BlueInAus

Tell me, is the drum as loud in the ground as it appears on TV or was it just really near the mics? 

Couldn't agree more. Let's face facts, the number of people who want to pump millions into the mighty latics is zero. People wanted Corney out, now people want AL out. Without AL, the club will most likely cease to exist.

I know I am a little far removed, but as far as I can see AL hasn't really done a lot wrong. I would be worried if our owner wasn't interfering with the running of the club. Surely that shows he cares about the club doing well. If he was just here for another reason he could spend all of his time in Dubai and leave the club to rot.

This is not the time to protest, I think it is a very dangerous thing to do. Scholes leaving looks to me like he was out of his depth and jumped because management was harder than he thought. Really, how likely is it that AL would not tell Wild as the caretaker manager who to pick, but would tell the full time manager (who happens to be a footballing legend) who to pick in the team. It doesn't ring true to me.

I lost quite a bit of respect for Scholes even before he took the job, if the rumours of his high wage demands are true. He hardly needs the money, and any wage he takes surely takes away from the playing budget.

Scholes is gone, AL is still here. I hope he proves all the nay-sayers wrong and makes us stable and we can push for promotion next year.

Voted

YES BOYS!

I can totally understand why people are a bit funny about him starting, but the issue is with the whole loan system - not the player.

The recall option should only be there for if the club needs the player back for themselves, not because he has done well and bigger clubs want to loan him.

Seems stupid that Lang, who we loaned for half a season, will be here for the whole season; but Surridge, who we loaned for the whole season, will only be here for half.

We should play our best 11 though, and if that is Surridge in the Wild man's eyes, then he should start.

Did you check your bank account BP? My annual subscription balance was refunded over a month ago, but as mine only ran until August, the amount refunded was small.

I am so excited I get to actually watch the matches now with ifollow, just hope the quality is good enough. I also wish Gordon was still with us, I am really going to miss his commentary. 

Well, that may be the last chance I get to watch Oldham live. What a shower of :censored: we are.

Ffs

It just gets worse

There are bad tackles, then there is common assault. This well crossed the line into common assault and should be charged as such by the police.

If not, where is the line?

 

No. His first tweet about it suggested he thought we were getting a few quid out of it

I thought that at the time, but now I read it as being sarcastic. OAFC will be pleased etc

Just a thought.

Anyone else think Dunn was being a smug **** on Twitter when he talked about the transfer, knowing full well we had sold the clause?

Dunno if it has been mentioned elsewhere, but the reason Tarky wasn't even on the bench was because he refused to play.

Not sure if has been mentioned before, but I am hearing JCH is all set to rejoin the midget at Barnsley. Not sure if loan or transfer. $400k and has done nothing so far for Rotherham

All I know is that for the first time since Hughes we have signed someone that other people have heard of. I said to a bloke at work "We've signed David Dunn" and he said "He'll do a job for you." That hasn't happened for a long time.

Is it the manager's job though? ?

When I first signed up to LP, I thought a similar thing. That the commentary wasn't up to scratch, because I was comparing it to radio or TV style commentary.

After 3 or so months, I was totally the other way. When LP was down and we had to listen to the opposition feed from some radio station, I just wanted our boys back.

All these years later now (over 5 years at least), I really wouldn't change Gord, Roy and Mike. They, and the owtb chat regulars, make my Saturdays.

Also, I may be wrong but I think only Gord gets paid. Mike and Roy do it for free.

 

In the new stand a pie will be delivered to your seat at half time by a Miss World/Mr Universe finalist, according to personal preference, wearing a thong and a smile.

Only a finalist? Shows the lack of ambition from this club. Corney out

I have one source, that is a football agent for a company that represents some of the players at Oldham. I wouldn't trust what he tells me as gospel, I am sure the club wants agents to know as little as possible. He is sometimes ahead of the game, but also told me Dowie was a done deal!

I wonder if some of the sources talked about on here are as tenuously linked with the club, that is why we hear such grade A bullplop.

As long as we are not sleeping with the fishes come season end

I have a direct debit due in August. Do I need to cancel this and resubscribe? Is the DD to latics, or the old LP provider?

I bought every shirt for a while there, but never wore them once away from a 5-a-side pitch or BP. Not got a single one with the new badge though. Is this going to be the year I put that to right? I will wait to hear what the quality is like I think.

Yes to Taylor, Yes to Baxter. It really needs no thought. Neither are likely to happen tho

Time's not right for Scholes? Well he has missed his chance then cos next year we start our meteoric rise up the divisions culminating in 5 champions leagues in a row.

Did you all miss the memo?

If we win I'll be #holdenmygroin

I heard the streets are paved with gold