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That after match presser is Mellon basically giving the board an ultimatum.

Never mind promotion…..if we keep this current combination of squad & manager we’ll be lucky to stay up next season.

If the unwanted players aren’t paid off there’s no way he can remain as manager and will probably walk!

14 hours ago, Wardie said:

They're two nil up now and a win only makes our pathetic draw at an already relegated club an absolute criminal waste of an opportunity to gain ground and put pressure on.

Fucking infuriating.

Maybe so but this half arsed team were never winning the playoffs!

5 hours ago, Frankly Mr Shankly said:

 

You need some exclaimation marks bud. I can't take it seriously.

Yeah you’re right

Really pissed off last night with another half arsed performance but my views haven’t changed much after I’ve slept on it.

I just fail to see how so many players, who’ve performed exceptionally well previously at their respective clubs have come here and suddenly turned to shit!

If he can’t shift enough players out in the summer he’s basically written next season off with his ‘need for change’ comments.

This has come at the worst possible time just as ST renewals are due……I admire his honesty but I can’t imagine the board being too impressed at the timing.….I’ll be getting mine but I can understand why many won’t bother now!
Maybe a decision on Mellon will be made at the end of the ‘early bird’ period in early May?

He has to take some responsibility for the mess we are in and the board have a massive decision to make.
 If they believe he is the man for a ‘rebuild’ and we’re sticking with him then IMO he needs at least the whole of next season to deliver otherwise what is the point?

We can’t afford a repeat of last season…..It would be crazy giving him the budget to blow if by Christmas we then sack him because we’re only mid table….

It wouldn’t surprise me if he walked at the end of the season and TBH I wouldn’t lose any sleep over it either.

If the board are backing Mellon next season then they need to act decisively.
As has been said, every single player out of contract needs to go to free up the budget.

Although it will be expensive, we need shut of Willoughby, Nuttall (who I’m pretty sure will both be returning after their loans finish) Shelton, Tollitt and any others who won’t be considered for the 1st team.

We’ll be paying them in full for sitting on their arses so if they ain’t playing and we can’t find them a club we should bite the bullet and pay em off. We need as clean a slate as possible because having them around the club will only cause more unrest and disruption!

If we do that then I think we’ll have reasonable a chance of going up .

If we don’t I fear we could be down in this division for some considerable time.

18 minutes ago, Gaz_Oafc said:

 

That post in itself should tell you how much of a poisoned chalice the Oldham Managers job is...

 

He's been here about 30 games and your telling me that he's the most boo'd manager? For a part of that we were top of the form table!

 

 

Some absolute entitled weapons support this club and it's putting me off more than the performances on the pitch!

I don’t condone the behaviour of a minority but you can’t blame the fans who’ve travelled far and wide this season and been rewarded with yet another shit show. I can’t believe these players are as bad they’ve consistently shown!

3 minutes ago, the_mighty_bosh said:

That Mellon interview sounded like the interview that he's wanted to give for a couple of months at least, and I understand why he hasn't until now.

We know these players aren’t top quality but we surely have to do better than that?

This guys hot at least 16 or 17 of this lot contracted for next season…do we really think it will be any different?

Think we are ready for a poll!!

MELLON OUT!!!

Now then…..I’ve said it!!

All the players we’ve signed whether it be Unsworth, Mellon or whoever , are all players from a higher level or players who have performed exceptionally well for their previous clubs in this division.

That was fucking awful again and I don’t buy this, they’re not his players!

I can understand a problem with one or two but FFS he should be able to get a performance out of this lot. We are stuck with about 16 of these players next season so why will it be any different!

I was fucking livid watching that…..no more excuses, he looks as half arsed as the players.

Him being here next season should definitely not be a given….the board need to decided whether or not he’s the man to take us forward.

I honestly don’t think he is.

Not bothering going to the Halifax game now wherever it is and will be seeking a refund!

Absolutely disgusted with my football club!

1 hour ago, Worcester Owl said:

Well seeing as @Guy Branston Pickle was rightly pointing out in his post that recruiting in January is a risk, and that it was poor recruitment last summer that meant we had to take that risk in January, then guess what - I will think exactly the same in November. Recruiting in January is always less optimal than in the summer, and last summer’s recruitment by Unsworth/the club was poor - neither of those points will be any less valid in November.

I’m talking about where we will be in November after Mellon’s recruitment in the summer!

29 minutes ago, GlossopLatic said:

 

I mean you can scream and shout as much as you like it won't change anything besides alot those players will be gone come August anyway.

 

Somethings aren't worth getting angry about.

Probably make him feel better!!

However unlikely it may be we can still make the playoffs.

If we fail to beat already relegated Oxford tomorrow serious questions need asking.

We need to win and we bloody well better had!

8 minutes ago, latics22 said:

Surely if they can’t get the game on its 2 points to us we should be digging our feet in refusing alternative, explaining tickets sold, time frames! We should be

being as difficult as possible in this tin pot league !

3!!!!!

1 minute ago, Guy Branston Pickle said:

I could say the same for you

Yes you absolutely could!

18 minutes ago, Worcester Owl said:

That's a great post and right on the nail but come on, there is little room for such a common sense observation on here.

Let’s see if you think the same come November!!

2 minutes ago, Littlemoor Lad said:

 

Only a few quiet murmurings on here but all hope's are now pinned on us having much more success next season.

Please God, let it happen for all our sakes 

 

 

I just hope the fans stick with it…if & when we finally get the success we crave it’s going to be off the scale!!

18 minutes ago, Littlemoor Lad said:

I can see those immortal words arising quite soon into the new season If he doesn't 

'Has he gone yet'?

They’ve already arose!

9 minutes ago, nzlatic said:

Probably explains why people say a manager needs a few windows to properly sort a squad. 
 

Trick this summer will be this to replace 6 that haven’t worked out with 6 as you have described there. 2 great, 2 ok, 2 not ok. Then we’re 4 players better off. 

Think we should be looking at, and will need, a more successful percentage than that!

9 minutes ago, Guy Branston Pickle said:

But again, that's the risk you take recruiting in January.

It’s a risk you take recruiting at anytime as we’ve found out previously!

1 hour ago, Sparkleking said:

Sachdev is back at Latics.  His return to Sheff Utd was just for 2 U21 matches that they wanted him for.

Thank God for that!!!

20 minutes ago, Guy Branston Pickle said:

but we needed 4/5/6 players to come in and hit the ground running,

I remember Mellon saying he wouldn’t be wasting Frank’s money.
Well….we got 6 players in who’ve hardly featured and who haven’t even hit the ground never mind started running, and have made no difference whatsoever.

6 minutes ago, frizzell54 said:

I don’t get this banished nonsense, dock their pay if not performing.  Make them earn their money.

 

 

They’re under contract, can’t do anything about it!

9 minutes ago, simplythemostimportantkick said:

WE don’t…

OK…some do

19 minutes ago, Boyyou said:

Sheringham the answer. 37 when hattrick for Pompey v Bolton, 2003

And we think Norwood & Garner are too old for the 5th tier!

56 minutes ago, andy_b_100 said:

Definately Strachan ... but who was the Oldest scorer od a hatrick in the prem ??

 

Sheringham