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[hsmith1]

I notice there could be plans for an artificial pitch in 19/20

We do not want a plastic pitch

[York Alty is back]

Let me clarify the situation with the plastic pitch - one of the recommendations of the review was that in year one we CONSIDER whether we should lay a plastic pitch at Moss Lane.  The immediate reaction of the board was a unanimous rejection of the option of replacing the grass pitch with a plastic one.  The pitch at Moss Lane will therefore remain as grass.

Excellent. I like grass...

[Jezza]

Let me clarify the situation with the plastic pitch - one of the recommendations of the review was that in year one we CONSIDER whether we should lay a plastic pitch at Moss Lane.  The immediate reaction of the board was a unanimous rejection of the option of replacing the grass pitch with a plastic one.  The pitch at Moss Lane will therefore remain as grass.

Excellent. I like grass...

A short sighted view imo......the two most notable 3g pitch innovators are not ambling unibond level...........they're not bemoaning loss of income and enjoyment every winter either....and they're watching a better standard of football than we manage on grass each week...

Our fundamental problem of being owned by a cluster of apathetic major shareholders was not really addressed from what I can see?

[AltySi]

I won't be setting foot back in Moss Lane until the chairman resigns.

As chairman, he is responsible for the debacle that was 2016, and his position has been completely untenable for some time. He can't just apologise for taking his eye of the ball when Neil Young was appointed, and he can't just apologise for doing that interview. It's been error, after error, and for that he should do the honourable thing and step aside.

He is dividing the support, and I am not the only one staying away. I am one of many people who does not believe he is the man to take the club forward, and I do not trust him to make the right decisions. Whilst I acknowledge lots of the good work he has done over his 16 years on the board, that time should now be brought to an end.

I don't think it is going to be possible to heel the rift that has been created with a large portion of our hardcore support.

[Leon]

I won't be setting foot back in Moss Lane until the chairman resigns.

As chairman, he is responsible for the debacle that was 2016, and his position has been completely untenable for some time. He can't just apologise for taking his eye of the ball when Neil Young was appointed, and he can't just apologise for doing that interview. It's been error, after error, and for that he should do the honourable thing and step aside.

He is dividing the support, and I am not the only one staying away. I am one of many people who does not believe he is the man to take the club forward, and I do not trust him to make the right decisions. Whilst I acknowledge lots of the good work he has done over his 16 years on the board, that time should now be brought to an end.

I don't think it is going to be possible to heel the rift that has been created with a large portion of our hardcore support.

I completely agree. I will also not be returning to Moss Lane and will no longer support any of the club's money-raising schemes.

Even if GR thinks the criticism of him is unfounded, the fact is that this is how many, many supporters are feeling and nothing that was said last night is going to change that. I do wonder if GR knows how many fans intend to stay away from the club if he stays on? Perhaps we need to organise a petition or something of that sort in advance of the board meeting in March? Surely if he and the rest of the board realised that 2/300 regular fans intend to boycott the club, he'll have no choice but to stand aside?

[Jezza]

Just a point of order, Grahame Rowley has not been on the board for 16 years....he only joined along with Geoff Goodwin and Andrew Shaw a few years ago....

[AltySi]

Just a point of order, Grahame Rowley has not been on the board for 16 years....he only joined along with Geoff Goodwin and Andrew Shaw a few years ago....

I actually think you're right there, but I'm sure he claimed last night that he had been on the board for 16 years, or did I hear that wrong ?.

[Ballers]

I understand Mr. Rowley accepted that the appointment of Neil Young was a mistake.

It's a pity he couldn't have admitted this at the start of the season or when Young resigned rather than come out with this rubbish in the programme...

I would like to put on record my personal thanks to Neil Young for the way he dealt with the situation. I do not regret employing Neil-he was the best candidate available when we advertised the job and he worked tremendously hard to make things work. Unfortunately, things transpired against him with injuries and players not performing to expectations and thus, with dignity, he resigned his post. If, as I was informed that comments on Social Media, to him and his family, were a contributory factor then I think the people involved should hold their heads in shame. The loss of Neil Young(and Liam Watson) is a loss to the game especially when they state that this is the end of their managerial careers. I have not known a harder working "team" for this football club.

The expression "sticks and stones will break my bones but words will never hurt me"-may be a nursery rhyme and people will say they agree with it but when the words get personal and are directed at family members as well as the person involved they "DO" hurt. Myself and my family have also come in for the social media treatment in recent days and although I've always said I've got broad shoulders and you've got to take the stick when things go wrong if you're prepared to take the plaudits when things are good, it still does hurt especially when you put a much time, money and energy into this football club as my family do. There's only so much that people can stand before action is taken.
Let's hope that the "supporters" of our Football Club can now regroup and get behind whoever is the given the opportunity to move the club forward. The appointment won't please everyone-I can guarantee that-but once the applications have been appraised and interviews carried out the Board will appoint the person who they believe will bring success back to the club. With your support that job will be made easier.

'Supporters' of the football club is an entirely different thing to supporters of Grahame Rowley or whoever else is in charge, be it John Maunders, Gerry Berman or messrs Tracey, Goodwin or whoever. GR's continued failure to understand this is astounding but also understable given who surrounds him. It is extremely frustrating to genuinely concerned supporters.

I also notice that the latter half of that about applications and interviews never transpired either.

[Leon]

Just a point of order, Grahame Rowley has not been on the board for 16 years....he only joined along with Geoff Goodwin and Andrew Shaw a few years ago....

I actually think you're right there, but I'm sure he claimed last night that he had been on the board for 16 years, or did I hear that wrong ?.

http://www.altrinchamfc.co.uk/clubofficials.htm

According to this, he joined the board in 2002.

[Graham Bennetts Perm]

Three absolutely critical and basic "categories" missing from the Plan:

Ownership
Leadership
Vision

It basically looks like a plan to carry on doing the same things, but to do them  better, without touching on the strategic fundamentals. Simply "achieving its potential within the Football Pyramid" is not an engaging, or even meaningful,  vision at all.

[DT]

Grahame was a Director of Altrincham before under Mark Harris who was the Chairman (from 2001 until 2002). Alty's history is never black and white although it was once White and Swales!

[Jezza]

kin ell don't time fly......

anyway the past doesn't equal the future......

[Timperley The Best]

Not sure if 300 would boycott ?maybe a hundred or so

[Leon]

Not sure if 300 would boycott ?maybe a hundred or so

Or maybe only 50? It would be good to find out.

[Alty Dave]

No boycott from myself, we need to unite behind the team and our club in my opinion.