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[Darren]

MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD ABOUT MATT AND ROBBIE

Altrincham FC Press & Media Officer, John Edwards, writes...
"After due consideration, the Board of Altrincham Football Club have concluded a fresh start is required for next season and decided, therefore, not to retain Matt Doughty and Robbie Lawton as manager and assistant-manager.

Both Matt and Robbie have been made aware of the decision, and the club thanks them for their efforts after they were appointed in exceptionally difficult circumstances, initially in a caretaker capacity at the start of December, then for the rest of the season at the turn of the year.

While performances showed a marked improvement, results unfortunately failed to keep pace, and it was felt the prudent course of action would be to seek a more experienced manager to provide stability and know-how for what will be one of the most critical seasons in the club's history.

It was a decision that was not taken lightly, given the way Matt and Robbie replicated the same drive and determination they always showed as Altrincham players, but there was general consent among the board that next season was too important for anything to be left to chance and that a candidate with a record of success was needed to spearhead a push for promotion.

The process of identifying and installing that candidate is well advanced, and the club hope to be in a position to announce an appointment in the next few days. In the meantime, everyone at The J.Davidson Stadium wishes Matt and Robbie all the very best in their future careers".

[RageAgainstTheFirstTeam]

The right decision. Thanks for the effort Matt and Robbie and best of luck in your future careers.

Looking forward to seeing who our new manager will be now!

[robininstockport]

Right decision, harsh as it is. The cycle needed breaking.


Massive decision coming up

[Mausoleum Alty]

Some good news at last! Let's hope the board make the right appointment now!

[stubmanred]

Probably not announced who the new man is because his current team is in the play-offs..

[andrewflynn]

Probably not announced who the new man is because his current team is in the play-offs..

Hopefully.

[Alty Bri]

Agree with all the above. Very harsh, but ultimately the right decision. I really wish both Robbie and Matt all the best for the future and hope they have another crack at management.

[finnquark]

Great to see MD replying to Twitter replies under the club's most recent tweet. I look forward to some robust and respectful debate.

t was better than 2 experienced and people who have won leagues. We took over a team who had 5 points?

Don't forget that they had the worst morale of any dressing room since the Norman Conquest!

[York Alty is back]

Wrong time for them at Alty.  We needed crisis management, they did a reasonable job but way off convincing.

[Teasierbeaver]

The right decision. Thanks for the effort Matt and Robbie and best of luck in your future careers.

Looking forward to seeing who our new manager will be now!

Perfectly put

[TheCultOfIanTunnacliffe]

Great to see MD replying to Twitter replies under the club's most recent tweet. I look forward to some robust and respectful debate.

t was better than 2 experienced and people who have won leagues. We took over a team who had 5 points?

Don't forget that they had the worst morale of any dressing room since the Norman Conquest!

Well, that's all rather unprofessional on his part.

He should ask Robbie Lawton to give him some lessons in how to conduct yourself in public.

And we had already accumulated seven points when he took over as manager....!

[AFC56]

Quite so Cult.

I still hope that Robbie can be found a role in whatever set up we end up with.

[alty.fc]

Thanks for all your efforts in what was a Herculean ask

We can not play leadership roulette next year .

Whoever we bring in has to see the season out regardless of results

This continually change of leadership is crippling us

[Alty Dave]

The right decision on balance. Good Luck to Matt and Robbie for the future. Thanks for trying to put things right.

[Jimmy]

Probably not announced who the new man is because his current team is in the play-offs..

very much doubt that