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Anyone who has been watching the Goals of the Season from the last 50 years on Match of the Day will know that the quality of football has massively improved since the Premier League started. There are usually 2 or 3 goals each week on MOTD that are better than the goal of the season from the past.

And the fan experience is better on the whole when you think back to the decrepit stadia we had to put up with and the modern facilities we have now (thinking here of away grounds, not ours!). It's generally safe at matches now, virtually no racism and fighting etc.

The problem is too much money at the top and not enough filtering down to lower leagues.

I have a lovely photo of Latics fans on Saturday but can't work out how to get this on to a forum post.

Can anyone help?

Good to see that Latics is one of the clubs that supports the Safer standing initiative by the Football Supporters Federation.

http://www.fsf.org.uk/campaigns/view/safe-standing-campaign

It's crazy that these arguments between fans of the same team happen week in week out. I've been involved on both sides of the arguments in the past!

Now that football stadiums are so much better managed, there is now no reason why standing can't be reintroduced.

If you visit the link above, you can email your MP to help the campaign to bring back standing areas

We should be safe now though I think we'll need more than 50 to be certain. Some teams have gone down on 50 points in the past.

These are the teams that finished one point above the drop zone over the last few seasons, along with their points totals

08/09 Carlisle 50

07/08 Crewe 50

06/07 Leyton Orient 51

05/06 Rotherham 52 (two teams went down on 50 points)

04/05 MK Dons 51 (Torquay went down on 51)

03/04 Chesterfield 51 (Grimbsy went down on 50)

02/03 Chesterfield 50

01/02 Northampton 49

Just browsing this site and getting annoyed by thetrainline.com adverts

They charge £1 per booking and an additional £3.50 if you use a credit card

No fee applies if you use virgintrains.co.uk or any other rail operator's website. They all use the same ticket database.

Just wanted to get that off my chest...

Stoke FACR Jan '94 W1-0

Stoke FLC Dec '94 W1-0

 

 

are two that immediately spring to mind

I was at both of those. The league game was dreadful for sure but the Cup game most memorable for the electric atmosphere and Beckford's goal. I can't even remember what the game was like!

Last night there wasn't even an atmosphere to speak of, it was like a reserve game.

Mansfield was a football match it was a war. Great game and atmosphere even if the football was brilliant

 

The locals all thought Comet was mecca as well (u had to be there but god it was funny)

Maybe my memory of the Mansfield match is tainted by my wife sitting next to me cold and bored wanting to leave after about 60 minutes! Wasn't a great game but like watching Brazil compared to last night.

Like most Latics, I didn't feel particularly elated coming away from Stockport last night, even though we won. It made me think of other terrible games that we have won. I'm struggling to beat last night but how about:

Mansfield away 1-0 when Fitz Hall scored a last minute pen and Eyres got sent off

Birmingham at home mid 90s- we won 4-0 (!) and Francis scored 2 oown goals. Great result but an awful match

any others?

A terrible match to watch last night on a bad pitch sitting on an open terrace with no atmosphere and a minority of idiots directing personal abuse at the manager.

I can well understand those who would like to see Penney replaced - it's been an awful season. But have a look through the divisions - clubs that change manager regularly tend not to be the most successful. We've got to let the manager have another crack next season and see if it works out. Joe Royle only just avoided relegation in his first season I believe (though I'm too young to remember it!).

I'm not enjoying watching Latics much and neither is anyone else. But chopping and changing manager isn't necessarily going to solve anything. A couple more wins and there is still a chance that Penney could get manager of the month....

For those who are driving I wouldn't even consider trying to park nearby cos you won't unless you have a residents permit AND there are strict wardens.

I strongly recommend the Park and Ride which runs every few minutes get off at the Odeon cinema near the ground. You'll pass the P&R site as you come off the motorway at jct 29. see www.devon.gov.uk/index/transport/parking/park_and_ride.htm

(ps my Mrs used to live next to the ground so I know what I'm talking about!)

Open terrace so good luck if it rains!

Eyresy's screamer and the great opening day comeback at Wrexham on the opening day of 01-02

 

How cold at Barrow? Nov '01

 

David Reeves' debut v Port Vale Dec '01

 

David Reeves' second goal at Bloomers on Boxing Day

 

Eyresy's late winner at Northampton

 

Eyresy's free-kick at home to Brighton Feb '02

 

Taking over Gigg Lane Mar '02

 

Colusso's late, late goal the same night

 

Clint Hill's bullet header vs The Bin Dipper's August '02

 

The strippers pre-Blackpool away in The Manchester, August BH '02

 

The super show at Notts County Sept '02

 

Wijnhard's four goal show vs Mansfield Sept '02

 

4-0 demolition of Hudds "Wadsworth, Wadsworth what's the score...?" Sept '02

 

The win at Derby Oct '02

 

10 men winning at Swindon Oct '02

 

A great night at Upton Park Nov '02

 

2 down at Plymouth withion 7 minutes but fighting back for a draw Nov '02

 

The Christmas double whammy at Crewe and Tranmere - especially Baudet's late winner...

 

Eyresy's late winner at Stockport Feb '03

 

Andrews scoring 20 minutes before kick off at the JJB

 

Eyresy's celebration after opening the scoring in the Play Off first leg

 

Pogs performance at QPR in the second leg

 

The team running out v Brighton after the summer of hell

 

O'Halloran's late winner v Rushden

 

John Eyre's late goal v QPR

 

The performance at Grimsby

 

The keeper losing it at Grimsby

 

Ernie's goal at Grimsby

 

Celebration Sunday

 

Destroying runaway leaders Plymouth at BP

 

JJ's winner at Swindon

 

The atmosphere on the final day of 03/04 at Notts County

 

The comeback against Walsall after being 2-0 down

 

JJ's goal v The Mongs

 

Betsy's debut goal v the very bitter Monkey Hangers

 

The terrific Kilkenny inspired performance at Bradford

 

Beating City in the Cup AGAIN!

 

Luke Beckett arriving

 

Pogs performance v Bradford which kept us up

 

The 4-3 win over Britol City at BP

 

Beckett's late show v Gillingham

 

Hammering Forest 3-0 at BP

 

Beckett's hat-trick v Blackpool

 

Shez's goal shy team beating Swansea

 

Howarth's pen save same match

 

Charlton's goal v Gillingham

 

Warney's stunner at Cheltenham

 

Porter's late double to beat Bradford

 

Demolition job at the Gayfarm

 

The New Year's Day massacre

 

Gary Mac's late, late show at Glanford Park

 

Chris Porter's disputed winner to put us top of the League vs The Bin Dipper's

 

A Fabulous day out at Swansea (everything has been downhill since imo)

 

Chris Taylor's first goal at Carlisle

 

Hammering Donny 4-0

 

Two consecutive comebacks in London at Orient and Brentford

 

A great weekend in Brighton and two cracking goals securing the win

 

Craig Davies' late winner v Swansea

 

The comeback against Crewe

 

That day at Goodison!

 

A team of kids destroying high-flying Carlisle

 

3-0 2in at Port Vale

 

Playing Ronnie's Tranmere off the park in our 3-1 win

 

Hammering Stitch's Huddersfield 4-1

 

Final day super show at Crewe

 

Opening day comeback v Millwall

 

Winning at Tranmere again '08

 

Allott's goal at Hudersfield

 

Smalley's goal v Hartlepool

 

Great performance at home to Stockport

 

Our last show of defiance v Leicester

 

Joe's comeback

 

Nothing memorable from this season so far...

It's sad that we need to look back rather than forward but Friday night was so depressing so this is great!

Thanks OAFC Prozac for reminding me of some good moments. It's tempting to look back on 12 long years in Division 3 as utterly depressing but it hasn't been all bad has it? It could be worse, we could be Rochdale.

Some good memories (apart from the usuals): Four of us driving back from Notts County in a mini over the Peak District after Carthorse McCarthy's hat-trick singing "Super Sean" all the way then my mate puking up as soon as we got back to Mossley.

Second best: singing Oh When the Blues non-stop for the 2nd half in a 2-1 win at Swindon - hot day, crucial match, quality breakaway goal by Johnson.

Magic!

Cheers for that

Are there any places on the original list that shouldn't be on there?

for example, if it's a historical name that no-one uses any more, or an administrative area mainly used by the Council / Ordnance Survey?

Ta

A bit off-topic here but I need the help of some fellow Latics fans. I am doing a project on defining different parts of Oldham. What I am trying to establish is how local people refer to the area they live in. While there are maps and Council wards etc., I am not sure that these relate to what local people call their area.

For example, Hill Stores is a well known area (I think) but doesn't appear on the A to Z or as a Council ward. On the other hand, there are places on the A to Z like Hanging Chadder that I've never heard of.

I have come up with the list below. I would be grateful if anyone could help me with it.

Cheers!

Oldham (West and East)

Alt

Bardsley

Barrowshaw

Busk

Clarksfield

Coldhurst

Coppice

Derker

Fitton Hill

Glodwick

Greenacres

Hathershaw

Holts

Moorside

Mumps

Oldham Edge

Primrose Bank

Roundthorn

Salem

Sholver

Watersheddings

Waterhead

Werneth

Westwood

Failsworth & Hollinwood

Failsworth

Hollins

Hollinwood

Limeside

Woodhouses

Chadderton

Broadway

Butler Green

Chadderton

Chadderton Park

Healds Green

Mills Hill

Whitegate

Royton, Shaw & Crompton

Cowlishaw

High Crompton

Haggate

Heyside

Higginshaw

Oozewood

Royley

Royton

Shaw

Summit

Thorp

Saddleworth & Lees

Austerlands

Delph

Denshaw

Diggle

Dobcross

Grasscroft

Greenfield

Grotton

Lees

Lydgate

Springhead

Uppermill

Nice work, hope the flag makes a welcome return and is ready for Wembley!

Might not be quite as impressive as this one though

(Wait til about half way through...)