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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Con-Clark, Justin & Baines
« on: October 05, 2023, 11:37:18 AM »Didn't Parky say none of the new lads have release clauses? Certainly that'll help
It was Rob E who said that in one of his programme articles.
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Didn't Parky say none of the new lads have release clauses? Certainly that'll help
Keep the same back four. I like the way Ethan talks to our back four and keeps them on their toes
I would be Happy with another point v Hartlepool
Sadly we can’t make the game.
Would be nice to see Kossy back if fit..
Should have been out of sight. Baines, Banks, Con-Clarke and Linney all guilty of sh*t finishing. 2 can be be forgiven.
i assume Amaluzor was told to play more central second half, but it nullified him.
Can't fault any player. Ross and Osbourne were superb.
The white elephant is Linneys inability to score
Will it be rained off?I think it would be a first if Game number 1 in August fell foul to the weather,one thing for certain the pitch won't require a pre match water
It first appeared on clubs kits in 1992 or 1993
I had a pennant on my bedroom wall in 1974 that I bought with the Crest on it. The legend that is Pete Carroll (RIP) also had one about the same time that he had removed the frilly bits from and managed to somehow stitch onto his scarf.
So, somewhere between 1937 and 1974 is the best that I can do for now giving a range of 49 to 86 years.
I'd love to know when we first started using the current crest. People talk as if it's been part of our heritage for decades but I'm not sure how true that is. Personally I would like to see us in time move to a new crest that is a specific Alty FC design rather than the fiddly and fusty one we have now.
http://www.civicheraldry.co.uk/cheshire_pre74.html
I think that this should answer your question. My own opinion of the Crest/COA (Coat of Arms) is that it lacks any modern day relevance and quite frankly, I think that it is somewhat unattractive and disappointing to the eye. The heraldic creatures are particularly ugly looking. It wasn't even commissioned for the Club - we just nicked it and used it after it was granted to the as was then Altrincham Borough Council in 1937.
Altrincham Borough Council ceased to be in 1974 and the Crest/COA was retired. Ironically our 1974/75 cup run heralded arguably the best period in the Club's history. I wonder how many other Football clubs maintain a defunct local government Coat of Arms as such an important club icon.
Now then, The motto 'ALTRINCHAM EN AVANT' meaning 'ALTRINCHAM LEADS THE WAY' I would keep as it does still relate and would be an ideal nod to the past.
I would like to suggest that the Club goes for a new Club Crest and it would be good opportunity to engage with supporters and open a competition for designs and ideas. If a prototype design was adopted by this means a couple of season tickets would be a great prize.
GK: Byrne Gould Forde
Defenders: Jones, Banks, Brockbank - Roscoe, Jones, Baines, Cooper
Central Midfielders: Osborne, Marriot, Jones
Attacking Midfielder: Con Clarke
Wingers: Kosylo
Forwards: Angus, Linney, Morton
Invited back but not listed: German, Hussain
16 senior players, 2 youth players plus not listed.
Would expect 3 more in, plus some loanees in/out.
The players invited back for pre-season training were Forde, Morton and Hussain. German was on the retained list.
Interesting that Forde and Morton have places on our official squad page, but Hussain and German not added (Which is where the above is credited from)
GK: Byrne Gould Forde
Defenders: Jones, Banks, Brockbank - Roscoe, Jones, Baines, Cooper
Central Midfielders: Osborne, Marriot, Jones
Attacking Midfielder: Con Clarke
Wingers: Kosylo
Forwards: Angus, Linney, Morton
Invited back but not listed: German, Hussain
16 senior players, 2 youth players plus not listed.
Would expect 3 more in, plus some loanees in/out.
Looks like Oxford City have done it; very happy for them and it has spared us yet another London trip!
Not the main point clearly but Cathal's had a couple of mentions on here lately - have I missed the something? I thought he'd left the board of directors and was no longer involved?
A low key return to the footballing side. Not on the board.
Again, agree with you both, and hopefully this summer we can strike the balance between cracking open the war chest and doing it on the cheap.
We must continue to be astute and smart in what we do, but we do also need to acknowledge that we played our best football with players who are no longer at the club: Colclough, Newby, Conn-Clarke, Jennings, Oyedele, Mullarkey specifically. Mooney, Senior and Hancock last season, three players who are still yet to be replaced permanently.
Serious money needs to be spent this summer if we want to replace them and progress - not in every signing, and we've shown we can really pick a player with the superb acquisitions of Marriott, Senior, Mullarkey, Linney, Lundstram etc - but we can't spend the first few months of the season looking at the likes of Sami and Kaja on a free again. Not at this level.
For every Conn-Clarke there's a Cashman, every Newby a Gyasi, and if we end up in that situation next season we can't guarantee that it's going to click as it did this time around. We got away with it this season because we got 5 months out of Ryan and were lucky to put together that RC-CCC-Newby-Jennings side for a good run. If Maxi Oyedele wasn't up to it in the second half of the season, we may well have been dragged into the scrap.
It's evident at Southampton, who have rebuilt numerous times in the Premier League after losing their better players (Van Dijk, Shaw, Mane, Wanyama, Forster, Clyne, Alderweireld, Lallana, Schneirderlin, Lovren...) that time finally runs out on clubs that aren't able to retain and attract.
There are similarities there in who we've lost in the past couple of seasons and we simply have to replace the quality like-for-like (Colclough aside, that's pretty much impossible) or we could be in serious trouble next season. We're walking a tightrope.
It sounds more negative than it is, I'm excited, and I know we're progressing. It's a huge summer ahead and I've full confidence in what we're doing but it really is a mammoth task and our most important window since 2017/18. I know Rob, Phil, Neil, Cathal and others will be working tirelessly.
Sorry this has turned into an overdue end-of-season retrospective (wasn't the plan when I started my dinner break!) but that's just where I think we're at!
Up the Alty.