26th January 2002 

ONE TO WATCH (1)
Carl Fletcher - Born 7/4/80, Surrey Heath. Height 5' 10"". Central Midfielder. Came through the juniors at Dean Court and he made his debut in February 1998 away to Grimsby, aged just 17. It was another two years before Fletcher landed a regular role and he scored 7 goals in 48 appearances for the Cherries last season. He also managed to get himself sent off and acquired a fair number of yellow cards. rednblack.net have this to say about Fletcher :- "Carl has the potential to be a complete midfield player and has been compared by many Cherries fans to former captain, Matty Holland. First and foremost, he's a great ball winner and won't take any slack from opposing players. This sometimes lands him in trouble, but the way in which he has conducted himself on the field of play has dramatically improved. His awareness and range of passing is also impressive and is often found threading the ball out wide or setting up a decent scoring chance for the strikers. That's when he's not scoring himself. If he sees a chance, he takes it and many of his goals have been top quality."
 

ONE TO WATCH (2) Wade Elliot, Born 14/12/78, Height 5'9" Born Southampton Right sided wing back/midfield. Signed for a bargain £5000 from Bashley, Elliot took some time to establish himself in the Cherries first team but towards the end of last season, he was a regular and scored 8 times in the Cherries last twelve matches that term, netting in each of the last 3 games. rednblack.net have this to say about Elliot:- "Wade's main attribute that makes him such an effective wide player is that he has no fear of anything. No fear of missing the target and certainly no fear of losing the ball. He runs at defenders with every opportunity and penetrates the penalty box with frightening danger. He loves space and strives on wide pitched as shown at Reading on the final day of last season. On the negative side, he is one of the team's weaker players and has been dubbed "Weed" by his team mates. If he continues as a wing back, Elliott will have to improve on the defensive side of his game."  Nationwide League Division Two
Saturday 26th October 2001

Latics take on struggling Bournemouth tomorrow at Boundary Park.
Latics will be looking to put Tuesday's set-back behind them, and get back into the play-off push. Bournemouth have had a poor season, compared to last. They currently lie in 19th place and last won in the FA Cup against Worksop in mid-November. They got a great result at QPR on Tuesday. (1-1) There away form though has been poor this season, winning only once, drawing 6 and losing 8. Earlier in the season, Latics went to Bournemouth when top of the league, but led the lead slip to lose 3-2. Matthew Tipton and David Eyres scored Latics goals. Take a look at a report on the link below. Cherries v Latics 06 October 2001 Latics welcome Allan Smart back to the squad, although he will face a late fitness test. He injured his ankle in the 2-0 win over Swindon, and only returned to training yesterday. John Eyre and Carlo Corazzin may be the front pairing again. Paul Rachubka and Matty Appleby have had the flu this week, but are expected to play. Latics (From) Gary Kelly, Scott McNiven, Stuart Balmer, Lee Duxbury, Paul Rickers, John Sheridan, Matthew Tipton, John Eyre, Matty Appleby, Carlo Corazzin, Dean Holden, David Eyres, Paul Murray, David Beharall, Chris Armstrong, Julien Baudet, Allan Smart & Paul Rachubka. James Hayter is Bournemouth's major doubt for tomorrow's game. He clattered into QPR's keeper on Tuesday and is rated 50-50 for the game. Brian Stock is suspended for the game after picking up his 5th booking. Steve Fletcher will also miss the game, and will be out for the rest of the season. Tresor Kandol will return to the squad. Bournemouth (from) Stewart, Howe, Tindall, Broadhurst, Birmingham, Purches, Elliott, Hughes, C Fletcher, Holmes, Feeney, Menetrier, Eribenne, O'Connor, Smith, Kandol, Ford, Maher. Enjoy the Match  
Current League Position

Nationwide League Division Two
25/01/2002 Pd  W  D  L  F  A  Pts  Position
Latics 29  12  9  8  50  37  45  8th
Cherries 28  7  8  13  32  42  29  19th

Current Form

Cherries Last Ten Games (Latest first)
QPR Division 2 A  D 1-1
Huddersfield Division 2 H  L 3-2
Blackpool Division 2 A  L 4-3
Wigan Division 2 A  D 0-0
Swindon Division 2 A  D 0-0
QPR Division 2 H  L 2-1
Northampton Division 2 A  L 1-0
Peterborough FA Cup A  L 1-0

Tranmere Division 2 H  L 2-0
Chesterfield Division 2 A  L 2-1

Mike's Prediction

Latics 1 Cherries 0 Why not try predicting yourself on our new Prediction League. It's simple to enter. Firstly you need to be registered as a jklatics.com member. Then simply go onto the Prediction League Message Board and predict the match result, Latics first goalscorer and the match attendance. Points are given for the predicting. You have until Saturday at 2.59pm, to get your prediction in for the Bournemouth game. A full set of rules, with the points awarded are available by clicking HERE.  

                          Latics        Draw      Bournemouth

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   Bet365                8/15         5/2              9/2

   BetClass               1/2         5/2              5/1

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   Betinternet           8/15         5/2              9/2

   Blue Square            4/7        13/5              4/1

   Cash Point             1/2        12/5             17/4

   Expekt                 3/5        12/5             29/8

   Ladbrokes.com         8/15        13/5              9/2

   NetBetSports          8/15        12/5              5/1

   OddsAlive              3/5        12/5             17/4

   Olympic Sports         1/2       23/10             19/4

   Paddy Power           8/15        12/5              5/1

   Playboy Sportsbook    8/15        13/5              9/2

   Sportfanatik           3/5       21/10             10/3

   SportingOdds           1/2         5/2              5/1

   Sports.com             4/7         9/4              5/1

   Totalbet              8/15        13/5              9/2

   UK Betting             1/2         5/2              5/1

   VIP Sports             3/5       21/10             10/3