Hemel latic

You're making my southern based mouth water, you can't get pies like that down here. Mum lives just round the corner from that bakery, must call in next time I'm up.

Jake Forshaw wins management's youth player of the year. Contract offer to follow?

Sorry for your loss BP, hope you're doing as well as can be expected in difficult circumstances.

Thanks for the write up. Aaron Atkinson and Kofi Moore are the two youth players offered three year contracts so good to hear that Atkinson had a good game. However, I haven't read anywhere that they have signed up yet, does anyone know?

Yeah, I'm pretty sure we'll sign Bas. Has improved with pretty much every game, looks quality back up to me, won't be concerned if he's required to start.

I think Kings Lynn are the next highest Norfolk club in the pyramid after Norwich which tells you a lot about that difference between the major conurbations and counties such as Norfolk and Suffolk.

Thought Sambou looked promising on Saturday against limited opposition. Can see him being signed as back up.

Pidge nominated for L2 player of the year.

According to the Wealdstone website he played the through ball for Nuttall's first, couldn't tell from the away end. I haven't really noticed him do much in the games I've seen, will be making a concerted effort to look out for him next time out.

Of course. Maybe I should have said three months ago. However, I don't think 2/3 months ago we would have played as well in the first half and been in the lead. I don't think 3 months ago Unsworth would have had the confidence to make the tactical switch in response to the Wealdstone comeback, I actually think we might have got beat by two or three if there hadn't been such a response. And I also think we might have got nervous in the last 10 and let in a late one, even if we'd been level. I was thinking specifically of the Boreham Wood game (3 months ago) where we levelled, looked like winning it, and lost. I mostly go to away games because I live in the South East so the gaps between games are bigger for me. The difference between the three games I've seen away this year (Dorking, Barnet and Wealdstone) and some of what I saw last year (Bromley, Maidenhead, Boreham Wood) is stark.

I was at the game last night, the viewing from behind the goal wasn't great, too low so didn't get as good a perspective as other games I've been to this season I thought we were generally the better side apart from that 10-15 minute spell at the start of the second half. They made a substitution at half time but I didn't spot any change of formation although difficult to tell from where I was sat. Maybe it was just their increased intensity and tempo that caught us out and led to the two goals. They did seem to be targeting our left which led to our substitutions and formation change, well done to Unsworth to reacting and changing things up. Apart from that 15 minute spell I thought we looked so much more solid than the early months of the Unsworth regime. A lot of credit for that has to go to Nate Sheron who works tirelessly to break up opposition attacks and protect the back 4 (or 5), MotM for me last night. Will Sutton, as has been noted, struggles going forward but is doing a job for the team at RB. What I will say for him is his head doesn't go down and his failings going forward don't seem to affect his resolute defending. It was a strong tackle from Sutton, winning possession, that launched the attack from which Oldham scored their first goal. Also, for balance, it was Sutton who delivered a decent cross for Fondop late in the game. It was good to see Nuttall on form and he seems to be turning the toide of opinion with our support, a more emphatic penalty would have been welcome for those of a nervous disposition! We would have lost that game a couple of months ago. Last night we could, possibly should, have won it. Progress.

Not forgetting Liam/Scott and of course Josef and Reg.

Holden back the years.

I can't see the link @BP1960, but I have come to realise my Dad was right more often than I gave him credit for as a know it all in my youth. But my overall point was that eras are generally different rather than better or worse.

I think we all tend to think things were better in the old days. For all us Oldham Athletic supporting old gits we have some consolation that is an incontrovertible truth, I refer you to the Joe Royle era. However I remember my Dad telling me in the 80s that the players of that era weren't fit to lace the boots of the players in his youth. He was in good company. Fred Trueman, Ray Illingworth, Geoff Boycott and others spent much of their broadcasting careers telling the nation that current cricketers weren't a patch on, well, themselves. They may have had a point given their illustrious careers. It was ever thus, it was always better in the old days and there were always bigger characters and better players in our salad days. Perhaps players these days are over coached but I'm increasingly content that we have characters, talkers and thinkers in our squad. In addition to the captain you can add the likes of Varney, Kitching and Fondop. Sheron looks outstanding in this respect to me, always encouraging his team mates. It's only a couple of months, only a couple of games but definite grounds for optimism.

Was Danny Gardner injured?

Alan Nixon reporting Barnsley in for Tom Hamer.

I'm not watching but imagine Shelton is playing RM.

Has anyone managed to get on the stream?

I can't log in to purchase, having second thoughts even if I can get on the site!

I've no idea what sort to expect this evening given the inconsistency of performances so far this season. This is a big game for Unsworth, we haven't lost two consecutive games at home so far this season so defeat tonight would increase pressure on the manager. If you look under the bonnet of our inconsistent displays there's a stark contrast between our performance against the top half and the bottom half of the division. In 12 games against the top teams we've only gathered 4 points out of a possible 36. Against the bottom half it's a far stronger 20/36, with 13 of those points coming at home. So some statistical reasons for optimism and also a strong indication that along with maintaining that record against the weaker teams in the division we also need to vastly improve against the top teams if we are to progress to mid-table comfort. Interested in the line up tonight. Sounds like Varney made a promising start so perhaps he'll stay at RB although Shelton provides an option there. But if Varney is retained at RB that will probably mean Sheron dropping back into defence and Shelton filling in there. All this assuming Clarke (J) is out of contention. Tricky decision. I hope Shelton has been signed to play RM, think that gives us greater options in midfield with the possibility of moving Peck back into CM and Chapman becoming an option at LM as an alternative to Bens Tollitt and Couto.

Charlie Cooper has signed an 18 month contract at Yeovil following his release by Oldham. His dad's manager there but tbf he has a proven track record in the NL. I thought there was a player in there while he was with us but he seemed to lose confidence over the months, perhaps unsurprising. What I would say is he never lacked for effort and he never hid on the pitch, even when things weren't going well for him or us.

Joe Edwards has gone out on loan to Mossley, presume it's one of these youth loans where he trains with us, plays for them.

I reckon he need to win two out of the next three, notwithstanding he's a Royle appointment and in many respects sacking him takes us back to square one. We have a run of four tricky fixtures after the next three so without a mini run to bolster him it could add up to a long, long dispiriting run of results. Can he really survive a defeat at home to Peterborough Sports?

Yeah, Missilou. He was immense and was annoying the hell out of Fulham, covering every blade of grass. Special mention for Branger-Engone, good athlete, really stepped up to the challenge of playing at a higher level today.