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He's 'touch and go' to appear before the end of the season according to the Chron.

Are they serious?!?

Can anyone recall the most recent update on Purdie's fitness situation? ...and does anyone know of his chances of playing in friendlies in July in order to prepare for the start of next season?

no they didn,t

We should be waking up there Saturday morning giving us the best chance of winning this game so to guarantee Div 1 survival!?!?!

Does anyone know if we journeyed north to Carlisle today?

hell I hope he is or this is a shocking selection so much for catalysts???

yep, Whitts out of position again? Wide pitch = wingers?

Well, we'll soon see....

It was a stage of the season that clearly was of huge importance. Seven teams all in a similar position. Three wins, two draws and two losses, nine goals for (only failing to find the back of the net in one of them) and eight against (three clean-sheets). So that's eleven points from twenty-one, and three off the dropzone with a game in hand.

 

Nevermind the performances, because at this stage of the season and in our position, they're not important, are people happy with the points return?

 

Given the teams we played and the fact five of the games were played at Boundary Park, I'm not that happy with eleven points. However, teams are fighting, so I'm taking that into consideration.

We need a 'surprise' win on our travels.......trouble is this season we don't do surprise wins.

This gets brought up all the time, what does Tommy Wright do, what does John Breckin.

Why have one then?

Yes because theres been a remarked improvement in Dean Brill be all accounts.

 

Who next?

1. YOU Next, read your reply, it doesn't make sense.

2. Brighton?

Goalkeeping coach to our number 1 DEAN BRILL.

I'll ask the question again.

Has Andy Collett earned HIS salary so far this season?

Two minds and TWO SALARIES think alike?

According to sources of mine, unreliable as they may be, we have a young Portugese kid in the Centre of Excellence who is being transferred to City this week. There will be compensation.

 

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How much do you think we'll have to pay them?

We've avoided relegation for the last 14 years - look where that's got us.

Done well then haven't we and we need to do it again because with crowds around the 3000 mark staying in Div 1 is success really isn't it?

It's clear to me that there is little point in worrying about the short term future of the club. Relegation - so what? There needs to be some serious long term thinking here and while the new stadium (wherever) is obviously key to that it's a lot more complex than that; there simply has to be some way of reconnecting the club to the community otherwise the whole thing will just be a pit stop on the way to the knackers yard.

 

What I would like to see is the club make some commitments that make it stand out from the lower dvision crowd; not one off gestures, not special deals for a match at Christmas but something that captures imagination and makes people think that this club is a little different from others - in a good way!

 

One thing to start off:

 

Lets "just say no" to the loan system. It's a farce - destroys fan/player relationships, denies youngsters a chance and, frankly, has contributed so little to the club over the last few years that we may very well be better off without it anyway. Doubtless some will say that it is cutting off a nose to spite the face but, as I say, look at the longer term. It could provide a boost to the youth system, develop players quicker and even encourage promising youngsters to come to the club in the expectation that they will get a chance - as used to be the case.

 

Avoiding relegation is the ONLY priority for me at the moment.....I will consider other issues once our Div 1 Status is guaranteed but for now everyone associated with the club needs to focus on staying up.

Any more?

Must be Tuesday then.

feelgood factor lasted exactly 24 hours......

I hope you get given the opportunity to stay with us 'till the window closure at least as you've improved our forward threat, offered committment and experience and bettered what we had previously.

Penny had better have a damn good alternative lined up if he let's you go. On balance if you remain with us as a squad player I believe you are a better option to stay with us through March rather than send you back south and potentially gamble on another A N OTHER!

People talk about Management continuity, what about squad continuity?

I have been able to get pies at half time at every home game except Leeds in the cup which was a tea time kick off in the main stand.

Can't get Hollands pies though can you?

They'll have to keep hold of the manager more than a the players. With a Rochdale promotion on his CV, something which no living manager has - I reckon he could well be snapped up.

He will get Dale up then leave, he's already hinted at leaving due to the club selling players against his Will (Buckley)!

Bet both him and Flicker are on peanuts so it won't take much.

I'd prefer Colbeck (as I said above) but wouldn't cry if Smalley kept his place — if it boosts his confidence getting a run then fair enough.

 

I think dropping him solely because we're playing three top teams would be a mistake — being dropped as not good enough would surely destroy his confidence more than playing against them and not winning.

isn't Smalley's confidence already shattered? - why did Penny allegedly pay 60k for a winger who appears to have had a clause written into his contract saying "Sorry, but you shall not play if Smalley is fit regardless of his form, attitude or application". This attitude smacks of an absolute waste of money when priorities did lay elswhere, - central defensive cover and a STRIKER.

Yes, and I know who should be 'rested' nay dropped -squad number 8...

"Fine tuning" or "Retuning"?

I certainly think this is the game to give Deane a rest and let Joe off the leash again.

or would you be tempted to give someone a rest at Colbeck's expense?

And I'm going to Whalley for work next week.

are you on trial there? Good luck!!

Draft him in!!!

don't think we will be signing him now, expect to be unchanged as I predicted so we persevere with Smalley.

Anyway, I drove straight through Whalley today on my return from clitheroe.

Its not the greatest time to be a latics fan at the moment, not doing well in the league, stadium issues etc. The thing is what does the fans need/want? At the end of the day, we pay a lot of money to watch Latics and maybe we as fans should stand up for the club because i think the club is slowly being killed off. What you guys think?

The Bovril is still far too hot despite the cold spell!

or maybe Dux suggested it?

or maybe Chris Hutchings had a quiet word with DP or maybe Gordon said something or perhaps Mark Crossley's lad with the walkie talkie looked at DP funnily when the Colbeck / Smalley sub was made....OMG that was 20 minutes too late..!!..??