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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: FCUM match thread
« on: July 11, 2023, 10:10:03 PM »
I’m assuming the likes of Isaac and Kossy were being saved for Stockport on Saturday. Lots of trialist on show.

My big worry is the No1 position.

I didn't go tonight, but listening to Radio Robins, Isaac had a slight niggle,so wasn't quite ready or wasn't risked. I don't remember hearing anything about Matty Kosylo, but after being out so long, I can understand him not playing two games so close to each other.

Agree on the number 1 - I am staggered we don't appear to have even a potential replacement goalkeeper - not on tonight's game, but on last season.

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Bromley
« on: July 04, 2023, 11:24:50 PM »
Film was very disappointing; however the book of the same name is a superb read - and very relatable.
It was a very good book, and relatable as you say, although I thought its ending was a bit corny.

By the way, we featured in the late author Dave Roberts' sequel, Home and Away, which covered Bromley's first season after promotion to the National League in 2015-16.



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Costello's in Altrincham has, or had,  a similar fixture list up.

I haven't been there for ages, but the Old Market Tavern did have a full page advert in the programme not too long ago, although it seems to have disappeared now. Perhaps pubs are seen as competitors to the CSH and Fanzone?

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Whatever happened to Horwich Railwaymen's Institute? Have they officially gone the way of New Brighton and the dodo?

There is a Horwich RMI in the Manchester League Division 2, but I think they are an unconnected club who just took on the name of their so-called predecessors. By  a strange coincidence, they are in the same division as Leight Genesis, who continued as a youth team when the original team folded, and have now re-entered adult mens' football.

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The Histon and Leigh/Horwich stories should be found online for anyone who wants to look.

For an Alty away game, my lowest is 7 for a game at Loakes Park,Wycombe in 1986 which we won 1-0 through an own goal. That was a midweek match when I was living on the south coast, which is still a fair way from High Wycombe, I promise you!

I did hear something about 3 at a segregated midweek match at Darlington a little later which I didn't attend, but that's just hearsay.

As Hugh implies, the away support at that period in the late eighties and early nineties when we didn't have a particularly good team, 1990-91 apart, but still had many distant games, was probably the period when our away support was at its lowest.


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From next season, after a merger between Bury FC and Bury AFC, the merged club will play at Gigg Lane from next season. 90.1% of Bury FC Supporters' society members, and 97% of Bury AFC members voted to form one club playing at Gigg Lane after a previous vote fell narrowly short of the two thirds majority required. Council and government funding of over one million pounds (!) will now be available. Good to see positive news for Bury at last, but a pity it took four years.
Positive news for Bury, but  I don't think they will be playing at Gigg Lane immediately,  although they might manage it in the course of next season. I did see something about the plan  being to lay an artificial pitch,

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Not satisfied with just being plain old 'Town' or 'United' - I see that Welsh club Flint have called themselves Flint Town United.
They were a merger of Flint Town and Flint Athletic - admittedly Flint Athletic didn't do too well out of the merger with regard to the new club's name!

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Curzon v Fylde Tuesday anyone?
« on: April 26, 2023, 10:40:55 AM »
You are quite right. Danny Whitehead did play; I had completely forgotten he had played for us!

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Curzon v Fylde Tuesday anyone?
« on: April 26, 2023, 12:43:48 AM »
As promised,I did go to this game. AFC Fylde won 2-0 with goals in the first and fourth minutes, with their fans, who seemed very entitled, making up the majority of the crowd of 621.Both teams then had chances, but there were no further goals. They now go top, while Curzon still have a chance of the playoffs, but need to get a win at King's Lynn.
 
No ex-players on for Fylde,but Curzon had Josh Ollerenshaw, usually their second choice goalkeeper, Craig Mahon and Tom Peers starting and Josh Hancock coming on as sub after 60 minutes. Craig Mahon had a pretty good game at right back, but Tom had a quieter game and was substituted at half time.

As for Dylan Boyle, he looked very accomplished, and deservedly got Curzon's Man of the Match. The only thing is that we already have a small, hard-working terrier-like player in the form of Isaac Marriott and I am not sure what Boyle would add to the squad when there are other positions in much greater need of strengthening.

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Cheshire Senior Cup Date Change
« on: April 24, 2023, 09:33:51 PM »
The only big gates in recent years have been for County last season, and for Crewe's derby with Nantwich. I hope I'm wrong, but I suspect that talk of 1,500 plus may be a little optimistic.

I was thinking that too, but then, the Liverpool Senior Cup final between Marine and Runcorn Linnets had an attendance of 2561 at Widnes a few days ago. The Manchester Premier Cup final between Radcliffe and Wythenshawe Town had 1108 at FC United, which is more than the combined average support of both clubs, so there does seem to be some interest in county cups nowadays, at least in their final stages.

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Cheshire Senior Cup Date Change
« on: April 22, 2023, 09:50:12 PM »
I heard it was going to be at Crewe but they didn’t want it there

Yes. I hadn’t heard mention of Moss Lane once until it was officially announced a few days ago. On Crewe & re the Thursday night point note Crewe have a league game this Tuesday night at Grimsby. I suspect the final was moved to a Thursday with Crewe anticipating they’d beat Congleton but wanting some of their reserves involved in their league game & also needing some of their officials at Gresty Road for a possible final. Hence them saying they’d host it but on condition it was a Thursday. Once Crewe backed out though I’ve no idea why it couldn’t be shifted to a Tuesday. I could be totally barking up the wrong tree of course, but my understanding was it was always going to be at Crewe & so suspect we’ve stepped in at the last minute.

That all fits in what I have heard. The Thursday scheduling  was to fit in with Crewe, but, in addition, once they were knocked out and dropped out from hosting the final, the Cheshire FA couldn't find any match officials to take charge of the game on the Tuesday or Wednesday, and couldn't change the date.

That does sound a bit dubious, I know, but it does seem to fit in with events.


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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Curzon v Fylde Tuesday anyone?
« on: April 22, 2023, 07:16:12 PM »
A win for Curzon would see them up to 6th (or 5th with 3-0 or better), whilst a win for Fylde would put them in a strong position at the top and leave Curzon requiring snookers. Naturally I'll be rooting for Curzon, though admittedly Fylde would be more convenient than King's Lynn (unless you're planning to visit Norfolk Like me).

Oh I am planning to go to this match.

Tom Peers seems to be in top form for Curzon at the moment. You never know,they may become one of the smaller clubs to play at his level, but even if they beat AFC Fylde, anything can happen in the playoffs.

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Cheshire Senior Cup Date Change
« on: April 17, 2023, 11:24:50 PM »
So are we thinking it'll be at Nantwich, Crewe or M*cc?
I hear a rumour it may be at Moss Lane, but basically, we know it's next week but not sure where or when, unless RG is definite.
I assume the blazers have to inspect the catering arrangements first....
Source is Cheshire FA website.Venue to be decided.

Thanks. That date at least does seem definite, although I wonder why it's on the Thursday as Congleton don't seem to have any games between Saturday 22nd and the Macron League Cup final on May 8th .

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Cheshire Senior Cup Date Change
« on: April 17, 2023, 10:40:10 PM »
So are we thinking it'll be at Nantwich, Crewe or M*cc?
I hear a rumour it may be at Moss Lane, but basically, we know it's next week but not sure where or when, unless RG is definite.
I assume the blazers have to inspect the catering arrangements first....

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Oldham Match Thread
« on: April 09, 2023, 07:27:49 PM »

Incidentally, I wouldn't fancy living in one of those houses that backed onto the away end!

You’re not alone. Very odd layout whereby the away fans have to walk through Brookside to reach the turnstiles.

Surely not as odd as walking through the library, and past the indoor pool at York?
Maybe we could introduce something more interesting for our away fans. Maybe a winding pathway trough the allotments from the King George to the turnstiles.

Fans used to walk through a cow field to get in at Cambridge.

On that note,we have sometimes had to walk up down and  a hill in the park (was that some sort of Army exercise?) to get to the away end at Aldershot, and I think there was something similar on my one visit to Boreham Wood.

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