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Quote from: Ballers on November 24, 2009, 12:03:35 AM

Er, i'm off to see The Specials at the Hammersmith Apollo - which is why i missed chester too.

Ballers,

Please let us know if they dedicated Gangsters to Stephen Vaughan or Ghost Town to Northwich.

No, that was Saughall as Mrs S and myself walked back smugly from the Wheatsheaf on Saturday evening!  

The wrexham local paper has a double page spread (for local chester fans) about this weekends game, in it there is mention of a 13-2 defeat to chester in the 60's.
Is this alty's worst game, I am too young to have been there, how bad were we? 
I still see the defeat to mossley in the cup a few years ago as a personal low point.

That was 30 November 1929. Even I'm too young to have witnessed that one!

My worst 'game-experiences' would have to include the 0-6 hammering at Holly Park, South Liverpool closely followed by Colne and Burnley ...
But the many good times have more than made up for it! My favourite being the 6-1 hammering of Macc AT Macc in the Champs vs runners=up end of season match. Seeing them lift the Cheshire League trophy in a ground, by that time, devoid of home supporters was a fabulous experience - although trying to get back to the station afterwards was a bit on the hairy side!

Quote from: distancetraveller on November 18, 2009, 10:45:58 PM

cheating french bastard Henry.. I would have crippled him if I had been playing in that game, and made sure he wasnt going to any World Cup

I fkn hate cheats like that in football.

I presume that you roundly booed Eddie Hussin after his 'Hand Of Eddie' goal against Droylsden at Moss Lane in 2004 then...?!

That's different - poor little Eddie was only being 'creative' 


Incidently I remember Derek Halliwell scoring at a corner against Chester Reserves in the 60's. The goalkeeper caught it but, along with a couple of defenders, was body-checked into the net by 'Tank' for an Alty goal.

I cheered at that one too 

As we are generally toothless at corners, perhaps we could do with a bit of that kind of practised set piece routine nowadays?!

Advice please!
I'm planning on going with a couple of chums on the train from Alty. Can anyone provide info on the best way to get to the Deva from the station?  (Chester CFC websites seem patchy on the subject).
I assume it's too far to walk? Is Taxi the best bet to get there? Is there a bus from the ground back to the station after the game?
Any advice would be great!

You've got several options depending on how athletic/fit or how large your finances are! ...

1.  To walk would be about 2.5 miles doing the direct route. This would be to walk up city road directly opposite the station entrance until you reach the junction at 'the bars' which is a very large roundabout with a block of offices in the middle. walking round it in a clockwise direction, the third exit is foregate street. Take this into the city centre walking straight on under the clock onto eastgate and then watergate street (after passing chester cross) until you reach the ring road. Go straight over and walk on for another 3/4 of a mile passing the racecourse on the left until you reach Bumpers lane on your left. The ground is signposted with a brown sign and it is a few hundred yards up there.

2. Get a taxi which will cost you about £3.50 (but obviously don't expect to get one back!)

3. get the shuttle bus which I believe still runs from the station to chester bus station and change buses to the Sealand road park and ride bus. This passes the end of bumpers lane and should stop. Some drivers don't stop (I know!) but even if you have to go to the terminus it's only half a mile or so back and there is a quicker way to the ground than going down to bumpers lane. As you walk back towards chester, take a right at the first traffic lights on to the industrial estate and the road goes round to the ground.

It's likely that you'll have to walk back to the centre of chester whichever way you arrive but there is a taxi rank at the bus station of you can't make all the journey to the station on foot.
My advice on the return journey would be to stop in at a pub (possibly Telfords Warehouse which can be found 200 yards on the left if you take a left at the Sealand chippy on the way back towards the racecourse) and get them to phone a cab for you whilst you sample a few frothy ones. sorted.

I was happy with a point at the end. ... It stopped a losing run,
The pitch was really heavy and I think the difference between full and part time is accentuated when the pitch is heavy...
Young didnt have his best game, but usually he is a rock.   I thought Danylick and Lawton put in a decent shift today.
Senior was ok but sadly Colin would only be a sub if I picked the team.
Coburn would be the first name on my team sheet. The guy gets us out of the sh*te game after game.
I thought Burns was ok for 45 mins but he was seriously blowing out of his ass when he got took off.
I can only asssume Chrissy Denham is not fully fit after injury otherwise why would GH take him off.
It has to be said Kearney is a big miss in the midfield.
Give the young lad Owen a break he only bloody joined the club about 48 hrs ago.
I wish we could close down the opposition midfield down quicker but as I say that may be down to fitness levels.
Its not the end of the world drawing with FGR they are not a bad team (they battered us 5 - 2 last season)
Keep the faith. We are 11th in the BSP. we would have been singing from the rafters this time last season.
See you at Chester. (if they are still trading)
Cmon Alty.

Good, sensible post. Have a G.

If he's anything like his dad (As with Shaun and Peter D) that'll do for me!

Much as it pains me, that was a very good FA Cup performance.

As for Charlton, was that some kind of betting sting?  What a joke performance that was, no wonder no one went!

Perhaps I might be somewhat bitter but I couldn't bring myself to read this thread.
I admire you magnanimity Ecky. You're a better man than me.

I just thought Vics tried hard and Charlton were shocking.