After the inept performance in the 3-0 defeat at Leyton Orient manager Lee Johnson still believes that his side can finish in the top six. The defeat at Brisbane Road was hard to swallow following the home defeat to Colchester, another bottom four club, for the 544 travelling fans of whom many believed that they had wasted their hard earned money. If Latics stay true to form they will probably go out and beat fourth placed Preston on Saturday - that's how it seems to be going for Oldham this season.
A surprising after match comment from the boss went, "We have 15 games to go and we are still in it. There is no way we are going to give up. Our fans were brilliant all game at Orient. A lot came and they never stopped singing. Dominic Poleon on the right is a threat, but he didn’t do enough in terms of quality and Jonathan Forte was poor, for him. Our midfield was very good and the catalyst to our good play. Defensively we weren’t that bad. Sometimes this happens. We can’t be too disappointed. I’m down, but it’s not the time to start making drastic changes and getting upset. It’s time to rally.”