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Those subtitles have just cracked me up, it can't cope with anyone other than the presenter! So funny!

Amended. I can't see how to renew but can see that I can choose my seat. Is there anything in the system to stop people taking existing ST seats I wonder?

I'd like to meet the person that could lift me out of my seat!

If you find yourself arguing amongst a small group of people about what to call a group that supports a lower 3rd division football club it might be time to have a bit of a think about a few things.

I thought Holloway looked like he was getting back to his best in a Latics shirt. Goals, by his own admission aren't his main strength but his running and holding the ball up are a lot better than many players we've had. He does have goals in his locker as he showed against Rochdale last season and I think we will see some of this before the end of the season.

Don't think he was helped yesterday by the ref or by Obadeyi pulling out wide, I think Holloway would be more effective in a front two that played closer together. This will take time for a partnership to develop though.

I thought we were done for at the first pen but Ripley saved our bacon.

I was convinced we were done for with the second and Ripley saved us again and then pulled off another save to make sure we took the point.

Not a great game, we played it on the deck for some reason but it worked, the midfield had space to run into as they stood off us, all in all a strange game but I would have bitten your hand off for a point at 3pm, at full time I am delighted with a point and for being there when Ripley did that!

I get annoyed when some fans don't appear to recognise potential in some players. Tarky and Eardley are good examples, they have both played at higher levels than us but did their early development with us. When a young player comes through very few are the finished article and it takes a few rickets for them to start to make the improvements they need to make.

This season I am enjoying watching Fane and Osei, they are both young, raw and need a lot of polishing. Both are making mistakes and not getting the basics right but there are players in both of them but they both have to work hard to get the careers that they are capable of. Same as Matt Smith, a limited player but once he started making the most of his abilities and teams play to his strengths he will have a career that doesn't make him regret giving up his studies.

I didn't make the meme

That's no excuse.

Girl, have you kissed.

Yup, and done them up the wrong 'un.

That would work better if it said "Patience, have you must' - That's more Yoda speak.

I like 'em big!

Yeah mods!! It should be Thirdefernce.

Good work by all!

Give the players freedom to make mistakes.

I think they've had that for the last few seasons. Some of them have been taking it a bit too literally.

Any reason someone else can't just start the thread?

Well volunteered!

Soooo, are we doing it this year or not?

Jesus. 2016 claims another. This year's comp has been like shooting fish in a barrel. Next year's will be impossible because there's hardly anyone left alive.

Nah, the barrell is stocked more and more each day. As mass media spread the pool of people that other people knew about has grown massively, we're set for this for decades. Won't be long before 'Cat bin lady' is a regular on people's lists.

Despite 2016 being as easy to pick as it was to pick the premier league winner I for one hope that Rummy pulls his finger out and gets this sorted within the next few days.

So at this time of year thoughts turn to next year's picks and the vain attempt to beat the grim reaper or to give him his full name Frankly Mr Shankly....

Are we on for 2017? I'm not even going to try and pick a system, I'm just going to put any old mutha:censored:er in.

Blonde Redhead - 23

Did anyone have sanity?

But seriously, blimey! Thats rough pal, shocking news and I hope that you are coping with the shock of the prognosis as well as the pain and discomfort.

I've spent the last year or so starting a new life after divorcing my wife of 20 years.

 

Lost seven stone. Discovered the opportunities of online dating, rebuilt my confidence and probably reached peak fitness as an adult in May this year.

 

June brought a bad back. I was referred for physio. After eight sessions they gave up an I was referred to a neurosurgeon. This guy showed me scans of crumbling bones in my spine and has since operated on one (verterbroplasty) to strengthen it. Further scans saw me referred to an oncologist.

 

Nice chap has now told me that I have lung cancer and that is what has spread to the spine. A bit of a shock as I'm a clean living type who has never smoked or done drugs.

 

While he wouldn't be drawn on prognosis I know enough about lung cancer that's spread to other parts of the body to understand that my chances of posting on this forum this time next year are pretty slim.

 

In the meantime, take the treatment, hope for a miracle and try to find the strength to keep watching Latics with my fantastic son.

And on top of all that, you support Oldham!

Indeed. It will change nowt like, except perhaps deliver a thumping Tory majority and UKIP taking swathes of Northern Labour seats in a snap election

Agreed, Labour are :censored:ed. UKIP will clean up all the turkeys voting for Xmas votes in the North.

On the plus side, will be hilarious watching the swathes of UKIP numpties unravel once they are elected as MPs and have to actually do something beyond shouting nonsense every election time.

Do we have to play 6 who started today's game at Blackburn ?

Sod that :censored: cup, I'm bothered about the league games.