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That 1-2 at Maine Road was a special game for me as it marked a comeback to the fold after something of a lapse for me. I though GK was absolutely outstanding that day, and the day was made all the sweeter as me and my brother had travelled to MR with 3 avid City supporting mates. We never heard a peep out of them on the way home. That game was also memorable for one of the funniest streaks I've ever seen I thought Gary Kelly was one of our most consistent performers during that dark period, and was a brilliant stopper for a keeper who wasn't big in size but had huge presence. I lost count of the number of times he saved our bacon over the time he was with the club. Cheers Gary!

Oh dear oh dear! I'm afraid his performance was right off the boil, but left me steaming!

Can't say anything more than 'class in a glass'. Probably THE best defender I've ever had the privilege of seeing in an Oldham shirt! What wouldn't we give for a modern day Jobbo in the side now?!

Agreed SW.

Fair point on the Hartlepool spot kick, but for me, he was asking for trouble. The ball was there to be won in the air, and he's more than capable of doing that. As for the calls for him to be dropped - for me - nothing to do with his ability or lack of. It's all about his attitude. I certainly don't think he's on his own though. I've been disappointed with Thompson thus far and I do wonder whether that has been a contributing factor.

Sorry Inspiral, I think that's a little bit out of order. It's fine to have the 'arrogant swagger' when you are on form and sweeping all before you, but when you aren't in the best of form, for my money at least, you should drop the attitude (particularly where referee's are concerned) and concentrate on doing what you do best. He's CLEARLY a class player, and as has been pointed out by other posters he's immense in the air etc. So why at Hartlepool did he feel the need to barge his ample arse into their forward instead of challenging him in the air? The problem with Sean Gregan is that because he knows he's got ability, he can't help himself but get drawn into little personal petty battles with opponents, as was shown against Parker in the playoffs and against the Swansea lad Bodde in the first game of the season. It's like the arguing with the ref thing that he seems to do incessently. If a referre whistles and motions a player over, what's the point in standing with hands on hips ignoring the ref and not complying with the request? Drop the attitude Greegs, and get back to being the beast we know you can be.

I can't believe (as far as I can see) that nobody has mentioned Neil McDonald. £500k! £500,000!! FFS Everton must have been laughing their balls off as they banked that cheque!

Don't worry Big Fin, there will be no problems getting a pint in that big room. Lets just say that the person who is almost certainly going to be running the Clayton is Latics through and through and KNOWS how to run a successful pub.

Lol! I quite agree Senor. Unless of course you were criticising Ronnie. Or indeed defending Talbot. Pots and kettles and all that..............

Surely you'd want a 'cut' Andy, not a slice?

Nah, I don't think he's on a wedge, Lees!

Hopefully listening carefully to the fivelive show from last night so he can come back and apologise for being a bit of a berkeley!

To be fair BFL I don't mind Alan Brazil, it's Parry and Gaunt that put me off.

I_C - Please don't throw reasoned and balanced debate about on this board in such a manner. Next thing you'll be expecting a reasoned response, and we all know where that kind of attitude leads don't we? Perhaps Senor could follow the link posted on JK to the listen again facility on 5live to give substance to his 'Barry's Bile' arguments.

Why does anybody listen to TalkSport? It is to radion what Springer is to high class tv programming. It's chewing gum for the ears.

Shut up. What do you know anyway, Doc?

Absolutely bloody spot on Matt.

lol! Didn't like to jump to conclusions, that's all!

Like it matters? The point being made is that he/she (blue jazzer) was still breaking the law. Just like Adams was. Adams who incidentally added that he was too pissed to even walk away from the accident.

Perhaps all the people who are saying he shouldn't be given a second chance should wait and see what the club and Hughes have planned by way of community/charitable work before they start to judge him. Maybe the club hasn't put itself in the line of fire without thinking about how positively this could reflect on the club in the long term, particularly if they get the off the field stuff right. If Hughes can persuade one solitary young kid that what he did was spectacularly stupid and that he has been spectacularly lucky to get a second chance, then maybe all this media circus stuff will have been worth it.

I don't get it Ross. What you saying? Let him play for somebody else? Let him be their problem? What you said was that he was IYO scum and that he didn't deserve a 2nd chance. I'm not giving it a biggie here, I'm genuinely trying to understand your point of view.

Hang on a minute Ross, I think that's a bit below the belt for a start, but no matter what the offence, if they've served their time and are eligible for parole, then they would be allowed to come back to whatever their chosen profession (of course with a clause preventing them from working in a role where they could be a risk to a particular group - eg paedophiles not being able to work with children etc) . If Hughes had been a plumber earning £60k per year before he went inside, should he then not be allowed to work as a plumber after his parole?

I agree that we need some new player songs. Surely we must be able to come up with one for Kalala What about Jean Paul Ka-la-la Ka la la la la Jean Paul Ka- la-la Kaaaaa la la la la la to the tune of 'Brown Girl in the Ring'? Or something that goes to 'Volare'? Kalala whoa oh Kalala whoa oh oh oh He comes form the Congo....... This is his new song-oh..........well maybe that needs a bit of work And for Craig Davies....... 'Scoring with his left and he's scoring with his right Craig Davies is gonna score goals all night' to the intro of 'Woman Trouble' by Th'Artful Dodger?

To be fair Mark, I think the Crewe debacle was primarily down to the bunch of :trollarse: 's who were masquerading as Latics players on the pitch that day. That said I did have a stand up slanging match with one Berkeley behind me who was spouting nothing but abuse!

Rocky, that's not gonna happen until more people get up off their lazy arses (can I say arse without being censored) and start singing. I sit smack bang in the middle of the section of singers in the Chaddy end and on Saturday I could barely talk by the time I came out of the game. Infact I was bellowing so loudly at one point that I made myself dizzy and had to stop for a minute. Problem is that I reckon there are only 40 or 50 fans who are prepared to do this on a regular basis. The majority of people complaining on about the atmosphere being pants are the ones who sit arms folded and tight lipped, yet want others to make the noise. Lisa sits way up in the top right hand corner of the Chaddy as you look from the pitch and I sit with her occasionally for cup games etc and I'm genuinely shocked when I see how many people aren't prepared to get involved when that section to the left of the goal are giving it all they can. Makes my friggin blood boil!