sjk2008

Can any ITKers reassure me by confirming Lundstram will be starting today? Not sure I can handle watching SAS in midfield, particularly Shelton.

It belongs on all eggs, beans, chopped tomatoes and cheese. Double it up with a brew and it’s mega.

I hope that’s white pepper you’re using.

Exactly. I don’t know why people are struggling to grasp this. We should be able to play 352 (not 532) against the fodder in this league. Weve got Freeman (if he’s not dead) when it needs to be more pragmatic.

Tbf we have the players for a 352 - as proven last night when switching to it won us the game. The problem was we didn’t have a manager who knew what to do.

In my defence, I have apologised for this take further up the thread. I’m not completely sold yet despite him looking good the last few games as we couldn’t have asked for 3 easier fixtures, but I’m definitely open to changing my view.

Easier for all to just give Hobson MotM before every single kick off. The guy is a monster of a centre back.

I didn’t hear booing either. However the group with the drum were berating him at every opportunity.

I knew criticising Green would come back to haunt me Just thank me.

Only a 13 min walk from BnQ so no issue.

There a pub round there?

You always been nuts though tbf

Best place to park and suitable near by pubs please chaps?

Over Clarke?

Heard Green had a blinder. Despite my criticism im all for that. Long may it continue. We need an away win to really boost confidence.

I can’t believe you’ve finally said something that I actually agree with. Nurse!

Which 5 don’t? The top 5?

He absolutely wasn’t good. Christ we really have reached a point where we’ll accept anything.

I don’t hate him, he’s just not very good. But we’ve become accustomed to accepting rubbish players in recent years and this is another prime example.

Yes.

Absolute hyperbole. He was poor. He shouldn’t be starting for us but he does because he’s quick and we have very few options at RW. Why do we need a new source of frustration?

Lolz.

Much better today. Still work in the transfer market to be done but good start now that dinosaur has gone. Hudson - 6: Nothing to do but collect numerous pot shots from distance. His kicking however, is absolutely atrocious. Sutton - 7: Solid enough (bar a dodgy last 10 mins). Still not a RB but he’s decent as backup there. Hobson - 8: Excellent again. His pace is much needed. Hogan - 8: Equally as good, possibly his best showing for us that. Kitching - 6: Quiet game for him, didn’t seem to get forward as much. Brilliant pass for Nuttall in the first half which he should have shot from instead of cutting it back. Green - 5: Garbage. Really don’t get the love in for him. Has pace and that’s it, headless chicken springs to mind. He should be a sub/impact player at the very most. Sheron - 7: Decent game. Still seriously limited as a footballer but would be useful when we play the likes of Chesterfield, Barnet etc. Against dross like Dorking and Oxford, he shouldn’t be anywhere near the starting XI Gardner - 7: Usual energy on show, needs to cut out the Hollywood balls and slow his play down more for me. Still light years above Shelton though. Dickenson - 5: Hardly noticed him. Been disappointed with him all season with the exception of Aldershot. Doesn’t look fit enough to me though. Willoughby - 7: quietly impressed with him. Some neat touches, held the ball up well on a few occasions for a small guy. Needs a run of games though. Nuttall - 9: best performance in a Latics shirt for me (and that includes Aldershot). Great goal, probably should have had 2. Worked his socks off. I still think we lack match fitness. Fuck knows what Unsworth was doing in training but we often look knackered after half an hour. Hopefully this will improve in the coming weeks. Final words - I really don’t understand the York praise. Yeah they passed it about neat and tidily, but when you have a CM like ours, all teams will look decent. They could still be there Saturday and they wouldn’t score. Absolutely toilet up top and not a single chance created, just pot shots. Defensively suspect too.

Good start, but we’ll still never do anything til we bring another midfielder in and get Lundstram back. We have one midfielder that can’t pass and another that’s plays the wrong pass most of the time.

Stephen Clemence has shot to the top of the bookies favourites. Surely we won’t go down the assistant route again…?