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This is not to be mentioned. Kev will then come along to Orient looking for a quiet pint and before he knows it he will be doing 10 sprints down Leyton High Road, a pint and a McDs double cheeseburger at the end of each one and is only allowed into the ground if he does it in under 30 mins. Sometimes Latics just isnt worth it... I too am unsure if I will be at Orient. I am hoping to be at Millwall though

If he can reproduce his debut across the season, step forward Mr R. Brooke, the (already) forgotten child of BP

I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest Rushden & Diamonds...

Isnt this why everyone is heading to Sinclair's? Sam Smith's pubs are hardly known for their premium ales, vast array of wines and champagnes and lovely ladies off whom you can eat caviar and foie gras!!

No they were just kicking in - have you seen how good we look when in practice before a game!!!

For a mere £10 per month, O2 will cover it anywhere in the world for only £25 excess. Its then covered for ansolutely anything and next day replacement. With that sort of service it can be fragile

This is the problem with 1. Not living in London 2. Being married 3. Being a light weight

I'll play out on 1st. I also doubt I'll be at the first game of the season

Andy - I have moved but not in the way I wanted. A little bit irritating but too long a story to tell on here. I will PM you my number. I've lost loads of numbers recently and not sure if I still have yours. Some OASIS drinks sound like a bit of a plan. I'm planning a couple of quiet weekends this month so I'm sure they could get interrupted!! Ryan - New job in Putney and post work drinks sound like a plan. I'm working in Olympia at the moment so can get to Putney easily after the school bell tolls and we're allowed out of work. If the weather keeps up (and it wont now and I will be persecuted for it) its certainly a great location for a few drinks

Hi Ryan I'm now "Between the Commons" (Clapham and Wandswotrth) and so can am about 15 / 20 mins from Putney. What are you thinking? Pre-season drinks by the river?

I'll be there. I think I will arrive in Bristol around 2pm, go for a few orderly cokes and leave straight after the final whistle. 2009/10 - the season to be sensible* *In no way is anything I write on this board binding. This, frankly, would be a stupid thing to do with so many close trips. Time to get on the Trainline methinks!!

I've not done Bristol before. August and early September could be absolute carnage. Is the bank holiday not the weekend before Brentford or am I all over the place with dates?

Great day out... one of the better days since Xmas. Ryan Brooke scoring with his first touch (and what a touch) the atmosphere and the send off for Joe will live long in the memory. Great to finish the season on a positive note after a dismal second half to the season.

I would disagree. I am past caring yet am on here. I'm not just past caring for this season but have lost lots of motivation for next. I need a break from football as I have no hunger anymore. For most of this season I have attended out of duty and not out of desire or enjoyment. The couple of hours I spend in the pub with the OASIS lads before games and after are the highlight of a day watching Latics. It's a good reason to go to the game and is less so these days about a love for the club. For the first time in 20 years I am highly unlikely to renew my Season Ticket despite living 200 miles away for the last two years. It's not a good state of affairs. There's my initial rant about why I am past caring for the time being. I am still here though, looking at the news out of a long standing affection for this club. I am definitely past caring about the will he wont he rumour mungering about Royle though. One day he is signing, the next he isnt. He is one of the main reason I support Latics. I was only small when he was first in charge. However, I dont think he should be our manager anymore. I also dont care what the rumour mill says. We will find out in good time. These "exclusives" are dull. They may be correct, they may not be. Frankly we will know when the club and he think it is right to make and announce the decision.

I'll be there with bells on. I'm still annoyed that I cant yet buy a season ticket!!

Great write up mate. How you have remembered so much from Friday night and Sat morning is beyond me. Still a bit of a blur!!!! I was pleased my absolute pearler (in practice) made it into the report. At least it is on record somewhere!! Thanks all for a truly memorable day Alex

I'll go for 3. I'm confident of getting 1 (I'll regret that) so you boys need to chip in with 2 ;-)

This man is one of the main reasons I love this club so much. Started watching in 88/89 season a young age of 3. To have the formative years in football under that team makes me positive today. He proved, we can live the dream. Maybe, just maybe, we can live it again and ensure he has a fantastic 12 game swansong!!! I'm gutted I'll miss his homecoming but I will be there at Leyton with bells on. I'll be like a big kid that day (bigger than normal anyway!!!)

Unfortunately I am on holiday from tomorrow and will miss the game. After being at MK yesterday I was quite happy, now I am more than a little upset at missing the homecoming.

Didnt this happen once, and in Yorkshire of all places ;-) I need to remember my out of date student card. Still works a treat. Hopefully the run will continue this weekend :-)

Again... taking a post and making something out of it that wasnt there. What happened to good and reasoned debate. It seems to have died a sorry death in some places.

Perhaps in future you could read what you are responding to before you post. However, it is always fun when people use that line. It tends to be used when people cannot reason their opinion or are unsure of the way forward in a debate (which requires two opposing opinions - thats why it is so great!!!). In no way did I say or imply that. I merely suggested that an opinion on here, with modern communication, influences more people than it would have done before the medium existed. You never know though, all those technology gurus and people may be wrong. The internet is not a place where information gets shared more readily and more widely. Alas, the information revolution is over. What, with this and the potential collapse of manufacturing, we best start divvying up the land again and starting fromm scratch. All hail feudalism!! (Sorry did I go a bit far and take your comment and make something out that wasnt there? I'm not sure where I have seen that before....)

I am not saying that messageboards like this are the sole reason. However, the more people moan, the more negative people attitudes and behaviours become. The extrapolation of this is the way most people behave at BP... on the edge of their seat waiting for the first mistake. I appreciate it is a two way thing... of course it is. However, even though we are still top 6 (and let us not forget that) people are going to BP with the mentality of supporting a team who have been cut adrift at the bottom of the league. As a final point, the only reason I pick on a message board like this is because it is the modern medium of communication. Picking on the site and saying "It didnt exist two years ago and so what happened before then" is, in my opinion, a weak argument. People still communicated just in different ways. In addition, it was difficult to reach out to such a wide group of Oldham fans and have views perpetuate themselves. Therefore, one persons opinion, when well argued, can influence a wider group of people. The negative messaging on here impacts way more people than it will have done previously. Previously, we would probably influence the opinion of a few friends, the pub landlord and anyone who could hear. This takes longer than someone putting their opinion on here. That is why, I believe, a messageboard like this, and the amount of negativity on it, can be very detrimental to the attitude of supporters and their behaviour at matches. This then manifests itself in moans, groans and poor team performances.

Through the negativity it perpetuates in the fans that manifests itself with the moans and groans inside BP. Having had the pleasure of being at BP twice in the last week, it was hard work. That wasnt because of the garbage on the pitch but the atmosphere. We lost 5-0 at Hereford this year but as a day out and sing song it was one of the better days.

Without wanting to point out the blindingly obvious (as it is in big letters at the bottom of your post) but you have reduced the number of points we will be out of the play-offs by 1. Apparently we will now be 2 points out of the play-offs at 1700 on Sat. Interesting... most people after they make wild predictions, learn their lesson and back down. You are just changing yours. If we win on Sat and Scunny lose, what will be your next prediction ;-) Even if they win their game in hand, we are so tight with Scunny that over 36 games, there is little to choose between us. What people forget is that, whilst we have been poor for a while now, the points we have gained are over 36 games. Therefore, whilst there have been up to 10 really bad performances, there must have been up to 10 really good performances to make up for it. But hey ho, lets forget about those as they came earlier on and clearly dont count towards out performance OVERALL this season. People on this board really need to gain a little perspective. All this in fighting and criticising of the management is in no way going to help our cause, merely perpetuate it. Let's get behind the team. There are 10 games left. If we fail (which I dont believe we will) then air your grievances at the end of the season when the inquest should begin... not now. Rant over