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£1m fee + £500k after x appearances + 25% sell on - about time we got a proper - and I mean 'proper' fee for a genuine talent

 

When i read stories of Will Hughes, 18, at Derby playing about 30 games and as talented as he is, 'Newcastle are ready to pay £10m for his services' - and then I read some of our lot happy with £400-800k, it makes me weep.

 

£400-800k in relaity gets us nowhere. With £1m (and in talent and potential wise vs the fees that players like Powell, Maynard etc have gone for after 1 season wonders, he is worth it) we can use £800k to help with running costs etc and £100k or so to add 2 or 3 quality players rather than simply see it be swallowed up altogether.

The fact is, though, that all of those players mentioned are considerably better than Baxter. Anything close to £1m is a pipe-dream.

£300K as an absolute maximum.

Apparently Wigan won the FA Cup final too.

The whole situation's a complete farce.

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Just kidding, anyone but Alan Lee.

Really hope he does well, he gave his all for the club while he was here.

 

Good luck Paul.

Spring.

"Carl has to go away in the summer and work on a few bits."

 

"Hopefully he will come back flying and he will be like a new signing."

 

 

http://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/news/article/20130423-winchester-788231.aspx#HsYBGUIqzYMLKkQA.99

 

 

Sounds like Winchester's getting a new deal, anyway.

Really hope he succeeds, wherever he ends up. Seems a top bloke. Good luck, Matt.

Although I would never want to see it im sure when Dickov signed Iwelumo he said he could play as an emergancy CB. It wont happen as we have options however thank god

 

We'll have to play the deepest back-line in the history of football if we end up with Iwelumo playing centre half.

Yea Matt Chambers says it's the knee

 

Out for the season.

 

https://twitter.com/Matt_Chambers_/status/323067049796567040

The grass isn't always greener on the other side.

 

We'd miss him if he left, and more than people might think.

I disagree fundamentally with the idea of booing purely on the basis of ineptitude. Let's face it, we all have good days and bad days. Just imagine for a second how you'd feel if you got half as much stick as footballers do everytime you had a bad day at the office?

 

What really rankles with me is when players show a lack of effort or desire, or a downright shoddy attitude. In that instance, and only in that instance can I understand why people might boo.

 

I have to say, I still think it's counter-productive though. I find it hard to believe that the likes of KMB or Reuben Reid were ever inspired to work harder for the team as a result of the fans getting on their back.

Or they could say, "Why don't you support us against all the :censored: teams,not just when we do well in the cup"

 

Bored of Brian Cox saying he's a fan, when quite clearly he's not, and used the cup run as a PR exercise.

 

YEAH. Grrr, curse that man; generating publicity for the club in the mainstream media by showing support for his local team. How very dare he put OAFC in the public eye like that. It makes my blood boil, really it does.

 

I've had enough. Cox out.

Are they planning to release blu-ray?

 

This is Oldham Athletic; be thankful it's not on VHS.

Can't believe M'voto's only got 5.17% of the vote; he was immense.

Suspect Korey Smith at RB might be on the cards.

Heard a cheeky whisper today that Graham Rix will be his assistant.

 

Currently manager of A.F.C. Portchester.

 

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/portchester-land-former-pompey-boss-in-shock-move-1-4810261

Sorry to put a dampener on today's proceedings, but can the frost covers take -5 ?

 

Source? Both the BBC and the MET Office are predicting an overnight minimum of -1 for Oldham.

"There is a well known phrase in football that if you are young enough, you are good enough which applies on the field.

 

Why should it not apply off the field as well in the management position?"

 

This amused me. What next, the royal baby in as No. 2? Oh Simon.

Indeed what was the point of Stitch being on the show if they didn't talk to him about us.

 

He was very insightful on the topic of father/son footballing relationships though, even if it is a subject he has absolutely no experience of.

Stitch is on BBC1 now on late kick off- should be covering our game fairly shortly. Could be interesting

 

...or not.

Is it just me who thinks this is a sick joke? WTF? If it is lee johnson i will personally hand my season ticket back to sc. Not

much of a protest i know but that would be the last straw for me.

 

Good to see that people aren't overreacting.

Based on my in-depth knowledge and assessment of his managerial style and ability, I'll go for 'I have absolutely no idea.'

The more I read about this boy, the less ridiculous the appointment sounds. He's young, hungry, intelligent, and knows his way around this level. Admittedly, he wouldn't have been my choice given the perilous position we find ourselves in, but there's no reason why (...given time) Lee shouldn't be successful here. Surely we'd be better off putting our energy into getting behind him and the team, rather than starting a witch-hunt against the chairman and/or him?