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Title: Superstition
Post by: oneedham on March 19, 2018, 09:52:40 AM
Always been a bit superstitious but I would prefer us shooting towards the golf road end first half. We had some good results under Heathcote and Sinnott doing it this way.
I think it has only happened during the Stourbridge game and we were 4 up at half time. May have happened against Stafford also,which wasn't so good.
Then we wont be trying to play in the mud and actually play some football in the better half of the pitch.
Just a thought.
Title: Re: Superstition
Post by: robininstockport on March 19, 2018, 12:48:00 PM
Farsley has us playing that way aswell. Smashed them also, so it's a yes from me
Title: Re: Superstition
Post by: oneedham on March 27, 2018, 09:52:43 PM
Get our stat man on this,since 2005.

People may think it's a load of rubbish but would love to know.

Get in boys. Top performance and battle.

Also better atmosphere in bigger games.
Title: Re: Superstition
Post by: thegazelle on March 27, 2018, 10:26:06 PM
in the glory days it was always shoot to the golf road second half.
the big matches i remember

sC**thorpe X2
southport fa cup x 2
york
chester
crewe
barnet 91


exceptions
sheff utd
guisley play off final
macc fa cup 4-1
macc lawrie winner#

i am sure many more will come to mind

Title: Re: Superstition
Post by: oneedham on March 27, 2018, 10:33:55 PM
Got to think of the state of the pitch aswell. We have the better half to play into this way. We saw that tonight,passing was excellent second half. Players running with the ball, overlapping,much better than clumps of turf preventing attacks.
In recent years I have more happy memories shooting that way second half .
Title: Re: Superstition
Post by: Jezza on March 28, 2018, 12:35:43 PM
in the glory days it was always shoot to the golf road second half.
the big matches i remember

sC**thorpe X2 in the 2nd game I thought kingy's penalty which was in front of the golf rd was in the first half?
southport fa cup x 2 in the 2nd game pretty sure 2nd half we kicked into the chequers end?..remember stu Coburn making fine save in 2nd half at golf rd end?

York absolutely convinced in the 2nd half when the scoring went mad we were scoring at the chequers end..I was in the golf rd and remember watching the York goals go in...

chester
crewe
barnet 91


exceptions
sheff utd
guisley play off final
macc fa cup 4-1
macc lawrie winner#

i am sure many more will come to mind


Title: Re: Superstition
Post by: Uncle Globnasty on March 28, 2018, 04:55:37 PM
in the glory days it was always shoot to the golf road second half.
the big matches i remember

sC**thorpe X2 in the 2nd game I thought kingy's penalty which was in front of the golf rd was in the first half?
southport fa cup x 2 in the 2nd game pretty sure 2nd half we kicked into the chequers end?..remember stu Coburn making fine save in 2nd half at golf rd end?

York absolutely convinced in the 2nd half when the scoring went mad we were scoring at the chequers end..I was in the golf rd and remember watching the York goals go in...

chester
crewe
barnet 91


exceptions
sheff utd
guisley play off final
macc fa cup 4-1
macc lawrie winner#

i am sure many more will come to mind



I know the mind plays tricks, but I am sure the penalty against SC**thorpe was in the second half and well into it at that.
Also not sure about the York one.
Title: Re: Superstition
Post by: Kingys Beard on March 28, 2018, 05:16:39 PM
The penalty against SC**thorpe came in the first half and was definitely at the Golf Road End.  I remember John Connaughton making a last-gasp miracle save near the very end of the game at the Golf Road too.  Had that gone in I had the feeling SC**thorpe would have won in extra time.
Title: Re: Superstition
Post by: Uncle Globnasty on March 28, 2018, 05:26:48 PM
The penalty against SC**thorpe came in the first half and was definitely at the Golf Road End.  I remember John Connaughton making a last-gasp miracle save near the very end of the game at the Golf Road too.  Had that gone in I had the feeling SC**thorpe would have won in extra time.

It was definitely at the Golf Road end.....after that this means my memory is officially f*cked.
Title: Re: Superstition
Post by: Jezza on March 28, 2018, 07:39:53 PM
aanndd I rember frdsddfewhen we played Liverpool...frfrd at anfield.........aaand we beat them 5-0

I was very very drunk at the time....
(http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/resources/images/3072369/)
Title: Re: Superstition
Post by: thegazelle on March 28, 2018, 07:56:15 PM
OK . i give in lets shoot to chequers end in the second half . you can add hartlepool to the chequers end list although i probably got that wrong as well
Title: Re: Superstition
Post by: Uncle Globnasty on March 28, 2018, 08:40:30 PM
aanndd I rember frdsddfewhen we played Liverpool...frfrd at anfield.........aaand we beat them 5-0

I was very very drunk at the time....

Now that I do remember, I was in the Anfied Road end. I've already posted a photo of me from the MEN before boarding one of the coaches looking like the king of the nerds. Mind you, I had quite wrongly thought we'd kept them to 0-0 for longer than we actually did....my memory IS f*cked
Title: Re: Superstition
Post by: Uncle Globnasty on March 28, 2018, 08:49:28 PM
Here's that Liverpool thread....

http://www.altyfans.co.uk/index.php?topic=17531.0
Title: Re: Superstition
Post by: thegazelle on March 28, 2018, 10:48:37 PM
OK . i give in lets shoot to chequers end in the second half . you can add hartlepool to the chequers end list although i probably got that wrong as well
Title: Re: Superstition
Post by: One Foot in the Grave on March 28, 2018, 11:46:44 PM
OK . i give in lets shoot to chequers end in the second half . you can add hartlepool to the chequers end list although i probably got that wrong as well


Definitely right about Andy Windsor's exocet against Hartlepool.
Title: Re: Superstition
Post by: oneedham on April 14, 2018, 06:54:05 PM
Another big win shooting Golf Road first half. Densmore was class today.
Title: Re: Superstition
Post by: Mick on April 14, 2018, 07:39:03 PM
And as Glyn (StockportAlty) pointed out earlier in the week : Scoring first !
Title: Re: Superstition
Post by: Alty5678 on April 14, 2018, 09:39:40 PM
We'll pointed out Glyn
Title: Re: Superstition
Post by: Mick on April 15, 2018, 01:18:01 PM
And as Glyn (StockportAlty) pointed out earlier in the week : Scoring first !
That should be Robininstockport aided by Friar Tuck with the data
Title: Re: Superstition
Post by: oneedham on April 25, 2018, 09:43:58 PM
I am going to keep drilling this home.

Please next season can we shoot Gold Road End first half.

We are so much better shooting Chequers end second half. Plus better for atmosphere,especially next season with more away support.