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I rather like the sound of this chap, who played for the reserves last evening:

"Midfielder Oliver Osbaldeston from Manchester Grammar School and Crewe Alexandra Academy."

He sounds like he would raise the tone of the club considerably....though his surname could be a tricky one to find a terrace song for...

Now, I'm not one for conspiracy theories....but is it purely down to coincidence that Gareth Whalley has been the victim of a, shall we say, heavy tackle in both of our opening fixtures, which on each occasion has resulted in him having to withdraw from the action prematurely?

Earmarked as a potential danger man by any chance? 

 

I've just received a copy of the programme for the Northern Premier League match between Alty and Wigan Athletic on 25th October 1975.....

......and one of the pages has been autographed by none other than DAVE FURNIVALL!

What a legend he was....

And with regard to the don't be a semi-pro footballer like I said they are doing it for the love of the game and in many cases the club.

If only that were true.....then we wouldn't need to pay them at all!

The heart of the whole thing is that the players play for next to nothing.

Now, I know that Alty aren't paying extortionate salaries.....but I think that "next to nothing" is a slight exaggeration! 

How many of us after working all day feel like going to training or playing twice a week?

Well then, it's simple...don't be a semi-professional footballer!

ATS,

An acronym for Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar....apparently.

Did better than me then,

with me she just laughed and then shook her head.

Marry me 

Ballers,

I'm sorry....but you are suffering from those unrealistic expectations...!

On second thoughts, thank God he wasn't on the pitch for the other 81 minutes!