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Whereas by me there were people standing in the aisle all the way up. Really irritating when you'd ordered an aisle seat. Kinda sums up the issues with the stewarding as at every other ground I've been to including Spotland in the past the aisles have rightly been kept clear. I doubt there were extras in the stand and while there might have been the odd person who didn't turn up or couldn't get rid of their spare ticket. Every seat was supposed to be taken but it clearly wasn't especially when the allocated seats went out the window the moment I got there "Sit anywhere".

Their stadium won't meet requirements either. But the badges thing is a better story.

Been doing similar, but switched it up to Norwood top scorer of late. He's 16s currently, which given he was 4s at the start of the season might be the better value bet

Good listen as always. Got to the point where they talk about Unsworth and Mellon’s ages. It is 18 months difference, Unsworth turned 50 last week and Mellon is 51. Yeah I was shocked when I first found that out too as like @lookersstandandy said it feels like Mellon is a bit older as he’s been round the block and won a few times, and Unsworth feels a bit younger than that as he has only been managing kids at various teams.

There were but when you turn up in the stand about 20 minutes into the game...

Not a surprise. Standard statement after any away game with pyro and/or a pitch invasion. I hope as part of their investigation the GMP look in the mirror and at Taurus.

Dave you've just put your Mum's maiden name in a public forum. Not wise.

Because this is a bit of tangent I didn't want to add it to my previous post. But looking back on the footage yesterday, I'm not sure why those looking for trouble don't wear masks as it makes them less identifiable? It is a lot more normalised now thanks to the Rona. This is despite the fact it would probably cause me significantly more aggro as one of the few people who still wears a mask in crowded situations or enclosed spaces.

There was 3 in the Sandy Lane end who appeared to be holding off their kiddy firm by themselves. The bloke in the light blue/grey jacket gave at least 2 or 3 stiff shots to the head. The stewarding was woefully inadequate, they seemed to be a lot more complacent than I would expect. I walked straight through the 2 stewards to get in without getting searched or my bag searched (but I was earlier than I would normally be). The standing in the aisles, at the front and in the vomitories was ridiculous. Fans at the front were openly drinking in the stands. Although that's a daft law that needs eliminating, or enforcing at all major events. The policing when it did finally arrive was overkill and not well organised. 2nd half they had a load of police in riot gear at the Sandy Lane end, as that's where the trouble WAS. However with us kicking the other way it was clear that police might be needed at the other end. Not sure what happened at the end as I was one of the last leaving the ground. But that didn't seem well organised either. If GMP are going to prevent Oldham fans going one way then they should do the same for Rochdale fans, especially when 50% of the crowd was Oldham. In the future they should also think about it in advance, so Oldham fans should park in one direction and Dale fans should park the other way.

He was great at calming down the situation in the corner between our fans and theirs in the seats. True leadership.

Oh I believe you, and I think the most likely scenario is he misheard something as being racist. That being said if an Oldham fan did racially abuse him then I hope the club and GMP throw the book and the kitchen sink at them. However if the player has made it up, him and everyone else at Dale who has repeated it should publicly apologise and the FA / National League should give serious consideration to banning him for TBD games

TBH if I'd had been racially abused by a fan at a football game that might be my reaction next time I was in that vicinity too. Of course as with Adeyemi at Anfield it could be a simple mishearing and he heard Dale (or some other term Oldham associate with Dale) c**t as opposed to something racist. Until you've been abused in a public setting by complete strangers you don't know how you'd react. As someone who was heavily abused on social media when I had my 15 minutes, the only one I reacted to was the one who identified the fact.

Speaking of Jack Williams didn't he sign for Tranmere while Mellon was manager? Even though it may not have been instigated by Mellon.

His spell at RB should make him a better CB too. Their 3rd goal was caused by a Kitching error but teams recognise Sutton is our weakness and focus their attacks down that side.

There are more qualified people on here to advise you but a quick look at the NICE guidance (which they are updating as I type) says pregabalin is fine for epilepsy but there are some issues that probably don't apply, hence why it is not often used. PS if it gets to 3 weeks for your black eye you need to see your GP.

Process isn’t complete yet.

Google maps says 40 minutes, but that does take you past the away end to the main entrance. Google maps often underestimates walking times too. So 35 minutes is probably about right

Maynard’s from Cheetham Hill. Bit difficult to say no you can’t play football for a team based down the road, just because you happen to play internationally for a crap Caribbean team.

Oh Yes, you can but not them. Never them.

For those thinking of going incognito - Game is all ticket. Online sales stop at 3pm Friday and in person sales stop at 5pm. Anyone going in person will probably need to give their address and it may be wise to brush up on your Rochdale trivia, especially recent games. https://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk/news/2023/october/athome_oldhamathletic_211023/

UEFA considered Welsh players (and Scottish) to be overseas for English clubs for a period. Quite rightly too, especially as it stopped United winning. Are you even a proper Oldham fan if you can compliment the 1994 Man United team? Very sus, as the kids say.

Are you thinking of Orpheo Keizerweerd as he was from Suriname.

Apparently it is his 6th game at this level. Given quite a few good refs only spend a year at this level I'm less worried about experience in referees than I used to be.

They've gone for Williamson. Quite a short turnaround given Williamson had a job, perhaps a little bit too short. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67131976

Reid or Kitching are winning the first one aren't they.