ChrisRichard

More on top when Fawns and Mantack on. Had a few decent chances after we scored.

BBC and Sky have given it Hols

According to Matt Chambers and Radio Latics (Or what ever it's called) Players with drawn just before the trip across through injury. Unsure about Duffus though. Nothing on him.

Couple of emergancy loan players in maybe now as we are struggling to raise a team. Or this guy comes in and brings players from his portfolio. Will this be by Tuesday... probably not.

I'm surprised at you Josh, from your previous posts I thought you were a placid kind of chap ?

Holloway lacks support. He's played up front on his own he needs a player to run off him, Davies won't do that. Tope would, or even the young lad Fawns. Not seen enough of Duffus yet. Ollie Banks- I just can't warm to him. I don't really know what he does to be honest. He has no work rate, no ability to tackle can only pass if he's smacking it 40 yards with Hollywood explosions going off (In his head) as he does it, doesn't head the ball because it will ruin his fringe, no thought put into his corners just hit and hope. He's playing in a position where he needs to be the engine of the team. He can't do that job. He needs benching. I'd play Fane in there instead or new signing which hopefully will appear soon.

Yes absolutely. He's definitely been told to rein it in or been given a seditive before he goes on! I also think if he went on another massive rant it would have made him completely vulnerable to ridicule in completely lost the players. He still alludes to needing new players but surely even Corney can see that now. We lost against a good team today, time to move on and tighten up for Pool on Saturday.

I see your point. I see it as a continuing mop up job though.

Exactly a point I was just about to make. If we were 10-15 games in then yes I admit I may accept your train of thought, Matt. But certainly not after two games and certainly not before the window has closed.

The thing is he's not fully starting from fresh here is he? He still has a strong core of his best players from last year barring a GK. He's brought in similar players already that he usually signs when the panic button has been pressed because we were struggling. We've played two decent sides. We just haven't properly kicked on yet IMHO.

Has to be bollocks surely? I can't see a manager who battled to keep us up last season who had some great results on that run with a couple of additions and hard work, being told he has no future here. We've heard nothing but whispers of a take over but nothing concrete has ever come from it. Shez' post match interview style has always sounded downbeat even when we've won so I wouldn't read too much into that. I'd also say he's probably pissed off that he knows what the team needs to be a good side but hasn't yet managed to bring in the right players for those roles. I just can't see this being true.

Goes to show me how naive I really am. I was convinced he'd sign. Oh well, I'm just going to drink lots of beer to forget...

It would certainly cause a stir if your idea at 2pm, keeper as TBC but could also work the other way if it's not Ripley and drain any positive atmosphere. It's certainly a fan relations nightmare if it's someone who we weren't expecting.

Not number 1 shirt... Six month loan... Ripley not signed for anyone else... I can't help feeling there is some exciting news tomorrow...

A leap from what?

Me either. It just seems odd that he's been banded about to loads of clubs by the media for over a week, yet not signed for any of those clubs yet. Ripley, and Midds very quiet o the matter. Must mean something going on behind the scenes somewhere.

Welcome Dan. Not seen too much of him but in shez we trust.

I can see him loaned out. Would like to see him back here, I'd feel safer with him than Kettings. Obviously all is negated when Sir Ripley returns ?

I think we'll be ok next year. I reckon 10th-14th would be an achievable finish signings pending.