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Title: Whitley Bay : match thread
Post by: One Foot in the Grave on September 16, 2018, 02:00:11 PM
Knocked out of the Vase yesterday by Whickham who are bottom of the same league with 1 point from 7 games. Led 1-0 at HT, but lost 2-1 AET.

We really should take them to the cleaners.

Alty 4 (Hulme 2, Johnston, Hancock)
Whitley Bay 0

Attendance 715 (remember absent season ticket holders don't count !) - Bay's average home gate is currently 283, so it'll be good going if they bring 50.

Title: Re: Whitley Bay : match thread
Post by: roytonmike on September 16, 2018, 04:03:01 PM
There's a preview (from the Whitley Bay perspective) on page 5 of today's Non-League Paper, mainly an interview with their leading goalscorer Jack Foalle.
Title: Re: Whitley Bay : match thread
Post by: distancetraveller on September 16, 2018, 04:37:46 PM
Hoping for a decent cup run to help the coffers this season

Whitley Bay shouldn't be considered a banana skin fixture.

I'm expecting a thoroughly professional job, Hulme will be desperate to play

Alty 5-0 Whitley Bay.
Hulme hatrick.
813 attendance of which I will be one
Cmon Alty ...
Title: Re: Whitley Bay : match thread
Post by: Sale Holmfield on September 16, 2018, 07:39:27 PM
I can see signs of complacency starting to creep in, as I warned on another thread! We should win, but I am pretty sure it won't be by 4 or 5 goals.  I can't remember us ever beating a Northern League team by a margin like that.

When I visited Whitley Bay (when Phil Parkinson's Nantwich did put 5 past them, I should add, to be fair), they felt like a much bigger club than many of those we met last season. There were over 700 for that match, and they have already sold out the supporters' coach for the game at Moss Lane. With others coming by car and train, I will be surprised if they are not in three figures.  The Seahorses -I do like that nickname - will be up for the challenge in a big match, especially as they are out of the Vase.

So, Altrincham 2 Whitley Bay 1 att. 860.
Title: Re: Whitley Bay : match thread
Post by: One Foot in the Grave on September 17, 2018, 12:16:19 AM
I can see signs of complacency starting to creep in, as I warned on another thread! We should win, but I am pretty sure it won't be by 4 or 5 goals.  I can't remember us ever beating a Northern League team by a margin like that.


Two seasons ago, we beat Morpeth 3-0 with a team nowhere near the level of the current squad. Jordan Hulme will be keen as mustard to get back on the pitch. My estimate of 4-0 isn't unreasonable. If we don't win by at least two I'll buy you a pint next time I see you in the pub.
Title: Re: Whitley Bay : match thread
Post by: robininstockport on September 18, 2018, 06:13:08 PM
Massive the fa cup.

Assuming only Harrison and Densmore unavailable and Poole and Hampson aren't ready for a start.



                           Wynn

Richman   Jones   Hannigan   White

                    Moult    Williams

   Johnson     Hancock     Dale

                         Hulme


Alty 3-0 Whitley Bay (Hulme 2, Jones)

Title: Re: Whitley Bay : match thread
Post by: Alty Dave on September 21, 2018, 09:42:56 AM
How is the pitch standing up to all this rain?

New drainage coping? Have the pitch covers been deployed?

Need to get this game played if possible.
Title: Re: Whitley Bay : match thread
Post by: One Foot in the Grave on September 21, 2018, 12:17:22 PM
How is the pitch standing up to all this rain?

New drainage coping? Have the pitch covers been deployed?

Need to get this game played if possible.

As I understand it, the ground staff are not yet able to use the new covers (training, health and safety etc.).

I'm not sure how much remedial action to the drainage has actually taken place.
Title: Re: Whitley Bay : match thread
Post by: roytonmike on September 21, 2018, 12:30:39 PM
For what it's worth, it looks like the worst of the rain has passed through here now - though that doesn't necessarily mean a dry afternoon! I hope the drainage will prove sufficient at Moss Lane; I presume any decision would have to be made pretty early tomorrow - please God that won't be necessary.
Title: Re: Whitley Bay : match thread
Post by: andrewflynn on September 21, 2018, 03:51:46 PM
Twitter:

We haven’t been able to use the covers as the pitch was re-seeded on Monday.

We’ve had the pitch slit and the water is draining away well.

All is good for tomorrow as we stand (plus the forecast will improve) - any further updates, if necessary, will be posted straight out.


Looking good to go barring anything daft.
Title: Re: Whitley Bay : match thread
Post by: Alty Dave on September 21, 2018, 04:31:38 PM
Monsoon weather at the moment here by ML.

Wow.
Title: Re: Whitley Bay : match thread
Post by: Hale Alty on September 21, 2018, 04:32:15 PM
scott leathering it down here now in the greater moss lane area.
Title: Re: Whitley Bay : match thread
Post by: salealty on September 21, 2018, 05:39:19 PM
The pitch will need intensive work for the match to go ahead. On the main stand side the pitch has standing water from the halfway line to the goal line at the Chequers end along the touchline.  The worst areas from last year don't look too bad
Title: Re: Whitley Bay : match thread
Post by: Hale Alty on September 22, 2018, 05:30:26 PM
pitch much better than i was expecting. why don't people go to FA cup games? it can't be just about season tickets. i've got a season ticket and i went. why is whitley bay in the cup a less exciting prospect than leamington spa in the league?

some nice play by altrincham let down some poor finishing. could have scored ten. poor old whitley bay were knackered. if the six hadn't been sent off he would have been subbed at half time. at least they tried to play proper football when they got the ball. good clean game overall, although why max harrop feels he needs to go diving in when already 4-0 up goodness only knows. tom peers certainly made up for his blyth miss with that lovely flick with the outside of his right foot over the keeper.
Title: Re: Whitley Bay : match thread
Post by: Alty Dave on September 22, 2018, 05:31:07 PM
Into the draw on Monday  :)

Should have been double figures. Well done Tom Peers when came on. Looked hungry and unlucky not to get a hatrick
Title: Re: Whitley Bay : match thread
Post by: jhcorbett on September 22, 2018, 05:36:23 PM
Entertaining afternoon, especially second half, against the ten men. First half we should have been at least 3-0 up, finishing was much better in second half and we ran away with it in the end.

Congrats to the lads and into the draw for next round which is the main thing.

Good to see us win at home as well. 
Title: Re: Whitley Bay : match thread
Post by: Sale Holmfield on September 22, 2018, 06:26:29 PM
Well, my prediction of a close range turned out to be incorrect, I am happy to say, although we were aided by a sending off which I don't think would have been given by all referees. The Seahorses did try to play good football, although they were reduced to attempting damage limitation long before the end.

Besides Tom Peers' form and the healthy state of the pitch, it was also nice to see a game which was over before 4:50!
Title: Re: Whitley Bay : match thread
Post by: robininstockport on September 22, 2018, 07:25:40 PM
New we'd win when I saw them warming up with an orange mitre ball.

Did what we had to do with aplomb. Should have been 10. Harrop and Williams were standout but all were on it.

Someone sh*te at home next please
Title: Re: Whitley Bay : match thread
Post by: MarpleAlty on September 22, 2018, 07:57:05 PM
Is it still regionalised to keep north and midlands apart next round?

Lowest ranked are Dunston UTS, another Northern League team, but they’re unbeaten and I never like that. Kidsgrove still in it, also Witton would normally be a decent draw but we always do crap against them regardless of form.
Title: Re: Whitley Bay : match thread
Post by: Old Alt on September 22, 2018, 08:11:00 PM
A fairly routine win against opposition who you would expect to beat, great to see Jordan back he looked lively and lead the line, we have missed him. I think the points on the board about missed chances will be one of the takeaways for PP, we won't get that many chances in the next half dozen Conference North games added together. We do need to be more clinical if we are going to have any success this season.
Brilliant goal from Peers which was the highlight of the afternoon, and when he came on we had two forwards, which gave Jordan some support in the box, I think he misses this at times. The goal when Jordan pulled it back for Tom was a good example of this.
Just took a while to get going today, but after that one way traffic. £9000 for winning today, and £15000, if we can win the next game, bring on the draw....

Title: Re: Whitley Bay : match thread
Post by: robininstockport on September 22, 2018, 08:26:27 PM
National league not in yet, so still regionalised
Title: Re: Whitley Bay : match thread
Post by: distancetraveller on September 22, 2018, 09:17:42 PM
Good win as expected against a Whitley bay team who played the game in the right spirit,
Could have been a much bigger score but no complaints from me.
Very happy to see James Poole get more game time.
Home game for me next Saturday at Kiddy..
Title: Re: Whitley Bay : match thread
Post by: buchanj9 on September 23, 2018, 10:07:40 PM
We will get the best out of peers if we can pick him out when he makes his runs in behind, We picked him out for his 2nd from his brilliant movement to get in behind. He scored from a similar run against Shaw Lane at home, the first goal. Once he's away he has the pace and power to get through and get a shot off.
Title: Re: Whitley Bay : match thread
Post by: Hale Alty on September 24, 2018, 07:14:52 AM
I'd guess  that Tom Peers's chances to goals ratio is better than Jordan Hulme's.
Title: Re: Whitley Bay : match thread
Post by: MarpleAlty on September 24, 2018, 10:22:01 AM
National league not in yet, so still regionalised

Sorry I didn't ask my question very well - I think the midlands get chucked in as well now (as per other thread)?