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From all I read and heard yesterday i expected Robertson to be a good distance offside but in that clip it looked close at worst, The defender didn't appeal either.

Not as good as didn't attend tho' Sounds like he had a blinder!

dead ringer for Jim bowie sits on back row of Lookers upper

thought this whole thread was egotistical and boring until I read this. Where has he gone? Red kites on the M4 , the m40 , bloody everywhere, with that and whatever red wine he was drinking we had some brilliant discussions . Come back Walshy!

Seems spot on to me that. A night I was really looking forward to went belly up in about 15 minutes. That Bullock had a field day (again) The thought of Shez being sent off for a professional foul is amusing though. Makes a change from lamping someone or kicking them into the stand.

we always park near the vets car park and then run across the dual carriage way. Always walk back by the underpass. Strange I know. Never have a pint before the game . Did so on the 2 occasions we got to Wembley so it was my fault. nick Hornby talks about buying some chocolate mice before a cambridge game which they won so he bought them the next few weeks. he then dropped the bag and they fell under a bus and they won 5-0 . The next week he bought the mice and stood by the road side throwing them under a bus.

I must admit to having some sympathy with your argument here Prozac. I was more than happy to applaud Warney at the half time break when he did the draw, a fitting tribute to someone had worked hard for the club during his spell here and who I liked tremendously having seen him a several Boundary Blues do's where he was brilliant with the kids. A good and honest footballer and a very nice man. But i was a bit gobsmacked with the reception he got when he came on. I was the only one near me not stood up. Owusu was bemused as he thought the applause was for him! I did wonder what OUR players thought. one nil up under pressure and the home fans are going ballistic when one of the opposition comes on. I did think the timing of it was all wrong. I thought we were going to see a pitch invasion from the home crowd if he managed to equalise. But I suppose whilst they were wetting themselves at that they weren't giving 'Bloody Hell Eardley' some grief. Might have been mentioned before but 7 products of the youth system on the pitch at the end, now that is something to get excited about.

Fortunately they didn't get the chance at set plays. I assume that's what they are in the team for because otherwise they were a couple of absolute donkeys. No pace , no ability on the ball and both got turned by Alessandra.

I think Kia nelson may be a pseuonym. Anybody know what's happened to Jack Doyle?

Interesting point about schools that one Terry as my kids are both of school age and it's obviously an issue for me. The Report on the 'riots' cited the relatively large number of selective schools in Oldhamas one of the reasons for the unrest. Which school were you looking at and where did you live?

The view on Macca is an interesting one which does seem to divide the faithful. It just shows how people see the game differently I suppose. for me, up and down the field like the Assyrian empire, winning headers in his own box, from their keepers kicks and flicking on Crossleys kicks who regularly looks for him with kicks off the floor. Passes the ball and always supports team mates Gets moved from pillar to post but still tries and then gets into goal scoring positions and hits the bar from 30 yards. For other people he doesn't try, doesn't tackle doesn't beat players, goes missing and is lazy.( and is a jock) On the way out I got talking to someone who said he doesn't think Jarrett is up to it and his career is in free fall. Just sums up my view about different views i suppose, but I would support anyones right to have a view that is different than mine even tho' they are obviously wrong

Agree with your criticism of the abuse he gets, i'm so proud of him coming thru as a local lad and as I have said on another thread he tries his guts out and it reallymatters to him. Also he has no little ability but it's not going to work for him all the time. The oppo know he's good and today he was up against a bloody useful fullback who was quick enough and kept close enough to him to do him when he went on the outside . when he went on the inside somebody closed him down but he never stopped trying. it would be easier for him to not try to run with it or beat a man but just hump it in to the box from 30 yards out but he doesn't do that despite all the stick he gets. As for the corners unfortunately today they all went into the goales hands! i preferred it when they hit the first man at least you might pick something up from that! I still think we'd be doing him a favour by playing him on the right, but if you look at your comparison with England Joe Cole is a right footed left sider in that team and he showed that if they don't know which way you are going to go you can make someone look a right turkey and Chris can go either way he just needs to get better ogoing outside if Shez is going to play him on the left..

So, one would imagine he would be open to staying to the end of the season and will then be a free agent. I've only seen him today obviously but he looks steady and I would really like to see taylor given another go on the right. Also Lomax must deserve time at left back otherwise why have we given him a three year contract ?

I think the answer was more to do with Jarrett who was anonymous in the first half and bossed things in the second. All the midfield seemed to be 15 yards futher forward and hey presto Davies was being brought into the game. I thought he was unlucky when his shot hit the keepers foot, laid one on a plate for Alessandra whose touch was bloody awful and then put 2 of the best crosses in we've seen all season. Thought Macca looked good too Livermore looked like he could be handy on the LHS of midfield but is not a fullback. Pleased that taylor scored and some things worked for him in the secondhalf. He tries his guts out and it really matters to him. Don't know if the Carpathia has been called to this one but a bloke in front of me says Livermore has a clause in his contract with Hull which says if he plays 25 games he gets another 12 months. Would make sense and that sort of thing has been done before e.g. Gregan.

If anyone does write it you are welcome to add my own particular angle to it. Firstly it was only half an hour after the game, going ballistic and still being in the Chaddy that I realised I had betting slips in my wallet worth £175+. I'd started with £5 ew at 8/1 at the start of the season and as the odds remined the same for several weeks kept having another couple of quid here and there. I even had some on the morning of the match as we were still odds against. That amount of money had been totally forgotten in the euphoria of that game and winning the league which I think says a lot. Secondly you will remember the roof had been taken off the Chaddy in preparation for the demolition. My girlfriend and I therefore failed to hear the dulcet tones at Alan Hardy at half time (he never had the mike out of his mouth that year) and missed the announcements. The following day my girlfriend's dad rang to say he'd met a mate in the pub on the saturday night who said was that your lass who won the £500 in the Starline draw this afternoon? Happy days, not so much the icing on the cake but the cherry, the flake and the hundreds and thousands as well. (Redders pen was still the best bit!)

I think that is an astute point. I would be suprised to see him on the lhs of midfield on Saturday as that would most likely to mean the chop for Macca Allott or Smalley or Taylor. If it's going to be any of them it would probably mean Smalley. I wouldn't be surprised to see him at LB and Lomax given the bendy finger again. Just noticed Taylor is suspended which I had missed. That puts a different complexion on it. Get yer boots Kelvin lad.

well I'm done. I'm knackered and off to bed If I wake up in the morning and we've signed someone i will be cross If I wake up in the morning and we've signed no one i will be very cross and If I don't wake up in the morning I will be very very cross (but will I know?)

me too, it's too late now. hope the colour works out well

whoooooooooooo! interesting . Now stop posting sort your hair and go and check the bloody lights!

Don't joke there are people on here who would, and they would be being gentle! An interesting one if you are right. Young lad, fits the bill size wise and would probably only cost 2 and 11 as Stimson seems to be replacing everyone with non league players. Chaddymatt are the light s still on?

at the risk of being repetitive, where have you plucked it from?

the rumour where eddie?

I thought Ronnie rated him?

In response to your responses we will now have 8 midfielders on the books. To me Smalley is not the answer up front therefore we are likely to have him, Jp and either Allot or Macca not playing. lpus with those credentials hes not coming inas cover down the left That's a big wage bill on the bench although we could go 5 in midfield I suppose which i don't like but did the biz on tuesday. We still only have one experienced fit forward on the books and only 2 fit centre halves but I suppose it is only for one month and we are getting desperate and short of time. As to who it could be? well if he is a regular who has fallen out of favour that's one of 3 things 1. new manager 2 new left sided midfielder brought in 3 he's been seeing too much of the chairman's daughter

well spotted singe! But what the hell do we need another midfielder for?