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I presume it would be Groco 510 Ltd selling a proportion of its stake in Oldham Athletic (2004) to any new investor / consortium. NB: EuroMillions lottery is £130m tonight.

. . . and in case you haven't seen it: Friends at other clubs??

I've been saying that since we got relegated from League 1.

And there's more: "Kurt Willoughby is also understood to be enjoying his time in the Scottish Championship with Ayr" according to Suzanne Geldard in The Oldham Times.

The following is one comment posted about Nuttall in the Cheltenham Town Robins Nest forum: "I'd keep him on if we can, but it's been mentioned elsewhere that he's paid more than we can afford at Oldham, so he's probably out of our price range. I think he's looked a real asset last couple of games, with further room to improve you'd expect. If Oldham were willing to get him off their wage bill for nothing and he agrees to a pay cut I'd like to see him stick around, however probably not as our top earner...!"

Here we go again . . .

Have you voted? At the moment 66% of OWTB members (who expressed a preference) think Micky Mellon should stay as manager.

The article is titled '2024 Retained Player List' and then states: "Following the conclusion of the 2023/24 season, Oldham Athletic can confirm the retained player list for the First Team." In previous years the articles were called 'Retained & Released List' and there was a section that was simply titled 'Released'. On the other hand . . .

Last year the headings were simply 'in contract', 'released' and 'returned to parent club'.

In Contract Tom Conlon, Joe Garner, Oliver Hammond, Shaun Hobson, Liam Hogan, Matt Hudson, Mark Kitching, Josh Lundstram, Kofi Moore, Magnus Norman, James Norwood, Joe Nuttall, Charlie Raglan, Alex Reid, Mark Shelton, Nathan Sheron, Will Sutton, Dan Ward, Kurt Willoughby. Out of Contract (June 2024) Llyton Chapman, Frazer Cookson, Benny Couto, Brennan Dickenson, Mike Fondop, Jake Forshaw, Dan Gardner, Devarn Green, Hallam Hope, Oliver Kilner, Dan Langley, Harrison McGahey, Ben Tollitt, Jordan Windass. Returned to Parent Club Andrew Dallas (Barnsley), Sai Sachdev (Sheffield United), Ethan Walker (Blackburn Rovers). https://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/news/2024/april/24042024-retained-list/

Feed the peanut??

According to the Daily

That reminded me of when my Dad took me to Maine Road in 1977 to watch us play Northwich Victoria in the 4th Round of the FA Cup. The Vics switched it to Maine Road as we were a big Division 2* club then! (We won 3 - 1). * which is equivalent to the Championship for our younger readers!

At the moment only 36% of OWTB members, who have expressed a preference, think Mellon should be sacked. Have you voted? Sorry to plug my own poll, but as it's a 'poll only' thread it slips down the list quickly!

We also need to get Nuttall off the wage bill as well. He's supposed to be the club's 2nd biggest earner! Dickenson is the highest earner who's out of contract according to Salary Sport. Those 3 would 'save' around £6,700 a week if their figures are anywhere near correct!

As they are both in-contract, would be get (at least half decent) transfer fees?

Last season's (official) Retained and Released list was published on 1st May. Latics had 18 players under contract, 9 players were released, 4 loanees returned to their parent club, and negotiations had started with 4 players. This season we've got 18 first team players under contract, 10 players out of contract, and 3 loanees returning to their parent club. The wage bill might be different, but the numerical situation is not dissimilar. Maybe the club should issue a 'transfer listed payers' list at the same time?

Any more votes?

I've actually forgotten who I voted for in my own poll! However, I'd now offer Fondop a new 1 year deal and offer Green a 1 year - performance based - contract. The rest, thanks but goodbye.

Snap poll, which will close at the end of the month. Now the season is over, should Micky Mellon be sacked?

@oafcmetty I think you should close the poll to avoid ballot rigging!!

You can pick up a bit on the stream

Last season we finished 12th on 61 points, this season we'll finish 9th or 10th on 63 to 66 points! Oh, and Frank has raised almost £377,000 for charity. Erm, that's it.

I couldn't watch tonight as I was too busy watching paint dry and ironing a handkerchief . . . Can anyone summarise the performance and the fans reaction to it?

Ah, a retained and released list for fans as well as players! Dear Season Ticket Holder Oldham Athletic would like to thank you for your 30 years of service to the club. However, when your season ticket expires at the end of May you will be released as a supporter of Oldham Athletic . . .