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General Category => Altrincham FC First Team => Topic started by: MarpleAlty on January 03, 2024, 02:14:45 PM
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Hopefully not a P-P, got a couple of days for the pitch to dry out after today.
Working on the basis that both Justin Amaluzor and Alex Newby are available - if not, we might need to look at the prospect of bringing Dan Mooney in from the start (or the lesser-spotted Justin Donawa):
Ross
Banks Cooper Baines Brockbank
Osborne Marriott
Amaluzor Conn-Clarke Newby
Linney
Would gladly accept a point now to keep things ticking along for the time being.
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I agree
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Yep, above team would be good. I hate watching us play Barnet and tbh would take a draw right now.
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I suppose it's too much to hope for a repeat scoreline of the game in February 1980 when we did them 7-0......
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Agree with the above.
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I suppose it's too much to hope for a repeat scoreline of the game in February 1980 when we did them 7-0......
I'd take 6 right now
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I suppose it's too much to hope for a repeat scoreline of the game in February 1980 when we did them 7-0......
I'd take 6 right now
I wonder what odds you might get for that now?
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I suppose it's too much to hope for a repeat scoreline of the game in February 1980 when we did them 7-0......
I'd take 6 right now
I wonder what odds you might get for that now?
About 250/1
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I suppose it's too much to hope for a repeat scoreline of the game in February 1980 when we did them 7-0......
Ah yes. That was cracking.
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What's the weather situation in Alty? Pretty poor down here. Hope the match isn't in danger of being postponed bearing in mind the pitch has had a good soaking lately?
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What's the weather situation in Alty? Pretty poor down here. Hope the match isn't in danger of being postponed bearing in mind the pitch has had a good soaking lately?
There was a touch of rain overnight but it's been dry today/yesterday, and the sun is set to shine on it all morning all the way up to kick off.
Shouldn't be in danger.
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Brilliant. Thanks Marple 👍
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Brilliant. Thanks Marple 👍
No worries SR! Should be a nice (albeit chilly) afternoon.
Justin Amaluzor is visible in the training photos on the club's Instagram, so assume he's over his illness too.
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What's the weather situation in Alty? Pretty poor down here. Hope the match isn't in danger of being postponed bearing in mind the pitch has had a good soaking lately?
Yeah, should be fine I’d say. After the deluge earlier in the week, barely a drop of rain since Weds now locally. I’m sure a few have seen the photos of the pitch (that sort of trench in front of the main stand) it’s not going to be conducive to the style of football both us & Barnet like to play. Will need a fair bit of remedial work in the summer.
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Squeaky bum time and on come the Charlatans!
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Squeaky bum time and on come the Charlatans!
Yes. But no more.
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We were brilliant for 60 mins.
They couldn’t deal with our tempo and attacking play. Caused them to make endless mistakes.
CCC was hungry from the off.
Top work rate from the lads.
Shouldn’t fear anybody and hopefully we remain positive against the likes of Oldham, Rochdale, Chesterfield etc.
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The front five( including Amaluzor ) are top notch, just hope ccc stays and Newby gets made permanent or until the end of the season
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To quote Beez in the bar after the game.....a tactical masterclass for 75 minutes
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Thoroughly deserved win and overall a one goal margin flattered Barnet. Great stuff from the team and congrats to Parky and Sorvs - we played some classy stuff at times, especially in the 2nd half when we looked like we might get 5 or 6. Barnet's main threat seemed to be lumping high balls into the box or long throws, but they all count and it got them 2 late goals. We cope much better these days with opposition corners and aerial threats, but early in the season we might have conceded more than 2 from that.
Overall a very good all round performance from all the 11, hard to pick out individuals as they all put in a very good shift, but as others said the attacking was quality at times. Newby and CCC were very good, Mooney looked sharp and Linney looks to be getting back to the level at the start of the season, shame he didn't convert that back post chance after the unfeasible run down the left by CCC!
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A great response from the players after the two Halifax games....one which was garbage...the other which was spoiled by playing with ten men, albeit commendable in the end to secure a draw.
Should have been over the hill before they scored...missed quite a few which really should have been converted.
The CCC Maradona moment was awesome to see.
Well done all, but let's stop these nervous last ten minutes when we have done everything perfectly before that
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Nervous last 10? More like 30 ! But totally agree we should have been out of sight
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Couldn’t make it today, sounds like I missed a cracker. Especially pleasing because we got slapped down at the Hive. We can beat anyone in the league at Moss Lane these days.
Really important win too given who our next 2 league games are against-doesn’t get much tougher than Chessy & Sarfend away. Very pleased to see Mooney makes his second full debut & contribute too. Just missing a goal by Linney-reckon a struggling Kiddy team next Saturday will get him notching again.
Also the attendances are really beginning to take off now. We keep getting results might end the season with a 2.5k average I reckon. It’s up over 2,100 now I think.
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Got to admit, I never thought I'd see us getting average gates at this level in a month of Sundays.
Long may it continue!
Trying very hard to not get too optimistic because, as been shown many times, I'm basically a glass half empty kind of bloke but it's getting more and more difficult.
Keep pinching myself!
Thanks Parky and the Lads. You're making an old man very happy 😊 Keep it up and come on you Super Robins 👍 🇦🇹 🏆 🥇 🇦🇹
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I actually thought Barnet shaded things in the first half but we defended resolutely, restricting them to half chances - and the timing of each of our goals couldn't have been sweeter in terms of helping us manage the game.
The team does seem to be evolving from the one that let the Fylde game go, for example - our best period by a country mile was 45-60 when we scored what proved to be the crucial third goal - and during that period, as others have stated, there should have been more.
We also seemed to be happy to go long with the goal kicks after it was clear the shorter ones were inviting too much pressure - again, something I don't think we would have seen earlier in the season.
Regan might not be sharp in front of goal just yet, but he plays the number 9 role like Jordan did and we're a completely different proposition with him leading the line. I've missed seeing Dan Mooney's combative game too, he doesn't give up on anything.
Shame Ethan made a bad mistake by his standards to set the tone for a nervy final 20 minutes.
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I know what you mean, but if anyone has a ton of brownie points in his locker it's Ethan I'd say.
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I'm perfectly happy to settle for a keeper who makes an error about once in every 5 games on average.
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I actually thought Barnet shaded things in the first half but we defended resolutely, restricting them to half chances - and the timing of each of our goals couldn't have been sweeter in terms of helping us manage the game.
The team does seem to be evolving from the one that let the Fylde game go, for example - our best period by a country mile was 45-60 when we scored what proved to be the crucial third goal - and during that period, as others have stated, there should have been more.
We also seemed to be happy to go long with the goal kicks after it was clear the shorter ones were inviting too much pressure - again, something I don't think we would have seen earlier in the season.
Regan might not be sharp in front of goal just yet, but he plays the number 9 role like Jordan did and we're a completely different proposition with him leading the line. I've missed seeing Dan Mooney's combative game too, he doesn't give up on anything.
Shame Ethan made a bad mistake by his standards to set the tone for a nervy final 20 minutes.
Basically all of this. I thought as we took Mooney off that we might see this go the wrong way for some reason, he was battling all day.
We should have won 7-0 but in the same regard if the Barnet forwards had actually hit the target it could have been 0-2 at half time. Amazing they found the corner so precisely with the first goal.
CCC turning every Barnet player inside out was magical, and a two games sharper regan scores his chances as well.
Another standard win for a comfortably play off challenging team overall though.
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I actually thought Barnet shaded things in the first half but we defended resolutely, restricting them to half chances - and the timing of each of our goals couldn't have been sweeter in terms of helping us manage the game.
The team does seem to be evolving from the one that let the Fylde game go, for example - our best period by a country mile was 45-60 when we scored what proved to be the crucial third goal - and during that period, as others have stated, there should have been more.
We also seemed to be happy to go long with the goal kicks after it was clear the shorter ones were inviting too much pressure - again, something I don't think we would have seen earlier in the season.
Regan might not be sharp in front of goal just yet, but he plays the number 9 role like Jordan did and we're a completely different proposition with him leading the line. I've missed seeing Dan Mooney's combative game too, he doesn't give up on anything.
Shame Ethan made a bad mistake by his standards to set the tone for a nervy final 20 minutes.
Spot on about Regan.
We are so much better with him playing. He didn’t stop yesterday and the goals will come.
He forces so many errors, like Jordan did for us. In our favoured formation,Regan by a country mile is our best striker, since the early Hulme days.
Just need a run of games and to be kept on for 90, like yesterday.
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I actually thought Barnet shaded things in the first half but we defended resolutely, restricting them to half chances - and the timing of each of our goals couldn't have been sweeter in terms of helping us manage the game.
The team does seem to be evolving from the one that let the Fylde game go, for example - our best period by a country mile was 45-60 when we scored what proved to be the crucial third goal - and during that period, as others have stated, there should have been more.
We also seemed to be happy to go long with the goal kicks after it was clear the shorter ones were inviting too much pressure - again, something I don't think we would have seen earlier in the season.
Regan might not be sharp in front of goal just yet, but he plays the number 9 role like Jordan did and we're a completely different proposition with him leading the line. I've missed seeing Dan Mooney's combative game too, he doesn't give up on anything.
Shame Ethan made a bad mistake by his standards to set the tone for a nervy final 20 minutes.
Spot on about Regan.
We are so much better with him playing. He didn’t stop yesterday and the goals will come.
He forces so many errors, like Jordan did for us. In our favoured formation,Regan by a country mile is our best striker, since the early Hulme days.
Just need a run of games and to be kept on for 90, like yesterday.
Still a goal every 153 mins currently, I'd back him to start chipping that down a bit too.
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What a great day it was last Saturday. For the first time I took advantage of the fan zone and had a beef Madras with rice, very good indeed, the girls had Nachos with cheese and tomato. There was a decent artist playing too, performing a mix of 90's hits. Then the football happened.
Mesmirizing play at times and some great attacking football reminiscent of the 70's/80's team. Bainsy was great, Dan Mooney looks back to his best, something that Southend couldn't seem to bring out of him, good bit of business for us. Regan was an absolute menace to Barnet and all I can say about CCC is he our very own George Best! We should tell United fans he has been reincarnated!
Great afternoon, my updated prediction now is 3rd or 4th, we seem to be strong going into the new year but the next few games are going to tell us how strong. Just hope we can keep injuries to a minimum.
Well done lads and management, you are a truly entertaining team well worth the entry fee. In fact, it's a bargain. You deserve the extra support we are getting too.
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Great post Steve. Got your drift. Funnily enough George Best sprung to my mind at the time. I was lucky enough to see him play regularly throughout his career and CCC's mazey run brought it all back.😁
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Yeah top post . Super team performance and the match a great advert for the NL . IMO Chris was head and shoulders above everyone else with a display of class rarely seen at this level. Brilliant .
I too was a regular at OT during the Best , Law and Charlton era until discovering the real Mecca of footie 🤩
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I too was a regular at OT during the Best , Law and Charlton era until discovering the real Mecca of footie 🤩
You're welcome! 😉
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Thanks Rory's Grandad, I also watched Georgie Best play in the 67/68 season and until he left the club. I distinctly remember a defender once falling over when trying to take the ball off George Best as he twisted and turned. Thought that may happen to a Barnet defender at the time too last Saturday. In my pre-Alty days I used to go to United on a regular basis until they had trouble with their fans in the early/mid 70's when it became intimidating. Remember Dennis Law appearing from nowhere at the Stretford End and netting a goal; remember thinking 'Where the hell did he suddenly come from'.
Coincidentally, I think CCC and George are from the same city as well.
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For all the plaudits CCC will rightly receive following his performance on Saturday, I thought it should be worth mentioning the performamces of two individuals who have maybe had mixed write ups in their time here.
I thought Lewis Banks and Sam Roscoe were both great, the former making positive strides forward and playing a big part in a couple of our key moves, and the latter providing the flick for the Lewis Baines goal.
The end scoreline betrays the fact that - in my opinion - all four of the back line played really well.