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Are we allowed to watch Johnstone's Paints matches again now then?

But surely it's better for your losses to go to Playershare...

So you're moaning because you think there's a less than 50% chance that Rochdale and Bury will both finish above us? Despite having stated categorically in other topic that... "We will finish below Rochdale and Bury...again" ...interesting.

Dunno about that; even Rochdale got one...

Scott Vernon could do a job.

We'd be doing very well indeed to be 13 points better off - that'd give us 20 points from an available 21...

If you think we'll have safety secured by January or February playing like we have the last two home games, I'd like some of what you're drinking...

Not convinced, personally... but sincerely hope I'm proved wrong!

We're desperately in need of someone in the middle of the park who'll get their foot and the ball and consistently pick out a forward pass. I'm not sure we actually have that player, but Winchester and Banks look as close as we're going to get, so I think one of them should play. We're also desperately in need of a pair of wingers whose first thought is to whip the ball into the box, rather than spend five minutes dallying around with it, before either passing it backwards or ineffectively trying to cut inside. Croft's done okay in that regard, and whilst McLaughlin has been largely hopeless thus far, he has only been given bit-part chances, and does at least look to run at a man and get the ball into the box. Flynn's another option, but he's been so anonymous recently I'm not sure I can justify him starting again. Or possibly Jahraldo-Martin, but he seems to have disappeared completely. At the minute, Robinson seems to be falling into the trap of picking his best XI players, rather than his best team... With that in mind, I'd suggest a (perhaps unpopular) 4-2-3-1; Ripley Law Clarke Burgess Dunne Fane Green Croft Winchester McLaughlin Mckay ...with Mckay given explicit instructions to play off the shoulder of the last defender, and get himself in and around the six-yard box as soon as the ball's played out wide. Seems a tad unfair on the likes of Erwin and Osei, who've done okay, but I'm just not really sure they offer much playing wide in a 4-3-3. Either play your strikers through the middle, or not at all.

Ref did okay.

Wilson's streets ahead of Edmundson at the moment though; a few months of regular first-team action should do him some good.

I think Croft's done pretty well when called upon this season, actually.

Ripley Law Clarke Burgess Dummigan Croft Banks Green Flynn Erwin Ladapo Let's actually have some width for a change.

Fané should have been subbed off before he was went sent off. Not only were we desperately in need of someone more creative and forward-thinking, but it was also obvious to everyone in the ground that he was a red card waiting to happen. Other than that, Osei was a handful when he came on, Law did well, and Peter Clarke really is a class above everyone else. The rest were all fairly average, but I've seen us play far worse and win...

Is it worth £5,000 to start someone and then sub them off after the first thirty seconds?

Indeed. There are many things worthy of chastising Oldham Athletic for, but allowing fans to purchase and print their own match tickets at a reduced cost certainly isn't one them.

Reckon Crofty's worth a start in some capacity. Maybe something along the lines of... Ripley Wilson Clarke Burgess Dunne Croft Fané Green Erwin Mckay Ladapo

Burgess - Hopeless Woodland - Hopeless Kettings - Largely Hopeless Edmundson - Largely Hopeless McLaughlin - Largely Hopeless Banks - Largely Hopeless (worldie aside - did improve second-half) Flynn - Anonymous We badly missed Clarke and Ripley in particular, as well as somebody (Green) to control the game from the middle of the park. HOWEVER. Ladapo looks impressive, Osei and Croft both changed the game when they came on at HT, and I thought Mckay played well too. Brian and Dunne were both fine. So with Ripley/Clarke/Green/Fané/Erwin to come back in, I think there's a decent XI in there. And can't really complain for a fiver. (As an aside, Carlisle look quite good, and Mike Jones was the best player on the park...)

I don't know - a few of them are alright! But yes, much more about the whole than the parts at this level.

Both our full backs are very average footballers...

His career goalscoring record is far inferior to Mckay's...

Works both ways though. If someone pays in advance, the club are guaranteed their money when they decide not to turn up because it's pissing down... ...particularly beneficial in Oldham.

Set-pieces are alright.

Great point.

Moving the goalposts a bit...!