Matt

Couldn't really say it any better than that, it's much appreciated - and we're staggered with the response, and it's not just this - years of generosity from the OWTB/OAFC community has really shown us not only what this place means to you, but that it's supported by a community that any football club in the land would be proud of.

Another day in June, we'll pick eleven for football [pick eleven for football] We're playing for our lives, the referee gives us fuck-all [the ref was givin' us fuck-all] I saw you in the corner of my eye on the sidelines, Your dark mascara bids me to historical deeds...

The Jeepster years were the best. You can hear Trevor Horn in tracks like Stay Loose, the vocal reverb is classic Buggles.

The staff list states that the SLO is TBA which could be interpreted as a role waiting to be filled. Not sure how long it's been unoccupied, or how long the EFL allow clubs to have the role vacant - if at all.

Thanks, I've just experienced the same. I'll have a look. Sorry for the inconvenience everyone.

There's a theme of sleeve art. The last banner was a take on Peter Saville's New Order TOTAL album cover.

I'm reading Road To Wigan Pier, and I've just finished his book of Selected Essays; 'England, Your England' and 'Politics and the English Language' must be read by everyone as a basic requirement.

Yes - that logo is the favicon, that's changed too - which is the CMYK 'O' in OWTB.

It's not red exactly, it's the O in the logo at the top of the website - which is helvetica overlapped CMYK - which I suppose looks red in some instances. It's based on a Saville/Wakefield design; Wakefield said that "The 'O' was the sexiest letter" - so that's why it's the favicon and sharer icon. We'll change the banner from time to time, and we'll update the icons at that time too.

No worries, let me know how that pans out because I'd like to know what is happening here - the website should work on all platforms equally. Can I suggest you disable all of your FF extensions and use the website - then add in extensions one at a time and reuse the website? It might pinpoint the issue as an extension (or a combination) rather than FF. I use FF and have no issue. Cheers, Matt.

TOTALly. It's Crystal, and we will be changing it in due course - Temptation to change it now would spoil the themes I reckon, so it would be Ruined In A Day. Times Change, so the Truth of the matter is - Unlearn This Hatred, there are no Regret(s).

I take no credit. It's blatant plagiarism, and I'll do it again.

You could say it's a New Order.

GO4

ACR and Mr.Scruff.

I'm afraid I can't replicate your issue, so I'm at a loss. Sorry. I'll see if I there are any options to make this easier.

There is already an option available, note the below clip - there is an option (circled) that just pastes the link instead). Hope this helps.

Hello, In an ongoing attempt to reduce overheads and prevent us from getting our pants pulled down on cost, there may be temporary loss of service over the next week or so as we make the first of a range of changes to protect the forum for future use. Hopefully most of the changes will go unnoticed, that's the plan anyway - however if there are any significant developments we'll let you know as soon as we can. Thanks, Matt.

Jeez BP, steady on. You're very generous, thanks.

That wasn't a 'blueprint', it was a warning - FC are not a phoenix club either. Each club will have its own roadmap of the future, few are interchangeable. Portsmouth Community Football Club (2013) for example, they took over before winding up, steadied the ship and eventually unilaterally voting to sell it to Michael Eisner - I'm severely reducing the quantity and quality of the whole story there but Oldham will never get an Eisner - so their plan, however good it looks, is out of reach. Hereford FC (2014) is a model of a phoenix and if OAFC ceased to exist this would be the closest plan to go with, however established teams such as Chadderton and AVRO also exist at that NWCL 'reset' level too - these are factors to consider. Best to avoid it all completely.

If you can guarantee to install somebody to steer the club who is completely transparent, who can honestly recruit without cronyism, who won't get caught with their hands in the till, who understands that it is better to please some fans than none of them, who listens to and considers criticism, who doesn't sell out at the first opportunity - and the fans can guarantee that whatever the chairperson says is final, that the fans understand that they're sometimes going to have to get stuck in and volunteer at every level in the running of the club - knowing that they're must expect no extra favour in return - or must not accept any favour that could be interpreted as privilege by other fans, and fully support the quite frankly life-sapping AGM meeting and motions (£3000 for those analytics vest things? Really? We can barely put the lights on, and we crowdfund these?) whilst making sure that the boardroom of volunteers are doing their jobs, paying the bills, managing legislation, advertising, selling, training, sourcing ethically...and on and on and on...

Knock it off.

We're going to review the whole kaboodle in the close season. Thanks for everyone's ongoing support, really - it's been a difficult couple of years in every respect.