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I was miffed a few weeks ago when Melon was asked what he needed to do to get them playing with more urgency and consistency.....
He said:
"I don't know"
Which got me worried; of all things, why would you say that?
He needs to be looked in the eye and asked if he has any real ideas now and if not given the Irishman's farewell.
If he does have a plan, give him till Christmas and we shall see.
What happened to 1 year rolling contracts? We can't keep paying the buggers off.
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Wish the shits would get some money on Oldham
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Anybody got a radio commentary link?
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Just think were we would have been if we had binned Unsworth earlier.
Not having the pots aimed at Sutton, one of ours, good attitude, out of position and the youngest on the pitch by a mile. there are regularly 7 players who should catch it before him.
Players with hundreds of league games behind them.......yet regularly shovelling shit from one bucket to another.
Imagine trying to make your mark in these teams over the past three seasons.
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32 minutes ago, League one forever said:
If you want everyone to agree with you- just say so. I countered your question with my own, because I don’t agree with you. That’s the nature of debate.
If you believe several individual title winning/promotion winning/played higher players are all now shit, and can only play against chesterfield and the like then that’s fine. But their careers clearly demonstrate otherwise. Maybe they played in teams that suited their game, maybe they didn’t get rotated after playing well, maybe they played in their proper position consistently. Maybe they built consistent little partnership’s with their teammates. You complete dismiss players without looking at the many nuances that contribute to their form.
Players reflect their manager and at the minute every player looks lost, and half arsed. That isn’t form or they’re suddenly shit.
Yeaterday is perfect example. The midfield was awful for the first 30 minutes, why? Because the tactics completed bypassed them- they got no foothold in the game, and gave the impetus to Flyde. That has nothing to do with them being shit- that’s tactics. The strikers looked completely ineffective- why? Because the only service was high balls to two midgets. That’s not them being shit or not being able to jump. It’s tactics. We go 3 down and fighting for a bit pride they stop lumping it- played a bit and got a goal back. That’s proves they can play. They then go down to ten men and still look the better side.
There is a reason why they all come with a reputation and don’t do it, and it’s not because they were good, and they’re now shit.
Yep, we come back to this:
Alex Reid said Unsworth was always at them to get the ball down and play.
Mellon says he is always calling for more football.....and yet, at our worst, our fallback tactic is kick and head it.
Mystery.
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39 minutes ago, deyres42 said:
Whoever chooses them, chooses them. We need to find an identity, a way of playing and sign players accordingly.
We certainly got an identity; Jekyll and Hyde. : -(
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9 minutes ago, oafc1955 said:
It won’t be fine, It will be as hard as ever….You’ll have maybe Barnet or Bromley, Southend, Hartlepool, Halifax, Rochdale, Sutton & Forest Green.
Not to mention Gateshead, Solihull & Altrincham
Yes, I think so as well. I always did think it would be a 5 year job at this level. Sad to say it though.
Still we have a club and hope for the best and fear of the worst. I will carry on supporting it, come to far to dip out now
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32 minutes ago, Guy Branston Pickle said:
Also, grown adults caring about someone's social media profile photo is really, really weird behaviour
Yep.
Grown up professionals bantering with punters on social media is bizarre. Whatever message they send out to the prats will not be received well by the sensible majority.
The prats will either not read it or not understand it.
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8 minutes ago, GlossopLatic said:
Quite a bold move by National League TV to not show about 10% of the actual game. I'm not seeing it catching on in sports broadcasting though.
Lost first quarter of the last match - asked for a refund but they refused and said they were
" happy to see that you've got access to the stream"
PS - they can stick it....
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2 minutes ago, Guy Branston Pickle said:
Chalk and cheese that, apart from conceding a poor goal. Norwood and Dallas have been brilliant, as has Sheron in midfield. They've got to keep at them though, start dropping off and they'll turn this around
Chesterfield commentators just said a similar thing
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On 3/12/2024 at 3:28 PM, LaticMark said:
1973/74 Title-Winning Reunion - 50th anniversary
Players from Latics' 1973/74 Third Division championship win will return to Boundary Park on the evening of Friday 19 April.
The reunion takes place the day before the league fixture against Wealdstone, which marks exactly half a century since Jimmy Frizzell’s side secured promotion with a 6-0 victory over Huddersfield.
Latics went on to secure the Third Division title on the final day of the regular season at Plymouth.
Of the 19 who played during that season, there are 14 surviving members, with all but two due to be in attendance.
Attending will be Ian Wood, Ronnie Blair, Alan McNeill, Ian Robins, Tony Bailey, George McVitie, Paul Edwards, Keith Hicks, Mike Lester, George Jones, Chris Ogden, and Colin Garwood.
Thanks, I will be sorry to miss that.
I remember Chris Ogden as a fellow apprentice at Avro's, though he left fairly sharpish to concentrate on his football, I think.
His father Fred, also played for Oldham in goal, in the 1950's. He did a lot of local coaching and was the kind of man who always treated players the same, talented or not. I remember him with great affection, as one of the duffers.
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Yes, Roy has just perked up his mate has lost his voice.
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1 minute ago, Lags said:
Feeling under the weather so decided to ditch the ST, stay at home and bought the match to stream. Oh well at least I am warm.
Paying twice not to see the match, real fan, respect.
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Just opened a bottle of red
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51 minutes ago, IanMarshall's Mullet said:
BBC Essex radio quite good to be fair. I’m listening from Spain today.
Yes good, apart form thinking we had a player called "Fun dupp"
They called it a fair draw.
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The usual question - has anyone located a radio commentary?
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Fill the Chaddy end to capacity with Chesterfield fans - with luck our players may think it's an away game
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Unsworth got 12 months in the job and that's the absolute minimum for any manger at any club, unless he rogers the Chairman's cat. Don't blame Mellon for keeping schtum, he knows how the usual crap comes across, lets hope he saves his voice for the players.
The idea that Frank could, or should, keep paying off managers off like a cheap rent Abramovich, is crackers. I think we have to hope for the best and fear the worst, situation normal (AFU).
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Did anyone see Fondop's "rowing" celebration? Out of shot on the telly picture.
Great if the players sort something out for Saturday..
...If we score that is
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2 minutes ago, JohnG123 said:
Attendance anyone ?
I think the moaning bloke on the commentary said about 1700 ish.
In Micky we trust. Have to because as sure as shit Uncle Frank is not going to dip into his pocket forever.
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No worries, Fondop will score 2.
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13 hours ago, JohnnyPimp said:
Different times (1977).
Jumpers for goalposts, gymslip brides.
Good player, strong as well. There was a lot of tut-tutting at the time about his choice of bride; her interrupted education etc, etc. His reported comment:
She does not need any education as long as she gets my tea on the table.
So fair to say, old school rather than woke.
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Micky Mellon's Retained and Released List
in The opinions4u Terraces - Latics Forum
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Someone posted this, don't know how accurate it is:
https://salarysport.com/football/national-league/oldham-athletic/
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