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Latics 2 - 1 Crawley HT 1 - 0 Baxter 4,092

I think this is more like the reality.

People involved in the game, who have followed his career, whose opinion I trust - not childhood friends - have told me he’s a good lad overall. I don’t know him personally, just passing on what I’ve been told that goes against the bad egg theory somewhat.

Sure, he’s had his problems, of his own making too. But i I know people who have known Byrne from the time he started kicking a football. Claims he’s a “bad egg” are greatly exaggerated.

Morcambe 1 - 1 Latics HT 1 - 1 Baxter 2,952

I hope he hasn't been sacked for an unfavourable size comparison with the club...

Yeovil 2 - 0 Latics HT 0-0 n/a 2,301

Cool, I once listened to Latics Player during the tail end of a hurricane in Arizona - but Manila International Airport tops that...

Wouldn’t be the first time I’d look like a prat so I’m not bothered about that. Just offering my take on the situation. Also I’m not expecting him to play for us again either.

I know people who know Byrne. They speak highly of him. I think like in real life outside football (where there is often no one reason for most things that happen) he can be arrogant and childish at times, but also believe he has done nothing to apologise for. He’s still a young man. Talent might outweigh maturity in some circumstances. Ultimately I don’t think the club has done itself any favours in how this situation is being managed. I think the “nobody is bigger than the club” is an easy line to throw out when there is a player to stitch up. Very easy for a club to let the “bad egg” line run too. There is a shit situation here and the club is trying to take the moral high ground. And I don’t believe the club on this one. That ‘s a real shame #fleejackbyrne

Joe Royle is my football hero, marginally ahead of Andy Ritchie. I love the man. When I was a lot younger, and Latics were a Premiership club, I wrote a letter to Joe - keep in mind that I was in Galway, and these were the days before email etc, and I was a kid who loved Latics (and still do). It was early in the season and I posted the letter - basically just a note saying I love Latics - and forgot about it. Someone who didn’t forget about it was Joe. A few weeks after the season ended - sadly in relegation - a letter pops through the letterbox in Galway. Joe wrote back - he had waited until the end of the season to respond, as he wanted to hold off his reply until it had played out. I still have that letter. The excitement it generated for a young me was off the charts. As as I already said, I love Joe. My favourite man in football.

I’ve learned over the years that Latics never cease to astonish and baffle me. So I’m predicting a 1-0 win with Baxter scoring our goal.

Free the Jack Byrne One!

Loving this thread. There’s nothing so dark and grim that can’t be improved with a bit of humour. Ken in a Latics coat. Love it.

From reading the posts on here sounds like yesterday was on a par with Crewe away - my sympathies to all who attended.

I ended my subscription in a relegation huff. I wondered since if I’d miss it. On reading this thread I don’t. Especially dont miss that bloody awful music.

Latics 1 - 0 Macc HT 0 - 0 Baxter 4,568

Ah fair enough - I hadn't heard the interview...

If some other managers we've had said they didn't know about the opposition they'd have been crucified. Having said that, I'd expect a manager to know a bit about the opposition. Maybe he does. I wouldn't expect a manager to admit he didn't know about them and give everyone a rod to beat him with if we get thumped.

Forest Green 1 - 1 Latics HT 0 - 1 Surridge 3,827

Pending my payment going through correctly... Latics 1 - 1 MK HT 0 - 1 Surridge 4052

From the moment we were relegated I knew Byrne wasn’t going to play for us again one way or another. What worries me though, is how it looks like we’re freezing him out. I can only presume we’re paying his wages until another club takes him off our hands, and AL is going to make things as miserable as possible for him between now and then to force him out and off the payroll as early as possible. That’s an ugly way to do business, in my humble opinion. Though it’s possible - or probable - that Byrne had a strop of some sort and that is something AL will use to tear up his contract. Having said that, repeated late payments is obviously something a player could use against the club in the event of a standoff. Anyway - my point is it’s not pretty. And while Byrne is easily branded a bad egg, the way things appear to be operating under AL don’t make him look like a particularly good egg... I think AL might be a stark raving bonkers egg to be honest.

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I don't think this Twitter spat is half as bad as it might first appear. I think we've got much bigger problems/issues to be worried about.