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I actually think this league is as wide spread as we have seen at this stage of the season for many a year. 2 or three games ago a four point gap emerged beteeen top and bottom and as you say there are ten points seperating the two zones already. Its not about the play offs this year its about progress. Next year is the one and i recon lj is building for that. Although k will say im looking forward to feb/march when all these paperthin squads start folding and we can call on our comparitively large squad for cover.

On the way out of the gates overheard a conversation between three or four lads whose general opinion was we didnt play well but still got the result. For me we changed our style today. Less of the attractive football but that was intentional to play agressive hustling football not giving swindon a chance on the ball they looked pressured and harried everytime they were in possession and i think latics deserve credit for that. Tactics were implemented exceptionally well today and everyman to a tee did his bit. I would say we wouldnt have won that playing the usual attractive football we have seen this season. Different style of play, but to say we didnt play well for me is an insult. Well done latics

You probably worded it better than me. Agree with every word

Score board is a luxury we dont particularly need so we wont be getting one

Presumably he thinks the new stand will have floodlights on the roof but no they are going to stay for now. Think this will be built much earlier than people believe personally

But if we win it i bet you would be an england fan thru and thru and always had been. I know so many people who say they dont follow england could give a toss about that shower of :censored:e overpaid fancy dans and call them every chance they get but if and when we ever do do anything on a euro or world stage i bet they will be the first celebrating with their newly bought england shirt and scalf. I follow england and want them to do well. Granted i would choose club over country anyday but it doesnt mean i want to see them fail.

Theres football played elsewhere that isnt latics? The worlds gone mad. Mad i tell ya

Is that the general consensus then? Rachubka to start a week on sat and oxley on the bench?

Is there such a thing as destructive criticism? Cos if there aint this guy wants to patent it

The pretty football wasnt on show against crewe and it wasnt on show yesterday. For me lj is messing with the team too much. Changing two or three players each game as well as our tactics and formation isnt helping one bit. There were cries of "johnson sort it out" yesterday and i can understand the frustrations. I firmly believe johnson will go on to do well with this club and regardless of our fortunes in the league this year (barring relegation) i will be fully behind him in august next year as well. It was never going to be an overnight job but i just think all the hype generated on here pre season is biting us on the arse at the moment. People expecting instant success are living in a dream world whereas people insisting we are going down are too far the other way. We have a good nucleus of pro's, some of which will go on to do very well in the game and we have the squad size to be able to cope with a deason long campaign instead of faultering in feb. However we dont have 11 names who virtually pick themselves. Until we get that settled side we will continue to struggle. Its up to the players to make themselves undroppable, and up to lj to believe in his tactics and formation instead of keep swapping and changing. Ktf

Whatever we do we need to find a partnership up top and stick with it swapping and changing is doing no good whatsoever. Strikers need consistency to breed consistency

Thats what i mean by tradition as highlighted in diago's post above. And its hardly stupid pete its relevent with the current everton story.

Is it just me who doesnt like these ref threads. Purely because the focus should be on the play not the ref. And inevitably someone always goes back to when he sent three of ours off and dissallowed a perfectly good goal. Personally i prefer it when the ref isnt noticable

After everton recently changed their club crest in a move which attracted much criticism from fans. As a result the club have moved to change the crest again, this time opening the vote to fans. This reminds me of when latics did the same and were greeted with a wave of criticism themselves. The reason i bring this up is personally i would love the club to do what everton are doing and give the fans a vote. When it comes to things like the club crest im a traditionalist not a modernist. Is it just a case of everton can afford to correct their mistakes whereas we are strapped for cash and are lumped with it?

Id rather be eternally :censored: than someone elses reserve team

Loads are out on loan. Nurturing a youth set up takes years

If we can keep in touch in and around mid table until feb there is no reason our strength in depth cant take us on a late season charge as blackpool did. On the national forums other fans continually bleat on about how poor their squad is and how little quality cover they have. We could really put a run together around that time and thats the key to our season

Its our year to do a blackpool

Still no panic from me. As long as we play the right way at this stage of the season the results will come. All we miss is luck both infrontof goal and with the officials. Both things we missed today. I still say noone has dominated us with only rotherham and walsall matching us.

He told me it includes furtherwood rd up until the roundabout and all rds off sheepfoot lane. Didnt actually mention sheepfoot lane itself but if you intend parking there be very careful and check all signs first

Iv always sat in the main stand upper but with front row seats. Great views but j wouldnt reccomend it for a kids first game. Kids want atmosphere and regardless what the perception of the mid teen brigade in the rocky an 8 year old kid would buzz off it and make the day memorable. The view is one of the best behind goal views in this league as well so not too shabby

Just been for my rotherham tickets and i presumed this restriction was a match day only thing in the streets directly opposite the main stand. However as i was there a warden pulled up ( decent guy believe it or not) and explained its a perminent fixtureday or night match day or no matchday. Apparently nothing to do with latics. Only in place cos of the hospital. Maybe its me being dumb thinking it was just match days but just thought id put it here so no one else gets stung unexpectedly.

Although i agree mills is a good solid player i would prefer us to bed our own players in early IF they are good enough. So i agree with tbe kusunga comment. Tbh i. Not worried about results at this stage of tbe season its obvious we are going abiut things the right way and it will come together eventually. If it still hasnt clicked by oct/nov then i may start having reservations but it doesnt become a battle against relegation until well after new year. Im willing to give this team the chance to grow and develop they are all on decent length contracts so its all about next year. Im not bothered about our league position this year as long as we are stronger and ready for a decent promotion push next season

We are good but not quite there defensively. I dont expect us to do anything this year but the signs are very very good for the future. Irrespective of the result tonight. Im very expectant of next season

I mean the tall guy with glasses. The jock has had a pop in the past though they are both as bad as each other.