al_bro

Just heard on the local BBC News in the Midlands that Man. City are refusing to pay Shrewsbury £500,000. When Joe Hart signed for them from Shrewsbury, part of the deal was that City would pay £500,000 if he played for England. He played against Trinidad and Tobago, but City say that they are only going to pay if he plays in a competitive game. Disgusting behaviour, the contract didn't mention friendlies. They will happily pay millions for overrated players, but won't pay a small amount to a club where £500,000 is a fortune.

Luton are expecting another 15 points deduction for not having a CVA in place on top of the 10 points for illegal payments.

Being docked 10 points is typical FA. The people in charge now had nothing to do with the illegal payments. west Hamdidn't get docked points in the Teves and Mascharino farce, because they had new people in charge. One rule for the Prem and another for the rest. Luton should take it to court if they can afford it.

I'll be sat as warm as possible watching you lot shiver and drown. You'll have to sing to keep warm. By the way the view ain't that good when it's sunny, the low winter sun shines right in your eyes. You'll probably be OK till November.

I think the bookies just go off last season. They don't take account of signings at all. The odds will change depending on how heavy the betting is. If lots off people decide to put loads of bets on Oldham the odds will come down.

Top bet is on Ladbrokes 28/1. Click on the odds for Oldham on the oddschecker link above, and it takes you to the bookies site. If you bet each way you get 1/4 odds for top 3. What is 3rd. though? Is it the team that finishes 3rd. or the team promoted via the playoffs? Betfair will have odds for finishing in the top 3 soon. Therefore you won't lose your cash on us finishing top.

Can't agree, it gets people talking doesn't it. There wasn't a problem last week with Lee and Foster. When someone is actually having a medical and everything contractual has been agreed, then why not pass it on to us.

Not if he completes his two years.

Does this also apply to Paul Scholes who left our youth system to join Manure. In this world a footballer needs to make as much money as possible whilst they are playing. Fans won't be their to support them when they retire.

It was nice to see the Southampton fans joining in the Mexican Wave. I remember the panic stations on the pitch after they got the 3rd goal, and total disbelief in the stands that we could have let such a commanding lead slip away. How we kept them out I don't know.

Very true, but football's not going to get cheaper. TV money has to be shared more equally, but the greedy Premiership clubs are never going to agree to it. The FA should bring in rules that 25% of the TV money be shared around the FL. If the Premiership clubs don't like it they can do their own TV deals. Very few would get the money they get now. The top four are the big draw and would be the only ones with real negotiating power. It's crazty that a promoted club from the Championship can be guaranteed £60m for playing in the Prem. Then get massive parachute payments for the two seasons after they get relegated.

That was premiership football, and we rarely had capacity crowds then.

And is that sufficient to run a Championship club? Most clubs in the Championship get crowds over 15,000 and 5 or 6 get crowds over 20,000. Unfortunately Oldham can only sustain a League 2 team, where we would probably be one of the better supported clubs.I really wish this wasn't the case, but it is. Football on TV cannot be blamed. Granted Sky have games on which finish just before kickoff and start just after the game has finished on Saturday, but I can't see that people stay in and watch these games rather than going to BP. They just don't fancy going to the game and sitting in the cold, and possibly getting wet walking to the ground. Somehow kids need to be attracted to the match week in week out, not just for the odd game. Why don't we make games free for the under 16's, and £3 for 16 and 17 year olds. Obviously the club would have to have some sort of ID scheme for anyone under 18, so that they would be charged appropriately. It's too late for the coming season because prices have altready been fixed.

Maybe he was desperate for the loo!!!

If he was allowed to play on the right he could well be worth that kind of money, and £1.5m would then be a silly offer. we need a left winger as good on the left as Taylor is on the right. We'd tear teams apart. But Shez can't see it.

I think we need to look for a new No. 1 with Crossley as backup. He is too injury prone for my liking and hopeless on crosses.

Therefore if we had another 1000 fans in at each home game we would have made a profit. However I would have thought that we had made more money from the cup with prize money and the Evertom gate of which I thought we were entitled to 45%. I must have been wrong. We will have to wait for the accounts to find out where other money has been spent.

Clegg wasn't too bad although im struggling to remember that far back. Clegg played a game for Manure in the European Cup, but he was absolute bobbins for us, and finished up in nonleague football. I doubt that he lasted long there either. Eardley I think could be a good full back if he learns how to pass the ball, because at the moment he doesn't have much idea of how to do it. I think £500,000 would be a good deal. Of the two I prefer Lomax.

Can't understand Shez when he has been saying for weeks that he needs to get the experience of Liddell and Gregan back in the team. Does he forget that these two were in the team at the beginning of the season, when we were playing utter garbage. Liddell is a good crosser of the ball, but that's it. We need someone with pace who can also cross the ball. Two quick tricky wingers create havoc, and pull the central defenders out of position, giving our strikers easier goal scoring opportunities. Crossley is far to injury prone to keep on as first choice keeper. Stam is a steady defender, but playing him with Gregan I'm afraid is not the best partnership. They are both very slow. McDonald is a great squad player, he doesn't moan he just gets on with it when he's out of the team. Thompson I'm afraid has not proved himself at all. He may be paid off, but I guess that he will stay at least until January.

I should think that there's quite a bit of money been saved up from the Trotman sale, and the cup, which Shez will be able to use. I doubt that he would leave. How many clubs would be rushing to sign him? After all he doesn't have such a good track record yet does he. If he gets us promotion next season then perhaps he would be wanted, but not yet. TTA won't sack him because they will have to start all over again with a new manager who doesn't know the present squad in order to let him make decisions as to which players he needs to keep, and which he doesn''t.

Had it been a year ago the land would have been valued at what they expected. Unfortunately for us the credit crunch has occurred. Houses are no longer selling, therefore developers will be in no rush to buy new land. I should think most of them have enough land to build on for now until the market picks up again. No developer wants empty houses standing therem, they want to sell them as quick;y as possible for as high a price as possible. No-one knows how long the market will be depressed for. It could be quite a while. Couldn't have happened at a worse time for the club.

But the court doesn't care about the rest of the clubs. It is just judging the point of law.

maybe shez has taken him to one side and told him if he proves he is capable of consistant performances there may be an offer for him to sign full time...... And when he's got himself fixed up for another two years which Jarrett will we see? The one from the Carlisle and Hudders game, or all the rest?

Only as backup. There will be better goalkeepers available in the summer. He is also very injury prone.

These rumours were probably what people had read on this board about it being reported that we are after three Gretna players. However with Wadsworth being at the dround last game and the South American today there may well be some truth in it.