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[Ballers]

Is anyone else… worried?

[oneedham]

Yep, poor pre season.

Small squad and lost two big players, Kossy and Marriott.

Still need a wide player and LB to cover/challenge.

[Bath Alty]

Parky said one or two more to come a few weeks back when kosylo was still fit so I assume he is still looking. Not worried yet but disappointed after early signings showed such promise

[Saughall Robin]

Is anyone else… worried?

The Cult called it recently. Given we've lost three of the four leading goalscorers from last season, where are the goals coming from?

[Ian Harwood (Hale Alty)]

The first four or five games of the season proper will be the real indicator. Pre-season is just training.

[MarpleAlty]

We go through the same thing on this forum every pre-season.

The players matched a strong Stoke side - some with Premier League experience - for at least half of today's game - given the goals came in a flurry, it's usually a sign of wholesale changes being made.

I'm not worried at this stage - I'd be more worried if pre season lulled us into a false sense of security and we didn't act on things that aren't right.

[distancetraveller]

Don’t Panic. Let’s see how we go when the season starts. We are a lot better in midfield who I’m sure will create more chances for our strikers.

[Hugh]

A Stoke City supporter has just told me that they are reportedly playing members of their first team against us.

Apparently, they have been "truly dreadful" in pre-season to date and so they were probably aiming for a confidence-boosting exercise ahead of their opening league fixture of the new season at Millwall on Saturday.

Yes, I heard the England team did the same against Aylesbury United once...

[Alty Bri]

I guess we're keeping our powder dry and waiting to see which players the likes of Stockport release/send out on loan in the next week or so. Kosy and Marriott out in a very small squad is a bit of a nightmare.

[Alty Dave]

I was buoyed by the fact we competed first half at Stoke, made changes and as expected we succumbed to the pressure.

The frontline have only just started playing together, so need time. Hopefully a couple more players may come in.

Saturday will be a good test as well.

[Ballers]

I’m not sure how much of another ‘test’ we really need.

Our final 3 friendlies are essentially against loaded probable league one winners, a hiding to nothing against Stoke City’s first team and the usual chasing shadows against United’s kids in a 0-3 piss take in front of an average crowd.

I’m not sure how this benefits us heading into the new season tbh.

[One Foot in the Grave]

If I'm worried, then fans of our two Yorkshire rivals are probably sat on the bog overdosing Imodium 🤣

[Alty Dave]

Link to a basic Alty match report here.

https://altrinchamfc.com/blogs/news/stoke-city-xi-5-1-altrincham