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2 minutes ago, Lee Sinnott said:

Shite...

 The Kowenicki Five-0 will bust your ass now !

2 minutes ago, jorvik_latic said:

 

Registered for 10 years, first post yesterday! Hmmm. Hi Si.

Been prolific since he got going though 

39 minutes ago, mad4it said:

Not many crooks invest substantial amounts of money to support a failing football club for 14 years, and before you throw the asset stripping card on the table... when the 3 amigos took over the club, we were in administration, the best players had already left and the ground was owned by the council. But please enlighten me on how he is a crook, no doubt the crown prosecution services will be eagerly awaiting your evidence!!!

Hiya Si, we all miss you really 

And people thought Eyresy was fishing on the Donny thread  

this dude is something else !

Can't beat a bit of Ticketgate to divert attention from the non event that is naming the new manager 

10 minutes ago, deyres42 said:

Will we now be able to compete with the mighty Salford budget wise?

Doubt it ,but we may be able to get Rooney on loan 

59 minutes ago, lookersstandandy said:

 

I thought Coppell beat that when left Citeh after 30-odd.....?

I wasn't quoting it as a record Andy  you are correct though 

3 minutes ago, BP1960 said:

 

And here's me thinking the idea of a new owner was not to sell the family silver ever again.

To dream the impossible dream 

3 minutes ago, mikejh45 said:

 

Minor irrelevant point....probably not worth mentioning but maybe Scholes insists on no players being sold without his say so.

One would like to hope so Mike but there is only one person in charge at BP  

A forward thinking chairman/owner would be loathed to part with George unless the fee was 300k min plus very generous sell on clauses.

Maybe the club can't afford to turn down any amount of money if they are struggling to pay the bills.

On the face of it the Doncaster game may decide the future of a couple of players.Win and there is a very real chance of a bumper pay day in the next round,Lose and it's sell the family silver. 

7 minutes ago, Lee Sinnott said:

He'll tell Lemsagam to stick it if he signs players he doesn't want or is told he has to play Johan Branger and keep Hunt on the bench. 

 

Looking forward to seeing how it'll pan out...

Ahhh, if that is the case there is every chance that he will beat Brian Clough's 44 day stint at Leeds

10 minutes ago, Greenfield Latic said:

FWIW I have it on good authority that Scholes has taken the job, my sister and brother in law are close friends and saw him this morning. I asked if they knew who his assisstant would be but they didnt ask!! They said he is good mates with Nicky Butt.

Your Sister and Brother in law are married and remain close friends ?????  nah,not having that 

23 minutes ago, yarddog73 said:

When is AL due back from Dubai? Might be the only thing holding the deal back because I suspect he'd want his picture printed all over the Nationals given he's ploughed a good few quid into us thus far.

Loves a good photo opportunity does  

Have to hope that the manager situation is sorted in a day or two.

If it is Scholes that would massively improve our chances of loaning high quality young players similar to Lang and Surridge.

This in turn would lead to less reliance on the foreign also rans. 

48 minutes ago, oafcmetty said:

Maybe Paul is getting some winter sun

Wouldn't he burn in an instant?

I can't see further than Wild remaining as first team coach for the remainder of the season.

The idea that Scholes would be happy working for the   and his sporting director beggars belief 

2 minutes ago, singe said:

More than

<checks notes>

 

Adam Lockwood
Aiden O’Neill
Alex Read
Anthony Gerrard
Ben Pringle
Brendy Glackin
Brian Wilson
Chris Kettings
Chris Renshaw
Chris Taylor
Connor Brown
Conor Wilkinson
Danny Byrnes
Danny Gardner
Danny Philliskirk
Darius Osei
David Cornell
David Dunn
David Mellor
Devante Jacobs
Dominic Poleon
Jack Byrne
Jack Truelove
Jack Tuohy
Jacob Mellis
Jake Cassidy
Jake Kean
James Wilson
Jamie Reckord
Jamie Stott
Jordan Bove
Joseph Mills
Josh Law
Kallum Mantack
Kundai Benyu
Lee Croft
Mason Fawns
Michael Ngoo
Mike Jones
Ollie Banks
Paul Green
Paul Tyson
Rhys Turner
Ryan Flynn
Ryan McLaughlin
Tareiq Holmes-Dennis
Theo Vassell
Tope Obadeyi

For example.

 

Cheers  i could make a team from that list that would beat our foreign legion without breaking a sweat.

We know there are no allegiances in football anymore,players are only interested in how much $$$$$ they can make but i still firmly believe that homegrown players offer more than the wholesale importing of foreign recruits.

Time will definately show one way or another the effect of this recruitment policy, the owner has decided this is how he wants to run the club ( his money,his choice) maybe IF an experienced manager is installed we will see a more even spread of UK/Foreign/Youth players.

12 minutes ago, singe said:

It was you that set the parameters, including area of birth,  of what constitutes an Oldham Athletic team. Like I said, being born geographically close to Oldham doesn't make any difference whether you care about  Oldham more or not.

So define your Oldham Athletic team.

I am still awaiting your valuation of these foreign players Jeremy Corbyn !

can you not answer my question?

10 minutes ago, HarryBosch said:

 

Very few of our English players, whether they be local or from down south or wherever, have been "proud" to wear the shirt for years...

 

In fact the same will be said at most clubs in the land. 

Football in general has been like that for ages now....

 

Have you recently awoken from been cryogenically frozen or something? 

You are asking the wrong person, i suggest you visit Mr Singe, Thanks  for the Walt Disney bit.

Just now, singe said:

Shouldn't you be at school?

Nope, 2 weeks off 

17 minutes ago, Crusoe said:

I believe the Home Grown Rule is a PL rule, not an FA rule. Not sure if there's any equivalent for FL clubs, couldn't spot one in the current Handbook.

home grown player rules do apply in EFL also

1 minute ago, singe said:

Calling a decent point, in context of the lack of striking options, the standard of the opposition and their budget, and how PW was able to react to the euphoria of the Fulham win does not automatically mean you think 15th is a good finish to the season. Plenty of our experienced ex managers and season pro managers would ahve lost that game in identical circumstances.

So now we have a team from Calais that is super proud to wear the shirt and a manager who could outwit Pep,Clough and Shankly

2 minutes ago, the_mighty_bosh said:

 

"We all dream of a team of Giles Coke's..."

 

 

Clearly that's said in jest, no one seriously believes that...do they?

Cokes or Omranis and Bentekes and Placides etc 

You know, Kusunga did have a point about 15th, there are people here who are incapable of calling a poor performance just that.

We all loved Fulham but few called FGR crap,which it undoubtedly was, but because of the cup win we are supposed to allow a lame performance to be seen as a good effort.

15th place mentality that 

19 minutes ago, singe said:

What a load of crap.
If they can stay together, gel and succeed then they will be as part of LAtics folklore as any other comparable team.

Some of those with apparent lack of performance level can clearly be levelled at previous manager.

Some on this board must have hated the Fulham win, unable to pour out their misanthropy.

OK, how about you put a rough £££ valuation on these superstars ? i am intrigued 

A team full of third rate foreign imports is not an Oldham Athletic team.

That said,it is a team that will find it's level at 15th in League 2 which should make the majority of this board happy.