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Someone should have got their keeper a coat because he looked a bit cold having f all to do apart from the odd kick and also maybe a chair so he could take the weight off.

If Rochdale are involved - it will defo be a play-HOOOOOF!

I think that Morais and Taylor should switch positions - Morais playing off Tank and Taylor back on the wing. from what i've seen of him, Morais has the ability and touch to feed in passes to the tank where Taylor has just been running into trouble.

33 i reckon could be the GoGo's

27 The cars 30 The alan parsons project

Maybe they'll come in with a £100,000 bid for feeney! He was banging on about how great it was (is) down there.

Biggest cheer and best reception of the season for either a guest or the team..

It won't be maher he's signed a 2 year deal with Gillingham

All the best stu! Look We're all mates on here with a common interest so lets not turn it into the big brother house! I did bump into stu about a month ago in rochdale and had a chat with him he seemed a nice bloke who loves his job and proud of his achievements..AND don't forget he was a latics ball boy back in the day....

Just been to collect my season ticket and whilst waiting saw two fellas leave the main entrance and get into a car - didn't recognise anyone but one was suited and booted (agent?) and the other in shorts and t-shirt (player?).....

fleming - made one fantastic save AND a pen. eardley - out of sorts -distribution was hoof lomax - out of position too many times and distribution was hoof stam - looked solid but there seems to be a lack of communication with hazell hazell - looked ok but as with stam a lack of communication distribution was hoof. liddell - played well but faded - no overlaps by eardley to help. allott - some good tackles but not a leader,can't control a game THAT man was sat on the bench (maher) whittaker - headless chicken at times. i could't work out where he was supposed to be playing taylor - poor. received ball,ran up wing at defenders,cut inside on to right try to beat entire opposition - lose possession. over and over again hughes - i like hughes but today he DIDN'T appear to me to be interested. byfield - had a damn good first half and showed his pace chasing lost causes passes from his team mates but faded as did the rest of the team subs waste of time t'horse had already bolted,nail was in coffin,fat lady was singing. we need some damn leadership on the pitch because today there wasn't ANYONE who tried to take the game by the scruff and get the team moving. Some knob in the main stand started shouting at byfields lack of effort and costing a goal because he lost the ball - bollocks how do you work that one out - when he did lose the ball there was at least 8 latics players - sorry mannequins between him and the oldham goal so hows that his fault. imo we have someone sat warming the bench who has proved at his last club that he can control and win games and bollock people who are not performing. kevin maher.

play maher from start

play maher from start

i hope shez does have the balls to address the real problem area --- centre midfield and get maher on the pitch and let him have a go,teams are just (as last season) ploughing right through the middle of our midfield and against stronger teams we can't just rely on allott doing the job unaided , if we want to play with 'wingers' then protecting the middle is a must.

centre mid was outmuscled today,why was kevin maher sat in the stand? it was obvious after about ten mins we were gonna struggle without some extra muscle down the middle. i don't understand why davies is being "punished" what the hell has he done? (i know he got sent off at rochdale but so what? will gregan get the same treatment when he returns? )

At times i wonder if i'm watching the same game - last night maher played well,some of his passes were top notch and at least (unlike the compared to kalala) he keeps the damn ball moving.

spot on mate! at the end of the day what the hell would we all do on a saturday? go shopping? watch a romantic movie with the wife? babysit? naaaah its the footy - the good the bad and the ugly!

Team for saturday (if all fit) crossley rb:eardley lb:lomax cb:hazell and stam mid:mcdonald,allott,jarrett,livermore f:constantine,alessandra subs: usual but with taylor to come off the bench and make an impact instead of plodding through another 90mins not delivering anything - i honestly believe at the moment he needs "a rest" and maybe a place on the bench will be just the " kick up the ass" required.

and lets not forget that there appears to be a complete LACK of team spirit within latics at the moment whatever different players and the management come out saying ..blah blah blah... now on sat when jevons was taken off - its high fives and hugs... kalala off he walked straight past shez and tommy wright who didn't bat an eyelid - no pat on the back no nothing. it's only a small thing but to me body language says a lot about the spirit in the camp.

Name? karl Location? rochdale How Long Supporting the Tics? 25 glorious seasons! Best away match you've been to? city in prem/div 1 - 91/92 All Time Greatest Player? andy ritchie Biggest Rivals (in your eyes)? at the mo - blackpool