oafcprozac

in true Latics style we signed probably the hottest young property in the lower divisions but could only secure him for three weeks and had to return early due to getting crocked.

Stones was the answer - hopefully lightning strikes twice in the same season’s transfer dealings… 

10 hours ago, Frankly Mr Shankly said:

I suspect Reid might occupy that role in the meantime when fit, assuming MM doesn’t bring someone in. He’s best we’ve got at running the channels and has a decent scoring rate. He’d use Fondop more away from home.

You normally get a tune out of Reid until he nicks a goal then he stops playing. In his head it’s ’job done’ and he’s composing his next social media post - probably the best we’ve got in running the channels at the moment but that’s not saying much. Fondop a wrecking ball away from home and a fluffy Pom Pom at home. 
 

Said it for a while we need an Ollie Banks type  to compliment Norwood. 

Saw a striker at Market Drayton last week Nicky Parker looks the real deal and will go much higher 

Well the betting will be back up very soon...

2 hours ago, Dick_Valentine said:

It was up there in my highlights too, was bloody tremendous that kebab. Piff diving into his headfirst was a sight to behold. 

In fact any excuse to visit Exeter again for one of those and I might just pop down to the Celtic Manor on Monday night to set the fire alarms off to upset preparations for the Newport match. 

We should have run a book on Ron’s age, I had him down for at least 80. Fair play to him though, even at the ripe old age of 72 I’d like to think I’d be at home watching Bergerac rather than carting a bus full of footy fans to Devon and back. 

 

Glad you enjoyed it, see you in August? 

Probably, not committing to a ST though until I see evidence of a plan to move forward. 

Picking and choosing my games next season, tbh even with a ST this season I’ve binned off 6 home games.

Over to you Lemmy...

Good day out, spoiled as usual by the result. 

Thanks for organising Stuart, highlight of the day was your 5 o’clock kebab, and the piss blow back in very windy conditions when attempting a quick per stop. Still devastated that M & S don’t do fridge raiders...

Did the driver ever close that door?

Hope the older boy driver made it through the night...

1 hour ago, Dick_Valentine said:

3 places left 

Messaged you mate, against my better judgement. 

FFS I hate football,

Eternal hope is a disease....

54 minutes ago, lookersstandandy said:

Bloody hell, what a shame that's so young. I remember him as a tough no-nonsense centre half. Struggled a bit on the plastic from what I remember though, not quite quick enough. Did we get him from Hull? I seem to remember us nicking a few players off them during that time. Bunn & Jobson as well.

Was never his biggest fan but he wore blue during a difficult first half of 88/89 probably his stand out performances were home and away v Everton in the Littlewoods Cup, he was superb in the replay but sadly Tony Cottee’s late brace did for us. Was better when we signed Andy Holden to play alongside but was eventually packed off to Walsall with John Kelly in the late summer of ‘89 after Joe moved Barrett inside and gambled on youngster Henry alongside Milligan. Not sure how that one turned out...

Anyhow I digress, 61 is no age very sad news. RIP Skip

4 minutes ago, lookersstandandy said:

 

 

Whoa..... the Trust chose to withhold it because the ongoing litigation between Mr. Lemsagam and 3 parties listed in the letter are all unresolved..... and those 3 parties could take offence and seek further legal advice, nothing more, nothing less. I think their decision is entirely understandable.

If that’s the case, I stand corrected despite the fact the information has quickly found its way into the public domain. 

If that is the response in full, as a newly paid up member of the Trust I’m very disappointed this was withheld. Bullshit or not AL has initiated he’s suing Keegan, Corney AND Scholes why redact that?

This shows either there’s a lot of crap floating about over AL’s running of the club, he’s paying lip service to the criticisms of him or he’s even more deluded than we thought?

Are the Trust, editing the response to suit their own agenda? I think an explanation is needed here. I can’t see any legal angle for summarising the reply in the way it was released to the fan base. 

This is no way an endorsement of AL but at this stage we have to promote togetherness, if there is a CLEAR legal reason for redaction, communicate it to us. 

And I still think there should be a show of strength of feeling against the owner v Mansfield...

First deadline has passed, given up our seats gutted in doing so but I can’t justify contributing to this goat fuck. April 27th will pass too. I’m prepared to pay the extra £90 if there’s something to buy into.

Apparently we’ve sold 600 season tickets that won’t sustain Chairman Pennywise for very long....

LGBT month innit?

i like it, rather like that episode of the simpsons when they’re watching the seizure inducing Japanese robot cartoon...

40 minutes ago, kowenicki said:

 

These kinds of posts bring nothing to a debate. 

 

Challenge the owner to do what?  Explain exactly what you want from the current owner. Do you want him to spend money he hasn’t got or promise you Championship in 3 years? What? 

 

What exactly do you want to achieve? 

Stop interfering in the team

Pay the bills on time

Treat club employees with respect instead of sacking people on a whim.

Take English lessons so he can actually deliver a coherent interview.

Appoint a board of directors 

Open a club shop worthy of the name?

Most importantly what are his 

short-term

medium term

long term

Plans for the club? 

And that’s just for starters...

1 hour ago, adamoafc said:

You don’t stop following because an owner comes along who will be around for a few years. Not happy? Bolton fans seem to be doing a lot of good in highlighting the shocking job their owner is doing. 

 

Protests at games / before games is what starts getting things noticed. Don’t think there would be the support to start it yet though. 

I lost all appetite for this sort of thing when I was constantly ridiculed and shouted down when I was regularly sticking my head above the parapet regarding Corney, too many good people walked over the last ten years. We’re left with old men and kids following us, the kids are awesome they go everywhere but Many of those in their 30s and 40s have thrown in the towel. Many of those were the lads that stood in the rain alongside myself shaking buckets in 2003. 

I’ve been picking and choosing my games over the last few years and despite never being better off financially if it hadn’t been for the stupidly cheap ST I wouldn’t have bothered this year. I’ll be missing something like 6 or 7 home games this year and when I don’t go to games I can’t even be arsed listening to it, just checking Twitter every now and again. I’ve gone from 50 games per season to barely 30 a year over the last 4 or 5 years.

Sadly days like Fulham are no longer enough, the club is up shit creek without a paddle. We’re on a fast track to do an orient, they’ve stabilised but we’re likeky to become a York, Torquay or Hartlepool given the way we’re being run.

If if there was genuine and concerted efforts to show Lemsagem what we think I’d join in. If it’s the half arsed attempts we saw against Corney then count me out.

1 hour ago, sjk2008 said:

I’m not all that willing to follow this club any more whilst AL decides who plays and where. He can fuck right off.

This is where I am, it doesn’t feel we are doing things with integrity any more. Players publicly criticising one another suggests there’s a lot of disharmony and mistrust in the camp. The whole situation is one big mess.

7 minutes ago, oafc1955 said:

Apparently Gerrard hasn’t signed a long term contract as of yet and rumours suggest he won’t now Shez has gone.

What’s the odds they both turn up at Chesterfield?

Is his mate Evatt still there?

Usual bullshit merchants re: Ranger 

53 minutes ago, TheBigDog said:

My view is that we need one (possibly two) fullbacks as well as another centre back. 

This, our fullbacks are piss poor defensively, very weak attacking and made of biscuits. I’d like at least one full back and a goal scoring midfielder.

Bournemouth (and us) have inserted a ‘review clause’ for January. It’s not done and dusted he’s staying.

However I think he’s happy here, if he goes into the championship will he play? He’s still a lot to learn never played above league two and he’s injured a lot. He’s been excellent for us but with a bit more poise could have had at least four or five more goals. 

Hopefully Bournemouth are happy with the arrangement but there’s at lest four or five other clubs sniffing round. Given Lang/Lyden are only here initially until January too - then it’s a big few week for Frank.

On 12/13/2018 at 11:18 AM, ghostofcecere said:

It won’t be as much as that, it’s a split of the profits (60:40 to the home side IIRC) after the costs of staging the match have been taken

45% each minus home club costs and the VAT

10% to the FA 

Doing Palace v Grimsby on the Saturday too, was hoping to tick Chelsea off as well but a 40 minute from Stamford Bridge to Selhurst Park isn’t sufficient I believe.

i shouldn’t be surprised but 2,000 tickets already sold for Fulham is an astounding effort given it’s just after Christmas and the day after everyone is back to work and school. I think we’ll definiteky sell out the initial allocation.

Soccer base has Clarke down as 4 bookings?

On 9/19/2018 at 4:54 PM, mikejh45 said:

 

I could be wrong on this bit, I think Whitehall turned Desailly in the penalty box and could have had a clear shot if Desailly hadn't embarrassingly fallen over and the ref, Paul "Pickled" Durkin, hadn't blown for a very dodgy foul. I thought at the time..."Soft French Tart"......not like our present Frenchies.

 

Anybody else remember the ketchup soaked, half eaten sausage roll lobbed (very accurately I might add) at Durkin.....he felt his head and saw what he thought was blood and almost fainted?

Whitehall hit one from the edge of the box De Gooey got a touch onto the post it proceeded to hit him on the back and squirm out. Dux had an easy tap in until Desailly got there first with more than an element of a shove sending Dux into the net. That performance is the one that kept us up that year there were still some nervy moments but after the game we showed a belief that hadn’t been seen all season with a wins at Notts County and York and Home wins v Blackpool and Lincoln. 4 wins out of 5 which proved massive at the end of the year. Only matched by the 4 wins in the last 6 which proved enough to keep us up.

Back to the Chelsea game Vialli was kept quiet by Garnett for around 65 minutes until limping off. Unfortunately young Iain Swann couldn’t match his experienced team mate and class told. Cracking cup tie though and I’m adamant that shove on Dux was a pen...

6 hours ago, Kusunga_Is_God said:

Thought O’Grady did his role superbly today. 2 assists

Beat me to it, becoming a real unsung hero  goes about his business and just gets on with it.