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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
« on: October 13, 2022, 09:47:15 PM »
The oldest suburban railway in the world, apparently. And people just take it for granted!

Allegedly there's a WW2 bomb shelter (or some such) at Skelton junction, though I've never seen it myself.

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Sandbach United - Match Thread
« on: October 13, 2022, 09:44:35 PM »
"The Robins dominated from the early stages & took the lead after 16 minutes when Ben Pringle fed Zak Goodson, making his first start since signing from Ilkeston, who curled a fine left foot shot into the top corner from the edge of the penalty area."

Good grief. And there was me thinking it was a shot fairly well in the middle of the goal which just beat the 'keeper mainly because of its power. Just goes to show that looks (and memories) can be deceptive! No video footage, I suppose (Like the SPD in the '80s)?

And I'd also like to say, an interesting interview from Parky, and a big thankyou to players, fans and staff from both sides who made it such an enjoyable evening, and long may it continue.

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Altrincham FC First Team / Scottish Challenge Cup
« on: October 13, 2022, 08:45:40 PM »
Rumour has it that NL teams will once again be participating from next season onwards. Now if we can only finish second - and lose in the play-offs!

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Gateshead Fa Cup Match Thread
« on: October 13, 2022, 08:40:35 PM »
And wouldn't it be funny if Goodson turned out to be a sort of version of Langstaff for us? If his finishing is really better than Hulme's and Dinanga's at the moment...

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Sandbach United - Match Thread
« on: October 12, 2022, 07:33:36 PM »
I see that Sandbach had the sort of outdoor heaters I've mentioned previously too. Is that something it would be possible to recreate here? (I seem to remember reading that Guildford City (or possibly Romford) had a heated stand in their glory days!).

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Sandbach United - Match Thread
« on: October 10, 2022, 07:21:00 PM »
It would be cool to win it. If Macc are still in it, that could be a genuinely interesting tie with the way things are. When did we last play them, Northwich (either one), Witton or Runcorn  (all in the same league now) in the competition anyway?

And why was the tie switched? Didn't the CSC used to take precedence?

Of course, being registered with the Cheshire FA still is a decisive factor for Anthony Taylor when allocating those Premier League matches (or so I understand).

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Financial exclusion is something I focus on in my line of work; to that degree, Hugh - I agree.

Just don't be surprised if we get to the point where there's one dedicated cash turnstile and the rest are e-ticket only.

We adjust according to demand and there's nothing wrong with the club encouraging people to try e-tickets if it helps from an operational point of view.

Personally I park up, buy my e-ticket in my 30 second walk to the ground (God bless Google Chrome autofill) - and sail straight through the gate. The club have now asked me to try buying my ticket much more in advance, therefore I'm going to try my best to do that if they're telling me that helps them understand what infrastructure they need.

All that is fair enough, it just gets my goat a bit when there's only one way to get tickets at Wrexham, and that way is reportedly a right pain. Hopefully the exception rather than the rule.

And I must say I suspect that one reason we had a relatively good following at Maidenhead is that they made it easy for away supporters. Personally I wouldn't have gone if I'd had to faff about to get a ticket. I just went down after work, and if the traffic had been bad, I'd have called it off (I got there at 7pm with a clearish run). I don't want to be mucking about printing or computer programming or buying days in advance in those circumstances

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Worlds biggest persecution complex.

Wanting to be unbanked is one thing, then finding ways to complain about your choices is another.

I must say though it's great to see you've not lost your vigour for using word soup to avoid making a coherent point.

Just trying to make sure that jokers like you understand the issue a bit. :)

Now do us a favour and ask Google if Bromsgrove Rovers really did have two players called Burger and Crisp, or if my memory's playing tricks on me...

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Dinanga!
« on: October 09, 2022, 12:35:54 AM »
Could they get away with it though? You're the ref... (Yes that is a reference to the newspaper cartoon).

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Altrincham FC First Team / Ellison scores for Liverpool!
« on: October 09, 2022, 12:31:32 AM »
At Trafford too! Makes me feel young.

In other ex-Alty news, Owen Dale came close for Pompey.  So they did get one of our players!

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Poll on Alty's final position 22/23
« on: October 09, 2022, 12:11:52 AM »
I'm closing the poll now, but if we carry on like this the results could be different later in the season - or right now for that matter.

Notable that even with most votes before this improved run of form, most backed us to stay up. No certainties of course, but I'm confident now.

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Fanatic Zone
« on: October 08, 2022, 11:53:15 PM »
There are 3 huts to be fair, though I'm not sure that the old tea bar will be incorporated. We could do with some decent toilets there too.

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Dorking Wanderers Match Thread
« on: October 08, 2022, 11:33:10 PM »
Never as a full-time team - we have made history!

Altrincham score goals.

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Fanatic Zone
« on: October 08, 2022, 11:30:56 PM »
Now if we could spend some of that £300,000 on those outdoor heaters...

I'd like to think it will be ready in time for Oldham. How long can it take to get it wired and pac tested?

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Bennett goal
« on: October 08, 2022, 06:22:08 PM »
A great strike, looked even better than live at the match. Curled it round the keeper as if he wasn't there. And the lad who filmed it has nothing to be ashamed of, it catches the goal perfectly.

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