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Title: Grantham - Match Thread
Post by: Mrs Warbouys on September 20, 2017, 02:25:59 PM
Had a decent start Grantham but faltered in their last couple of games losing at home to alvechurch in the cup and a poor home defeat to Halesowen last night. Seems they are bringing a supporters coach that has only five seats left available on it, so let's hope we are prepared to accommodate away supporters in the correct fashion.

Would be fantastic to get another three points. Although people are returning from injury can you change a side that won 6-0? Did short have a slight knock when he went off?
Title: Re: Grantham - Match Thread
Post by: Teasierbeaver on September 20, 2017, 02:27:30 PM
Good crowd, good game, good result. 3-1 Alty
Title: Re: Grantham - Match Thread
Post by: robininstockport on September 20, 2017, 02:31:25 PM
I think Short is carrying a knock and came off as a precaution.

Wouldn't change the starting 11.  Whether they can play at that intensity again we'll have to see.

Be nice to have Poole on the bench in case we need a creative spark.

2-0 Alty.
Title: Re: Grantham - Match Thread
Post by: Jezza on September 20, 2017, 02:56:29 PM
Seems they are bringing a supporters coach that has only five seats left available on it, so let's hope we are prepared to accommodate away supporters in the correct fashion.

Lets hope come 5pm satdee, we are talking about another good performance on the pitch and not bad planning off it.

Come on Parky's red and white army!!
Title: Re: Grantham - Match Thread
Post by: Alty Bri on September 20, 2017, 03:06:40 PM
Would take a 1 0 win every week, but I'm going for 10 in a week for the first time in years, 4 0. Also, I'd certainly play Poole if he's fit.
Title: Re: Grantham - Match Thread
Post by: ManagementGuru on September 20, 2017, 03:14:15 PM
And the last time was:


Mon.21.4.14   H   VAUXHALL MOTORS   3pm   5   1   831   Walshaw 22,51 Havern 27, Reeves 45(+3), Lawrie 73
Sat.26.4.14   A   Histon                  3pm 5   0   433   Leather 6, Clee 10, Reeves 15,24, Lawrie 49
Title: Re: Grantham - Match Thread
Post by: Alty Bri on September 20, 2017, 03:22:56 PM
Cheers for that. Was at both games, but had forgotten - seems an absolute age ago.
Title: Re: Grantham - Match Thread
Post by: andrewflynn on September 20, 2017, 04:24:47 PM
7-0
Title: Re: Grantham - Match Thread
Post by: distancetraveller on September 20, 2017, 04:37:08 PM
Quite simple really..
Play like we did last night and we fear nobody. I don't think anyone in this league can live with us in last nights form.

611 ATT

3-0 Alty

Hope they bring a few fans keep it segregated thus we don't concede home advantage.
Another happy day out at WA15....
Title: Re: Grantham - Match Thread
Post by: One Foot in the Grave on September 20, 2017, 06:44:57 PM
I'm not quite getting carried away yet. This lot are typically inconsistent. Put 5 past Marine, beat Workington only a couple of weeks back......but last night they were Halesowen's Calpol.

2-1 (Hulme, Hancock)

Attendance 588
Title: Re: Grantham - Match Thread
Post by: Alty Dave on September 20, 2017, 09:17:14 PM
Hopefully another win, a good performance and a clean sheet to boot.

Keep starting line up the same if possible.

Up the Alty
Title: Re: Grantham - Match Thread
Post by: wayno on September 20, 2017, 10:22:53 PM
Seems they are bringing a supporters coach that has only five seats left available on it, so let's hope we are prepared to accommodate away supporters in the correct fashion.

Lets hope come 5pm satdee, we are talking about another good performance on the pitch and not bad planning off it.

Come on Parky's red and white army!!
is it an 8 seater ? 😉😉
Title: Re: Grantham - Match Thread
Post by: One Foot in the Grave on September 20, 2017, 11:48:02 PM
They only need to half fill a 36 seater to have a bigger turn out than Farsley.
Title: Re: Grantham - Match Thread
Post by: robininstockport on September 21, 2017, 08:12:51 AM
Is Granthams' nickname really the 'Gingerbreads'?
Title: Re: Grantham - Match Thread
Post by: distancetraveller on September 21, 2017, 08:43:09 AM
Is Granthams' nickname really the 'Gingerbreads'?


Yeah, but surely better than Maccs nickname of The Interbreds  :D
Title: Re: Grantham - Match Thread
Post by: One Foot in the Grave on September 21, 2017, 10:42:40 AM
Is Granthams' nickname really the 'Gingerbreads'?


Yeah, but surely better than Maccs nickname of The Interbreds  :D
Stop it Ray, or I'll have you baa-ed.
Title: Re: Grantham - Match Thread
Post by: hsmith1 on September 21, 2017, 04:11:13 PM
Just hope i can get to listen on RR,its my 65th birthday saturday so will have people coming and going most of the day.Last time i saw them against Gratham was at gratham in the FA cup on a snow covered pitch,we won.
Title: Re: Grantham - Match Thread
Post by: distancetraveller on September 21, 2017, 07:52:04 PM
Just hope i can get to listen on RR,its my 65th birthday saturday so will have people coming and going most of the day.Last time i saw them against Gratham was at gratham in the FA cup on a snow covered pitch,we won.

Last time I was at Grantham was back in the mid 60s when we had to enter the ground through a disinfection area due to the Foot & Mouth outbreak
Title: Re: Grantham - Match Thread
Post by: hsmith1 on September 22, 2017, 07:32:51 AM
it was the 60s with me Ray
Title: Re: Grantham - Match Thread
Post by: Saughall Robin on September 22, 2017, 09:27:46 PM
Seems like there are still quite a few of us about who went!
I was on the coach which struggled to get through the slush in Stockport and then when nearly at Grantham, was diverted as roads were closed (cordoned off) due to the foot and mouth outbreak.
We got to the ground not long before half time!
I used to take an ARP bell to ring (I know!) and was nearly refused admission when they checked my duffel bag. Everyone behind me in the queue started shouting to hurry up and he just let us all in.
My memory might be playing tricks but I think Bert Lister scored for us not long after we got in.
I do remember the ground reminding me of Matlock with one side roped off and part of a cricket pitch but I think Grantham play somewhere else nowadays - so that will be another ground to tick off!
Title: Re: Grantham - Match Thread
Post by: Mrs Warbouys on September 22, 2017, 10:04:47 PM
Alty - 8/13
Draw - 10/3
Grantham - 14/5
Title: Re: Grantham - Match Thread
Post by: wayno on September 23, 2017, 04:54:51 PM
Another 3 points for the lads today

Well done

Up the Robins
Title: Re: Grantham - Match Thread
Post by: oneedham on September 23, 2017, 05:05:22 PM
Important to be able to win ugly .

Their keeper made a mistake but was very good.

Harrison man of the match by a mile. Bembo-Leta worries me at times, far too casual. Missed Short at full back.

Richman again did well when he came on. Moult was very good second half.

Josh Hancock continues to impress. Very good close control and strong.

Not a great game but very happy.
Title: Re: Grantham - Match Thread
Post by: HashtagAlty on September 23, 2017, 05:11:00 PM
Goal is available to watch via www.twitter.com/altrinchamfc (http://www.twitter.com/altrinchamfc)
Title: Re: Grantham - Match Thread
Post by: Old Alt on September 23, 2017, 05:36:07 PM
Some weeks you don't get the luck, but this week we definately did. No one around us celebrated the goal, as we all stood in disbelief that it had been given.
Grantham were certainly the better team early on and how they didn't convert one of the chances which they put across the box, I don't know.
I agree with the point about Bembo-Leta, and I am not sure how he was man of the match, he made a few forward runs, but was caught out of position so many times, he just isn't a right back.
I also thought Johnston and Hancock were positioned so wide at times they were not in the game, it put pressure on our midfield and we were over run. We also played so deep at times, it just invited trouble from Grantham.
But a few bright sparks from the afternoon Moult looks to be back to the player we saw a few seasons ago and Poole came on and made one or two good touches.
Getting Miller back up front must be a priority, we didn't really test their keeper until the final few minutes of the game.
Title: Re: Grantham - Match Thread
Post by: jhcorbett on September 23, 2017, 06:13:13 PM
Pleased with the 3 points but the result was mainly down to luck rather than playing well - play like that most weeks and we won't win, but what a difference to play badly and get win for a change.
Very odd choice for man of the match to say the least, many guffaws went out when that was announced.
Title: Re: Grantham - Match Thread
Post by: robininstockport on September 23, 2017, 06:17:02 PM
Chalk and cheese from Tuesday nights romp.

Glad to see we can win ugly. Aside from the handball n the first half I think the ref got most decisions right.

Harrison was my mom
Title: Re: Grantham - Match Thread
Post by: Old Alt on September 23, 2017, 06:33:14 PM
Chalk and cheese from Tuesday nights romp.

Glad to see we can win ugly. Aside from the handball n the first half I think the ref got most decisions right.

Harrison was my mom

Hmmmmm.....not sure about the no. 6 for Grantham, he was lucky to stay on the pitch
Title: Re: Grantham - Match Thread
Post by: One Foot in the Grave on September 23, 2017, 06:47:29 PM
I think the ref got most decisions right.


I thought he got most of them wrong !
Title: Re: Grantham - Match Thread
Post by: Alty Bri on September 23, 2017, 07:03:57 PM
Fair play to Grantham, who gave us a very good game today. They were at us from the off and in their number 10, had the game's most impressive player.
For us, neither full back looked particularly comfortable and I still don't have a great deal of confidence in our central midfield (though Jake did well in the second half) and JJ gets so many chances, but puts so very few of them away. On the plus side, Harrison was again brilliant, Peers worked bloody hard to cover the defensive deficiencies of our full back (motm???), Hancock busied himself about everywhere and Hulme carried on manfully against two half useful centre backs. Also, lovely to see James Poole back - a real player who keeps the ball on the deck.
We're better with Short, Richman and Poole in the team, but hey ho, up to PP and we won again!
I feel the ref made one really bad call for both teams, but the goal was good - having otherwise had a fabulous game, their keeper lost concentration and made a right cock up of it.
We're in the mix now. Roll on the next game.
Title: Re: Grantham - Match Thread
Post by: arnald on September 23, 2017, 09:05:38 PM
I think we had the better of them, and they had a load of big match players ,
We were a nats wing away from scoring 4 ,,, up the alty
Title: Re: Grantham - Match Thread
Post by: Sarf London Alty on September 23, 2017, 09:31:45 PM
Five league wins in six, yes please.

Just goes to show how awful we were last season-it took until Easter Monday to reach how many points we already have this season.

If we are sat here next Saturday with two more wins (which I think we should be) then we'll get a true sense of if we could be title winners.
Title: Re: Grantham - Match Thread
Post by: Alty Dave on September 23, 2017, 09:52:43 PM
I thought it a deserved win also, we were marginally the better team and created the better chances forcing there keeper into quite a few decent saves. With more clinical finishing we could have won by 4 or 5 today. Still work in progress but heading in the correct direction.

Up the Alty.
Title: Re: Grantham - Match Thread
Post by: Silent but Ledley on September 25, 2017, 07:28:58 PM
Dear Alti fans, you guys have injured sh*t over the past 2 years but trust in Phil the Power. The side is beginning to look good. Sometimes a grind out 1 0 win is OK !
Title: Re: Grantham - Match Thread
Post by: cheshire cat on September 25, 2017, 07:36:27 PM
Endured sh*t presumably.

I thought we were a bit lucky on Saturday. A different ref and it would have been a different result.

Looking forward to Radio Robins tomorrow.
Title: Re: Grantham - Match Thread
Post by: Nom de plume on September 25, 2017, 07:59:57 PM
Dear Alti fans, you guys have injured sh*t over the past 2 years............
But many of them are no longer injured  ;D
Title: Re: Grantham - Match Thread
Post by: One Foot in the Grave on September 25, 2017, 09:04:43 PM
Is this "Alti" a lower division Italian club ?
Title: Re: Grantham - Match Thread
Post by: Sarf London Alty on September 25, 2017, 10:04:46 PM
Is this "Alti" a lower division Italian club ?

I'm going to take a wild guess that 'Silent but Ledley' is a relative of a player we signed in the summer who used to play at Nantwich. ;D
Title: Re: Grantham - Match Thread
Post by: andrewflynn on September 25, 2017, 10:43:40 PM
Is this "Alti" a lower division Italian club ?

I'm going to take a wild guess that 'Silent but Ledley' is a relative of a player we signed in the summer who used to play at Nantwich. ;D

MIND. BLOWN.
Title: Re: Grantham - Match Thread
Post by: Silent but Ledley on September 26, 2017, 05:16:28 PM
Sorry guys/girls (maybe) I meant Endured sh*t. And Alty not Alti. Big 3 points needed tonight. Hope the team has a couple of good half hours, ha. SBL
Title: Re: Grantham - Match Thread
Post by: Teasierbeaver on September 26, 2017, 06:10:09 PM
Sorry guys/girls (maybe) I meant Endured sh*t. And Alty not Alti. Big 3 points needed tonight. Hope the team has a couple of good half hours, ha. SBL

I've removed your racist comments.
Title: Re: Grantham - Match Thread
Post by: Silent but Ledley on September 27, 2017, 02:19:13 PM
Err it wasn't. Just ask 60,000 Spurs fans