Killens_physio

As much as i hate to credit the thugs of Scunny, they do seem to have a good eye for strikers. Previously being Sharp/Keogh, they now have Hayes and Hooper who both seem to know where the net is. I just fear that IF Hughes was to leave our backup options of Lewis/O'Grady errr Davies and Byfield (presuming he stays) wont get us enough goals. A lot of people seem to forget that Hughes apart from his goals is nearly always heavily involved in the build up play as well. That kind of awareness is something which our other strikers dont seem to possess. Byfield fair enough has played three and we've won 3, but just Hughes's presence in the team causes havoc for opposition defences, and thus leads to us getting more scoring opportunities. I just hope Byfield starts finding some form and Donny let us have him for the rest of the season. If Hughes does go, then we really need to think whether or not a physical presence like O'Grady will be enough or whether we will indeed need a different type of play (like a Beckford) to come in. I feel as if Hughes does go, Shez's replacement choice will be a make or break for our season, as well as his job!

The difference was with Scunny selling Keogh, was that Keogh wasnt the goalscorer in the partnership from what i could see. Ok he scored a few, but he seemed to do most the donkey work and running for Sharp who was the natural striker out of the two. Hughes however is our main source of goals apart from Taylor, so i think we would feel the loss of him much more than Scunny did with Keogh leaving.

Why do so many people insist on putting an extra 'm' in Fleming?

You are of course entitled to your opinion of course but i dont think you picked up on the sarcasm surrounding the Eardley world class international full back comment. My point was that the way some people hound him is as if he already is and shouldnt be making errors. If Davies is being a nuisance then ship him out and shut the door behind him. Regardless of his so called potential, if he hasnt got the attitude to get his head down and prove Shez (if of course this is the case and he has been disruptive), wrong then frankly i dont want him at the club. I think the fact that he scored his 1st goal since February the other day says it own story. If he bags a few at County and comes back a different player without the alleged stroppyness then Latics potentially have a better player on their hands. If he comes back and scores 15-20 goals then surely it would be a master stroke by Shez. Shez will get it right and of that i am sure

Yeah i know, but the messageboard doesnt work at my work, so i had to take a day off to post my anguish at some people's complete lack of perspective! If only some of the players gave my dedication we would be promoted by now!

Why do some many people seem to be having a paddy over Davies being cup-tied? We arent going to win the thing, and to be honest i would much rather we were out of it so we could fully concentrate on getting out of this crap league. If Davies is out on loan with a view to getting his head together and to score goals then Shez's decision seems to make sense to me. As for O'Grady, well fair enough he hasnt been given a real chance here so far, and from the little i saw of him he looks like he just needed a run in a first team.......he wasnt going to be guarenteed that cos Lewi and Hughesy were forming a good partnership in a team that was winning, with Davies being able to play back-up. Neither were scoring or playing particulary well, so send them someone to get a bit of confidence. Good move imo. I remember reading on here that there were quite a few people who were pleased with Ormerod arriving. Suddenly O'Grady and Davies had been forgotten, and Ormerod and Hughes were going to fire us to promotion by the end of his loan November.....only Brett wasnt fit which was the whole reason he came here. He said he was going to give 100% during his time and everyone was impressed. Only Brett will know if he really did give 100% all the time in every game, or whether he was here for the.....errrr......holiday. Dropping a perfectly good defender who plays for his country - Yes and who has played a lot of football recently, needing a rest and who's form according to lots has been erratic. Personally apart from his at times woeful distribution I think he has played well, certainly on a par with most players still in their teens. Admittedly he's only playing for Wales but both Shez and Toshack have had enough faith to constantly pick him so you would have thought that maybe they might know a bit more about football talent than us? Tinkering with a winning strike force. Well every strike force needs a bit of freshening up. While Lewi and Hughes might have been working well and we were winning games, Lewi is still a youngster and while playing a lot of games is important for his development, young players are prone to drastic loss of form. His goals to game ratio before being re-called against Scunny was poor, so you can hardly blame Shez for looking elsewhere to try and bring in more goals. It's common sense!!! And calling (i assume you are talking about Ormerod), he's hardly an unknown quatity! Boasting we had a large squad.......ok yes we do, but who the hell needs 7 subs on a bench in a cup-tie against. Why is it even a big deal. If you cant select a sub out of the six you have on there already then there is a real problem. As it happened he only used one anyway, so why the big problem? And i think you may find Deano can also play as a striker, so hardly a biggy really. But even though JS only seleted a 6 man bench, had a midfielder up front, dropped a erm....world class international full back.....and being without those Davies and O'Grady, who say many people slag off week after week saying they should just bugger off somewhere else......we still came away with a 2-2 draw and are 7th in the league. Not to bad for someone who has allegedly lost the plot. However, i will say Shez's decision to axe the reserves in truly baffling, but then i think well perhaps if some players, knowing their injury record played more football, Shez may end up only being able to fill the bench with 5 players for the replay. Some people just really need to get a grip!

Well Exile I have been having problems posting etc. It keeps saying something about authorisation mis-match, so when i finally do want to unleash my wisdom I get stopped in my tracks!!

I very rarely post here on the darkside, but that my friend is complete toss. We had Grabban.......Shez didnt rate him enough.......let alone blow £150k on him. 150k for Grabban smacks of desperation from a team staring down the barrell of relegation. Somehow I think Shez knows more about football than you

Im having the same problem as well......especially as the Crewe highlights arent working on LW either! Its very annoying!

Is was a great atmosphere in the Coach and Horses. Took about 10 mins to get the bar from the door, havin to wade through 'tic and after 'tic. Think i recognised a few JKL/OWTB members in there but there was no way i was going to struggle though the crowds! Didnt get there till 2:30 so beer was the priority! Great day out though, and the singing as soon as I got off the tube at Leyton didnt subside until after the final whistle. Did ourselves proud again!

Unless you were wearing a shell suit and had a big perm while saying that, im afraid it lacks any conviction!

Name? Tom Occupation? Project management in IT Infrastucture as well as a part time physio for a injury prone striker from down under Location? Reading How Long Supporting the Tics? 19 long suffering years Favourite Game (not the obvious one!)? Bolton (a) in the FA Cup run in 1994 All Time Greatest Player? Johnny Shez Fave Current Member? Richie Wellens Where will we finish? Having supported Latics for so long now you take nothing for granted. I still reckon top 6 Biggest Rivals (in your eyes)? Trannies. I despise them and always have done since we used to get drawn against them in every single competition....and lose. And Finally, You became a millionaire, Oldham were available to purchase, what would you do to make our club Secure for the future? Pretty much what the TTA have in mind anyway in regard to hotel complex etc. Also heavily invest in the playing squad. Success will get them ahem 'fickle' fans back through the gates again.