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Nohairdontcare

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  1. I was lucky enough to meet Bobby Charlton and chat to him in Dublin years ago when we were on the brink in 2004 I think it was… I told him a bit about the situation the club was in, and he told me he hoped we would survive and clearly cared and really meant it. A true great. RIP.
  2. Should be a payment from me there now/soon lads. Thanks for keeping the prediction league going!
  3. Great stuff lads. Looking forward to it. Nice gesture the free entry for cup winners (me!) but I’ll happily pay the entry fee anyway as it’s a good cause (plus getting to boast about my cup win here is reward enough for me)… The prediction league is one of the few highlights of supporting Latics these days. Thanks to all involved in making it happen. I’ll zing over the fee this afternoon. Thanks again (did I mention I won the cup?) Nohair.
  4. Done! Cheers folks - I’m amazed I managed to sort that given I’m usually pretty useless with the interweb... thanks for the clear and detailed instructions.
  5. I’m inclined to agree with you. The move home to Dublin has worked out well for Jack. Player of the year as voted by fellow players, and the prospect of a second Ireland cap this week. Plus lots of coverage in the press over here saying he has grown up, and learned from the past, and hopeful of rebuilding his career further. But you can turn so many corners that you end up right back in the mess you emerged from. The key to how it goes for him will be how he handles the next difficult challenge that presents itself. I hope he doesn’t implode and goes on to better things - something that was never really going to happen for him when he was at Latics.
  6. He had a great game. Getting rave reviews. If we had made it work out with us we could possibly have sold him for a wad of cash - and he doesn’t speak a word of French as far as I’m aware.
  7. Jack Byrne comes on as sub for Ireland in meaningless friendly against Bulgaria.
  8. And I thought Crewe away under Dunn was a low. I remember feeling sickened at what I’d witnessed on the pitch, but glad to be on a very rare (for me) away Latics jaunt, to at least get my share of the pain. But f€&@“:g hell, it’s toxic now. Problems back then seemed almost solvable by a stroke like getting Shez back or.... getting Shez back. Where we are now... it’s way worse than we should be. It’s gone from a decline to being pummelled into the ground. At this lowest of the low, sadly for me, results don’t matter, manager doesn’t matter, league status doesn’t matter. I’ll love the club and the people - but not the owner or anyone who is linked to him. I saw on twitter someone mentioned AL had a fake watch. I know that in the early days he was stupid enough to flash it at agents when offering “name your price” wage negotiations. I noticed in his first press conference he kept it hidden. What a snake of a man. More buffoon than clown. And a nasty buffoon too, the worst type. Without wanting to be patronising, I love Latics and the people I meet every time I’m there. I’m proud of my roots and A ‘Marco’ L can ruin everything, except I think we’ll bounce back.... without the €&@t. Rant over. See you all at the Chesterfield match. And those who choose to stay away, cheers to you all too.
  9. This is exactly where I stand. I know i’m repeating myself here, but I’m heading to Boundary Park with my young lad for his first trip at the end of the month and it’s all very exciting - except for the fact that I know the club is in a shit storm. As far as my son is concerned we’re world beaters. I compare it to my first match with my father - 3-3 v Coventry in the Premiership. I was in my teens, and it was magical. And it’s not so much that we have declined - it’s more that I feel the club, the football magic that I experienced, is being abused. My son is 6 years old. I’m looking forward to the match regardless. My younger boy is 2... I hope we’re in a better place once he gets his turn to see Latics in action. So yeah. The heart has been tipped out. But if we can stay playing in Boundary Park and the current regime f€&?s off, it can be ripped back in. I don’t care what league we are in at that point. Having said all that, it’ll still be great being around lots of Latics fans with my young lad - we’re proud of our roots and as much as I despair about the stare our club is in nothing’s going to change that.
  10. The club's in such a bad state I wouldn't begrudge anyone a few quid out of betting against us. Actually, a bet's just a bet - I wouldn't begrudge them it no matter what state we're in. People are entitled to bet any way they want.
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