stevesidg

What do we think the crowd will be on Saturday?

I'll go for 3,800 with 350 from franchise FC.

Last season it was 3,630 and that was on a Tuesday night,won 2-1, with sheehan's great goal, and that curler from good old Kiegan Parker.

Our average attendance last season was 4,630, and so far this season it's 4,407.

Statto , over and out.

the ginger diver has put us 1-0 up.

who's 38 Burns?

Swindon 1 Latics 3

Feeney

6,789

Modern'ish era

Eyresy

Warney

Pogs

Furman

Darren Sheridan

Older

Andy Barlow

Tricky Ricky

Jim Fryatt

Jim Bowie

Maurice 90 miles an hour

Mark Ward

Latics 2 - 1 Walsall

Feeney

3,456

Exeter 1 - 2 Latics

Cedric

4,567

Yeovil 0 - 1 Oldham

Evina

3,789

Anyone got any ideas as to what the big announcement will be at the end of season dinner, as mentioned in Saturday's programme?

I hope it turns out not to be a damp squib.

I have a thought - well maybe a dream - that they are going to announce the signing of Paul Scholes for next season.

There are a few things that make me hope that this may be true, and I know it's all wishful thinking and we've hoped for it before, but here goes:

1) Don't think he's yet signed for United for next season.

2) Season ticket holders have until May 19th to claim their tickets for next season, after which they cannot be guaranteed their current seat. Previously we've had until some time in July to do this, so they MUST ( ) be expecting a mad rush then.

3) The White Hart is pretty much his nearest watering hole, after the Farrars.

4) I'm completely barking.

If I was Warren Feeney I'd try as hard as possible in training and look sharp and interested, and prove all us doubters wrong.

Maybe next week - oh no I forgot you're playing for your beloved norn iron.

I bet he's played more games for them this season than us, well starts anyway.

We desparately need a striker who can score. I know that's a very obvious statement.

I do know 2 strikers who score very week - Jordan.

pie and mash and 'liquor' - £3.00

Amos made 5 or 6 very good saves yesterday, and i too thought their goal must have been deflected, from the angle where we were sat.

We maybe had only 2 or 3 shots in the whole game.

Kieran Lee was ok, Traky did wha he needed to do,Amos made some good saves, and apart from that the rest were poor.

Tounkare eeeds to be rested, and it says a lot for the other so called strikers on the bench that Dickov brought Trotman on and put him and Tarky up front , rather than bring a sub striker on.

Brighton at home could be a cricket score, but you never know , it may be one of these where they should win big, and we scrape it 1-0 to end our dismal run, but I wouldn't put more than a fiver on that, of your money.

If you were Dickov, would you stay?

There's going to be a reduced budget next season, not knowing where we're going to play, possible administration.

Phoenix from the flames, but recently he's looked decidedly less positive, and so many things are outside his control.

I know he knew that when he took the job, but I bet it's x times harder than he thought.

Try riding a bike in treacle, with both hands tied behind your back.

Orient 2 v 2 Latics

4,234

The ginger w(h)inger

The Tranmere game is the that the club is thinking of/looking to do/??? reduced admission price at again. They mentioned it briefly at the fans forum at Tara Lesiure last week. Not sure of price, or if it's been confirmed, or if they have local business sponsorhsip or Chron backing etc?

Bournemouth 1 - 2 Latics (always optimistic)

Stephens

6,345

Latics 4 v 3 Peterborough

Taylor

4,234

mk dons 2 v 2 Latics

6,345

White

Brizzle 1 - 4 Latics

Feeney

4234

Not sure what the calculation is, but oin Radio Macnhester before the game Simon Corney said around 7,200 gate would be break even for last night.

sp if your a latics fans your not aloud to wear another teams shirt ? grow up !

 

i have a chelsea shirt because it was on offer £5 and i wear it for the gym. i also have a barcelona one and many more. im a football fan aswell as a latics fan!!

 

stop being childish.

I'm a Latics fan first, and england second, and I've got and wear both shirts.

why would you have and wear a Chelsea shirt?

43 years, first went in 1967, not sure who against, in old broadway stand, before the ford stand was built.

first memory sadly is v south shields '69 or so, when we lost to a non league tteam at home in the cup.

not sure how many games in total but at an average of about 20 a season it must be 800+

maybe only a few left at BP, but we'll re emerge somewhere else.

corney and Hardy are not daft, they've got a plan, and won't let us die

Sheep S**ggers 1 v 2 Latics

White

15123

Pets at home at the Elk have already bought 10 x £500 goldfish on the strength of old Pete sailing on in.

Earlier today I made this post: here

 

It was my take on how big the world is and how insignificant a move of a few miles is. It's one I hope people will take time to consider when thinking about the future of Latics and the continued need to move away from BP.

 

I also want to raise another point.

 

For almost a decade I was a Manchester Storm Ice Hockey Club fan. The day that club 'died' was one of the worst of my life. I felt the pain of loss like losing a family member. I'd grown up with Storm. Of great memories watching them with my family and friends. Of my Dad taking me on a school night much the disdain of my Mum who'd have to drag me out of bed the following day.

 

I could go on.

 

I lost Storm. They folded due to financial difficulties and were reborn as Manchester Phoenix. I still feel an affinity to the club, however they play at a considerably lower level and due to changing from being a kid/student to an adult/full time worker I'm not really able to go anymore. I make it once or twice a year like I do to a Latics game. The club still means a lot to me though.

 

They moved. They moved from Manchester to Altricham. That's 8 miles. It's from a Manchester postcode to a Warrington postcode. It's from BP to Ashton or BP to Failsworth and back again.

 

I can assure you that those who felt the loss of losing Storm were not bothered one bit. To know the sport - thanks to efforts far beyond those of TTA - was to remain alive in the area was all that mattered.

 

They're not direct comparisons. They're an example.

 

Don't take for granted what you have and don't be blinded by a line on a map.

Ackey, you make a whole heap of sense, good on you.

Having spent hours reading these posts over the last few days about the latest events, there's one thing that binds everyone together:

We all really care about Latics.

Different opinions, different views and lots of banter.

Keep the faith.