JoeP

Wigan are never likely to come close to anyone's "second favourite" team on here, but it would be a superb jesture if Dave Whelan does what he said what he would do and let everyone in for free for a game. Excellent jesture, particularly considering that the majority of Premiership clubs would rather use every last penny of the £40 million they receive every year on some over paid and overated "superstar". Nice that Wigan, with their modest support, are happy to give something back to their fans.

54 watching Latics...bit disappointed with that, although there hasn't been a massive turnover of "new" teams in this division in the last 10 years. Have also been to Wrexham, Torquay, Mansfield, Cambridge, Dorchester (when we played Bournemouth there) and Thurrock!

There's probably a detailed article on this somewhere, but how would relegation from the Championship work? E.G: say three southern teams come down. Would probably make financial sense, but reckon some of the money saved from "overnighters" should then go towards a minibus to take OASIS members to matches!

Agree - think this was a silly decision by him. If he'd have taken the contract he's have been on more money than he is on now for at least another year, would have had the possibility of being offered a new contract by Latics at the end of next season if he'd have performed well, or could have looked for a two year contract somewhere else then. "A little interest from one or two clubs" doesn't sound like clubs are falling over themselves to sign him and unsuprisingly so, given the fact he's played most of his career in the bottom two divisions and the current economic climate (gets blamed for everything!) could mean a two-year deal might be hard to find.

Don't know much about him, but sounds like he could potentially do a job and has my backing. He's got a hard job on his hands, and so hope everyone gives him enough time to get things right.

Allan's 100% record saved us complete embarrasment - of course we were rattling them in (sort of!) when we had a practice, but choked when it mattered! Harder than it looks, though - the balls are placed at the bottom of a slope, so you're almost running downhill to kick the ball. Excuses, Excuses, I suppose......

Blimey! Never saw a "Ian Moore is a t**t" post back-firing on here! Consider me well and truely put in my place!

Ha! Good one.....

Also, the thing with Hughes is that his dance is a celebration of his goal - the opposition's fans can choose to interpret it the way they want. The "hand round ear" and telling us the score, as Moore did, is just intended to wind the oppositions fans up, which I don't like. Anyway, moving swiftly in an onwards direction........ FMS - Not sure, but did I speak to you in the Greyhound on Saturday? Going Orient? Will probably see you in the Coach and Horses after my 15 minutes of fame!

I don't think anyone on this thread has said they support Hughes doing his dance in front of the oppositions fans, have they? I have well and truely moved on from it, but just wanted to point out that Moore thought he was being the big brave man, when in fact he was being exactly the opposite.....

Didn't think there was much abuse towards either of the Moore's until Ian did his stuff. So, without wanting to sound like a 10-year-old, he started it.........

Probably....never think it's a very big or clever thing to do, though.

What a t**t he is. Giving the crowd the old "hand to the ear" gesture after scoring is one of my pet hates. It's easy to be the "big man" by goading the crowd when there's a line of stewards and police protecting you and when all sensible fans realise that the implications of a counter-reaction would be far harsher to the individual/the club, than they are for the player. To then also turn to the Oldham fans and then show them the score with your hands was also completely uncalled for. Ian Moore's attitude stinks and I couldn't be happier that he decided to bolt when we were about to sign him.

That sounds a bit odd.........whatever lights your candle, though.

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Nice One! Have you sent it to the club? They might stick it in the programme.

Spot on! The only player the fans gave encouragement to on Saturday was Scott Vernon!

Generally over the season, though, it was only Saturday's combination of results that has made a play-off spot look a bit uncertain - we've always been there or thereabouts. Anyway, we'll have to see. I for one hope Shez sorts any issues out during the week and the team puts in a Millwall-esque performance in at MK. Sacking Shez or b!tching and moaning about him isn't going to achieve anything now. Why not get behind the team and staff? You never know - it might just give the team the lift to carry us over the line.

I disagree - current form (which includes taking 4 points from two fo our promotion rivals) suggests we will finish in the play-offs, where we have been for the majority of the season. Big changes could mean we finish 2nd!! Big changes could also mean we finish 12th!! Think it's a case of better the devil you know...........

That's the spirit! And not necessarily true..........

Your right - I could have picked other "highlights" as well as the games I previously listed. Interesting you choose to take the negative view of four matches that, I think, we showed great charachter in - the Leicester synopsis really made me chuckle! So, with the backing Sheridan has had, where do you think we should be, in terms of the backing that the other teams going for promotion have had? Winning every home and away game and be above Leicester?? The "rough with smooth" comment was an observation on this season. If you're going retrospect and talking about your "sufference" between 1997 and 2006, why not go back even further? I'll let the club off the football they played in 1997 - 2006, for the football they played from 1989 - 1994!!

..frustrating. And 5th in the league is..??

When we're underachieving.

Leicester? Millwall (twice!)? Peterborough? (Any coincidence that the majority of "inspiring" games are away from home?!) For every Colchester there's been games that demonstrates we do have the loyalty and match fitness to match the best in this division. Like I said, you've got to take the rough with the smooth.

Fantastic post, mate! Yes, I live miles outside of Oldham (South Wales, in fact!) but get to enough games to justify an opinion (like anyone needs to justify having an opinion anyway!). Was at the game yesterday and unless we get into the play-offs or the Southend match is crucial, it will be my last home game of the season. This is partly due to distance, but mainly due to the fact that the atmosphere at Boundary Park and the attitude of the home fans at Boundary Park stinks and doesn't make it an enjoyable experience. This is speaking as a fan, so God knows what the players and staff think. Will be at every away game (apart from MK Dons) and have been to a dozen away games already this season and admittedly there have been some stinkers, but I realise that Shez is building a team on home crowds of 4,000. I've never called for Shez to be sacked - you basically have to take the rough with the smooth, which I think is the stance which the home fans should take. We're 5th in the league - you can't seriously tell me it's been all "rough" at home matches?? Yes Shez has his faults, but name a manager that will come in and do a better job who will be faultless. Yesterday was a bad performance - I think Shez was let down by the players. Basically we have no creative players without Chris Taylor and yesterday Shez tried to adapt accordingly. It didn't work, but we don't have the resources to revert to an affective "Plan B". The ref was also appalling - he failed to get the basic decisions right, let alone the controversial ones. The atmosphere at every away game, I guarantee, will be more supportive and encouraging than at any home game, as we, as supporters, try and do our bit to get this club promoted. The distance I or anyone else lives from Oldham is irrelevant - at the end of the day, don't we all want the club to do as well as possible??