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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Gateshead away
« on: Yesterday at 04:05:36 PM »
Not sure but

        Keeper!!! (Not sure whom)

banks  Olson  Baines Golden

     Osbourne  Crawford

 Amaluzor/Weaver  Newby  Linney

         Nuttall


Rumours of a recall for Ian Senior....

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Lucas Weaver signs..
« on: February 12, 2025, 05:21:31 PM »

Ollie Crankshaw..moments of brilliance...but probably best draw a line under this economilly disastrous signing



For those Alty supporters of a certain vintage, there's a tragic whiff of Martin Hanchard about the whole Ollie Crankshaw signing.


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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Replacement Goalkeeper
« on: February 12, 2025, 05:12:36 PM »
I agree on the presence point and his shot stopping ability is self-evident (interestingly those are the two things he cites as his strengths in one interview I watched) but the weaknesses I saw in the PSV U21 game in December were the same ones we saw last night. I don't think he's ready for first team football yet. Maybe he's a quick learner and those edges will be knocked off in a few games' time.

The trouble is we don't have that time to bed someone in - we need a goalkeeper who's the finished article already.



Spot on.

There's simply still too much at stake this season to be relying on a relative tyro.

On an Alty FC trivia point, Caleb Ansen is our first black goalkeeper since the rather diminutive Jerome John back in the 1995/96 season.



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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Wolves game
« on: February 12, 2025, 05:06:28 PM »
Well. We are trousering some decent wonga from this competition at least. Believe that?s another 15k whether we win or lose in the next round. Far more than the FA put into the Trophy pot. Our midweeks between now & the end of the season look increasingly hectic.

Seems guaranteed to be Newcastle given the format of the draw - much more interesting playing Prem U21's than other teams at this level I suppose.

My guess is that the game will have to be played pretty quickly - I think the QF's were scheduled to have already been played, but I'm guessing postponements have pushed it back.

Assuming it's played fairly soonish, I'm sure it'll continue to be useful to give players minutes - Eddy Jones, Jake Cooper, Kian Taylor, Regan Griffiths, Justin Amaluzor, Ollie Crankshaw, Jake Bickerstaff, plus possibly get one game of Matty Kosylo's suspension out of the way too.

Kacper Pasiek was on Preston's bench last night, so I assume that means he's gone back permanently and maybe Eddy is nearing fitness (or Preston recalled him themselves).



Eddy Jones is another to have incurred an ACL injury. He reportedly underwent surgery yesterday.

Alas, you won't see him again for circa nine months.

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: FA Trophy Quarter Final Draw - Rochdale (A)
« on: February 06, 2025, 06:42:39 PM »

Any idea when the tickets go on sale? Tickets for the league game a week and a half later are already on their website.



Both clubs might possibly still be negotiating the ticket pricing structure?

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Eastleigh Match Thread
« on: January 30, 2025, 07:34:01 PM »
Looking at there recent lineups, it could be an Eastleigh side without McCallum and Shade?


Shade will still be suspended from his straight red 3 gamer from our win at their place 2 weeks ago. McCallum has definitely been injured recently but unsure re Saturday.

As for the game, fairly confident about this one. Squad numbers looking healthy again & lots of competition in attacking areas which is great to see. Allied with our very strong home record then I think this will be a comfortable 3-1. Attendance all pay and away support minimal so maybe around 1600ish.



McCallum went off injured in their victory at Solihull a few days before Alty's recent 2-1 win at Eastleigh. He's not featured for them since then.

May that continue on Saturday.... 

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Maidenhead Match Thread
« on: January 15, 2025, 02:46:22 AM »


Well, that has to go down as one of the more curious 4-0 Alty victories that I have had the pleasure of witnessing.

Maidenhead are certainly entitled to feel that the scoreline (though not the eventual outcome) was somewhat unjust, as they fashioned a few good chances during that first half.

Whilst the Robins did strangely contrive to concede possession far more than is customary during that opening 45 minutes, they exhibited a delightful utterly ruthless streak when any presentable goalscoring opportunities were created.

Three clinical strikes from Alex Newby, who became the second Alty player to record a first-half hat-trick this season. Lovely work from Osborne and then Golden to set up the opening goal, and some splendid play from Linney to engineer both the third and fourth goals.

It highlights just how far the club has progressed in recent years that a 4-0 win at this level no longer counts as a surprise. Several seasons ago, such a resounding triumph would have prompted an outbreak of dancing on the tables and unbridled cartwheeling in the Noel White Suite (and that was just from the late and much-missed George Heslop).

We've endured plenty of bitter experience of watching us being patted on the head by (southern) teams in this division in distant times, so how heartwarming it was to see us in the ascendant.   
   

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Half Season Report
« on: January 08, 2025, 07:48:04 PM »
Can't see him leaving midterm. Close season, possibly.
If he's allowed to leave in this window, we can kiss goodbye to any thoughts of the play offs or success in the Trophy imho.
Certainly not to a Carlisle side who could very well be joining us in the NL next year (unless, of course, we win the play offs)! 😉
Parky said on Pastries yesterday there were no offers currently, but he did add the caveat, that if the right bid came in and Regan wanted to leave then the club would not stand in his way. I assume Regan would ideally want to go up to at least D1 not to a relegation threatened club and also one that was going to allow him to play and not warm the bench.


Even if he ended up getting relegated back to this level, he'd be doing so whilst earning 2-3x the amount of money, and playing in front of 2-3x more fans every week.




That didn't really work out very well for Dan Mooney, though. ;)

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: draw
« on: January 08, 2025, 07:46:37 PM »

Yes. Take that. At this stage very few easy games left, so at home to a side of a very similar level to us is absolutely fine. Reckon a reduction in the price might be an idea with the many home (and local away) games coming up. Eastleigh are not going to attract the local floaters in at 20 quid a pop.



Agree that a reduction in the price would be welcome, but it's not a unilateral decision. Eastleigh would surely have to sanction it.


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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Wealdstone Match Thread
« on: January 08, 2025, 07:44:52 PM »

Would love to see a front 4 of Kossy, Weaver, Newby and Linney. Crankshaw and Reddin options to come on.



Was Kosylo's suspension for three matches or merely a single game?

No word from the club.

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Barnet Match Thread
« on: January 03, 2025, 08:07:31 PM »
I believe Bickerstaff is still with us until mid-month as things stand, but I think Kosylo will be out.

Reddin or Weaver to start on the right wing, or we might stick a midfielder in 10 and put Alex Newby there.

Correct. The loan runs till the middle of January.

https://altrinchamfc.com/blogs/news/phil-gets-his-man-as-alty-boost-firepower-with-jake-loan-signing



So, possibly three games in which to make a favourable impression, then?

On the evidence to date, I don't think that I'd be looking to extend that loan deal. Mind you, a hat-trick tomorrow may help to persuade me otherwise...

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Barnet Match Thread
« on: January 02, 2025, 07:27:43 PM »


No great surprise, but we are still none the wiser regarding the extent of George Wilson's injury.

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Barnet Match Thread
« on: January 02, 2025, 05:24:23 PM »
if we beat the frost then I expect a full strength team from what is available.

I assume Kosylo will be available.



Tom Crawford's recent three-match suspension included that FA Trophy tie against Macc, so I would fully expect Kosylo to be ineligible for Saturday's game (plus the two ensuing league fixtures).

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Barnet Match Thread
« on: January 02, 2025, 05:22:17 PM »
if we beat the frost then I expect a full strength team from what is available.

I assume Kosylo will be available.

          Ross

Banks Olson Bains EJones

    Osborne Crawford

Newby   Kosylo  Linney

       Bickerstaff

Given it's the Trophy I wouldn't be surprised to see Jake Bickerstaff given a go - but I would definitely have Alex Newby at 10 over Matty Kosylo.



Didn't Bickerstaff's loan period expire on New Year's Day?

Have we extended it?


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