TOWN on TOUR! Altrincham FC

TOWN on TOUR!
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Altrincham FC (Away) Vanarama National League North Sat 18th Feb 2017 K.O. 3:00pm

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AWAY TRAVEL

I am now taking bookings for supporters travel to Alrincham (18/02) and Darlington (25/02). Payment required for Alty on Saturday and Darlo either this Sat or on coach to Alty. Both trips (individually) are priced at the following:-
Adult Member - £12
Junior Member* - £7
Non Member - £14
Junior Non Member* - £9
*Under 16 - must be accompanied by an adult and booked and paid for at the same time.
Departure time for Alrincham is 12:15 and Darlington 12:45.

Contact me on 07989 969 575 to book.

Cheers

Jordan

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Prices:
Standing: Adults £14 Concessions £9
Seating: Adults £15 Concessions £10
Disabled with Helper: Combined price £14
12-16 year olds: £5
Under 12: £2

Programme £2.50

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Ground:
Moss lane
Capacity 6,085 of which 1,154 are seated & 4,200 are covered
Record Attendance 10,275 Altrincham Boys v Sunderland Boys English Schools Shield 28/02/25
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Last competitive match @ Altrincham FC
Tue 11/03/14 The Skrill North
Altrincham 1 TOWN 3 (Worsfold, Hall, Nelthorpe)
Att 704

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Away travel information now in pinned post

Last visit to Moss Lane for a while?
Alty got caught out this season not realising this leagues got stronger since they were last in it!
You need to try a win it to stay in it now!!!!!!!
Even Gainsborough who have never been relegated are looking iffy this season!

Only 6 seats left, DEP 12:15 from the CNG

Contact Jordan on 07989 969 575 to book.

In past seasons Reevesie would have been a threat to us but it seems he's not now an automatic first choice and doesn't always get a start these days. Recently just on the bench. Hope he doesn't come back to haunt us though.

Hey guys, your boss has done a good job of motivating us today by calling our pitch ' difficult'. Must be because it's not plastic like yours

This really was no criticism of your pitch it was just a reference to the amount of rain we've had this week.
We won't need to bother about your pitch next year anyway.

Well, it's a good enough pitch for Man United reserves and Under 18's to play on, one of the best in the league. And it's grass. Not sure how he could say it's difficult without seeing it first, but thanks for being the only team in the league who've not beaten us this season . Safe trip home

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Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!
Having gifted you a couple of points this season, the least you could do is sell us
some of your turnstiles for next season!
Cause you won’t be needing all yours!!!!

Alty fan wrote:Well, it's a good enough pitch for Man United reserves and Under 18's to play on, one of the best in the league. And it's grass. Not sure how he could say it's difficult without seeing it first, but thanks for being the only team in the league who've not beaten us this season . Safe trip home

It should be in good nick if millions of pounds worth of **** is put on it every week.

Well didn't go, but 0-0 sounds like a defeat to me. Unless we beat Darlo next week our slim hopes of the play offs will have gone. Not good enough anyway, let's he honest.

Positives:
We didn't lose against bottom of the table team
Ellis is a real stalwart
Ainge for continuing despite injury
Negatives:
We didn't win against bottom of the league team
Midfield very mediocre - took it in turns to go missing at different points in the game
Still unimpressed by Parker
Boom ball is still turgid tripe, particularly when there is not even a positive outcome to make it worth while

Well what a load of crap. The midfield must wonder why they are there when the ball just is thumped up to the front 2.Thought it might be different under Thirlwell but it's getting worse .The number of head injuries today was possibly due to the ball being in the air more than on the ground. It was 2 very poor sides playing no football.
With the games we have coming up this is possibly the last point we will get for a while.

Just what do they do in training!!!
It beggars belief what we saw today.
Next season they are full time to train and play to them tactics

And back to earth with a crash........

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SW interview

Question - is it worth trying to sign Reeves for next season? A proven goalscorer/poacher - might be what we need to put the chances we create away. Was only on the pitch for ten minutes today and is not getting much of a chance at a team heading for relegation.

I noticed we had 4 midfielders on the bench today and no strikers. Thats worrying when we're relying on two strikers - one of whom was injured . Day & Chib out on loan. Don't know how long Pittmans out. Have we got any reinforcements?

If you woke from a coma today and went to the match and was told 1 side is pushing for the playoffs, and the other is adrift at the bottom of the league, would you of been able to tell who was who? NO!

Just watched Simons post match interview and to quote Trump it's fake interview- if that's truly what he thinks we've no chance.

Lots of talk about next season and playing for contracts - if we play the same style of football we have go used to as the season has gone on and keep the same squad members, surely we are going to get the same outcome - underachievement? Something's got to change. I know which I would prefer to change - the former. Plus, as an advocate of young players, would like to see a smattering of youngsters used properly to supplement the team and some risks taken to allow them to flourish by giving them a proper chance. They add a different dimension, give an energy and come in with another style of football, ie. playing the ball! Instead, we bring them in as a cheap stop gap measure to cover injuries, then they are not really given a chance and so any potential is thrown away.

The truth of the matter is, weaver could have the best premier league X1 and still struggle to get them playing for him. It is just something we have to accept as part of this Weaver package, we are stuck with a manager who is pure tonk.

I wasn't at the Alty game so can't comment on that however reading other comments it sounds like the faithful travelling fans were conned again out of their hard earned money.

Past seasons I have been home and away, week in, week out and this season right from the first few games my enthusiasm and appetite to watch Harrogate just isn't there. That is down to a combination of things - the match day experience, mr communicator, Plant, pitch changes, football served, security. In my eyes the club is moving in an ugly direction, there is no room for the regular Harrogate town fan anymore (the locals), instead they want the corporate do gooders, the army cadets and whoever else they can bribe to attend.

Enough is enough I am hanging up my Town boots and going to find a real club where they serve up football on a grass pitch, let you enjoy the matchday experience and have a manager that is accountable!!

York City with the Harrogate Minster Men?

sounds good or back to Scarborough (although they are installing a plastic pitch too)

If Wenger leaves in the summer, I think Simon will become perhaps the longest serving manager in the top 6 divisions ( the guy at Exeter might run him close). His limitations are obvious, and we will never progress until his dad bites the bullet, which he won't do, so we are stuck presumably for ever in an endless cycle of hope and inevitable disappointment. Everyone knows this except the one guy who could change it. I will keep going (love the club), but year after year of this gets demoralising.

It is what it is @ TOWN!
The reality for Non-League Football Clubs around this area wanting to play in a National League is pretty stark!

Farsley Celtic AFC
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Scarborough FC
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Halifax Town FC
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Darlington FC
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FC Halifax Town
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York City, Guiseley, North Ferriby United
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As other local sides have found out its tough going playing & surviving in a National Football League!!!
I think we are still building the foundations on & off the field to have a chance of promotion out of this league & a chance of survival in the next league!
As well as results on the pitch, increasing our core support level over the next few years will play a major part in increasing our chances of doing this!
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If you’re not well run behind the scenes as well as on the pitch & have no money behind you, you’ve no chance!

I agree with every word of this. But managers matter (cf: Danny Cowley at Lincoln!). Our manager isn't a bad manager by any means, but after 7 years(!), surely his limitations have been revealed. Everything BL says is spot on, we just need some fresh thinking in the dug out!