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If I remember rightly LJ said they had been made aware of the allegations prior to it being released Also there were other factors that contributed to him being sacked We don't know how many times he had been warned previously or disciplined At the time he was also facing rape charges, so all in all I would suggest he's got no leg to stand on I would expect this to all be a bluff, get his name back in the media as an innocent person, become the victim and hopefully get a deal in the UK. If CMS have done there own investigation (on behalf of the club) then I'm confident it was all done properly

I think Etheridge was short term, for me strengthening our weakest position

I'm sorry I should explain my meaning The fact that Peterborough have the ability to sign a player of CMS calibre gives us an insight into the level of wage bill that Peterborough have available. The fact that we are above Peterborough in the league on a much smaller budget would point towards Lee Johnson not only putting together a value for money squad but also his tactical/coaching ability must have something to do with it. If you disagree please let me know.

The pikey chairman has announced CMS on twitter about an hour ago

So he's not doing a good job? So the squad isn't the best we've had for a while?

Just to put things into perspective Peterborough have signed Craig Mackail Smith, shows the level we are competing with, also shows how good a job LJ is doing

There's no smoke without fire

Leon Clarke apparently made available for loan, a stretch probably.....

"Fitting in the mould" is irrelevant if the player is injured 90% of the time Potential can only be realised if he's fit enough to realise it. Currently he's not and hasn't been since he joined

If he's injured 90% of the time whatever money he's on isn't he classed as expensive?

Is it ironic that someone said yes to Evans then says no...... All we need now for this circus is for Evans to turn up at training regardless of what he's been told

Something that always stuck with me was when Josh Low constantly struggled with hammy issues and that turned out to be his back Whatever it is, whether he's the next big thing or not, if he's a crock Oldham aren't in a position to hope for the best. Awful situation for the young lad but if there is no improvement between now and May I can't see any reason why we would keep him on

Funny story about Richard Butcher At the time of his signing I was living in Lincoln and knew all about him. I was told he was a neat footballer with a good engine. I recall a game at Barnsley, I think he scored or had an ok game but still got stick. The Tuesday after I was enjoying a quiet drink in Lincoln and saw him out with Alan Marriot (lincolns gk at the time) and the chief exec of Lincoln. I decided to approach them and offered Richard Butcher a drink to apologise for the stick he was getting from an Oldham fan 6 hours later, visits to 2 different strip clubs and not paying for another drink all night I witnessed the hand shake that took him back to lincoln The guy was a legend in my eyes, very personable and after the stick he was getting was totally within his rights to tell me to do one. Such a shame he is no longer with us The worst player in my time of supporting oldham has to be Barry Prenderville

We have criticised managers in the past for feeding us bull s*** now we criticise the manager for telling us the truth!! If you study all the great managers/coaches they have all publicly called players out and criticised them when necessary Reading the article I think LJ is actually saying to the fans "don't get on his back I've sorted it"

for someone who has been going to Latics for the last 25 years "my" greats are.......... 1. Denis Irwin 2. Richard Jobson 3. Ricky Holden if I was talking about the last 10 years 1. David Eyres 2. John Sheridan 3. Jose Baxter (just for the 2nd half at Forest)

With any business that is failing there always has to be a plan or strategy to turn a failing business into a successful one.....what is Corneys plan? Doing the same thing year in year out and hoping for the best isn't working! If the plan is make as much as quickly as possible and then sell our one asset to even the books so be it but it strikes me as very risky! We need some invention a different way of thinking

I don't mind Winchester he's definitely got ability but how many chances can the lad have until someone says your just not going to cut it. People still saying he should play have just recycled the same post from the last 2 year's

Whereas I understand the need for selling people on to "balance the books" but when the money isn't invested in the playing side it does become frustrating. I think a lot of us need to realise fast that unfortunately we are possibly still sliding down that slippery slope and by selling a player or 2 offers us some friction

forgive me if this has been mentioned already but I thought the decision was made alongside the release of his rape charge coming out too? Isnt he in court in March this year for it?

Anyone with any kind of footballing knowledge will know that Lee Johnson could possibly be the best thing to happen to Oldham Athletic in 20 years New ideas, New ways of working, these are the things that will set the teams apart that can't spend £250 million in one summer The people who are calling for LJ to leave will be the reason this club dies, and that there is a FACT

Please can everyone stop replying to this mug!! Everytime someone comments on his opinion his soapbox grows If we ignore him he may disappear

Has this descended into the worst conversation ever? Lets back to topic! Has Marwan Koukash eaten all the M&P pies?

Wow, how haven't you been snapped up by LJ as tactical coach? Let's bring back Shaun Garnett and Doug Hodgson you know people who can "run through walls" and let's do away with these "footballer" types!

I agree, Koukash gains nothing by making a story up of wanting to buy Latics He doesn't strike me as someone who would risk reputation by lying to the media?