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Cracking interview on iPlayer. Speaks very well. Quite considered answers, not banal monosyllabic ones.....

It's just about to start hotting up.... shame you're not in it....

After a 10 day break from Predicting, I expect everyone to be refreshed and eager to get your Sarfend (h) Prediction in here; For those still in the Cup, this game is also billed as the 2nd round cup fixture with Scunny (a) as the replay date. The draw has yet to be posted in the cup thread, so keep your eyes peeled for Little-J's @ Scottish-Borders-gate revealing the pairings, that's if you're in the list of Predictors below; nzlatic youngen Hometownclub lookerstandandy astottie Ex_pat oafcmetty stevesidg milnrow latics aidan_latics PJKent Stainrod Bristolatic GravityGrave BP1960 simplythemostimportantkick

.....for what it's worth, I don't think he's good enough either.... positionally naive is how I would describe what I've seen. Lemsagam has been hit & miss thus far with his signings. Some are OK, some are not. I'm still very nervous about what the summer might hold in terms of our recruitment policy, which is why I would like to hear from him regarding his plan.

From what I've seen, I think this boy is so out of his depth it's a little embarrassing we have him on a 2 year deal. I hope he proves me wrong.

The absence of any sh1tstorm most certainly is..... long may it continue.... Let's hope all staff get paid on time this month.

Didn't we have to reapply for election on a couple of occasion too? I don't think we finished bottom mind......

Stevie, when's the, errrr....

Latics 2 Sarfend 1 [HT 1-0] Doyle 3,591

I know.... I’m hypothesising that nothing will be updated until the result of the HMRC investigation is complete?

One could deduce the actions/decisions of any HMRC investigation might come before any accounts are published.....?

.....I still wonder to this day whether I suffered a mild form of PTSD from the experience.....

Which is why I tried to keep the quotes to facts, as to opposed to opinion....

If I may quote; “Adjoining our ground is over six acres of spare land, all owned by the club.” “At Oldham we consistently have the highest gates in the 3rd division.... and many compare favourably with those registered by some second & first division clubs.” “....we have no time for Directors who regard their board membership as a present hobby...” f*kin think about that.... and some of the pr1cks that have run the club since. We have the potential to compete higher up the football league pyramid than we currently reside and don’t let anyone lead you to believe otherwise. We just need an owner with some ambition, a bit of money and a f*kin plan. Let’s hope the lad in the seat today is that person.

I can't commend Prozac's post enough. Maybe it's because we are the same age, witnessed/experienced the same things, began our love affair within a game or two of each other.... but if you read it and think about what's been missing, it's the lack of a plan or identity; I refer the honourable ladies and gents back to a set of questions that I feel we are entitled to ask, but accept we are not entitled to receive an answer to.... although it'd be f*cking nice if Mr. Lemsagam did take the time to do so; - OAFC2004 Ltd makes a loss every year. In normal Limited company circumstances, this is not sustainable. Are you [AL] going to cover that loss and write it off every year until you can make it profitable? i.e You will not saddle OAFC2004 Ltd with Director loans that it has to pay back if/when you come to sell it? - In order to achieve this, you will need to target an increase in revenue from player transfers and supporter numbers. How are you going to do this? - Are you going to increase the playing budget so we can attract / sign more expensive [and hopefully therefore better] players, or are you going to operate within the same budget restrictions as our previous owner(s)? - We are aware you believe you can unearth talent from your extensive knowledge of the World/European player/transfer market, however what are your views of investing in TP's youth set up [scouts, coaches, facilities] in an attempt to increase the frequency of & profit from home grown talent? - Will it be possible to reduce the reliance on a procession of loans, rewarding prospects with good contracts and putting an end to selling cheap? - We hope an improvement in the team's performance will attract/bring more fans back, however will you also address some of the obvious inadequate facilities in the 3 stands you own and find a way of getting Blitz/Gazal to complete the fans bar on the top floor of the north stand? Possibly through part or complete funding yourself and/or striking a deal that sees an increase in revenue for the club from the OEC? - Will you invest in a new pitch and upgrade/improve the training facilities? - Finally, will you work closely with OACT and the Marketing/Media team to do more to promote the club to the wider Oldham community including a better funded Boundary Blues with improved facilities/Events?

Stoke away, Victoria ground, FA Cup 4th round reply, 1994..... we were 1-0 up, Beckford [ex Port Vale - they were giving him loads].... they'd battered us for a long period. Toddy Orlygsson, playing for them, had hit the crossbar and someone else the post. It was like the Alamo at the back. We were stood on a terrace behind the goal with their fans on the top tier seats [family stand? - see below] throwing coins and spitting at us.... they all began singing "Going down"..... I started [to my pleasure at the time] singing "We are Premier League" back to our Div1/Championship hosts, which every Latics fan in the ground joined in with. They began filing out of the ground shortly after.... Lovely experience.

Imagine. What a momentous day that would've been...... it'd have been renamed St Muammar day in my house if that'd come off.

Duck, Goose..... 7 things you didn't know about Owls; Number 2 explains a lot..... http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1JsVXDXPlx4KS8Psmt9cMVw/seven-things-you-didn-t-know-about-owls

One hopes the EFL and FA are much stricter on the Fit & Proper Persons rules today, than they clearly were in 2009; http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43055733

....presumably you're less enamored because you were unceremoniously knocked out, finishing a lowly bottom of your group?

With a bit of luck I'll draw someone pisch like Disjointed..... Doh!

Diddums.

Thank fk for that.

VPN shenanigans? Being 200-odd miles away, I so need to get into this dark art......