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General Category => Altrincham FC First Team => Topic started by: Ballers on January 14, 2017, 11:21:40 AM

Title: Happy Birmingham Day everybody
Post by: Ballers on January 14, 2017, 11:21:40 AM
The DVD should be shown at the pre match meal to give these wasters an idea of what we once weee.

Remember it like yesterday

In fact it should be on loop in the bar to remind a few other people about it too.
Title: Re: Happy Birmingham Day everybody
Post by: Mrs Warbouys on January 14, 2017, 11:24:20 AM
Good job it's not on Sky 👀
Title: Re: Happy Birmingham Day everybody
Post by: York Alty is back on January 14, 2017, 11:30:41 AM
Great GREAT memories.
Title: Re: Happy Birmingham Day everybody
Post by: Timperley The Best on January 14, 2017, 11:53:20 AM
Villa still sing about it apparently
Title: Re: Happy Birmingham Day everybody
Post by: JTH on January 14, 2017, 11:56:11 AM
http://www.thegiantkillers.co.uk/1986altrincham.htm (http://www.thegiantkillers.co.uk/1986altrincham.htm)
Title: Re: Happy Birmingham Day everybody
Post by: York Alty is back on January 14, 2017, 12:52:20 PM
http://www.thegiantkillers.co.uk/1986altrincham.htm (http://www.thegiantkillers.co.uk/1986altrincham.htm)

Found that rather sad reading.

Hey ho.
Title: Re: Happy Birmingham Day everybody
Post by: im not really here on January 14, 2017, 08:10:31 PM
The irony is that it's the anniversary of one of our greatest moments as a Club, whilst today was probably one of, if not the lowest point in footballing terms. What a legacy the Board are creating.
Title: Re: Happy Birmingham Day everybody
Post by: TheCultOfIanTunnacliffe on January 15, 2017, 06:08:27 PM

http://www.thegiantkillers.co.uk/1986altrincham.htm (http://www.thegiantkillers.co.uk/1986altrincham.htm)



Just to point out a particularly striking error in that article: Doug Newton did not play for Alty on that famous evening.

The player inexplicably omitted is dear old perma-tanned blond bombshell Colin Chesters.

The following highlighted strange claim is also entirely bogus:

"Phil Gardner quickly found himself out of favour with the new management at Altrincham and left the club, although like many of the team, he later returned to work as editor of the club matchday programme."

Oh, and Peter Conning left Alty to join Rochdale rather than Stockport County.





 
Title: Re: Happy Birmingham Day everybody
Post by: Mausoleum Alty on January 15, 2017, 06:19:39 PM

http://www.thegiantkillers.co.uk/1986altrincham.htm (http://www.thegiantkillers.co.uk/1986altrincham.htm)



Just to point out a particularly striking error in that article: Doug Newton did not play for Alty on that famous evening.

The player inexplicably omitted is dear old perma-tanned blond bombshell Colin Chesters.

The following highlighted strange claim is also entirely bogus:

"Phil Gardner quickly found himself out of favour with the new management at Altrincham and left the club, although like many of the team, he later returned to work as editor of the club matchday programme."

Oh, and Peter Conning left Alty to join Rochdale rather than Stockport County.





 

Never let a few inaccuracies get in the way of a good story  ;D
Title: Re: Happy Birmingham Day everybody
Post by: TheCultOfIanTunnacliffe on January 15, 2017, 06:46:12 PM


Just to cheer us all up (particularly fellow Alty season ticket holder Martin Green), here's a lovely abiding image of Robert Hopkins' majestic own goal (with David Seaman floundering on the St Andrew's turf) which secured the Robins' 2-1 victory:



(http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/b9c6/ahgiqmmgoyb83bvzg.jpg)
Title: Re: Happy Birmingham Day everybody
Post by: York Alty is back on January 15, 2017, 06:57:29 PM
As Max Boyce used to say, "I was there".
Title: Re: Happy Birmingham Day everybody
Post by: Ashley Alty on January 15, 2017, 08:59:26 PM
This afternoon, while clearing junk out, my husband came across the wonderful programme which was produced for the 20th anniversary party called Birmingham 20.  The back page is full of signatures of the 11 (Colin couldn't make it).  Not sure quite what to do with it, tbh
Title: Re: Happy Birmingham Day everybody
Post by: Ballers on January 15, 2017, 10:15:05 PM


Just to cheer us all up (particularly fellow Alty season ticket holder Martin Green), here's a lovely abiding image of Robert Hopkins' majestic own goal (with David Seaman floundering on the St Andrew's turf) which secured the Robins' 2-1 victory:



(http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/b9c6/ahgiqmmgoyb83bvzg.jpg)

Is there a case for this goal being a David Seaman own goal. On viewing it over and over again (joy!) I'm not convinced the original back pass was going in? Certainly you'd generally be trained not to put pass backs on target?