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[distancetraveller]

Sad news indeed, Thanks Ken & Stu for a great effort in keeping us up,,,, 

It will be interesting to see who fancies the task of taking on Alty now..

Pse not Dean Saunders

[taxi Phil]

I think the budget will have been a big factor in this decision. Ken badly wanted a reserve team, and now he'd be struggling to put together a decent first team squad. I wasn't in favour of him having the job in the first place, and thought we needed a completely new face. That person now has a much harder job.

However, Ken and Bimmo did a brilliant job to get as close as they did to our improbable salvation - best of luck guys, and thanks for all your efforts.

[markecky]

Gutted by this.

Ken is my all time favourite Alty player but also a damn fine fella who cares deeply about Alty and its fans.  Thanks to him and Stuart for getting us to the last day, it wasn't through lack of guts from the management we surrendered so often.

Turning it to a positive it now allows a fresh face to come in with his own ideas and players and start a new chapter.

[radcliffe alty]

Very sad news, and I wanted them both to stay. But an understandable decision and I'm sure if Ken thought he could take us forward he definitely would have done.

This is still one of the best managers jobs in Non-League football and we should be inundated with quality applications, regardless of budgets. I think I'd rather we went with a young manager and give them a chance to cut their teeth and build a team along with their career, rather than a 'name'. This is clearly going not going to be a short term project.

Mark Maddox anyone?

[Jezza]

Very very saddened by this, but thank you Ken and Bimmo for doing your utmost to have us go down at least with a fight.

When the pair joined us we didn't have a hope and Ken slowly but surely dragged us up and up and we just ran out of games with a squad who were just not quite up to the standard required with regards to consistency....but it will be the unlikely hope that I will remember that somehow ken gave the season.

I am still not over the way we lost the fight in the end ...and as Ken said at 3-3 it felt like it was going to go our way and then it all caved in....I would have loved it...just loved it if that last goal had gone in the other end...I think Ken and Bimmo deserved that one slice of luck to go their way in a season where if it could go over the bar or hit the post for us it did and if it could deflect of a divot into our own net it did.

[RageAgainstTheFirstTeam]

GUTTED! 

but thanks for all you have done, best of luck in your future careers...

[PukkaPieman]

I am really disappointed too, best wishes to Kenny and Bimmo, they certainly tried their level best for us and will always be liked and appreciated by Alty fans and welcomed back.

Start of a new era now

[ALTYGAL]

Thanks for trying Ken & Stu  good luck in your respective futures.

It is obviously a new era that we now look to - as from Ken's decision it looks like some of our few good players are not going to stay with us in the BSN.  I hope the club let us know sooner rather than later who's staying and who's going. 

[Altysteward93]

Tried really well, worked really hard. Both really committed and really nice guys.
Having said that, glad they've gone. When you don't know why your team can't win, you have to go.

[Dougals Dad]

All the best Ken & Bimmo - they did a decent job in difficult circumstances.

[OldhamAlty]

Thanks for all your efforts guys, the fact that Bimmo commuted from Cambridgeshire says it all about your commitment.

[bigcol]

Gutted.

[hsmith1]

Wish he had stayed,but best regards to them both anyway

[Bangor on Dee Robin]

Best wishes to Ken & Bimmo. Great players and great managers, good luck lads although gutted.

[York Alty]

Wish he had stayed,but best regards to them both anyway

there are clubs out there lining up moves for these two I am sure.

Good Luck.