Altrincham 2-1 Stalybridge Celtic

Tuesday 5^th March

Cheshire Senior Cup

Attendance: 186

Admission: £10/£5/£2

Altrincham FC were formed in 1891 and they play their home games at Moss Lane. The ground as 5 stands, the ‘Golf Road’ end which is a terrace stand behind the goal, the popular side terrace, the largest terrace which runs along the side of the stadium. There is also the away end behind the other goal which is an open terrace stand. Along the opposing side to the popular side there is the main stand and the family stand, which are both seated.

Altrincham were hosting Stalybridge in the Cheshire Senior cup so we weren’t expecting the overall experience which you get at a league game. A local game to us so we headed down, the admission was slightly reduced for all people. £10 is a good price considering both Altrincham and Celtic were playing a competitive side. We grabbed a ‘Robin’s Review’ which was just a couple of sheets of paper but there was no set price just a donation, so £1 was fair enough. It would be unfair to judge this as their programme, their normal programme is £2.50 and is a very good standard of programme.

The match was of a good standard, Altrincham took the lead in the first half and doubled it early in the second half. Stalybridge cut the deficit and Altrincham missed a penalty. The game was an extremely feisty affair with the Stalybridge manager being sent to the stands late on into the game.

At half time we picked up our chips but there was large queue for food, not because it was a busy game, no. There was no hot water so there was a backlog of fans waiting for their half-time Bovril. So after waiting all of half-time and missing the second goal we managed to get some chips. For £2 you got a fair portion but the chips are quite bland, the condiments were all out but the I can’t imagine the wait made it any better. The admission/programme/chips combo was £13 for this match whilst normally in the terrace for a home games its £17.50. The staff are really friendly around the ground, there is a large bar underneath the main stand and near that is a fairly large club shop selling a plethora of old programmes.

 

Overall the visit wasn’t the best, but having been previously on league match days, it’s not comparable. On league match days the atmosphere is great at Altrincham. So I would advise you to get down to Moss Lane, especially if they’re still playing  one of the local sides like Hyde or County. So we’ve judged it fairly on a normally experience as well.

 

Price: 6.5pts

Programme: 7pts

Food: 4pts

Entertainment: 8.5pts

Parking: 2.5pts

Staff: 3pts

Facilities: 2pts

Total Score: 33.5pts

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