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Quote from: salealty on March 29, 2023, 08:47:50 AM

Hugh, if you haven't already done so I suggest you contact the club in respect of the failure of paid stewards to do their job. As other people have said it needs addressing before the game on Saturday.

To clarify, I remained in the vicinity until second half stoppage time to try and sort this. I spoke to several stewards and I think it is fair to say they know where I stand on this and would hope that this issue will be addressed. If there is a repeat, I will of course look out for Bill Waterson (who I know reads these pages) and tell him there is an issue and advise him to address it. If these stewards can't perform the basic functions one assumes they are there for, we should try and get some who can, no matter the cost.

I have contacted Bill and the club today to make a formal complaint.

Especially in light the criticism was removed from a fan Facebook page this morning.

I've made complaints to Lawrence Looney, whose reaction was to remove me from a WhatsApp chat related to voluntary work when a complaint was raised about stewards

Am I the only one that doesn't get the fuss around Miles Welch-Hayes? He's been decent but the way people go on, you'd think he was the reincarnation of Cafu.

I'd go with Harry Perritt again.

Miles gives us far more going forward, than HP.

Same with EJ behind Colclough, Hulme isn't as driving as most wingers so we can be a bit flat on the right

As above, I'd like Burgess to get more than 10.

Osborne Burgess Ferguson for legs later on

My point is the sterile area at the scoreboard IS the segregation. Read my post again it says away supporters should NOT be in the popular side period.

You said this isnt anyones fault?

No other club worries about away fans as much as us.

Torquay - no toilets or food.
Maidstone - no away hot food.
Wrexham - cap every club
York - messed our stand around.

it wasnt a mistake. It was an abuse of power of Nigel wanting to remove Altrincham fans from that section to give Notts County more space, because in his wet dreams, Altrincham fans are confined to the top 1/3rd of the pop side.

The fact the same individual as our chief safety office went and game miliseconds from trying to headbut me is another abuse of power.

We had 638 away fans. The same total crowd we used to get, that hardcore wont be tbere in 5 years during the tough spells, neither will these new fans.

Your call, Bill. Get it right.

I think we'll play the same team; perhaps Perritt in for Miles.

Parkinson will have one eye on the fact he turned down the opposition in the summer.

Played around a bit with google maps and some tracing paper and the moss lane footprint is bigger than Homebase and car park.


Regarding smartening the place up I think most people were hoping to increase the capacity at the same time. I've got to agree with a new wall on the Golf Road to smarten things up but if we wanted to put a roof on the score board end I wonder how high that would have to be and the effect it would have on the apartments.

Currently average gate in league 2 is 5500. Without a benefactor we need to get to that kind of level to have a reasonable player budget.

But you don't get to League 2 without being promoted; which means a swell (either due to being in a title race, or a PO final), which could probably added 1500 on to our average.

Throw in plenty of locals sides (Crewe, Salford, Rochdale*, Stockport) for a few sell out 1800 away ends, and we wouldnt be far off a 4k minimum attendance.

Then add in publicity of regular EFL highlights, surge of a League cup tie.

Sutton have gone from below 1k to 3k average.

Looking forward to Altrincham hosting England C tonight

Anyone else going?