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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Radio commentary
« on: September 17, 2023, 07:12:09 PM »
I'll try using the other link (the one higher up the page) next time.
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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Wealdstone - Match Thread
« on: September 17, 2023, 09:00:18 AM »CCC loves being at Alty and absolutely jumped at the chance to return when it arose. Sometimes it can be easy to forget how young he is. As said elsewhere, he will get his mojo back sooner rather than later and will undoubtedly be a key player for us for a long time. We certainly need him to be.
It may also be a factor that he recently became a father - maybe sleepless nights have kicked in.
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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Radio commentary
« on: September 16, 2023, 08:16:48 PM »
Today we hit a new low. It was bad enough that our commentary team appeared to have been seated in the midst of a primary school picnic, but YET AGAIN Radio Alty cut the commentary bang on 5 o'clock while there was still two minutes of the added time left.
We really need to sort this out - if Radio Alty can't schedule around the vagaries of the match officials, we need to find a better run platform.
We really need to sort this out - if Radio Alty can't schedule around the vagaries of the match officials, we need to find a better run platform.
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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Tony Thompson leaves
« on: September 12, 2023, 03:32:52 PM »
Tony can't afford to go full time - he's a big earner in his scaffolding job. Don't rule out him turning up at Radcliffe.
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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Now that Donawa is back (and Crankshaw is injured)...
« on: September 11, 2023, 12:59:46 AM »Just seen the highlights… did anyone else see Roscoe and Jones squaring up after their goal. Things aren’t right. I agree Baines MUST start and we should stick to back 4 with Jones & Baines as our settled and preferred CB’s. We had a great start to the season and now with all the changes we just don’t seem to be a settled team and are losing matches. Are there some internal issues I wonder?
I missed the Roscoe/Jones spat, but Nom de Plume spotted it and commented to me. If there is any sort of problem the player(s) concerned have to be released in my opinion. We've always had a happy squad under PP and we can't risk jeopardising that.
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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Barnet Match Thread
« on: September 10, 2023, 07:50:30 AM »Just listened to Parkys post match interview. I get where he is coming from apart from the bit where he says he isn’t concerned about conceding goals from corners. I respect you as a manager Phil but you have got to be in the minority of Alty fans if your not concerned about it.
In a minority Ray? He's a lone voice crying in the wilderness!
If you can find me single Alty fan who isn't concerned at our vulnerability to high balls into the box I'll be dumbfounded. And yesterday we learned that it isn't just high balls that are a problem.
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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Barnet Match Thread
« on: September 09, 2023, 06:19:53 PM »
All the above points are relevant, but the bottom line was that we were appalling. Once again we conceded the first goal to a free header in the box, and we were repeatedly cut apart by their passing game (quick and incisive where ours was slow and laboured). We lacked creativity, and I'm sorry to say that we don't look any better on the field than we did two years ago.
I haven't got a magic wand, but somebody needs to find one and wave it PDQ.
I haven't got a magic wand, but somebody needs to find one and wave it PDQ.
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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Bromley Match Thread
« on: September 04, 2023, 09:08:10 AM »
Every time a high ball from a set piece comes into our box my heart is in my mouth. It's not a lack of height, and I'm not entirely sure why we're so vulnerable.
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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Moss Lane Or New Ground
« on: September 03, 2023, 05:54:14 PM »After 55 years of coming to Moss Lane i still feel a growing sense of excitement and anticipation the closer i get to the ground on matchday , in many ways it's just like my first match as a kid all that time ago . We all know it needs a ton of stuff to bring it up to scratch but personally it won't quite be the same if we were to leave our sacred home .
67 years for me, and I echo your sentiments 100%
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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Bromley Match Thread
« on: September 02, 2023, 07:42:38 PM »
It's all very well talking about substitutions, but Matty Kosylo was the only sub we had today who has the capability to change a game. But he didn't today.
Ollie Crankshaw seemed totally unsure of his role. He drifted about all over the pitch to no great effect, and that's probably why he received limited service from his colleagues.
We can have no complaints over losing our unbeaten record because we simply weren't good enough.
Ollie Crankshaw seemed totally unsure of his role. He drifted about all over the pitch to no great effect, and that's probably why he received limited service from his colleagues.
We can have no complaints over losing our unbeaten record because we simply weren't good enough.
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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Ollie Crankshaw signs for...
« on: August 30, 2023, 06:47:24 PM »
Just what we need. Welcome aboard Ollie!
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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Bromley Match Thread
« on: August 30, 2023, 02:17:01 PM »Assume Kosylo and Wilson will be unavailable.
Ross
Banks. Jones/Roscoe/Banks* Jones
Osbourne. Marriott
Amaluzor Con-Clarke. Linney
Angus
*perm 2 from 3
Alty 3-1 Bromley (Angus x 2, Amaluzor)
I assume that's Baines in the central triumvirate.
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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: York City manager sacked
« on: August 29, 2023, 06:05:42 PM »
The manager at the time of Peter Swales taking control was Johnny Hart, who retired through ill health. Tony Book was never sacked, and retired after two spells in charge.
The other managers of the Swales era were either sacked, or "left by mutual consent". They were :
Ron Saunders
Malcolm Allison
John Bond
John Benson
Billy McNeill
Jimmy Frizzell
Mel Machin
Howard Kendall
Peter Reid
The final manager appointed by Swales was Brian Horton, who was sacked at a later stage by Francis Lee.
The other managers of the Swales era were either sacked, or "left by mutual consent". They were :
Ron Saunders
Malcolm Allison
John Bond
John Benson
Billy McNeill
Jimmy Frizzell
Mel Machin
Howard Kendall
Peter Reid
The final manager appointed by Swales was Brian Horton, who was sacked at a later stage by Francis Lee.
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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: Playoffs
« on: August 29, 2023, 05:51:16 PM »
We've got the tallest set of defenders I can ever remember, yet we repeatedly fail to deal with high balls into our box. That really needs addressing in training as a priority.
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Altrincham FC First Team / Re: AFC Fylde Match Thread..
« on: August 28, 2023, 05:48:15 PM »God knows if the pens were pens or the offsides were offsides but we probably got what we deserved for defending too deep and aimless punts forward to nobody. It's happening too often to be mere bad luck.
Also, why do officials keep adding on a minute to the added time when we are playing?
There was an injury (Wilson I think) just as the board went up, so there would have to be an extra added minute for that.