The Pie at Night

New regime up and running, and before England’s World Cup chances faded it hadn’t been a bad afternoon by all accounts.

A trip to Millwall is never an easy one, indeed not for Latics. Our record there is questionable to say the least but things started off on the right track for Kolo’s tricky tics with a point that initially at least was enough to lift us out of the drop zone.

I had to laugh at some of the noise on social media when the team was announced, we varied from asking why we’d sacked Richardson in the first place to blaming everything on his ex-assistant and now assistant of Kolo Toure – Rob Kelly.

I’m unsure if people thought Richardson’s departure would suddenly usher in a new squad alongside the new manager but to blame the bloke at the side of either manager in the dugout was peak Latics.

It reminded me of when Graham Barrow used to get pelters off Latics fans because he had the audacity to be there and try to mop up when things went to s*it.

Nonetheless even the dissenting voices must have been happy (well maybe not) with the point, another goal for Will Keane (his eighth this season) and what seems to be a strong footballing display by the not quite so new look Latics.

We couldn’t face a harder task for Kolo’s second game in charge with the in-form and in the automatic promotion places Sheffield United up next. With the Sky cameras in town and a cold night under the lights it should make for a great atmosphere.

Not as good if it was still on the Saturday afternoon as planned but a good atmosphere nonetheless. It’ll be a massive five weeks since we last took to the pitch at the DW and it’ll be a completely new look in the dugout.

Although it’s been a decent start for the lads under the new backroom staff we have to accept there will definitely be bumps along the way.

Being able to implement a new brand of football mid season is difficult enough, to do it with players who’ve been coached and led a certain way for the last eighteen months is arguably even tougher.

I think we’ll get there and possibly be better for it when we do but although we’re World Champions at it you have to hope the toys out of the pram approach when it does go wrong is side-lined in favour of some patience.

Roll on Monday and the return of Latics, it’s been far too long.

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