don't worry be happy Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 bar none... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc1955 Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 bar none... 5 wins in 23..that's half a season. We are where we deserve to be .......Roll on next season!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butter Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 bar none... I think how we capitulated in the 06/07 season was more frustrating. But this season is up there. Surely we've got to get it right soon enough!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_mighty_bosh Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 I think this season has turned out to be a bigger disappointment than 06/07 as the expectation levels and the amount of money spent on players have been higher. Added to the fact that the budget will probably be cut dramatically next year meaning that promotion will be much, much harder to achieve unless Wardle invests in us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wardlelatic Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 I think that most of the team need to look at this season and be very embarressed with their lack of professionalism There are very few players who can look back on this season and say .. " I earned my money this season and put a full shift in week in week out " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butter Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 I think this season has turned out to be a bigger disappointment than 06/07 as the expectation levels and the amount of money spent on players have been higher. Added to the fact that the budget will probably be cut dramatically next year meaning that promotion will be much, much harder to achieve unless Wardle invests in us. I didnt expect much this season to be honest from the start. For me our signings lacked quality in the main. The start to the season raised my hopes obviously but where we are now is about where I thought we'd finish this season... how we have pretty much imploded has been feckin frustrating though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMAX Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 I think that most of the team need to look at this season and be very embarressed with their lack of professionalism There are very few players who can look back on this season and say .. " I earned my money this season and put a full shift in week in week out " Spot on Guys,which is why I will be thinking long and hard about renewing my Season ticket and more likely be picking my games for the first time in 35 years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alec1954 Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Spot on Guys,which is why I will be thinking long and hard about renewing my Season ticket and more likely be picking my games for the first time in 35 years! I really cannot blame the players. I haved not seen a well organised team all season. I missed Leeds away so cannot comment on that display but at home, I have seem so called poor teams come to BP and be well organised good teams yet lose because of moments of brilliance from Hughes and Taylor. Too many loan players, too many forwards, too many changes. We need a better manager and coach. My concern is what will motivate me to buy a season ticket let alone go to matches next year. How many false dawns have we had? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 (edited) I really cannot blame the players. They can take their share of the blame. That set of players are good enough to win promotion. I have not seen a well organised team all season. Ultimately that's the reason for the manager change. at home, I have seem so called poor teams come to BP and be well organised good teams yet lose because of moments of brilliance from Hughes and Taylor. Moments of brilliance from Whitaker, Eardley, Alessandra, O'Grady, Maher, Allott also leap to mind. But they are just moments. Too many loan players, too many forwards, too many changes. We need a better manager and coach. More than happy with Joe Royle. My concern is what will motivate me to buy a season ticket let alone go to matches next year. How many false dawns have we had? Look at the difference in performance yesterday compared to the Tranmere game. That's a pretty solid foundation to build on. If Joe can deliver a consistency of performance like that there is everything to look forward to next season. Edited April 5, 2009 by opinions4u Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corporal_Jones Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 I think this season has turned out to be a bigger disappointment than 06/07 as the expectation levels and the amount of money spent on players have been higher. Added to the fact that the budget will probably be cut dramatically next year meaning that promotion will be much, much harder to achieve unless Wardle invests in us. Correct. How easily people forget how we were all saying at the beginning of the season that this is the last chance saloon. 2006-7 turned out to be one of the most disappointing in the club's history, but when it started nobody ever dreamed we'd top the league by the turn of the year. The squad this season was, on paper at least, far stronger as a consequence of being more expensive, and was thus expected to do well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corporal_Jones Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 I think how we capitulated in the 06/07 season was more frustrating. But this season is up there. Surely we've got to get it right soon enough!! Doesn't work that way, unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corporal_Jones Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 I think that most of the team need to look at this season and be very embarressed with their lack of professionalism There are very few players who can look back on this season and say .. " I earned my money this season and put a full shift in week in week out " It doesn't really matter to most of them. They get paid a far better than average wage whether they perform or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc0000 Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 bar none... Not a more true word spoken... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 (edited) I think that most of the team need to look at this season and be very embarressed with their lack of professionalism There are very few players who can look back on this season and say .. " I earned my money this season and put a full shift in week in week out " Spot on! After 58 years of supporting Latics I expect very little and therefore avoid disappointment. However this season I feel that the players, who proved that they were good enough to compete with the top teams in this league, have treated the supporters with contempt by their displays in the second half of the season. I was talking to somebody yesterday at half-time who attends every home match. He said he had had to drag himself to the match without being able to muster any enthusiasm whatsoever, because of the way the players have let us down. I agreed entirely. I had to take my Mum to the hospital last Monday, and the nearest I could park was right at the bottom of Furtherwood Road near Clayton Playing Fields. As I walked past BP on the way up and down, instead of my usual pide I just felt disgust at what the Club has become this season through the actions of the players on and off the pitch and management failures. I'll be renewing my season ticket of course, but I hope the Summer break makes me feel better about the Club than I do at the moment. Edited April 5, 2009 by Diego_Sideburns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc0000 Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Spot on! After 58 years of supporting Latics I expect very little and therefore avoid disappointment. However this season I feel that the players, who proved that they were good enough to compete with the top teams in this league, have treated the supporters with conrempt by their displays in the second half of the season. I was talking to somebody yesterday at half-time who attends every home match. He said he had had to drag himself to the match without being able to muster any enthusiasm whatsoever, because of the way the players have let us down. I agreed entirely. I had to take my Mum to the hospital last Monday, and the nearest I could park was right at the bottom of Furtherwood Road near Clayton Playing Fields. As I walked past BP on the way up and down, instead of my usual pide I just felt disgust at what the Club has become this season through the actions of the players on and off the pitch and management failures. I'll be renewing my season ticket of course, but I hope the Summer break makes me feel better about the Club than I do at the moment. Kind of sums it all up really... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty doesn't know Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 bar none... i agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philliggi Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 i fear we are becoming the rochdale of league one. doomed to spend 30+ years in the same crap division. if rochdale come up this year, would we be the longest serving club in a solatory division in the football league? (discounting the prem, cos united etc cant go up and will never come down) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boundaryblue80 Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 (edited) I think how we capitulated in the 06/07 season was more frustrating. But this season is up there. Surely we've got to get it right soon enough!! Why? When "fans" got Moore sacked, Shez had no expectations on him at all. And was blessed with a very good side. That season was a bonus...AND we made the playoffs. This season, we've blown 3yrs of stability, :censored:loads of cash over them 3yrs and miserably failed when built for a season for a real hard push...look at it! Torn to bits, ripped to shreads, not a cat in hells chance of even the playoffs. When we've been :censored: and knew we'd fight relegation and maybe go down, we've known it'd be that way. When we've been mediocre or had a decent side but been unlucky with injuries, we've known it. This was meant to be top 6 at least, top 2 at most...everything built to point upwards over them 3yrs. But has become probably the most disappointing season I've ever had as a Latics fan! But I'll be back for a transitional season next season, with no expectations whatsover. Oh well. Edited April 5, 2009 by boundaryblue80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philliggi Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Why? When "fans" got Moore sacked, Shez had no expectations on him at all. And was blessed with a very good side. That season was a bonus...AND we made the playoffs. This season, we've blown 3yrs of stability, :censored:loads of cash over them 3yrs and miserably failed when built for a season for a real hard push...look at it! Torn to bits, ripped to shreads, not a cat in hells chance of even the playoffs. When we've been :censored: and knew we'd fight relegation and maybe go down, we've known it'd be that way. When we've been mediocre or had a decent side but been unlucky with injuries, we've known it. This was meant to be top 6 at least, top 2 at most...everything built to point upwards over them 3yrs. But has become probably the most disappointing season I've ever had as a Latics fan! But I'll be back for a transitional season next season, with no expectations whatsover. Oh well. completely agree with every word Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfOAFC Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 I was talking to somebody yesterday at half-time who attends every home match. He said he had had to drag himself to the match without being able to muster any enthusiasm whatsoever, i was exactly the same. if we were losing at half time I was planning on watching the National in the White Hart. as it happened, I quite enjoyed the game until they scored their second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 i was exactly the same. if we were losing at half time I was planning on watching the National in the White Hart. as it happened, I quite enjoyed the game until they scored their second. Keeping the Faith only until we go behind is a philosophy I find impossible to understand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfOAFC Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Keeping the Faith only until we go behind is a philosophy I find impossible to understand. me too. imagine my surprise at feeling that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 me too. imagine my surprise at feeling that way. In times of desperation your mind can play tricks on you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfOAFC Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 In times of desperation your mind can play tricks on you. just can't be arsed now. had enough. i doubt i'd bother with the last two home games if i didn't have season ticket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corporal_Jones Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 completely agree with every word So do I. I, too, will be back next season, no doubt, but what worries me are the hundreds who will undoubtedly not be back, either on a regular basis or at all. They are set to join the hundreds who've already voted with their feet. Too many false dawns have done for this club as a serious force even at this dire level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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