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Great Post O4U, come to expect that though so I shouldn't be surprised. I've already stated my views on this whole sorry debarcle already. I have outright anger towards the senior people pertaining to run the club, the owner, the board of directors, the chief ex and, importantly also, the manager; as - similar to you O4U, I too have very real reservations that Lee Johnson is not fully part of this decision making process and is behind this move also. I have outright anger towards these people. They've dragged our club through the mire, and shown themselves to be idiotic, amateurish, out of touch morons in my opinon. This was a situation that did not need bringing to our door, but they have brought it; with scant regard for the fans of the club. I have anger towards them because through their idiotic decision; they have made me have to make a choice I didn't think i'd have to make: namely to continue to watch my club as a supporter or to withdraw my support. I cannot, nor will not, continue to offer my support when we have a convicted rapist attached and associated with the club. Nor will I continue to offer my support when the people in charge show such contempt for their fans, in outright lying to them; and then in failing to undertake any form of consultation in an overall decison making process. Once CE is no longer at the club, and once we have a new owner and thus with it a new look board, I will be able to then attempt to rekindle the passion and love for the club I used to have; and see about returning to games. I'm a season ticket holder. I attended my first game in 1986. I've followed the team up and down the country across countless away trips, as well as obviously all home games for years & years. My decision has not been taken lightly, far from it in fact. I've agonised over the various options as I see them, but I simply cannot nor will not continue to support in light of what has come about since Sunday. On another interlinked point to my stance on this; I have also been appalled in discovering a certain section of OAFC fans; who have come to light or been 'outed' if you will, a group that condone CE's actions, seek to trivialise rape, offer up abuse to anyone who does not share their abhorrent views and are actually; as we speak, coming up with pro-CE chants and songs to start to sign at game on Saturday, all in a 'ladz bantz' style. I would find it difficult to now actively associate myself with them by standing on an away terrace near them, or be having a pre-match drink in the same pub as them. At home games, I cannot be sat in & around fellow fans who will be actively supporting and cheering CE. Someone posted on one of the many threads that they are proud of the club in the way they're going about this; and It wasn't from what I could tell, a post that was a fish / troll / whatever you want to call it. Proud is about the last thing I am. I'm ashamed and disgusted at the club, the people who run it and towards a certain section of fellow fans. I'm angry at Simon Corney, his yes men Board of Directors, Neil Joy, Lee Johnson and his backroom team for creating this situation, and I'm gutted - genuninely gutted that I will not be attending games for the forseeable future. No grand gesture from me on Saturday; no throwing my ticket onto the pitch, no protest before the game on a picket-style gathering. I will just not be attending anymore. And I hate that I feel my hand has been forced into that decision. Old habits die hard, and you can't cut feelings off overnight, so I would imagine I will possibly be still checking in on here from time to time, but my posting will be drastically down on current levels (i can imagine small cheers starting in certain living rooms as i type that!). 29 years is a bloody long time, and Its going to be really hard to just 'flip a switch' so to speak and go Oldham Athletic cold-turkey I think. I was proud to call myself an Oldham Athletic fan. I was proud of my club. After this sorry debarcle, I no longer am. Each & everyone of us has their own individual decision to make in regards to this development at our club. We shouldn't have to, but we do. I don't agree with the views that are the exact opposite to mine, but - you have to respect the fact that everyone has their own views and thus makes their own individual decisons from that. Good luck to those who can compartmentalise their feelings and still continue to go, I wish you luck for the :censored: storm that is to come. I'm going to miss my pre game & post game beers in the Rifle Range, meeting up with football mates and following a club I was proud to support. So, :censored: you Simon Corney. :censored: you Barry Owen. :censored: you Neil Joy. :censored: you Ian Hill. :censored: you Lee Johnson. :censored: all of those others involved in making this decision. You've made me come to this, and I hate for you for it. But most of all? :censored: You Ched Evans; you absolute and utter scum bag.

I'm running with a plethora of varied emotions over this whole debarcle: being proud is most certainly not one of them...

Football, of all things, should not be the trigger for you to have had to do that.

I agree fully. But I think we're talking about different reactions......

Emails sent to Corney, Joy, and Johnson. No replies. I got the Post Master delievered and read receipts though. I didn't write the emails for replies anyway, it was simply so they could read my own, individual view point and opinion; I wasn't pertaining to speaking for anyone else other than myself.

Edit. Done. My post added nothing to what already is being said...

Well said. It truly is an embarrassing and appalling byproduct of the whole sorry mess. This is a cluster:censored: of the highest order...

I keep reading this I'm not on twatter or arsebook so i can only go off here and fellow Latics fans I know. Everyone one of them I've text or spoken to are against it; with most of them having come to the same decision as I have should the awful but now it seem inevitable happen and CE is signed. We move in different circles obviously...

Because we don't matter. They can plug the financial gap with monies from CE's wealthy girlfriends father. Money talks obviously. :censored: years of support, :censored: years of association and passionate following: as long as the club isnt out of pocket eh?

Yes, and I think it will. But i'm not sure in this case. He said when he arrived he was here to build his experience, play games and improve further, with a view to getting as high up the football pyramid as he could. The Chron piece echoes that too. So, he's aiming Championship or higher. Bigger than us; and it's for that reason i'd say we wont be seeing him again. (Nice to post something unrelated to CE for a change.....damm it, still mentioned him)

Yeah. Come on. Pretend that absolutely nothing has happened. Yeah. Can't wait....

I think victim is an exceptionally poor term to use considering the circumstances, don't you?

You couldn't make it up could you? The club is a shambles. I'm embarrassed by it frankly

Another to add to the growing list of very good posts.

Well that article you posted the link to suggests said father-in-law could well be covering the wages.Journo doing a 2 + 2 = 93 maybe? But maybe not. Put it this way; surely - surely someone at board level was able to forsee that the club may lose some sponsors or investors, and the shortfall would need to plugged short term. He is by all accounts a rich man. It wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if he does indeed turn out to become a new investor shoud his daughters convicted rapist boyfriend be signed up.

Another well constructed & written piece there. And I find myself agreeing with every part of it too...

Yep pal, i've only 4 years on you at 34; but that's it for me. Its not that long ago that I was merrily drinking myself into oblivion at Uni, and got up to plenty of 'young lad' escapades. But, I can say hand on heart, even pissed out of my nut, my moral compass still worked to extent that I would not have ever got myself into the situation Ched Evans got himself into. Whether you have an opinion on his conviction being correct or not, I would surely like to think that everyone could agree his behaviour that night was abhorrent. Wider issue, is that sadly, from following the links posted on here from Twitter (im not on it, thankfully so, it seems from days like today and yesterday) - there are great swaths of the population - young men mostly - who can see no wrong whatsoever with the behaviour of CE that night. And the trivialisation of such a serious and life-damaging crime as rape is truly shocking actually. Some of our fans, mostly young men it has to be said, coming out in such vocal support for CE and for his signing.....and the vile putrid bile they're coming out with to anyone daring to an opinion that differs to theirs is quite unbelievable. Society is plumbing new depths in this it seems, its bringing out the worst modern society has to offer it appears. This whole sorry mess just continues to get worse & worse. I have anger towards the people pertaining to run our club for bringing this on us - it was an awful decision in the first place and their subsequent handling of it since has been shambolic, amateurish and frankly incompetent. I now can add embarrassment and shame towards a section of our support. And a head wobble towards the younger generation and the way society in our country seems to be heading. I'm expecting my first child in April; really looking forward to welcoming them into a Nation where its believed 'laddy' and is apparently acceptable to behave like a character from A Clockwork Orange.

As LeeSinnott and Pukka say, how is this rolling into a 3rd Day? And from Beags multiple choice; i'd need a 5th box: all of the above. Its a real head mess this. I've run the whole gammet of emotions. Whilst still being opposed to signing CE; my main emotions today as this whole sorry mess is dragged out for all & sundry to see are one's of anger towards club officials and seniors for their huge part in all this, and embarrassment of my club. We've been shown to be naieve, amateurish, tin pot and plain stupid in all this - and i'm genuinely gutted at the club i support having got themselves into this situation. "They" should never have even entertained the thought of signing CE, let alone follow through on it. The apparent U-turn (whilst it's what I want) has only shown them to be even more incompetent than than appeared yesterday. Its a shambles. An utter shambles this, and it rolls into a 3rd day at the circus...

If this wasn't such a serious, important matter, you'd surely have to laugh? Shambles. Utter Shambles. The people "running" the club; hang your heads. You're an embarrassment. Clueless.

You just couldn't make this up could you...

Oh. I thought that you thought that all the people who have signed that online petition were Oldhams Fans.

IiRC they did the same for Brian Gunn too. Decent club Norwich.

Why would people unconnected with the club contribute to PlayerShare?

IIRC, There were issues with Gary Madine when he came out, limitations placed on him due to be being on license? Think Rudemedic has already mentioned. Believe Madine had a curfew and as such was unable to play in evening matches; as they went past his court ordered curfew time. IIRC he missed a number of matches. Would it not be similar for CE also? That's not even considering, as mentioned above, the Centre of Excellence and Youth Teams, any Community Work in Schools or Youth Clubs, Hospital visits etc.

I was replying to oafc_lover with the PM offer; but sure thing, why not. Hour by hour or more in-depth for you?