LaticsChris

Curled into the top corner, yes?

I'm 26, and a part of me still thinks these stories are just an elaborate practical joke being played by all the 30+ Latics fans.

It's an interesting thought. Would we accept the benevolent dictatorship model that an owner/manager would entail?

My suspicion is that it's not a case of chairmen/owners thinking "I don't want to employ him because he's black", but more a case of an ingrained distrust of other races/people who are different, possibly because these owners/chairmen are from an older, more ignorant generation. It's just a suspicion though, because as you say surely nobody would spite themselves in the name of bigotry.

There wouldn't be a list, surely. My understanding is that if a number of black candidates applied then some of them would have to be interviewed. Whether this is just a minimum of one or a percentage of those that apply I don't know, but I can't imagine you'd have to register as an Out of Work Black manager, it would be open to any black man (or woman) applying. As for finding it difficult to believe that people would let this issue cloud their judgement...I find it difficult to believe there was a white supremacist rally in Manchester on Saturday, There was though.

That was overplayed. We had a fantastic away record.

The aim of the protest isn't to reduce attendances. Reports in the media recently seem to suggest that clubs are taking these protests seriously and looking at their pricing structures. Admittedly nothing at all has happened yet, but if the clubs are indeed looking at making changes then the campaign is working. In principle I agree that boycotting games would be more effective, but even then I think the bigger clubs will have little trouble finding people to fill the seats the protesters leave behind.

Well there is that. Although it does appear to be working.

Surely you're entitled to protest if you feel you're being overcharged? Why should they miss out whilst they do it? You don't have to be a martyr to make a protest.

I can't watch this at work, so I don't know what exactly he says about his coaching career, but as an applicant it could be illuminating: http://www.theguardian.com/football/video/2015/mar/27/winston-bogarde-chelsea-prevented-me-from-leaving-video-interview

To and from what?

Exactly, I was trying to explain this to my parents recently when Zoella was on the Bake Off. 7.6m subscribers! That's pretty famous in my book.

Internet famous is properly famous. The internet is quite a popular tool these days.

Maybe he doesn't count as he was only a loanee, but Lee Grant is easily the best 'keeper I've seen in a Latics shirt since I started watching (also circa 2000).

Hopefully they'll hold back against us in order to be fresh and ready to take advantage of those poor sods.

Didn't Truelove play that game against Orient as well?

If we need 3 points to stay up on the last day of the season I'll show my arse on the Town Hall steps. Pyongyang Town Hall.

But if we really didn't care we wouldn't be singing about him!

I'm not sure singing about Johnson is the best way to show indifference to him... However it's still good. It'd make a good regular chant with some modification though, omitting the Johnson reference. Off the top of my head: "We don't care about glory, we don't care about fame..."

Again? Why were they stopped?

Very true, and what he did here he did with barely two buttons to rub together. I'd love to see him back.

I loved them both, but I'm a little more wary of Sheridan's abrasive personality.

Did you know he was a professional footballer?

You're an optimist. Keeping it tight for the first three minutes would satisfy me.

What was the Adam Johnson question?