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Fair play to the lad, playing football at a professional level isn't everybody idea of the dream job. Admittedly, most of us would have given our right arm to be his position (me included), but like I said he is obviously right into this panto/acting lark. My guess he will regret quitting football in a few years but fair play to him for not staying in football just for the money.

The whole team was brilliant but without Macca's wonder strike we wouldn't have won the game would we now!!! so Macca for me.

Leeds were at home today weren't they? why wasn't he at the game?

Everton 2 Latics 3 (Hughes hattrick ) 27,850 (4800 latics fans)

Not if that absolute sitter he missed againt us is anything to go by.

well you're entitled to your opinion but i disagree. The chanhts had real hatred in them, which I can't understand when he has done nothing wrong and could in all possibility play for oldham again. Think some fans need to remember that it is just a game. Dread to think what you have heard that was worse than that.

certainly no self loathing here mate. There are, however, minority of oldham fans who think it is ok to verbally abuse players. No wonder some players choose to not stay at oldham. I take it you weren't at the game on saturday when some fans were asking ricketts to die? This is not normal behaviour.

You can have lots of fun singing for your team, getting behind your team in general, and yes you can have the banter but slagging off the players for no good reason is out of order, and not a fan imo. Use to be just this way when I was a kid 20 years ago and was fantasic, with a great atmosphere. Now it seems to be the attitude I pay my money so I can tell a player to go and die, for example I don't think we are far from the time when and player gets serioualy hurt on a football picture. Love football players or hate them for their money grabbing ways they still have the same right not to be verbally abused which lets face it in the work place would be unacceptable. To be honest if I was ricketts and had scored the goal on saturday I would have celebrated big time.

I'm not doubting his footballing potential but KK sounds like a right prat.

Firstly, nobody should have to take abuse no matter what the job they do, constructive criticism yes but not abuse, out of order in my opinion. To be honest when I heard the chants of "die ricketts die" I felt ever so slightly embarressed to be n oldham fan. Secondly, money does not make you immune to abusive comments--no matter how much money you are being paid. Thirdly, as an oldham fan why would you want to be abusive to an oldham player. Get on their backs abit for not giving 110% but out and out abuse is more a sad reflection of our society to be honest. Without the proper support of our fans we are disadvantaging ourselves before the game has even began.

This thread is absolute nonsense! If we continue to change the players and the manager at the first hint of troubled times we will never build, never progress and for sure we will never get out of this league. Saturday was a terrible performance but I for one will give shez the rest of this season and season after before I even begin to call for his head.

I think your right! Davies was our number one striker for while and he was doing well. Then there was some competion between the two of them, which was when we was at our best going forward. However, now hughes has established himself as the number one striker, Davies is struggling to play second fiddle. That's the way I see it anyay.

no not really, their manager said he would only come if he could play against oldham as well. If he was such a disruptive influence at the club, then why not give him this one thing in order to get rid.

Now I remember reading somwhere that Ricketts would only agree to the walsall deal if he was allowed to play against us. Could be wrong!!!

Nothing wrong with that in the slightest. We are simply commenting on 2 dropped points imo. Forest top of the league--just shows me how poor this league is.

Davies did spend the majority of the time on the right wing which does seem slightly pointless when you consider crossing is not his strong point. I have never, an never will, see allot, as a winger. Agree with you about the subsittution. pointless if you ask me. I mean why take off an attacking midfielder(macdonald) and exchange him for a defensive midfielder when you are trying to win a game? I thought Taylor did ok today but has been long time since we have seen him at his best.

Really? What has been said? I thought the atmosphere was good in patches today.

Have to say i'm alittle disapointed. Forest were there for the takng but felt we gave them a little to much respect. Also, at times it felt that we were only playing hughes up-front, with Davies pretty much playing as a right winger. Anyway, lets hope we can end this winless home streak on saturday!!!!!

A very merry christmas to all the owtb members.

It may all be fun and amusing now but I have to say it is a very sad day for football when the above happens!!! Will be disgusted if the FA doesn't act.

There is no doubt we were very unlucky!!!

I don't think anyone is blaming crossley. I do think there is nothingwrong with going over his performance. Yeshe made some crucial saves. However, I do remember 1 incident in particular which scared the living daylights out of me. In the 1st half a cross came over and instead of catching it he parried it into the path of an oncoming stike who luckily shot straight into crossleys hands while he was on the floor--very lucky.

It was mcdonalds excellent reverise pass that set up the goal.

A very greedy player!!!!and yes I know strikers are suppose to be greedy but not to the extent of never passing the ball to a player who is in a more threatening goal scoring position.

Although in an arkward position my gut reaction was it was just outside the box