JoeLatics

If they did provide support in getting a new stand, I really couldn't care any less about whether he's doing it out of the goodness of his heart, or for political points, or because the ghost of Osama frigging Bin Laden had told him to do it!!

Someone on here (can't remember who) suggested this a while back: He's tall! He's Blue! He isn't Dr Who, Matt Smith, Matt Smith!

Fair point - still looking at a good £100k though - not bad at all!

Gate receipts yesterday: 10000ish * £25 each * 0.45 = £112500!

Corney obviously joking if he said that...

Won £60 odd off a free bet, will more than take that!! What an incredible day!!!!

Excellent!

All 4 officials keep time. Not especially difficult to start and stop your watch when play is starting or stopping.

This is the FA Cup 4th Round again Liverpool for Christ's sake! If you can't get up for this then, seriously, what on earth is the point of supporting Oldham? Get down to BP, bring your voices, and pray for a miracle - playing at an even colder than usual BP in January off the back of a horrific run of form, against a team who'll be thinking it will be easy and will have 1 if not 2 eyes on the Premier League - this is what the Cup is about! Keep The Faith!!

Don't get me wrong I think it's sadly time for Paul to go - but just comparing the short term runs of form is silly - the context has to be taken into account. A team that had been flying high all season expecting promotion which suddenly hit a run with 10 points in 24 would be looking at sacking their manager whereas we'd be sitting comfortably in mid table off that run.

Ridiculous to compare as all were in different situations... 8 straight losses at the end of the season when already mathematically safe but no chance of Play Offs wouldn't mean too much whilst the run we're on now does!

100% bring it!

They'll tend to get a local ref to do the inspection if the match ref lives too far for it to be worth travelling just to call it off.

Rubbish, how could he have possibly known that that comment would be picked up underneath the noise of the crowd and commentators?

I may be being really thick but I don't understand what the £200kpa actually goes on?

Think a fair number were applauding (no complaints over effort from my part, certainly)... definitely no boos!

I think they're using this stupid club system there... tried to use an Uni/NUS card (that is, a Photo ID literally from my University and the Students' Union saying I'm a student) but apparently that isn't enough proof...?!

Exactly how I saw it. Perhaps not as many chances as we'd have liked but several went just the wrong side of the post or forced a good save from their keeper. That said, no totally clear cut opportunities which is a worry.

Wish you lot would stop putting everyone who can't attend regularly in the same 'plastic' boat. I've been supporting latics as long as I can remember and was a ST holder for several of those years. I started Uni this year making it somewhat logistically (and financially) impossible to be going to games regularly. I came down specially today in order to get a ticket for what will be one of the biggest games I'll ever have seen at BP having been born just after the glory days - off the top of my head only City in 2005 and the Blackpool play off game would be able to compete. I've never seen us as anything other than a league 1 side (and generally a poor one at that) yet I've stuck with Latics - but I get classed as plastic?!

Sorry Singe, didn't follow through on the link that metty posted assuming it was the statement.

Err yes it does?

Brilliant post HDGS.

Student here. Frankly I haven't though at all about the price as the game is more than worth that for me (don't forget that we've just had our Student Finance payments, we can delude ourselves that we can actually afford stuff for about a month ;-) ) - all I care about is my chances of actually getting a ticket given that I'm obviously not a ST holder and that I can't make it on Saturday...

ITV Football ‏@itvfootball BREAKING: ITV have chosen to televise the FA Cup Fourth Round tie between Oldham and Liverpool on Sunday 27th January (KO 4pm)#OAFC #LFC Excellent news!