Wardie

I'm sure they have already had several bollockings but it doesn't appear to make any difference though, does it? The cynic in me would say something is up between him and the players, the sensible side of me says he hasn't had nearly enough time. The Walker situation is a complete baffler and why is nothing being said about it? I'm not convinced with Dallas or Conlon [who, it would appear, has signed for the wrong club]. It's a fucking shame about Green but that's the way things roll at Oldham Athletic, unfortunately. With Green and Stones still in the team, I believe performances would be very different. Mellon is going nowhere and we have live with that.

It's all beginning to look very familiar, except for the league position in the playoff zone, not the actual playoffs. Mellon has a huge job to do over the summer to get Latics out of this league next season. Won't be easy.

2-0. So much for the away form getting us in the playoffs.

Could be the 'Big fish in a small pond' syndrome. Some of the clubs with small home attendances must be impressed with Latics' away following, as well as the likes of Chesterfield etc. also it brings in more revenue for their club. I don't see the harm in showing a bit of respect for people who are, after all, fans like any other and willing to travel despite the knowledge they will be sat with a tiny contingency. Given our home form, I would say a small travelling fan base will take great pleasure in going home with a 'result' against a big name team. I can't get to the games anymore, do we still applaud the away team 'keeper when he goes between the sticks in the home end?

I was on there, can't even remember my username ..I think it had 'Blu' in it somewhere. It was a great place and, from what I remember, not as antagonistic as it is on here at times, plus, other Rivals boards were available to post on.

Of course, a fan only who can only attend the home games is going to care about what they see, especially if what they see is shite because they want to see their team winning games. It doesn't mean they don't appreciate and celebrate the away wins just because they are not there to witness them. You must appreciate that when the team you support doesn't win at home, the only place you can watch them win and gets the results away from home, then it becomes pretty frustrating as fan and surely raises the point of why bother going to the home matches at all. Season ticket holders have a different conundrum..already paid..go or don't go? Personally, I would go regardless. Overall though, if the away form does the job and home form, shit as it is, gets the meagre points in addition required to achieve the playoffs, then it doesn't matter where the points come from but you cannot say people who only care about what they see are not fans. They are and they simply want their team to perform and win for them where they can see it. There really is no way to please all of the people, all of the time.

I'm not confident of a win against Aldershot, they are on form, so a draw would probably be a good result. But, this is Latics.. It's the typical Latics misfortune that seems to dog us with player injuries. Must be a hell of a lot of dead black cats around the ground.

He's being contradictory again.

Never expected a 0-0. Might have been a tough watch but at least it's not a loss, as per the usual outcome of these insanely turgid home games.

Haha, could be an option!

Let's hope the crowd is a low turnout, then they won't bottle it! I think a win for the Latics.

I reckon 5PM will start the match on Tuesday using the same players who started the match on Saturday, with the exception being Conlon in for Green. Walker on the bench? Maybe.

It doesn't really but I think the gist of the OP is the possibility of non-season-ticket support dwindling, as could be POTD and maybe a reference to the poor home form and general quality of the football being the reason why.

Some rapid highlights

Does anyone of us really know?

Season tickets have to be shown at the turnstiles, so the attendance should be bodies through the gates and bums on seats. I would say it's nigh on impossible to asses the accurateness of the official attendance figure based on a visual perception of what someone sees from their vantage point..unless it's a drastic exaggeration. I assume attendance figures also include corporate boxes, invited guests etc.

Probably still one of the best attended matches in the NL. Scunny vs Chester yesterday apparently had 7,511 in attendance, a new record for the NLN.

Kitching appears to be regressing in his form [I'm not saying it's permanent], Hammond will most probably get better with coaching, physio and match time. We need players whose skills will develop alongside the experienced players who can pass on their knowledge.

Thankfully it's not Unsworth and Co. coaching him, at least he now stands a chance of incremental improvement.

No need to apologise for a differing opinion.

Don't rise to it. Read his posts, he is WUM, probably with several accounts.

Who scored?

I'm going for 2-2 with a better performance but not the all-out front footer we all are desperate to see at home. Southend will obviously be a tough opponent, given their recent upturn. Norwood, if able, will no doubt slot straight back in, regardless of Fondop's decent spell in his absence.

Oh I agree on both counts but I would love for the home performances to be on par with away and I think that may put us into second or third, come the end of the season. We can only wait and see.

Something in my water is saying..