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3 minutes ago, Buckshawlatic said:

 

?? sorry I’ll blame the Friday night wine!! 

There's quite a few on here like a Friday night whine !

27 minutes ago, dannyboy55555 said:

Or Gerrard. But not both as they cant coach together.

Would take Clarke over Gerrard from a coaching perspective as he displays a calmer, more professional attitude in my opinion. Think he could be useful to step in when injuries dictate. However whoever it is he'll have his hands full and should really earn his money. 

4 minutes ago, dannyboy55555 said:

Speaking of Taylor anyone know why he didnt play for anyone this season?

Did you not see his loan spell with us last season ?

8 hours ago, mickjagger said:

Who has made the decision to keep or release players is RW staying???????????

We had a poll on here, did you miss out ?

Saw Bob come out of the player's entrance with tears in his eyes after being told he was being transferred to Mansfield. It was not really de rigueur for a 15 year old to show such emotions at the time, but I confess now to having having a little eye-watering episode that evening. He was the epitome of the professional player every club needs and if we'd have had him in our team this season we WOULD have escaped the drop. 

Johnny Colquhoun got me out of a few canings as the Deputy Head at school was a great fan of his and often forgot my punishment after I'd eulogised on Johnny's performance the previous weekend !

50 minutes ago, BP1960 said:

 

Are you me?

Only if you've more than one account !

I've not been watching Latics since 1895, rubbed shoulders with Cloughie, made a lot of money through work or had a great football career but am pretty good at knowing if I like somebody after speaking with them for about 5 minutes. Unfortunately I need to see someone play/work for a lot longer than that to assess their ability, unlike some of the posters on here.

Certainly should be. My brother and myself donated £50 quid each from the previous season's ticket offer to the Club, not Corney's personal finances. Oh and the promised picture/certificate or whatever it was never materialised.

12 minutes ago, GlossopLatic said:

What are we discussing with Benteke he couldnt get into this team is that not telling us something?

It was stated that Benteke was "one for the future" so it's not really surprising we would offer a continuation if the price is right.

1 minute ago, Magic Mikey said:

He's heading down towards his level. 

You must have watched him a hell of a lot in Ireland to make a statement like that. I prefer to give someone a dozen or so games before completely dismissing their competence.

1 minute ago, mcfluff1985 said:

Fat girls need loving too

.....and plenty of it !

1 hour ago, LightDN123 said:

Realists ? Might as well accept relegation now if that’s the best we can do 

Giving up isn't an option though, it's a reason we're in this position. Players who haven't got enough bottle, unambitious owners, people who would sooner sit at home watching overpaid prima donnas on Sky and BT and way back a chronic mis-management of the funds available when we were in the premier division. I meant realists in the sense we are where we are and have to get on with it regardless of who manages or plays for us.

2 hours ago, LightDN123 said:

I mean to watch ? Have you seen his technique and footballing ability ? 

Yes he's a bang average defensive midfield player who gets then ball and passes to someone with more ability, not Franz Beckenbauer ! We'd all wish for better but some of us are realists.

29 minutes ago, NewBlue said:

 

Unemployment rate in Plymouth must be very high...

Hence our magnificent away support !

10 minutes ago, lookersstandandy said:

 

1. Do you know if he has one?

 

2. He most certainly hasn't shared one with us if he has.

1. I don't know ( but if he hasn't he's not the man we all hope to take us forward ).

2. He doesn't have to ( I'm not one of the ones who need to know every minutiae of the club I support's business ).

8 minutes ago, yarddog73 said:

We managed okay in Wellens first dozen games, we were winning and letting two in most weeks yet some weren't happy, now we are just letting the two in most weeks but can't attack for toffee.

Take your point but that was on firmer, dryer pitches and think it's a bit more attritional at this time of year and in our position (i.e. you have to put your foot in a bit more). 

36 minutes ago, Ryan said:

Placide

 

Hunt - Gerrard - Edmundson - Moimbe

 

Gardner

 

Nepo - Byrne - Pringle

 

Davies - Doyle

Bit lightweight in midfield for me. Left-footed Nepo playing on the right; out of form Pringle on left; Byrne, who I've yet to see make a tackle, in middle. Great when we've got the ball but what about when they get it ?

20 minutes ago, latics22 said:

They block the goal at both ends u must have X-ray vision

Depends where you sat, it didn't block the view from my seat. Anyway the cost of the renovations you suggest are way beyond our means.

12 hours ago, latics22 said:

It need knocking down. The massive beams across the front of the stand ruin the view completely

We'd all like new stands and better facilities but priority should be on the pitch. Personally I never really noticed those MASSIVE beams during my years in the Chaddy, I was to busy watching the football !  

30 minutes ago, BP1960 said:

 

Or was it poor anticipation by our players? 

This 100 times over. The only one who shows any anticipation is Doyle, the rest are like statues. They're like defenders who have been told to play upfront. So any pass/cross into space looks a poor one. Most crosses at our level are into areas where players should be arriving if they have a desire to score. A modicum of schoolboy learnt movement by the rest of our forwards would reap rewards.

6 minutes ago, johnafoafc said:

I was born not long before Big Joe was appointed so I’m not old enough to appreciate what the fans’ feelings were towards him in the early days.  Obviously this predated Internet forums. I guess the only platforms for debate were the pub, work or letters to the chron. I wonder if people genuinely questioned Big Joe in the early years but it wasn’t as well publicised?

It really doesn't matter what we, as supporters, feel the fact of the matter is that ANY manager needs time to succeed or fail and until we give them those opportunities we are destined to underachieve. Certainly the advent of these message boards has upped the pressure on an already tenuous job.

Yes !

We really need to stop this knee jerk reaction after every match. Yes I know it's a bit disappointing we haven't taken three points tonight but I thought that some individual performances deserved credit. Moimbe, obviously had a good game, but to me man of the match was George who really seems to be growing as a player. With Gerrard obviously not 100% I thought he covered brilliantly for his partner's immobility and will prove to be a great asset to our club. It's a time for players to step up to the mark and in my opinion Edmundson has. I noticed that on Saturday after the goalmouth melee late on he congratulated Hamer on his defensive block which shows the team spirit we'll need to survive this season. As I've said before whatever happens this season we should start the next one with the current manager, albeit with a decent defensive minded assistant.

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Heard he had a shouting match with the bench in his penultimate game, Rochdale ? So that may be of some significance.

32 minutes ago, Twisbrogan said:

 

Ripley isn't their player.

Neither is Ince.