Real coincidence this was posted last night after a conversation I had last night with someone only recently very much involved with the club and with no reason at all to be bias. I want to respect this person so will say only this: He had seen a lot happen at BP and was quite clear that the current management was the best he had seen at any club. He said that DP and MG were genuine, honest and incredibly hard-working men and was adamant they would turn things around.
The conversation filled me with renewed optimism towards the club and the future. I am, having been faltering recently, a 100% Penney inner. The Penney out idiots (and they are idiots) look for a quick-fix and not the longitudinal benefits that come with the gradual construction of a positive and hard-working culture and ethos (and the process is gradual) that is conducive to a stable and ultimately successful football team. It cannot be over-stated that JR nearly took us down in his first season and that teams that chop and change managers underachieve.
A bed-rock has been laid this season which although, at times, painful to witness has been a crucial first step.
Things are going to get better, it might take until next season to show, but turning your back on the club now will help no-one, least of all yourself who will always know that when support was most needed, you looked the other way.
Keep the faith brothers and sisters, Oldham Athletic are far from finished.
Woof.