Museum de Latique

Bought 2 different scarfs and 2 match badges last night but I spied a third design scarf that I didn't get.

It was half red and blue with text across the top "The famous cup" and at each end was a shirt outline.

If anyone got one of those and wants to sell it please pm me.

There is full match commentary from Liverpool on BBC iplayer if anyone isinterested

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01b1zl6/5_live_Sport_FA_Cup_Football_201112_Liverpool_v_Oldham/

You're bonkers. Just bonkers.

 

Fair play like. But... mental.

Agree Bonkers - obsessive. Last season at least I wasnt working so it was relativley easy to do.

Have been working full time-ish since May.

Couldnt do it with out the wife supporting Latics as well. She has done 120ish of the 126 herself.

As we approach the end of 2011 thought I would work out how many Latics games I have been to this year.

From Hartlepool (A) on New Years Day to Notts. County on Saturday I make it 126. Add the Latics Ladies games (8) the grand total is 134.

Bring on the men in white coats.

Saw him and his father at a Latics reserve game - Tranmere at Prenton Park - earlier this season.

With it being a night game would you prefer us to play in our home blue kit or the away black kit with there being no colour clash just like the good old days ?

How about all white - that would look good under the lights.

Just one reserve game scheduled in the next week.

The reserves have a Manchester Senior Cup group game at home to Bolton Wanderers on Tuesday afternoon at 2pm. The game is at Boundary Park.

Former Latic Tom Eaves should be in the Bolton teamhaving recently returned from injury.

Bolton are level on 9 points at the to of the table but having played a game more (4) than Manchester United and Manchester City.

This will be Latics 3rd game in the competition having won 1 and lost 1 with a -2 goal difference. A win is a must if Latics are to stand any chance of qualifying for the final.

Date for the diary: Lancashire Senior Cup QF at Accriongton Stanley has been arranged for Tuesday 10th January 2012 19.00 KO.

If anyone is interested I will be tweeting updates from Carrow Road tomorrow from about 18.45 to the end of the game.

https://twitter.com/#!/who_to_follow/search/museumdelatique

Steve Claridge - the jar jar binks of football punditry

Tuesday Latics have two games at the same time.

The first team have the replay in the second round of the FA Cup at home to Southend United. 19.45 KO.

The Youth team are also in action at Carrow Road against Norwich City in the third round of the FA Youth Cup. 19.00 KO.

Changed my mind a number of times before plumping for the game at Norwich .

Next Saturday the Youth team are in action =in the morning (11am) at Carlisle United. The venue will be Creighton Rugby Club: Creighton Rugby Club, Sycamore Lane, Parkland, Carlisle CA1 3SR - Leave M6 at Junction 42 and follow signs for City centre. After the first set of lights turn Right (shop on corner) on the Cumwhinton Road. Follow road to mini-roundabout and take first exit into Garlands Road. After 1/4 mile turn Right into Sycamore Lane, rugby club carpark 100yds on the Right.

Saturday afternoon the first team are ar Charlton Athletic KO15.00.

Next Sunday the Ladies team are at Ashton United KO 14.00

Fantastic Latics - £2 for season ticket holders. Big up simon.

http://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/page/HomeTickets/0,,10337~2537647,00.html

The next seven days at sees 4 games scheduled for various Latics teams.

Tuesday we have the Northern Semi-Final of the johnston Paints Trophy against Bradford City at 19.45.

Wednesday the reserves are at home at Chapel Road at 14.00 against Preston North End. Admission is £2 for adults £1 for concessions - all monies will go to TP for the youth team. ST free with voucher 6. As usual Mrs D will be doing the refreshments - usual fare with half those profits also being donated to TP.

Saturday morning sees the youth team warm up for their FAYC game at Norwich with a Youth Alliance league game at Blackpool. The game is at Squires Gate with a scheduled KO of 11.00.

Note the game at Norwich now clashes with the Southend replay so it is likley Latics will ask for it to be moved.

Directions for Blackpool: Squires Gate Training Ground, Martin Avenue, St. Annes-on-Sea, Lancs - M6 to M55: Follow signs for Blackpool Airport. Take first left past the airport entrance then first right onto Martin Avenue. The training ground is located on the left after 100yds. Set the SatNav to FY8 2SJ

Satuday afternoon has the first team at home to Sheffield Wednesday 15.00.

A week today the Ladies have a home game against Middleton Athletic at Chapel Road at 14.00

Just two game scheduled next week.

Tuesday evening sees Latics reserves play at Accrington Stanley in the Lancashire Senior Cup quarter final KO 19.00. Usual admission is £4 and £2. The game is at Accriington's home Crown Ground.

The Youth team have no game next Saturday as it is Youth Alliance cup 2nd round day. Latics lost at Chesterfield in the first round.

Saturday afternoon sees the first team at Southend United in the FA Cup second round. KO 15.00.

Believe that Jimmy Frizzell will be Ian Cheesemans guest on "In the Spotlight" tonight on GMR or via podcast if you cant listen live.

Jesus you will travel to Norwich for a youth cup game ?! #superfan

It has become a obsession. Even Mrs D doesnt ask are we going she just assumes we are.

Delighted for the lads and well done Luke Simpson.

Made a mistake for their goal but between him and Alex Parkes they made some outstanding stops to keep Macc at bay in normal time.

So Norwich and Southend added to the fixtures within 24 hours. Thats another 1000 miles or so. Bugger. Add in Bournemouth and Charlton .

It was never a penalty

On Tuesday afternoon the reserves have a Behind Closed Doors friendly at Chapel Road against Fleetwood Town. KO is 13.00.

Wednesday evening sees the Youth Team play at Boundary Park in the FA Youth Cup R2 against Macclesfield Town. KO 19.00. The winners are at Norwich City in the third round.

Next Saturday the youth team have no game as they are in service training.

Saturday afternoon the first team make the long trek to Bournemnouth. KO 15.00.

And it was cold .................

Just listerend to the World Football podcast from the BBC World Service.

The podcast starts with a 12 ish minute interview with Shefki Kuqi talking about football in Kosovo.

Thought it was a interesting listen.

You can find it at http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/wswf

If Latics beat Macclesfield Town in the second round they will be away to Norwich City in the third.

If I could choose

AFC Totton away

Numbers for todays FA Cup 2nd round draw

1 YEOVIL TOWN

2 CRAWLEY TOWN

3 LUTON TOWN

4 CAMBRIDGE UNITED OR WREXHAM

5 MORECAMBE OR SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY

6 SWINDON TOWN

7 REDBRIDGE OR OXFORD CITY

8 BRISTOL ROVERS

9 OLDHAM ATHLETIC

10 PRESTON NORTH END OR SOUTHEND UNITED

11 DAGENHAM & REDBRIDGE OR BATH CITY

12 STEVENAGE

13 GATESHEAD

14 CARLISLE UNITED

15 TORQUAY UNITED

16 COLCHESTER UNITED

17 CHELTENHAM TOWN

18 CHELMSFORD CITY

19 HINCKLEY UNITED OR TAMWORTH

20 EXETER CITY OR WALSALL

21 BRADFORD CITY

22 NOTTS COUNTY

23 PORT VALE OR GRIMSBY TOWN

24 SHEFFIELD UNITED

25 FC HALIFAX TOWN OR CHARLTON ATHLETIC

26 SUTTON UNITED

27 AFC BOURNEMOUTH OR GILLINGHAM

28 MILTON KEYNES DONS

29 AFC TOTTON

30 SHREWSBURY TOWN

31 LEYTON ORIENT

32 MACCLESFIELD TOWN

33 AFC WIMBLEDON OR SCUNTHORPE UNITED

34 SALISBURY CITY

35 BRENTFORD

36 MAIDENHEAD UNITED OR ALDERSHOT TOWN

37 FLEETWOOD TOWN

38 ROTHERHAM UNITED

39 BARNET

40 PLYMOUTH ARGYLE OR STOURBRIDGE

Tuesday sees a rare sighting of a reserve league game.

Duxbury will take his lads to Prenton Park for a Central League West Division fixture against Tranmere Rovers. Tranmere website has the KO at 14.00.

On Saturday at 11am ish, and after 5 consecutive away games, the youth team are at home at Chapel Road against Accrington Stanley.

Saturday afternoon at 15.00 the first team complete a 4 home game run against John Sheridans Chesterfield.

Next Sunday the Ladies are in Cup action against AFC Oldham Ladies at Tate Street, Oldham KO 14.00.

This is going to be an unpopular post so I'll prefix this with the fact that I spent last year's holiday going round the Normandy beaches, cemeteries and memorials. Here's a picture of the British Cemetery at Ranville, not far from Pegasus Bridge.

 

 

Which is only to illustrate that I am well aware of the purpose of the poppy appeal, to commemorate the fallen from past and current conflicts.

 

Premier League teams can probably afford to have shirts they only wear for a couple of games, the smaller teams are less likely to do so. We may have done this in the past but I'd rather the money went elsewhere at the moment. There were only about 4000 Latics fans in the ground yesterday, I don't think we should be spending the money on this. If the club wanted to be involved by all means get some cheap stick on poppies rather than getting Carbrini to do a limited run with poppies stitched into the shirts.

 

The money from putting a poppy on a Latics shirt wouldn't go to the poppy appeal, it would go to Carbrini or the company that sold the stick on poppies. For Latics to do anything useful they would have to donate X amount to the poppy appeal fund in addition to paying for modified shirts, in effect, paying twice. I'd rather the individual fan make their own mind up as to whether they want to donate to the poppy fund and leave the club out of it.

We did the poppy shirt for the FA Cup game against Kettering Town 11 November 2006. The shirts where auctioned off after the game with procceds going to RBL.