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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Opening day Match Thread.
« on: August 07, 2022, 10:48:04 PM »
Without venturing into the fraught ground of managerial appointments in the last decade, I tend to agree.

The thing is to keep long standing supporters on board as well, and not just to dismiss concerns with a glib statement such as "times move on" (not aimed at anyone in particular).  Bill does have his own personal  long standing commitment to the club, and I noticed that he did  walk down and "have a word" with the new stewards on Saturday, after which the far third of the Popular Side was opened.

I think what I am saying is there might be one or two more awkward moments, or growing pains, if you like, but there is enough knowledge of the history and spirit of the club on the board, that we should be able to retain all supporters, while being sensitive to their concerns.

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Derek Wilshaw RIP
« on: July 25, 2022, 10:39:42 PM »
As everybody has said, he was a lovely man who has done so much for the club over a long period.

RIP.

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Phil Bell RIP
« on: July 25, 2022, 10:38:12 PM »
RIP to Phil and my condolences are with his family and friends.

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Injuries
« on: July 18, 2022, 09:46:18 PM »
Quote from: distancetraveller on July 18, 2022, 09:34:59 PM
Quote from: Sale Holmfield on July 18, 2022, 09:06:57 PM
Quote from: Saughall Robin on July 18, 2022, 03:55:21 PM
Quote from: swindellsworth on July 18, 2022, 03:49:03 PM
Quote from: distancetraveller on July 18, 2022, 09:51:52 AM
Whoever he has signed for I’m delighted the lad has recovered from that horrific injury he sustained at Wealdstone last September.

Great to see you back fella. Enjoy your time at Buxton.
     
    Buxton are assembling a handy looking squad, good to see . Rooting for them and Curzon this season .

I'd love to see both of them do really well this year. Apart from anything else for the sake of seeing all our old boys succeed again.
How great would it be for one of them to get promoted! Buxton seem to be well backed so would probably be the better bet to stay up.

Yes, there does seem to be a tendency for leading clubs, such as Brackley and Boston United, to constantly fail to get promotion, while either relegated clubs, or newly promoted ones, make a real effort to go up. Buxton do seem to fit that pattern and would get a thousand watching them if they are doing well.

I bet half the teams down South haven’t a clue where Buxton is, they would be in for a shock if Buxton did come up to our league and they had to travel up there on a cold winter Tues night

Yep, one of the coldest games I ever went to was when our game at Macclesfield was off on New Year's Day one year , but Buxton v Colwyn Bay went ahead. Mark Dempsey was playing for the visitors, before he joined us, and went off with mild hypothermia.

There's an artificial pitch there now, so games will be on, provided the pitch isn't actually covered with snow, and the away team can actually get to Buxton. It does seem very odd talking about freezing Buxton in today's climate!

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Injuries
« on: July 18, 2022, 09:06:57 PM »
Quote from: Saughall Robin on July 18, 2022, 03:55:21 PM
Quote from: swindellsworth on July 18, 2022, 03:49:03 PM
Quote from: distancetraveller on July 18, 2022, 09:51:52 AM
Whoever he has signed for I’m delighted the lad has recovered from that horrific injury he sustained at Wealdstone last September.

Great to see you back fella. Enjoy your time at Buxton.
     
    Buxton are assembling a handy looking squad, good to see . Rooting for them and Curzon this season .

I'd love to see both of them do really well this year. Apart from anything else for the sake of seeing all our old boys succeed again.
How great would it be for one of them to get promoted! Buxton seem to be well backed so would probably be the better bet to stay up.

Yes, there does seem to be a tendency for leading clubs, such as Brackley and Boston United, to constantly fail to get promotion, while either relegated clubs, or newly promoted ones, make a real effort to go up. Buxton do seem to fit that pattern and would get a thousand watching them if they are doing well.

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Radio Robins on Radio Alty Tonight
« on: July 13, 2022, 12:58:24 PM »
Quote from: One Foot in the Grave on July 13, 2022, 12:52:07 PM
One should read Samidzeh's Wikipedia entry. His off the field profile is more than a little iffy.

Funnily enough, I was just reading that a few minutes ago. Meanwhile, here's a recent piece about him from the Bolton Evening News. I don't quite understand how he could face a trial without being charged as it states....

https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/19809688.ex-bolton-wanderers-striker-alexander-samizadehs-fight-save-football-career/

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Radio Robins on Radio Alty Tonight
« on: July 13, 2022, 12:02:46 AM »
Quote from: Steve from Sale on July 12, 2022, 10:23:11 PM
Good win today. Went to the match. My standout player in the 1st half was Isaac Marriott, and number 11 trialist. In the 2nd half all the team did well but the number 18 on the right wing, and everywhere else was class. Just a small guy with a beard, who kept pulling the leg of his shorts up. Very good footwork and caused Trafford a lot of problems, helped in defence too. All over the place, and made some mazy runs, exciting possibility and if Phil takes a punt, potentially a fans favourite. Try in more friendlies.


It was certainly the best performance seen so far this season, and I have been to all the friendlies so far, although as it turns out I am not going to any more!

I wasn't quite so struck on Callum Gribbin, but was very impressed by the second half 18. As JL has named the team anyway, I have  compared the players' names to faces, and that looks like Harry Bunn (son of Frankie), whose last club was SC**thorpe United. Definitely try him again. I may be wrong, of course.

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Fixture Release Date - Tomorrow
« on: July 07, 2022, 10:20:00 PM »
Quote from: Hugh on July 07, 2022, 07:37:21 PM
Quote from: rorysgrandad on July 07, 2022, 11:53:08 AM
I didn’t go last season but have been several times before and had a great day out (three pigeons and all). Reading the comments about the stewarding last season I’m reconsidering going on NYD.
Did the stewards manhandle anyone or verbally abuse our fans? Can anyone be more specific please as to why some of those who went last season feel so strongly about not returning this season please? I don’t fancy going if it’s going to be an ordeal.

To me, it looked like the police/stewards were trying to fight and shove  our supporters. I was stood further along from them and got the knock on effect, which I could have done without. They made Ru$hden's stewarding seem reasonable.

Saying that, I don't suppose anyone sat at the front would be directly affected.

I'd agree with that. I was sat near the front, and wasn't directly affected, apart from seeing stewards on the touchline staring at the crowd in an aggressive, confrontational manner, and periodically walking up into the stand to drag people out of the ground.

If you are a friend of Chris Millington, maybe you could have a word?

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Fixture Release Date - Tomorrow
« on: July 06, 2022, 08:23:30 PM »
Quote from: rorysgrandad on July 06, 2022, 02:20:01 PM
Quote from: MarpleAlty on July 06, 2022, 11:52:50 AM
I wonder what the rationale behind pairing us with Halifax over Christmas / New Year would be... wouldn't have been the logical choice.
The Three Pigeons Ale House on New Years Day. Not sure about the trains on NYD though.

I certainly take One Foot in the Grave's point about the stewarding at Halifax last year, but trains on New Year's Day are normally good after a slightly later start.  Going by previous years, the game could well be shifted to the 2nd anyway.

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: How Oldham Athletic stumbled their way to relegation to the National League
« on: July 01, 2022, 07:20:51 PM »
Quote from: One Foot in the Grave on July 01, 2022, 07:18:55 PM
Quote from: Sale Holmfield on July 01, 2022, 06:29:10 PM
Quote from: CRT Butty on July 01, 2022, 04:31:30 PM
Quote from: Sale Holmfield on June 30, 2022, 11:24:45 PM
Details are a bit vague, but it looks like Oldham Athletic are coming under new ownership, so they may just finally be starting to turn the corner.
Apparently our former striker Darren Royle, who was brought up in Oldham, has overseen the deal. More relevantly, he has also been the chief executive at Wigan Athletic.

https://www.theoldhamtimes.co.uk/sport/20246908.oldham-athletic-boundary-park-set-new-owner/

A local business, not a consortium. Perhaps it's any port in a storm from Athletics point of view, but this smacks of a sugar daddy arrangement.

Got a mate who supports Oldham, he's cautiously optimistic.

Yes, I tend to agree. An "unnamed local businessman" could have any amount of money, or none, although I am sure the name "Royle" will encourage Oldham supporters.

Those who followed his record at Wigan will probably be looking into starting a phoenix club.

You are not the first person to mention that to me....

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: How Oldham Athletic stumbled their way to relegation to the National League
« on: July 01, 2022, 06:29:10 PM »
Quote from: CRT Butty on July 01, 2022, 04:31:30 PM
Quote from: Sale Holmfield on June 30, 2022, 11:24:45 PM
Details are a bit vague, but it looks like Oldham Athletic are coming under new ownership, so they may just finally be starting to turn the corner.
Apparently our former striker Darren Royle, who was brought up in Oldham, has overseen the deal. More relevantly, he has also been the chief executive at Wigan Athletic.

https://www.theoldhamtimes.co.uk/sport/20246908.oldham-athletic-boundary-park-set-new-owner/

A local business, not a consortium. Perhaps it's any port in a storm from Athletics point of view, but this smacks of a sugar daddy arrangement.

Got a mate who supports Oldham, he's cautiously optimistic.

Yes, I tend to agree. An "unnamed local businessman" could have any amount of money, or none, although I am sure the name "Royle" will encourage Oldham supporters.

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: How Oldham Athletic stumbled their way to relegation to the National League
« on: June 30, 2022, 11:24:45 PM »
Details are a bit vague, but it looks like Oldham Athletic are coming under new ownership, so they may just finally be starting to turn the corner.
Apparently our former striker Darren Royle, who was brought up in Oldham, has overseen the deal. More relevantly, he has also been the chief executive at Wigan Athletic.

https://www.theoldhamtimes.co.uk/sport/20246908.oldham-athletic-boundary-park-set-new-owner/

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Actual Signed Players
« on: June 28, 2022, 10:39:33 PM »
Quote from: Saughall Robin on June 28, 2022, 10:30:54 PM
In brief, we need a wide forward who can score a few goals and a striker to replace Dinanga in the squad. Surely he's heading out on loan?

PS. How good are the Academy prospects?
Expecting them to be given a run out in the early friendlies then maybe NPL to get some adult games experience before being reviewed. Maybe one could be that wide player? (Duncan 2.0?🤞)

It's asking a lot of one of the Academy lads to become a first team regular this season, although you never know. I am expecting them to have a combination of loans, as you say, with the odd substitute appearance.

I think we all agree in which area we are short. Of the current squad, Kosylo can play out wide with Ben Pringle playing as number 10, but that's making the best of things and I am sure the aim must be to get a new wide player in.

Talking of wide players, I am always a bit worried that somebody could come in for Ryan Colclough with an offer that neither the player nor the club could refuse.

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Christmas Fixtures
« on: June 22, 2022, 08:33:23 PM »
I would love that, but that particular twitter account's predictions are a bit erratic, let's say, as you imply.

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: What was everyone's worse ever defeat?
« on: June 13, 2022, 11:10:04 PM »
Quote from: JD on June 13, 2022, 11:03:04 PM
My memory might be iffy (age...senility) but late 90s or early 00s we lost at home to Mossley in the FA Cup with an abysmally insipid performance - the only time I ever left Moss Lane before the final whistle

Your memory is very good, although it might be kinder if it had let you forget this. We lost 0-3 at home to Mossley in the 2nd Round Qualifying in 2000. We signed Danny Murphy  from Mossley as  a result  of this, even before they  played in the next round, if  my own memory is right.

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