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It was my first game of the season yesterday and after all the negativity and the first 20 minutes I did have my head in my hands. after that with the Banks change and giving it a go for most of the rest of the game I came away with a positive feeling and hope for more home wins than losses if we keep the character and select a settled side. the ref was the worst I've seen in a very long time, even though the 2nd yellow for Fane was wrong you knew he'd be off as soon as he got the first one. here's what I thought of the players Wilson - we were spoiled with Connor Ripley, and this guy will let in 2 a game, not a shot stopper at all, and opposition teams will expose his weaknesses Hunt - solid , but often out of position Gerrard - He got turned too easily , especially one occasion in the first half when charlton should have had another. He's very experienced, but too slow, needs to shift a couple of stones Clarke - made some great blocks , didn't seem to captain the team and encourage though. Wilson - solid, but probably out of position and exposed at least for their second and fourth goals Gardner - impressive and controlled on the ball,good distribution seemed to flag near the end though Bryan - neat and tidy, will improve with more game time Banks - too many Hollywood balls, I think there is a footballer in there, needs more focus and discipline and to play as advised Byrne - looked good, took his goal well Davies - - took confidence from the penalty goal, and linked well with Doyle Doyle - looked a cut above strikers we've had for the last few seasons, a natural finisher Fane - did ok for me, though was waiting for that second yellow, he's not got a football brain Fawns - first time I've seen him, did ok in the short time he was on Osei - not on long enough to make an impact was a little bemused at 2-4 that there was not more urgency, it was like we'd given up with 15 to go did get one back, but felt we could have pushed more for another goal onwards and upwards

Me too, he says it as he sees it, and is impartial. he talks knowledgeably about the game having been involved in it for a good few years. It didn't work out for him at Rochdale, and he's probably good in theory, but hasn't got that extra required to be a successful league manager. imo he'd be good back in an academy

Latics 2 Shrewsbury 1 (ht 1-1) davies 4,379

Rovrum 2 Latics 3 (ht 1-1) Davies 7.244

He was a wrong 'un the ref

Very sad , for all who work there, and oldham in general. until Twitter etc, it was the only place to get any news on Latics. remember the Saturday green final , was miles better than the pink final. another piece of Oldham history is going hope matt chambers gets something fixed up too

Latics 1 charlton 3 (ht 0-2) Brian Wilson 3,859

By George, I'd rather be cleaning windows

He's now with Glossop North End, played against Mossley in the FA cup qualifier on Saturday

Some one to one coaching from Tony P could help him.

Brucey's had his last bonus

In a brand new stadium , umpteen times better than Springfield Park, with cheap ticket prices and a team that got promoted, which always brings in more fans. just saying, may not be lfl comparisons

SkyBet davies to score and we win 11-2 us to win 1-0, 17-2 davies to score and we win 1-0, 40-1 You don't meet a poor bookie they say

"Apparently, 1 in 5 people in the world are Chinese. And there are 5 people in my family, so it must be one of them. It's either my mum or my dad. Or my older brother Colin. Or my younger brother Ho-Chan-Chu. But I think it's Colin." *Acknowledgement to Tim Vine

Doctor Who, by the same name

For a moment I hoped the topic title was referring to Matty Smith Smith Smith ah well.....

It's worth an email BP, then it's with him to follow up, bearing in mind your knowledge and experience they should follow this up and have a good look themselves . he went to Torquay on loan from Man U, then to Warrington, Droylsden, Warrington and now back at droylsden , 22 at the moment. there'll be a lot of ex-Man Utd youths spread around local non league teams.

That Welsh bloke , who's name we can never ever say

Thanks, but no thanks

Got promoted with Brentford from league one 2013-14 and their player of the season the year after 30, so could still have 2 or 3 years left in him allegedly on £7.5 k /week, so puts him out of our pay league me thinks

And most of these are basics, that you would expect to be taught before the age of 13 and grasped by the majority of children, who play at an average level, certainly passing and tracking and heading

Well you learn something new every day, FUD , fear , uncertainty and doubt. i really do hope that all this on owtb at the moment is from a minority and that the majority are giving longer than 2 competitive matches for the team to gel and start to perform. social media is good in some ways, but has a lot to answer for in others.

Are they from the moon?

It's a different world they live in, unfortunately, with agents around. i'm no expert, but that's the impression that abounds. to be fair though, some players need an incentive, not that I agree that should be monetary