LaticsChris

Winchester's was a lot better than I remembered. I remembered it as a bit of a fluke, but there's no doubt he was looking to stick it up out of the keeper's reach there. Pop bang lovely.

You'd hope that part of the terms of any deal were that the only team's shirts sold in the Sports Direct outlet in the new stand were Latics and England (Maybe Scotland, Wales etc if they really want to stock them). Sports Direct should see sense there, after all selling City & United shirts would be actively devaluing the product/asset they are sponsoring.

The Waddle & Hoddle Award for Services to Music goes to Matteo Lanzoni for his contribution to the squad's rendition of the Twelve Days of Christmas. Lanzoni also picks up the Nigel Havers One for the Housewives Award for that very same cameo.

None of the ground is listed. I think you're right though, there's no way there'll be any significant construction work for a good few years after completion of the North Stand.

I'm fairly sure League/FA rules dictate he can't own another club in this country.

I hate to be the one to tell you this, but I believe that whilst Matt may well be a die-hard fan, he's a die-hard Bradford City fan.

I'm surprised about the positive words on here about Worral. I expected a barrage of abuse. Whilst he didn't do anything particularly wrong there were countless occasions where he received the ball on the wing around twenty yards from the dead ball line and didn't look to create anything with it. He either rolled it back to Brown, inside to Wesolowski or tried to loop in a hopeful cross which was invariably blocked. As I said none of these are the wrong thing to do, but there are other more creative avenues he can and should take. Thankfully in the last ten minutes he seemed to realise this and looked to attempt a little more with the ball at his feet, whilst he also put an excellent ball in from that free kick on the left. I'd have rated him a solid but unimpressive 5-6 for the first 80 minutes, jumping up to 7 or 8 for the last ten. We need him to play for more than those ten minutes though. Other than that I thought we looked a solid unit, this cautiousness has it's place but players such as Worral and Philliskirk shouldn't concern themselves with it. Leave it to the central spine of the team and look to create up top and out wide. Clarke-Harris didn't get chance to do much but I think that was largely down to service; leading the line alone can be a thankless task.

Jimmy Frizzell

Colchester United 1-2 Oldham Athletic (0-2) Jonson Clarke-Harris 3,481

My thoughts exactly. No real answer as to how their aims will be achieved.

Aye I remember that. Don't remember old Andy singing it on the pitch though...

Woops, I lost my semi.

It must have been a horrible moment, and the months up until the end of the season. And then I suppose the subsequent two decades. But chins up guys, you saw little Oldham reach the FA Cup final! I didn't make it to any of the cup run as I was otherwise engaged eating biscuits in the shape of animals and sticking Lego up my nose, but I'd give my right arm to see Latics in a cup semi final. Even if it was ended cruelly and undeservedly by a Welshman with a questionable hair stylist.

Sounds like the sort of gig that takes on some cult significance. It's the Free Trade Hall all over again.

His catchphrase can be "I know certain fans will moan about this, but..."

I hope not. That sort of thing always brings to mind "The Pricebusters Stanley Matthews Stand" at Bloomfield Rd. No way to be remembered, that.

Moaning git.

I don't see what's wrong with pitching a few tents on Clayton.

Four in a Bed Budget restraints dictate that although Lee Johnson's request for rest facilities in the new North Stand is granted compromises must be made, with hilarious consequences.

Faking It Nineteen year old Ellis Plummer has one month to convince League One club Oldham Athletic that he's a professional footballer. Will his unwitting employers fall for the ruse or will they uncover the apprentice plasterer before the month is up?

The Sopranos Lee Johnson steps up his campaign for a better atmosphere at Boundary Park, leading a group of 100 young Latics fans in an intensive 6-week pre season choral training programme.

Flash Gordon A feature length, late night docu-drama following Gordon Lawton on his summer fitness regime. Featuring bonus cubicle scenes.

"Much more fun." Over the years I've used countless adjectives to describe watching Latics, but "fun"?

I said at the time that it was a good team performance but no one stood out. I went with Wes for his usual job of working hard, getting everywhere and popping forward a few times looking to get on the end of a move.

That'll be like seeing an ex do that funny little laugh & snort that you always liked. Regardless, he'll be getting both barrells from me too upto and after that brief moment of nostalgia.