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The former Tenerife player Jesuli never even played in the game and has since categorically denied it. Besides it was a conversation engineered by the Real Sociedad president, Badiola. The Spanish FA probably treated the accusation with the contempt that it deserved.

What recorded admission of guilt was that? Don't believe anything that the Real Sociedad chairman says. In fact, wasn't it him that paid the Tenerife players to win the game?

Well said. I can't believe people are already calling for his head. Its not the first bad start with had. Surely won't be the last. Lets see where we are in the new year.

I would hire him to take my daughter back from soccer practice. You can't be too careful. There are some real loons out there.

If this is being a happy clapper, where do I sign up? I am 100% behind you on this. Proud to be a happy clapper!

OK. I could accept that argument. But couldn't the same be said for Eduardo? The goalkeeper comes flying out. He expects to get a clattering. Mindful of his recent broken leg, he dives to avoid it? Its possible? Surely enough doubt to escape a ridiculous 2 game ban for at worst a yellow card incident. If uefa/fifa and the rest want to cut out "simulation", surely there needs to be some kind of campaign before a ball is kicked, not retrospectively? If a goalkeeper comes rushing out and fails to make contact with the ball he is inviting the player to go down. If it is deemed as a dive then surely any other player that starts to go down before contact has "dived" also.

It looks like Brill will be the Oldham keeper for the forseeable future. So how do you get the best out of him? By slagging him off, berating him and calling him a clown? Immediately he would become defensive. Try to apportion blame on others. Retreat into his shell and lose any confidence he has. Or do you try another approach? Work at building up his confidence. Supporting him. Give him a chance. In this atmosphere, maybe he'll look at his own shortfalls and work hard at resolving them, rather than waste time trying to defend himself. I know which approach I would use.

Surely you have to give the manager at least 18 months? How can you judge a manager after only 6 games? This is an early test for Penney. I have every confidence that he will see it out and the team will begin to perform. What's the alternative?

Being an exile I haven't been to BP for a few years. Judging from the posts on here I'm glad that I haven't. Not for the standard of football on the pitch. I have witnessed many dire performances in the past. But I can't remember the over riding feeling of the fans being so negative and abusing the players. What happened to taking a defeat and a bad performance on the chin with a little humour? That for me made me proud to support Oldham rather than being a plastic fan of Man U or city. What a difference with my local side over here, Malaga. I remember going to my first match at La Rosaleda. Malaga were in the second division with a chance of promotion. It was a crunch match against fellow promotion chasers Real Sociedad. Reports in the local press were not encouraging. Malaga were in a poor run of form. Malaga played as poor as they possibly could. Real Sociedad were not playing brilliantly but walked off with a comfortable 4-0 win. What was the reaction of the crowd? The team got a standing ovation. No jeering, no booing. The fans continued to sing with gusto throughout the game. Now wouldn't that be a better atmosphere than all doom and gloom?

So Rooney is such an honest player he will never dive. Someone explain to me how he hasn't been pulled up for diving to get the pen against Arsenal. He gave it the full Jurgen well before any contact. Honest as the days long that bloke.

Think that would be the White Hart at Lydgate. Classy place.