Wardie

Just now, mcfluff1985 said:

Let's not make out like it's a one off stupid comment. It's that along with plenty of abuse.

What, along with Hudson telling someone to "Shut the fuck up"?

Seems to me there is a slightly acrimonious attitude in the dressing room and no professionalism. Fans pay to watch football and expect their highly paid professional team [manager included] to at least put on a show. Even if the guy had swore at him, Mellon should be the bigger man and keep composed. 

Fan criticism is part of the game, accept it, they get paid enough.

5 hours ago, GlossopLatic said:

I'm tempted to agree that telling people with such a simplistic view of football too F-off is a valid response.

 

Tell you what I'd never thought of sticking a striker on thanks for the insight. 

 

I wonder what pearls of wisdom came out of this person's mouth.

 

GERRIITFORWARD!

If I told a customer to "Fuck off" after getting 'advice', I would be sacked immediately. Maybe a method in his madness. Seriously, Mellon shouldn't be using inflammatory language to members of the paying public, especially if youngsters are in earshot. He is a major representative of the club and should know better, despite the perceived insult, which it certainly wasn't.

40 minutes ago, League one forever said:

What the fuck do we do now? 
 

Sack Mellon - justifiable after 1 win in 14. But it’s another hit to the budget and the new guy has a lot of same problems with the squad. 
 

Keep him- and he’s alienated a lot of players here for next season, they just aren’t playing for him. He signs more older heads (which is what good looks to him) and I’ve no faith we are a few players short of complete turnaround. 
 

What a mess. Honestly don’t know where we go from here. 

We allow the dust to settle, enjoy the summer and let the drama unfold, which it inevitably will.

5 minutes ago, Dave_Og said:

When is that our highest finsihing position since?

I'm not sure regarding the football league but we finished 12th on 61pts last season. Interestingly, both Barnet and Bromley were in the playoffs as were Boreham Wood who have now dropped out of the league and Woking just scraped it.

33 minutes ago, Careca9 said:

..plus he hasn’t had a summer to clear and shape the team. He won’t get a better opportunity than this I don’t think.

He's not going to get that opportunity this summer either by the look of the situation with existing contracts.

11 minutes ago, Frankly Mr Shankly said:

..If only we could bottle whatever Mike Fondop has, put it into a serum and apply to the majority of the rest.

What Fondop has, besides the ability to pick up the odd red card, is a desire and energy to play football plus he is most probably the only first-team player to actually care about the club. That's the impression I get from him.

I listened to MM's post-match and to me at least, he repeats the message from last Saturday with the compliment that the players last night "left everything on the pitch". I didn't see the game so I cannot possibly comment.

He does concede the goals were sloppy and we should have held the lead after which he mumbles about getting more quality in defence and attack when surely he should be saying we need more quality and pace in midfield. He also mentioned Green and having a winger on the pitch which is at odds with his comment regarding wingers being a thing of the past. Am I imagining things here?

If he walks, he walks and I won't be upset about it..we go again with a new manager who will inherit a squad largely inherited by the previous manger, albeit with a few additions and who will have to make his own additions. If this was to happen then a new incumbent would need to be in place as soon as possible..which is blindingly obvious.

With out of contract players leaving and hopefully a few more moved on [miracle required] I believe it is possible for Mellon to use his experience and contacts to get what we need. If he stays, he stays and that won't bother me especially if he makes some capable signings during the close season.

"I know what good looks like and where to get it"
Let's hope you do.

4 minutes ago, AndyB2 said:

Worst season of my Oldham supporting life this one. And I have been doing it for 34 years

Fifty years plus and this season flattered to deceive for a good while, then it showed its true colours or rather the so-called team did. I have felt worse than this but we were higher and the fall was a disaster, this one feels like slap in the face for having the nerve to believe we could come good this season.

My version of Oldham Athletic has gone and will never return. At least I have seen the good times and experienced the elation of success. There have been times at BP when me and my daughters wouldn't have been anywhere else in the world, at that moment in time.

No matter how much we call for his head, he ain't going anywhere unless he walks..which he may do. He's already saying his hands are tied and to me that means not much will change next season. Stick or twist with the manager but the players are either totally shit or have completely downed tools and I don't think anything will change with a new man in charge.
 

Imposter syndrome is rife at BP.

Just now, oafc1955 said:

Saturdays attendance will be interesting!

Saturday's attendance will be shit. I saw a glimmer of hope when we took the lead twice but the draw was always lurking in the background.

1 minute ago, O.A.F.C. said:

..When things are bad at home people just tend to stay away and BP becomes a morgue.

Which it could just well become if the ST sales are as piss poor as we expect them to be. Frank's homecoming after rowing the Atlantic at over seventy years of age was a colossal achievement and phenomenal effort. The clowns on the pitch couldn't even match a fraction of that for 90 fucking minutes. They bottled it before the ball was even kicked.

Unfortunately, it was all downhill from thereon in. Shite after shite, gutless and can't-be-arsed performances for whatever reason the fans will never know, unless some fucker spills the beans on social media. I don't expect them to beat Halifax and Wealdstone will probably be another 0-0. 

Predicting Southend to sneak into the final spot and Barnet to clinch promotion.

3 hours ago, BP1960 said:

Any update on how many have been sold  so far and in comparison with the same time last season?

Probably too embarrassed to publish any updates.
Can't possibly see the lofty heights of last close season being reached.

2 hours ago, BP1960 said:

I see our match v Halifax at Chesterfield on Thursday is live on National League TV for £9:50.

Obviously they think Halifax competing to get into the playoffs will provide some entertainment as they glide past a big club like Latics. Might as well give them the three points now. I wonder how many Chesterfield fans will attend to cheer on Halifax?

1 minute ago, Lee Sinnott said:

Every time I listen to one of his interviews, I become more convinced that he's going to resign after the Wealdstone game...

You could be correct and what a victory that would be for the useless set of football imposters we have playing [and I use the term loosely] at the club.

I can't get to matches because of a health condition and distance double-whammy but can manage the occasional game now and again. I go 50-50 with a mate who can get to most games, so although not a full contribution, a little is better than nothing. I think the OP has made a pretty good case for getting behind the club if not the set of tossers we have playing for us at the moment.

I elected to retain Fondop for his threat and unpredictability and Green for the player we know he can be..but, if they do go, I am not going to lose any sleep over it. It's a shame Conlon's head was fucked over, however he may be useful with some better players alongside him, I hope.

Finally listened to the post match interview and the underlying disgust with the players is there for all to see. To me, he has come as close to calling them out in public as he possibly can. They're shit and they've downed tools as well and as he rightly points out, many will still be here stealing a living next season. What a fuck up it was to allow Unsworth the close season.

Barring a fucking miracle, I cannot see much being different next season, many of the same players with the same issues churning out the same shite unless he can bring in some quality in the required areas to drag the others up to scratch. I'm just very sceptical right now.

In all honesty, if he stays, he's going to need two close seasons to recruit before we stand any chance of getting back into the league. I'm not sure a different manager will do any better with the clowns he would have at his disposal.

2 minutes ago, diggleblue said:

Boreham wood lead Aldershot. Barmey league.

They're two nil up now and a win only makes our pathetic draw at an already relegated club an absolute criminal waste of an opportunity to gain ground and put pressure on.

Fucking infuriating.

1 minute ago, deyres42 said:

Trace it all back to Boreham Wood where he publicly told everyone they thought they were shit.

Aye, that really didn't help!
It's looking like a series of self-inflicted disasters.

Just now, Yorkyp65 said:

If the players have turned on Mellon then get rid of the lot of em , they are not a team and are not willing to put in a shift for each other, the manager or the fans .In that situation they can all f*#k off .

It's impossible to do that but, the most annoyingly galling, infuriating and the biggest slap in the face is the players not giving a fuck about the fans. 

Just now, diggleblue said:

Both ,but clearly there's been an upset.

But we could still reach the playoffs!!( said before Aldershot result)

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If they had won today, I would be optimistic that a freak set of results could have seen in us in it. The pathetic piss-weak performance today not only puts that to bed but it's nothing less than they deserve.

It's not what we, the fans, deserve.

1 minute ago, Dave_Og said:

It happened at Christmas 

It did but don't you think the marked downturn began with the Kidderminster defeat and Norwood returning to the team when the Garner/Fondop partnership was working quite well?

1 minute ago, LaticMark said:

I thought we'd at least score a goal against the bottom of the table side who've conceded 90 goals so far this season!!

Players have to be interested to score goals. It's plain from the comments this team has been disinterested for a long time. On all outward appearances, Mellon has fucked it up somehow and how he puts it right is beyond me.

5 minutes ago, kowenicki said:

I’m done… and so should he be. 

I'll listen to the post-match tonight, I need something to send me to sleep.  

Just now, diggleblue said:

Reid??

Are you saying the Reid incident could be the catalyst or not having Reid playing? On the outside, it appears as if Mellon has lost the players, if so, nothing much is going to change.