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A very good performance with many things to be positive about and some very good performances, Rankine the stand out for me.
That said to lob on all the subs as they did was a shocking decision especially with a ref like yesterday , they only had to fall over and he was giving out free kicks.
Should have gained a point but pound for pound we matched if not bettered those big time Charlie’s for a long spell yesterday and the pace of the team caused them lots of problems.
Young players or not with that pace once confidence kicks in there might be some pleasant surprises to come with this bunch.Read an interview in the fanzine with former chairman Bill Kenyon and after reading it was struck with the similarities of the present era to the one he was in back in the eighties.
Selling players and making do is a recipe for disaster for a club like Latics and the basement beckons and even beyond in my opinion.
Having a break myself this year due to family issues , watched them since early 1979.Drafting lads in from Ammy leagues was a fairly common practice at Latics in late 80s and early 90s.
Joe Palladino, Barry Knowles ( I think )are two of the most notable but there were many others I’m sure.
I keep saying it but the current times feel like a rerun of those days.
Carry on like this and it won’t be just league 2 we will be heading for.Madine has joined Hartlepool , seems to have led a lively life but scored a good goal a couple of years ago in a very memorable game against Blackpool.
Will be gutted to see Sam go , easily man of the match last Saturday but come on lad no disrespect, Plymouth Argyle FFS ??!
Surely better locations and clubs for an England U21 international to go to rather than there.Men against boys , could easily have been 5 or 6 bar Sam Tickle.
After seeing that I fear the worst for this season and beyond I really do.
Effort was there but overriding fact is they are simply not good enough for this division and without some investment in the team will sink fast.
Back to non league very soon with this policy I fear , worst team I have seen since the dark days of 1993-94 with Kenny Swain trying his best with very little.
Feel sorry for Maloney , not his fault.Good post as always CW , cannot disagree with any of that.
This squad and pre season puts me in mind of season 1992- 93.
We all know how that ended and started a massive fall that was only rescued by DW when the club was on its arse.
Without a bit of investment in the team we could well end up where he found us almost 30 years to the day.Game is knackered and so far removed from what I became hooked with as a child.
Totally ruined by corporate entities but watch them disappear as the grounds empty up over next few years because they will !They had a good time rubbishing Latics this time last year and for most of the season on the boards after some
Of the defeats.
Good news for us though , 4500 of them against the few bus loads from Oxford on a Tuesday night likely.Always disliked Barnsley since 2020 however that vitriol faded massively the other night due to their incredible second half performance and spirit.
It was a game that will stay with me for a very long time , outstanding.
To say they deserved to win the tie is an understatement because that second half from them was breathtaking.
Had Sam Cosgrove converted his chance for 4-2 they’d have gone to pieces no doubt about that.
Bolton seemingly cannot handle blood and thunder football but have to say if that game on Tuesday is anything to go by it should be one hell of a final.
Have a feeling they will do it this time though.