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[Alty365]

Yes indeed, Peter Stanier was that man.

According to my research, he was named as Alty's goalkeeping substitute on no less than 45 consecutive occasions.......and never once actually managed to make a first team appearance.....even with the ever-erratic Paul Collings as the first choice keeper!

He played in a friendly at Trafford, a game in which Roger Palmer was given a trial. We lost the game 1-0 and Palmer was never seen in an Alty shirt again.

[TheCultOfIanTunnacliffe]

He played in a friendly at Trafford, a game in which Roger Palmer was given a trial. We lost the game 1-0 and Palmer was never seen in an Alty shirt again.

Any idea of the date of this fixture?

Do you realise how privileged you were to see him play?!

[Alty365]

It wasn't anything worth writing home about, believe me! I have no idea of the date unfortunately but I remember it taking place.

[Darren]

What about Phil Power seemed to have a suntan all year round

[AltyTunnelSteward]

True

However Phil P was a gardener working for the Fire Service I believe so he had an excuse 

[Darren]

True

However Phil P was a gardener working for the Fire Service I believe so he had an excuse 

He was still the same a few months ago when playing fo FC utd.

[SW]

Seriously, I honestly always thought Phil Power was mixed race. Even saw him play at AFC Wimbledon for FCUM a couple of years back and remonstrated with a fan behind who called him a racist name! That is one effer of a suntan!!

[Ballers]

Yes indeed, Peter Stanier was that man.

According to my research, he was named as Alty's goalkeeping substitute on no less than 45 consecutive occasions.......and never once actually managed to make a first team appearance.....even with the ever-erratic Paul Collings as the first choice keeper!

Peter Stanier was the keeper, a young lad called Chris Stockell was the sub goalie at the start of the season. Stanier was the worst embarrassment of a keeper ever. If you  saw him at half time shots would go through him underneath him everything. Appaling, good job he never got on the pitch. In fact a few of us used to pop in and watch training as well, he was abysmal in that also.

If I remember rightly his claim to fame (he was 28 at the time) was that he had never appeared in a first team match in his entire career despite apparently being at Luton and Tottenham. I mean really?  He was just a tanned charlatan.

[Unemployed Coalminer]

Isn't Phil Power's permatan down to his meditteranean ancestry. I seem to recall him being of Maltese decent.

As for Peter Stanier, he was the reserve keeper the season I made my supporting comeback mainly because of the wizardry of messers Sharratt and Terry. I remember Staniers elaborate touchline warm-up pose ... I'm sorry, I mean routine, and managering to having to limp off one half time kick-in after injuring his groin.

[Cheadle Hulme Alty]

Will never forget the look on his face at Macc on the snow when it looked like Collings might get sent off for bringing down their forward outside the area. He was warming up near me and my mate (a Chelsea/Macc fan who knew him from the Macc Sunday league) and I thought he was going to s**t himself he looked that scared!!

[Cheadle Hulme Alty]

By the way, the original point of this thread, Tinson. If he isn't coming can we go after Michael Welch who Accy Stanley have just released?  Not a bad centre back in my book and a damn sight younger than Tinson!!

[gazwarrington]

The plot does thicken .. Looks like the flag might be able come out for another season 

[Bear Town Robin]

By the way, the original point of this thread, Tinson. If he isn't coming can we go after Michael Welch who Accy Stanley have just released?  Not a bad centre back in my book and a damn sight younger than Tinson!!

If we do, can we check his international clearance pls! 

[TheCultOfIanTunnacliffe]

Isn't Phil Power's permatan down to his meditteranean ancestry. I seem to recall him being of Maltese decent.

UC,

I think that you may well be correct with your recollection.

I remember being out and about in Macc towards the end of the 1996/97 season (when they were bombing along and we were sliding towards relegation) and seeing a character wearing a Macc shirt with Power's number on it and the words "The Maltese Falcon" written across it.

[Unemployed Coalminer]

Was it Sidney Greenstreet?