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1 hour ago, Kusunga_Is_God said:

A new thread for office staff. Fold.

This would never have happened in the good old days.

1 minute ago, Ryan said:

I’ll accept that he broke Fane’s leg but the rest has been invented by fantasists. As for breaking the club’s social media policy good on the lad for standing up to a tyrannical owner. No evidence he did anything bad at Blackburn. Wigan have an abundence of quality midfielders - Nick Powell is Premier League class for example.

 

He’s a winner. He sulked at Wellens for his bizzare substitutions and decisions, Jack turned out to be right - Wellens took us to our lowest finish in 5 decades with one of the most talented squads in our recent history. He sulks when he can’t influence the game because he cares too much, the lad is a born winner. It kills him when he can’t dictate the play.

I think you just jumped the shark.

I’m done.

2 minutes ago, Kusunga_Is_God said:

No bother we’ll just settle for 15th with some grafters.

I would have loved to see him knuckle down and play.  He’s a rare talent.  Sadly, he didn’t want to play for us and consequently wouldn’t have an influence on where we finish.

8 minutes ago, Ryan said:

. He argued a bit with our previous car crash of a manager after he’d made some calamitous tacitical decisions that ultimately culminated in our lowest league position in 5 decades. Good on Jack I say, the lad is a winner.

 

How about refusing to train?  Disrespecting the new manager and his staff?  Breaking Fane’s leg?  Breaking the Club’s social media policy.  That’s just at Oldham.  Plenty of evidence that he was a bad influence at Blackburn and Wigan too.

Not his fault though is it Ryan?

Winner my arse.  

1 minute ago, Ryan said:

It’s well documented that Bunn wanted Jack back out on the pitch. Why didn’t he stand up to the chairman on this one? He should’ve demanded that if Jack is sold his wages will be reinvested into the playing squad after the mass of cuts this summer. If you really loved our club and the fans you’d have shown some backbone. Fucking coward.

 

Lemsagam and Bunn want to pray that Baxter doesn’t get injured this season. As soon as he does we’ll be seriously lacking in creativity and it’s going to turn toxic very quickly with the style of football we are playing. You reap what you sow.

You really don’t get it do you?

It’s Byrne who wants away.  Check his history.  

Open your eyes man!

18 minutes ago, mikejh45 said:

Maybe he wants to keep him but he's got to 'muck in' and be part of the team in a division he made a major contribution towards getting us into.

Spot on.

He didn’t want to play in League Two.  Now he has no choice.  Hopefully he accepts his fate and stops withdrawing his labour.  The vast majority would love to see him playing for Latics again.  Fans, manager and owner. 

The ball is in your court Jack.

29 minutes ago, archiecat said:

Suppose no news is good news to the sheep on here 

It is good news.  Hopefully we will hear nothing until the transfer window shuts. Then Jack can pick up his toys and realise he has no choice other than to honour his contract with OAFC.

Perhaps you and the other lemmings will decide not to jump off the cliff top when that happens?

The road is pretty clear.

The transfer window closing will mean that Byrne will need to come to terms with the fact that he either plays in League Two or doesn’t play at all.

If he’s still here, maybe he will apologise, train hard, re-integrate with OAFC management and players and go on to make a difference to the first team.  It’s the best way of putting himself in the shop window and perhaps he will get what he wants in January.  He has brought all this on himself through his petulant antics here and at other clubs.

I can’t understand why people think that everybody else is the problem here, not Saint Jack Billy Big Bollocks who wants away because he thinks that he is too good for the fourth division. 

2 minutes ago, Ryan said:

But doesn’t a capital injection from the owner count as ‘revenue’ with regards to SCMP?

 

Honestly not trying to be provocative here by the way.

Again you are right.  As long as it isn’t repayable.

I think the point here though in his statement is the fact he’s had to stump up more money than expected paying creditors that weren’t declared by the previous regime.

Personally, the jury is out for me regarding AL.  He does some strange things.  But, maybe, just maybe, once the swamp is drained, he will invest more capital. 

7 minutes ago, Ryan said:

I’ll get shot down, but...

 

Seems disingenuous to cite FFP regulations as the reason for slashing the wage budget. They don’t apply at our level.

You are right but the Salary Cost Management Protocol exists (as you know I’m sure) and is very similar to FFP.

There are clues in the words in case you don’t think it affects the player budget.

1 minute ago, Kusunga_Is_God said:

Defence was poor. Good performance from Iversen.

He only saved one of their three shots on target according to the statistical facts.

I hope it’s not copyrighted!

Just now, deyres42 said:

All these football analysts and the like are wasting their time. No need for any of it. Just turn up on the day and see what happens.

Do you honestly believe that football managers tell the truth in pre-match press conferences?

Wellens told lie after lie about injuries etc. and quite right too.  Why give anything away to the opposition?

4 minutes ago, deyres42 said:

They have these things called DVD's these days David, allows you to view things that have been recorded, like football matches.

You’re trying too hard and it’s looking a bit too obvious.

Leave it to the professional trolls like Ryan and Kusunga. 

7 minutes ago, maximus1267 said:

Paid 50k for Ritchie..

Yep.

Tommy was £80k.  Linighan cost us £55k.

Latics should have erected a statue of Billy Bremner rather than Dirty Leeds.

12 minutes ago, BP1960 said:

 

Barry on the left of him?

Jokers to the right, here I am.......

Anyway.

Great to see Alan Hardy looking so fit and well.  New Chief Exec?  Could be the best signing AL would ever make in my opinion.

Anyone doubting that Frankie is a Latics legend is clearly ignoring the ultimate accolade when he was honoured and recognised with an OWTB Legends Series T-shirt, “Six of the Best”.

Think we may even have broken even with that one!

You can shove your golden bricks up your arse!!!

9 minutes ago, Kusunga_Is_God said:

Not my secrets to tell... revealed enough on the other thread.

Aww bless.

Humour me

1 minute ago, Kusunga_Is_God said:

I think ‘enlightened’ is the wrong word but... it’s an absolute shit storm behind the scenes and Wellens has had a rough deal...

Good that someone has some facts   Spill the beans K!  Don't forget the proof

1 minute ago, the_mighty_bosh said:

Wellens has certainly been part of the problem and I'd have no problem if today was his last match in charge.  The squad we've had this season hasn't been balanced in so many ways, but it's had more individual quality in it that most of the squads that we've had in League One.  He should've found a way to keep us up, no doubt about it.

 

That said, off the pitch (in no small part to the takeover) we've been an unstable clusterfuck.  I have faith (probably blind) that things will turn out better for the takeover, but it's played a big part in the uncertainty that's clouded the whole season.  Wellens takes his fair share of the blame but to pin it all on him would be sweeping our problems under the carpet.  If AL doesn't address our club's problems by next season then we could easily go for back-to-back relegations.

Absolutely spot on!

My kids are telling me that I have drunk too much wine but I couldn't agree more!  (off to bed now though).

Too many problems for now,

Trust "The Trust" and see what transpires.  The rest is emotional bolllocks!!!.  Disagree?  Tell your Trust rep !!!

2 minutes ago, Worcester Owl said:

For a second there I thought you meant the draw against Northampton!!

 

Sorry. But we've got to keep our spirits up. Somehow.

Totally agree Worcester!

Lots of recriminations tonight but tomorrow is another day!

Not sure I will forget immediately but the future is bright especially with Edmundmunson., Hamer and a few others  

7 minutes ago, yarddog73 said:

You can draw as well, what a man 

Thank you David Haye 

It's a really good point although BB80 will be livid!

Sadly, despite all the great deflection from Wellens' press conferences (and I have loved that about injuries etc.), how anyone can trust a word that he says (including the Sun article)  is beyond me.

1 minute ago, yarddog73 said:

Is that a factual guess then?

Like I say, read the facts in the public domain.

Let me know if you want me to draw you pictures.  

1 minute ago, yarddog73 said:

Out of interest how much is Corney in for?

I don't know.  I'd guess it's a hell of a lot though.

Probably a lot less than his mates but I guess would be into the millions. 

Pretty easy when you read facts in the public domain rather than emotional bollocks.