This is worrying!

[ian.birchall]

The Observer is reporting that Sean O'Loughlin 100%!! wants to play next season on the pitch.
Can I suggest that before we agree to that he has to up his 30% on the pitch this season and that in itself isn't much worse than his performance in 2018.
With apologies to Josie.

[keptinthedarkfans]

surely this cant happen. I have always had great admiration for lockers but it is now the time to call it a day. he imo has now become a liability . to slow will never be fit again a penalty machine and taking up a salary that could help rebuild the shambles of a team we are watching at moment. The time is right why we are at this low to take bull by horns away with sentiment and have a club clear-out. Including lockers and Lam. I know the team at moment is not full of talent but there is no excuse for the standard of coaching we are seeing. to a man they are running around completely deft of ideas or plays. The actually look like they just want shut of ball and don't care where it goes. Are am I not seeing bigger picture.

[pearsy]

The team will suffer and he will in later life with his heath if he does call it a day at the end of this season

[medlocke]

Christ on a bike, Call it a day ffs

[Mickw]

No one at the club has the balls to make the tough decisions.

[medlocke]

No one at the club has the balls to make the tough decisions.

Your not wrong there Mick

[josie andrews]

I posted this the other week!

Merged.

[ancientnloyal]

O’Droplin please retire.

Many thanks.

Marc

[fozzieskem]

The true test of any performer is knowing when to call it a day and exit stage lefties the saying goes always leave them wanting more..

[Fan4Fifty]

Can someone explain what "a club clear out" really means? Didn't we have one last year with players, coaches and backroom staff leaving? Or maybe that was the wrong type of clear-out!! We probably all thought Bateman was class but for all those who couldn't wait to be rid of Sam (and don't forget Sutton who brought a lot of go-forward to the pack) maybe there's a realisation of how influential he was. It's always been true that teams playing without confidence make good players look average or worse, and teams with confidence make average players look good or better. Do we look poor at the moment - dead right we do. But the first step for us is to get a settled team and then somehow, rebuild confidence again with some consistency of selection and performance. Then hopefully we can integrate some new blood, which I totally agree is urgently needed. But let's get real, 'club clear-outs' aren't going to happen and are not a 'quick fix' way forward anyway.

As for SO'L, of course his best days are behind him but, until we identify a top replacement, it's up to someone already at the club to play consistently well enough to replace him. At least the guy wants to play for Wigan, which is quite unusual these days.