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Bullitt wrote:

We got battered for most of the game against Crawley yes Crawley we also got a scrawpy OG.

One goal in three games an own goal and the clowns sing and clap ‘everythings gonna be alright’ carry on the way we are and you’ll be ‘supporting’ a L2 club next season.

Ive got to be honest, even though I’m currently staying away, I was following the stats on Flash Score. When I read they had had about 70% possession, it was very alarming. We play a style…so called…thats all about keeping possession of the ball. Well, clearly we weren’t.

Fans are starting to vote with their feet now, and my dad and my lads who still go said it was the lowest crowd they’d seen in years. And it’s going to get worse.

We’ve a clueless manager and an owner who will not spend any money. Richest owner we could have, and likely will ever have, and he doesn’t seem arsed. And they won’t sack Baloney because no other fecker would take the job under such constraints.

Anyway, I’m off to Poland in the morning. By the time I get back we might have a 41 year old as first choice keeper and also be short of Thelo, potentially our best chance of getting a match winner, with the deadline on Friday.

It’s great isn’t it? If the above happens, I hope there’s 5000 on next home game. It would serve them right.

Mentioning the admin squad we had, Dan Gardner could easily have fitted into this squad in midfield. Proper 100 percenter, a solid player a bit like a Luke O’Nien type.

Yeah, Maloney is basically trying to emulate Jimi Hendrix on a £50 acoustic. I’d at least like to see what he could do with some…sensible…backing. I like Aimson, from what I saw. A similar CM and a CF would give us a spine through the team. However, I do think Tickle will go on or before the deadline. Can just see it.

Matthieu Smith announced his retirement this week, he had done well for Salford last season. I thought we may have brought him in. That Bodvarson who left Bolton was linked with us at one point I think.
Gary Madine is available without a club…I wouldn’t touch him. Known as “top shagger” at Bolton. Apparently had his haircut ONCE a week in the hotel hair salon. We can do without that type.
I’m amazed Humphreys hasn’t found a club. Has he cut off his nose to spite his face? Had he stuck with us and had one more solid season with us and scored a few, I bet he would have got a Championship move. It seems crazy.

We’ve long been linked with Adam Reach, midfielder from West Brom, formerly Sheff Wed.

The difference with Swain though was he at least tried to play attacking football, with two upfront. The players we had were very limited, but we did have a few bright spots as I recall. We demolished Crewe who were a decent team then, and we scored some really good goals. David McKearney was better than what we have now, as was Neill Rimmer. Pat Gavin and Neil Morton could be a threat upfront.
And of course then, our owners had real limitations, which isn’t the case now, it just seems that the “running the club sustainably” is being used as a smokescreen to not plough money in…and I’m talking sensibly. Stevie Wonder could see it needs a bit of money spending as we have sank miles behind our rivals.

But then again, any manager worth their salt would come out and say this. Paul Jewell said to Whelan when he came in and was met with a case of half arsed players that it needed “major surgery”, and Whelan backed him. I’m not saying our current players are half-arsed, I just don’t think they’re good enough in all honesty. I’m concerned that Maloney seems to think they’re good enough and that’s why I am really worried. The squad is nowhere near good enough, I’ve said this all Summer. We lost the best players in the squad, amd also a lot of experience so I thought that without some strong signings and a bit of money spent, we would struggle. I kept waiting and expected to hear “wigan have signed..” and some experience to come into the squad…a spine through the team to build around. But it never happened. A lot of these young players who have come in would only be fringe players if we had the right squad. Adeeko included.

I’m alarmed that Maloney thinks the squad is good enough, when myself who most would consider a ‘layman’ could see it wasn’t. I’ve watched football live for 40 years at all different levels from Non League to International level. I’ve watched the best, and the worst. So, I can see when it’s not good enough, and this squad is not good enough. It’s not the players fault, it’s upto the manager. He’s got cut a lot of slack due to his history with the club, but my own personal opinion is that he is not upto the job. The football he tries to play, is awful. The club is heading in one direction, and it’s not up.

Some of you will flip when I say this, and that’s fair enough. But the thought has actually gone through my mind a few times that perhaps we’d have been better doing a Bury and folding and then starting again in non league. The only trouble is, I’m not sure there would be enough energy among the various factions of our support to have got us up and running again. But the alternative is this what we have now, an owner who it is debatable if he has any real interest in us at all, and a manager in place who is just a puppet for the ownership who use his history with us keep it just ticking along.

Crowds are going to drop and drop the way things are going. As things stand, we are in serious danger of going down this season. And then what? Latics ‘relocated’ to Leigh Sports Village because its smaller? I could see that happening.

He’s not my type of manager. I like a bit of a gobshite manager, rather than a quiet, thoughtful one. I’d love a Warnock type manager. Show some passion and tell it as it is. Maloney repeats the same old bullshit and spin in his post matches…its already boring.

Something really has to change, and change very soon. People dreading the visit of the mighty Crawley Town on Saturday just shows how bad we are. One up front…is shite. Tippy tappy one paced football, is shite. Got back to basics, do the simple things correctly, and that will be a start. If not, a change needs to be made.

I would.

Can’t afford the wages he would want. Heard it was about 7k last time he was here.

That bird has flown.

cup winners wrote:

Yeah that was a hard watch. It’s simple there’s too too many young lads with very little experience.

Hugill looked ok but it’s that age old problem we’ve had for the past few years:-

Do we blame the forward?
Or
Do we blame the service to the forward?

Me?, I think it was the service today. I really don’t see the point of throwing a high ball up to young Hugill with 2 strapping centre half’s either side of him when he clearly wanted to play off the shoulder of the defender but if he does he needs support coming from the middle.

Hugill kept asking for the ball to be played on to his left side but for some reason we kept hitting it down the middle on to his right.

The difference between Rankine and Jones was there for all to see. Jones cutting inside gave Charlton a headache and a half but on the right Rankine simply wasn’t brave enough deciding to turn back at every opportunity.

Why did Hughes come on?, was Aimson injured?, tired? was it the player or the managers choice? because he looked ok to me.

No I’m only saying this because Hughes’s head must be on a different planet right now and it clearly showed with a few big blunders and one costing us a goal.

Up till then Charlton huffed and puffed but weren’t threatening as Kerr came but I said to a friend “A mistake will win this” and it did.

I might get slated here but Adeeko for me is not good enough. I’ve seen enough of him and not enough improvement in that time for him to justify a place on every team sheet.

I’m afraid between him and Rankine that right side was pointless no go area.
Had Kerr and Aimson had of stayed on I think the game fizzles out to a boring 0-0 but sadly it didn’t.

Danson needs to back the manager
He needs money (wages or signing fee) to sign players not 12 month loanees. We need to build not chop and change every season because next season.

If we’re to steady the ship we need to add an experienced midfielder and only then we might and I can’t stress might enough) we might be in with a slim chance a top half finish

Agree with that. All of it.

What we need to do is stop this tippy tappy backwards and sideways passing nonsense. This one up front crap. We aren’t City. Why does everyone want to play Pep Ball? It’s boring as hell and clearly does NOT suit us. Everybody tries to play that way, one up front…absolute bore fest shite.

442…2 up front, balls into the box from the wide channels. Do it. Other teams will be expecting a Pep ball V Pep ball contest. Absolute bo**ocks to Pep ball! Get the ball down the flanks and into the channels, crossed in to TWO forwards trying to get on the end of it.
I absolutely DETEST this tippy tappy sh*te we try and play. It is God awful. And play at a greater tempo, with intensity and purpose. Instead of 2nd gear laboured, turgid football.
Get some experienced dirty b**tard of a midfielder to solidify it all and allow Matt Smith to push up. He was playing that deep today, he was like a bloody sweeper. He and Adeeko do NOT work. Adeeko is not good enough. Simple as.

If they don’t change, and they won’t, it’s going to be a long long season and we could be in real trouble. In his post match comments, Maloney shocked me by saying he was happy with what he saw. He also said Hughes head wasn’t right…so why was he even in today’s squad then? Shouldve been nowhere near. If he’s going or wants to go, get him gone.

Danson can either throw a bit of money for some solid reinforcements, or else be looking at a relegation battle. That team has League 2 written all over it. And a poor League 2 side at that.

Come on, we’re in a mess.

Sell him for an eight figure fee?

£10,000,000 then.

Never going to happen. If Burnley offer 2 million next week, he’ll be gone.

Utterly deluded.

Leylandlatic4ever wrote:

LostockHallLatic wrote:

Hi there Leyland Latic.
Have you had an explanation & apology yet ?

We can’t afford to lose loyal fans

Hi. I received an acknowledgment within 15 min of the ticket office opening last Monday, saying my complaint had been passed to the “Ticket Office Manager” for action.

10 days later, as of now, nothing, not a dicky bird.

If they can’t be bothered, then neither can I.

To think how close I was to joining this Fans Fund thing, so glad I didn’t waste my money.

Sorry to say I’m done.

I’m done as well. Not renewing after 38 years as a ST holder.

This is NOT the club I supported. Thats long gone. I don’t like things whats happening with the club. This Fans Fund thing, the way they’ve been pushing it today, saying you’ll get a discount off your Season Ticket…yes, but the monthly payments of £18pm will mean you’re paying £216 a year for it. For some hoodie that will make you look like some cult member, and priority on away tickets.
I don’t like how people who are on minimum wage will feel obliged to sign up, when it’s money they can’t really afford.
The whole thing stinks for me. Then I’ve heard earlier tonight that club have made redundancies again. What the hell?
I’ve no doubt the stadium was his objective all along.