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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Rochdale Match Thread
« on: November 21, 2023, 10:57:10 PM »
Cult’s summary probably rubber stamped by the perfectly disguised set piece we executed to allow our right sided player to cross into the six yard box, except they were left footed and had to cut back.

Who on earth rubber stamped that one?

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Woking Match Thread
« on: August 12, 2023, 06:51:54 PM »
I wasn't aware of anti-Linney stuff. 🤔

"Linney will come good like Byrne will come good, but I'm not sure its going to worth the wait. I'd expect him to be either on the bench or loaned out before very long"

I too, thought this was an odd comment, particularly as I watched him cause a Dutch top flight side all manner of problems but hey ho there you go 🙄

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: M*cc (A)
« on: July 26, 2023, 09:03:07 PM »
Hat trick wasn't it ?

Yes. 95/6 season. They were supposed to be going for a second title. The funny thing, as I remember, was they were desperate to get the game on as we had players out, and a massive effort ensued to clear the pitch. I rather think that we'd barely heard of Dean Pritchard at the time, but he came up trumps. Still one of my best nights watching Alty. On the coach back, someone quipped, "how dare it be a Tusday"!

Wasn’t a hat trick. Think he scored 2, at least 1 anyway which was the winner.

Think Hardy may have got the other. Rebound after a missed penalty at the bottom end?

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Signing
« on: July 26, 2023, 08:34:17 AM »
Good signing.

Hard but important decision made by Phil.

This should hopefully allow Ollie to go out on loan to build his confidence, with less pressure.
Without trying to fan flames, this could be our best signing of the summer.
Hopefully creates competition for the jersey and improves the overall goalkeeping situation at the club.

Not so sure O.B. will go out on loan, but maybe makes sense to do so and keep Gould as coach and back-up ?

I know we’re kind of talking about how Ollie might go out on loan or stay and learn etc but the reality of this signing is that it’s nothing earth shattering, it merely brings us to the level of every football club in the world in having 2 goalkeepers of a good standard competing for the same slot. Competition is part of football.

As such, what it means for Ollie is whatever he makes of it. If it galvanises/reassures him and he competes well then he’ll end up as our keeper, if he competes but isn’t as good then he’ll find his level elsewhere, if the competition disturbs him too much and he can’t cope then maybe football at such a high level isn’t for him.

I think it’ll be one of the first two outcomes incidentally but I wouldn’t view this as anything other than a natural progression in a footballer and a football clubs progress.

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Goalkeeper
« on: July 15, 2023, 07:58:48 PM »
It's a horrible situation this. Ollie's dad has got a point and he has made me feel differently about fans condemning a young kid obviously doing his best.

Unfortunately, it's not working for either Alty or Ollie. For him to be taken out of the limelight and get a loan move to Conference North/NPL would massively benefit both parties, particularly Ollie

Yes he does have a point but should realise it’s nothing personal but it is professional football, a harsh world.

However, does he necessarily need a loan somewhere? I think he suffers a bit from being the only viable option in goals. It means no matter what form he’s in he’s in the firing line, that can’t be good? I think he’d benefit from competition and a little less pressure in some ways.

I think it would also stop people getting on his back so much. People are a bit jumpy because there’s no obvious alternative.

I would say I think there’s a keeper in there though, certainly more there was than with Andrew Dawber who we mentioned on another thread.

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: FCUM match thread
« on: July 14, 2023, 09:27:14 PM »
I never took too much notice of pre seasons in my youth but when I have concentrated I can safely say that when we’ve looked good in pre season we’ve done ok and vice versa

Anyone who says otherwise is talking bollocks or kidding themselves 👍

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: New Winger
« on: June 22, 2023, 10:50:03 PM »
Justin! Amaluzor! I want you to know

Justin! Amaluzor! Ah woah ho ho whoah

Or something like that, with apologies to The Pixies.

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: New signings
« on: June 22, 2023, 10:38:32 PM »
I can’t profess to know too much about these players but having criticised all last summer for not signing adults I can’t complain too much now that has been rectified.

My gripe number two about too many loanees is reduced by these permanent signings also.

My third gripe about Colclough/Mullarkey fees not being reinvested in the squad has been put to bed with CCC signing. Can’t argue with a club record fee in that respect.

I think at this level you’re always one or two light just to have a bit of wriggle room rather than a squad packed with depth. But I think there is more competition for places which is a good thing. James Jones and Lewis Baines we’re ok but we conceded a lot of goals in the end. A bit of competition there, particularly for Baines is a good thing.

I think Byrne needed taking out of the firing line at times as well but getting another gk isn’t so easy.

Maybe the signing of Joey Jones as an actual defensive midfielder rather than Osbourne trying to shore things up may make a difference there.


I think the key aim first up is to hit the ground running this time. We left a lot of points out there for various reasons in august and September and had to play catch up for a fair whiles

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Post match interviews.
« on: April 24, 2023, 05:05:29 PM »
If he's playing as a goal scoring wide player, that would be great but we're still short in the winger dept.

I’d be interested to see - and it will influence our summer signings - if Parky wants to try and continue with wingers or the (even more) possession based style we’ve come accustomed to since January.

Did he mean to go 3-4-3 or is it just how it happens that we seem to have better defenders than wingers?

What I’m getting at is that he’s always played with wingers but ones of the quality of Colclough and Mooney (and I guess you could argue JJ at a lower level). Is he going to say yes I can get quality enough wingers to continue like we always have or does he not think he can attract players of that level and will try and get sort of auxiliary forwards that can drift out like Hughill and Goodson (seems to be asking Linney to start doing it too)?

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We need to show some bollocks and pay for policing.

I know you have to hire a job lot of them but even 2 coppers stood in that Halifax end would have solved all that.

Fans/trouble makers don’t give a sh*t about stewards of any form but do when police are there. We know that. We’ve known it for years. We scrimped on police costs and paid the penalty.

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Gateshead Match Thread
« on: April 08, 2023, 09:51:07 AM »
I think Parky wants the security of Osborne helping out Lundstram and Marriott when we play 4-4-2.

I also think he prefers Perritt at right back in a flat back four too.

We’re still a couple of players light aren’t we?

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Isaac
« on: March 31, 2023, 04:55:47 PM »
This is really super news. Even if it only means if he leaves it’s more likely to be 18 months than anytime sooner.

The players who signed to us as a stepping stone have moved on but our future is the likes of Marriott, Baines , Byrne, Lundstram etc forming a spine for us long enough to achieve things.

And if nothing else I just love watching the guy. He’s kind of like a modern day Mick Carmody for me.

CARMO! CARMO! CARMO!

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Pringle no.10
« on: February 15, 2023, 07:12:01 PM »
Not sure Ben can hack a full 90 Mins these days otherwise I’m sure the management would pick him from the off. He is, however, an ideal substitute to give the team the impetus to kick on, once he comes on.

Personally I think the main problem we have at the present time is the inability to not concede goals which are down to individual errors or lack of concentration as a group, most of the goals we concede just lately are down to this rather than anything else, now we no longer have the likes of CCC & Ryan etc this will hurt us even more.

PS Matty Kosylo will be a much needed boost to the side once he has fully recovered from his ACL injury.
I think he is the biggest miss we have had this season along with Isaac.

However tempting or desperate it gets, we really have to play the long game with Kosylo and get him back properly rather than chucking him back in. He’s too good to damage long term.

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Bromley Match Thread
« on: February 13, 2023, 02:14:20 PM »
The one I want to see more of is Maxi Oyedele - seems to strike me as more of a box to box number 8 in the mould of Ali Smith, so whether that can be accommodated in a starting XI at any point (move Cashman out wide?) remains to be seen.

The difficulty with the whole United-link thing is that none of us are privy to the exact circumstances of the agreement. To me, it looks very much like playing time is being strictly controlled.

Isn’t the issue in this case a bit more straightforward?

Whatever problems or issues we have elsewhere, it’s not in midfield. Lundstram and Marriott are our two best players and first names on the team sheet. It’d be more unusual if he was being pushed in ahead of them.

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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Bracknell match thread
« on: February 12, 2023, 12:09:38 PM »
Sorry Ollies dad, but thats quite cringe to request.

Ollie was well beaten by a cracking effort. The photo is real. Did the ball 100% cross the line, it looked it, and the photos show that.

 I'm sure moat refs would and should give that but the ref had a mare yesterday.

Indeed, of all the mistakes made or goals that have gone past Ollie Byrne this season that one was absolutely unstoppable and most keepers wouldn’t have stood a chance.

What’s the problem?

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