Rick

Sometimes this "I pay my money, so I will say what I want" attitude makes me wonder if Saturday afternoon is the time that these people get to put someone else down as they get put down at work and home all week. If I realised that I was a serial moaner, I would stop going and do something enjoyable with my time. I am not saying that you shouldn't go - we certainly need as much support as possible - both financially and vocally. I am 39 years old and despite receiving dirty looks off other people when I sing, I do so as I want to help out my team. I enjoy going and I enjoy getting behind the team. Yesterday was disappointing both on, but more disappointingly OFF the pitch.

I have no problem whatsoever in agreeing that the performance was poor yesterday. Latics scored, so the team had done their bit. Many people talk about how the atmosphere of the game as whole very much depends on the team. I could understand the rubbish atmosphere at Walsall as we never got going at all. Now, you have to admit that the atmosphere after we had scored and were winning was very poor indeed. Therefore as we agree that it is a 2 way street, the home crowd should accept some responsibility for the end result - not just start slagging players off left right and centre. If you look back to Leeds and Everton, the atmosphere was electric even BEFORE a ball was kicked. Yesterday was embarrassing.

It's nice to know you're here!!!

Middle Aged? Hang on a minute........ Well, I supose you have a point

Whatever we get and however it is spent, some people on this board will complain and tell everyone how they know better.

No it is not. That is a long term spectator. A spectator spectates, watches. A supporter supports the team, gives support and encouragement, is supportive. Massive difference.

I think that you need to change your username Terry. The atmosphere yesterday WAS A DISGRACE....The people who ought to be ashamed of themselves are the other naturally negative people (I cannot bring myself to call them supporters and certainly not fans) who would like to blame everything on someone else. They need to take some responsibility themselves as it is (as previously stated) a 2 way street. I am not saying that you shouldn't go to the game, but if you are so disillusioned with the game in general, why do you go? It obviously doesn't make you very happyterryb

You have a differnet opinion on Davies to me - that is fair enough as we both have the god given right to have an opinion whether that is right or wrong. If Davies is such a bad player, why do opposition managers big him up and talk about how many problems he has caused them? I really don't see how you feel this witch hunt on 22 year old lad is helping anyone. PS I don't know where you get that he is on £6000 per week.

Nice post. You must be very proud of yourself. Well done.

That is probably why you are not the manager of a professional football club. Outofttheblue, I have also been watching Latics for 35 years and to say that nothing has changed is quite ridiculous. If you have any spare time, dig out the Arsenal DVD from 1990 and tell me how the atmosphere compares with that of yesterday. There will always be moaners, but the people more at fault for yesterdays lack of atmosphere are the peole who were singing their lungs out at Everton but sat down yesterday and kept quiet.

What a shame Craig Davies doesn't have the footballing brian of LatikNik, neiladamsheadband and oafcprozac. Then he would be a world beater - providing he can get his head sorted out. He clearly doesn't do any running or put in any effort and doesn't care for the team. Oh apart from being upset at being subbed, and that was really wrong of him. I really can not understand the mentality of some of the posters on here at times.

What a load of rubbish. 1, It is his first full season (both with us and back in this country). 2, He is 22 (I think ?). 3, Defends from the front. 4, Causes opposition defences problems. (as stated recently by recent opposition managers) 5, Has pace to burn. 6, Doesn't hide if his misses an opportuntiy. 7, Can use his head. 8, Can score from long range. 9, Has scored 10 goals this season. 10, Is our leading goal scorer. PLUS - I would be REALLY worried if our top scorer was not shooting when he thinks he could score. So he is an unknown quantity. Many other managers (opposition and pundits) raved about him and say how much he unsettled their back four. He is young and he is keen and he is involved in a lot of the play. You therefore tend to see a lot of him during a match and will therefore see more mistakes or decisions you disagree with. I sadly think he may go. I am not sure that I would stay and try and fight it out with some of our fans if I were him. Still, we could always look forward to him coming back and scoring a winner against us - or even watching him on Match of the Day and Sky on Sunday afternoon; or Wales at some point - and we'll all say "He used to play for us you know"....... and you know it is going to happen. It is really sad and I am seriously not happy. Also, I don't care if anyone disagrees with me - because that it just the way I feel -_-

The most sense I have heard in a long time. I was going to come on here and rant tonight because I am so..... but I think you have just about summed it up. Thanks for the mention to the Lookers Upper - mainly Our Kid. Come and introduce yourself - the more the merrier. In fact, all welcome.

As Ricky Thomlinson says.....

My shout would be for Oooh Roger Palmer. He was a quality signing and much under-rated for years in my opinion. Another one who rarely gets any kind of mention on this board is Willie Donachie. Not only a decent full back, but also played a pivotal part in the glory years as Uncle Joe's number 2.

Blue and Tangerine Home Tangerine and White 1st Away Tangerine and Blue 2nd Away (current away kit)

Fantastic Idea

I will vote for Tangerine this time...... So Home kit = Blue and White 1st Away Kit = Tangerine 2nd Away kit = the Orange and Blue we played in at Everton

We sung that to him at Leeds and he turned and gave a big smile and thumbs up. I really do think we need to send him some LURVE!!! Also could sing Walking in a Winter Wonderland for him....

You should have given him a slap!!

Kelvin Lomax for me. He had been frozen out by Bertrand and loaned out to Rochdale. He stepped up to the plate superbly on Saturday, cleared one off the line and made a great pass cutting 2 of their midfielders out for the goal. Well, that said, every single Latics player was MOM for me, but I think that Kelvin did particularly well. He is probably one of the players that is on £200 - £300 per week too.

Not wanting to curse us, but IF we do manage to beat Huddersfield at home, we will be in the last 16!! I am going to start queing now!!!

Out of 8 of us, 6 had gone to the bar. So I asked them to shout me one in. Thankfully!!! Saw the goal AND got a pint!!

This is my favorite.... Gary "Who put the ball in Everton's Net....Super" McDonald... I just wanted to celebrate with our fans because 5,500 of them were there giving it their all and they were our twelfth man today. It gives you such a boost when you come out and see that many of our supporters in the ground. You want to put on a good display so as to not let them down.

Cracking player That penalty .....what a shame that he ended up being a stubborn Yorkshireman though. He has had more Clubs that Seve Ballesteros due to him being pig-headed (by his own admission). There is NO loyalty in football (apart from us supporters)