Flemboy Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Spearing mudered us in midfield, his quality was countered by the awfulness of Fane and Green. Our only real chance was when Green went through at one down and instead of slotting it under the keeper I think he tried to go round him and made a mess of it. Take more touches than you heed was a feature of everybody's play. Our tactic of hoof it up to McKay when he's being marked by Wheater was surprisingly ineffective! A lack of quality. A lack of intent. Why hit a first tine cross when you can take four touches and give them time to reorganise? I don't think our players are good enough. I don't think the manager is either. Spearing mudered us in midfield, his quality was countered by the awfulness of Fane and Green. Our only real chance was when Green went through at one down and instead of slotting it under the keeper I think he tried to go round him and made a mess of it. Take more touches than you heed was a feature of everybody's play. Our tactic of hoof it up to McKay when he's being marked by Wheater was surprisingly ineffective! A lack of quality. A lack of intent. Why hit a first tine cross when you can take four touches and give them time to reorganise? I don't think our players are good enough. I don't think the manager is either. Yes,yet another costly miss.Far too many chances are not being put away and will prove our downfall.Feel sorry for our fans who deserve better than this especially at home.Bury and Crochdale are making us look second rate . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfatjoe1 Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Yes,yet another costly miss.Far too many chances are not being put away and will prove our downfall.Feel sorry for our fans who deserve better than this especially at home.Bury and Crochdale are making us look second rate . We're doing a very good job of that ourselves. But the fact that they're up there just undermines any argument that we're down there because of the income/gates etc. If they can do it, we should be doing it. We're just :censored:!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc1955 Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 It's very frustrating when you travel to an away game thinking you have a great chance of 3 points and end up with nothing. Bolton were poor today but took the points with ease. I'm getting very close to the point of giving up on this lot. I don't expect us to be top of the league but I do expect us to be some sort of a threat in the final third. We never looked like scoring today and I just cannot see any improvement in performance whatsoever. Over two thousand fans there today and they deserve better than that! The mediocrity just goes on and on....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latics_Fanatic Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Didn't think Bolton were anything special, Green was pretty :censored:... Don't suppose we'll be selling Rochdale out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laticsmarra Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 It is just all very debillitating,not just today the last x number of years, I am losing count. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyres42 Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 It's very frustrating when you travel to an away game thinking you have a great chance of 3 points and end up with nothing. Bolton were poor today but took the points with ease. I'm getting very close to the point of giving up on this lot. I don't expect us to be top of the league but I do expect us to be some sort of a threat in the final third. We never looked like scoring today and I just cannot see any improvement in performance whatsoever. Over two thousand fans there today and they deserve better than that! The mediocrity just goes on and on....... With the greatest respect, why would you expect us to get a result today? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddog73 Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Oxford won there a couple of weeks ago 2-0, Dale have beat them and prior to last week's own goal they hadn't scored a League goal in 6 hours of football, I expected us to compete if I'm honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor evil Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Oxford won there a couple of weeks ago 2-0, Dale have beat them and prior to last week's own goal they hadn't scored a League goal in 6 hours of football, I expected us to compete if I'm honest. I thought we competed for most of the game..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyres42 Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Oxford won there a couple of weeks ago 2-0, Dale have beat them and prior to last week's own goal they hadn't scored a League goal in 6 hours of football, I expected us to compete if I'm honest. We have been relegation favourites all season, that will have to sink in at sone point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddog73 Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 :censored: it then let's accept were going down then, if you remind us enough it may just happen, just like Leicester last season in the Premier League eh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyres42 Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 :censored: it then let's accept were going down then, if you remind us enough it may just happen, just like Leicester last season in the Premier League eh. No, don't accept anything but equally be realistic about where we are at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magister Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 I thought we competed for most of the game..... I thought we worked very hard to keep a foothold in a game where Bolton were clearly better and comfortable. I can't remember their keeper saving a shot whereas our keeper made 2 fine first half saves. Had either of those gone in we would have been looking at a bit of chasing. They were better than us but at least we did not fold. ...however effort and determination can only mask critical deficiencies and I expect a long hard winter with a few wins here and there but come March we will be looking at the likes of Southend Shrewsbury's fixtures hoping they don't look easier than ours! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddog73 Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 No, don't accept anything but equally be realistic about where we are at. If I accept 'where we are at' like many already have I probably wouldn't bother to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfatjoe1 Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 No, don't accept anything but equally be realistic about where we are at. So we shouldn't aim as high as Bury and Rochdale? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewBlue Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 It must be said despite all our flaws, they were a very good side all over the park. Better than us in almost every facet. Striker issue is getting worse - still none for Mckay in twelve. It seems strange to have not played Ladapo after scoring, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddog73 Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 It must be said despite all our flaws, they were a very good side all over the park. Better than us in almost every facet.Striker issue is getting worse - still none for Mckay in twelve. It seems strange to have not played Ladapo after scoring, too. Not starting strikers who score in the next game is something successive Oldham managers have had a bad habit of doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyres42 Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 So we shouldn't aim as high as Bury and Rochdale? Bury are a long way ahead of us at the moment in terms of the players they can attract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latics_Fanatic Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 No, don't accept anything but equally be realistic about where we are at. We're :censored:ing :censored:, we're :censored:ing :censored:, we're :censored:ing :censored:... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyres42 Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 We're :censored:ing :censored:, we're :censored:ing :censored:, we're :censored:ing :censored:... We are and have been for ages, it's not nice but it is true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfatjoe1 Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 (edited) Bury are a long way ahead of us at the moment in terms of the players they can attract. why? seriously, why? they let Clarke go? is it being financed on short term funds with long term problems? i genuinely don't know. and Rochdale? last season it was Walsall? Edited October 15, 2016 by bigfatjoe1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyres42 Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 (edited) why? seriously, why? they let Clarke go? is it being financed on short term funds with long term problems? i genuinely don't know. Who knows, it might be being funded on the never never but they are paying wages that most in our league can't get near. Edited October 15, 2016 by deyres42 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latics_Fanatic Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 We are and have been for ages, it's not nice but it is true. 100%. We've not finished above 15th in six years (I think that's correct). It's the lack of investment that has killed us off, manager after manager has struggled on the same :censored: budget with cast offs and loans. LJ was a strange anomaly, but still ended up finishing low down when he left. It aint changing anytime soon with the current financial outlook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfatjoe1 Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Who knows, it might be being funded on the never never but they are paying wages that most in our league can't get near. That doesn't bode well, unless they really are being bankrolled. i can't believe they've signed Ismail Miller. Rochdale is all about a good manager and stability. We're all about a huge turnover in players, year after year, and managers. Compare and contrast with Sir Jimmy and King Joe. Two managers in 25 (?) years. Lots of financial :censored: in those years, but underlining stability in the management. We might want to return to that model. Robinson has had a really :censored: hand. I admit to getting really frustrated with his tactics, but maybe it's time for a bit understanding. Or not. Perhaps his entire approach is actually a bit :censored:. Remember that 4-3 home defeat to Bolton in the League Cup (I think). Everyone thought it was brilliant. Not getting beat, obviously, but the entertainment. That was the philosophy. But that was a different time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyres42 Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 It took Johnson two years to get us going forward and he'd be the best manager since Shez Mark 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaddySmoker Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 why? seriously, why? they let Clarke go? is it being financed on short term funds with long term problems? i genuinely don't know. and Rochdale? last season it was Walsall? Bury let Clarke go because of internal discipline problems-I thought that was common knowledge. Rochdale are so far ahead of us in business terms it is not surprising that they are where they are, nor surprising where we are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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