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[joe]

On Messenger website. Contract terminated by mutual consent. Ken McKenna in temporary charge while the club invites applicants.

[chesteralty]

Terminated by mutual consent, apparently.
Good luck Graham to wherever life takes you next. Moss Lane will seem a strange place without you.

[ManagementGuru]

Blimey, now we are in unknown territory.  The certainty of the last few years - the no debt live within your means philosophy off the pitch, and the traditional Heathcote approach on the pitch - is now gone.

A new future awaits us - I hope we remain true to our off field standards and rebuild our reputation as a solid Conference battler.

Thank you Geoff; thank you Graham.  Graham - I hope you can now spend time to cope with the loss of your mum without having to perform every Sat / Tue.

Onwards and upwards - come on Alty

[Alty Dave]

Good luck Graham, you did an amazing job when you look what you had to work with most of the time.

[fuertes]

Given all that has happened, perhaps it's for the best.

The mixture of depatures and serious injuries which have contributed to our poor start were totally beyond his control. He probably felt exasperated and demoralised that having built a good side, it was totally decimated in the space of a couple of months. Best to get a fresh start.

Good luck to GH, and thanks for all you've done.

[markecky]

The situation was no good for Graham Heathcote and no good for Altrincham Football Club.  It was going nowhere other than a war.  And Altrincham Football Club is bigger than any one man. 

In my opnion there was simply nowhere to go after Black Thursday.

I'll collect my thoughts a little before posting anything else.

[stubmanred]

Good luck in the future Graham and thanks for your efforts.

[CB]

Think it was inevitable really

I'd like to thank Graham for all his hard work over the last 8 years, especially for getting us promoted. Happy days.

Good luck for the future.

[ArmchairAlty]

Good luck to GH and thank you.

A new dawn for Alty, let's hope that KMc and/or whoever comes in breathes new life into the team and we can start to move forward again.

What a strange few weeks.

[altrincham]

Good luck to Graham along with Geoff in the future, both are legends in my eyes and will be missed.
New era for the club now lets hope its a great one!!

[Dougals Dad]

I thought this would happen, so I did not fel it appropriate to add to the 'Heathcote out' call.

Graham is Alty through & through and, despite some difficult times over the years has always come good. This was just that one time too many with his sad personal loss recently.

Nobody has ever fought more for the Alty cause and he will be missed as a manager, mentor, leader and as a man of character, stoicism and experience. I hope there will always be a role for him at the club - honoroury life vice president or some such - even if he gets a role elsewhere in football. I can see some smaller club getting the great benefit of Graham's experience.

I hope Graham is able to get a wee break, however - the last few weeks must have taken a great toll on him.

But, Graham, thanks for everything you have done for the club (so far) and the way you have been able to work with Geoff Goodwin & the board to run a club the way it should be run and with - lets face it - success. The stats will not tell the true story.

On a personal level I wish I had been able to go to the events that Graham has presented - it seems these are where we have seen the great wit, raconteurishness and rapport he has with the players and fans (there have been blemishes - Lewis) but they are history and Graham has come good from these in the past.

Graham - I hope we will see you at Moss Lane, but thanks for everything and wishing you and your family all the very best.

[ALTYGAL]

NOT happy about this 

[gazwarrington]

As I have said before I am grateful for what GH has done in the past as afterall it was he that got the club back in the Conference but I think this decision is correct for moving forwards and for all parties.

[Mrs Warbouys]

Many thanks to Graham for many years hard work, but I think this will be for the best for all parties in the long run.The memories will always be there of stoke etc, good luck for the furture graham.We must ALL get behind kenny now

[ALTYGAL]

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