‘The buck stops here’, a rare case of a politician telling the truth, but also a statement that has resonance in many walks of life.  More than anything it is a phrase that Paul Jewell should spend some time pondering on as he plans the next phase of his managerial career.  It may well do […]

Depending on how long you’ve been following Latics it’s possible that you’ve attended bigger games than Sunday’s.  You won’t, however, have attended one with quite as much financial significance.  There may be three teams still chasing that last relegation spot but Latics are clearly in the box seat.  For us more than anyone, the maths […]

Latics 0-1 Boro Saturday 5th May 2007 Period, dot, point, spot, full-stop or whatever you want to call it.  That’s where we are, the end is near and we’ll be facing the final curtain somewhere around snake pass.  We called for more changes, we called for more effort and we got them.  We got them […]

Now is not the time for recrimination nor retribution.  We will save that for another day.  Now is a time for realising what you have got, finding what it is you want to fight for and standing up for it.  Those of you that will wear the shirt on Saturday should remember, it is only […]

I promised myself some positivity this week.  It’s proving difficult, but as the days pass by I am finding myself more relaxed about the prospect of the team having to fight for their Premiership ‘lives’ this weekend.  Does that mean something has happened to give me hope that they can produce a performance that will […]

It seems an obvious thing to say but at this stage of the season, but when you are in Latics’ position the next game is always bigger than any other.  It may not sound right, but the game against Boro is vitally important and as much as some fans may be preparing for relegation we […]

It might only be Monday morning, but I’ve decided that it’s time to draw a line under the West Ham debacle so that I can try to get some kind of positivity going for the next two games.  The way things look at the moment, that could prove a nigh on impossible task, but try […]

…or, another West Ham Report. First of all apologies to those of you who made the West Ham review the most read article on the site this season. If I knew that there would be so many hits then I wouldn’t have waffled on so much. The thing is that’s how I felt about the […]

  Did they make the right decision or not?  Was the crime an administrative error, stupidity or something worse?  Would the decision have been different if the same board had been in charge or the league table different?  How can a player not be ineligible to play but at the same time be prevented from […]

It may have taken a hell of a long time but it has finally occurred to Paul Jewell and his players that this season might have given them something to apologise about.  Whether it’s come too late to who the fans round is another matter as is whether they are apologising for the right thing, […]