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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.

Tony worked on one of my jobs for a while.....whilst scaffolders earn 'decent' money for the long hours they work...not to mention the shear physicality of what they do, unfortunately they are no better paid than joiners, sparkies or gas fitters.

Dinanga brace today.....maybe get him in on loan if Linney out...   

I think the allotments would be very difficult to procure, and I’m not sure whether or not they have some sort of protection order over them as to what can the land actually be used for. I expect the people who work the allotments would put up a fight if they thought their allotments were under threat.. plus the land wouldn’t come cheap if it was possible to get them,. I think a redeveloped Moss lane ground in its current footprint with the car park to the rear of the popular side would suffice, I can’t see the need to relocate any time soon unless we progressed up the EFL pyramid somewhat. Whatever the progress of our club, the attendance will always be stifled by our two neighbours up the road,

A redeveloped Moss Lane is probably the only realistic and cost effective option. See the above. Unless we were to progress to the Championship (!) then nothing bigger would be needed....see Burton Albion who 'only' have two mediocre clubs (in PL terms) nearby.

Still nice to dream though.

Forget any idea of Trafford coming up trumps. The so called Altair on the car park site must have been stuck in the mud now for 20 years. A pub got demolished to make way for a state of the art ice rink and we got a corrugated shed with blockwork walls..supposedly temporary, but now permanent after some dodgy retrospective planing consent pushed through. Add an apartment complex site that has remained an eyesore now for years and a decision to refurbish a 70s leisure centre instead of a re- build. They do not fill me with confidence in becoming a club redevelopment partner.

The ground does need a lot of work, but to really grow, the first thing we need is a winning team. This is what will initially draw in fans and investment. We can worry about fan experience (imo) and look to have a 21st century stadium once we are heading for L1

Quote from: cheshire cat on September 01, 2023, 04:52:23 PM

Me neither. I think some people stay away because the ground is what it is. Progress is being made but it's still light years away from a lot of the ex league grounds that we visit.

Build the ground and they will come.

I've never thought of this line of thought before and not sure how much water it holds. If it's true I'm well out of step with my concept of being an Alty fan. My latest visit to York City left me empty and pretty sure I'd hate it if we followed suit. Perhaps it's an age thing, I don't know. I'll accept I've more years behind me watching football that in front and I could be suffering from a severe dose of nostalgia. If I'm in a minority I'd accept a democratic decision and go with the flow.

I am with you Rorys......happy to use the 'facilities' of a town centre and watch a winning team in a nearby decrepit stadium.
Not interested in a Fylde or York....albeit Fylde did have a few things nearby.

The key in my opinion is a winning team or great atmosphere.....not necessarily the ground.

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.

If memory serves me...most of those listed had sucessful periods as managers.....hence getting a gig at City

Should have won....although did not deserve to win.
Team set up too defensively, yet still struggled to prevent them getting forward. Subs too late in my opinion and poor game management after our third.....their keeping receiving the ball from our keeper who was then allowed to dribble to almost half way and launch ball into our area.

Four point's from 6 not a bad return though

Thanks SH