Tommy_Fent

has a Director of Football ever been a sucess? This set-up usually ends in disaster doesn't it?

We always refer to Matty Wolfenden as 'the Mouse'

I know you hear this sort of stuff all the time but a few weeks ago I bumped into someone in a pub who used to play with Dean Smalley as a YTS, he says he's always been a confidence player and on his day he can be a world beater but on others he isn't. I must say I've noticed this a lot with him this season, he came on against Leeds and we probably saw the best of him in that game

I think Doncaster and Swansea would be better examples

my worry is that if Sheff Weds go down it looks like they'll sack Brian Laws, I really don't want Shez to leave it would be taking 2 steps back

Aaron Wilbraham? Remember him? 2 goals against Stockport. I also recall Clyde Wijnhards debut at that point I was very impressed

I was thinking before how good it would be if all the fans chanting OWTB when they enter the pitch but I can't see it catching on in the Main Stand and NSM Upper, we've done it at away game in the past mind, like at Leeds this season

all you need to do with Porter is change his agent, I'd have Killen back minus the excess wages and injuries

Christian Collusso is another

why go to Berlin when you've got erm Stalybridge

Ricky Holden

yeah but their version is rubbish. Can't beat OWTB, the good thing about Latics is that at least we have original chants, whereas sides like Swindon, Bournemouth etc always copy the same old pattern (I'd hate it if/when we sing the following): "by far the greatest team" "ta na na naaar........." "...........til I die" "everywhere we go"

quality, I challenge someone to do Iain Marshall this time round

wasnt that chant born that day?

I know Franny can come up with cheesey jokes, but really is it that important? If you don't like him don't have to listen to him. Could be worse, you could have that really dull sounding guy at Anfield or that guy from the Revolution we had a few years ago when we were 5-0 down at half time to Cardiff

it's between a woman, a Gorilla, or the Grim Reaper. It was funny last season at Brighton when we had Gunnar Halle, and Toddy Orlygsson

"Oh happy Days"

I say depends on who becomes available on a free transfer come the end of the season

back to the original post, are you allowed to start April fools jokes early?

I can see where he's coming from but let me translate what he's said in Gentlemen terms ok Ladies and Gentlemen I would just like to make my feeling known about a number of issues that have croped up around the Football club in the recent past, regarding our Football teams manager John Sheridan. I am led to beleive that certain individuals would like to see our manager no longer present in his duty. Well I'd like you to take the time out and look at the staus of which the football club is in at present, the club sits 11th in the league table 4 points off the play-off but with only 10 fully fit players! If you're forceful opinion is to releive John of his duties then I am afraid in my opinion you will be putting the clubs future into question. Also I beleive that the supporters with a negative opinion on play are spoling the match-day experience for the other supporters who know about the injury status of the squad. I am led to beleive that our manager made an obscene gesture to a number of supporters with a negative perception on play, and if this was to be the case then I think John has done a jolly good show.

Half-mad, hectic lot http://www.sternestmeanings.com/talk/talk

I recall when he was with us 2nd spell, and I was walking at the bottom of the chaddy and threw a ball back to him wondering if players were allowed to be that fat

I've not noticed him take corners

I still think if you asked some Latics fans from that era to name an all time Latics XI they'd have Goram in

I think we've lacked someone who can take a decent set-peice since Killkenny left, I think something like 1/3 of the goals scored in the Football League last season came from set-peices and we've lacked them recently