Dave_Og

Could it have been Alex Reid doing an impression of him while holding him hostage in his cellar?

I'm deep in Ipswich country - he wasn't that popular here

In my whole time supporting Latics I'm struggling to think of any youth players (by which I mean those who didn't feature much if at all in the first team) that we let go that were successful at a higher level.

They spent pretty big I think, pre-season?

In L2 or NL Colchester would be far and away my nearest ground. I imagine that if we do make it up then they will come down...

The riches of L2...

I wish mine was £15... Still, it is EW (top three) so it's not quite in the bin yet

Light-hearted... But here are quite a few on here who might wish to consider not to have such definitive opinions over such short timeframes

Which OWTB opinion re Latics' season currently looks the daftest? Was going to do a poll but can't see that option anymore? Anyway, the understandably quasi-schizophrenic nature of the Latics fan has thrown up some belters so far this season. Which is the best and worst of these? We don't have a decent keeper on the books? Fondop should never play for the club again? Lundstram is the answer? Norwood's demeanour is in line with his ability? Unsworth deserves more time? Signing a 35yo on an 18 month contract is tantamount to madness? The budget has obviously all been spent? The season's over? Hogan's finished Green just isn't up to this level? McGahey is a midfielder? I'm sure there are plenty more

First one was abut three minutes into the first game of the season.

I don't get to many games but I reckon Norwood has had a 1 on 1 in all of them and not scored any. Probably not a representative sample!

He was talking about Rooney wasn't he?

Perhaps comparable to Keillor Dunn when he was with us in occasional worldies but lack of overall effectiveness?

Don't disagree. Just wondering if they'd turned down any actual offers.

Someone said Garner was written off before he'd played. Didn't see anyone do that. Many, me included, said they were a bit puzzled by the signing but we've seen the solution to the puzzle.

Have Reid and Shelton chosen that option? Did they have options?

I'd rather freeze my nuts off.

But not anymore

Dale are behind

I might as well reply. Weah played 11 games in total for City in 2000. Presumably out bucket shaking heyday was when Moore departed in 2003

But we're not 'letting them'. They're just doing it and there's no reason (beyond ethics - ethics/football... Ha!) why they shouldn't

Absolutely no chance! I'm expecting a points deduction for kicking off half an hour late

Crowds are always lower on a Tuesday

He's a permanent signing isn't he?

It all seems to have gone wrong for Southend since they got them selves sorted out. They appeared to be in with a chance for a late run at the play-offs despite the points deduction but now they're only out of the drop zone on goal difference, albeit with games in hand. In the meantime what's happened at Fylde? Four wins on the bounce and well away from the bottom. Hopefully they can make it five on Saturday and take points off Barnet