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A lot of other southend fans say he was class - once he had a run of games, which by all accounts is what he needs. 1st one tonight and against players in the league above.

As Razza said that was mainly through injury. Up until the injury southend were certainly impressed with him. Certainly the feeling is that he's one of those players who takes a while to get going after injury, but the more he plays the better. In theory the kind of centre back we've needed for a while - some experience but young, big, strong and pacy. But let's wait and see!

The Notts County guide for visiting supporters 8th Wonder

goals may be coming up now

You do know RA is a steward don't you

Slow awards day ...still in with a chance he'll sign here !!??!!!

was hoping you spotted that.

As the tuck shops don't yet exist I would think that if anyone wanted 'healthy' options including then nows the time to mention it. But there's nothing wrong with everything in moderation. There will be a large range of old favourites such as Liq+Blackcurrant, Uncle Joes, Pear Drops, Rhubarb and Custard, Sarsaparilla Drops and lots of others (hopefully Rushtons), so please do mention anything you may be after via this thread and I'll do my best to include. So there should be plenty to keep the big kids happy. If this gets off to a good start then it will raise much needed funds for Boundary Blues work, and perhaps bring a few happy faces to the terraces (irrespective of what's happening on the pitch!!).

It is Warren Feeney where the connection comes in rather than Dickov, they are big mates from their time together at Leeds. Best men at the weddings etc. Edit: sorry Ulster1982 beat me to it!

Rod McDonald. IMO looked good, raw, but certainly had a bit of composure about him and did well against a very strong Burnley frontline. Didn't really see what his pace was like as he wasn't really put in that kind of situation. Worthy of another couple of goes as we are lacking some young centreback back up.

Not really, the costs involved and cashflow of buying/selling stock, staff wages etc along with the whole operation of it mean that the franchise is probably the better option. We aren't alone, majority of pl and fl clubs do the same. One thing I hope the club is taking more interest in is revisiting the marketing/partnerships with businesses. I did a lot of work including putting a plan together for how this could work off my own back. Increasing revenue streams into the clubs outside of many of the outdated marketing/hospitality packages. None of which need to increase marketing costs and utilise the existing infrastructure open to the club. I take a fairly neutral view on the Trust, I believe they have lost their way (but let's face it the club haven't exactly been the beacon of vision and planning), and I see a huge number of problems with them, the current culture and decision making. But they have many dedicated people who want to look after the club, and it is times like these that they step up. However, one thing I definately would not like to see is the Trust embarking on a fund-raising campaign with the sole intention of all monies raised going straight to the club. Looking at it from a business pov, as a minor shareholder in a business I would never expect to pump cash into a business when I have no ultimate say over the outcome. And unless Simon and Danny have transfered shares to Corney, then ultimately he's in an even weaker position. Raise money, please I will back that in all ways I can, but retain control over those monies, they may be really necessary later!! As an aside I would like the club to be looking at appointing some new directors soon - investors or not, the club needs some good business heads and contacts on the board now more than ever to open as many doors as possible.

I heard that it was only Andy Ritchie, and only when he wears a hat

Spot On!

go in via the News section rather than the front page it's freeview there.

I'm not arguing that case, I'm merely saying that it seems on the surface that the likelihood with regards to the loans is the scenario I mention. Of course this doesn't take account of any personal change in circumstances, but the talk of budgets set out for the year suggest that this is the case. As sensible business guys I'd be pretty confident of saying that they have made preparations for not getting this money back immediately. From the pov of other businesses failing, again the loans are not immediately at risk. That all said there is always a risk whilst the loans are there that they could be called in, in an instant. From a business point of view I say that the lack of clarification over these is more about not reveling a potential negotiating hand away - in other words, as I initially said with Corney still around - unlikely to be touched, but a new large investor - the repay of the loans (or a large proportion) become part of the asking price. At the end of the day, I am worried about the current situation, but that for me isn't based on the loans already committed, it is for 12months time and that the current board is now lacking real depth in terms of business experience and I'd like to see Corney setting out a plan to get some more people on board - even if this is in a non-exec position. There is now a lack of entrepreneurial experience, business contacts and marketing experience on there (though it could be argued some of these were lacking before). Knowing the money man behind Burnley as I do and the make up of the board there, it was these kind of people who made the difference which eventually filtered down onto the pitch.

Probably be the case that if a decent sized investor comes in they will want the loans repaid/some kind of agreement as part of the purchase, however as long as it remains Corney (or the odd small investor) then they will not call the loans in.

We've been working with Dr Kershaws for the past 7 months and if you order from our site using the code DRKER182 you get a 10% discount and Dr K's get a 10% donation. dr k The Trust have a similar code and it is something we've suggested to the club as a revenue stream (over 18 months ago!) along with some of our other stuff like latics branded sweets but without a reply since.

Just to make the point that the MEN media partner stuff is driven mainly due to the Oldham Advertiser - which after a few mistakes a couple of years ago (with City advertising on the Oldham football pages) seems ok for Oldham news whenever I see it (though it's not often as I'm not in the area). In terms of being 5 in the list that's about right. Long gone are the days when we used to be the 3rd club in the MEN, on Piccadilly Radio and NWT.

swansea very sad

Possibly not as much of an issue as it looks at first sight. Debt HMRC are after is in the main only 20 days overdue, AIM suspension is the formal procedure in this case. A local businessman has recently ploughed around £13m into the club, so it may be fair to assume that this probably isn't quite as bad as it first looks - though a sign that there will be further cutbacks at PNE. Probably also a good indicator as to the very good players they are releasing or have on the transfer list.

Trash - The Whip

One thing I do think the club could learn from these prices is the FOC ticket to under 7's, even if these are limited to the 'family section'. On top of the super 7's and the work the Boundary Blues does this would be a real commitment to getting the youngsters of Oldham through the door.

Actually don't remember much about the game itself (other than it being a cracker). A feeling of ecstatic shock when Earl scored and euphoria when dodger appeared at the far post to slide in the equaliser (though you just knew it was going to happen). My memories are more of the day itself. It was the first cup game (2nd year of season ticket) that season that I couldn't go to (excluded Southampton away from that as my dad couldn't take us on a midweek to the south coast). Everyone we spoke to that morning was either a very scared red or supporting us. But the excitment of the day was that my team were going to be live on the BBC in the semi-final of the FA cup - that just didn't happen. And those were the days that it was so exciting on FA Cup final day as you got the whole day build up - and it felt just like that, but with my team. Something lost in todays wall-to-wall coverage, it's difficult to contemplate just how exciting a feeling that was. I remember smugly thinking how many of the plastic reds at our primary school on Monday would now claim to be Oldham fans (after years of stick in the playground, and it was most of them on that Monday!), and the same smug feeling about how wrong my Uncle had been at the first game of the season when he said I should be a Man U fan as Oldham wouldn't ever do anything. (He used to have corp tickets at Old Trafford and the first game of that season they had played Arsenal, he'd decided to take my cousin, me and my dad - and the comment was made when the 0-1 score from Blackburn v Latics appeared at full time)...I've never forgotten that. Also, the other semi-final that day was a cracker of a match as well - I just remember being elated by the whole footballing day...happy days!!

pretty sure he was the ref v Wycombe at home recently

As an addition, I set up a fundraising code for Happy Sweet Shop which should help trust fundraising projects, could I suggest that a promo/comp to push this may help...the past helping the future as it were...