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[Mrs Warbouys]

Congleton at home, the return of Anthony griffin

[andrewflynn]

C'mon Alty let's go all the way this year!!

[Mrs Warbouys]

Alsager v Barnton
Runcorn linnets v  Vauxhall
Alty v Congleton
Warrington v Stockport Co
Northwich Vics v tranmere
Crewe Alex v cheadle town
Camell Laird v hyde
Macclesfield v Linotype
Chester v Witton

Byes : Sandbach 1874 Northwich, Runcorn Town, winsford, Nantwich, stalybridge, stockport town

[oneedham]

Seriously when are they going to knock this awful cup on the head?

[andrewflynn]

Seriously when are they going to knock this awful cup on the head?

Needs relaunching as a pre season tournament.

[Jezza]

Another huge game hoping for a bumper crowd

cmon Alty!!!

[roytonmike]

Seriously when are they going to knock this awful cup on the head?

Given that clubs have to affiliate to a county FA in order to take part in any national competition & the county cup is the one lever the blazers have over member clubs - never.

[Mallorca Alty]

Alsager v Barnton
Runcorn linnets v  Vauxhall
Alty v Congleton
Warrington v Stockport Co
Northwich Vics v tranmere
Crewe Alex v cheadle town
Camell Laird v hyde
Macclesfield v Linotype
Chester v Witton

Byes : Sandbach 1874 Northwich, Runcorn Town, winsford, Nantwich, stalybridge, stockport town

Why don't the higher division clubs get the bye?

[One Foot in the Grave]

Congleton at home, the return of Anthony griffin

Do you mean Anthony Griffith ? Someone should break his leg.

[Mausoleum Alty]

Congleton at home, the return of Anthony griffin

Do you mean Anthony Griffith ? Someone should break his leg.

Or Adam Griffin? 

[Sale Holmfield]

Alsager v Barnton
Runcorn linnets v  Vauxhall
Alty v Congleton
Warrington v Stockport Co
Northwich Vics v tranmere
Crewe Alex v cheadle town
Camell Laird v hyde
Macclesfield v Linotype
Chester v Witton

Byes : Sandbach 1874 Northwich, Runcorn Town, winsford, Nantwich, stalybridge, stockport town

Why don't the higher division clubs get the bye?

Nantwich and Stockport Town were last season's finalists so I think they got an exemption and the others were random byes. We shouldn't be asking for any favours for Macc reserves anyway, surely!

Also, talking of Macc, their opponents Cheadle Heath Nomads seem to have dropped the Linotype from their name. I am sure that word will bring back memories of a fine amateur club in Broadheath with their ground in the shadow of the works, at least for any older readers.

[Mrs Warbouys]

Yes pretty poor that Linotype seems to have quietly been sidelined

[Matt Taylor]

Seriously when are they going to knock this awful cup on the head?

Needs relaunching as a pre season tournament.

I understand the logic behind that, however I’d always prefer the manager at the time to have final sign-off on what he wants the pre-season calendar to look like. Rather than have it defined by a local cup draw, and even then not be sure how many games it would involve.
But I’d definitely agree some sort of change is long overdue.

[Mrs Warbouys]

I think the odd midweek game to give people extra or needed minutes isn’t a bad thing

[Matt Taylor]

I think the odd midweek game to give people extra or needed minutes isn’t a bad thing

That’s fair enough, but we do have a reserve team for that. I’d much rather the management team had an extra Tuesday session with the first team for the games that matter this season, rather than pissing about with a fringe team against a NWCL side in front of 114.