Worcester Owl Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 I played golf this morning and one of my regular playing mates seemed a bit agitated, odd as he's normally a very chilled out kind of guy. Turns out he was at Cheltenham last night as they lost 0-1 to Carlisle (already down) in a crucial relegation match for them. He was apoplectic about Nuttall, who apparently missed a sitter early on. Honestly, I've never heard him swear so much . Among his more repeatable comments about Nuttall were "can't bloody jump", "fucking useless", "sodding donkey", and he said if we don't take Nuttall back at the end of the season if not before, he might just stick my 7 iron where the sun doesn't shine!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Og Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 2 hours ago, Worcester Owl said: I played golf this morning and one of my regular playing mates seemed a bit agitated, odd as he's normally a very chilled out kind of guy. Turns out he was at Cheltenham last night as they lost 0-1 to Carlisle (already down) in a crucial relegation match for them. He was apoplectic about Nuttall, who apparently missed a sitter early on. Honestly, I've never heard him swear so much . Among his more repeatable comments about Nuttall were "can't bloody jump", "fucking useless", "sodding donkey", and he said if we don't take Nuttall back at the end of the season if not before, he might just stick my 7 iron where the sun doesn't shine!! But can he hole a Dennis Wise under pressure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worcester Owl Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 1 hour ago, Dave_Og said: But can he hole a Dennis Wise under pressure? Ha, well he can be a bit of a Douglas Bader on the greens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkleking Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 Sachdev is back at Latics. His return to Sheff Utd was just for 2 U21 matches that they wanted him for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc1955 Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 1 hour ago, Sparkleking said: Sachdev is back at Latics. His return to Sheff Utd was just for 2 U21 matches that they wanted him for. Thank God for that!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneSizeFitz Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Dan Langley joins Scunthorpe on loan for their playoff campaign... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh_latics Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Of those out of contract (McGahey, Green, Gardner, Fondop, Hope, some out on loan and some kids) the only one who I would possibly keep is Green, subject to his fitness. Equally, there are probably 100 of him knocking around, and it would be no great loss. He might be a character, but nobody wins promotion with Fondop in their team, especially when he's suspended for 15% of the season. Of those in contract (Hudson, Norman, Kitching, Hogan, Hobson, Raglan, Sutton, Shelton, Lundstram, Ward, Sheron, Hammond, Conlon, Willoughby, Nuttall, Reid, Norwood, Garner (fucking hell there's some dross in there)) there has to be a concerted effort to move on a bunch of those. One of the keepers, Ward, Shelton, Willoughby, Nuttall and Reid have to go. Arguably one of the centre backs - as Yardy has said all season, 3 right CBs is ridiculous squad planning - and Kitching, who's forgotten how to play football could be shifted. Sheron divides opinion, I'd get rid but is probably handy to have as a squad player to fill in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankly Mr Shankly Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Sheron is versatile. I’d only keep him based on that alone. He’d not be a starter but a useful player to bring on in-game to replace an injury. MM has finally sussed him out hence dropping him for the last 3 matches. A hallmark of our midfield; just not quite good enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigDog Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 1 hour ago, josh_latics said: Out of contract: (McGahey, Green, Gardner, Fondop, Hope, some out on loan and some kids) In contract (Hudson, Norman, Kitching, Hogan, Hobson, Raglan, Sutton, Shelton, Lundstram, Ward, Sheron, Hammond, Conlon, Willoughby, Nuttall, Reid, Norwood, Garner Keep: Hudson, Hogan, Raglan, Lundstram, Reid and Conlon. Lose the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanishfly Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 1 hour ago, josh_latics said: Of those in contract (Hudson, Norman, Kitching, Hogan, Hobson, Raglan, Sutton, Shelton, Lundstram, Ward, Sheron, Hammond, Conlon, Willoughby, Nuttall, Reid, Norwood, Garner (fucking hell there's some dross in there)) there has to be a concerted effort to move on a bunch of those. It goes without saying, I think, that all the out of contract players you mentioned have to be let go, although Fondop has impressed me a couple of times. The list of contracted players is frightening in terms of its lack of quality and that is what MM is clearly referring to in his interview. I`ve not seem them all but those I haven't seen must be really poor because they haven't even caught the side. Of the others I`m struggling to opt for any I`d keep. I keep hearing about Norwood but, only based on what I`ve seen since Woking at home, he's looked nothing special and I don't think he wants to be here either. As MM said, there's a lot of hard talking to be done and, thereafter, a lot of work to be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whittles left foot Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 5 hours ago, Frankly Mr Shankly said: Sheron is versatile. I’d only keep him based on that alone. He’d not be a starter but a useful player to bring on in-game to replace an injury. MM has finally sussed him out hence dropping him for the last 3 matches. A hallmark of our midfield; just not quite good enough. And results have really picked up since he sussed him haven't they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanGrovesFanClub Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 7 hours ago, josh_latics said: Of those out of contract (McGahey, Green, Gardner, Fondop, Hope, some out on loan and some kids) the only one who I would possibly keep is Green, subject to his fitness. Equally, there are probably 100 of him knocking around, and it would be no great loss. He might be a character, but nobody wins promotion with Fondop in their team, especially when he's suspended for 15% of the season. Of those in contract (Hudson, Norman, Kitching, Hogan, Hobson, Raglan, Sutton, Shelton, Lundstram, Ward, Sheron, Hammond, Conlon, Willoughby, Nuttall, Reid, Norwood, Garner (fucking hell there's some dross in there)) there has to be a concerted effort to move on a bunch of those. One of the keepers, Ward, Shelton, Willoughby, Nuttall and Reid have to go. Arguably one of the centre backs - as Yardy has said all season, 3 right CBs is ridiculous squad planning - and Kitching, who's forgotten how to play football could be shifted. Sheron divides opinion, I'd get rid but is probably handy to have as a squad player to fill in. There really is some crap there. e.g. I'd forgotten that Reid was even in our squad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Og Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 I don't believe for a single second that the last couple of months is all down to the quality of the squad, not for one second. If that was the case no way would they have gone in the run that took us 5th and looking nailed on for the play offs. Something happened. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzlatic Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 25 minutes ago, Dave_Og said: I don't believe for a single second that the last couple of months is all down to the quality of the squad, not for one second. If that was the case no way would they have gone in the run that took us 5th and looking nailed on for the play offs. Something happened. Something could have happened. But it could just be that these things happen to most teams. Why have Aldershot not won in 6? Why did altrincham lose 6 on the trot randomly in the middle of the season? Last season Chesterfield had a shocking 10 game run out of the blue. We’ve started and ended the season with very similar runs of results. We had similar bad runs last season too. I think it’s a fairly common thing for play off teams to have these spells. But probably not normal for it to happen twice in the same season hence we’ve blown it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pidge Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Exactly. I’m sure it was the change from nice new manager, to one demanding more from the players. This group are allergic to criticism. Instead of pulling up their big boy pants, they just start pretending to play. A few on here have criticised MM’s team selection, and really selections have been strange. My instinct is that he is picking the few players he feels have pride and will try. McGahey being an example as well as Gardner. ( unfortunately they really just doesn’t have it anymore) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc1955 Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 39 minutes ago, Dave_Og said: I don't believe for a single second that the last couple of months is all down to the quality of the squad, not for one second. If that was the case no way would they have gone in the run that took us 5th and looking nailed on for the play offs. Something happened. Even if something has happened and they have downed tools, they still need fucking off for being unprofessional. There is no excuse for not giving of their best for their employers and the supporters!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Og Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 16 minutes ago, oafc1955 said: Even if something has happened and they have downed tools, they still need fucking off for being unprofessional. There is no excuse for not giving of their best for their employers and the supporters!! That's not up for debate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightDN123 Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 If Sheron stays I give up. Me and my mates ran the marathon today and can lunge into tackles and not pass a football. Can we have his number ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcfluff1985 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 On 4/14/2024 at 10:50 PM, LightDN123 said: If Sheron stays I give up. Me and my mates ran the marathon today and can lunge into tackles and not pass a football. Can we have his number ? Bizarre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlemoor Lad Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 (edited) 1 hour ago, mcfluff1985 said: Bizarre Everything's bizarre about this season and the last Let's hope we get it right the third time of asking Edited April 17 by Littlemoor Lad Incorrect text Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannyboy55555 Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 @AckeyIsnt the one you locked just the new version of this that gets updated through the season and is quite useful? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worcester Owl Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 On 4/10/2024 at 4:34 PM, Worcester Owl said: I played golf this morning and one of my regular playing mates seemed a bit agitated, odd as he's normally a very chilled out kind of guy. Turns out he was at Cheltenham last night as they lost 0-1 to Carlisle (already down) in a crucial relegation match for them. He was apoplectic about Nuttall, who apparently missed a sitter early on. Honestly, I've never heard him swear so much . Among his more repeatable comments about Nuttall were "can't bloody jump", "fucking useless", "sodding donkey", and he said if we don't take Nuttall back at the end of the season if not before, he might just stick my 7 iron where the sun doesn't shine!! As an update, aforementioned golf mate apologised to me yesterday - Nuttall was MOTM in Cheltenham's win over Peterborough and, quote, "terrorised the goalkeeper", "jumped like a salmon" and generally was unplayable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc1955 Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 6 minutes ago, Worcester Owl said: As an update, aforementioned golf mate apologised to me yesterday - Nuttall was MOTM in Cheltenham's win over Peterborough and, quote, "terrorised the goalkeeper", "jumped like a salmon" and generally was unplayable! Good 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobledgersheart Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 11 minutes ago, Worcester Owl said: As an update, aforementioned golf mate apologised to me yesterday - Nuttall was MOTM in Cheltenham's win over Peterborough and, quote, "terrorised the goalkeeper", "jumped like a salmon" and generally was unplayable! Playing for a contract ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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