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but what about his performance today?

Won us a point by the sounds of it! Pretty much unbeatable today. Shame same couldn't be said about attacking players.

tbh just looking behind more than than I am looking forward. Sad to say really when there was so much optimism pre-season.

I agree totally but if the players don't want to come to BP then what can you do--no amount of wheeling ad dealing will get a player here if they don't want to come. KK in his first spell was a pretty much an unknown. He returned in his second spell because of the enjoyable time he had first time around. To get a another player of KK quality, in the Januaray transfer widow, is nigh on impossible IMO.

Bunn's 6 goals against scarbrough stands out a mile for me. Absolutely awaesome.

While I do agree with you on all points we do need numbers to bolster the squad. I am sure shez in holding out for the best players he can attract but hopefully not to long because we do need 2 or 3 more players, even if they are not the best quality, just to compete at this level and starve off a relegation battle.

Perhaps it is a little white lie by the club in order to sell more tickets. Like someone said on this thread, no news about the sale of tickets on the club website. Don't mind either way!!!Hope it is close to a sell-out.

A friend who bought my ticket today and said that apparently we have nearly sold all our tickets too!!! Looks like 11,000 to 12,000 fans may well be on the cards.

souns like a good idea. Either way it is short term loan signing that has got us into this mess (no squad, no creative player). Realse this can't always be helped but need to start building with term signings (2-3 years) otherwise we will have 11 strangers playing with each other come August next year.

the lads are training in the rain as we speak

catch 22, if we do get him only on loan and he has storming 5/6/ months then what do you think the chances are of keeping him on on a permanent deal???

Perhaps but I think it is still doable. Look at the teams who were promoted last season. Scunny are struggling, Pool comfortable mid-table with Bristol city flying hight in 2nd place.

Don't blame him one bit to be honest. Some of our fans are a joke!!!

Tbh I think shez is struggling to attract the calibre of player that he wants to to bring the club. Having said that I think alot of players will wait untill the very last minute, of the transfer window, before commiting theselves tothe a new club so they can get the very best deal.

Take it back, your not middle-aged untill you reach 40, when is that for you?

Well I hope you're right cause that is 4million plus for latics.

I think we will miss him big time as yesterday performance so eloquently highlighted--without him, or witout a player of his qualitites, I fear this season will be a washout. Yes we have the january transfer window but to find a player of his qualitites is going to be nigh on impossible. Hope I am wrong!!!

Maybe but goalscorers are harder to come by and therefore, their transfer fee goes up accordingly.

Because that wouldn't work and you know it!!!!!

Sorry but if you think the atmosphere has no effect on the lads performance then you are sadly mistaken. I have been supporting latics for 25 years and the support by latics fans is at an alltime low. Think the introduction of all seater stadium has something to do with it--but still no excuse imo. I think you have to rememeber that we are in league 1 with league 1 players, and as such the players are not world beaters and will have off days (as well great days, you remember leeds and everton away don't you?). That is why they are playing the third tier of football.

A side point. Not only does the support of fans help the performance on the pitch, which it does because many latics players have said so in recent weeks, but for me it is more of a enjoyable experience for the fans themselves when the place is buzzing. Let's face it who wants to sit in a morgue like atmosphere when you could be involved with a great atmposphere. It is better experience for the fans too!!!

couldn't agree with you more mate! The group of about 6 lads at the upper lookers were singing the hearts out yet nobody, and mean NOBODY, was joining in to support there efforts. In fact they were being looked at by people like people look at caged animals at a zoo, why oh why are you chanting. I was a good 20 metres from these lads and occasionally I would join in with them but with NOBODY chating within a 20 metre radius off you it could make you look kind of stupid. Brilliant away wins at Leeds and Everton and yet the attendance at home seems to have gone DOWN. I give up!!!

I think we will have to agree to disagree on this point. Although they did not have clear cut chances before the equaliser the pressure was building the last 20 mins as was the mistakes by our players. I was hopeful we could keep them out but not very surprised when they scored. To say that today was a good performance is just not true imo.

They dicated the pace of the game in the 2nd and pushed forward away from home with 10 men, fair play to them they fully deserved the draw. Now latics on the other hands seemed to think the game was over after going 1 nil up with brighton down to 10 men. You can't tell me you didn't see their goal coming? Have to say the atmosphere in the upper lookers today is absolutely dreadful, except for a group of middle aged guys sat at the back trying to get some chants going. Others (not me) just looked at them like they were crazy!

Have to say a draw was a fair result. First half we shaded the game but for me Brighton bossed the second half and by all accounts deserved the draw. Wasn't a good performance but the terrible atmosphere does not help one bit either!!!!