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Title: Tamworth match thread
Post by: Paul Cain's Chip Pan on September 22, 2009, 07:18:14 PM
Alty lineup:

ALTRINCHAM (Red & white striped shirts, black shorts and red socks) 1. Stuart COBURN, 6. Shaun DENSMORE, 2. James SMITH, 12. Robbie WILLIAMS, 3. Matt DOUGHTY, 10. Chris DENHAM, 4. Tom KEARNEY, 16. Anthony DANYLYK, 26. Sam SHERIDAN, 19. Chris SENIOR, 25. Aaron BURNS. Subs: 20. Danny HEFFERNAN, 13. Russell SAUNDERS, 15. Rod THORNLEY, 21, Andrew PEARSON, 24. Ross THAKER.

Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: hsmith1 on September 22, 2009, 07:27:05 PM
cider is in the fridge ready will be poured out in 20 minutes time approx
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: cornishrobin on September 22, 2009, 07:44:27 PM
no commentary tonight again!
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: RockyRobin on September 22, 2009, 07:49:27 PM
Sometimes I think it is best to just get the final score! Even the vidiprinter can be hard!
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: Paul Cain's Chip Pan on September 22, 2009, 07:53:34 PM
Grays have apparently turned up at Stevenage with no kit! They are playing in their training kit!  :D
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: RockyRobin on September 22, 2009, 07:55:13 PM
To be honest they looked like a club in free fall on Saturday, there was a feel about the place that their drive, ambition and heart had gone.
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: cornishrobin on September 22, 2009, 07:55:41 PM
or esle their pants
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: hsmith1 on September 22, 2009, 08:00:27 PM
Barrow 1 up at kettering
grays 1 up at stevenage
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: Dougals Dad on September 22, 2009, 08:05:19 PM
Grays playing in birthday suits must have shocked Stevenage!, They're 1-0 up
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: Paul Cain's Chip Pan on September 22, 2009, 08:10:06 PM
I've just had a text saying we're getting absolutely battered so far.
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: MichaelH on September 22, 2009, 08:10:42 PM
 :(

Is Thornley at the ground today?  ???
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: hsmith1 on September 22, 2009, 08:11:29 PM
looking at the stats it looks that way
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: Dougals Dad on September 22, 2009, 08:13:27 PM
To have such an unsettled team and putting loanes straight in makes it very difficult - but we have had 1 shot on target.
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: HallamAlty on September 22, 2009, 08:14:52 PM
Pretty sure Rod is at Moss Lane tonight
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: hsmith1 on September 22, 2009, 08:16:15 PM
or on JD's knee
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: Dougals Dad on September 22, 2009, 08:17:31 PM
or on JD's knee

Can't see him around. His eye's much better so he could have gone down there.

Heathcote was particularly restless today tho!
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: hsmith1 on September 22, 2009, 08:20:09 PM
oxford getting hammered 2-0 barrow 1=1 grays1=1 now
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: hsmith1 on September 22, 2009, 08:21:51 PM
coming back into the game now 47% to 53%
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: Narcissist on September 22, 2009, 08:22:34 PM
This is a daft question, or not?

But who tells sky when there is a goal or sub or booking etc that comes up on the match report?

Is the club made to put someone on duty for this? By phone/text/e-mail?

I'll take a draw tonight but think we might sneak it.
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: Dougals Dad on September 22, 2009, 08:26:12 PM
I think we'll do well to draw.

Crwley are beating AFCW, while Barow are being put back in their place.
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: bigcol on September 22, 2009, 08:27:31 PM
Press Association does it.
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: Dougals Dad on September 22, 2009, 08:29:20 PM
Press Association does it.

for the BBC text as well
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: Dougals Dad on September 22, 2009, 08:35:12 PM
Press Association does it.

for the BBC text as well

HALF TIME
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: SW on September 22, 2009, 08:37:08 PM
Hello all. Back on here just about recovered from Saturday.

Get the cider, ham and pickle and everything else in order H, and JD, you now know what to do.
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: hsmith1 on September 22, 2009, 08:37:34 PM
key player chris denham
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: hsmith1 on September 22, 2009, 08:39:22 PM
on brandy at the moment.cider is in the fridge,and no sandwiches i dont get em at home,sadly
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: Bath Alty on September 22, 2009, 08:40:22 PM
On the plus side we seem to have got through 45 minutes without being forced into a substitution for the first time in ages.

Come on Alty (and new friends)
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: SW on September 22, 2009, 08:42:17 PM
Just make one, leave it on top of the monitor, it'll work.

Saturday was my first successive away wins attended for years. I'm going to Stevenage.
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: Dougals Dad on September 22, 2009, 08:42:40 PM
I'm on the cheap Adsa value dark chocolate and Lidl cloudy lemonade. Heathcote is curled up on the armchair!
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: Dougals Dad on September 22, 2009, 08:44:03 PM
Just make one, leave it on top of the monitor, it'll work.

Saturday was my first successive away wins attended for years. I'm going to Stevenage.

Go for the hat-trick!!!!!
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: SW on September 22, 2009, 08:47:15 PM
Exactly, but I reckon 91-2 since I've seen that!

I'm on Tesco SA First Cape Merlot, on offer this week, plus a mix of cheese and Walkers Smokey Bacon.

Dinner was earlier, this lot is my pudding.
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: Leon on September 22, 2009, 08:49:24 PM
Just had the half-time chat with my Dad and he says it's a bit of nothing game and neither keeper's had a save to make so far.
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: Dougals Dad on September 22, 2009, 08:50:16 PM
Exactly, but I reckon 91-2 since I've seen that!

I'm on Tesco SA First Cape Merlot, on offer this week, plus a mix of cheese and Walkers Smokey Bacon.

Dinner was earlier, this lot is my pudding.

Fine sensible wine, never can go wrong with cheese, but smokey bacon crisps are a bit dodgy - crisps should be in just 3 flavours; salted, salt & vinegar and cheese & onion.

As for prawn coctail - NEVER!
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: RockyRobin on September 22, 2009, 08:53:38 PM
Just had the half-time chat with my Dad and he says it's a bit of nothing game and neither keeper's had a save to make so far.

Leon, are you offering the point?
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: Dougals Dad on September 22, 2009, 08:56:49 PM
Hayes & Yeading struggling at Eastbourne, H&Y will struggle to survive come the end of the season
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: SW on September 22, 2009, 08:59:06 PM
Beef and onion, Worcester Sauce, Walkers Pickled Onion.......vanished. No much more expand your horizons JD, but no Prawn C, I agree.
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: Leon on September 22, 2009, 09:01:17 PM
Just had the half-time chat with my Dad and he says it's a bit of nothing game and neither keeper's had a save to make so far.

Leon, are you offering the point?

No, I can't bring myself to suggest that a point at home to Tamworth would be a decent result.
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: Dougals Dad on September 22, 2009, 09:02:30 PM
Beef and onion, Worcester Sauce, Walkers Pickled Onion.......vanished. No much more expand your horizons JD, but no Prawn C, I agree.

You can get tlavours like these at Asda made by Seabrook. Jennifers Mum gets 'em all the time - I'm a Cheese n Onion man myself; very good on a cheese sandwich with some pickle
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: hsmith1 on September 22, 2009, 09:03:00 PM
cheese on hovis crackers
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: RockyRobin on September 22, 2009, 09:04:13 PM
Just had the half-time chat with my Dad and he says it's a bit of nothing game and neither keeper's had a save to make so far.

Leon, are you offering the point?

No, I can't bring myself to suggest that a point at home to Tamworth would be a decent result.

My hand is out, I'll take it with this ramshackle Battlestar Galaticaeque fleet of players.
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: hsmith1 on September 22, 2009, 09:04:44 PM
see wrexham/luton is still HT
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: Dougals Dad on September 22, 2009, 09:05:38 PM
cheese is excellent on digestives, Jennifers mum likes Ritz crackers with a squirt of Primula topped with a mini pickled onion!
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: Bath Alty on September 22, 2009, 09:05:51 PM
Walkers sensations - Balsamic Vinegar and red onion is my current favourite, although the lime and corriander popadoms in the same range are also excellant... I could waffle on about crisp flavours for hours....Oh how we need some commentary to save us from this nervous chatter
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: Dougals Dad on September 22, 2009, 09:06:37 PM
see wrexham/luton is still HT

Started at 8pm

Wales in a different time zone!
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: Leon on September 22, 2009, 09:07:59 PM
Just had the half-time chat with my Dad and he says it's a bit of nothing game and neither keeper's had a save to make so far.

Leon, are you offering the point?

No, I can't bring myself to suggest that a point at home to Tamworth would be a decent result.

My hand is out, I'll take it with this ramshackle Battlestar Galaticaeque fleet of players.

So in other words, you've offered yourself the point and taken it?
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: Dougals Dad on September 22, 2009, 09:08:18 PM
Walkers sensations - Balsamic Vinegar and red onion is my current favourite, although the lime and corriander popadoms in the same range are also excellant... I could waffle on about crisp flavours for hours....Oh how we need some commentary to save us from this nervous chatter

I take it you intended that punlet?

Call me old fashioned but all this "Balsamic vinegar" and Sea salt" is still salt n vinegar!
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: SW on September 22, 2009, 09:10:16 PM
Gary/Ecky

Please organise a sub forum topic area about match day snacks please.
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: hsmith1 on September 22, 2009, 09:11:47 PM
SW you started all this food stuff telling us what we have to eat match days rolf.anyway crackers are down the red lane
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: SW on September 22, 2009, 09:13:19 PM
New and idea flavours.

Duck and orange

Egg and bacon

Donner kebab

Chinese Curry Sauce

I remember aged about 9 that Golden Wonder sold Baked Beans flavour........awesome.
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: HallamAlty on September 22, 2009, 09:13:53 PM
Apparently Rod is warming up and may actually come on tonight.

Score a winner???

 ;)
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: jiminlondon on September 22, 2009, 09:14:25 PM
my partner had a day off yesterday and i came home to find she had been baking, which was lovely

this evening i have had mugs of tea 3 flapjacks and 2 pieces of carrot cake
i now feel sick

ps. i realise mine arent savoury
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: Dougals Dad on September 22, 2009, 09:14:37 PM
New and idea flavours.

Duck and orange

Egg and bacon

Donner kebab

Chinese Curry Sauce

I remember aged about 9 that Golden Wonder sold Baked Beans flavour........awesome.


I've got a Doner Kebab Pot Noodle ready for my delictation - bet it tastes nowt like te genuine thing!
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: RockyRobin on September 22, 2009, 09:16:03 PM
Just had the half-time chat with my Dad and he says it's a bit of nothing game and neither keeper's had a save to make so far.

Leon, are you offering the point?

No, I can't bring myself to suggest that a point at home to Tamworth would be a decent result.

My hand is out, I'll take it with this ramshackle Battlestar Galaticaeque fleet of players.

So in other words, you've offered yourself the point and taken it?

It would seem that way!
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: HallamAlty on September 22, 2009, 09:16:18 PM
Rod is coming on

Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: hsmith1 on September 22, 2009, 09:16:36 PM
jim dont tell her her cooking makes you feel sick
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: hsmith1 on September 22, 2009, 09:17:42 PM
ref ahs only booked 1 tonight and looks like a lot of fouls on alty players,Rod is just what we need
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: SW on September 22, 2009, 09:18:04 PM
Donner flavour Pot Noodle! Urgh, as my daughter would say "Allow IT"
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: Dougals Dad on September 22, 2009, 09:18:16 PM
C'mon Rod. I'd love him to get the winner - it will be a Michael Owen moment (to those marginally of the red persuasion)
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: MichaelH on September 22, 2009, 09:19:09 PM
Thornley is on  ;D

Welcome Back  ;D
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: Bath Alty on September 22, 2009, 09:19:22 PM
I can beat the being cooked for story.  I had a conference in London today and was on the 6:50 train so my wife got up at 5:40 to cook me breakfast - eggs, bacon, sausage, beans , hash browns etc etc

Ok so it's my birthday but still what a woman!
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: Dougals Dad on September 22, 2009, 09:21:28 PM
I can beat the being cooked for story.  I had a conference in London today and was on the 6:50 train so my wife got up at 5:40 to cook me breakfast - eggs, bacon, sausage, beans , hash browns etc etc

Ok so it's my birthday but still what a woman!

I'm doing most of the cooking at the mo - excellent savoury mince today (Jennifer loved it).

Will be going for a memorial Kebab at my brother's fave kebab shop in Prestwich on Sunday - can't beat the real thing!
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: hsmith1 on September 22, 2009, 09:21:59 PM
happy birthday,mine is tommorrow
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: Dougals Dad on September 22, 2009, 09:23:24 PM
Happy birthday to you both.

Meanwhile Thornley must have known Thornley was coming on - he's just jumped up on my lap!
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: Paul Cain's Chip Pan on September 22, 2009, 09:23:52 PM
Att: 843
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: hsmith1 on September 22, 2009, 09:24:35 PM
ty and thats a good omen with thornley
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: HallamAlty on September 22, 2009, 09:25:44 PM
Rod obviously making an effort - he's been booked

 ::)
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: Dougals Dad on September 22, 2009, 09:25:56 PM
79:21 Substitution Dan Heffernan replaces Sam Sheridan
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: hsmith1 on September 22, 2009, 09:26:23 PM
heff on now to run at a tired defence
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: SW on September 22, 2009, 09:26:48 PM
Perhaps its me, but crunch or not what do the local people want? why can't they support the local team?
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: Paul Cain's Chip Pan on September 22, 2009, 09:27:24 PM
I think 843 is a good attendance for a Tuesday night.
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: Dougals Dad on September 22, 2009, 09:28:03 PM
Perhaps its me, but crunch or not what do the local people want? why can't they support the local team?

hear hear
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: hsmith1 on September 22, 2009, 09:28:54 PM
to many 'united' supporters in the area
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: Narcissist on September 22, 2009, 09:29:24 PM
I think 843 is a good attendance for a Tuesday night.

100 more than i expected too.
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: SW on September 22, 2009, 09:30:36 PM
I know what you say in the current norm, but we are getting better, progressing yet gates are low in an affluent area.

We had double plus in worse economic situations in the 70's/80's.
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: Paul Cain's Chip Pan on September 22, 2009, 09:30:57 PM
I'm afraid we live in a "Sky Sports" generation where Leeds v Liverpool on the box is of greater appeal to floaters than Alty v Tamworth. For what it's worth, I expected a lower crowd than 843 tonight.
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: Narcissist on September 22, 2009, 09:33:23 PM
the 70's/80's are gone. People dont need Moss lane for their football fix any more. Its not the same people who float in and out these days.

I think we're doing well. Crowds are no different to when we were average then good in the conf 15 years ago.

Our only hope is to get em hooked young.
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: jiminlondon on September 22, 2009, 09:35:08 PM
and because of that people never get in the habit of going to live games. years ago i used to know several utd/city fans who would sometimes come to alty when their team wasnt playing. the big clubs are mainly season tickets now
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: Dougals Dad on September 22, 2009, 09:36:08 PM
and because of that people never get in the habit of going to live games. years ago i used to know several utd/city fans who would sometimes come to alty when their team wasnt playing. the big clubs are mainly season tickets now

Is the £5 offer still on?
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: Paul Cain's Chip Pan on September 22, 2009, 09:37:06 PM
The only ways to significantly increase our home crowds are:

1) Get the kids in
2) Have regular FA Cup runs
3) Do well in the Trophy/get to Wembley
4) Be in the top five in the BSP in April.

Anything else and people just don't take notice. I believe the club is doing everything it realistically can incentive-wise, we just need to do it on the pitch.

It can be done!  :)
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: altyusa on September 22, 2009, 09:37:30 PM
and because of that people never get in the habit of going to live games. years ago i used to know several utd/city fans who would sometimes come to alty when their team wasnt playing. the big clubs are mainly season tickets now
I had lots of mates at school who did this.  That is also how I came to follow Alty as well.  
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: Paul Cain's Chip Pan on September 22, 2009, 09:37:43 PM
FT 0-0
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: SW on September 22, 2009, 09:37:53 PM
I know you are right , it just disappoints me that people are so shallow these days. Altrincham was always a difficult town to get support being a bit upper and all, but I think we could do better. Demographically we are seriously similar to Wimbledon
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: Dougals Dad on September 22, 2009, 09:38:02 PM
Full time  0-0 not a bad result all things taken into consideration - and another clean sheet!
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: RockyRobin on September 22, 2009, 09:38:33 PM
0-0 FT

Another point against a team flying high. Another few days pass without defeat or conceeding a goal, towards the healing of injuries.

Point taken.
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: hsmith1 on September 22, 2009, 09:38:49 PM
no score ,see you saturday
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: Dougals Dad on September 22, 2009, 09:40:28 PM
Aye - see you then.

SW, don't forget - you're on a hat-trick!
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: SW on September 22, 2009, 09:40:54 PM
I'm ok with that. Tamworth have started well, we are also doing better than we usually expect.


Of course if H had prepared the right sarnies it would have been 5-0 ;)
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: Paul Cain's Chip Pan on September 22, 2009, 09:40:59 PM
I know you are right , it just disappoints me that people are so shallow these days. Altrincham was always a difficult town to get support being a bit upper and all, but I think we could do better. Demographically we are seriously similar to Wimbledon

If we had got our lucky break in the late 70's/early 80's and achieved league status we could quite easily have achieved what they did given the momentum we'd built up. Sadly, where they went from strength to strength in the 80's we began to fade away.
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: Narcissist on September 22, 2009, 09:41:25 PM
Thats a good point. Well done lads!

Most of them have been to work after a long journey back up from Grays. Great effort to go out and keep a clean sheet.
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: altyusa on September 22, 2009, 09:41:38 PM
Point gained I'd say....
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: jiminlondon on September 22, 2009, 09:42:49 PM
and because of that people never get in the habit of going to live games. years ago i used to know several utd/city fans who would sometimes come to alty when their team wasnt playing. the big clubs are mainly season tickets now

Is the £5 offer still on?

my point is more that that the crowd at old trafford or maine road used to be made up of a hard core who went every week and then thousands who went to a few games now and then, thats no longer the case
partly to do with season tickets, partly because you have to buy in advance with a credit card, but generally people never get into the habit of going. many younger people think that the way you consume football is on telly


good point today really. onwards and upwards
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: Dougals Dad on September 22, 2009, 09:43:14 PM
Tammy were happier with the draw as they were the ones making the substitution in injury time time added on for stoppages.
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: HallamAlty on September 22, 2009, 09:43:52 PM
Could have been worse - a point's a point
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: Dougals Dad on September 22, 2009, 09:47:24 PM
Looks like we stay 13th
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: SW on September 22, 2009, 09:49:20 PM
All good points, just wish we could get the locals in the ground. We had fair gates in the 80's, but to me not representative of the team. Nothing fckd me off more than walking up Moss Lane after the game when we were really good and locals opening doors to ask how we'd gone on. The area is and always was apathetic.
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: Ballers on September 23, 2009, 12:08:34 AM
see wrexham/luton is still HT
Started at 8pm

Wales in a different time zone!


I'd have to check but I believe today was the anniversary of a particularly deadly mining disaster in the Wrexham area and the fifteen minute delay was because there was a ceremony, including music from the miner's welfare brass brand from the colliery in question.
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: hsmith1 on September 23, 2009, 05:50:39 AM
Ok thanks.
Title: Re: Tamworth match thread
Post by: Toff Apple on September 23, 2009, 09:27:54 AM
see wrexham/luton is still HT
Started at 8pm

Wales in a different time zone!


I'd have to check but I believe today was the anniversary of a particularly deadly mining disaster in the Wrexham area and the fifteen minute delay was because there was a ceremony, including music from the miner's welfare brass brand from the colliery in question.

Indeed it was the gresford disaster was 75 years ago, wrexham have created a special kit for the game and are flogging them off to raise funds for charity (this involves taking last seasons away kit and sticking a new badge on it)