I'm not from the Oldham area originally, now living in royton, which i quite like, with Tandle Hills country park just a short walk away, it is close enough to get away from it all when required.
I have been following ManUre as some like to call them for the last 30 years and obviously there is a greater ethnic (other than white) population following them, why, I dont know, perhaps the sucess of Manure has something to do with it.
Driving round various parts of Oldham whether it be visiting the Outlaws or shopping I have seen Asians playing football, cricket now that the weather has turned warmer, take one look at the streets where the Asians are living and you will find the back alleys, side roads caked in litter, for whatever reason, shoot me down in flames, call me a racist, call me whatever but there has to be a reason as to why they prefer to live this way, my future Outlaws are from Derker and while the re-generation process is supposed to be happening, what is happening???? not alot from what I have seen, the streets arent caked in :censored:e though! the odd crisp packet or tin of pop maybe but nothing to the extent of areas close to tescos near the roundabout, i will come in from an indirect direction here........rags to riches is probably the best way of putting it without sounding racist, look at the living conditions where some of the asians originate ie: the middle east, can they not grasp the standard of the hygiene on the streets here in the uk? maybe i have driven round these areas before the road sweepers have been round, maybe not or maybe they dont give two hoots, I am more inclined to go with the latter.
It isn't just Oldham that has issues over immigration, for instance go into Lincolnshire, Boston is mainly Polish and other eastern europeans. I have a friend and work colleague who knows a farmer in lincs, he finished 17 polish workers because they were bone idle, phoned up the job centre in lincoln wanting another 17 ppl to collect eggs in a battery farm, 6 hours per day paying £8!!! p.h. with 2 hours o.t. if wanted, pick ups from 3 major places in lincs, how many ppl applied for the job???????...................a big fat zero!!! I say beggars cant be choosers these days but there again, do the government make things too easy.......in certain cases yes, I know!
Moving on to the town centre......the monstrosity of the building opposite the spindles is nothing but an eye-sore.....that place has so much potential.....a new college being built right as we speak.......utilise what there is in oldham town centre rather than start from scratch, and before anybody starts saying it was for this/ was for that.... how long has it been empty????
That has turned out to be one hell of a rant and absolutely nothing to do with mondays attendance, but i have asked before now why arent there any asians at B.P.?????? excusing those stood at the back of the RRE, which I never saw.