bluehobbit

That was my thinking.

Y tho???? When was Macca really that good? He had a good start to his latics career got a few goals but then drifted away much like Whittaker has done this season. Both are a bit soft and dont put many challenges in but will get goals going forward. Macca used to throw his dummy out eveytime someone takcled him from behind hed sit on the floor and winge at the ref while the oposition ran straight through us. Whittaker is better passer, can take a man on a can shoot with both feet hes not a brilliant player but he has his moments. Macca had the odd good game but unless he scored he didnt offer us that much

Untill the end of the summer there isnt really a good indicator of who's a team to watch. Teams could be desimated in the summer i think most squads in this league will have a fair turn over of players. The teams taht come down will all ways fancy there chances - didnt we so many years ago but by christmas realisation wil probably have struck home

sorry double post

lol whittaker and Macca are very simelar players. Offer nothing in defence but are useful going forward. Whittaker is the better player of the two has a bit more too his game but only just...............

Billy Painter *not serious*

Id like to think that we have a chance of going up but its a tall order now and the teams at the top seem to be picking up points consistantly so league 1 will b our home next season

The thing is for the critisism he gets for giving players grief ive also noticed a fair few pats on backs and well dones going round. he was doing it with Hines when he first came, he did it with supple the other day v tranmere where to me Gregan was ackowledging he had made a mistake. I agree he is arrogant the back heel to no one v tranmere was not good and he seems to have a habbit of playing hollywood balls when we are loosing. At times when things aren't going well i get the impression that hes thinking im too good for this and his heads goes down.. But he has had some immense games this season Leeds both home and away spring to mind. He can be done for pace but so can most defenders in this league. Hes a talker and shouter but thats what we need our lads are to quiet if they get upset because he gives them a rocket every now and again maybe they should think about another job. Yeah he blames other people for his mistakes a fair bit but hes not the only guilty of that in out team.... I think he has another season left in him

Id go Hughes Smalley (is he young enuff?) and Hughes again - cant remember the team but COG back heeled it, Jones steamed on to it and then whipped in a great ball that Hughes flicked past the keeper.

For me its somehow who ca deal with the ball. Dont care if its winger, centre mid of a forward these days if we are under pressue the lads hoof it first time with one exception Chris Taylor. We need someone else who can take control of the ball and find another blue shirt even with a defender breathing down his neck

What chance royle till the end of the season then gannon takes over in the summer............ Im not keen on Gannon to be honest but it seems other are could be at the back off tta's minds

3-0 latics no danger

Lids can do a job when we are in front and looking to close the game out but going forward unless he has miles of space he is a liability. Defenders know there is no threat in behind so they can get tight on him pressure him and either get him to miss place a pass or tackle him. The fat lady has been warming up since christmas its time for others players to come in now

Good shout mate

Im the same have been all week really cant wait would love to batter Tranmere and get us up and running again. I have said it all season and tomos is no different we need to score first and early. keep the crowd on side and the atmosphere bouncing. Can not wait

Im trying to cure my compulsive pointing disorder!

See this is getting daft i can not belive how excited i am for saturday bit of a grudge match, Big joe back and everyone of us is hoping for miracles fingers xed they come off - i might have a bet of gregan to score just to top it off

Yeah im hoping for some movement in there get Gregan and co moving into the box when the ball is sent in from the corner. Far easier to get height on the run and a lot harder to stop hopefully corners improve for the next few games cause we havent had a threat from them for so long we hardly ever score from them yet we can be in double figures for the amount we have been awarded.

Supple Eardley Gregan Stam Lomax Taylor Maher Allot Jones Kabba Hughes I know Jones likes to say hes a full back but he can deal with the ball and hes a brilliant crosser get him going forward. To be honest we could end up with any permiation (ill will more thank likely be wrong with my suggestion) ill be interested to see if Taylor stays on the left wing.

cheers for the updates lads

can someone post any interstings bits of info for those stuck in work cheers

Ormondroyd was OK for us in the short time he was here. Banger tho was dire didnt he take about 2 years for a goal then score twice against sheff united and only ever scored one more after that - i was never sure why he was in the team

and hes still got a season maybe 2 at the highest level for it sickens me to say this one of the most sucessful teams in europe. I jsut cant see him in a latics shirt unless its a tesamonial/friendly at the very very end of his career

ill get a teletext red to ask him next time hes in the pub cant see it myself... will see his career out at united then call it a day.

Yeah they were awful. He had a reputation of being dodgy and it was accurate. I thought he could have done more with i think it was the 1st one came out like a big fairy.