downender2

This is going to sound harsh and maybe pointless but i just want to be objective for a moment.

 

Do we as a town deserve a club?

 

There are over 200,000 (according to '01 census http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/profiles/00bp.asp) in Oldham and we manage to pull in around 4000. So it's safe to say the majority of the town aren't too bothered if there is a football club or not.

 

Our facilities are poor and dated and there doesn't seem to be any improvement in sight despite efforts by the owner(s) over the past decade.

 

You could argue that things won't really get better because TV has made football a free commodity and even if we go up the majority of people would rather go the pub and watch the premier league than watch Championship football.

 

I know that we as a fan base deserve a club because we turn up to support the team week in week out but our numbers are more deserving of low end league two not high end league one.

 

Arguments to the contrary would be very welcome.

I live in Bristol, a city with a population of 400,000 plus, and within the Greater Bristol area upwards of a million... the nearest prem club is Villa/West brom almost 100 miles north...granted there are 2 clubs..but city are struggling to get 15k and rovers do well to get 6K...what i'm trying to say is just cos we have :censored: facilities (sorry BP) and can only pull 4k home fans on a good day does not mean that the loyal local football loving folk of Oldham do not deserve a team worthy of their support..irrespective of whatever league we are in or how well we are performing...the town deserves a team, hopefully a successful team...btw don't do arguments on the net..its a bit silly

Down to the lake I fear.

haircut 100..

Joe

they swear by the place

 

drag us in there every year

 

fill their boots on the pie and peas

cheap ale as well...can't see el problemo mate...

it was the aforementioned Gas club

and the significance re "the chuckle brothers"

almost feel a bit sorry for Rovers...

pmsl if City go down mind...

Also, there is a really nice Argentinan restaurant in the middle of Huddersfield (very close to the station- come out of the station turn LEFT walk about 100 yards and its on the other side of the road) called Argento's. It is almost as good as Gaucho's in Manchester but about 1/2 the price.

do they do a vegetarian option

you could have gone to the pencil museum!

 

actually, thats in keswick...

Harrrumph

wassup...they run out of mintcake...

:lol: :lol:

thats not really helped me a lot tbh..it definetly weren't a comedy club..

here Harry..what was the club me you and me lad went in a few seasons ago after we beat em 3 nil?

 

 

unbelievable tonight that mate

 

is Rovers your next match??

looks that way...looking to go to franchise fc the following tuesday as well

i'm on holiday that week

 

i'm thinking of cancelling it

bet ya *kin don't

idiot

concur I...arrange to suit...

Actually the benefit of Universities to societies is quite massive, the HE Sector is one of the largest sectors in Britain and worth a lot to the local and regional economies, employing 100's of thousands of people, undertaking billions of pounds worth of research and consultancy every year etc etc.

and subsequently providing huge tax income for the government...ad infinitum...

The rumours coming out of Toonside about the Carroll saga are hilarious.

 

I'm told Liverpool chartered a private jet to fly him in, then the second bid of £35M was rejected but only after Pardew resigned, then when finidng out the bid had been rejected Carroll submitted a formal transfer request from John Lennon Arrivals ... which has been ACCEPTED pending an improved bid from Liverpool!

pardew resigned.??

 

In the words of Richard Keys, "I bet he smashed that! And is hanging out of it EVERY NIGHT..>!!

 

Ding Dong!

is that a Jurassic or Cretaceous coastline...

Alex Ferguson, like him or loathe him, is a man of decent intergrity. Despite what he says publicly about Crawley and Evans, I'm sure deep down he would love nothing more than to stick a maximum number of goals past this crooked prick. I expect all the "big stars" to play.

blimey....bet that was a struggle to type...

I'd say the two open goal misses cost us the points to be honest...

agree..and the silly challenge MAY come back to haunt PD..in the next few months...

anyway...would have taken a point if offered at 2.59pm on saturday

Little boy arrives home to find his mum and dad having sex on the sofa . . .

Dad says : 'Don't worry son I'm just filling mummy with petrol! . . . . .

Son replies: 'She doesn't do many miles to the gallon does she dad, uncle Dave only filled her up this morning

quality never fades...

What's all this dumb and dumber :censored:?

thought that would smoke you out...

which one are you??

 

are you still going to Carlisle?

thats A and J, the winner gets to have a pop at moi...

@ andyoafc

blimey, you must have super fast pigeons up there...

HB's ducked out...how about you and J?

who gives a flying one anyway...its bloody tennis...

ps..he'll choke...

 

they're talking about going down, yes.

 

jbroyton?

yup and his bro

still can't believe your away on frikkin holiday...almost as bad as going to Rotterdam with a mess of the Gas at the same fixture 2 years ago...

Not really one of my favourite grounds but I am tempted...

 

but I have already planned a cheaper 'Plan B', Yoofs in the morrow, Gym after and Stalyvegas v Boston in the afternoon - tbh i'm bored with the :censored:ty away trips in this league. I'll make an effort for the Hudds gams and maybe the Orient game on the choo choo and I still have to tick the Mongs new ground off but can't really be arsed with any of the others. I think I've been to most grounds in this league 4 or 5 times now at least and it becomes tedious after 14 years!