Words Joe Edgar | Pictures Jonathan Moore

Alty quickly return to action as we travel to Gloucestershire to face Forest Green at The New Lawn Stadium on Bank Holiday Monday (3pm kick-off).

Setting the Scene

The Robins were on the losing side of a close affair against table-toppers Eastleigh in their previous fixture, a late penalty from Chris Maguire proving to be enough to earn the Spitfires a 1-0 win.

Despite creating several goal scoring opportunities in the second half, Altrincham were unable to beat Joe McDonnell in the Eastleigh net and add to the six points that they have already earned this season.

Our opponents, Forest Green, sit one point and one league position below Altrincham in 12th. After a draw against Aldershot on the opening day, they have beaten Boston, lost to Barnet and drawn their most recent game, against Rochdale.

Monday’s clash will be the first home game of the season for Steve Cotterill and his squad, so Alty will be expecting a good crowd and a difficult match.

The Gaffer

 "We'll eat, sleep, recover and do our due diligence - recovery is huge, and that's why being a full time team is so important.

"We're competing against teams who've got plenty of League experience and have been full time teams a lot longer than us. The lads are doing fantastically well, Saturday's result was tough, but we'll go into the Forest Green game full of confidence."

Last time against Forest Green Rovers

November 2015 - The Robins were defeated by Forest Green in a dramatic clash the last time these two sides faced one another.

A brace from Jon Parkin gave Forest Green an early 2-0 lead before Dale Bennett was sent off for the Green Devils and Josh O’Keefe and Gianluca Havern were sent off for Alty.

Away Kit

We'll be in our blue and white away kit this Bank Holiday – produced by Puma and sponsored by AO, McHale & Co. and Car Finance 247.

Don't forget you can purchase all our 2024/25 shirts online here, or pop in to our George Street Retail Store & Community Hub in Altrincham town centre.

Admission

Away tickets for the trip to Gloucestershire can be found on the link here - priced accordingly for uncovered standing, covered standing or covered seating: £17/£19/£21 adults, £14/£16/£17 65+, £9/£11/£13 u21s, £6/£6/£7 u16s, £1 u11s.

Travel

Union Golf Road's away travel is already SOLD OUT. Thank you to everyone who's making the journey on the supporters' coach.

If you're travelling by car The New Lawn Stadium can be found in Nailsworth (GL6 0FG) - there is no parking at the stadium.

Radio Robins

If you can't make the game why not join Pete Scotson, Laurence Howarth and Ian Wilkinson for full match commentary, live on Radio Alty here from 2:45pm.

NLTV Coverage

Single game passes are available for the game - courtesy of NLTV. Click here and follow the steps to register and watch (match passes £9.99).

Enjoy the game wherever your following from - Come On You Robins!!!