longtimeblue

5 hours ago, Frankly Mr Shankly said:

 

 

It's actually down on https://www.worldstoughestrow.com/ as Alzheimer's Research UK if you're tracking him. He's going at 3.2 knots. He's running the risk of a drug test if he's not careful.

Is he nearly there yet?

There's a thing about him at 8:40 on BBC news.

17 minutes ago, Ackey said:

They know more about our team than I do, that's for sure.

 

So much so that I'd have absolutely no clue about a single one of these. 

 

But then to be fair I got as far as Magnus and gave up.

The relegation one?

5 hours ago, wiseowl said:

 

Yes - I would have given ST/NR longer and I said so at the time - why wouldn't that have been a sensible move after the pair instantly "stopped the rot" and went 6 unbeaten? Not a bad footing on which to have given them the rest of the season was it?

 

The club took the decision to part ways - thereafter, I have no problem with the MM appointment. Hope that clarifies.

 

I think our "management" timings have been awful i.e. should have binned off DU at the end of last season and given a new manager time to implement ideas during the close season. Equally, don't chop and change too rapidly like we have this time in mid-season; just doesn't work.

 

Ultimately, I suspect "relationships" had far too much sway in a) the initial appointment of DU et al  b) the delay in sacking him/them and c) the subsequent premature binning of the unbeaten duo of ST/NR (and this left a bad taste for me).

 

It can't be denied that ST/NR got more out of this squad than anyone else - including MM to date. We'd never have got a Fylde or Ebbsfleet hammering under them, in my opinion. Most people are now accepting that MM needs fresh players in. Let's hope the money is found for that. I desperately want us to get out of this league ASAP because it's a bloody awful standard to watch. I also want the home attendance for the club to be maintained/improved and you can feel it starting to ebb away (this Sat's true attendance will be interesting).

 

I hope the right people are now making the right decisions, based on objective criteria.

Equally, we never had a Barnet or Woking. We were good against York but the players were chomping at the bit after Unsworth’s sacking... 

Least of our problems 

Not too much of a difficult task, to be fair. This division is so shit that I think we'd make the play-offs as is.

But, if we were to get up, we'd be completely under prepared. We'll be 10 points clear this time next year.

On 11/21/2023 at 11:22 PM, rudemedic said:

I'm fairly confident someone did quite a decent study on the mental health of a town / city with a football team when that team won and lost and the effect was significant. 

I listened to a podcast recently with a Newcastle fan and he said the mood in the city has significantly improved. 

On 11/15/2023 at 5:10 PM, oafc1955 said:

Wouldn’t have thought it would be his decision to make?

Nor should it be 

On 11/14/2023 at 4:00 AM, Monty Burns said:

and there was nowt wrong with our goal. also terrible decision on the not given corner that was literally right in front of me (£3 stretford paddock) l can still sre it now.

ld forgotten this match tbh but seeing it now l remembet loads about it like how we won but it didnt feel right. all this was wayyy before that Mark Hughes goal which made me a Latics fan. bc l remember it was a night match and they were risky for getting  caught. it was also the first time l even knew that Oldham had a Football team. possibly even the first time l had even heard of Oldham the place. oh no bc the swimming baths, the market, the collosium, the theatre workshop. 

didnt know we had a Football team tho.

Who did your bins?

Miles better. Need, and deserve, a second. That's why Norwood stays on the pitch, for me. Even when he looks wound up, he'll get one or two of those chances a game and will bury far more than he doesn't. Be massive injustice if we don't get 3 points here. 

Absolute sitter by Fondop 

Very good last 20 mins. Looked as much of a decent passing team as I've seen at this level. Will win this.

To quote Andy from the pod and Coogan in the 'The thick of it' before, I am actually 'zen as fuck' at the moment. Confident Mellon will get it right and, even if it's relatively shit for the rest of the season, I'm far more optimistic with him in charge. We'll come good. 

Last two home results have been disappointing but the performances have been better. Incremental improvements might actually be apt.

20 hours ago, JoeP said:

 

They sound like a band from the last 5 years who became popular because of one song, but are basically shit...

I remember watching 'The Llama Farmers' at Werneth Park. No idea if they were shit.

3 hours ago, OldhamAthlete said:

Alex Bruce picks up the poisoned chalice at Macclesfield. 

He's still mid-20s in my head 

21 hours ago, GlossopLatic said:

 

I haven't heard that expression used since the school playground.

 

Are you still a child?

 

If they get caught fuck em Its their own fault.

It's previously, and will be again, classed as over-exuberance. All a bit stupid but undoubtedly being treated as a far more serious thing than it is because of the keeper being pushed over.

If we're talking of childlike expressions, I might pick you up on your 'there's' and 'theirs' in the future.

Don't grass your own. All a bit stupid but there was very little violence and it wasn't too dissimilar to what's happened there twice before. The lad who pushed the keeper has been (rightly) dealt with. Mountains out of molehills.

37 minutes ago, hollandspies said:

Go through the main entrance, tell them you’re friends of the sponsor and help yourself to hospitality - just like someone did on Saturday.

26 minutes ago, Handsy said:

Fylde putting 143 tickets on sale at 6.30  tonight.  Gotta buy online from them

Very much a long shot but after two adults and a concession if anyone can't make it. Thanks 

Is it pay on the day for "home" fans? Can't get any tickets on their website in any area.

I thought it was "John Ketley is a Latics fan". Sure that's one the old man told me anyway.

Hopefully they won't let us play 3 minutes this time if they're gonna call off

Looking for a Fylde ticket 

43 minutes ago, Sparkleking said:

I think most managers sound good in their first interview.  They all churn out the things that supporters want to hear.  I even remember thinking Darren Kelly's first interview was good.  Shows what I know.

I was impressed by Unsworth’s first interview. Saying nowt.