Bristolatic

2 hours ago, Stevie_J said:

50 players signed up, which means we have three divisions this season.  We'd have to get to 66 players to introduce a League Two...

We should be able to rope in another 16, shouldn't we?

1 hour ago, leeslover said:

Not sure myself really. I just don't like Wellens

 Only you could come out with that

18 minutes ago, HarryBosch said:

 

Lazy bastard 

@astottie I won't disagree with the bulk of what you have just said. Neither were any of my posts intended to offend, so I apologise to @archiecat for the comparison with another poster. I just simply find it somewhat bamboozling that players are written off before even kicking a ball. I'm a firm believer in giving everyone a fair crack before coming to any conclusions. 

It works the other way, too. Remember us all being chuffed to bits when we signed Adam Rooney? He was going to boot us into the promised land and we know how that ended. I'll repeat what I said earlier about the #frenchlads, who were instantly regarded as bobbins by some before anyone had seen them. Opinions have changed since they've featured in pre-season.

So let's give Miller a chance. He just might come good and bag a panful. He might also turn out to be dog shit, but until he's played a few, we simply don't know.

I've tried to make a reasoned argument for giving everyone a chance and trusting Bunn's and Rhodes' decisions. That's what I believe we should do, rather than resort to:

1 hour ago, archiecat said:

neither am i genius like yourself who knows a good player from 200 miles away

No need to despair about me friend .

I'm all for reasoned arguments and discussions, often with some banter thrown in, and some of us will just have to agree to disagree (to quote Kenny Everett "in the best possible taste, of course").

14 minutes ago, League one forever said:

Why do you come on here Because I'm a long standing Latics fan and enjoy discussing all things Latics. . . So everyone agrees with you all the time?

Not at all. I like a good discussion/debate and, if you care to look around, you'll find a great many posters I agree with. I don't expect others to agree with me either. That's the basis of a good debate, but it needs some substance

 

Why do you despair with our fan base? Very strange comment. 

OK, I'll qualify that with SOME of our fan base. The ones who instantly rubbish a signing without giving them a chance. And that's a strange comment? OK

 

It’s forum, sometimes we agree, sometimes we don’t. That’s the whole point isn’t it? 

Which is precisely why I made the comments. Debate/discussion. 

 

It never ceases to amaze me people’s reactions to when somebody disagrees, or has the termerity to dare question a signing. 

Anyone has the right to question a signing but, for the love of God, at least see them play before you make a decision, good or bad. Examples: Some said that Missilou and Branger-Engone would be rubbish because they're from the French lower leagues. At least one of those had admitted they were wrong to pre-judge as they have found them to be pretty good since they've seen them play. 

 

Hopefully he rips it up.

I hope so too

But I don’t think he will. 

He might, he might not. We'll have to wait and see

 

I give up as well. 

Please don't. As I said, I like a good discussion

 

 

Here we go again. Another one written off before he kicks a ball. Are all clubs' forums like this, or is it just Latics that has so many judgemental "fans" who only see the down side of everything? 

I really do despair of our fan base sometimes. And here we have one slagging off the latest signing without having seen him, but can't remember the name of the on loan keeper. Keep up lad.

Oh well, I suppose you're a better judge of a player without seeing him than Bunn, who was not too shabby a striker himself, is having watched him with the squad for the last three weeks.

I give up. I wonder if archiecat is Kusunga's double account.

It would mean an overhaul of the system I use. The way it works is that all the points scored automatically transfer to the table, which is then resorted into the correct positions.

When the tables are posted, all you see is everyone's predictions (blue sheet) and the actual tables. What you don't see is the actual game's results, the automatically accrued points for that game and that produces the cumulative total which automatically transfers into a table. Once that is re-sorted, it's copied into the format you see in the post. So the spreadsheet has 46 tabs (one for each match) and 4 sections to every tab. 

To add extra points at random would bugger all that up.

Does all that make sense? The bottom line is that it will have to stay as it is. And quite apart from all that, I really don't want to be calculating everyone's attendance predictions against the correct figure on top of what I normally do. 

Sorry folks.

2 hours ago, aidan_latics said:

 

Just an observation, but I'd imagine the playoff format will need to be tweaked, considering the team who finishes third will be promoted automatically, and seventh place will make the playoffs. Could the prediction league playoffs perhaps follow the League Two set-up, so that three automatically go up, plus one via the playoffs (with four relegations from each division also)? I'm in no way suggesting this to increase my odds of gaining rightful promotion back to the pinnacle of the top flight.... 

Ah yes. Although Latics are in League 2, the Prediction League has League 1, so I'm not sure which promotion/relegation system we're using. I can feel a Board meeting coming on. Stevie_J and I need to have a chat.

On 31/07/2018 at 10:27 PM, Stevie_J said:

With astottie confirmed, the Premier League line-up is now confirmed for the new season. Quite a few regulars still to confirm. Nice to see a few new faces and a few returning after a sabbatical. 

Still no sign of Cheats-R-Us, then, aka 24hrs.

Brilliant. Just brilliant.

What a brilliant initiative. A lasting tribute to a most respected member of OWTB. Well done for the initial suggestion (sorry, I can't recall who it was) and congratulations to Admin for making it happen.

11 minutes ago, Kusunga_Is_God said:

http://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/competitions/league-two/11454795/sky-bet-league-two-predictions

Another set of tools who know absolutely nothing, right?

How wonderful you've been vindicated by two no marks who know nothing about Frankie Bunn. Someone who is well respected as an excellent coach in the Championship and at Academy label. Yep, you're right. Another set of tools. I take it we're allowed to disagree in the manner that Shrewsbury fans did last season when they were tipped for relegation.

27 minutes ago, josh_latics said:

 

 

Seriously?! I already hate this club more than any other ever. 

What? More than the Dongs?

5 hours ago, yarddog73 said:

What about MK, an absolute fraud of a team in every sense.

I actually want to see them get out of this division. 

Into the National League, hastily followed by the National League South, the Isthmian League and wherever else they can drop to. What a wonderful sight it would be to see that stadium of theirs with about 150 spectators dotted about. You may get it that I hate their very existence. Fuck off Winkleman.

19 minutes ago, BP1960 said:

 

That would be the french lad Cote 'd Azur of Monaco.

I also hear we are interesed in Monty Carlo and Sam Tropez from same area.

It would be Nice if we signed them all.

Paris Cowan-Hall anyone? 

2 hours ago, HarryBosch said:

League Two Champions

Notts County

 

OAFC League Position

Scrape 7th or just miss out in 8th

 

OAFC Top scorer

Surridge

 

Will Bunn be manager this time next year?

Yes

 

Will Abdallah be owner this time next year? 

Yes

 

Stability off the pitch, more of the same old shit, or worse? 

Gradual stability and all will settle down, but maybe a few hiccups along the way

 

Most improved player 

Benteke. FB will coach him into being a decent player

 

Best new player

Taylor (or Cotterill, if he signs)

 

Best young player

Edmundson

 

Feel free to add your own....

Who will we miss most?

Byrne

 

Who is likely to be sold to a bigger club in January?

Hamer

 

Will De La Paz/Placide (which ever one is here) get game time?

Yes. In the Carabao Cup and the Checkacockup Trophy

 

Which round will we reach in the Cup competitions?

Carabao - Out in 1st Round to Derby. FA Cup - 2nd Round (3rd if we can get a couple of non-League teams at home). Checkacockup - Northern Semis

Just now, astottie said:

Right I am in, so back off. I never lived in East Germany but being pursued by the Stazi must have been like this. I said I'd join i was just taking my time,  it's not as if I forgot to post  on time more than anyone else last year is it? oh wait.....

Well done, that man. And this season, you can have @lookersstandandy bombarding you with emails, messages, texts and carrier pigeons to make sure you don't forget to post your predictions. 

1 minute ago, rosa said:

? Cool, see you there.

Yes, indeedy.  

1 hour ago, rosa said:

Have you got a ticket?

I bloody hope so

9 hours ago, leeslover said:

 It wasn't my wife he was a prick to if that's what you're thinking 

Thank God for that. She'd have maimed him for life. Lovely girl, though, that Mrs leeslover.

21 hours ago, Dick_Valentine said:

We could have had this...dear god! 

 

 

WTF? No other words can explain an abomination like that.

A fiver for every clean sheet away from home.

1 hour ago, Dave_Og said:

Only after three or four passes between Greek and Serbo-Croat. 

Ah yes. Fred Serb and George Croat. What a double act they were.

Come on, lads and lasses. Let's see if we can hit 50 players again this season. Just need another 16, but more would be brilliant.

Prize money isn't to be sniffed at and The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation and OWTB benefit as well. 

If @astottie signs up, we'll have the Premier League that finished last season after relegations and promotions. Extra bodies will make the Championship and the new League 1 more balanced.

Yeah, ok, I know who got relegated. 

4 hours ago, jorvik_latic said:

 

@Bristolatic Just type @ and start typing their username - it'll come up to select.

Cheers @jorvik_latic I don't know why I didn't think of that. See, Steve's right. Us oldies need all the help we can get.