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General Category => Altrincham FC First Team => Topic started by: Mrs Warbouys on January 10, 2007, 11:47:15 AM

Title: Weymouth to revert to part-time status
Post by: Mrs Warbouys on January 10, 2007, 11:47:15 AM: With immediate effect apparently, the return of a mostly semi pro conference league has started! ;D
Title: Re: Weymouth to revert to part-time status
Post by: gazwarrington on January 10, 2007, 12:15:17 PM: at least they have done that as a stage of sorting things out, and fair play to them.

wonder if they are "Part Time" and proud of it ?
Title: Re: Weymouth to revert to part-time status
Post by: ManagementGuru on January 10, 2007, 04:06:16 PM: I doubt if they'll be proud of it for a couple of seasons at least!
Title: Re: Weymouth to revert to part-time status
Post by: JTH on January 10, 2007, 06:02:18 PM: It would seem some Muff fans are in a panic because their chairman has said he sees the team being drawn from local players i.e. within a 50 mile radius (presumably excluding the Channel).

How many Alty players can you name that HAVEN'T come from within such a distance? For starters:-

Jerome John
Keith Russell (?)
Andy Lovelock
John Hughes
Tony Broadhead
Steve Hardwick (scouse student at Bangor Univ)
Danny McGoona (if only it were further)
George Yardley (played about 5 games in '73, I'm struggling now)

Any ideas?
Title: Re: Weymouth to revert to part-time status
Post by: Altysmiffy on January 10, 2007, 07:05:29 PM: I could name quite a few (Kilkline and his ilk for example?).

Now, would I be right in saying that the more local the layer, the less chance he is a money grabber who doesn't put his heart into playing for the club.*

* I know that is somewhat of a generalisation and my apologies to those non locals who were genuine, whole hearted players.
Title: Re: Weymouth to revert to part-time status
Post by: ManagementGuru on January 10, 2007, 07:08:48 PM: Luckily Liverpoool is less than 50 miles from Moss Lane or we would have been able to list thousands of Alty players of scouse origin...
Title: Re: Weymouth to revert to part-time status
Post by: Alty TV on January 10, 2007, 07:16:50 PM: Being pedantic, abour 11 million people live within a 50 mile radius of Manchester (over twice the population of Scotland).I'd be surprised if 1 million people lived wihin a 50 mile radius of Weymouth.
Jerome John wasn't a bad keeper considering his hight. I seem to remember he got the train from London for Alty matches but once scrounged a lift back to London on the Away team coach.
Title: Re: Weymouth to revert to part-time status
Post by: SW on January 10, 2007, 07:39:39 PM: Leroy May, from the midlands somewhere. I believe he moved on because he couldn't drive and the travelling was an issue?