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Oldham 2 Cheltenham 0 ht 1-0 Baxter 3121

Oldham 2 Port Vale 0 ht 1-0 Lang 4199

That would be a dispiriting watch.

At least 10 northern ex league I think halifax barrow hartlepool workington chesterfield southport york wrexham gateshead stockport

Burnley FC On This Day Philip Bird Pitch Publishing 2018 Hardback 250pp £14.99 To state the blindingly obvious, something happens every day. Events that range from the momentous to the seemingly trivial. To anyone with a passion, or at least a deep interest, then even the apparently trifling can have a significance. Thus, for a club supporter, a book that presents a 365-day compilation of facts and figures, stories and happenings, can be a treasure trove. So, for Burnley fans this is probably a diary of delights. The “On This Day” feature began in the Clarets’ programme in 2008 and continues to the present. Such is the nature of the football season , however, that such a series will never cover much of the summer months and this volume not only rectifies that but expands and introduces much more from the rest of the year. Some of the entries will, no doubt, be well ingrained in the minds of the Turf Moor faithful whilst others have been dug out from repositories of the forgotten or never noticed! May 9th is a classic case of the former as it was on that day in 1987 that Burnley won the last game of the season against Orient to stay in the Football League, after being 92nd when the game kicked off. On the other side of the coin of memorability, May 8th is remembered for a 2-1 victory over Walsall in 1982. Maybe not April Fools Day, but the day after, April 2nd in 1983, saw Burnley striker Terry Donovan leave the Turf Moor pitch with hypothermia. Manager Frank Casper said, “Jimmy Holland had to undress him and carry him into the bath”. A date to remember for both Donovan and Holland perhaps. Another very unusual day was August 22nd when early in the season in 1968, manager Stan Ternent sacked four players giving a blunt opinion on Michael Williams that “he will never win the fans over and will not play for Burnley again”. Burnley’s history is a long one, the club was a founder member of the Football League in 1888, and perhaps the book would have been a more comprehensive read if a greater number of mentions were of earlier days. The club’s first ever Football League game was on Sept 8th, 1888 but the date is recalled for matches against WBA in 1951 and Rotherham in 2001. It’s still a fascinating volume for anyone who has an affinity with the Clarets, and, at 250 pages, obviously full of memories and notable moments.

Well, Gardner is the best footballer in the division. According to “Lord”Sheridan https://www.theoldhamtimes.co.uk/sport/16966497.sheridan-on-carlisle-victory-at-boundary-park/

Use the flipping Prediction League!

Oldham 2 Carlisle 0 ht 1-0 Gardner 4988

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-6240983/Oldham-players-threaten-strike-action-unpaid-wages.html

He's around and involved https://mobile.twitter.com/oact/status/1047822582634958848

It seems fans of another club are unhappy with recent performances too https://mobile.twitter.com/yourmcfc/status/1047551615983652864

Because Cotterill is making a significant difference at .... Where was it he was snapped up by?

No keeper? Asking a lot of the defence that .

Mansfield 1 Oldham 2 ht 1-1 Gardner 3898

Swindon 1 Oldham 1 ht 0-0 Lang 6444

I understand where he’s coming from. If my attitude is criticised I usually feel like breaking a colleague’s leg too.

Oldham 4 Colchester 2 ht 2-1 Lang 4489

FFS That’s For Flipping Sake ...

How many players were in last Saturday’s starting line ups? None of ours were there? Don’t know about Rochdale.

Tomorrow’s Lancs Senior Cup match v Rochdale One comment on Facebook is “Behind closed doors because their a ex premier league player on trial , it may not go well with few oldham fans.” mind you it is from Mohammed Ibrar. Is that the infamous Ibby!

Grimsby 0 Oldham 3 HT 0-2 Surridge 6243

Oldham 2 Newport 1 ht 1-0 Baxter 4389

For Latics fans this has the additional interest of interviews with Tommy Wright, Alan Young, Andy Lochhead, Ian Marshall, Paul Dickov, Gerry Taggart, and Peter Taylor. Can’t Buy That Feeling Simon Kimber & Gary Silke Conker Editions, 2018 Softback, 206pp, £15.00 The Fox is a Leicester City fanzine that’s been published for around 30 years. Over that period, it has interviewed 130 players, managers, board members, famous fans and coaches from the club and has now brought lots of them together in a very nicely produced book. Lots of photos and clear design make this an attractive publication right from the start. The span of years makes narratives of three divisions with consequent ups and downs along the way, and a host of individuals who talk of their relationship with the club. As an outsider, Leicester have always seemed to me to be a club that has had some very good players, not always at the same time until recently, and the names are nearly all likely to generate a “oh yes, I bet he’s got something interesting to say” reaction. It’s a great book for dipping in and out of and, whilst self evidently having greatest appeal to Foxes supporters, can genuinely be regarded as being one for the wider football supporting community. The earliest interview goes back to 1989, with Ian Baraclough. Each is preceded by a paragraph reminding us of the person’s context in the club and at the time of the interview. Baraclough was a City youth player, a local lad, and dating the fanzine’s assistant editor’s sister. Most of the others took place after their playing days, and there’s a panoply of names at different points in their lives. Gary Lineker was interviewed in 2001, before his MOTD days, and talks about being a fan before a player, David Pleat another young fan and who returned to the club as manager. Jon Sammels is one of the few who had two interviews, once when a driving instructor in1992, and the other when retired in 2015, whilst Robbie Savage is another, who was apparently still keen to return to Leicester despite being roundly abused by fans after leaving previously. Each interviewee is united in a great affection for the club with good memories even if things didn’t work out. A look at just part of the roster of names demonstrates not only top-quality players but also those solid professionals who supporters of other clubs would have had in their sides. Brian Little, Alan Smith, Gary McAllister alongside Gerry Taggart, Gary Mills and Muzzy Izzet. And the managerial roll call of interviewees isn’t bad either: Gordon Milne, Martin O’Neill, Frank O’Farrell, and Sven Goran Eriksson. When Leicester won the Premier League in 2016, there was considerable pleasure amongst football supporters. Much to do with the fact that the “big boys” had been beaten, but surely also because it was Leicester City that had done so. A club that has consistently played a significant part in the game, never too flash, and which has been home to both stars and solid professionals. “Can’t Buy That Feeling” is an enjoyable chronicle of the last three decades at Filbert Street and since, and of football more widely.

Has someone bought a season ticket for a specific stand , and is that the contractual arrangement, or is it for general admission to the ground ? Not as simple as “trading standards” whether it is good fan relations or not.

Mmm. Really loved my time last season at @officialoafc thanks to John Sheridan and Richie wellens for giving me the opportunity to come to the club two really great people who helped me a lot… instagram.com/p/BnOrYwjhIZE/…