jonnyegg

There's a lot of love for Gardner, but he gifted them the 4th goal and was lucky that Wilson managed to save one after he lost the ball badly in the first half while we were attacking. If Banks had done the same there'd be hell on.

The German football experience just shows what we're all missing over here. I try and get over twice a season and watch whoever I can, and 99% of the time the atmosphere is unbelievable. Recommend Düsseldorf or Cologne as easy trips from Manchester. The only disappointment was probably Schalke (too theme park-ish, think Old Trafford) but some of the other experiences have been amazing - the best of all being in the away end for Paderborn v Duisburg in division 2. Cheap tickets, standing and drinking during the game all helps, and the Germans love it when they find out your English and normally insist on buying you beers. They couldn't be more welcoming. A lot of the games have an edge as well, and the security/policing is full-on but I like all that, it makes it more intense. Recommend it to anyone who can get over there. Next for me is an Energie Cottbus/Hertha Berlin double-header in early March, unless I happen to have an FA Cup quarter final to attend that weekend!

Same thing happened to Hamilton Accies. Left the town in the 80s, played at various rivals' grounds such as Partick and Motherwell. Support ebbed away until it was down to just a few hundred. They're now back at their own ground in Hamilton after many years as nomads but only get around 2000 home fans in the SPL, despite great success on the pitch in recent years (not so good this year). The club is in a better financial state, it has it's own ground, but the support base was decimated by groundsharing and hasn't recovered since. They effectively wrote off a generation of new fans. OAFC are in danger of doing the same.

Sell him. No guarantee that he'll make it - could be another Danny Philliskirk or Scott Spencer. CASH IN!!!

If it wasn't for the beers with my Dad and my mates before and after the game, I'm not sure I'd bother anymore. What we are subjected to week after week at BP is consistently crap. No spirit on the pitch and let's face it, very little spirit in the stands. I can't believe I'm thinking like this, but it's been going on for too long now. Of course I'd miss it, but I'm not sure I can carry on devoting so much money and time to something that actually makes me this angry. Gutted.

I thought maybe that Ainsworth was making his debut, which might have explained us not doing our homework on him. As it is he's played the last 6 games so there's no excuse. As for Lomax....

Yeah Taylor was the only one who showed up. Team average 2.5 out of 10 inclusing 1 for Smalley and zero for Lomax.

With hindsight, getting themselves kicked out after 20 minutes wasn't a bad idea!!!

....we have to put up with a dozen p*ssed up teenyboppers fighting eachother at the front of the away end. Pathetic.

'under the circumstances'? So what you are saying is that HTFC have fairweather fans?? Oldham always take 2000+ to your ground even in the bad times.

Cheers pal. There's a few of us going so it looks like we'll have to buy tickets together just in case, which is a ballache.

...can anyone please tell me if Udders is reserved or unreserved seating for us?

To be fair, they don't play the Manchester card but also they aren't to keen to admit to being from Saddleworth either! Good night, but I made a sharp exit when all the Oldham lot were trying to turn that van over on Whitworth Street after the gig!!!

Broadway side turnstiles to the Chaddy closed tonight because the lights weren't working. Long queues on Sheepfoot Lane side, surely they should have delayed the kick-off for 5 or 10 minutes??

Born somewhere in Oldham that's been knocked down since (Woodfield??) Shaw High Crompton Shaw Leeds (also Hyde Park) Sholver and possibly Chadd but I have to sell this house first!