simplythemostimportantkick Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 19 hours ago, the_mighty_bosh said: The question should be asked in every thread for me, it's overdue that Mellon should be sacked. Personally I'd have sacked him after the 3-0 defeat to Fylde. Nah the embarrassing victory at Dorking was the time to fire the bullet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigDog Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 If I was picking the team… Hudson Hobson - Raglan - Hogan Sachdev - Conlon - Sheron - Lundstram - Kitching Dallas - Norwood Norman Gardner Hammond Garner Fondop oh, and play it on the ground lads eh? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norewgian Gunnar Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Regarding Big Dog's selection I cannot see what Dallas has to offer and would not have him in the starting line up. I think Fondop would be a better foil to play alongside either Norwood or Gardner to start. Fondop and Gardner formed a good partnership while Norwood was not available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ottantuno Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 4 minutes ago, Norewgian Gunnar said: Regarding Big Dog's selection I cannot see what Dallas has to offer and would not have him in the starting line up. I think Fondop would be a better foil to play alongside either Norwood or Gardner to start. Fondop and Gardner formed a good partnership while Norwood was not available. That's bold of you to say. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OAFC_ULTRA Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 10 minutes ago, ottantuno said: That's bold of you to say. I thought it was a big statement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Sinnott Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 23 minutes ago, Norewgian Gunnar said: Regarding Big Dog's selection I cannot see what Dallas has to offer and would not have him in the starting line up. I think Fondop would be a better foil to play alongside either Norwood or Gardner to start. Fondop and Gardner formed a good partnership while Norwood was not available. I agree he needs to do more, but the only time we looked anywhere near positive at Aldershot was when we had Dallas running at them... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanFarkas89 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 We seem to up our game against stronger opposition and not so much with teams at the foot of the table, i think we may pull something off ! (well hoping so anyway) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeP Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Feeling a bit more optimistic today, but can see us doing something daft like going 2-0 up and end up losing 3-2. Play a spine of Hudson, Hobson, Sheron and Fondop. Pick names out of a hat after that.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Sinnott Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 2 hours ago, TheBigDog said: If I was picking the team… Hudson Hobson - Raglan - Hogan Sachdev - Conlon - Sheron - Lundstram - Kitching Dallas - Norwood Norman Gardner Hammond Garner Fondop oh, and play it on the ground lads eh? I think that's going to be exactly what the lineup is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigDog Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 1 hour ago, Norewgian Gunnar said: Regarding Big Dog's selection I cannot see what Dallas has to offer and would not have him in the starting line up. I think Fondop would be a better foil to play alongside either Norwood or Gardner to start. Fondop and Gardner formed a good partnership while Norwood was not available. Dallas offers direct running and, having played for Chesterfield on loan, should be up for it. His fitness when he arrived was poor but he showed glimpses at Aldershot of what he could bring to the team. I am not a huge fan of Fondop. Granted he works hard and brings an unorthodox style to the team but his touch is average and, imho, he doesn’t have what I call ‘football intelligence’. I’d rather have him as an impact player coming off the bench if needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
League one forever Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 6 minutes ago, Lee Sinnott said: I think that's going to be exactly what the lineup is... Dallas should be nowhere near the side in my view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Branston Pickle Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 The only way strikers are gonna pick up sharpness and confidence is by playing. Dallas is proven at this record but he's clearly lacking from confidence and gametime. I'd see the argument for not playing him if our other strikers were banging them in, but alas... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L1onheartNew Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 On 3/14/2024 at 11:51 PM, TheBigDog said: Anyone beginning to question whether Mellon is the right man for the job or is there another thread for this sort of question? <smiley winky thingy > The second word is off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L1onheartNew Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 3 hours ago, TheBigDog said: If I was picking the team… Hudson Hobson - Raglan - Hogan Sachdev - Conlon - Sheron - Lundstram - Kitching Dallas - Norwood Norman Gardner Hammond Garner Fondop oh, and play it on the ground lads eh? So 11 at the back then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deckyd Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 it would be great if we could go out play free flowing football and give Chesterfield the run around, that's not going to happen though! (Even though Dorking managed to do it!) I expect to see much of the same style that we have been using at home, for better or worse- in this case big Mike has to start surely? To be honest a couple of weeks ago I had a good feeling about this game, not so much now. In saying that I can see a smash and grab type scenario, being dominated for 90 minutes, being under a lot of pressure and hopefully nicking a goal from somewhere. The players should be motivated at the very least for this one. Praying for a positive result, being an early kick off, there is a lot of the day left to be pissed off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticsEddie Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 27 minutes ago, deckyd said: it would be great if we could go out play free flowing football and give Chesterfield the run around, that's not going to happen though! (Even though Dorking managed to do it!) I expect to see much of the same style that we have been using at home, for better or worse- in this case big Mike has to start surely? To be honest a couple of weeks ago I had a good feeling about this game, not so much now. In saying that I can see a smash and grab type scenario, being dominated for 90 minutes, being under a lot of pressure and hopefully nicking a goal from somewhere. The players should be motivated at the very least for this one. Praying for a positive result, being an early kick off, there is a lot of the day left to be pissed off! Share the same feelings as this. Really thought it would be typical Latics to go and dick the champions but not so sure now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardie Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 I'm still plumping for a draw, which will frustrate the hell out of Chesterfield, although I'm confident the playing style will give everybody a sore neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True Tic Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 1 hour ago, deckyd said: it would be great if we could go out play free flowing football and give Chesterfield the run around, that's not going to happen though! (Even though Dorking managed to do it!) I expect to see much of the same style that we have been using at home, for better or worse- in this case big Mike has to start surely? To be honest a couple of weeks ago I had a good feeling about this game, not so much now. In saying that I can see a smash and grab type scenario, being dominated for 90 minutes, being under a lot of pressure and hopefully nicking a goal from somewhere. The players should be motivated at the very least for this one. Praying for a positive result, being an early kick off, there is a lot of the day left to be pissed off! Last time I saw free flowing (ish) football was under Thompson and Redfern. I think it’ll defo be a smash and grab job if we get anything from this . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigDog Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Just listened to Mellon’s pre-match… a tub-thumping, inspirational rallying cry it ain’t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Barlow’s dietician Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Just 2 points in our previous 3 home fixtures and then downing tools at Aldershot has taken us from a position where a home play off game was a real possibility to now playing catch up for 7th place. it is probably systematic of this group of players that at the point when performances needed to step up (both because we are into the final part of the season and because we had a tricky run of games) they chose to ease up. it has felt all season that the squad cannot really be trusted and for all the league table progression since Unsy got chopped there has always been a ‘could do better’ tag to a group of players that has the second best pedigree in the division. it’s not just a groups of faded has been either, many of these were regular L1 and L2 players over that last couple of seasons, and individually most of them should still be playing at that level. Collectively though they have no way reached the levels they should have done. The only mitigation is a lack of balance in the squad (ie pace and wide players) and a manager who increasingly refuses to release the shackles. This though is not enough to excuse the players. With the qualities we have we should have found a way to perform better, especially at home where we are a good 10 points light. I don’t think there is that much love between the players and the fans either, and this is also a big issue. We tend not to trust them to pull out the stops when it is needed most and they probably sense that the fans are not really with them (btw the fans remain incredibly supportive of the club, I just don’t think we particularly like this group of players). so what should have been a free hit tomorrow now becomes a must win. In all probability though Chesterfield will have an armchair ride and stroll to a 2-0 win. The moons really will need to align for us to get 3 points tomorrow, and I just can’t see it happening. Then what? Well then we are playing catch up and would need at least 4 wins, possibly 5 from the last seven to make it. Being honest, I don’t think this group of players has the will to muscle 5 wins from 7, and even if we got lucky and scraped in with 12 points from the last 7 games do you really see this lot going to Gateshead then Bromley and winning them both? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc1955 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 11 minutes ago, TheBigDog said: Just listened to Mellon’s pre-match… a tub-thumping, inspirational rallying cry it ain’t Yeah…he certainly ain’t too inspiring is he? I should imagine it’s difficult when the team is struggling but he seems to be struggling too. He’s basically coming out with the same spiel both before and after every game. I hope he’s a different animal in the dressing room for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norewgian Gunnar Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Yeah MM's pre-match is not very inspiring sadly. Hopefully the team picked for tomorrow will go all out to win and show some pride in playing for Oldham which is not what we have seen a lot of recently. If we had a better return on home games we would be a lot more secure in the play off positions. Unfortunately that is not the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100milesaway Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 1 hour ago, TheBigDog said: Just listened to Mellon’s pre-match… a tub-thumping, inspirational rallying cry it ain’t Yep, nearly nodded off whilst listening to that.. If that mirrors his team talks, no wonder they look like they have no fire in their belly's, and zero fighting spirit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzlatic Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 In contrast to some of the miserygutses on here I'm actually really looking forward to this one. Think it has the potential to be a really exciting game. I don't think we'll see much different in the line up, but for what it's worth this is what I'd go with. It's pinched from how Stockport lined up and where they played Madden... Hudson 3 - Hobson, Raglan, Hogan 4 - Gardner, Sheron, Conlon, Kitching 1 - Norwood 2 - Garner, Dallas Norwood naturally drops deep anyway, so him coming late into the box during attacks could cause a bit of trouble. This could create more of a link between midfield and attack. Madden played this role for Stockport so age shouldn't be a problem. Wasn't 100% on Gardner but he's played that narrow right side role before and done reasonably well if I remember right. But, like I say, I don't think he'll move from the 352 with Sachdev coming back into the side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB2 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Fuck me this is a depressing read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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