oafc1955 Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 We have won 2 of the last 19 home games, I can't recall a worse run in my time watching Latics, if we are to stay up a massive turnaround in form will be needed. We will probably have to win 6 or 7 of the remaining 13 games to have a realistic chance and that is provided our average away record continues! Home games remaining; # bottom half teams Doncaster # Colchester # Millwall Bury Blackpool # Gillingham P Vale Swindon # Rochdale# Chesterfield # Walsall Crewe # Coventry I wouldn't like to be needing wins in our last 3 games, of which, 2 are against probable promotion contenders! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Richard Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 I think we will go and do what as we normally do we will go and get some random wins against decent opposition. I have been thinking a lot about this recently and what concerns me is what happened to Orient last season, a side that like us, where solid enough a league one side to stay up. A poor run of form and they couldn't turn it around in time. Plus they had changes in managers and some off the field problems too. If we are to stay up we need the impetuous of wins over Christmas to move us on. A bad Christmas/new year period would see us struggle to turn things around. It's going to be a close run thing, that's for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magister Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Next 3 games are key. Lose all 3 ( I don't think we will) and suddenly you go into the January window with 19 from 23. I don't think you come back from that. We need at least 3 from next 3 tokeep our heads above water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singe Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 I just hope this mini break has allowed a re group away from the pressures of a game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Our home form has been :censored:e since Shez left Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hands on Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 I'm not sure how three points will keep our heads above water as we will still be in the sinking zone. I can't see us getting anything more this year. When did we last do better in the second half of a season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magister Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Like the second half of the match I have increasingly found the second half of the season better at Latics.......they are both nearer the end! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losesome Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Anybody any idea of what our home record has been since the Broadway stand went? Compared with the same number of years before!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewBlue Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Peterborough are giving their fans cash-back for every home goal they score. Sounds like the perfect idea for Latics; make your fans feel valued but don't have to shed a penny. Brilliant. http://mobile.theposh.com//news/article/season-ticket-holders-loyalty-cash-2862525.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlossopLatic Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 (edited) Peterborough are giving their fans cash-back for every home goal they score. Sounds like the perfect idea for Latics; make your fans feel valued but don't have to shed a penny. Brilliant. http://mobile.theposh.com//news/article/season-ticket-holders-loyalty-cash-2862525.aspx So an actual financial incentive for not attacking at home that would send the conspiracy theorists into overdrive. How about the other way round if we fail to score the fans get their money back? Also at 10p a goal the chances are by the end of the season most fans won't be able to afford a can coke. Edited December 21, 2015 by GlossopLatic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losesome Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Should be free entry then you pay £5 every latics goal to get out!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Should be free entry then you pay £5 every latics goal to get out!!! We would be penned in for weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankly Mr Shankly Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I don't think I'd be anywhere near as fed up with Latics if our home form wasn't as bad as it is. I can cope - always have done - with being generally :censored: away. Win our usual 2 or 3 on the road. But, and this stems right back to our Premier League times, we've always lost at least 6 home matches every season. It's never been a fortress really, apart from half a season here and there. The going to a home match expecting us not to lose is pretty much alien. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcprozac Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I only saw 9 defeats in my first 72 home games 86-93 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddog73 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Is only one home league win before Christmas some sort of record for us or have we had a worse start that that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticsPete Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Is only one home league win before Christmas some sort of record for us or have we had a worse start that that? Good question In 68/9 we had two - and the second was on Dec 20th - it was against Walsall . We won 1-0 and there were just 2086 watching, including me. Same in 47/8 with second victory coming on Dec 20th again BUT --in 1920/21 after winning our first home game 1-0 against Blackburn , we didn't have a victory at Boundary Park until Dec 25 th (remember matches used to be played on Christmas Day) against Bradford. So not before Christmas . So the answer to your question is no this season isn't a record , but it seems we've not had a less successful pre-Christmas home record either Ps at least this season we've had a home Cup victory. In 1920 we didn't . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcprozac Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 93/94 we had two and went down (Norwich & Swindon) 96/97 we had 3 and went down (port vale, Oxford and man city) 09/10 we had 3 and stayed up comfortably (Carlisle, Dongs and Exeter) Current home form suggests relegation and by some margin unless we see a massive up turn we need a minimum of 7/8 wins from the last 25 games the next four games (3 at home) are season defining imo. Dunn's tactic of playing for a draw until we go behind will not keep us up but I feel he knows no other way of setting his stall out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcprozac Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Last time we went down on Christmas Day we had 26 points..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcprozac Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 93/94 18 points in Christmas Day went down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticsPete Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 What is this ? A Private Frazer tribute convention ?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcprozac Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Previous seasons tallies in league one on Christmas Day 97/98 37 pts 98/99 18 pts - stayed up on last day 99/00 23 pts 00/01 24 pts 01/02 33 pts 02/03 45 pts 03/04 26 pts 04/05 25 pts stayed up on last day 05/06 28 pts 06/07 39 pts 07/08 32 pts 08/09 37 pts 09/10 25 pts 10/11 29 pts 11/12 27 pts 12/13 26 pts 13/14 23 pts 14/15 33 pts 15/16 20 pts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticsPete Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 So all that matters is how we do after Christmas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drphibes Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 We need to adopt the corporal Jones attitude of 'they don't like it up em' mentality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookersstandandy Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Previous seasons tallies in league one on Christmas Day ...................... 14/15 33 pts ...................... When you look at that, it highlights just what a 12 months it's been..... and why some fans are frustrated with DD for not taking this into consideration when a bit of dark humour is employed to alleviate the stress/boredom. Having said that, I don't like the negative songs myself as I don't think it helps us achieve what all want in the long run. We were hammered by MK Dons 7-0 just prior to this.... which with the benefit of hindsight must've left some lasting mental scars that can be seen in the P'boro and Southend beatings this season. However, a combination of; Flirtation with controversial player and accompanying media scrum having unsettling effect. Manager being sold. A seeming lack of ambition to commit to that competitive start. Worst managerial appointment you could imagine. - I don't think I'll ever reconcile with this one! Reset button pressed again. It is without doubt bitterly disappointing..... however I still have enough of a burning flame to want to get behind DD and however he reshapes the team next month. Come on Oldham.... we can get out of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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