JoeP

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??

Yeah, the irony is hilarious! The chants of "scum, scum, scum" (or "scam, scam, scam" as they pronounce it) always make me laugh.

Will probably see you all in there - up for a few beers post-match in and around Borough High Street, though.

Yes, and at Peter Beagrie's half-time analysis, and every time the commentators said "he's loving this" about Windass when he went in goal......... At least the commentators were knowledgeable enough to point out how disgraceful the officials were and sighed in disbelief when Smalley had a free-kick given against him for shielding the ball in the corner flag.

I think a couple are on the 8:21 train from London, which is the only direct one, and gets in at 11:39. As BigFin said, we'll be coming over from the West and will be in Hereford about 1pm. We'll either be in the Victoria Tavern (which is modelled like a boat) or the Oxford Arms (the haunted one...). Either way the pre-match drinking session is going to be very exciting.....

Think it was in the days when teams could only name three subs, in about 1995. This game was probably the best Latics performance I've seen at Selhurst Park - a definite bogey ground for us. We were two down at half time, but pulled the game back to 2-2, with goals from Vonk and Barlow (?). Think Garnett went off injured and we'd already used our two outfield subs, meaning Hallworth was the only option from the bench and Super Sean had to drop back into defence. I remember Hallworth nearly won it for us in the last minute, but put a free header over the bar. A classic OASIS away day! Remember there was piles of snow round the edge of the pitch and because of the bad weather, very few Latics fans actually made it.

Missed Neil Redfearn's goal at Watford in the championship season, due to an unscheduled clamber over the allotments to get into their away end! Also missed Taylor's first goal at Leeds this season because the half-time interval wasn’t long enough for me to finish my beers...

Didn't mean you specifically - meant that group of Oldham fans who tend to irrationally target individual players when things aren't going well. Goes without saying that your entitled to your opinion, but his game's still developing and to label him "s***e" when he's shown signs that he could become a pretty good player (in my opinion!) at this level is a bit over the top.

"Shhhiiiitttttteeee"!? That's ridiculous.... Admittedly he didn't do much in the second-half today, but in the first half won every challenge, scared the defenders with his pace and held the ball up well. 22 years-old, been on loan to Bury and only signed for us in the summer - we don't like to give players much of a chance, do we??

Shez is angry with the players?? Think he needs to start looking closer to home before he points the finger elsewhere. Exactly what benefit are Ormerod and Jones to the team? Omerod is unfit by his own admission and even at his best probably too a similar player to Hughes to form a decent partnership with him, yet has started the last two matches where we have failed to have a proper effort on goal. Have only seen Jones at Bristol and Swindon and seen nothing to suggest he's better than Eards and Lomax. I'm all for bringing in players on loan for depth to the squad, but we're basically being a reserve team for Wolves and Preston with these two - giving them match practice is only going to benefit the parents clubs as they're offering nothing to Latics. Shez has made changes just for the sake of making changes - he could have picked the team that beat Leeds against Swindon. Not in the Shez-out camp (if there is one!) at all, but the last two matches have seen us drop 6 points against teams that we should be beating if we're serious about getting out of this division.