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    in The opinions4u Terraces - Latics Forum

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    9 minutes ago, Ackey said:

    Unsworth talked about that a little here, with the Oldham Times.

     

    Also mentions how Frank was down the training ground fixing a gate. They've made mistakes and are not perfect, but there's so many positives to be had if we just take a deep breath and accept this takes time.

    just been for wrexham tickets and in the club shop on going work to sort out the slope from the northstand upto back off rre vegitation cleared worker stated new steps to be installed huge pile of bark and chippings 

    Alan Groves

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    8 hours ago, bazerx said:

    Don't know how accurate this is but I'll post it anyway. It was posted on Facebook a couple of years ago.

     

    This was told by Jimmy Frizzell at a sportsman's dinner at Shaw Masonic Hall, probably about 2005. 

    Jimmy had agreed to do a Q&A and was asked how Grovesy came to sign for us. Jimmy explained that he thought he had assembled a good squad.  He had just got Dick Mulvaney to shore up the defence.  He had got Colin Garwood up front to partner George Jones as Colin was very much a 20 goals a season man.  He had persuaded Andy Lochhead to add some experience and nowse.  He had George McVitie on one wing to supply accurate crosses but he felt we were a bit lacking on the left.  He had spoken to the Bournemouth chairman at the start of the 73/74 season and enquired about Grovesy, but was told there was no way he would be leaving Bournemouth as he was the best player in the league by a long way and they were up at the top of the league and expected promotion.

    A few months went by.  One day Frizz got a call from the Chairman of Bournemouth asking if the club were still interested in taking Grovesy to BP.  The deal was done and in parting Frizz asked the Chairman why he had changed his mind.  The Chairman replied  "He may be the best player in the league but I have just found out that for the last six months he has been shagging my wife, so he has to go".  And that is the reason why we got him.

    sounds very similar to a story i was told re signing him up was also told the reason for his departure to Blackpool was the debts run up from his failed business ventures we could not afford to raise his wages and he was close to going under financially when the deal with Blackpool was made  Grovesey received a large singing on fee from Blackpool as part of the deal which cleared his debts at the time he did not want to leave but was rather forced to . 

    Alan Groves

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    1 hour ago, Summerdeep said:

    Just discovered this thread - some interesting reminiscences about Alan Groves here!

     

    There's one story about him that I've heard several times over the years, and would be interested to know whether anyone else has heard it. The story goes that when Groves was transferred to Latics in late February 1974, he was reluctant to leave Bournemouth and was angry at their manager Trevor Hartley for selling him. The next time the clubs met, Groves came into possession of the ball, but instead of moving towards the Bournemouth goal, dribbled with it towards their dugout and blasted it at full power straight at Hartley, accompanied by aggressive gestures and expletives.

     

    If this really happened, it could only have been in the match at Boundary Park on 19 March 1974, as Groves was still a Bournemouth Player when the sides met at Dean Court on 2 February. The sides never met again until the late 1980s.

     

    Personally, I'm a bit doubtful about this story. I think the original source for it is probably that dodgy geezer Harry Redknapp, whom I heard telling it in a radio interview, though I've also seen versions of it on fan forums and in at least one newspaper article. 

     

    I was among the 13,000 crowd at Boundary Park that night, and don't recall seeing any such incident, nor have I heard any other Latics fan mention it. I would also have thought Frizzell would have taken stern disciplinary action against Groves, such as dropping him or even transfer listing him for such a breach of discipline.

     

    But interesting all the same. Has anyone else heard this story?

    Talking of apocryphal storys about Groves is there any truth in the tale of him sitting on the ball doing his laces story that does the rounds ? 

    Alan Groves

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    7 hours ago, DorsetBlue said:

    Wasn’t Alan Young the first player to move on freedom of contract and the fee decided by a panel? Can’t remember the fee, although at the time it looked like we got robbed, £200k maybe?

    Before The next Leicester match at BP, he was saying he wanted to score a hat-trick against us and he did, then proceeded to spit in front of the Oldham dugout.

    Ended up a bit of a croc at Leicester who then shipped him out to Sheff United. I met a blades fan once and asked him about AY and he shook his head and said they’d named a wing of the local hospital after him as he was always in there

    Iirc he scored 1 at BP in 1-1 draw which saw him celebrate  in front of the chaddy hence him getting a lot of stick for the reverse fixture at filbert street  lots of "wheres your hatrick Alan Young " from the traveling tics especially after big Jim Steel banged in the winner for a 1-0 win was a very happy trip back on the latics liner 

    Frank Rothwell

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    9 hours ago, mcfluff1985 said:

     

     

    On a side note. If you haven't listened to this, well worth it. 6 episodes on Notts County takeover when Sven came in. I had no idea how mental all that was

    Just on episode two having found it today mental story have you listened to the "moment of truth " on bbc very enlightening 

    Pre Season Friendlies

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    16 hours ago, yarddog73 said:

    Unfortunately at some stage someone will need to speak to Abdallah, even if he were to hand it over (which he never will).

    The problem is for that to happen Almo or they're representative has to respond the trust & ptb have reached out numerous times prospective investors have reached out numerous times even prospective buyers (chaytow!) Have reached out and all have been met with the same responce silence ! The communications from the club are the numerous "statements " issued by the stench threatening hellfire & damnation on anybody who doesn't agree with him it's his way or the highway . If a dialog could be opened with the club progress could be made but at this moment in time you have more chance of a dialouge with Kim I'll Jong! 

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    Pre Season Friendlies

    in The opinions4u Terraces - Latics Forum

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    18 minutes ago, redlion said:

    It's a long time since i've watched Latics play at Bradford Park Avenue, must be fifty years. I remember Ian Wood punching one of their

    players in the guts who had just brought him down from behind. The ref just had a quiet word and restarted play. Imagine all the drama

    and theatre that would happen with todays spoilt brats, especially in the PL.

     

    now play here https://goo.gl/maps/BSRZ6zsXHw2GmmQ8A

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    BPAS PODCAST SEASON 2: 2nd May '22 Episode 82: Rip It Up & Start Again

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    7 hours ago, Magic Mikey said:

    I'm hoping he knows something we don't about changes to come. 

    i think its a vain hope myself . i think he wants to try and make amends with HIS team rather than the bunch of missfits he inherited to try and bounce strait back suspect he has agreed a budget a retained list and a list of players he thinks he can get to attempt this without interference from almo whether this transpires we shall see .

     

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