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My view is that it is a superfluous and artificial competition which amounts to nothing more than a series of glorified friendlies.

If people want to go along and watch these games then that's their prerogative and so be it.

However, I would regard attending them as being seen to endorse this nonsense and, thereby rank hypocrisy on my part.

If you are having to make it free in order to raise any interest, then you have a problem with the product and simply look extremely desperate.

I shall pay my 20 pounds on Saturday in order to watch a genuinely meaningful fixture.

Jeepers

This is getting silly now.

We are all Alty fans and on the same side irrespective of our opinions.

For what it's worth, given the fallout, I'd be stunned if we ever entered this 'competition' again. Indeed, I would be stunned if any club did.

Not going to get upset by your latest post, you are irrelevant. Leave it that we have different opinions but I'm not going to get into an insulting debate with you as I'm above that.

I love this club, and it's fans and my opinion is different to yours.

No further comments or postings and certainly no more tit-for-tat insults.

Honestly, the history books are due for an upset. We've not been to the first round for 3 years and Solihull have been in the hat for the first round 8 years in a row.

Expecting to see Osbourne and Wilson in the middle of midfield.

There is no deserving a run in the FA Cup, there is earning one. But I also think this squad is more than capable of earning a run...
Plus if we're really lucky all we need to do is draw Birmingham in the next round away and we've cut out two games and still got the gate money.

Didn't Crawford go off injured last night? Unsure if Bickerstaff can play, and also if Humbles has gone back to Salford yet.

Amsterdam Alty, don't call me a scab, I am just a loyal Alty fan who went to the game and thoroughly enjoyed myself. You didn't go and missed a great high octane pac3ed game.

I love my club and support them through thick and thin, think it's time you were banned from the sight because if you cannot post inoffensive posts like me you cannot call yourself a proper fan.

Yes I am very, very offended by your remark, which was crass!

1. I watched a bit via a free source, I wanted to see the crowd size and confirm that the standard was low. I was right. It was not high octane. In fact during the 5 mins I watched I saw the Blackburn players wandering around the field and the only player actually running was our winger who has just returned from an ACL.

2. Learn to spell site.

3. Poor baby

4. Who the f**k do you think you are to tell anyone they should be banned from a public forum for holding a opposing view to you. Absolutely pathetic response. To suggest I don't love my club for being against this whole competition is just Simple Simon sh*t. Do we all need to Happy Clap Steve? I distinctly remember you waffling on at a meet the manager event in the Noel White Suite during the period we were protesting the continuation of Heathcote's reign and you just fed lip service and pure bollocks to him then. It does not come as a surprise to me you're piping up here with your nose firmly attached to the methane pipe of the board still. I fear you are incapable of critical thought.

5. If you thought the previous messages were crass you're gonna be in tears over this one.

I could not care less what people who are willing to turn their back on principles to go and endorse this competition.

If you still think it's just because we have to play a few extra games you are too stupid to understand the nuance behind why this competition is a slap in the face of all clubs not successful enough to enter the Premier League. Especially when the Premier League has continued over the years to undermine the position of all clubs not under it's umbrella. Football league team fan's also boycott the Bristol Street Motors Cup now that they are forced to include under 21 teams. The concept is not new, you lot should not need it explaining to you as supporters of a often trodden on team.

I think at this point you should all realise I care very little about the opinions of those who act as apologists for the club when they are not acting in the interests of the fans, players or indeed other clubs in our league structure.

Enjoy your pathetic excuses, I will not be accepting a single one, especially when the only things anyone can ever come up with are "we should support the club" or "it's a revenue stream we can't turn down". f**king clown speak from f**king clowns. 40-60k does not fill the 1m defecit we are spending on wages to get out of this league... When York are at Wembley with a reduced number of games in their legs and facing a future in the football league, I'll be here to point out they declined to enter this f**king competition. I'll be insufferable, especially when Barnet also win the league with less games in their legs.

I can also add that Rob Esteva, who cared not for the financial side of things at the club, stated that this competition was a travesty and rejects it completely. I wonder what his reasons for that were???

Anyone got an update on Crawfords injury from last night either? Be bad if we ended up losing him for a few weeks, it would really eat in to the "profit" we made last night.

Amsterdam Alty, don't call me a scab, I am just a loyal Alty fan who went to the game and thoroughly enjoyed myself. You didn't go and missed a great high octane pac3ed game.

I love my club and support them through thick and thin, think it's time you were banned from the sight because if you cannot post inoffensive posts like me you cannot call yourself a proper fan.

Yes I am very, very offended by your remark, which was crass!

Quote from: Amsterdam Alty on October 08, 2024, 10:28:40 PM

783 Scabs say's an incredible amount about our fanbase. No wonder our attendances are down again this season, the games aren't free enough.

I decided to go in the end tonight. Everytime I watch Alty at home it is a 130 mile round trip we are season  ticket holder and have been watching Alty for more years than I care to remember.

Do not call me a Scab You T**t.

Scab

Looking forward to this.Just hope we can get some good luck in the FAC for once and make some progress.
Recent years have been so disappointing, some of it down to poor luck when it comes down to the ties being drawn.
I think we will beat Solihull, but could do with another home tie after that. Third Round ties are a distant memory for the club,if ever any team deserves a run, it is us. Chesterfield/Chelsea, Burton/Manchester United springs to mind. You cannot underestimate the impact of such ties.

Interesting to see what the team will be. Kosylo lively last night and surely Crawford will be back. We even got penalty practice.