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Darren

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« on: October 09, 2008, 10:03:32 PM »
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« Reply #1 on: October 10, 2008, 12:05:34 AM »
Isn't it a Jezza production?
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"It was just two world class players going for a 50/50 ball."

John King's description of a crunching tackle on Ossie Ardiles in the FA Cup Third Round tie at White Hart Lane: 10th January 1979.

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« Reply #2 on: October 10, 2008, 09:12:26 AM »
Quote from: TheCultOfIanTunnacliffe on October 10, 2008, 12:05:34 AM
Isn't it a Jezza production?

Thnik it must be - he put it on confguide, I believe
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"While we're in the North, we might as well take on the Cheshire League Champions and give them a good hammering" Bill Leivers, 1967 (before Altrincham 7, Cambridge United 1)

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« Reply #3 on: October 10, 2008, 09:50:34 AM »
I'm not ashamed to say that I'm wiping a tear from my eye after watching that montage.  A great picture of Barry Whitbread's goal against Orient in the middle there - pity there isn't any footage of Jeff's goal at White Hart Lane.

Loved the early 70's cup ties, lots of Blackburn in there. 

It's our history - the history of a great non-league club.
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« Reply #4 on: October 10, 2008, 11:29:46 AM »

It is indeed my creation originally posted on here and the old star site.

Some very kind person hs posted it elsewhere thus spreading the famous gospel of Alty.
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« Reply #5 on: October 10, 2008, 01:10:28 PM »
what as the average attendance back then? Its looks rammed over 3000.

its a shame we cant get that many today (apart from wrexham matches).
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« Reply #6 on: October 10, 2008, 07:01:16 PM »
what a bloody marvellous 3 minutes! Witnessed every every game featured. Great hair and beards eh?
I guess many of the pics were good old John Rooney, club photographer for donkey's years.
The great man who donated the negs of the B'ham game that were reproduced to help raisew some dosh at B20!
Pleased to say I've got one of those montages signed by all bar Colin Chesters!
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« Reply #7 on: October 10, 2008, 07:41:12 PM »
A tear slid down the face watching that.

You can keep europe and all that jazz.

Thats was 3 minutes of perfection.

You have cheered me up no end.

Beautiful.
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« Reply #8 on: October 10, 2008, 08:11:36 PM »
Darren, thats ace mate.
any idea how many we took to Liverpool?
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« Reply #9 on: October 10, 2008, 08:18:10 PM »
Average gates in  late 60s 2,500, early 70s around 2,000, twice that for derbies.
10,000 squashed in late 60s vs Man City friendly, 8,000 or so vs Orient etc. etc.
I seem to recall in the late 70s there was a vague plan to increase capacity to 15,000 or more, I think it involved re-development of the pop side and extending the main stand. Deams of reaching the old 2nd division were realistic,.... Wimbledon of the north, but better of course!
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« Reply #10 on: October 10, 2008, 08:30:37 PM »
I don't recall these plans but we mere supporters were not always told. I did hear about the plans about the main stand after the recentish alterations, 95-96 but they clearly were not going to fruition after relegation that season. There was at the same time a plan to fully cantilever the popular side after the middle section was repaired after it blew away. Before Maunders bailed out there was another plan to fully redevelop the ground including a fully seated popular side, but it didn't happen.

Prior to the Taylor Report the capacity at Moss Lane was generally regarded as being 10,000. Even with the current improvements, (there were not even any barriers pre 96 except in the Hale End),  we are now at just over the league minimum of 6000.

I can't personally see the potential for development at Moss Lane much beyond our current capacity, perhaps 6,500-7000 if we ever became a league club and required lots more seating.
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« Reply #11 on: October 10, 2008, 09:08:02 PM »
There's plenty of space on the pop side, even if it was all just extended to the same size as the middle section (oo-er). We're lucky we have quite a large area by the mausoleum for various necessary improvement, bogs, shop, offices etc.
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« Reply #12 on: October 11, 2008, 05:42:24 AM »
Must have a look at this,am at work at the mo so will have to wait till i get home.
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