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Swindon 1-1 Oldham (HT 0-1) - Lang - 6273

Oldham 1-1 Colchester (HT 0-0) - Surridge - 4186

While ifollow can be annoying at times, I found the Grimsby broadcast one of the better ones this year. No interruptions the full 90+ and the sync with the audio was good. I run it through Chrome on a Mac desktop. Maybe it is location/device/service provider/app problem. I hope this helps

A number of fans quoted on the Grimsby thread that we were poor in the 1st half. I admit we were 2nd best in the half, but I put that down to Grimsby starting like an express train, and there was no way they could keep it up. If you look at Grimsby's home stats (before our game) you will see they only score in the 1st half, and concede in the second. I suspect every home game they play all out in the 1st half then run out of stream. I sure the Oldham management team know how the opposition play and tailor there game plan accordingly. I think FB & co completed their game plan very well yesterday.

Grimsby 0-1 Oldham (HT 0-0) - Surridge - 5062

Oldham 1-1 Newport (HT 1-1) - Surridge - 4135

Oldham 2-1 Crawley (HT1-0) - Baxter - 3930

Morecambe 0-1 Oldham (HT0-0) - Baxter - 3143

Yeovil Town 1 Oldham Athletic 1 (HT 1-0) - O'Grady - 2231

Yes you can stream from computer to TV via HDMI. This is how I watch the matches on ifollow. I set up the TV as another monitor screen.

Ohh! So close with the attendance, just missed by 1

Oldham 1-0 Macclesfield (HT 0-0) - Surridge - 4367

Luckily we did not get Harry Kane on loan cos he can't score in August either

FGR 1 - 1 Oldham (HT 1-0) O'Grady 4110

Picture frozen. Only sound available now. What a crap service

Oldham 2-2 MKD (HT 2-1) Miller 4374

I am just coming out of my depression of relegation. To help me decide to recover or slash my wrists again. I thought I would look at a few facts (Oh! sorry this is a OAFC fans website…. FACTS!) of relegated teams from League 1. I looked at all the League 1 (or equivalent) relegations over the time Oldham were in L1 (21 years for those that may have forgotten), to review the chances of return to L1 or oblivion. Below are the results of my review. A) There has been 84 relegations (4x21) There has been 54 clubs relegated during that period. ie some clubs relegated multiple times. C) Of the 84 relegations, 53 of them returned to L1 (63%) D) Of the 84 relegations, 20 dropped into non league (24%) E) Of the 20 that dropped to non league, 13 of them returned to to L2 (65%) F) 5 of the relegated clubs (9%) have since gone on to reach the premiership (Blackpool, Bournemouth, Cardiff, Huddersfield and Swansea) G) 12 of the relegated clubs (23%) have since gone on to reach the championship (the 5 above plus Brentford, Luton, MKD, Peterbro, Plymouth, Rotherham and Scunthorpe) I looked more closely at C above to find how long it took to return to L1 c1) 20 of the 84 relegations returned to L1 after 1 year in L2. (Blackpool x2, Bournemouth, Brentford, Cardiff, Chesterfield, Coventry, Doncaster, Gillingham, Hartlepool, Huddersfield, Luton, Northampton, Scunthorpe, Shrewsbury, Swindon x2, Walsall, Wrexham and Wycombe) c2) 6 returned to L1 after 2 years. (Bournemouth, Brentford, Bury, Chesterfield, MKD and Rochdale) c3) 6 returned to L1 after 3 years. (Cheltenham, Crewe, Gillingham, Northampton, Peterbro and Stockport) c4) 4 returned to L1 after 4 years. (Chesterfield, Plymouth, Portsmouth and Swansea) c5) 5 returned to L1 after 5 years. (Bristol R, Port Vale, Scunthorpe, Southend and Wycombe) c6) 5 returned to L1 after 6 years. (Bradford, Bristol R, Plymouth, Rotherham and Wycombe) c7) 3 returned to L1 after 7 years. (Northampton, Notts C and Southend) c8) 1 returned to L1 after 8 years (Carlisle) c9) 1 returned to L1 after 9 years (Bury) c10) 1 returned to L1 after 10 years (Luton) c11) 1 returned to L1 after 15 years (Oxford) I also reviewed D above to find how long it took a L1 relegated club to fall into non league d1) 4 of the 84 relegations dropped to non league after 1 year in L2. (Chesterfield, Luton, Stockport and Tranmere) d2) 3 dropped to non league after 2 years. (Leyton O, Rushton & Diamonds and Torquay) d3) 4 dropped to non league after 3 years. (Bristol R, Cambridge, Hereford and Wrexham) d4) 2 dropped to non league after 4 years. (Hartlepool and York) d5) 3 dropped to non league after 5 years. (Dagenham & Redbridge, Mansfield and Oxford) d6) 3 dropped to non league after 6 years. (Carlisle, Cheltenham and Grimsby) d7) 1 dropped to non league after 13 years. (Macclesfield) e1) Of the 20 that dropped to non league. The 7 that have never returned to L2 are: Hartlepool, Dagenham & Redbridge, Hereford, Leyton O, Rushton & Diamonds, Stockport and Wrexham. e2) The 13 that returned from non league were: Bristol R, Cambridge, Carlisle, Cheltenham, Grimsby, Lincoln, Luton, Macclesfield, Mansfield, Oxford, Torquay, Tranmere and York.. Note. Wycombe has been relegated 3 times and promoted 3 times whilst Oldham were in L1. Whilst Luton has dropped all the way to non league and returned to L1 in that time. I did not stop there. I then looked at all the League 1 relegations in 21st position over the same period. Again looking at chances of return or oblivion. Below are the results. H) There has been 21 relegations I) There has been 20 clubs relegated during that period (Bournemouth relegated twice in 21st position) J) Of the 21 relegations, 14 returned to L1 (67%) K) Of the 21 relegations, 5 dropped into non league (24%) L) Of the 5 that dropped to non league, 4 of them returned to to L2 (80%) (Grimsby, Tranmere, Torquay and York) M) Of the 4 that returned to L2, 2 have returned to non league (Torquay and York). I looked more closely at H above to find how long it took to return to L1 j1) 6 of the 21 relegations returned to L1 after 1 year in L2. (Bournemouth, Brentford, Cardiff, Doncaster, Hartlepool and Scunthorpe) j2) 2 returned to L1 after 2 years. (Bournemouth and MKD) j3) 2 returned to L1 after 3 years. (Cheltenham and Gillingham) j4) 1 returned to L1 after 4 years. (Chesterfield) j5) 2 returned to L1 after 6 years. (Bristol R and Wycombe) j6) 1 returned to L1 after 7 years. (Northampton) I also reviewed I above to find how long it took a L1 21st positioned relegated club to fall into non league k1) 1 of the 21 relegations dropped to non league after 1 year in L2. (Tranmere) k1) 1 dropped to non league e after 2 years in L2. (Torquay) k2) 2 dropped to non league after 5 years. (Dagenham & Redbridge and York) k3) 1 dropped to non league after 6 years. (Grimsby) So what conclusion have I come too? The Latics have a better chance of being promoted than relegated from L2, but promotion needs to be done within 6 years at the most or any momentum is lost. If slipping into non league is going to happen, it is most likely to happen in the first 6 years, but the probability is small. There is very little difference in results between clubs finishing 21st or in the bottom 4. My thoughts are that we will have a better season than the past 5, and we will spend more time in the top half than bottom half, finishing in the top half. So I will let the wounds on my wrists heal, but renewing my ifollow subscription may be a bridge too far (I have a week to change my mind). I hope the Happy Clappers and the Negative Nellies can get something out of this, so as to come to their premeditated conclusion. Oh! I nearly forget the Spelling & Grammar police. I sure they well do well out of this also.

Don't forget the half time 0-0 score that is part of his historical (or is that hysterical) MO. He might struggle with Doyle as the first score though.

Signed up!

Give over. Melbourne City, Melbourne Victory (Champions) and Sydney United at AAMI stadium

Whoo Hoo! In my disappointment of coming second I forgot about the payout. Stevie, can you please deduct my entrance fee for next year (hopefully £31.25 covers it) and donate the rest to OWTB. Thanks for all the hard work put in to OWTB and the prediction league.

Congratulations to Peter Howarth. A seasoned professional. The bastard beat me into second place. I'll get him next season. You mark my words.

Well done to both Singe & Hometown club for winning the titles. The new divisional system and increased membership is making the premiership tougher. As Dave says above, I expect the promoted championship players to do well next year. Thanks to Bristol & Stevie and kids for a well run competition, I really enjoyed it. One special mention to Dave Collinge who alerted me to a mistake I had made in my final game prediction. The fair play award goes to him. See you all next season, and I expect we will be predicting a lot more wins (I hope)