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Did you attend the game or are you just  looking at a video? I didn’t give the camera man abuse. I was having a back and forth with a supporter in the terrace behind the goal. It’s a football match, people get heated, the whole of the YouTube show is about a man getting cross at a football match and giving officials grief

No I wasn't at the match. The video doesn't seem to support your version, but I'll take your word for it that this was the case. The next question is then, should you not have grown out of shouting abuse at total strangers by now? I've witnessed you do that countless times in the Pop Side.You could never doubt your loyalty but maybe it's time to reflect on some aspect of your behaviour inside a football ground?

Thought we played some good stuff at times in the first half and the miss from Donowa obviously proved crucial near half time. To be fair to Gateshead, thought they gradually got into the game more as the 1st half went on. 2nd half great finish by Mooney, but apart from the header from CCC, didn't think we created much else. Their 2nd and 3rd goals didn't look great defencively from the Golf Road, but maybe the highlights will show differently. On a negative note disappointing to hear someone say there was the fighting outside the ground after the game. Apparently there were a group of about 30 Gateshead fans hanging around waiting for their coach, couple of Alty fans responded to their chants, I guess they should have just kept quiet, but then some Gateshead fans attacked them. Hope they are ok.

Certainly didn't look good for Isaac, at the end. Poor game, but in the end going by their 2nd half chances, if any team deserved to win it, I thought it was them. Apart from the CCC free kick and a couple of shots straight at the keeper, we created very little. Didn't feel we ever really got going and although the supply wasn't great, thought Angus offered little up front and seemed to spend alot of time on the deck looking for free kicks. Hopefully an improvement on Tuesday.

Agree about Dior and his antics. Let's not kid ourselves that we don't have players who are happy to fall over and roll around like some of the Dorking players. Isaac Marriott was trying to get the Dorking player sent off after the first goal, with his reaction. Matty Kosylo is another player who can roll around as well at times. Every team unfortunately has these types of players.

Do we actually need additional seating in the Popular Side? After visiting AFC Fylde for the first time in our recent league game, I think their ground is the ideal template for the size of club Alty can ever realistically be. Personally the main focus for me would be redeveloping the Main Stand and the hospitality/away stand. Knock them both down and rebuild from scratch. Redo the terracing at the Golf Road End, add a partial roof to the away end and maybe put on a new roof on the Popular Side, so it's all one level for possibly the first time this century! All of this ofcourse would cost alot of money, but its certainly needed as has been said before, Moss Lane is certainly showing its age. As for moving, the very limited spaces available  for a new ground near the town centre, and the fact, even if the club was in League 1 or 2, its difficult to see average crowds of much more than 4000, I wouldn't see that as being necessary.

Yes thats true, I don't recall the club saying anything about the situation re the Popside v Notts County last season. Not sure it should have taken until Wednesday though to release a statement about last Saturday. The club are employing these extra individuals to become a more professional outfit on and off the pitch but at times we are still very amateurish in some aspects. Surely if you have a new set of stewards, you would hope the club would have gone through with them what their match roles would be.

I agree, hopefully the club will release the number sold so far in the run up to the D&R game. One issue I would have about season tickets is the lack of facility to download to Google Pay. Think the club should still be issuing physical cards, for anyone who has an android phone, free of charge, rather than just sending a pdf link with the QR code

With rain about what's the odds we lose the last third of the Popular Side to Gateshead fans?