Guy Branston Pickle

That's fair, and I'd agree with that. I do think he suffers from not having a consistent striking partner though, if we could get him and Reid playing together consistently i think we'd start to see the benefit of having him in the side more. But i do agree he needs to improve

I think this is the key point, really. On Saturday I thought he played reasonably well, occupied their centre halves and played some nice lay offs but unfortunately he doesn't have players good enough around him to take advantage of the space he creates. Was quite surprised to see the stick he was getting on here after the game Not every player has to put a Paul Warne-esq shift in.

I think he's referring to the 4 currently available tbf I agree Nuttall hasn't been great but I think there's a player there if we can get him and Reid playing together consistently. Unfortunately I think a lot of fans have already made their minds up about him. Someone on here called him our worst ever player at weekend which is mind boggling

Nuttall has been really good tonight. Hope he can build on this

That's embarrassing defending. Embarrassing

I like him, he'll be frustrating at times but he's very direct and always tries to beat the full back. Just needs to work on his crossing

Enjoyed their commentary, they genuinely seem excited to be playing Oldham Tidy finish by Nuttall

With Reid out personally I'd be bringing in Rooney as a number 10, they look so much better when he's able to come infield and make things happen

No promotion in 30 years. No top half finish in 15 years. Currently at our lowest point in history. God forbid fans get a bit impatient for a bit of success eh?

Every manager has to make that step at some point if they're ambitious. They might even thrive with the better resources etc. Williamson can't even name a full bench at Gateshead.

If there's clear improvement and results then yes, absolutely

Yeah, I think someone like this or Mike Williamson at Gateshead (really liked the look of Gateshead when I've seen them) would be a good, ambitious appointment. It would be a considered move too, rather than the last 5 years of drawing names out of a hat

Yeah sounds about right in fairness. There is definitely a tactic there to go direct, I don't know if it isn't being coached right or the players aren't implementing it correctly but more often than not it's hoofed aimlessly forward rather than into Nuttall's feet/into the channel for Reid to chase

Out of interest, what instructions do you believe they are being given?

That was absolute wank wasn't it? They're getting results because we have some good players for this level, but there's no game plan or direction there apart from "wing it". We're somehow in decent form but it all feels very short term and fragile, that could so easily have been a draw today. Everything else around the club at the moment is great which is why I'm still going, but on the pitch To try and add some positivity, Reid is great. And Kitching had his best game for a bit. And the kebab from the truck in the RRE was

Ackey is a herbert pass it on

Don't get my hopes up ffs

No it's correct, several players who have been consistently good for promotion winning teams are actually shit, and no manager would get a tune out of them (despite several managers for other clubs... getting a tune out of them).

Spot on!

It shows they can contribute consistently to a well coached team though.

Not going anywhere but down with this chancer

Professionalism when Latics do it. Outrageous cheating when it's the opposition. In my opinion

Amazing what can be achieved with a proper midfield. Yarney looks a really good addition too. First 30 minutes was poor but much improved after the first goal. Good change by Unsworth to bring Abraham on just as they were getting on top too, it's not long ago he'd have gone defensive. Beating York at home is still the absolute bare minimum we should be expecting, but they're at least beginning to resemble a team.

I'm not boycotting, I'm just not paying 22 quid to watch absolute shite. If that makes me a fairweather fan that's fine, I've seen us finish top half 5 times in my lifetime. Can't be arsed with it anymore