yarddog73 Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 (edited) Since when did football come with a guarantee of entertainment?And your point is??? It obviously doesn't, just ask the thousands who have stopped going. Edited November 16, 2015 by yarddog73 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dec666 Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Why should those diehards, many of whom made a similar trip to Nottinghamshire the week before to watch totally uninspiring football not be able to have a laugh about the fact it took 65 minutes to have a shot? If you were embarrassed by it or upset maybe you should have a go at watching it as a fan who pays for the privilege of being entertained by your brand of football. If nothing else the crowds sarcasm probably prompted you to stick on a couple of players capable of changing a game, as I've said previously don't bite off hand that feeds you, I personally feel you have been given a pretty fair reception off the Latics faithful behaving like a cock in the local press will do you little favours. I'd be more embarrassed about it taking us over an hour to have a shot than the fans joking about it, if I was Dunn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 (edited) Yet another dig at fans prompts them to hit out at managers expectation levels Oldham Athletic supporters have launched an impassioned and forthright plea for unity after manager David Dunn had a pop at them in the Chron.When a goal down at the Proact Stadium, Carl Winchester’s effort on target in the 65th minute drew a chant of “Oldham’s had a shot” from the visiting supporters.More gallows humour understandably followed And there was also a rendition of “let’s pretend we scored a goal”, which came before an equaliser from Dominic Poleon that ended an attacking drought that had lasted for more than five-and-a-half hours although it felt like even longer.Dunn’s side went on to win thanks to a goal credited to Danny Philliskirk, somehow maintaining an unbeaten run away from home in Sky Bet League One this season.But in post-match interviews, the fans detailed at length their feelings on negative, disrespectful attitudes directed at them from the club.And they made it clear their belief that the amount of money they spend following the consistently unsuccessful side deserves more credit.“The feeling around the club & the way Dunn sets the team up at times is a little bit negative, as we have said before,” said supporters, whose side now sit 18th in the League One table ahead of a run of three straight home fixtures.“We thought the manager, after another 70 turgid minutes, finally gave us something to be excited about but there was an element of "is he taking the :censored:ing piss?" when we read the stuff he came out with in the Chron which is a little bit disappointing.“This is the start of a yet another new beginning and we just want to go on and create something that lasts.“We are not in 1992 now, when Oldham were in the Premier League. The club hasn't changed and we're still in the same place as we were almost 20 years ago.“From what I gather, he says it took Joe Royle eight years to change it round. But Royle had us in the second tier for all that time & unexpectedly got us promoted to the top flight. What the :censored: is Dunn on about? If he fancies himself doing it a bit quicker he'll need to start sending us out to win games rather than to not lose them, and sharpish.“He shouldn't say a single word against us (the fans) — we come away and at home we turn up every week. Even though there hasn’t been much to cheer about in recent weeks, or months, or years.“But I think we need to pull together now. It is an important time for us and yet another :censored:ing new beginning for a dwindling fanbase. We want to be enthusiastic about the club and we want to do well but it's not easy with the :censored:e that's served up every Saturday & with this bunch of clowns going from PR disaster to PR disaster.“He might say there are a minority of us out there who play on our computers, that we may win a couple of leagues on there and think that this is easy-peasy. I can assure him it is not. He just needs to ask Corney.“I hate to mention ambition & attacking intent, but we are coming across clubs who have three, four, up to 10 times ours. It does matter.“We give the team way more support than what we should do at times. Where have we finished in the last couple of years, 15th? So why is the expectation we should be in the slightest bit happy with that every year? I don’t get it.“We need to all stick together as a club. One thing is for sure, we are working our socks off every day to pay to watch this :censored:e and I wish Dunn & Corney & Owen could really see that. Edited November 16, 2015 by HarryBosch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Given the dire pile of :censored: we've endured, being negaive and sarcastic is a survival strategy. Perhaps we should sit quietly and politiely, paying our £22 and accepting the total ineptness, year after year. he has to understand why people feel so sarcastic. it's because of the ming bogglong :censored: served up. Do your job, entertain and excite us, then we'll stop being so negative. Gallows humour is a result of Dunn's crap brand of football. We don't pay to watch total crap. You, Mr. Dunn should do your :censored:ing job and stop deflecting it onto the long suffering supporters. You are a dick who has just gone down in my estimation. To be fair he's only been in the job 5 minutes and he has said his intent is to improve the offensive side of the game. I think he will make some moves in the January transfer window to achieve his aims. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celliott83 Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 I agree with Dunn. From a psychological point of view negativity breeds. I wasn't there Saturday but reading social media things in the away end were toxic from the start (please do not think I am including the sad events of the fan.) Fighting between ourselves during the first half and at half time. Being a footballer doesn't make you immune to having the piss taken out of you. The booing, people shouting :censored: at players etc will only cause hesitancy and a negative thought process between players. Yes we pay our money and are entitled to our opinions but please don't think that they then won't effect the players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flytrap Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 We attract crowds you'd expect of a League Two side these days, so you could say that for the last 20 years we've been overachieving by staying in this league. Dunn has a point but at the same time I think he should appreciate that some of us are just having a laugh, rather than taking it to heart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewBlue Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Since when did football come with a guarantee of entertainment? Since when did management come with a guarantee of unwavering support? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losesome Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 How long before Barry boy wades in with his two penneth worth !!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyres42 Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Since when did management come with a guarantee of unwavering support? It doesn't but the way some go on (I find people tweeting him particularly cringeworthy) you'd think we were cast adrift at the bottom getting thrashed every week. It's been an awful year with next to nowt to cheer but if the support turns against the team then next year might be even worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewBlue Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Funny that there *is* a sarcastic, negative chant that can summarise all of Dunn's comments into one bitesize phrase: 'We're not famous anymore!' Give that one a rendition from now on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcmetty Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 We attract crowds you'd expect of a League Two side these days, so you could say that for the last 20 years we've been overachieving by staying in this league. No.Bollocks. You've been brainwashed by the clowns in charge that this is as good as it gets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddog73 Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Can we have a disco anymore or will that offend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kusunga_Is_God Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Should we start clapping when the opposition score? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Why should those diehards, many of whom made a similar trip to Nottinghamshire the week before to watch totally uninspiring football not be able to have a laugh about the fact it took 65 minutes to have a shot? If you were embarrassed by it or upset maybe you should have a go at watching it as a fan who pays for the privilege of being entertained by your brand of football.... The Chron 9.11.15: BOSS David Dunn says he could not really blame Athletic’s supporters for booing the team off the pitch at Mansfield, admitting he wouldn’t have been happy with the action level on show in a drab draw. “If I had been sat with them in there watching, I would perhaps expect a little bit more entertainment". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aarondo Westy Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 T-shirts for sale with slogan "why always us" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzlatic Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Yet again people get offended by things he hasn't said. My first thought was that I agreed with him but that he shouldn't have said it. Then I changed my mind. Why shouldn't he have said it? In case a few precious tarts get offended? All too often people give the same old boring, media school, meaningless platitude responses to questions/situations. Scared stiff of being seen to offend people. I'm perfectly happy to have a manager who's willing to be open and honest rather than one too scared to say the wrong thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddog73 Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Yet again people get offended by things he hasn't said. My first thought was that I agreed with him but that he shouldn't have said it. Then I changed my mind. Why shouldn't he have said it? In case a few precious tarts get offended? All too often people give the same old boring, media school, meaningless platitude responses to questions/situations. Scared stiff of being seen to offend people. I'm perfectly happy to have a manager who's willing to be open and honest rather than one too scared to say the wrong thing. Call me old fashioned but I prefer a manager who gets results, had my fill of good talkers at the club in recent seasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisbrogan Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Singing "Oldham's had a shot" raised a chuckle from me (& the Chesterfield fans) & "Let's pretend we scored a goal" is clearly just typical of the kind of thing that away followings do to entertain themselves. The second half atmosphere was fairly jovial given the circumstances and one to be enjoyed. That we went on to actually score & win was fantastic. It probably hasn't been wise for Dunn to react to it in the way he has but part of me is glad he has. If it hurt, then good. Let's hope we that what happens on the pitch from now on is sufficiently entertaining. As an aside, during the toxic first half, a large portion of the crowd were having a go at one fan who was constantly giving players grief. "We know they're :censored: but give them a chance" was typical of what people were shouting back. Seemed fair enough & reasonable to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcprozac Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Slapped arse Dunn! STFU and concentrate on winning football matches..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzlatic Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Call me old fashioned but I prefer a manager who gets results, had my fill of good talkers at the club in recent seasons.I prefer both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stainrod Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 (edited) Yet again people get offended by things he hasn't said. My first thought was that I agreed with him but that he shouldn't have said it. Then I changed my mind. Why shouldn't he have said it? In case a few precious tarts get offended? All too often people give the same old boring, media school, meaningless platitude responses to questions/situations. Scared stiff of being seen to offend people. I'm perfectly happy to have a manager who's willing to be open and honest rather than one too scared to say the wrong thing. This, this and this again. Some are behaving like little flowers, if you are going to give it out, then be man enough to take it too. Man up.Well said Dunn. Edited November 16, 2015 by Stainrod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobOAFC Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 If we wasn't being sarcastic on Saturday then the chants could have been alot worse Dunn. The :censored: football you've managed over for the most part doesn't help either. Maybe Dunn should a leaf out of Poleon's book? Dom Poleon @MrPoleon Nov 14 Great win today continued our unbeaten away record, good to get on the scored sheet but delighted with the 3pts. Fans great once again #OAFC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Villain Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Don't think many are expected us to rocket up to the premier league like 20 odd years ago, but Mr Dunn 12 months ago we were up in the playoffs with Johnson by scoring goals and winning games with mostly the same players! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magister Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Is it just me who sees an irony in a manager making negative comments about fans for making negative comments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyres42 Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 If we wasn't being sarcastic on Saturday then the chants could have been alot worse Dunn. The :censored: football you've managed over for the most part doesn't help either. Maybe Dunn should a leaf out of Poleon's book? Dom Poleon @MrPoleon Nov 14 Great win today continued our unbeaten away record, good to get on the scored sheet but delighted with the 3pts. Fans great once again #OAFC The away support is :censored: recently, a knob element has creeped in, the next bad result and things are going to turn nasty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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