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General Category => Altrincham FC First Team => Topic started by: JackSwindells No 1 Fan on September 14, 2010, 06:30:16 PM
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Great servant
Alty fanatic
Deserves a testimonial game of some kind, whether or not he received compensation.
Must be appointed a Life VP
If you want to gloat or moan about him go somewhere else to do it.
Never forget that pen at the Kop
Never forget his free kicks
Never forget the awfuil moustache
Never forget his lovely Mum
Celebrate his achievement...but get behind Kenny and the lads.
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Great servant
Alty fanatic
Deserves a testimonial game of some kind, whether or not he received compensation.
Must be appointed a Life VP
If you want to gloat or moan about him go somewhere else to do it.
Never forget that pen at the Kop
Never forget his free kicks
Never forget the awfuil moustache
Never forget his lovely Mum
Celebrate his achievement...but get behind Kenny and the lads.
seconded, best of luck to Graham in the future
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Graham is Alty through & through and, despite some difficult times over the years has always come good. I remember going up to him after the infamous Lewis match and telling him to keep going and it would come good - and it did - but I don't think he heard me as his face was one of thunder! This was just that one difficult time too many along with his sad personal loss recently.
Nobody has ever fought more for the Alty cause and he will be missed as a manager, mentor, leader and as a man of character, stoicism and experience. I hope there will always be a position for him at the club - honoroury life vice president or some such - even if he gets a role elsewhere in football. I can see some smaller club getting the great benefit of Graham's experience.
I hope Graham is able to get a wee break, however - the last few weeks must have taken a great toll on him.
But, Graham, thanks for everything you have done for the club (so far) and the way you have been able to work with Geoff Goodwin & the board to run a club the way it should be run and with - lets face it - success. The stats will not tell the true story.
On a personal level I wish I had been able to go to the events that Graham has presented - it seems these are where we have seen the great wit, raconteurishness and rapport he has with the players and fans (there have been blemishes - Lewis - but they are history) and Graham has come good from these in the past.
Graham - I hope we will see you at Moss Lane, but thanks for everything and wishing you and your family all the very best.
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I echo everything thats been said, would be nice to see Graham down at Moss Lane in the future.
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This is a very sad day for me. I have known (and worked with Graham when I was involved with the club) for many years and he has always been a really honest, genuine hard working man and a very talented footballer and manager, with a great sense of humour. The pressure has recently been great on Graham, not least losing his lovely Mum, but no more than the pressure he always brought on himself through his passion for Alty.
I wish you and your family every possible success in whatever you do in future, and hope to see you sometime soon for a beer in the bar. Ian F
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An end of an era that I did not want to see come to an end personally.
Graham has worked wonders over the years to achieve what he has.
The word legend is used a little too often and loosely for me sometimes - it should be reserved for people like Graham, who truly deserve it.
Thanks for some great memories, and best of luck for whatever comes next.
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As I have said before I am grateful for what you have done in the past for the football club, as afterall it was you that got the club back in the Conference. but I think this decision is correct for moving forwards and for all parties.
I am sure our paths will cross again with you at another football club.
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What a true gent. My daughter and her friend wanted to interview Graham for the school magazine and he was more than happy to oblige. He took them onto the pitch for a photo and said his greatest moment at Moss Lane was the first FA trophy win at Leatherhead and his worst the own goal in the last minute of the same competition against Enfield. I had some shouting matches with him from the main stand but his passion could not be faulted. Good luck Graham.
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First manager I've properly known at Altrincham, and it will take something extremely special to shadow what I've seen. Good luck in the future for whatever you do Graham, thanks for everything you've done at the club.
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Best of luck for the future Graham. A true Alty legend
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A MAN THAT HAS ALTY IN HIS HEART. A SAD DAY
NOW IT'S UP TO THE HEATHCOTE WINGERS TO PUT HANDS IN THEIR POCKETS AND COME UP WITH THE GOODS.
I TAKE IT THE NEW MANAGER WILL NOW HAVE THOUSANDS TO SPEND!!!!!!!!!
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A MAN THAT HAS ALTY IN HIS HEART. A SAD DAY
NOW IT'S UP TO THE HEATHCOTE WINGERS TO PUT HANDS IN THEIR POCKETS AND COME UP WITH THE GOODS.
I TAKE IT THE NEW MANAGER WILL NOW HAVE THOUSANDS TO SPEND!!!!!!!!!
That was part of the problem there were no heathcote wingers.
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Great servant
Alty fanatic
Deserves a testimonial game of some kind, whether or not he received compensation.
Must be appointed a Life VP
If you want to gloat or moan about him go somewhere else to do it.
Never forget that pen at the Kop
Never forget his free kicks
Never forget the awfuil moustache
Never forget his lovely Mum
Celebrate his achievement...but get behind Kenny and the lads.
Yeah - quality. I was there for that game and won £1 when some knob said that he'd miss.
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All the bad words said about GH recently were somewhat unjust. The fact of the matter is he is one of the best players and managers we have ever had, and i personally GH would like to give you a massive thanks for all that you have done. Those shoes are now tough to fill. Hopefully not the last time your involved with the club, cheers graham.
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Another thank you from me and a legendary status still remains in your name
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Thanks Graham for all you did at Alty over the last 30+ years. Sorry this chapter of Mr. Altrincham ended this way. You will hopefully be back one day. Last season when my son was macsot he was a bit shy & didnt want to do it on the day. Then it was suggested I take him into the players changing room. They were all watching the live game on the telly. When they saw George they came over and spoke to him saying things like 'whose name have yer got on ya shirt mate? I bet it's mine said Matt Doughty. They made him feel so special. The Ken Mac said take him in to see the boss. GH was great with him asked him if he was excited about being mascot and gave him some jaffa cakes. GH said take him out on the pitch for a kick about to get the feel of it. I did and there was no stopping him then. He didnt want to get off and when the match started he wanted to join in with the players. So thanks to GH he had a great day (beat Salisbury 5-0) and he was mascot again at the Cambridge game. So thanks GH (ALTY LEGEND), thanks so much and hope to see you back one day. :)
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What a crazy few months! U deserve all the thanks as u did make a good team out of are budget, I would have loved to see what u could have done if we didn't lose are best players, I actually think u were improving each season too, all the best
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Cheers GH for everything you have done for Alty over the years wether it be player, sec, manager, compere - whatever role you took on you gave 100% and some people will only realise now it 's gone what you actually did for the club.
A true servant - don't be a stranger to ML - but don't come back to bite us in the bum either :D
BIG THANKS GH - LEGEND
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True LEGEND and maybe one day in the future GH may be back. Thanks for all the great memories you have givem me.
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This is a very sad day for me. I have known (and worked with Graham when I was involved with the club) for many years and he has always been a really honest, genuine hard working man and a very talented footballer and manager, with a great sense of humour. The pressure has recently been great on Graham, not least losing his lovely Mum, but no more than the pressure he always brought on himself through his passion for Alty.
I wish you and your family every possible success in whatever you do in future, and hope to see you sometime soon for a beer in the bar. Ian F
You don't know him that well then - doesn't he only drink tea.....?!
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Great servant
Alty fanatic
Deserves a testimonial game of some kind, whether or not he received compensation.
Must be appointed a Life VP
If you want to gloat or moan about him go somewhere else to do it.
Never forget that pen at the Kop
Never forget his free kicks
Never forget the awfuil moustache
Never forget his lovely Mum
Celebrate his achievement...but get behind Kenny and the lads.
Nic,
I know where you're coming from with this list and I have numerous treasured memories of GH in his playing days, in particular, but I think you will find that he has already been treated to two testimonial games at Moss Lane.....plus compensation for his departure.
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Good luck Graham not sure what you are going to do with yourself now but best of luck with the future , you have been a great servant for the cllub and i hope you continue to have relationship with the club and the fans.
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Thanks for all the memories.... from that sublime pass to John hughes at Everton that completely fooled the linesman to that sublime pass to Bob latchford at OT... to the penalty at anfield, the free kicks when we told the keeper where it was going to the v-flicking response to a sarcastic "oh good ball heathcote".....it's been a fantastic roller coaster of an entertaining love hate ride.....a truelly gifted player and a highly respected coach and a succesful manager who did lead us to the most unlikely of play off promotions on a pittance based on team spirit as well as skill (I feel like eamon andrews...graham heathcote this is yer life).....that play off season was the one i enjoyed most in many a year because of the fantastic spirt around the whole club.....that was down to the manager.
There can be no fitter tribute I feel than one final Heathcote out!...wouldn't have had it any other way, it's been brilliant...... please don't be a stranger.....heathcote...heathcote....top left keeper!
Good luck in whatever you do next!
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Thank you Graham!! And good luck!
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Good luck in what ever you decide to do Graham,after all the comments on this forum of late,i have been checking in everyday with dread in case this happenned.I'm really really sorry to see you go.
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No player/ex player/Manager gave so much to Alty over such a long time.
I remember his photo with his football boots in the Altrincham Guardian when he joined the club as a teenager.
He battled through thick and thin both on the pitch and off it for the Alty cause.
I know he had his critics, but some people would moan if they were given the Cullinan diamond.
When I told my 8 year old son of Graham's resignation his response was 'Ag, but he's such a nice man'. See how some people will remember him.
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will never forget Nunny on pens, Kettering in extra time and Eastburne in 90, thanks for taking us this far, good luck to you and your family
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Graham, known you as a player and assist/manager since Oct 74, been through all the chants of go left keeper for the free kick, or go right. Chanting all different directions at the same time, but we of course knew the inevitable. GGOOOAAALLLLL!! We were only trying to help, keeper!! Remember the cries of Heathcote, Heathcote, every time we got a free kick.
I know a little of what the pressure can be like managing any footy team whether junior or senior, but for you it was 10-fold. With the budgets and constraint you had you always did your best for me, but a lot of it was about taking gambles with what we had.
I am so sorry it all ended this way, and I really hope you keep in touch with the club and ourselves also in the years to come.
You will always be Mr Altrincham to me!!!
Good luck and best wishes in everthing you do and heartfelt thanks for everything Graham.
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Thanks for all you’ve done for Altrincham (which is a hell of a lot)
Have some great memories whilst you’ve been at the club;
• when I first started following the Robins when you were assistant to Kingy
• when I did my work experience at Moss Lane and witnessing first hand your obsession with the pitch ;)
• the week before you became manager, when you were briefly our postman and I told you that you should be manager. How right was I! although Dino wouldn’t agree
• every game in the conference north play offs, especially the party at Moss Lane after the play off final
• bringing Col Little to the club
• the banter you would have with me and Ollie whenever we were attending pre match dinners. Although not entirely sure whether it was banter?! :o
• some great games in the conference, especially in the early days when the excitement of having Conference football back at the club was huge
Anyway all the best for the future, hope to see you at Moss Lane again someday!!
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I for one am genuinely sorry to see you go Grahame but if as reported you didnt have the enthusiasm and drive to re-build yet another squad then I respect you for that..
Best wishes to you and yours and hope to see you again soon..
Whoever takes over will not better you as a compare at the dinners, Unless Frankie Boyle takes over as manager ;)
Good luck
Ray & Jill Sant
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everyone has already said what i wanted too, MR HEATHCOTE YOU ARE THEE ALTY LEGEND !!
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Indeed. Hard to add to what's already been said.
Saw Graham play in the 70s - a class act. Couldn't we just do with a player like him now!
A great servant to the club and a proud record in every role he's held.
Thanks Graham and good luck in the future.
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Just lost 5-0 away at Eastbourne Graham - missing you already >:(
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Just lost 5-0 away at Eastbourne Graham - missing you already >:(
wouldnt have made any difference today imo
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Just lost 5-0 away at Eastbourne Graham - missing you already >:(
Seems a little strange to me that those who were against GH going seem almost happy about todays result?
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Seems a little strange to me that those who were against GH going seem almost happy about todays result?
Can't see that Heffer. I can't see ANYBODY who calls themselves a Robin being happy just now. But the fact is whether it was Kenny, Graham, or the Archangel Gabriel on the bench, the problems are out on the pitch !
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Seems a little strange to me that those who were against GH going seem almost happy about todays result?
Can't see that Heffer. I can't see ANYBODY who calls themselves a Robin being happy just now. But the fact is whether it was Kenny, Graham, or the Archangel Gabriel on the bench, the problems are out on the pitch !
The problems are out on the pitch because of the dross Heathcote brought in over the summer! Whether it be Kenny or someone else who gets the managers job they've got a very tough job on their hands!
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Seems a little strange to me that those who were against GH going seem almost happy about todays result?
Can't see that Heffer. I can't see ANYBODY who calls themselves a Robin being happy just now. But the fact is whether it was Kenny, Graham, or the Archangel Gabriel on the bench, the problems are out on the pitch !
Correct Taxi Phil. Couldnt be more wrong Heffer. The problems are on the pitch. Nothing would have given me (or GH im sure) more pleaseure than for Alty to have won 5-0 today. I was trying to make the point that GH leaving would not solve the problems on the pitch. GH brought in the players he could with no money to spend as he did the previous seasons. Sadly the players at the moment just dont seem up for it. I really hope that changes and we can say up. Until its not mathematically possible to I will always belive we can.
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Just lost 5-0 away at Eastbourne Graham - missing you already >:(
I can't tell you how angry this misty eyed bullsh*t makes me.
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The problems are out on the pitch because of the dross Heathcote brought in over the summer! Whether it be Kenny or someone else who gets the managers job they've got a very tough job on their hands!
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Does anybody actually know what contracts, if any, Michael Twiss, Marc Joseph and Matty Crowell are on? Surely the latter two at least can find clubs nearer to where they live.
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Just lost 5-0 away at Eastbourne Graham - missing you already >:(
I can't tell you how angry this misty eyed bullsh*t makes me.
Another one who misunderstood the original comment. read comment above yours on same post Eck.
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Mark dont get Angry,people will still want GH thats their choice,But he's gone and not coming back for the seeable future so no matter what people thing about GH we now need to move on.
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Mark dont get Angry,people will still want GH thats their choice,But he's gone and not coming back for the seeable future so no matter what people thing about GH we now need to move on.
and move on we will and hopefully upwards and stay in the BSP. Forums are about opinions and it wouldnt do for everyone to have the same opinion or ther would be no point in having a forum would there?
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Just lost 5-0 away at Eastbourne Graham - missing you already >:(
I can't tell you how angry this misty eyed bullsh*t makes me.
Another one who misunderstood the original comment. read comment above yours on same post Eck.
If GH leaving was not going to solve the problems on the pitch, are you suggesting we should have just carried on?
In a kind of "ho hum..the signings he made are sh*t but at least we still have Graham"
If one good thing comes out of all this its that civil war has been avoided against Barrow and its unlikley the fans will be called wankers on Tuesday if there dare to criticise the dross we are being served.
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Well said Ecky! I for one never forgave him for the day he called his own teams supporters wankers for expressing an opinion.
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I totally agree Joe, I lost all respect I'd ever had for him on that day against Lewes.
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well as you know i disliked his behaviour immensely.
he should have been sacked for gross misconduct against lewes when he cusped his thumb and big finger ,and made a jerking motion to you lads.
same again at Kendal in the FA Cup
same again against Torquay, when he started throwing punches
same again at Mansfield in the FA cup fiasco last year
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Just lost 5-0 away at Eastbourne Graham - missing you already >:(
I can't tell you how angry this misty eyed bullsh*t makes me.
Another one who misunderstood the original comment. read comment above yours on same post Eck.
If GH leaving was not going to solve the problems on the pitch, are you suggesting we should have just carried on?
In a kind of "ho hum..the signings he made are sh*t but at least we still have Graham"
If one good thing comes out of all this its that civil war has been avoided against Barrow and its unlikley the fans will be called wankers on Tuesday if there dare to criticise the dross we are being served.
Believe me Eck nothing would give me more pleasure then to see us start to climb the BSP table and I hope GH leaving does bring the club more fortune. I never said the signings we made were no good - GH did. I think the players have to start to believe in themselves before we will start to get better. I would never single out players for critisism as I dont think it helps anyone and is not constructive. I didnt agree with what GH said about the players and thought you made a good point at the forum saying GH had been too honest saying what he thought of the new players. That certainly did not help matters. I really hope whoever gets the job Kenny or a.n. other gets us out of this mess. I for one hope they can