Chris Butler
 

Left-back Chris Butler, has informed Altrincham FC that he is leaving the club after just one appearance as he is able to receive better financial reward at Vauxhall Motors in Conference North. Alty boss Graham Heathcote was also unable to give Butler the regular assurance of a first-team place that he sought. Chris joined Alty earlier this month from Accrington Stanley, for whom he had played 30 games after being released by Liverpool in September 2004. He made his only appearance for Alty at Gravesend on 19 November 2005 and played for 58 minutes before being substituted.

SEEMS ALTY ARE LOSING PLAYERS FASTER THAN THEY ARE SIGNING THEM

Re: Chris Butler
 

Does it? why?

Re: Chris Butler
 

new left back plays 58 mins before moving on? cant be the best of environments for young football talent!
Chris needs his wages every week - hes got a new born child and needs guaranteed support for his new family.
its evident Alty arent professionals yet.

Re: Chris Butler
 

Are you suggesting he wasnt paid by Altrincham Footcall Club? I'd be very careful making accusations like that if I was you.

Re: Chris Butler
 

im not accusing anything of that sort. im merely saying your club werent taking his personal situation into account when it comes to his wages.

Re: Chris Butler
 

Think you touched a nerve there shakermaker

Re: Chris Butler
 

hahaha
their all like that baldy.
touchy touchy

Re: Chris Butler
 

His personal situtation? He was offered a deal when you released him and he accepted it, Vauxhall have offered him better financial rewards and he's signed for them simple.We arent in the habit of throwing money about, your bank rolled by your chairman as everybody knows, where as we are run as a solvent business, hence we dont pay silly wages for moderate left backs, new baby or not!

If he wants to play in the bottom half of the Conference north then good luck to him.

And in response to baldy, no he hasnt touched a nerve, but I feel the right to react when a supporter of a club held together by one mans millions, calls into question the good name professionalism of my club.

Re: Chris Butler
 

Please guys dont get as obsessed with alty as they are wih us, i cant stand reading this crap.....

Butler
 

A bloke comes, plays 1 game, isn't deemed good enough by managment and leaves. End of. Happens in Non-league quite often really. If he wants to go and play in front of one man and a dog in a team that could be in the Unibond League next year, to help provide for his kid then thats his (somewhat bizarre) choice.

Re: Chris Butler
 

:p :p :confused: Eric & Rob: Is this an Alty comedian or just not worth the effort to justify a response. Or maybe he has got mixed up with Grays Chairman?????
Not a case of great finances chap, just astute management & having a football team as you will find out on Sat when you get minced by our "overpaid bank rolled" professionals. Now get your dictionary out for that last word cos I don't think it has reached the extreme depths of Mancunia yet! http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/i...cons/icon4.gif

Re: Chris Butler
 

Possible explanation could also be that a lad with a new baby wants to spend more time at home. Playing in Conference North means he'd be home every night. Travelling all the way to Gravesend overnight and barely getting a game might make him take a different view of his priorities,

Re: Chris Butler
 

The jealousy this season has really reared up has it not? Everybody seems to think that we are bankrolled but that has never been the case.
Footnote to jealous fans, our chairman is a tight arsed businessman who just knows how to run an enterprise correctly. Plus he has the interest and love of Stanley at heart. He has avoided giving our fans a roof for years cos a roof don't pay entrance fee every week.

where's the roof!

Re: Chris Butler
 

I don't know where this bankrolled stuff comes from either. It's not a view i've ever put forward in Accy/Alty banter. I think there's a general assumption these days that if a team is doing well it must be spending money it hasn't got.

Re: Chris Butler
 

Cheers!!

A sensible Alty fan admitting we're doing well!!!!