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Can I just say that in nearly 30 years of being a fan I have never felt so distant from the club or its future. I attend most matches home and away with my old man. He is nearly 70 and does not have internet at home, his only source of info is the chron. Likewise I work over 70 hours per week, and I don't have time to keep up to date other than transfers and team issues. I would class us both as being good loyal supporters but I know nothing about the future of the club or the motives of the chairman. However, as time goes by I am more and more sceptical about the owners, this is for no good reason but I get the impression they are trying to get shut of us pretty quickly. I would still watch the team in Failsworth, we have a 100 mile round trip anyway so the distance isn't a problem. I do know many older fans around me at the ground who wont follow the team down there. They wont be voting on a crap pointless online poll though as none of them have internet. As for the trust I made a large donation to them (instead of buying a new car) when the club was in trouble. However, I cancelled my membership with them after meeting some of them, including Barry, at an away game at Barnsley a few years ago. They had no interest in listening to my genuine ideas and concerns, all they could talk about was how many free tickets they had been given and did I want one. I have no idea now what the trust represents, it certainly does not represent the loyal fan as none of the guys around me could tell you the first thing about them. All the fighting on this thread is only going to make people like me feel even more like bystanders. I dont think I would ever stop watchng latics although over the last couple of years we have come close. When I cant make a latics game I watch non-league football near where I live, Harrogate Town or Farsley Celtic. It is incredible how different it feels watching these teams, there is good humour and banter with players and management. They want you to be there and you feel you are part of something.

Does the club still charge extortionate amounts for postage? The last time I was tempted to buy anything on-line I cancelled the order when I saw the ridiculous sums they wanted. How about free delivery if you spend 50 pounds?

Have to agree, seen some rubbish at BP over the years but that display is right up there. Totally spineless. The frustrating thing is we'll probably win our next two.

Would a loan until the end of season be a reasonable option for him and us? Cannot recall who it was he upset prior to his departure. Not been in the picture and disliked by the Leeds fans. The service to the front men and creativity has been zero in the last few matches. Our defence is pretty solid and our strikers are more than capable. Need someone who can get things moving and open teams up.

Who cares when people leave? I often leave early, sometimes even at half time. This is due to shift work. You really need to look at the bigger picture rather than getting "really annoyed" about nothing.

All my PCs at home are mac. I spoke to Latics World last week and there is no solution in the pipeline. They said they had "invested heavily" in the software and there are no plans to change it.

I wish I had known this at the time. Out of four of us at the game two of us are doctors and one paramedic. We were about 10 rows behind near the back. Although not much you can do without the equipment.

He was a young lad with his girlfriend. I saw him before the game looking entirely normal and sober. He was being escorted out in front of us, vomiting and looking unwell. Assumed he was drunk but remember thinking that he went from sober to plastered in about 20 minutes. Didnt look particularly battered or bruised and certainly no-one else mentioned it in the ground. Seems very strange, if it is true I hope he makes a speedy recovery and they catch the thugs.

Too much player/agent power. Very few care about anything but themselves, wait until the last hour and wait for the best offer. Really annoys me, however, do we really need some mercenary who will sign for any club who meet their extortionate demands? Whilst i think Shez often doesn't have a plan B on the pitch, i'm not bothered about a plan b in the transfer market. If he thinks a player wouldn't be appropriate thats fine by me. Let the kids play, they are talented and really care for this club. Much rather watch lomax/black/alessandra than a journeyman.

As sad as it is to see him go i think the club have done magnificent in managing to get such a good deal. I have seen the reserves a few times this season, and plenty of times last season, we have plenty of great young players and it is a credit to the club for recruiting this young talent. One position i haven't seen a decent player is the left wing, in fact can't recall a decent left footed winger in division 1 this year. Anyone think of one? BP1960 any up and coming wingers at the club??

To be honest been pretty impressed with the behaviour of latics fans. Last bit of real trouble i saw was at mansfield away a couple of years ago. 20 years ago i took an asian friend to a game and he got badly beaten up in the toilets at half time, that would never happen now. Very pleasing to see several people of ethnic minorities and families at the games. I take my youngest nephew to games and he really enjoys it (aged 4). Only problem is some peoples language, but it is a game of football after all. It would have made sense yesterday to have kept the hudds fans back 15 minutes after the game.

Sheridan is at best a half decent coach. I normally sit in the Chaddy but today sat a few rows behind the dug-out. The guy is clueless, no tactical awareness and no idea of how to change things when they are clearly going wrong. He was a great player to watch but he is not intelligent enough to be a manager. Too many players out of position. His monotone manc accent nearly sends me to sleep when he gives his interviews, so god knows how he motivates the players. We cant attract the players, so i doubt we would be able to attract a better manager. I have accepted that we'll be stuck in this division until our luck changes. We have some great young players coming through and with the new stadium things will get better. We'll just keep on treading water until then.

Name? Paul Location? Leeds How Long Supporting the Tics? 25 years Best away match you've been to? Wembley Cup Final All Time Greatest Player? Andy Ritchie Biggest Rivals (in your eyes)? Huddersfield