BeanDrill

Barry, what are the chances of being able to protect our assetts like Kieran Lee? There were positive signs when Dale Stephens signed a longer contract so are we able to do it again or will players be leaving in January? Momentum on the pitch is going in the right direction. Another season with Dickov, Stephens, Furman, Lee, Taylor et al could bring some continuity and maintain the connection with the supporters. We'll lose some hefty wages in the summer when out of favour players leave. If we can keep the key players and surround them with hungry youth teamers then things might not be so grim. As a fanbase, if we had something to unite us like paying the wages of a current proven favourite like Lee then people might be more committed to the scheme. If the gaffer and the player made similar noises then i'm certain supporters would be galvanised into action. We need to act and fight for our best young players - I don't want him to leave.

Please sign this lad up on a longer contract - even if it just means we'll get a fee for him if sold. It's a real shame that he can walk away for free having spent almost a year and a half fighting for his place in the team. I hope he shows the same spirit as when Penney tried to usher him out and insists on sticking around. This team has real potential and it's all about to go tits up - what a crying shame. Don't let Lee get eaten by the vultures - he fought for his right to play for Latics so let's fight to keep him. Can we not use the player share scheme money to pay for his wages. I'm sure fans would be willing to contribute extra if it meant offering Lee a well deserved extention to his current deal.

Do we receive money if he appears in the Prem?

The man raves about Huddersfield but they drew nil nil with a poor Tranmere side so Short maybe needs to address the problems with his team.

Gregan is hungry

Maybe he is a makeweight in the eaves deal plus cash? Might be a good long term prospect to work with.

Shez, DP and PD have all mentioned the lack of leaders and talkers on the pitch. But with our budget it's tough to sign leaders. We'll just bring in more kids and non leaguers

I won the lottery and bought Tom Eaves for 2 million. He's currently tidying my bedroom and he makes a mean scrambled egg on toast in the mornings. Anyone else bought an Oldham player?

So do we think Evo has a tude? He gave Penney beef and now he's sulking coz Dickov won't let him ride a donkey.

Everton got back from their tour on Monday. They play Preston on Saturday so it'll be interesting to see if Baxter is involved. Considering they normally play one up front they have a lot of striker options with Saha, Yakubu, Beckford, Gueye, Anichebe, Vaughan and even Lukas Jutkiewicz who would be a better signing but probably out of our league after his stint in the SPL.

I thought we might have seen him turn out in one of the friendlies. Abbott, Eaves & Brooke all yet to hit the net in pre-season. I wonder how long Dickov will leave it before he puts his boots on? He is potentially our best striker and it might aid his understanding of some players by actually playing alongside them in a match. With Colbeck seemingly on his way out, Smalley/Taylor out of form and injured and Millar still wet behind the ears I think a priority (alongside centre back strengthing) is a winger who can supply crosses for strikers! I'd quite like to see us give a chance to Karl Moore - young left winger who has been released by Man City. Played on loan at Millwall. Any news on 'Peter Jones'? Was he involved v Falkirk?

Is Jon Maken "Peter Jones"?

I agree with everything the Burnley fans said.....but I bloody loved it. If Dickov can get em that fired up for a friendly then God help League One. Every team will know they're in a game. Leeds won't come here in a cup game and dance through the match without a care like last season. Was interesting to see Jarrett at CB he read the game well and could adapt to the role with the right coaching. Allessandra played RM but popped up in a few central positions. Maybe he'll be better deployed as a creative midfielder ala Joe Cole. A nice bit of repurposing from our management team.

Royle Army who is the striker we are preparing to pay a fee for who will bring back the good times? Cheers