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General Category => Altrincham FC First Team => Topic started by: Saughall Robin on May 14, 2022, 01:26:13 PM
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Good luck today to York at Brackley.
Will be tough but they could do it.
If they win they'll either be away to fylde or home to Boston in the play off final.
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Best of luck to York, but winning at both Brackley and probably Fylde will be a tall order indeed.
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York one up at half time.
Finished 1-0 to York. They're in the final.
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Bumped into a York fan at the M1 services after their game. I hope they go up.
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Fylde beaten at home by Boston!!! I wonder how much longer Haythornthwaite will give it before getting bored and pulling the plug...
York will now play the final on their home ground.
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York is a nicer and easier place to get to than Boston. That's reason enough to want York to win it.
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York is a nicer and easier place to get to than Boston. That's reason enough to want York to win it.
York is a nicer and easier place to get to than Boston. That's reason enough to want York to win it.
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100% agree.
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That will be a great final (york vs Boston).
Don't like Fylde for several reasons and Brackley, despite their always seeming to reach the play offs, are a rich man's toy too.
Great chance for York to get back up here. I've a feeling they'll do it. Great weekend away and a nice new ground (either way!) next season!
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Good to see two proper clubs contesting the final, you’d make York the favourites & let’s be honest it’s a cracking day out & easy on the train from anywhere so hope it’s them.
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If York get promoted we will need Tom Peers back!
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I really hope York make it and not just because it is pretty close to home - it is a smashing club and their fans deserve better than their current lowly position.
Shame it won't be the beautiful Bootham Crescent, but it would at least be a new ground!
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York one up ht
One all in the southern final.
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York two up. Lovely job. Nice place, good pubs and good rail service. Delighted not to have to go to Boston.
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Ebbsfleet have just gone 2-1 up in injury time
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Congratulations to York. Won 2 0.
7448 at the game. York's biggest gate in many years. Let's hope we can get six points off them next season.
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Ebbsfleet have just gone 2-1 up in injury time
...and Dorking have equalised!!! Going into extra time.
According to social media, Fleet fans held up the game by throwing a flare on the pitch. Gotta love a bit of karma.
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Dorking 3 2 up.
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A huge well done to York. I didn't think they had a cat in hell's chance of going up. Absolutely brilliant place to go.
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A huge well done to York. I didn't think they had a cat in hell's chance of going up. Absolutely brilliant place to go.
Let's hope we get a Saturday for the away game so we can have a nice weekend away! 😉
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A huge well done to York. I didn't think they had a cat in hell's chance of going up. Absolutely brilliant place to go.
Let's hope we get a Saturday for the away game so we can have a nice weekend away! 😉
Absolutely. Mrs. Butty is already looking at Bettys...
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Dorking up too. Not quite the same appeal as York but congratulations to them as well. A new ground to visit, Meadowbank.
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Dorking up too. Not quite the same appeal as York but congratulations to them as well. A new ground to visit, Meadowbank.
A popular win given that nobody seems to like Ebbsfleet.
Part-time too, will be interesting to see what they do.
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Will they have to do ground works?
3000 capacity with just over 500 seats (according to Wikipedia) is below requirements isn't it?
(and another plastic pitch which I realise is okay).
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Will they have to do ground works?
3000 capacity with just over 500 seats (according to Wikipedia) is below requirements isn't it?
(and another plastic pitch which I realise is okay).
Oh no. I didn't know that they had a plastic pitch.
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Will they have to do ground works?
3000 capacity with just over 500 seats (according to Wikipedia) is below requirements isn't it?
(and another plastic pitch which I realise is okay).
I believe it's quite a limited ground in its current state. One side and one end are just open and flat, while there are small covers behind the goal and adjacent to the main stand. They are very well funded, but have spent most of the money on the team, it seems.
I guess they would be okay to come up, as Guiseley were a few years ago, but may have to do some work before the end of the season; as I say, though, money doesn't seem to be a problem.
At least, the ground is in the town centre, rather than stuck out on some distant industrial estate.
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Dorking is a very appealing town with lots of decent pubs too. So much nicer than Ebbsfleet.
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Dorking up too. Not quite the same appeal as York but congratulations to them as well. A new ground to visit, Meadowbank.
A popular win given that nobody seems to like Ebbsfleet.
Part-time too, will be interesting to see what they do.
They might start singing “part time and we’re proud of it” to us and “Do you practice that all week?” 😂😂😂
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Will they have to do ground works?
3000 capacity with just over 500 seats (according to Wikipedia) is below requirements isn't it?
(and another plastic pitch which I realise is okay).
I believe it's quite a limited ground in its current state. One side and one end are just open and flat, while there are small covers behind the goal and adjacent to the main stand. They are very well funded, but have spent most of the money on the team, it seems.
I guess they would be okay to come up, as Guiseley were a few years ago, but may have to do some work before the end of the season; as I say, though, money doesn't seem to be a problem.
At least, the ground is in the town centre, rather than stuck out on some distant industrial estate.
They are not as stringent with ground regulations as they used to be. Otherwise Accrington wouldn't been allowed in the FL. Brackley's ground was deemed good enough for the National League Premier in 2013 despite only having one turnstile.
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Dorking up too. Not quite the same appeal as York but congratulations to them as well. A new ground to visit, Meadowbank.
A popular win given that nobody seems to like Ebbsfleet.
Part-time too, will be interesting to see what they do.
They might start singing “part time and we’re proud of it” to us and “Do you practice that all week?” 😂😂😂
We could still sing "We've been once, twice, three times to Wembley, and you've won the Surrey cup"!
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Dorking up too. Not quite the same appeal as York but congratulations to them as well. A new ground to visit, Meadowbank.
A popular win given that nobody seems to like Ebbsfleet.
Part-time too, will be interesting to see what they do.
They might start singing “part time and we’re proud of it” to us and “Do you practice that all week?” 😂😂😂
We could still sing "We've been once, twice, three times to Wembley, and you've won the Surrey cup"!
You may have to work on the lyrics, Hugh, as it doesn't scan very well.
However, you have hit on something as their owner-chairman, Marc White,is also their manager, so there are certain similarities to Droylsden, although I think Marc White (who says he has other backers putting money into the club) may have more charm and money than Dave Pace.
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When did we ever let not scanning stop us! To put into perspective how far they have come, apparently they won the West Sussex league fourth division North as recently as 2001. Kirkham and Wesham, who played in the upper reaches of the West Lancashire league might have been positively big time Charlies in comparison.
I suspect there are rather a lot of people who have more charm than Dave Pace (as anyone in the Noel White Suite that fateful day will tell you)!
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There was this piece in the Guardian about them recently. I am not sure quite how accurate it is, but I do look forward to going to Dorking next season, as it does look like a very nice town to visit, and they have certainly shot up the leagues in recent years, aided by Dorking FC's fall, however well funded they are.
PS How are we talking about Dorking Wanderers in a National League North thread?!
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/oct/11/real-life-championship-manager-rise-dorking-wanderers (https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/oct/11/real-life-championship-manager-rise-dorking-wanderers)
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Tis a well established fact that regardless of the time , place or situation that generally most folk really do like to enjoy talking Dorking 🥴
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For anyone wondering about Dorking, they are one of the featured clubs on the YouTube channel Bunch of Amateurs. https://www.youtube.com/c/BunchOfAmateurs/featured
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Pal of mine called Tom Gillitt lives there now (Nigel Gillitt to use his original name) and follows Dorking Wanderers.
If anybody went to North Cestrian between 1970 and 1975 they may very well know him. Or Woodheys Primary from 1965 to 1970. Lived just further down our street. Thinking of going to the Dorking away game to meet up with him again, as not seen Tom in 40 years. Faced time him often though nowadays.