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Altrincham FC have signed midfielder Kieran Walmsley (d.o.b. 11 December, 1983 in Preston) on a season-long loan from Kendal Town. In May, 2011, he signed a two-year contract with the Cumbrians. The Kendal Town website describes him as "Kendal's set-piece specialist" and "renowned across non-league football for his aptitude from deadball situations and his incredible ability for pinpoint cross-field passes... He is equally dependable at right wing-back where he made his name, or indeed anywhere across the midfield... Kieran has previously played for Morecambe and Fleetwood Town".
Altrincham have also extended the loan from Alfreton Town of centre-back Adrian Hawes. Adie will now stay at Moss Lane till at least 28 January, 2012. So far, he has started four games for The Robins.

Another loan, but I am pleased it's a season long, not just a month one.

Just for fun. The correct answers are the ones I'm thinking of. Try and get the answers without looking them up, some are trick questions.

1) Which Alty player made a start in a cup final for Alty but in no other games?

2) Which Alty player played around an hour in a BSP match for Alty but never registed a BSP appearance?

3) Name the two players to have appeared on the bench for Alty since the beginning of October who are yet to make a first team appearance? (CSC counts as first team)

4) Who was Alty's second top scorer during the 2010/2011 season?

5) What do Aaron Chalmers, Josh Ollerenshaw and Matt Doughty have in common?

6) Which player who was involved in this year's pre season spent the least amount of time on the pitch?

7) What special significance does Michael Twiss have in Mark Maddox's Alty career?

He deserves it.

Can he hit 1,000 by Christmas?

just had this gem pointed out to me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgVex7ZE3TE

The Sale & Altrincham Messenger reports that "Lee Sinnott got tough with his Altrincham players and warned them places were on the line after a defensive horror show sent them crashing out of the Cheshire Senior Cup at Moss Lane on Tuesday night. Dismayed at the way basic errors undermined another enterprising attacking display and cost Alty a 4-3 first round exit at the hands of Stockport County, Sinnott bluntly admitted any repeat would effectively end their promotion hopes.
'I have to be concerned about our defensive play, because we were very generous for their goals', fumed the Alty boss. 'In fact, it was like Christmas at times. I wasn’t pleased with what I saw, and if we defend like that at Worcester on Saturday, we will have a major problem and end up with no points. That is the stark reality. I’m not going to say something is OK when it isn’t, and this was unacceptable. It was like a knife through butter, like the parting of the Red Sea. All those sort of sayings applied.

‘There’s no doubt we could have defended better from the front as well. One thing I noticed about Stockport was that, when we had the ball, they closed down our defenders very fast and in numbers. I expect my team to do the same. We shouldn’t be defending like that, as a team or individually. That is not going to get me promoted out of this league, and there had better be a response on Saturday.

'It is a collective responsibility, but I am concerned about how my defenders are defending. It’s OK having three good games then one stinker but that isn’t going to get us to where we want to be. Consistency is the key. The 11 who start at Worcester had better make sure I don’t get what I’ve been served tonight. That was my final word to them. But who’s to say what the starting line-up will be? There’s an old saying that you’re only as good as your last game. When you think of the last game, that gives me some food for thought'".

IMO as soon as we get a couple of new centre backs the better. Our defence can't deal with attackers with any pace at all.

"Former England and Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has joined recent signing Jack Redshaw’s growing list of admirers"

Up until the growing list of admirers I thought for one crazy moment he had signed for us!

Teams confirmed...

ALTRINCHAM (Red & white striped shirts, black shorts and red socks) 1. Adam REID, 2. Chris LYNCH, 3. Mark LEES, 6. Adam FLYNN, 5. Rob WILLIAMS, 7. Jack REDSHAW, 4. Robbie LAWTON (capt), 8. Brian SUMMERSKILL, 11. Ryan BROWN, 9. Michael TWISS 10. Simon RICHMAN, Subs: 12. Joe COOMBS, 14. Anthony DANYLYK, 15. Shaun DENSMORE, 16. James LAWRIE, 17. Matt FEARON, 18. Steve DOWNS (gk)

MANCHESTER UNITED XI (blue). 1. Tomasz Kuszczak; 2. Alberto Massacci, 3. Luke Giverin, 4. Sean McGinty, 5. Tom Thorpe, 6. John Cofie, 7. Larnell Cole, 8. Paul Pogba, 9. William Keane, 10. Davide Petrucci, 11. Jesse Lingard. Subs: 12. Reece Brown, 13. Liam Jacob, 18. Ravel Morrison, 17. Marnick Vermijl, 14. Michele Fornasier, 15. Michael Keane, 16. Rafael

I was out before when I saw about 4 or 5 kids in what appeared to be Alty kits. Thinking that the revolution had finally came I gave them a shout of Up The Alty. However I was informed by these slightly confused and frightened children that it was in fact St.Hughes football kits they were wearing. On closer inspection they turned out to be last season's kit with the sponsor, badges etc taken off and a St.Hughes's badge crudely sewn on. Bit weird, surely there would be a cheaper way of getting a kit?