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I've been a member on here for years - I read posts most days, but never normally post as I've not lived anywhere near Oldham for the last 20 years (lived in Middleton til I was 10, then moved away), and as a result I don't get to many games so don't think it's right for me to rant and rave about things that I've not seen first hand. The meltdown on here today because we've sold a player (albeit a very promising one) made me feel the need to post though, so here goes.... We are a small club. No really, we are. We will survive by developing young players and selling them for a profit. Yes it's undisclosed, yes we'd all rather see the actual figure and want it to be £1m+, but in the cold light of day, a young lad, had the opportunity to move on to a (marginally) bigger and better club. With the right re-investment of that money, a 4 sided ground, a young team playing football with confidence, given to them by a bright, young manager and a Chairman who cares about the club, maybe, just maybe we can build the foundations of a sustainable club and get ourselves out of league one in the next few years. We may sell players for less than teams like Crewe, but even with the millions they picked up from Selling Powell, Westwood, and all the others over the years where are they currently sat in the same league as us? Rant over....

Name? Craig Chapman Location? Reading/Bournemouth How Long Supporting the Tics? 19 years Best away match you've been to? Believe it or not it was bournemouth away last year. Although we lost it, it was the the turning point to our season and we actually looked like a decent side All Time Greatest Player? I'm too young to properly remember the likes of Bunn or Palmer (although I was there when Frankie got 6), so it has to be someone more recent. Childhood hero was always Paul Gerrard, so going to have to say him. Biggest Rivals (in your eyes)? This season........Think there's going to be a few. Swansea, Forrest, Leeds will still cause problems. Overall though, I'm gonna have to put Forrest.