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Bravo FMS thats quality

PS This is the best thread ever

No these are different GOOLIES bt

Technically I could qualify to be a fan of ASSOLE or ANUS but it doesn't seem to reflect my true identity so for those few of us around the Glossop area I propose the formation of Glossop Oldham Origin Loyal Independent Elite Supporters GOOLIES will be out in force at the next home game

Sorry got to be honest think it would be a bad move unless its costing us hardly anything at all like a pay as you play we have enough injuries anyway might be 29 but he could finnish anytime soon his injury problems have been that bad. Shame really was a real talent at one point could well have gone on to play for England.

It isn't always pretty football that gets you promoted results do that and we just haven't done that this season consistently enough, so I will go for top half. Looking at the team at the start of the season I was under the impression that we should be aiming for promotion but not achieving it wouldn't be a disaster as long as we finish top10 and keep the best parts of this team together for next season, so a decent finish to the campaign should see us do that and so I like the majority have gone for the top half.

Those were midweek games this one falls on an easter monday so as an occasional away fan I will be going to this one am sure a few more will be in the same boat. But it also depends ion how we are playing as it always does on how many will follow.

Agree with most of that and would hope shez does get a fairly decent budget for the summer. Lets not forget that players are more likely to move in the summer transfer window than the January one because players contracts usually stretch over the course of seasons players contracts don't end in january. If Clarke had been out of contract in january he would have been more likely to move I'm sure wednesday would have looked upon it as achance to spend his wages elsewhere. If he moved now while still in contract he would of been entitled to compensation from wednesday. So for wednesday the best thing is to loan him out and save a percentage on wages, but have the ability to recall him if necessary. Secondly its more convenient for players to move close season rather than mid season as it gives them a little more time to settle into the area and get to know their team mates. I don't like the idea or writing the play offs off at the begining of feb but I can't really see us getting there with this squad at this moment in time. However between now and the end of the season this team could really come together and with some additions in the summer and by August we really should be geared towards a proper promotion push not one that includes ifs, buts, and maybes like we have at the moment.

Don't you think its more to do with the mamangement. We have been persisting with these short corners since sheridan became manager can anyone tell me when they have resulted in a goal? Because I can't remember. In fact half the time we take it short it gets passed back and two men then come out and press the ball and we don't even get a cross in at all nevermind one that beats the first man. I don't want to be overly critical after the fantastic performance last night but it seems very little thought or practice goes into them at all.

Allesandra for me Its not very often you see a young lad come on like he did yesterday put his foot on the ball knowing he had the ability to do something with it. I thought it would be a big ask of him when he came on how he responded though! and by the end of the game the defence was running scared and the crowd were sat on the edge of their seats anticipating him to do something. To be fair you could make a case for a number of players Jarret made an excellent debut. Allot was his usual model of consistency, Smalley who is improving all the time Macca and taylor both looked like the players back on top of their game. Thats before you mention the defence who didn't give Carlisle a sniff on goal. Fantastic performance about time we had something to sing about at home too.

All well and good mate we all have opinions and sometimes it takes a bit of bravery to think a little differently from the rest and come out and say it. We would all get bored if we all agreed on eveything.

But don't forget OS that Chelsea are in the final of the carling cup they are still fighting for the premiership and they are still in the champions league. Now I know they have more money than most in west London But are they still all going to want to pay through tne nose knowing that that they will have more glamorous games to go to. Last season they didn't shift all their tickets for the semi final at Old trafford. 48 quid would put a few off from going down south when you take into account travel costs excetera you are looking at well over a ton chances are they will knock the price down quite heavily for this one. Mind you if its on tv that might make up for the short fall so maybe he ain't too far off after all.

Don't you think we are already in that middle ground I mean we are losing 15k aweek which TTA are funding and will still be prepared to give us a little more money fromtheir own pockets again not ours if the right player comes along. What I will agree with you on is that we do need some new signings quickly as like you I am worried about the quality of the side and like you I think we are seriously short of cover up top Wolfy I don't think will cut it and Smalley I think will but over time with the right nurturing and attitude and probably as a right winger. But TTa have said there is the money available its upto the management team to find that player worth the money.

Threatening to pull out was a message to the council urging them to back the plans or otherwise they had to pull out because they couldn't keep putting money into a loss making business. It worked The council changed their minds and accepted the proposal leaving us with a nice new stadium to look forward too. Yes TTA will make money from this and am sure this one of their intentions when they bought the club, we get a new stadium which will make Oldham Athletic more money and strengthen the future of the club. We could of course just turf them out in the vain hope that someone will come in and be prepared to just bankroll the club forever. We could of course just told them to go away before they got here when the club was on its death bed and then what would have happened?

Now I'm confused your saying we should only sign players that are within the budget? Yet at the start of this thread you were saying that TTA didn't gamble enough money last week on signing a player who could of got us into the 5th round?

Congratulations go to jerzybalowski for the stupidest post of the season. I cannot believe that when Tottenham said they would be prpepared to sell Berbatov for 30 million quid this january TTA sat their like numpties and wouldn't cough up the money madness! Incidentally where do you get the figure 1 million plus from because we would only get 45% of the gate money. If you have a problem why not buy the club? its heamoraging money out of TTa's pockets to the tune of 15000 pound a week and thats before we get to the cost of redeveloping the stadium and adding to the squad. One more thing how would a striker have garuranteed us a win saturday we didn't create many chances did we. Would he have scored from one of Taylors crosses that didn't beat the first man?

No news on the official site at the moment so apart from the local rag in plymouth saing he's set to sign more based on a journo putting 2 and 2 together and coming up with 5 we have a little lack of evidence Like anything else I will believe it when I see it

People are behind shez if we did a poll on this site asking should he stay or go the majority would come out unanimously on his side He sitill has the respect of the fans. We are along way from the situation we were under Ronnie Moore where a large percentage of people wanted shot of him early on and it gathered momentum over the course of the season. Any concerns about Sheridan now could be quashed very quickly with a couple of astute signings if he doesn't do that then the mumrours of discontent will grow louder and louder and knowone wants that. Shez can only work with what hes got which at the moment isn't alot. Some new plaeyrs will give him new options.

Thats what I was thinking Roytoner 2 million quid!!!!!! we wouldn't get that even if we won at a sell out Old trafford and it was on tv and radio to boot.

Can you stop coming out with all this drivel blaming it all on the fans. Without wanting to state the bleeding obvious we all need to back the team we all know that. But if we were to go down this season (not an impossibility unless we get some signings in) it won't be because of the moaners and groaners. Man United sit at the top of the premiership is that because they have the best fans then is it? Or is it because they have the best team. At the moment we are missing our experienced pros Liddel Gregan and yesterday Hughes to help some of the young lads through on top of that we need a player who's natrual position is left back plus someone who can create from midfield and be able to take a decent corner/free kick. Plus a striker as davies has gone off the boil. I don't see many shez out comments at the moment but this is a big week we need to get someone in a couple of players could be all the difference at the moment if we don't then we could have a repeat of 2004-05 a big Fa cup win followed by a crawl over the line to safety with an inexperienced side.

What a salt of the earth diamond geezer he is whatever he's doing now i wish him all the luck in the world with it.

Thats a great link diego and it does ring true and does pick you up when sometimes you feel like why do I bother in reality about 80% of my happiness from watching Latics comes from about 20% of my time watching us. A lot of what we see season in season out is forgetable some games just fade in to the past but their are those few stand out moments each season that do make it all worthwhile. One thing football has at football league level that you don't get in the premiership is alot more unpredictability. We can all and could all guess who would be the top 4 in the premiership this season and we would be atleast 75% right if we tried to guess the top 4 for the next premiership season. But you couldn't do that with league 1 right now for this season. Not many of us thought we would get to the play offs last season, Not many thought we would do leeds and everton on the road this year. You look at 2007 plenty of ups and downs as long as their are those ups and downs and those moments of unpredictability which keep us coming back . I can understand where you are coming from Prozac regarding football being a seemingly a win at all costs culture it has drifted a long way from being a sport now. I can sympathise with referees sometimes its a thankless task I do wonder sometimes if the next time a big game is being played and the 100k a week players are screeming in the refs faces what they would do if the ref and the linesmen just collectively walked off and left the players to sort it out themselves. I do think fifa should allow referees and linesmen this alternative if players and managers are not going to conduct themselves appropriately to just abandon the game and dock the team responsible 3 points. Then again thinking about it if huddersfield get a dodgy penalty in the last minute tomorrow I will be out of my seat screaming every obsenity at the referee and its that passion that keeps us going. Its even these discussions in the pub or on owtb that keep us going. We always seem to find a reason to come back for more in. 2002 after the ITV digital collapse people thought that alt least 30 fl clubs would go to the wall and guess what its 2008 and their are 92 proffesional league clubs and another string of full time clubs in the blue square premier. Despite the fact that for much of its 113 year history this club has been a loss making business its still here it has survived and the redevelopment of the stadium is likely to mean it survives for much longer yet. The history of OAFC has plenty more interesting chapters to be written yet good and bad we might see one tomorrow.

IMO I would push macca slightly further forward playing just behind Davies, and have kalala and allot behind him playing the yard dogs and smalley and taylor on right and left repectively. Thinking being that Macca is better in the air than Allot and allots best games have come in midfield. Plus if we are going if we are going to play wingers we will want people to get on the end of crosses. Like you unfortunately I don't see wolfy cutting it for us. We need a big performance from Davies saturday as he will be expected to lead the line. Come on craig you know you have it in you be our match winner.

Correct Chris Taylor is a winger one that can play right or left but a winger not a central midfielder or a striker or anything else really I don't really like seeing him at left back either if we can avoid it he plugs a hole granted when played there but its not his best position like seeing him pushed on taking on defenders thats his main attribute.

So you clear that its Luke Beckett then