »
i think sometimes its just best to let them stew in their own sour grape juice and maintain a dignified silence
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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Seeing as we have a lot of new members - An Old Question - First Alty Game
« on: October 14, 2008, 05:50:41 PM »I don't remember much about the match apart form the fact that we won - we must have, because we were at Wembley for the final a few months later.
actually a draw and required a last minute equaliser to get that. the replay was a different matter altogether an would have gone down in alty folklore as one of the most complete performances (rivalling the way we played away at wycombe in the semi) if it had been witnessed by more than 20 alty fans.
i'm not sure why so few went to that game but its an abiding memory
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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: thanks all
« on: October 14, 2008, 05:10:06 PM »
its been on the proper national news all day. old ladies saying they cant go out in the dark etc, the council saying they have to save money
rural violence, its all the rage
rural violence, its all the rage
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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: thanks all
« on: October 14, 2008, 03:36:37 PM »
is it you thats switched off all the lights in knighton?
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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: For those of a particular vintage
« on: October 13, 2008, 09:14:10 PM »Graham Tobin
TOBIN! TOBIN! TOBIN!
unfairly denied legendary status by hardly ever getting picked, graham tobin lives on in the hearts and senile minds of the grass bank skins (grown their hair) (retired)
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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: 'Home' in the FA Cup v's Newcastle Blue Star
« on: October 13, 2008, 09:08:34 PM »
in my alternate life as a west ham fan we went to newcastle last year. we flew from stanstead with easyjet which was dead easy and dead cheap
newcastle is an absolutely belting city to go out in, and while i'm sure red and white stripes arent advisable, in several bars people knew we were west ham and there was no hassle
make a weekend of it, totally worthwhile
newcastle is an absolutely belting city to go out in, and while i'm sure red and white stripes arent advisable, in several bars people knew we were west ham and there was no hassle
make a weekend of it, totally worthwhile
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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Well done altrincham
« on: October 13, 2008, 03:55:05 PM »
because, and again not just my view but that of other people who actually didnt care who won, he completely failed to be consistent in his application of the laws. if he wants to allow a certain amount of physical contact, holding, pushing etc then i guess thats up to him, but to do it sometimes but not others is exactly the sort of thing that gets fans and particularly players so wound up. players have to know from a referee where his boundaries are because its not a constant. what constitutes a foul for one referee doesnt for another. the players just need to know, but when the official doesnt apply consistently it causes a problem
as you go down the leagues more and more physical contact is allowed.( if ronaldo had played yesterday he would have spent 86 minutes on his arse)
for the record i dont often criticise referees, and never for making one or two wrong big decisions. anyone can make mistakes and a ref just has to call what they see.
as you go down the leagues more and more physical contact is allowed.( if ronaldo had played yesterday he would have spent 86 minutes on his arse)
for the record i dont often criticise referees, and never for making one or two wrong big decisions. anyone can make mistakes and a ref just has to call what they see.
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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Well done altrincham
« on: October 13, 2008, 03:35:47 PM »
from my point of view and that of the 5 neutral observers i took along, oxford were probably the stronger team in the first half as alty spent too much time hoofing the ball forward. oxford looked like a team with zero confidence though, like they didnt really believe in it. second half as has been stated, alty put in 20/25 minutes where they were head and shoulders above oxford, and i have to say the only way you could see them getting into it was if the completely random referee had given them a rubbish penalty.
as for the goal when it was crossed the defender should have dealt with it, but you knew he wasnt going to. when it fell to colin you knew hewould score. with the whole ground wanting him to hit it he was the only one cool enough to wait for it to drop. brilliant
as for the goal when it was crossed the defender should have dealt with it, but you knew he wasnt going to. when it fell to colin you knew hewould score. with the whole ground wanting him to hit it he was the only one cool enough to wait for it to drop. brilliant
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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: if woking thought we were bad (just for out-singing them)....
« on: October 13, 2008, 03:21:14 PM »
a bunch of them got thrown out for it prompting 50 of the remaining yorkies to follow in protest, so i'm told
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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Decent Crowd on sunday
« on: October 10, 2008, 04:02:15 PM »
i have somehow found myself as one of their travelling fans so i have seen them way more than any other band - 5 on this tour.
there are several alty fans coming that night including the cult ... i believe
there are several alty fans coming that night including the cult ... i believe
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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Decent Crowd on sunday
« on: October 10, 2008, 10:15:05 AM »
of course (see avatar)
its bsp v bsp on sunday
its bsp v bsp on sunday
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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Decent Crowd on sunday
« on: October 10, 2008, 09:10:05 AM »
now the game is on sunday i have been able to persuade several other people up in manc for a gig to come along, thus swelling the crowd by 5!