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Weird game that. Make no bones about it, it was Wrexham's number 12-23 we played against but they would still make a half decent CN team in their own right. I'd take any (and I mean any) of their front 3 - surely Dalby and Jones aren't content to be bench warmers.
From 1-8 we are ultra competitive but it was embarrassing watching Jordan (a Conference North player) and a blatantly unfit Kaja, labour for a good hour. Dinanga tried hard, but made up one of the least effective forward lines I have seen at Alty for a while.
Goodson, Pringle and even the much maligned Jennings vastly improved us when they came on.
Home v Dorking next please.

Excellent synopsis.

So pleasing to end a rather deflating week for those Alty diehards amongst us who are already suffering Colclough withdrawal symptoms on a relative high.

Our highest home FA Trophy attendance since that ill-starred Wycombe Wanderers semi-final second leg back in April 1991.

£5,250 prize money duly trousered plus some relatively handsome gate receipts and, hopefully, some decent additional revenue accrued via the live streaming of the fixture.

I suspect that game could well comprise Wrexham's last ever FA Trophy tie (for which their supporters would no doubt be thankful).

Incidentally, did Reece Hall-Johnson's penalty achieve a higher altitude than that Virgin Orbit rocket managed the other day..?

what was the handbags between the parkinson family about at the end?

From the snippets that I heard after the game, it would appear that a person/persons on the Wrexham staff has/have reportedly forgotten how to lose graciously and with respect for their opponents.

I have rarely seen (our) Phil Parkinson so infuriated after a game and emulating full 'Graham Heathcote red mist mode' à la Torquay United at Moss Lane in March 2008!   

In my time watching Alty we've had a number of great wingers but the 3 who stand out for me would be Barry Howard, Paul Showler and Ryan Colclough. I wonder how others would compare them - BH was a scorer of great and important goals as well as a creator for others while playing in a top side over several seasons. PS was the star of another top side, albeit only for a season and losing him was a huge blow at the time. RC has been excellent in a mid table side and could potentially hit greater heights with a prolific striker to convert the chances he creates. Its difficult to compare eras but I think Barry Howard would be my choice of the 3, he was unorthodox but entertaining and ultimately a key member of our most successful time. I can even overlook the bubble perm he sported for a lot of the time with us 😄

Honourable mentions for 2 of my own personal favourites of my early years, Ian Morris and John Vernon.

Paul

It may be an instance of my heart ruling my head but I have to champion the adulation for Barry Howard, who was such an entertaining and influential member of the most successful Altrincham FC team that I will probably get to watch in my lifetime. Sheffield United at Moss Lane in November 1981 - enough said.

Showler just edging ahead of Colclough, largely for the sheer joy that he brought during that unforgettable 1990/91 campaign.

Honourable mentions to both Stuart Terry and Chris Sharratt for that 1994/95 season and not forgetting Colin Potts for a significant contribution in that 2004/05 promotion-winning team.

Quote from: TheCultOfIanTunnacliffe on January 11, 2023, 07:41:56 PM

So, £15.00 if I walk over the road to the JDS on Friday evening or £9.50 to watch it sitting in my fainting chair drinking Pink Rabbits...?

You could still sample some of the match day experience by eating fish and chips in the bus shelter before returning home to watch the stream.

I would also need to get my wife to scan me with one of those metal detector security wands before I am allowed to enter our front room.

So, £15.00 if I walk over the road to the JDS on Friday evening or £9.50 to watch it sitting in my fainting chair drinking Pink Rabbits...?

Quote from: TheCultOfIanTunnacliffe on January 10, 2023, 08:18:59 PM

Let's hope that this loan period lasts longer and proves to be more beneficial than his previous spell at Buxton.

I note that he is straight into their starting line-up for this evening's home fixture against Chorley.

Lo and behold, he's scored for them tonight.

Two in two for them, as far as I understand (I think he got injured after the first game last time didn't he).

Has he actually ever scored for us?

No.

11 (+13 as sub) appearances and no goals, according to the oracle that is John Laidlar.

Speaking of Congleton, can anyone confirm if a young Kevin Ellison played for us there in a friendly? I think it would have been about the right time.

The last pre-season friendly we played against Congleton that I can find was a 1-1 draw on 1st August 1998 i.e. prior to Ellison signing for Alty.

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