L1onheartNew Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 4 minutes ago, mikejh45 said: So good you brought it up twice!!! Jesus. Even my phone is torturing me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worcester Owl Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 13 hours ago, Dave_Og said: Could be worse Andy. At least you can't remember Macari in 1975 And let's not forget the David Brown affair. No, but I can! I was there for that game......the cheating git! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Og Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 3 minutes ago, Worcester Owl said: No, but I can! I was there for that game......the cheating git! I remember him on the radio after Henry's handball vs Ireland saying that he didn't know how he could look himself in the mirror. Needed a new radio! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookersstandandy Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 (edited) All I recall of Macari was the financial irregularities he was involved in at Swindon - when they got promoted, relegated, then promoted back to where they started in ‘90. Safe to assume therefore he was an unpleasant individual. Edited October 15, 2018 by lookersstandandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudemedic Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 2 hours ago, lookersstandandy said: All I recall of Macari was the financial irregularities he was involved in at Swindon - when they got promoted, relegated, then promoted back to where they started in ‘92. Safe to assume therefore he was an unpleasant individual. Think you'd be old enough to remember the 6-0 hammering we gave his West Ham side too. #HasMacariHadABet(Lads) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookersstandandy Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 6 hours ago, rudemedic said: Think you'd be old enough to remember the 6-0 hammering we gave his West Ham side too. #HasMacariHadABet(Lads) Did he get sacked after that game? My fading memory tells me Billy Bonds was their manager during those years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudemedic Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 4 hours ago, lookersstandandy said: Did he get sacked after that game? My fading memory tells me Billy Bonds was their manager during those years. Yep, (on the Sunday after) but not for the beating. It was around his betting at Swindon. The stuff that stopped Swindon getting promoted was payments to players, Ossie Ardilles was the manager at the time, but it happened when Macari was there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 16 hours ago, lookersstandandy said: All I recall of Macari was the financial irregularities he was involved in at Swindon - when they got promoted, relegated, then promoted back to where they started in ‘90. Safe to assume therefore he was an unpleasant individual. The same Macari who set up a shelter for the homeless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookersstandandy Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 26 minutes ago, BP1960 said: The same Macari who set up a shelter for the homeless. Point taken.... however I shan't list those discredited individuals who've been involved in charitable causes for un-altruistic purposes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostofcecere Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Back on topic... have I missed the announcement saying wages were paid? Indeed, have they been paid?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyres42 Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 2 minutes ago, ghostofcecere said: Back on topic... have I missed the announcement saying wages were paid? Indeed, have they been paid?? Not sure it is something you would really announce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_mighty_bosh Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, deyres42 said: Not sure it is something you would really announce. The Trust believe that wages have been paid, unless I'm mistaken? If players have been paid then obviously no announcement is needed, although on the off chance that they haven't then some clarity would be needed. Edited October 16, 2018 by the_mighty_bosh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_bro Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 The video made by the trust stated that contrary to rumours, wages had been paid, but it wasn't clear to me whether they had been paid on time or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejh45 Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 I'm guessing we would have heard, very loudly and very clearly, if the players hadn't been paid. Plenty of people on here claim to have an unimpeachable source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stott182 Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 An announcement would have been nice to counter the negative news from twitter, BBC etc just to stop rumours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archiecat Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 3 minutes ago, stott182 said: An announcement would have been nice to counter the negative news from twitter, BBC etc just to stop rumours. No news is good news with OAFC, any news is usually bad news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejh45 Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 3 minutes ago, stott182 said: An announcement would have been nice to counter the negative news from twitter, BBC etc just to stop rumours. Won't really make any difference...the same news-b*stards will still be hovering next month to see if the players have been paid and they will only stop if it's not an issue for several months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookersstandandy Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 10 minutes ago, mikejh45 said: Won't really make any difference...the same news-b*stards will still be hovering next month to see if the players have been paid and they will only stop if it's not an issue for several months. I like & respect a lot of what you post Mike, but I don’t really understand you/any fan digging out Mike Keegan specifically. If the owner of the club paid the wages on time - a basic obligation - then he or any other news-b*stard would have nothing to hover over. All they are doing is reporting the facts. The blame lies entirely with the owner of the club, not the media. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longtimeblue Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 41 minutes ago, mikejh45 said: Won't really make any difference...the same news-b*stards will still be hovering next month to see if the players have been paid and they will only stop if it's not an issue for several months. Rightly so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejh45 Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 22 minutes ago, lookersstandandy said: I like & respect a lot of what you post Mike, but I don’t really understand you/any fan digging out Mike Keegan specifically. If the owner of the club paid the wages on time - a basic obligation - then he or any other news-b*stard would have nothing to hover over. All they are doing is reporting the facts. The blame lies entirely with the owner of the club, not the media. I didn't specifically mention Keegan but now you've brought his name up, I will say he is prone to sensationalism hence we are still waiting for this big (his words) close season story. We heard stories from a number of posters with varying sources and Keegan himself posted twice that the players hadn't been paid and someone else in between had stated the players had been paid with the Trust also saying that, according to their information wages had been paid. Based on that.....I don't have a source and am still no wiser but I'm leaning towards the players being paid as it's all gone quiet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Og Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 (edited) 53 minutes ago, mikejh45 said: I didn't specifically mention Keegan but now you've brought his name up, I will say he is prone to sensationalism A tabloid journalist prone to sensationalism? In other news be careful where you step in timber plantations with significant ursine populations. Edited October 16, 2018 by Dave_Og Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudemedic Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 1 hour ago, Dave_Og said: A tabloid journalist prone to sensationalism? In other news be careful where you step in timber plantations with significant ursine populations. Love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookersstandandy Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 48 minutes ago, mikejh45 said: I didn't specifically mention Keegan but now you've brought his name up, I will say he is prone to sensationalism hence we are still waiting for this big (his words) close season story. We heard stories from a number of posters with varying sources and Keegan himself posted twice that the players hadn't been paid and someone else in between had stated the players had been paid with the Trust also saying that, according to their information wages had been paid. Based on that.....I don't have a source and am still no wiser but I'm leaning towards the players being paid as it's all gone quiet All journo’s are prone to sensationalism. Right or wrongly, it goes with the territory. I don’t know Mike Keegan, or anything about his character or motives for reporting everything that happens at Latics but I’m glad he does, because it shines a light on the shambollic administration and applies pressure on those in charge to rectify it. In this particular instance, he reported they hadn’t been paid, which appeared accurate on the basis it wasn’t challenged by the club. He further reported they still hadn’t been paid days later, which was seemingly - but by no means certainly - in conflict with information shared by the Trust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejh45 Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 13 minutes ago, lookersstandandy said: All journo’s are prone to sensationalism. Right or wrongly, it goes with the territory. I don’t know Mike Keegan, or anything about his character or motives for reporting everything that happens at Latics but I’m glad he does, because it shines a light on the shambollic administration and applies pressure on those in charge to rectify it. In this particular instance, he reported they hadn’t been paid, which appeared accurate on the basis it wasn’t challenged by the club. He further reported they still hadn’t been paid days later, which was seemingly - but by no means certainly - in conflict with information shared by the Trust. Should the club put out a statement every time a negative story is printed? Or should it quietly go about it's business? I'll go for the latter As for sensationalism......I find it funny that so many people virulently complain/condemn on here about the quality of the Mail's journalism but accept Keegan's stories because they go unchallenged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostofcecere Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 6 hours ago, deyres42 said: Not sure it is something you would really announce. We were promised a statement from the club weren’t we? I took that to mean we’d be told when wages had been paid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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