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Their fixtures are all away from home during that period.

Have to say, it was great to have a larger away following in the ground yesterday and some real atmosphere (until the game, and both teams’ seasons, petered out). It felt like a Football League game in the run-up to kick-off. Not heard of any bother too which is good, the scoreline may have helped with that. There was a small pro-Palestinian/boycott Isreal demonstration outside the old club shop and I overheard in the ground that they were given some shit before the game. I’d be surprised if they had been given permission from the club to set-up there.

I can only assume you were making a cup of tea or something, but I can assure you he was. .. and to be honest if he and 90% of this squad left tomorrow I wouldn’t lose any sleep, but at least he appears to give a shit, unlike a good few others.

With the greatest respect mate, he clearly was.

You’re very quick to dig him out whenever he plays, but he’s the only one who was bothered to try and close-down the opposition and show the slightest bit of quality on the ball.

Gardner screaming at the team to “get the fuck up the pitch” just before the HT whistle. He looks like one of the few that give a shit at this stage.

We started Norwood and Garner yesterday. Garner spent the entire first half either trying to win high balls against a centre half who had half a foot on him, or fucking about on the floor desperately trying to win free-kicks, (again). When the half time whistle went he was rolling around with an opposition player who he then tried kicking off with. It’s embarrassing and I’m sick of watching him. When Fondop replaced him, the long balls started to stick more, and the tactics briefly looked more effective. However Norwood had been pushed out on the right where he’s less effective, gets pelters from the crowd and spends more time arguing with the linesman. Fondop then gets his red and it’s effectively game over.

During the 90 minutes yesterday we fielded 4 centre backs, 4 central midfielders and 3 centre forwards. We were unlucky to lose Green, but my word, we’re all spine and no limbs. The footballing equivalent of The Holy Grail’s Black Knight.

A bump in the road to recovery. Pub’s open.

Merry Christmas to all Latics fans. Good to see Mellon has had the players in today training. Although Alex Reid’s (now deleted) Instagram story showed himself and a few others weren't too happy about it. Good job they aren’t the ones rowing across the Atlantic away from their families!

Some are having a nightmare out there (and some far worse performances than Shelton’s) and we should be 4 down. Wouldn't mind seeing the sending off again. The Fylde player definitely had Hogan’s arm locked-up by the end of the move. Regardless, fuck me, we are so shit in possession. Appalling.

It is. Go to page 2 on the listings.

Guessing they’re using a cup tie to get some football under McGahey’s belt after a long (a year plus?) period out injured. Gives the new gaffer a chance to look at us with 5/3 at the back.

Very pleased with this appointment. Ticks all the right boxes for me, plus a few Tranmere fans have mentioned “blowing teams away”, so I’m not worried about the style of play. On relegation from League 2 I’d have guessed 99% of the fanbase would have taken a manager with MM’s CV and a good crack of promotion regardless of style.

He had an absolute blinder the last time you were on here saying that mate, so hopefully he bags again this weekend.