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Thanks a lot for all the nice comments, just shows once again what a nice bunch Alty fans are.

It's been a rollercoaster of emotion for 8 years, many highs (to be fair) and many lows (!) but I felt we deserved our success this season by trying to play football the right way, being respectful but determined, and I'm glad we did it in that way as there have been plenty of teams who have bullied their way out.

We have made some good friends and played a lot of "new" clubs over 8 years, obviously we'd played Alty before in the FA Cup, but I think I can speak for most York fans when I say there has been no nicer, welcoming bunch than you lot and our trips to Moss Lane were always brilliant days out.

I will be following your results in the hope you win Conference North and reclaim your place as one of the most famous clubs in "real" non-league. I will hopefully pop along as I'm sure Sky will start messing about with the fixtures so I'll have some free Saturdays!

Thanks again and all the best.

Superb Mick, thanks a lot.

There's even a train back home from Piccadilly at 00.53 so no problems getting back.

Well done Ballers, hope the DVD helped but they are a right bunch of muscleman these Darlo boys (ooooh!).

Meanwhile York won 3-1 at Prescot Cables mainly because of a rather unseemly brawl in the second half which reduced them to 10 when they were the favourites to win.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eScDAaZWXOU

In the next round we have Altrincham fans' favourite club, Macclesfield Town.

What does it say on that flag? Something about "Hating Macc"?

 

Darren does use the phrase "gone through the justice system" so hopefully everything is as it should be.

I hope so. Only a month or so ago we had some fans banned via Section 14b through the civil courts despite not having been convicted of any offence.

I would say Section 14b is one of the biggest issues for football fans today in terms of human rights and the introduction of "guilt by association" whereby you can be banned from football and have to hand your passport in etc just because you were drinking in the same pub as a bunch of football hooligans.

That's what you should have done in the first place.

If they say "yes" I'd be amazed, but you never know.

Live streaming is not the same as making a recording, but you know that surely?

If they have been convicted of an offence in the courts then good.

If this is another abuse by the police of Section 14b then not good.

If an away team scores a goal at Moss Lane do they own the rights to it?

No, they don't.

However, I'll wager it's something to do with Alty not wanting opposition managers to be able to see the goals the team have conceded so as not to pick up any tips.

At York, Martin Foyle actually banned our YouTube highlights service because two other managers mentioned to him that they had used the clips to train against us. So, we introduced a subscription scheme to control who has access to the output. Paranoia? Probably. But you need the backing of the club and if they're not happy there's nothing you can do.

However, the way round this problem is to compile a mailing list of Alty fans who want to watch the highlights then make the highlights "unlisted" so nobody else but those people who are sent the link via e-mail can see them. At the time our highlights were banned this option on YouTube was not available.

Do we have to wear a tie to get in YCFC ?   

I think you have to leave your enthusiasm for your team and your will to live at the turnstile.