LaticsPete

Goodness! You should get a job with the Lemon Marketing Board - you epitomise sourness. If you are aying that the OS spouts rubbish , you are saying it's untrue. As the OS is written by the club you ARE saying they are lying. The TTA have always said they will back Shez, I applaud them for investing and for having the balls to demonstrate ambition. You really can see the glass half full can't you?

Scotland - Hibs, the Bobby Johnstone signing made me aware of them as a a young lad and always look for their result Wales - Aberystwyth Town, played against them when a student there and drank often in their clubhouse Slovakia - Dukla Banska Bystrica , worked there Ice Hockey - Montreal Canadiens, was a student there in 1971 when they won the Stanley Cup. Fantastic ice hockey town

I'd started watching Latics a month before Bobby Johnstone arrived and the impact he had over the next few years was enormous. As has been mentioned his debut saw over 17000, his reputation for what he'd done for Man City was strong and the respect he had locally was enormous. It was a master stroke by manager Jack Rowley. Bobby was a player who , when he got the ball, controlled the game. If an opponent dived in his control enabled him to skip past or round the tackle. His accuracy and vision in passing was phenomenal and the partnership he had with others such as Bert Lister, Johnny Colquhoun and Cloj Whitaker was vital. Two matches in particular I remember. In April 1961 I went with my parents to the away match at Mansfield. Two goals from Bobby Dazzler including a great chip over the wall from a free kick - this was the stuff that "continentals" did! The other at home to Liverpool in the FA Cup in 1962. Nearly 42000 in Boundary Park and Bobby had a great game , in his element against Bill Shankly's rising stars. He stopped in the Oldham area for a long time, a regular at crown green bowls I believe. One of the most influential players ever in a Latics shirt.

Tough start - and lots of relatively near away trips in first couple of months. Leeds away on New Years Day - cracker. Don't rthink we'll be confirmed as champions until Easter.

Frizz was a player the supporters could rely on to do a good job anywhere he played. Tackled hard, could use the ball pretty well, and was top scorer onje season too. Wing half, inside forward, full back, cenre forward, he was a true all rounder. When he took over from Jack Rowley he brought a real feeling for the club to his management - something that we may also be seeing with Sheridan. His record of great signings - mentioned in an earlier post- shows that he belied his dour Scotsman image as we played great attacking football in many of the seasons he was in chrage. And he was obviously persuasive and respected - the capture of Fryatt, Dowd, Hurst, Clements, Futcher et al is evidence of that. He also gave me a complimentary ticket for the away match at Manure in 1975, I was outside the official entrance at the Home of Satan and he popped out and said "here you are son". I heard of his sacking on a radio in a shop in Manchester. Was sad but not surprised, the times were a-changing and seasons without a trophy wasn't good enough for directors.

Allan Hunter on the left?

Six years ago Latics ran a competetion on the website for a primary school team to have a training session with AR, when he was manager. It required entering as many times as possible - which I did for my son's school who I coached. It's near York and we won!! Anyway we turned up and Andy, who had not long finished a first team training session, spent two hours with these lads on Clayton. He was absolutely brilliant with them. At the end we had a small match - and I played on his team !! Him and me, three little lads, against six other little lads. We won 3-2! I have played on a winning team with Andy Ritchie. Afterwards he sat having a cup of tea with my wife and I and he spent loads of time being what he is - a great guy. (ps. Billy Urmson ran his bath for him - and Billy was special on the day too)

there has been a big turnover in players since he was last here so maybe there wouldn't be animosity. Wellens, Warne, Greegs, Charlton,edwards, Rocky, Gary Mac, Young have all come in. Youngsters like Taylor and Eards weren't part of the set up really. Porter neither.

The guy between Roy Wood and the circled man ? Andy Sipowicz from NYPD Blue

NSM Upper - the last five years. Have had season tickets to both paddocks, the Main Stand and the Chaddy over the last 46 years, and have stood at the open Rochdale Road end too. Went to this seat when my lad started going regularly - and it's better I find than the Chaddy. Good people sat nearby.