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[markecky]

Brilliant news that the club have been round the schools giving free tickets and letting the adults accompanying them in for a fiver.  This could gain us old and young new fans.

From main site..

""Altrincham officials have spent the week touring local schools to drum up support for one of their team's most important matches of the season at Moss Lane on Saturday.

In a proactive step aimed at ensuring a bumper turnout for the key meeting with Southport, Football in the Community officer Chris Bullock has been distributing tickets, entitling schoolchildren to free entry with £5 admission for any adults accompanying them.

It captures the growing mood of optimism that Alty can escape relegation and is aimed at adding extra impetus to a revival that has gathered pace in recent weeks.

'It is a real six-pointer against Southport, and we are doing our utmost to try and make sure home advantage counts,' said chairman Grahame Rowley. 'We have been getting as many tickets as possible out to the schools, and we are hoping for a positive response. We are expecting quite a large away following, so we want to try and ensure there are a lot more voices shouting for our lads.

'Our recent form has been really good, and if results go our way this weekend, we could be out of the bottom four for the first time this season. It could turn out to be quite a significant day, so it is important we all do all we can, away from the pitch, to try and make it happen.

'As a club, we are eager to keep forging links with the local community. We have received a £1,000 grant from a Timperley company, CPP, to help us increase our involvement with schools, and we are grateful for that. Our view is that if we can attract local youngsters to the ground and show them that a Saturday afternoon at Alty is a great experience, they will become the supporters of tomorrow'". "

[Paul Cain's Chip Pan]

Agreed, this is a brilliant initiative!

[bumble]

Great idea - bit of pester power should increase the numbers

[Jimmy Hill]

We'll probably be sh*t now.

[markecky]

We'll probably be sh*t now.

I'm yet to see us not be when we do something like this mate but we can only but try!

[Ballers]

We'll probably be sh*t now.

I'm yet to see us not be when we do something like this mate but we can only but try!

The only time I can remember us not losing on an initiative like this was the 0-0 draw with Aldershot...

...anyone got that smiley where it's banging it's head against a wall?

[Jimmy Hill]

We'll probably be sh*t now.

I'm yet to see us not be when we do something like this mate but we can only but try!

Definitely.

This type of initiative is probably the best way to secure a decent fanbase in the future. I think for many young men lower league/non-league football is the only opportuity for them to enjoy football in the same way their dads and uncles did when they were younger.

The Premier League has much going for it, but given the cost of tickets, reserved seating etc. if you want to go to the football with your mates and have a few drinks following a premier league team is difficult/expensive. For young lads following Alty might be the best way for them to enjoy themselves.

[fuertes]

Echo previous sentiments. Fantastic idea. It was an initiative like this that first got me to Alty when at Stamford Park.

[distancetraveller]

Echo previous sentiments. Fantastic idea. It was an initiative like this that first got me to Alty when at Stamford Park.

You cant beat a bit of mental cruelty fella 

[bumble]

Needs to be followed up though - either more tickets or with other schemes , that's how we'll build up the fan base


With the free tickets it could be a small stall / hand out free tickets in alty town centre in the morning 12-2 might enourage a few more?

[RedWhiteRedWhite]

Superb news this. Have never understood having 4 - 5,000 empty spaces on the terraces and not utilising them in this manner. Well done to all for bringing this to fruition. Perhaps cement the kids lasting memories of the day with the opportunity to meet the players / have their picture taken with them etc.

[distancetraveller]

Superb news this. Have never understood having 4 - 5,000 empty spaces on the terraces and not utilising them in this manner. Well done to all for bringing this to fruition. Perhaps cement the kids lasting memories of the day with the opportunity to meet the players / have their picture taken with them etc.

Sounds a good idea to meet some of the players..

On a light note just to get them fully onboard how about getting David Birch to give them a talk on the merits of loyal support 

[wayno]

Needs to be followed up though - either more tickets or with other schemes , that's how we'll build up the fan base


With the free tickets it could be a small stall / hand out free tickets in alty town centre in the morning 12-2 might enourage a few more?

great post

[timbo13]

Needs to be followed up though - either more tickets or with other schemes , that's how we'll build up the fan base


With the free tickets it could be a small stall / hand out free tickets in alty town centre in the morning 12-2 might enourage a few more?

I don't think handing out tickets between midnight and 2:00am will necessarily attract the sort of fans we want 

[Paul Cain's Chip Pan]

Needs to be followed up though - either more tickets or with other schemes , that's how we'll build up the fan base


With the free tickets it could be a small stall / hand out free tickets in alty town centre in the morning 12-2 might enourage a few more?

Good positive post mate.

If volunteers came forward to run such a scheme I can't see the club having a problem with it.