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Alas, Andy Scott is destined to be remembered in the same category as the likes of such Alty luminaries as Dave Swannick; Chris Young; Paul Williams; Gary Hulmes; Jason Van Blerk; Len Cantello....and so forth.

That terrible moment when he gifted the ball to a Kidderminster Harriers forward on the edge of his penalty area about twenty minutes into his Moss Lane debut last January still haunts my nightmares.....

I have to echo Ecky re. Gary Talbot.
A great servant to Alty.....but time catches up with everyone inexorably (after all, even my old Alty hero Mal Bailey had to leave Moss Lane eventually!).

Dare I propose a joint testimonial for Talbot and Mark Maddox? 

Ok so we're not in BSN anymore, but if pottsy doesnt get taken on in MLS and he's gained a high level of fitness should we still give him a trial pre-season?

I think we should. He terrorised a few defenses in conf national a couple of seasons ago, if only for 5 minutes before he needed a fag and a kebab! He's got great natural ability and coupled with fitness could be a great player for us.

Thoughts?


...puts on anti-slate helmet and waits for onslaught of slating from jezza and cult.....

Mr teasybeaver,

No slating from me.....but I do wonder if Pottsy will ever achieve the necessary "high level of fitness" that you mention?

Don't get me wrong, Potts was a fantastic asset for us during the Conference North season, where he was a key factor in setting up plenty of chances for Colin Little, but I do believe that bringing him back now would be a retrograde step.

Well, one's a cunning stunt and the other's a.....

Which current Channel 4 comedian is the son of a former Altrincham FC player?

Cult,

I have emailed it to you.

Many thanks.

Safely received.

Will get back to you in due course.

if its the one i have heard, that he was ready to move more local to home and just ready for a change then i too would believe he would have moved on regardless. don't come on here throwing dirt, or making comments insunuating that there are other reasons behind the move if they are
a) unfounded or b)you don't have the guts to air them.

Cult you seem to constantly be on here making comments that are derogatory or just plain negative and it to be fair is just pissing me off.

i'm not saying people have to all have the same view but everything said seems to be turned around and put negatively recently.

appologies if this seems personal its just starting to piss me off something rotten old chap

Not sure where I was "throwing dirt" to be honest!

I can assure you that there was nothing sinister about my post.
The reason I used the description 'rumoured/alleged' regarding the reason(s) for Peter Band's departure is that, having not been personally issued with a press release by either Bandy or his good lady, I do not have the full facts before me (however reliable the source of the information that I was told may have been).

The only point I was trying to make was that Band's decision was probably not dependent upon which league Alty were in.

I wouldn't mind....but I was one of the people on here who did my best to help Mrs Band get her hands on some Take That tickets!

Believe me, I'm certainly not negative after the glorious news of last Saturday.

As someone who posted on here in the wake of our relegation bemoaning the (to my mind) bewilderingly positive response in some quarters (and, yes, that includes our Chairman) to our initial demotion to the BS North, I am now euphoric at our reprieve.

   

 

   

I suspect that it all boils down to the real reason(s) for his departure to Hyde.

If the rumoured/alleged reason for him leaving Moss Lane that I have heard is correct, then I believe that he would have still gone to Hyde regardless of which league Alty were in.

We must push on and not find ourselves dragged into relegation again this year, please God lets push on and hit the middle of the table at least,no time for sentiment, we must have the personel that are best suited to the task,and if that means a few players going then so be it,sad but we must not waste this opportunity to really establish oursleves.
Is it still 4 down this coming season or have they changed it to three??

Spot on, Hughesy.

Some players have served us well over the last few years but they are simply not up to Conference National standard and we have to leave sentiment behind if we truly want to establish ourselves at this level.

Too many people didn't regard relegation to the Conference North as being detrimental to the renaissance of our club.

We have a second chance....and must not squander it.