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General Category => Altrincham FC First Team => Topic started by: schmuckdonald on January 11, 2011, 02:46:01 PM
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There's not introduction thread so I'm going do this here instead. My name's Rob and I'm basically new to all things Alty. I've lived in Manchester for four years and worked in Alty for one (also moving to Alty in the Summer) and I basically wanted to get some proper fans opinion on something. I write for a few (very low key) football sites and I was thinking about starting a blog/site about the club and my starting to follow them. Basically from the perspective of someone raised in the Premier League years (I'm 21) and never really felt a part of a community, and certainly not a part of a football club. I'll admit up front I'm a Liverpool fan as well, not sure how that will go down, but I've always followed the results of the club but never really been able to afford to attend any Alty games but I'm going to get a season ticket in the Summer for next season and get to as many games as possible over the rest of the season.
Was just wondering what people think of this? Whether I sound like an idiot, whether it's something that might work blah blah.
Thanks in advance.
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Alty is a very friendly family club that is always open to new supporters. Please see the thread below for more info on other fans (including myself) who have made the jump from supporting a Prem side to Non League...
http://www.altyfans.co.uk/index.php?topic=10282.0
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Go for it on the Alty front
Everyone has a cross to bear, and someone has to support Liverpool I guess !
Get on down to Moss Lane as often as possible, you'll have a great time.
.........and sometimes Alty actually win !!
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Alty is a very friendly family club that is always open to new supporters. Please see the thread below for more info on other fans (including myself) who have made the jump from supporting a Prem side to Non League...
http://www.altyfans.co.uk/index.php?topic=10282.0
Great thread
There's plenty of ex-pl fans around - we've just come to our sense
Probably only my 2nd season watching us regularly - having gone to a dozen each year in the previous seasons
Ive obviously not got the "big games" of Liverpool or tottenham or even play off in 2005 to go back on, but I feel like I've supported them for ages
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Welcome aboard mate.
The thing with Alty is you can choose to do many things on different levels.
You can pack in with the lads and lasses behind the goal and sing until your hoarse, you can sit quielty in the stand, you can have a good moan down the popular side.
Its up to you but make sure you come down and get the bug.
Do a blog site mate..it'll make interesting reading and any publicity for Alty is a good thing.
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Thanks everyone for the warm welcome! Hoping to get down to my first match on the 22nd, looking forward to it! The blog will probably start up proper in the next couple of weeks too. Will be sure to put a link up when it does.
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Just a thought
If you go in one of the sections ecky mentioned - and dont enjoy it - i suggest trying the other sections ie. if you try the mainstand and dont enjoy it, try the gof road end, or popular side for a game...one of those you may hate but find you love another. I was the same, changed from the main to the golf road end and the difference for me was unbelieveable :)
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There's not introduction thread so I'm going do this here instead. My name's Rob and I'm basically new to all things Alty. I've lived in Manchester for four years and worked in Alty for one (also moving to Alty in the Summer) and I basically wanted to get some proper fans opinion on something. I write for a few (very low key) football sites and I was thinking about starting a blog/site about the club and my starting to follow them. Basically from the perspective of someone raised in the Premier League years (I'm 21) and never really felt a part of a community, and certainly not a part of a football club. I'll admit up front I'm a Liverpool fan as well, not sure how that will go down, but I've always followed the results of the club but never really been able to afford to attend any Alty games but I'm going to get a season ticket in the Summer for next season and get to as many games as possible over the rest of the season.
Was just wondering what people think of this? Whether I sound like an idiot, whether it's something that might work blah blah.
Thanks in advance.
Don't do it, I was offered some free tickets from a pe teacher 27 years ago and I'm still here, just think of the glory and fun I could have had instead its just worry and heartache, and a good laugh
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Don't do it, I was offered some free tickets from a pe teacher 27 years ago and I'm still here, just think of the glory and fun I could have had instead its just worry and heartache, and a good laugh
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wise words - it's cost me an absolute fortune over the years, let alone the tears, heartache, desperation, frustration and bewilderment. But then like a diamond glistening in a dog egg there are the fantasic memories, the players playing for the love of the club and the game, beating Brum, winning stuff, beating Vics. Going to places like Bamber Bridge and taking over almost the entire ground, beating Blackpool two years running, the Wembley visits. Then, and then oh yes - its all worthwhile.
COME ON ALTY!
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You've made a good choice, Rob.
I did come along to Alty as a kid (early memories being games against glamorous sides such as Bath and Welling), but spent most of my teenage years going to Old Trafford. However, after going to my first game in a while against Millwall in the FA Cup, I've been a regular again since (until recent months where I've been exiled in 'the South'). The experience watching football at this level is infinitely more rewarding than the expensive, soulless garbage served up by competing corporations with no grounding in the local community you get at Premier League grounds.
A Liverpool fan though? Tut tut ;D
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One of the good things about the ground is you can move around and hence enjoy the game from several perspectives
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Welcome.......not everyone on the Pop side moans....I don't (except for my rants about Chrissy Denhams injury 'proneness' and the need for a world class striker on a part-time budget !)
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Haha! Looking forward to getting into it. It'll strange to be cheering alongside of Old Trafford (be it former or not) locals.
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Make sure you go in the bar after the game !
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Welcome.......not everyone on the Pop side moans....I don't (except for my rants about Chrissy Denhams injury 'proneness' and the need for a world class striker on a part-time budget !)
BUT......beware of the Birch brothers. They can moan enough between the two of them to make up for the shortfall between our actual gate and one of about 2000 !
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Welcome to Alty. I'm not sure which is more frustrating: being a fan going to the games or being an exile not being able to go to the games!
Enjoy - it will almost be an addiction before long!
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Welcome. Also if you happen to get to a game late and cant get in at standing area - goto the main stand entrance gate as its open till half time! More the Merrier! :)
League Games: Adult: Standing £13 Main Stand / Family Stand (seated) £15
Bar (under Main Stand) open before games, at Half Time and after games too!
Something usually going on at Half Time on pitch if you dont fancy the Bar.
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Welcome to Alty. I'm not sure which is more frustrating: being a fan going to the games or being an exile not being able to go to the games!
Enjoy - it will almost be an addiction before long!
Spot on!
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welcome to Alty.....wont be long before you know most of the folk on this forum....Liverpool??? who are dey? ;-)
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welcome to Alty.....wont be long before you know most of the folk on this forum....Liverpool??? who are dey? ;-)
South Liverpool would interest more folk on here 'raps - defunct AND BORN AGAIN AT http://southliverpoolfc.com/
strong links with Kingy and Co. from South Liverpool - good to see the club and name fighting on.
Good Luck to them.
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Should really have introduced myself too instead of ghosting in. Long-time armchair follower who watches more youth games than 1st team matches.
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welcome to Alty.....wont be long before you know most of the folk on this forum....Liverpool??? who are dey? ;-)
South Liverpool would interest more folk on here 'raps - defunct AND BORN AGAIN AT http://southliverpoolfc.com/
strong links with Kingy and Co. from South Liverpool - good to see the club and name fighting on.
Good Luck to them.
Spot the former Alty player on the first one of these team photographs (he once scored a rather memorable hat-trick for us...):
http://southliverpoolfc.com/previous-team-pictures/ (http://southliverpoolfc.com/previous-team-pictures/)
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welcome to Alty.....wont be long before you know most of the folk on this forum....Liverpool??? who are dey? ;-)
South Liverpool would interest more folk on here 'raps - defunct AND BORN AGAIN AT http://southliverpoolfc.com/
strong links with Kingy and Co. from South Liverpool - good to see the club and name fighting on.
Good Luck to them.
Spot the former Alty player on the first one of these team photographs (he once scored a rather memorable hat-trick for us...):
http://southliverpoolfc.com/previous-team-pictures/ (http://southliverpoolfc.com/previous-team-pictures/)
That was a great night!
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What a player !!!! ................ for that match :)
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Welcome.......not everyone on the Pop side moans....I don't (except for my rants about Chrissy Denhams injury 'proneness' and the need for a world class striker on a part-time budget !)
BUT......beware of the Birch brothers. They can moan enough between the two of them to make up for the shortfall between our actual gate and one of about 2000 !
Ha Ha David Birch... You wont forget him in a hurry when you see/hear him.... Not wanting to spoil your initial experience of witnessing him in full flow but a good example of him would be, After about 10 mins of the first game of a new season, he will delight in telling you that Alty are sh*t, going to be relegated, and have no chance of winning anything. Other than that he is pretty positive ;) :D
His brother Denis is not that bad he just makes me smile when he bollocks the linesman/opposition players...
Welcome to the Alty fold....
I too populate the popular side (usually under the camera gantry on the centre circle) and from what I hear is usually the best spot in the ground to berate linesmen when they give offside decisions some 60yds away .... ;)
Enjoy......
PS I see you are a Liverpool fan..... Give it a couple of months and there will be a good chance on one Mr K Dagleish posting on here that he fancy's watching The Alty :D
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Welcome on board, Rob. Enjoy the ride!
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Hello again everyone,
I've decided I am going to try and do a blog/site about Alty, and I want to start with a brief history of the club. I have looked over the wikipedia page and the Alty site, just thought I'd ask if any of you could produce some choice qoutes and/or memories?
Anything would be VERY appreciated.
For those of you remotely interested, the site is: http://ablogaboutrobins.blogspot.com/ and only features one (silly) post on there at the minute.
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Hello again everyone,
I've decided I am going to try and do a blog/site about Alty, and I want to start with a brief history of the club. I have looked over the wikipedia page and the Alty site, just thought I'd ask if any of you could produce some choice qoutes and/or memories?
Anything would be VERY appreciated.
For those of you remotely interested, the site is: http://ablogaboutrobins.blogspot.com/ and only features one (silly) post on there at the minute.
http://www.altyfans.co.uk/index.php?topic=11502.0 (http://www.altyfans.co.uk/index.php?topic=11502.0)
May be worth reading this - a select few of peoples own best/worst games
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You won't regret it mate, I have a similar story myself in as much my dad used to take me down to watch alty when I was about 12 about 93 - 95, then I started playing football a lot and never went to Moss Lane for ages, then a few years ago I had to stop playing footy cos of my back and started going down to watch alty again, felt brilliant and brought back loads of nostalgia!
Welcome aboard fella, alty is a great club to be a part of.