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Needed to keep our lead until half time but their 1st goal looked like it hit Bellamy to me,don't think he knew anything about it.Was sat right in front of pen incident,was a pen but would the ref have given it to us at Kop end.Little things like that make a big difference when youre the underdog.Loved us going 1 up at Kop end,wish I could have bottled that feeling.My old man told me to take a picture of the scoreboard,by the time I found my phone it was level!!Proud to have been and prouder to be a Latics fan tonight.

Last I heard they reckoned he would be out until March,can't believe that he would be out so long.

The RRE should be good for a while yet,Chaddy is adequate.Today I went corporate at Chesterfield.They took me on a ground tour,everything was in one stand and easily acessible,dresssing rooms,board room etc,lovely meal and executive seating.Build a new main stand on the old Lookers and we are off and running.After all a ground tour only has to include a main stand tour.

Sorry missed Kuqi out;thought Smith was more effective to be honest,worked hard as usual but funnily enough could do with a goal.6

Cisak;some decent saves today but his starting position for a keeper could be better,felt he could of claimed far balls than he did.Happy with him overall this season though.7. Lee;solid as usual,one of the most consistent players in the team.Decent going forward and cant remember him being done by Smith of Chesterfield.7 Black;interesting one this,their goal came from his side and I thought he didn't have much cover but it looks as though teams highlight him as a potential weakness.Second half thought he did well to be fair.6 Clarke;Thought it was usual Clarke,switches off at times and was second best too many times first half but generally got better.Mvoto for Liverpool please Mr Dickov.6 Diamond;solid enough no nonsense performance,steadily getting better after a slow start.7 Furman;same old Furman today,good effort first half which was well saved,usual bustling self.7 Adayemi;I know some of you guys criticise him but love the way he gets forward and but for a stunning save he would of won it for us second half.Real energy this lad however if Wes is fit Tom will make way at Anfield.6 Morais;a conundrum for Dickov,comes on at weekend and scores and makes one.Today makes one but typical Fil is as guilty of sloppy passes and giving the ball away as he is as being creative.6 Taylor;say what you will he is our best player,some really well timed runs off his man and could have done better with his finish first half.Was sat with the Chesterfield fans and they really were giving him some stick but wished he played for them.7 Simpson;class act this lad,really links up midfield and attack and can pick a pass.Top marks Robbie lad.8 Smith;not sure on Matty today,at times looked a non league player but then won more in the air and held the ball up better than Kuqi,started poor but then got better and would benefit from more than a cameo role every now and then.Goal today a typical example of what he offers,instead of lumping it from defence get it wide and get crosses in he will nod em in.6 Subs,Parker;not generally one to criticise but I have more chance of starting at Anfield.Didn't but himself into challenges and it didn't go unnoticed,Simpson twice gave him a bollocking.Come on Josh put a challenge in lad.4 Scapuzzi;only on a few minutes but had a decent shot,feel he needs to toughen up a bit but he is a talent.6 Happy with a point overall,felt we were the better team but then they came real close second half,Lee nearly turning in his own goal and shot near the end just missed.Looking forward to Anfield now.KTF.

Thought Trotters had a decent game,maybe miffed he wasn't offered a deal at Latics.

Yeah thought both linesman were poor,couldn't make a decision on throw ins between em.

Nothing wrong with B2net,wouldn't mind us having a decent tidy little ground with proper facilities.

My bro is engaged to a Chesterfield season ticket holder,as he points out to her they are still one place higher in the league than they were all last season!!

Damn sure I'm going,not impressed about it being a Friday night but it is Liverpool at Anfield.

Dont know if he was having us on but big Gordon said Mvoto was out for three months and Reid was still weeks away from being fit.Hope he was taking the mickey cause Mvoto looked back to his best on Saturday.

Saw him after the game in sponsers box,played with tonsilitis apparently,long may it continue if he plays like that.Nice one Robbie lad,must admit had me doubts early doors but you look the bollocks now son.

Yep thats him mate,deffo porn star tash.

Best left back at club.

Rocket Ronnie Jepson,John Mcginlay,Phil Starbuck,wouldn't wanna be behind them on the all you can eat buffet!

David Currie?

Gk,Gerrard,Eardley,Tierney,Hall,Hill,Croft,Wellens,Kilkenny,Taylor,Kuqi,Hughes.

Fully agree,he looked like a top prospect in an otherwise poor Crewe side.Don't think he will be there much longer if he can maintain that form.

Marshy's goal probably the cleanest thump of a ball I have ever seen live.Some good memories there,especially the United home win.Speaking of Gerrard,when he got into the Latics side werent his knees knackered,remember him wearing these huge straps round them for ages.His kicking is better now than it was then!!

Parker said tonight he expects to be ready in 2-3 weeks.

Good team effort,far better tempo to our play and also closed down quicker when we lost the ball,also could have realistically scored five or six.Agreed on their no.25,looked a classy player for his age.

Remember after our great start under Shez he decided to bring Jones in on loan and started him ahead of Lomax who like the rest of the side had been playing well.I dont doubt Jones was a better player but we discovered eventually he couldnt defend and also what does that do for squad morale?Dont mind two or three loans but at the present would have Tarkowski as a starter ahead of all the other center halves,then Winchester ahead of Adeyemi.Reserve judgement on the two Italians but Simpson also looks okay but is he really any better than Morais?Just feel that you should back your own first I guess.

Good read that,I attended my first game around that time and also remember the Everton home defeat in the cup as one of my earliest Latics memories.Look forward to part two mate.

Given that you can now have five and not seven noticed today that if we lost a midfielder we may be short in that area.With this in mind I think a GK;Gerrard,Df;Diamond,St;Smith,Lotto;Morais fair enough but then Black ahead of Winchester as a sub does not make sense as Winchester can cover a number of bases such as Wes injury.Just a thought.

Thats the way I see it too.