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Because her view is totally one sided, i.e. my hubby can do no wrong, plus its totally cringe, whilst also watching the game with a complimentary ticket, anyone on here having a pop at his poor performance more than likely shelled out a fair bit of hard earned to have that view

Sorry lost the will to read the rest of the replies after a professional footballers wife comes onto the club unofficial website to defend her hubby from the nasty fans. wow!! Long Time Blue, your perfectly entitled to pay your money and then voice your opinion on a player, that lets face facts was shocking on Sat. If Mr Byrne is so good at inspiring the young lads, which I have no doubt he is, then surely he should become a coach rather than carry on playing?? Now I also though Connor Brown was crap Saturday, I pray to god his missus doesn't have a go at me because of this comment...

A few questions need answering today. Oxley, no tempo, everytime he received the ball, he slowed it down so much, that the quick tempo game we're trying to play, never materialised. Brown, absolute tart, too lightweight, and evertime he got played into a good position on the overlap, he failed to send a telling ball over. Byrne, wow, to all those that wanted him in instead of Mellor, go hang your heads in shame, sluggish, carthorse like, and when he lost possession on half way and tried 'sprinting' back, I was embarassed for him. Grounds - not doing enough, when Oxley has got the ball, why doesn't he run back and take the ball off him, and start an attack, rather than standing on half way bollocking Tarky all the time, offers no overlap, meaning he is not an attacking threat. Dayton, see Brown, absolute fag today, too easily muscled off the ball, no right foot, so always cutting in, but never produced a telling ball, such a disappointment after Stevenage. Baxter, uninterested, sat too deep, sending hollywood free kicks over that usually went out of play. Smith, plenty of bark, but spent too much time shouting at everyone else to do their jobs, but didnt excel in his own. Rooney - waste of space today, another who looked sluggish, granted the ballls into him weren't great, but I expect more from him. MacDonald - another who didn't do enough, another disappointment after Stevenage. Manager - knew it was going wrong, but doesn't have the depth we think he has to change it, when the strikers are doing nothing who can he bring on??? - Millar!! exactly, thats why he didn't change it. Rodgers a massive plus, he came on knocked the ball about, won it back, but his job was too hold, which he told Bxter and Smith when he ran on the pitch, but those two decided to stand next to him, so it never really worked. Tarky MOM, fantastic performance, apart from that slice into the Lookers. We'll take a battering at Posh next week, then hopefully we'll pick up for the two home games that finish the month.

He's not far wrong though, there's a line between being positive etc, that was appalling today, where was plan B, plan C that I heard so much about and was positively banging the drum about last week. No creativity, no tempo, just plain old typical Latics i'm afraid.

I fully understand and appreciate the OP's intention to stimulate debate, and I congratulate you on a well thought out post. From my point of view though, £20 is already too dear to watch League One (Third Division) football, not just that, but at a club where the long suffering fans have had to endure 16, going into 17 seasons of the same stagnated football, where only 2 of those seasons could be classed as anything approaching "successful". I know a number of fans, who are now lapsed, and they all say that they find £20 too expensive to watch third division football, by increasing the costs, I feel we would alienate and reduce the fan base even further. Having said that, I'd expect a small rise if we did ever gain promotion, and I wouldn't begrudge the superior new stand having a slightly increased admission fee simply due to the fact, you are paying for a better match day experience than you would in the antiquated Main Stand for example.

Never knew Paul Rodney Rickers played in such esteemed company, thought he came on the scene alot later than that.

Can't believe Monty didn't put his foot right through that chance near the end.

Cheers lads. Regularly went as a lad around this time, but don't remember him or Vonk, remember Orylgsson et al though.

Haha my apologies, i've just realised I was looking at Walsalls record vs Oldham and not ours vs them, what a clown, so basically Walsall haven't beaten us at BP since 07 when Ricketts rolled up and bagged for them against us..

What a goal from Richardson, Zidane-esque.

Who scored our second against Perugia there?

Gone for Brown, massive improvements in his game already. Agree with Smith, your going to get that every game from him, as mentioned in the Stevenage MOM thread, the only reason I haven't given it him again, is as captain, i'm expecting him to do these things, I expect him to push the lads forward and look after the ball, if he pulls out a Duxbury-esque Man City away performance though, he's nailed on for my vote.

This is going to be a real tough game, I hope we don't approach it as being a guaranteed 3 points, because it just won't, they are well drilled and had a great season last year, finishing 9th, just 6 points outside the play-offs. Not only that, they have Westcarr up front who is a very good striker, who will cause problems to our defence, and like you mentioned, they have had two very good wins so far, if not expected against Tranmere and Port Vale. Also looking back on the past few times we've played Walsall at home it reads D, L, D, L, L. With our attacking players and weak(er) defence, and with them winning the first two, i'm going to call the draw, and say 2-2. Just seen as well that we've only won 2 out of the last 10 against them...gulp!!!

Cheers Prozac, good read and I love it how you call him Adam, and not R#%ney, haha. And Hands on, I disagree, I think in the league we'll have a number of penalties, in pre season we had one against Dinamo, one against Macc, one against Hudds, all because of the speed of our attacks, and then another 2 against Stevenage. In League one we'll come up against sluggish defenders who won't handle the pace of our forward players. The only sticking point will be if referee's decide we're simulating rather than actualy being fouled as a few Stevenage fans seemed to suggest we were a team of Tom Daleys.

Agree 100% and fully undestand the comment you make about fans getting restless when we were knocking it about, looking for that killer pass. Hopefully they'll find that ruthlessness to find the end pass and kill a few teams off starting with Walsall on Saturday, which I believe will be a real tough match, they've got a decent team at the moment and Westcarr certainly knows where the back of the net is.

Oh yeah spot on mate.

Haha I apologise, you were spot on mate, good turn out.

Well that BBC stat about us drawing 2 and losing 5 of our last League Cup games is wrong then. Went to Leeds, jeez is that 8 years ago???? Ricketts bagged...

Can see extra time tonight, they went out on pens to Scunny in Round 1 last year, and gone out in Round 1 every season since making the semi's in 1990.

I believe Stevenage were only expecting 350, it was a bit of a shock to them seeing a couple of hundred turn up outside the turnstiles 10/15 minutes before ko.

There's loads in Florida mate, loads of ex-pats, a few of these are just on vaccation, but there is a big Oldham Athletic fans seminar on at Tampa at the mo, so thats why a few of the posters are there, we're on our way home tonight though...

Korey Smith was fantastic for me, keeping us ticking over, never afraid to put his foot on the ball, and lead the team at every possibility, so very close for me BUT seen as that is his job, i'm going to give it to Jimmy Dayton, exquisite crosses, full of attacking intent and never shied away from the thugs of the Stevenage left wing, well played Jimmy.

Few facts for tonight. MATCH FACTS Head-to-headOldham have won both previous meetings against the Rams in this competition: 2-1 at home in the third round in October 1991, and by the same scoreline after extra-time in October 2002.OldhamThey are winless in their last seven matches in the League Cup (D2, L5). The last four League Cup matches at Boundary Park have produced 19 goals. DerbySince reaching the semi-finals in 2009, Derby are without a win in the competition. They have lost four of their last five League Cup matches (D1, L4). Manager Nigel Clough won two League Cup titles as a player with Nottingham Forest (1989 and 1990).

Ahhh wasn't aware of that, hope your right, the more we can get in the better.

Fair enough what SC says there, but of couse we should give them stick, for decades we've been rivals/jealous/local/jealous again, why can't we sing songs about them, i'm sure they can take it. Fair play to City though for offering a helping hand, now doesn't the sheik rattle and roll want another challenge to run along his City project??