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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Lucas Weaver signs..
« on: February 11, 2025, 08:29:41 PM »
Ollie Crankshaw..moments of brilliance...but probably best draw a line under this economilly disastrous signing

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Replacement Goalkeeper
« on: February 11, 2025, 06:18:37 PM »
To make a point - about young inexperienced players - which some will agree with and others won't.

When I started work as a 16 year in an industry that no longer exists today, I was soon thrown into the deep end and as a consequence I thought I was a man....the dogs bollox. I was wrong, I was still a boy, oblivious to the fact that I was being 'looked after' at work by men who just kept an eye on us.


When I was 18 I was then a man...but I then realised I needed help from more experienced colleagues....something my earlier arrogance and maturity prevented me from appreciating.

By 21 years of age, I genuinely felt I was good at the job I did....and almost 40 years later still think so.

So at what point does a footballer become a man ?....Norman Whiteside was 17...good enough is old enough I suppose.
Sorry for the rambling post....just got me thinking about things

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Eastleigh Match Thread
« on: February 02, 2025, 06:35:18 PM »
Osbournes corners were woeful and Newbeys not much better.
Our corners have been bobbins for at least 5 years.
I doubt the stats exist - but would be very interesting to know how we compare with other teams in a 'corner score rate' analysis i.e. this team scores a goal every tenth corner, that team only scores fron every twentieth corner etc.
One thing I am fairly sure of, is we rarely score from a corner and most times we have a corner, I fear the opposition is more likely to break away upfield and score than we are.
I would argue throw-ins near the corner flag are more threatening than our corner kicks.

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Eastleigh Match Thread
« on: February 01, 2025, 05:50:52 PM »
So glad we beat them with a 90th minute goal....instead of scoring much earlier say....they came to spoil the game. Time wasting from kick off

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Maidenhead Match Thread
« on: January 16, 2025, 11:26:35 AM »


Well, that has to go down as one of the more curious 4-0 Alty victories that I have had the pleasure of witnessing.

Maidenhead are certainly entitled to feel that the scoreline (though not the eventual outcome) was somewhat unjust, as they fashioned a few good chances during that first half.

Whilst the Robins did strangely contrive to concede possession far more than is customary during that opening 45 minutes, they exhibited a delightful utterly ruthless streak when any presentable goalscoring opportunities were created.

Three clinical strikes from Alex Newby, who became the second Alty player to record a first-half hat-trick this season. Lovely work from Osborne and then Golden to set up the opening goal, and some splendid play from Linney to engineer both the third and fourth goals.

It highlights just how far the club has progressed in recent years that a 4-0 win at this level no longer counts as a surprise. Several seasons ago, such a resounding triumph would have prompted an outbreak of dancing on the tables and unbridled cartwheeling in the Noel White Suite (and that was just from the late and much-missed George Heslop).

We've endured plenty of bitter experience of watching us being patted on the head by (southern) teams in this division in distant times, so how heartwarming it was to see us in the ascendant.   
 
Great summary......nothing more true than the comment about being patted on the head by Southern teams. Getting done over by the likes of Canvey Island and hearing their managers in the NWS telling our fans how poor we were is a particular lowlight of those seasons in the mid 2000s constantly looking at how many points we would need to finish out of the bottom four.

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: draw
« on: January 04, 2025, 09:05:43 PM »
....Or Sittingbourne, albeit I expect we would know little about them considering their location in Kent

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Linney gone?
« on: December 17, 2024, 05:37:50 PM »
Oldham ?....would not think so. Would show a lack of ambition from Regan and stupidity by the club.
Would imagine any serious move would be to a Stockport type of club.
No idea how long on Regan's contract, but any sale would surely be a summer sale for a bigger fee than that quoted ?





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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: RIP Ray
« on: December 16, 2024, 11:57:11 AM »
Shocked and saddened to hear this. Always chatted with Ray on the Popside prematch where he would be in his usual position. I had no idea he was unwell and I regret now staying in the seats during the Southend game when I had been in the Sponsors Lounge.
Terrible news.
Ray once told me he grew up near to the ground and had even been a mascot in the 1960s.
RIP Ray and my condolences to Jan.

He was taken onto the pitch by Tommy Banks, an ex-England footballer from the 58 world cup and until recently the oldest England player alive

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: RIP Ray
« on: December 16, 2024, 12:25:08 AM »
Shocked and saddened to hear this. Always chatted with Ray on the Popside prematch where he would be in his usual position. I had no idea he was unwell and I regret now staying in the seats during the Southend game when I had been in the Sponsors Lounge.
Terrible news.
Ray once told me he grew up near to the ground and had even been a mascot in the 1960s.
RIP Ray and my condolences to Jan.

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Ryan Colclough
« on: November 07, 2024, 10:55:22 PM »
Pleaded not guilty.....referred to Crown Court for trial 05 Dec

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Don't you just love the FA Cup...?
« on: November 03, 2024, 06:33:14 PM »
Stanley Unwin.....now that really is a blast from the past :)

Spoke Unwinise !!

Deep joy

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Ryan Colclough
« on: October 20, 2024, 06:38:21 PM »
He actually started for Chesterfield on Friday night. I expected them to suspend him from action pre court hearing
My source at CFC tells me the club have been aware of what happened since it happened last January. Plenty of time to think about what their options are should RC be charged with any offence. The fact it is has taken 9 months to charge him, may indicate it is not a clear-cut case (and guilty verdict) ?....club may be giving the benefit of doubt here.

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Gateshead Match Thread
« on: October 20, 2024, 06:23:34 PM »
Good enjoyable game and probably fair result in the end, we were better team in first 20 minutes, Gateshead got going after we took the lead and look like a play off team (??), but we stuck at it and got the equaliser. We probably created more chances, certainly in the first half, difference was Gateshead nailed theirs, we were bit more wasteful, but at least we created a decent amount.

Some very encouraging performances from the likes of Reddin, Crawford and Humbles. Hope Ethan Ross is OK after clattering with the post (post might have some off worse).
Agree with this and great to get a late equaliser for once instead of the opposition getting a late goal. It is still concerning though that we have to be 'twice as good upfront' than our opponents to win games....we seem to have to create 4 good opportunities to score a goal, whereas the play-off contenders in this division just need the two chances to score. We are a very good side, but our performance in the final 18 yards of the pitch is not what it needs to be.

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Altrincham FC First Team / Ryan Colclough
« on: October 17, 2024, 02:02:40 PM »
Unfortunately Ryan is up before the beak again.

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Solihull Moors
« on: October 15, 2024, 10:36:10 PM »
Yet another FA Cup disappointment....maybe just play the youth team next season, so as to not build-up anyone's hopes of seeing us play at a league club again..... ::)

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