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Most invaded away ground was Drill field.

I remember Alty pitch invasions there in 70s, 80s and 90s - that fateful Witton CSC final game - that all turned a bit lairy!!

Being on the pitch at Gravesend for first APL win - which was very joyous but mad!  Being on the pitch at Moss Lane at the end of the following season was a great memory too.

Every FA cup win Moss Lane aqainst league opposition ever has probably culminated in final whistle pitch invasion too.

All of these characterised by passion and excitement, whereas the scrotes don't give a damn about the club from what I have observed. 

They will come a cropper against a Wrexham or an Oldham though sure enough.  I remember the 15 year old baby squadders giving it large against Huddersfield in 82 until they came running straight for the Golf Road end - a few hard lessons learned that day!

Just a reminder first of all that Season Tickets do not apply for FA Cup games, so you need to buy tickets in advance or pay at the gate tomorrow.

Ticket prices have been discounted to encourage maximum attendance, and are as follows -

£15 - ADULTS

£10 - CONCESSIONS

£5 - JUNIORS - 12 TO 18 YEARS OLD

£2 - UNDER 12S.

These are great prices for a vital game, so let's hope it's a great turnout and a bouncing atmosphere tomorrow.

Had attendances not been restricted for several games this season, it is clear that our average would have been higher.

This combined with the terrible mid season slump in form.

A strong start maintained through the season should see us averaging 2500 plus, and every prospect of the crowd v Oldham and perhaps Wrexham if they stau down, beating the 3900 that the attendance for Stockport was capped at, and in turn becoming our new highest home league attendance since the 1960s.

On the issue of free tickets for schools the strong evidence is that the kids are coming back, with parents, when they have to pay, having caught the bug, just as so many of us did with free schools tickets back in the day.

The free tickets represent an investment in both the short and the long term future of the club, and add to the buzz and sense of excitement and fun at Moss Lane that is the best it has been for many, many years.

Who do people think our natural rivals currently are?

In past years the obvious contenders, depending on what generation you started watching Alty were Wigan, Macc Town, Northwich, Mossley, Runcorn, Scarborough for a while, Macc Town again, Southport intermittently, Chester in recent years, Stockport perhaps, even Wrexham at a stretch.

I am going to put in the case for Halifax.  We have both yo yo'd between NL nd NL North for a few years, have had some big 6 pointers with them, have seen big followings come to Moss Lane and we are taking more and more to theirs every time we play them. I used to think they were bigger than us, but our attendances have been higher than theirs this season, so they seem increasingly to be about our level, just as Macc, Vics, Southport have been in the past.

What do people think? Any other past or current contenders that I may have overlooked?

Quote from: altrincham on February 07, 2022, 02:03:45 PM

No way is this true? how did they all get here?

By inbreeding I’m led to believe.

Whilst the previous answer is funnier, I believe that their game against the Dog And Partridge pub in Wettenhall - they are in the South and East Cheshire pub league as I understand it - was postponed due to the weather, and so a coach load and a mini bus full diverted to Moss Lane to have an utterly pointless afternoon annoying the stewards and getting wet.

What a incredibly moronic thing to do.

What the hell was that all about?

Reports differ but some say there were about 60 scrawny little sh*ts from Macc outside and trying to get into the game to cause bother. Saw a few of them outside before the game and they looked like average age 15 and rather pathetic, though I understand more turned up later.

Hope no Alty fans came to any harm, and big thanks to the professional job of work performed by the stewards who contained them and kept them out.  Had they not been on their game it would have been very unpleasant indeed.

Just aghast that these Macc scum took the trouble to come all the way to Moss Lane just to stand outside the ground being dickheads

The Goodison and first White Hart Lane results were more impressive in many ways - Everton were top of the old Division 1 when we played them, and Spurs' side was littered with internationals, including world cup winners Ardiles and Villa.  But these weren't giant killings technically, as the giant got back up and beat us easily both times in the replays.

The Brum game was against a side in total freefall who could not buy a win and who's fans had deserted them - but it was still a win away at a top division side and was an awesome night and exceptional achievement.

For me, our greatest FA Cup night was home to Sheffield United in 1980 (?).  3 0 win which could have been more, a crowd reported as 8000 originally but suspiciously revised down to 5180 - and the best atmosphere in all my many years visiting Moss Lane - Trafford Council would have puppies at how full the Golf Road was - with no barriers the whole place just swayed back and forth, side to side, for the whole match and never stopped singing. Each goal was utter bedlam as I recall.

All topped off with the, at that time, ritual big fight in Stamford Park after the match - though my 14 year old legs, and those of my mates, did nothing but run when the Sheffield fans broke down the gate at the Chequers end and steamed out onto Moss Lane!

There are still tickets left that you can buy online if you are an Alty fan