Moore is very quick but all we do is play aimless longball’s. He didn’t get much success yesterday. But on the occasions he does win a flick-on, as mentioned, there’s no one running on.

Last 20 minutes would’ve been ideal to stick Moore and Garner up top together. But yet again If was the same like for like substitutions. Gelhardt should also have been on much earlier. Massey completely off his game and Jacobs marked out of the game.

So many problems all over the field. We’re a team in disarray and look relegation certainties under current management. No more excuses.

No further explanation or justification necessary.

We’ve been over the same points so many times. Cook held on by the skin of his teeth. There where signs of improvement as we wrapped up the season. This summer he’s been backed handsomely in the transfer market.

Recent performances, even more than the results, tell me he has lost the players. In his own words today was the worst performance he’s seen. Time is up.

Promising 20 minutes. Nothing from the players or management to suggest we could turn it around in the remaining 70 minutes. Boro would’ve been done by three or four tonight by a decent team. Long time since I’ve seen a Championship outfit look so rocky.

Cook on very shaky ground. QPR at weekend another ground we get little at. But needs must now. After a £10m summer spend expectations higher.

I struggle to put into words how little respect I have for anyone who walks away from this club because we plan to give some of our youngsters an opportunity. Let alone a month before the season starts with so many deals still in the offing. I don’t know anyone who would even entertain such an idea.

There are only a handful of clubs doing plenty of business. Most are in similar positions to us. Lost a few key players, waiting for the market to kick into gear. We certainly need a left-back and striker. But beyond that I’d sooner trust a handful of youngsters who are ready to step up. We’ve done well this summer to move on squad fillers. No need to panic and buy for the sake of it.

So to sum up. Folk read Alan Nixon’s Twitter account and take every word he says as gospel. Despite his dreadful track record. Well, unless the player is literally at the training ground concluding a deal. Before he jumps in with a ‘Breaking News’ scoop.

Then we have another set of fans. Those who pluck names out of thin air, give us chapter and verse on their careers. And bemoan the club when we don’t sign ‘em.

These past two seasons we’ve built squads to get us promoted from League One and to maintain our Championship status. It’s increasingly tedious reading social media and other sites how this window is “typical Latics”. Writing off our business a month before the window closes. Same goes for the ‘Gallagher to Clarke’ type comments. As if it’s a £5m deal or a free. The more obvious conclusion is we’re in the market for a couple of strikers.

We have a young squad. The experienced additions in January helped us. Even though injuries hindered some. I’ve seen Lang play plenty of times. He’ll give us a modest pay-day when he moves to a lower league team. Developing a pro player from our own youth ranks is still something to be proud of.

Clarke was integral to us staying up. They all collectively pulled their finger out. Like Garner, he had that little extra Vaughan (and arguably Grigg), didn’t have. We’ll still need at least two good additions up front.

As for Windass, I don’t really care how many balls he wins back. Or if he puts himself around. His game is running off the last man. My worry is his attitude and if he’s settled. Doesn’t matter how good a player is. They need to be happy off the field.

Trouble is most of our best youngsters are 15-17. So I wonder how many are upto the Championship physically.

Would be ideal for someone like Lang. But of course he’s better off getting experience, playing each week, for Oldham.