Littlemoor Lad

2 hours ago, Dave_Og said:

 

Grigg is an odd one.  Shouldn't be anywhere near past it at 31; He doesn't seem to have suffered much in the way of injury but his goals per game rate in the last few seasons has fallen off a cliff

That'll soon change,

He'll be this season's Mullin

J.C.H listed and virtually a guarantee of being in the top 3

4 hours ago, LightDN123 said:

Get him back. Thought he was great. 

He'd be a terrific signing at this level but in reality, we've no chance

On 5/17/2023 at 12:51 AM, Ritchierich said:

Luton are lighting the path for us, feckin brilliant and I hope they finish the job next week

 

Eric Morcombe would be proud

He wouldn't about your spelling Ern 

Morecambe

On 4/25/2023 at 10:39 PM, St92 said:

Went to the Curzon Fylde game tonight with Latics not playing, so got a chance to see Haughton in a competitive game.

 

Arrived a couple of mins late so missed his goal 

 

Definitely brings some quality on the ball, decent dribbler and looks for a pass

 

We would definitely have to completely change the way we play though if we signed him. His defensive work rate didn't look too high, and he had a bit of a free role to move between a classic 10 position, LM, and LW. We've been quite rigid under DU with everyone sticking to positions, so wouldn't really suit his game currently.

He's been scoring for fun,

Some league 1 or 2 club will no doubts already be thinking about prising him away

20 hours ago, oafc1955 said:

There’s no such thing as momentum

Unless we've stopped moving forward, I beg to differ

Can only see another win

We have serious momentum now

2 hours ago, mcfluff1985 said:

Why would you get rid of someone who is producing top 3 PPG this year?

With Wrexham and hopefully Notts both gone,

Dave can continue this good form, stuff Dale both home and away and guide us back to the promised land.

Yes, it's only right he gets the opportunity 

2 hours ago, Gaz_Oafc said:

Rochdale will grace us with their presence next season.

Funny how things go full circle

10 minutes ago, mcfluff1985 said:

We shall see. Its the form we are currently showing  not sure why you think it won't continue 

Think he's overspent his budget and I have a feeling he won't be getting anywhere near as much in his 2nd season.

Ofcourse, I hope you're right and I'm way off the mark

53 minutes ago, mcfluff1985 said:

We will see. Hopefully we'll be up in the top 4 or 5 

Sorry to piss on your bonfire but you're off your head if you think that's happening 

57 minutes ago, deyres42 said:

We won't because he'll not still be in charge if so.

Ofcourse he will

3 year's is 3 year's 

8 minutes ago, mcfluff1985 said:

Some embarrassing positions being taken. New years day I was ready for him to go. I said it was time he was sacked. Since then I've changed my mind with the results we have got

We shall see at the start of the new season

I still maintain with Unsworth,  we'll be having the exact same debate halfway through it

1 hour ago, yarddog73 said:

Bunn/Rhodes were the worst treated for me, I'd love those two back now but that ship may have sailed.

Latics through and through

Unlike Unsworth they had skin in the game

5 hours ago, Magic Mikey said:

Or in an advert for Tudor crisps. I don't know if it was because I was younger, but footballers then looked older than those today. Bobby Charlton looked forty in his twenties. 

That was the 'comb over'

On 4/10/2023 at 9:42 PM, Lags said:

Graham Bell was better than name sake Colin Bell. Of course he wasn't but as a kid I thought it.

I remember painting the hair of one of the player's in my Latics Subbuteo team for realism and having a worn down haired one in my Striker game that I referred to as Ralph Coates 

36 minutes ago, TheBigDog said:

Is it not time now to ease back on the Unsworth debate? 

 

I think we have established that:

1. He is not going anywhere
2. He has the backing of the board
3. He has a decent support infrastructure with his assistants John Ebbrell and Francis Jeffers plus a head of recruitment in Steve Thompson
4. He will be allowed to bring in a number of new (better) players for next season
5. There will be a significant number of players moving on from the club
6. He will have a B team set up to assist with giving squad players competitive game time

With the above in mind, surely the debate should now be parked until early next season? We all have our opinions on the relative merits of the manager (with one exception in @Dave_Og) and all have by now expressed that opinion - so maybe lets park it for a while?

I'll say no more on the subject but woe betide he doesn't have us challenging next season

1 minute ago, JoeP said:

 

Could be a bloody expensive experiment if you chuck time and resources and someone and they turn out not to be successful..

 

I couldn't be more in favour of consistency, but while instant success is unreasonable, something - anything - to suggest a manager is worth time and resources is important.  I think the infrastructure that's been put in place at the club might be masking how well Unsworth is doing.  Would a Darren Kelly, Keith Curle or even Selim done any worse this season?

 

I'm happy to take the risk of him being successful elsewhere!

Unsworth has been given free reign here and has obviously cost Frank and co a mint with all his sidekicks and signing's

Trouble is, we're still way off in terms of matching most of the smaller club's where it matters most.

If he can hit the ground running from the very start of the new season, all well and good but he's already used up 8 of his 9 lives as far as I'm concerned and a decision would have to be made sooner rather than later, in order that we're not marooned here any longer than is necessary.

We're not going anywhere with him at the reins, Fact

2 hours ago, Steve_R said:

The Chaddy end acoustics are shit. Never understood that one, and anyway it’s a football stand not a recording studio

Never used to be when it was all standing and crammed to the rafters

1 hour ago, the_mighty_bosh said:

That we should bring back the blue and red hoops home kit for next season...

 

...with the old style Chaddy the Owl who wore it.

Loved that shirt, the badge was very Barcelona-esk,

You'll have to pay alot more than a pony to get an original one nowadays 

2 hours ago, Canada_latic said:

No worries, it's almost like who's your favourite James Bond based on who you grew up with or favourite Star Wars movies. If anyone is interested it's Roger Moore and Empire Strikes Back. 

 

I have another one,  the term Club Legend is used far too loosely.

Roger Moore was too old to play Bond,

Creepy if you ask me, although I'll give him the benefit of the doubt for 'The spy who loved me'

Have to say that The last Bond has turned out to be the best of all and he's a short arse,

Loved all the original star wars.

Back to kits, we could just say sod it and go Green Bovis for old times sake 

3 hours ago, BP1960 said:

I get flack for wanting the club to return the traditional 1950s kit. I'm considered, probably rightly, a dinosaur.

 

https://images.app.goo.gl/hEieLYQC3UZLjdoS9

 

 

1st kit has to be Blue and white without question

With Tangerine and Blue Away.

Definitely no RED near anything! Sorry Canada 

1 hour ago, the_mighty_bosh said:

 

 

Or was it Simply Red mist?