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    Ex players and that

    in The opinions4u Terraces - Latics Forum

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    1 minute ago, Littlemoor Lad said:

    All I can say to that one is, I wish we'd of even had the opportunity but I guess that comes down to size and stature plus the ambition to do it

    The only reason they didn't go the way of Bury and Macclesfield is their connections to the FA

     

    Most other clubs who try their recipe for success will end up defunct

     

    You have to invest some money to get success, and we have historically spent too little, but there are limits.  Bolton spend other people's money way beyond their size or stature.  

     

    Do you really think Bury fans think that last promotion out of League Two was worth extinction?  That's not ambition, it's suicidal

    Ex players and that

    in The opinions4u Terraces - Latics Forum

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    22 minutes ago, Littlemoor Lad said:

    They're a big enough club, smart ground and they'll be plenty of takers if the need arises

    Championship within two seasons no problem at all.

     

    .... which is exactly what they were telling themselves for the last twenty years whilst running up £173m of debt.

     

    They are doing exactly the same again now that debt was written off (partially footed by the taxpayer).

    They are not as big as their spending, and haven't been for years.

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Ex players and that

    in The opinions4u Terraces - Latics Forum

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    50 minutes ago, Littlemoor Lad said:

    Evatt is continuing where he left off at Barrow but with a far better squad of player's, sticking by him when their fans were baying for his blood was a masterstroke.

    You don't become bad overnight and they knew it.

     

     

     

    With the amount of money they've thrown at their squad twice this season, anything less than promotion is failure.

     

    Even David Dunn would take them up.

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    Ex players and that

    in The opinions4u Terraces - Latics Forum

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    28 minutes ago, Monty Burns said:

    l call ignorant, half baked, attention seeking bullshit.

    Hamer, Tarky, Emmerson, Edmndson all far better than average and didn't take 40 years to come through.

    lf l could be arsed l'd remember loads more, but you don't actually mean it and proving you wrong has become repetetively tedious. 

    Anyone remember this lad?

     

    Allegedly we got a wedge for him, though I'm doubtful it was as much as it says here:

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paweł_Żuk_(footballer,_born_2001)

     

    There's been a few other youth products who went on to Premier League clubs for fees but then didn't make it.

    Ex players and that

    in The opinions4u Terraces - Latics Forum

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    7 hours ago, ShireBlue said:

    The lack of reserve grade football means the gap between youth team and first team is too big. It’s a lot harder for the kids to break through without getting blooded against experienced pros in reserve games.

    It doesn't help that a lot of the non-league clubs we'd usually loan them to aren't playing at the moment, either

    Ex players and that

    in The opinions4u Terraces - Latics Forum

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    5 minutes ago, Littlemoor Lad said:

    Just watching Tarky against Fulham

    What a player he's turned out to be and some didn't think he could cut it at a higher level 😂

    Not sure even his biggest fans here would have expected him to make it all the way to the England team.  Got to give him credit for the graft he's put in over the years, he's got better every season.

     

    I'd have him start for England over Maguire.

    Ex players and that

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    2 minutes ago, Longlostfan said:

    He went to Rotherham after us and was then released. In a better world we would be able to compete with Rotherham- not saying we can in our current plight.

    Think both Ripley and Iverson are at Preston now?

    He was loaned to Rotherham for a season where he was their first choice.

     

    Leicester then chose to step him up and loan him to a top flight team in Europe, until he got injured.

     

    Until that recent injury, his trajectory is only upwards.  He's not coming to teams down our way in the best future. 

     

    Not even inconceivable he could be on the bench for his parent club in the Champions League next season if he performs well for Preston

    Ex players and that

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    3 minutes ago, Bristolatic said:

    Been watching Stevenage v Hull City. Tom Eaves played full game for Hull and I can see why he doesn't get much game time. Constantly offside and awful first touch. Scored from the spot in first half, but missed his pen in the shoot out. Cliff Byrne on Hull's management team.

    Does he still win his penalties with his haircut?

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