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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Gateshead Match thread
« on: March 25, 2024, 10:38:24 PM »


Aside from the opening 30 minutes or so, I thought that Gateshead were the better team and ultimately deserved their victory.

We really struggled to get going in that second half and our defending was well below its customary standard this season. Two uncharacteristically poor headers by Jake Cooper which teed up their second and third goals.

Superb strike from Dan Mooney, but their debutant in goal largely had very little to do. The introduction of Linney for Kosylo came far too late, to my mind.

What troubles me is that Gateshead exhibited far more facets to their game overall. Yes, we are fully aware that they can play it out from the back and always have good technical players in midfield who can pass the ball around nicely, but they were also not afraid to be more direct (as demonstrated by their first goal).

We rarely take the opportunity to put a speculative cross into the opposition penalty area, after which we might profit from a defensive error. I can't help but feel that on too many occasions we overelaborate and appear to be on a mystical quest to score the 'perfect' goal.

Ironically, Alex Newby's goal did result from an enforced 'route one' punt from Ethan Ross, which their defender duly made a complete hash of.

I thought that the booing of Dinanga when he was being substituted was rather uncalled for. If he scores the winning goal for Gateshead in their forthcoming FA Trophy Semi-Final against Macc, I will consider crowdfunding for a statue of him to be erected on George Street.
The booing was embarrassing......do not recall him slagging us off after he left the club (unless someone can remind me)...... do not remember him being lazy or half arsed either.....think his crime might be that he is much improved at another club and may well be playing in a Trophy Final soon

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Last chance slaoon
« on: March 24, 2024, 01:25:00 PM »
Oxford City in a vital final game has Eastbourne stamped all over it.

I wasn't going to say it!

Ethan Ross is a slight upgrade on Craig Dootson, so there's that I suppose.
I liked the fact that when we got promoted after the Eastbourne debacle....Dootson was quick to add his congratulations on social media and relieved the noose around his neck had been released  ;D

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Gateshead Match thread
« on: March 24, 2024, 01:01:17 AM »
Is it me....or do we need to stop these 'showcase' games...being cynical now but every time we get the town down to watch us....we screw it up.

Apart from the wonder goal from Mooney, their keeper could have sat in a deckchair second half

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Gateshead Match thread
« on: March 21, 2024, 10:13:40 AM »
Wonder if Halifax would struggle with their issues with Calderdale on the ground ownership

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Great story Ray....just seen him on Wikopedia. Seems he played all the World Cup Games in 1958 and says he only got in the team as a result of the Munich aircrash and the tragic death of Roger Bryne.

Me and a friend were chatting about who we thought the oldest living England footballer was after Sir Bobby died and I looked it up at the time. The player in question died this week and somehow the name of Tommy Banks popped up in my junk feed

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Tommy Banks (94) now oldest living England International.....believed to have played for Alty in early 60s

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: York City Match Thread.
« on: March 18, 2024, 06:31:50 PM »
Does anyone know if the pitch invader was dealt with appropiatelý following the York game ?
By appropriately, I mean detained and handed over to the police and not just chucked out with 5 mins of the game remaining.

The consequences of not dealing with matters (now we are attracting a small number of idiots) is more idiots and eventually sanctions for the club.

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Woking Match Thread
« on: March 09, 2024, 05:21:38 PM »
Dour game.....think we mustered two shots on goal. They scored from our corner.
Offered nothing upfront with that long ball....could play til midnight and not score. Missing Linney !
Hope Isaac OK and injury doesn't ruin his England debut

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: D&R Match Thread
« on: March 03, 2024, 07:46:26 PM »
And Dorking just stuck 4 past Chesterfield…..yikes!
Chesterfield have a poor record on plastic pitches......which should not be allowed at any level above school football in the Uk

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Maidenhead Match Thread
« on: February 24, 2024, 08:20:09 PM »
Other positives....
Did not get wet.
Pitch held up....especially goal area we kicking towards.
An amusing (sometimes annoying) bunch of young jocks....no idea what that was about.

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Hartlepool United (A) Match Thread
« on: February 21, 2024, 10:42:25 PM »
Ollie,
is better than matt


You’ve got to be joking here right?

Ollie Byrne isn’t quite Andy Dawber bad but he’s not far off. I’d play an outfield player in goal if Ross and Gould were both injured
This is all a bit too far, for me he is better than Gould just on the basis he's similar skill level, but larger human.

I'd still not play him when his bottom lip might trip him up at any moment.
Last season Byrne was ahead of Gould in the goalkeeping pecking order. Despite his problems in some games, there will have been a reason for that in the eyes of the management duo
That said, Gould has done OK before the Hartlepool game....with Baines playing !

My objection to bringing Byrne in would be lack of game time.....no idea how he is doing in training

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Pitch
« on: February 09, 2024, 12:45:22 AM »
Big disadvantage we have is we do not own the land. Some clubs did and it financed their new home.
I may be wrong on this but my understanding is that, although we don't own the freehold, we do own the lease on the land. Is this not similar to owning a leasehold house or flat? i.e. You pay an annual ground rent to the freeholder (TMBC) but you can still freely sell the leasehold property for only slightly less than it would fetch as a freehold.
There is a sporting covenant on it, so I think it renders the land nearly useless for resale.

With dwellings I think you are correct.....leasehold properties change hands for market value and the new owner continues to pay the freeholder.

I would say with a football ground things are different. For example who wants to buy a lease along with a football ground to then continue to use it as a football ground...the number of potential buyers has to be severely limited.

The lease is not worthless though, because let us say TMBC wanted to sell the land to a property developer (yet more apartments and community tax to waste), then they would need to negotiate the purchase of the lease. I think this is what happened when the Chequers car park was sold for housing.

Sporting covenents these days seem to be no longer a cast in stone guarantee that the land can only be used for sport and more an inconvenient obstacle that the landowner can eventually overcome. I know of an athletics ground with a covenant that was sold for housing (despite local protest groups) and 'some' of the profits were used to help fund the building of a nearby leisure centre.

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Pitch
« on: February 08, 2024, 01:12:26 PM »
The number might be a little large, but if you notice my suggestion is for a ground share as being part of why Trafford might get on board. While Sale is currently only getting 7k averages they will want to be able to hold more for big games and tbh if you moved them out of a Rugby League town we'd possibly see an increase in in their crowds.

Also, the move from National League to League 1 is short when the team is set up right. Wrexham and/or Notts will go up at the first attempt. Chesterfield will do the same next year, what's to say we won't as well if we go up? If the stars aligned we could be knocking on the championship before we even get past the plans stage.

End of the day though it's time to decide how serious the board is about actually being a league club. Moss Lane is a dinosaur of a ground with nowhere good to sit and watch the game, and very few decent places to stand either. We might be griping about the pitch but half the mainstand miss play in a quarter of the pitch (more if they sit close to the "windows", the standing home fans don't know from week to week where will be available to stand to them. Not to mention away fans and how much money we throw away because we can't host them for ale sales. We could test the water with planning permission for the away end, see it rejected then move on to more hospitable locations... or we can still be here in 10 years wondering why the pop side is only open to halfway because Trafford has found more decrepit bits, and we'll still be wondering why the f**k water comes from beneath us on a moss land.
Some good points. I guess there are many factors to consider in this new ground / refurb debate. Big disadvantage we have is we do not own the land. Some clubs did and it financed their new home.

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Pitch
« on: February 08, 2024, 12:35:45 AM »
We need a bigger solution than just fixing the pitch.

Trafford Council should have been bending over backwards to bring Sale home, now is the time more than ever with a future football league club in the borough.

The new hybrid turfs that are at old Trafford, Wembley etc. can easily handle the rigours of rugby and football.

Time to get serious about a new home. It's already not going to happen overnight.
Do not disagree if a genuine cost / benefit analysis proves to be positive....otherwise, why should Community Tax payers support private sports clubs ?

Who said the Council fund it? They just need to show some willing to make it happen. They have been the core issue with every attempt that has been made by Sale to both stay (Heywood Road development) and to come back (Fletcher Moss Proposal being the most recent)

The idea behind it being a dual-team venue is how it can be funded... There are Billionaire owners at both teams at this point.

We build a 15,000 seat stadium with two on-site training facilities a la Carrington and Edgerton for both teams. They are available for the community each evening and for schools on schedule in the day.

We've no chance of staying at Moss Lane, we had issues getting locals on board for improved floodlights that reduced the light leak onto their houses. Does anyone honestly think they will stand for major stand builds on their doorstep?

To the out-of-town argument, York moved out of town and gained 1500 new fans...
Stadium that holds 15k is way more than likely needed......Morecambe, Accrington, Salford, Harrogate and Barrow all struggle to reach 3k in L2. In L1, Fleetwood, Port Vale and Burton struggle to get 4k.......Do enough improvements to keep ML safe and legal, improve facilities and worry about a new stadium if we looking like advancing to the Championship.

As for getting Trafford on-board, then no idea how we do this. I have complained about the pavements outside the old snooker centre pounding water and decomposed leaves, forcing pedestrians to step into the road on match days, only to be told it still meets their safety criteria.... ::).....when I reminded them that I was talking to the same TMBC who closed our ground due to some crumbly concrete on the terraces....they told me that money was in short supply and that they need to prioritise their spending across many competing issues.....if their dealings with the club are as helpful as their dealings with community tax payers, then we have no chance

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Pitch
« on: February 06, 2024, 11:09:46 PM »
We need a bigger solution than just fixing the pitch.

Trafford Council should have been bending over backwards to bring Sale home, now is the time more than ever with a future football league club in the borough.

The new hybrid turfs that are at old Trafford, Wembley etc. can easily handle the rigours of rugby and football.

Time to get serious about a new home. It's already not going to happen overnight.
Do not disagree if a genuine cost / benefit analysis proves to be positive....otherwise, why should Community Tax payers support private sports clubs ?

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