LaticMark

Last season's (official) Retained and Released list was published on 1st May. Latics had 18 players under contract, 9 players were released, 4 loanees returned to their parent club, and negotiations had started with 4 players. This season we've got 18 first team players under contract, 10 players out of contract, and 3 loanees returning to their parent club. The wage bill might be different, but the numerical situation is not dissimilar. Maybe the club should issue a 'transfer listed payers' list at the same time?

Any more votes?

I've actually forgotten who I voted for in my own poll! However, I'd now offer Fondop a new 1 year deal and offer Green a 1 year - performance based - contract. The rest, thanks but goodbye.

Snap poll, which will close at the end of the month. Now the season is over, should Micky Mellon be sacked?

@oafcmetty I think you should close the poll to avoid ballot rigging!!

You can pick up a bit on the stream

Last season we finished 12th on 61 points, this season we'll finish 9th or 10th on 63 to 66 points! Oh, and Frank has raised almost £377,000 for charity. Erm, that's it.

I couldn't watch tonight as I was too busy watching paint dry and ironing a handkerchief . . . Can anyone summarise the performance and the fans reaction to it?

Ah, a retained and released list for fans as well as players! Dear Season Ticket Holder Oldham Athletic would like to thank you for your 30 years of service to the club. However, when your season ticket expires at the end of May you will be released as a supporter of Oldham Athletic . . .

However, the Premier League has also removed its mid-season break from the calendar!

"FA Cup replays will be scrapped from the first round onwards in the 2024-25 competition." "All rounds of the Emirates FA Cup will also be played on weekends, including the fifth round which has been played in midweek for the past five seasons." "The changes come as part of a new six-year agreement between the Football Association (FA) and the Premier League." https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68844583 Does that mean there was no consultation with the EFL or the National League? So much for a money spinning replay against a big League 1 club in the 1st round!

We got him from the mighty Telford Utd, and he's on around £820 a week according to https://salarysport.com/football/national-league/oldham-athletic/ One of the main problems will be offloading the in-contract, but out of favour, players such as Nuttall, Reid and Ward, if the above wages are anywhere near correct!

A rolls royce of a player!

I was going to wait until the end of the season, but barring a mathematical miracle we know what league we'll be in next season! If you were Micky Mellon, of the players out of contract in the summer, who would you retain and release? I've taken the list from @oafcmetty's Playing Squad - Summer 23 thread. I'm also presuming that the loanees - Dallas, Sachdev, and Walker - will return to their parent clubs.

. . . or a local derby against Curzon Ashton!

I thought we'd at least score a goal against the bottom of the table side who've conceded 90 goals so far this season!!

The Latics players look "downtrodden and defeated" according to the BBC Radio Oxford commentator!

"Sai Sachdev returned to Sheffield United to play in the club’s recent Under 21 fixtures but has reported back to Boundary Park ahead of Latics’ trip to Oxford City this weekend." https://www.theoldhamtimes.co.uk/sport/24247859.defender-available-oldham-brief-blades-return/

For those with nothing better to do on a damp Saturday afternoon in April, you can always listen to match commentary from BBC Radio Oxford. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/68698922

It should either be arranged for Wednesday 17th, or just give us the 3 points!

In the SPL there are disciplinary proceedings against Dundee after they have called off 5 games.

Just for a bit of 'fun' have a look at the following website and customise the league table with the dates 20.02.24 to 20.04.24. This will give you an idea of our form guide over the last 10 games. https://www.whoscored.com/Regions/252/Tournaments/70/England-National-League-Premier

1 win in the last 10 games is relegation form not a play-off push!

Apart from, apart from . . . Can I get back to you!

They've shown the Fondop red card several times on TNT, including slow motion, describing it as an 'absoluteley disgraceful' decision. Fondop can be seen flicking the ball away with his left foot and then he gets kicked!! It's not even a foul, let alone a yellow or red card.