Dave_Og

It's very simple but our spineless football authorities won't do it. If a club commits to spend more than a percentage of its turnover on transfers, wages etc, normally through the largesse of its chaiirman, then they should have to put up a bond which would guarantee the payment of contractual sums for, say, two years in the event of their departure.

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If you think that's true you're kidding yourself. Rochdale are odds onto go up, and good luck to them. It certainly doesn';t address every aspect because apart from the 5 league posstions I can't think of any aspect in which we are bettter off than Dale.

How are we better than Rochdale at the moment? Every aspect? You have to be kidding

does the first shot on target and the first corner around the 70 mins mark count as a figh back?

I will never understand that as long as I live

35 years now since we played Rochdale in the league - we went up in 74 and the ywent down. How odd that there is a distinct possibility of swapping divisions next year.

Oh for the love of......

That will be the other three words in the song - "Dirty Old Man". Little known fact that MOD was written as a satire on the introduction of decimal currency. I'm running the company quiz night tomorrow; that's the first question in the music round. It's also the theme of the film I've just finished writing. MOD not being played would be like the ravens leaving the Tower of London

It was the Coca-Cola League - every club popped up . You don;t really think the club paid for space at Piccadilly Circus, the most expensive advertising space in the country, do you? Next up a slot in the advert break in the X Factor final

Having a big tall youth player is quite a novelty. Pretty much everyone who has come through the youth team in living memory has looked like they need a good meal.

HOW?!

not working. Lordy I hate technology

Bishop's Stortford game? What ? When?

Justr returned from holiday in SA. Mentioned Furman to a few people.. Not oine of them had heard of him or Latics.

You've been on an OASIS minbus with police outriders to get you to a game on time You've begged a ticket from Ian Stott at half time in the 1990 FA Cup semi-final replay after spending six hours on the motorway You've stood on Reading West station with 14 bags of chips You've asked for a vegetarian meal in the box at BP and watched them wash the gravy off the plate

I know the trust's own website was woefully underused but that's gone now and this has become the most significant Latics on line forum. In those circumstances I think the trust directors, if they are going tp come on heee and explain policy, need to do it clearlyu, consistently and, most importantly, in their own names. Reading the various and numeorus threads is becoming like intruding into a personal debate as there are obviously a number of posters who know each other but are not known to all. It is imposssible to be 100% cconsistent by firing off replies to various postings and it is leading to entirely counterproductive deabte

Does anyone from Oldham go?

Isn't the more important question when the antibiotics kicked in?

Well I know I read him say it, on here I think.

There's not a single suggestion on here that hasn't been made again and again over the years. Started wiith SAFE in my direct experience but obviously pre-dates that. Andthere is Barry's answer. And if he woudl like my answer as to why I am no longer a trust member he can refer directly to his statement that he only gives his own views in board meetings. Shameful.

Indeed. While I love my football they have created one hell of a game of RL over the last few years. Very different form my time of watching Phil Larder, Mike Elliott and Frank Foster up at the Sheddings.

Watching? Going? Interested?