Dave_Og Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 I'll bet that was adamn site more fun with 5,000 than it would have been with "just" the diehards! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeylandLatic Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 I'll bet that was adamn site more fun with 5,000 than it would have been with "just" the diehards! Exactly. I don't mind people turning up for the big cup games as long as it isn't at the expense of the fans that go regularly. May have been a few red scummers in the crowd but everyone there today was there to get behind Oldham and it made for a great atmosphere. You could pick out the scum fans inside the stand before the game when everyone was singing 'if you hate man united clap your hands', you could see some people not joining in and looking a little bemused lol. Ah well, great day out and the more the merrier at cup games when all money is split so we get a bigger slice. Hopefully we will get a big away tie in the next round. Wigan, City, Man U would all be good. Huddersfield away would be nice as well imo as we would have a decent chance of progressing and a 14000 gate isn't too bad at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc_ok Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 The bloke behind me admitted during the 2nd half that he was a Leeds fan. You wouldn't have known it though - he really got behind the team and I don't think he could have been more chuffed at the end if it had been Leeds who had beaten Everton. The bloke in front of me, on the other hand, moaned at me when I knocked into him during the goal celebration, never so much as applauded once, and left with over five minutes still to play! All in all a cracking atmosphere. Well done to all who contributed - whoever you support! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astottie Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 The bloke behind me admitted during the 2nd half that he was a Leeds fan. You wouldn't have known it though - he really got behind the team and I don't think he could have been more chuffed at the end if it had been Leeds who had beaten Everton. The bloke in front of me, on the other hand, moaned at me when I knocked into him during the goal celebration, never so much as applauded once, and left with over five minutes still to play! All in all a cracking atmosphere. Well done to all who contributed - whoever you support! The 4 on my left were all scousers 2 everton and 2 'pool god knows why they were there. Thought there were some arseholes there today who Ihave never seen home or away, if 2 of them had got chucked out it would have been the icing on the cake!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KYLEOAFC Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 How many times do we get a big crowd either at home or away and loose? Not today my blue friends, some of the said Glory `Munters` might come back? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laticsmad Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 The bloke behind me admitted during the 2nd half that he was a Leeds fan. You wouldn't have known it though - he really got behind the team and I don't think he could have been more chuffed at the end if it had been Leeds who had beaten Everton. The bloke in front of me, on the other hand, moaned at me when I knocked into him during the goal celebration, never so much as applauded once, and left with over five minutes still to play! All in all a cracking atmosphere. Well done to all who contributed - whoever you support! Leeds were at home today weren't they? why wasn't he at the game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Leeds were at home today weren't they? why wasn't he at the game? He saw a real football team last Tuesday and decided to follow them. Fair play to the paternally challenged yorkshireman! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 I'll bet that was adamn site more fun with 5,000 than it would have been with "just" the diehards! It was tough going to start with, but once we'd taught them the songs, we got a decent atmosphere going. They all seemed to remember the chant from the old videos. To hear 'Oh When The Blues' sung in full collective voice towards the end was fantastic. To think that I once heard two lads try to start that song at Goodison, which I still maintain was its first public performance. Listen out for it being adopted by Everton fans in the coming weeks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc_ok Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 It was tough going to start with, but once we'd taught them the songs, we got a decent atmosphere going. They all seemed to remember the chant from the old videos. To hear 'Oh When The Blues' sung in full collective voice towards the end was fantastic. To think that I once heard two lads try to start that song at Goodison, which I still maintain was its first public performance. Listen out for it being adopted by Everton fans in the coming weeks! An emotional night - even Diego's missing apostrophes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 An emotional night - even Diego's missing apostrophes Oh no I'm not! There's no apostrophe in the word its used in this context. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forte_Baby Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Leeds were at home today weren't they? why wasn't he at the game? There was a Leeds fan i know sat on the row behind me the reason he did not go to Leeds his because his daughther is a Oldham fan but is only 12 years old and why should she miss out on the clubs big day. Besides he watches Leeds every so often if his kids go want to go to Oldham he takes them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc_ok Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Oh no I'm not! There's no apostrophe in the word its used in this context. Surely the apostrophe comes after the owner of the item, e.g. "The dodgy car of Dad" would become "Dad's dodgy car". Therefore "the first public performance of it" would become "it's first public performance". That's my understanding anyway. Apologies if wrong. Anyway, why did you miss out the apostrophe's in "song's", "video's", "Blue's", "lad's", "fan's" and "week's" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwentySixBlack Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Surely the apostrophe comes after the owner of the item, e.g. "The dodgy car of Dad" would become "Dad's dodgy car". Therefore "the first public performance of it" would become "it's first public performance". That's my understanding anyway. Apologies if wrong. Anyway, why did you miss out the apostrophe's in "song's", "video's", "Blue's", "lad's", "fan's" and "week's" Thats bollock's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latics and England Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Surely the apostrophe comes after the owner of the item, e.g. "The dodgy car of Dad" would become "Dad's dodgy car". Therefore "the first public performance of it" would become "it's first public performance". That's my understanding anyway. Apologies if wrong. Anyway, why did you miss out the apostrophe's in "song's", "video's", "Blue's", "lad's", "fan's" and "week's" Would that be the dodgy car that means that for all you know, we have only won six away games in a row, mind you, to Diego, 6 and 7 are interchangable aren't they... And number one is Frankie Bunn..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Surely the apostrophe comes after the owner of the item, e.g. "The dodgy car of Dad" would become "Dad's dodgy car". Therefore "the first public performance of it" would become "it's first public performance". That's my understanding anyway. Apologies if wrong. How many times to I have to spell it out? When it's a matter of possession the word its is just like the words his and hers - therefore no apostrophe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Would that be the dodgy car that means that for all you know, we have only won six away games in a row, mind you, to Diego, 6 and 7 are interchangable aren't they... And number one is Frankie Bunn..... Question for Statos: When was the last time Andy Ritchie, Frankie Bunn and Shez were all seen on the same MOTD programme? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ste1987 Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 One person next to me kept complaining at all the standing up. He goes "i don't understand why they dont remain seated as they can still see" It's called an atmosphere for christ's sake! if its not one thing its another! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forte_Baby Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Question for Statos: When was the last time Andy Ritchie, Frankie Bunn and Shez were all seen on the same MOTD programme? 1990 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc_ok Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 How many times to I have to spell it out? When it's a matter of possession the word its is just like the words his and hers - therefore no apostrophe! It all become's clear now. Thank's for clearing that up for me Diegos_Sideburn's. You live's and learn's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc_ok Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 It all become's clear now. Thank's for clearing that up for me Diegos_Sideburn's. You live's and learn's Hope my last post doesnt look like Im taking the pis's. That wasnt my intention Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwentySixBlack Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 It all become's clear now. Thank's for clearing that up for me Diegos_Sideburn's. You live's and learn's Yeah - Eat THIS grammar fans.... An apostrophe is used to indicate possession. For most singular nouns, the ending 's is added; e.g., the cat's whiskers. When the noun is a normal plural with an added s, no extra s is added in the possessive, so pens' lids (where there is more than one pen) is correct rather than pens's lids. If the plural is not one that is formed by adding s, add an s for the possessive, after the apostrophe: children's hats, women's hairdresser, some people's eyes (but compare some peoples' recent emergence into nationhood, where peoples is meant as the plural of the singular people). These principles are universally accepted. If a singular noun ends with an /s/ or a /z/ sound (spelled with -s, -se, -z, -ce, for example), practice varies as to whether to add 's or the apostrophe alone. (For discussion on this and the following points, see below.) In general, a good practice is to follow whichever spoken form is judged best: the boss's shoes, Mrs Jones' hat (or Mrs Jones's hat, if that spoken form is preferred). In many cases, both spoken and written forms differ between writers. Compound nouns have their singular possessives formed with an apostrophe and an added s, in accordance with the rules given above: the Attorney-General's husband; the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports' prerogative; this Minister for Justice's intervention; her father-in-law's new wife. In those examples, the plurals are formed with an s that does not occur at the end: e.g., Attorneys-General. An interesting problem therefore arises with the possessive plurals of these compounds. Sources that rule on the matter appear to favour the following forms, in which there is both an s added to form the plural, and a separate s added for the possessive: the Attorneys-General's husbands; successive Ministers for Justice's interventions; their fathers-in-law's new wives.[2] Because these constructions stretch the resources of punctuation beyond comfort, in practice they are normally reworded: interventions by successive Ministers for Justice.[3] The apostrophe at its worstAn apostrophe is used in time and money references in constructions such as one hour's respite, two weeks' holiday, a dollar's worth, five pounds' worth. Although it may not be immediately obvious, this is an ordinary possessive use. For example, one hour's respite means a respite of one hour (exactly as the cat's whiskers means the whiskers of the cat). No apostrophe is used in the following possessive pronouns and adjectives: yours, his, hers, ours, its, theirs, and whose. (Many people wrongly use it's for the possessive of it, but authorities are unanimous that it's can only be a contraction of it is or it has.) All other possessive pronouns ending in s do take an apostrophe: one's; everyone's; somebody's, nobody else's, etc. With plural forms, the apostrophe follows the s, as with nouns: the others' husbands (but compare They all looked at each other's husbands, in which both each and other are singular). To illustrate that possessive apostrophes matter, and that their usage affects the meaning of written English, consider these four phrases (listed in Steven Pinker's The Language Instinct), each of which has a meaning distinct from the others: my sister's friend's investments (the investments belonging to a friend of my sister) my sister's friends' investments (the investments belonging to several friends of my sister) my sisters' friend's investments (the investments belonging to a friend of several of my sisters) my sisters' friends' investments (the investments belonging to several friends of several of my sisters) Kingsley Amis, on being challenged to produce a sentence whose meaning depended on a possessive apostrophe, came up with: "Those things over there are my husbands." (I'm married to those men over there.) "Those things over there are my husband's." (Those things over there belong to my husband.) Have some of that.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singe Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 It was also the Ex Latics show wasn;t it. what with Luke Beckett, Dele Adebola and Iain Dowie all featuring prominenrly. Though Adebola was a bit bobbins for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc_ok Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Yeah - Eat THIS grammar fans.... No apostrophe is used in the following possessive pronouns and adjectives: yours, his, hers, ours, its, theirs, and whose. (Many people wrongly use it's for the possessive of it, but authorities are unanimous that it's can only be a contraction of it is or it has.) I would dispute the use of the word unanimous - I wasn't consulted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwentySixBlack Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 I would dispute the use of the word unanimous - I wasn't consulted And you're looking after your small children this evening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc_ok Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 And you're looking after your small children this evening? Thanks for reminding me. I'm supposed to be the tooth fairy, aren't I? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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