Digglelatic

As a lurker, and not a poster on this site since its concept way back then....may i say the snippets posted by Brother Sinnott, are not only informative, sometimes controversial, but 99% correct in most cases. Id like to suggest, he, as i, have our mojo’s back, because something special looms for us all brothers! KTF

Why is the cat smiling? - get in!

Singe, thanks for the apologies, however, 'we should be beyond this sort of thing now' - not too sure what you mean, if 'window licker' is acceptable from your perspective then ok, maybe this isn't a forum to be viewed by less 'gifted' people.

Top Man Deano...dosh sent!

Count me in lads...

If you struggle with the minibus, or are short of space I'd be more than happy to take 4 over to Sheffield in my car if needed. Cheers, Nick.

Hey Visually, first of all you really are coming up with some cracking ideas for merchandise which will ultimately make the club extra dosh. But there seems to be a disconnect. As I work in London all week I dont get chance to get to the club shop, so hoped to buy on-line. Was looking at buying stickers for my lad and the Palmer and Ritchie legend shirts, but nothing on the site. Im sure other local supporters have the same issues as will our fans that live remotely. Cheers....

Any of the 'old school' remember this little gem from a certain Mr Keane?

Guys, Does £5 entry for a season ticket holders mate apply tonight? Thanks

http://beta.thisisnorthdevon.co.uk/news/Ex...il/article.html

Heyup folks, Anyone any idea when the Roger Palmer T Shirt will be available in the on-line shop?. Also does anybody know if these are 'skinny fit' or normal fitting shirt? Thanks, Diggle

Simon said 'we do have some options open to us, I perhaps cant talk about everything, because negotiations are going on at the moment, but what I will say is we are not going to let this club go into administration'.

Ha, ha, ha, love Jonesy's vid... check the two lads with the shaven heads caught up in the melee...the one in the middles gettin a good armpit smashin from the big guy in yellow, and the lad front right, makes a pretty sharp exit off screen.

They were founder members of the Premier League but their fortunes have slipped since. Can Oldham recover under Paul Dickov?Wembley Stadium 1994. The early days of the Premier League. Two of its inaugural members, the already bloated supergiant that is Manchester United and the feisty counter-punchers of Oldham Athletic are playing for a place in the FA Cup final. And it's Oldham who are winning. Then, in the dying seconds, Mark Hughes hits an equaliser. You may be familiar with what happened to United after that; Oldham's tale isn't quite as happy. The Latics were relegated from the Premier League at the end of the 1993-94 season and so began a spiral down to what is now League One. There was a brief surge of hope when businessman Chris Moore took over the club and declared Oldham would be back in the Premier League in five years. After a period of heavy spending they reached the 2002-03 play-offs under Iain Dowie but were knocked out by QPR. Moore took fright and left Oldham a wheezing wreck of a club. Without Moore to support them they were mired in debt and many of the club's best players were sold for a fraction of their true value. Moore's name is still uttered in a hiss by many Oldham fans and his effigy was burned outside his company offices. The club eventually went into administration but was saved from complete financial meltdown by the trio of Simon Blitz, Simon Corney and Danny Gazal. Oldham had recovered sufficiently to reach the play-offs in 2006-07 but were beaten by Blackpool. You may be familiar with what happened to Blackpool after that; Oldham's tale isn't quite as happy. Joe Royle, the man who oversaw Oldham's glory years in the Premier League, returned for a brief, unsuccessful spell before Dave Penney took over last season. He wasn't exactly the third coming of Royle. "Many of our supporters said Penney was one of the worst managers we've had in our history," says Dave Moore of oldhamathletic-mad.co.uk. "Crowds dwindled [only 2,833 turned up to watch a 3-2 defeat to Brentford in March] and season tickets sales for this season were slow." The club took action and they parted ways with Penney. Then a fire ripped through a section of the stadium earlier this week. And yet if you talk to Latics fans they're upbeat. That's partly because the club are second in League One but their new manager, Paul Dickov, has also brought a wave of optimism to the club. One of his first decisions in his first managerial job was to hold a meeting where fans could voice their opinions and frustrations. The decision was a contrast to Penney who enjoyed – or didn't enjoy – a tense relationship with the supporters. Dickov has also installed his own frenetic, battling playing style and the team is enthused by a host of younger players (the average age of the starting XI on Saturday was 23.5 and six of those players were 22 or under). Djeny Bembo-Leta, an 18-year-old Congolese forward with pace and a good shot, has been particularly eye-catching. For the time being, Dickov appears to have confidence in his youngsters and, injuries aside, has been consistent in his team selection. There are caveats though. One of the reasons the team is so young is that there aren't funds to sign more established names. Oldham are only three league games into the season and how the young players cope when the rain and elbows beat down later on in the season remains to be seen. It may be then that the squad's more experienced members, including Sean Gregan and Dickov, who is still registered as a player, come into their own. Boundary Park is in a state of disrepair – even before the fire it only had three of its stands in use – and plans for a new stadium have yet to be finalised. Of the club's three saviours, Blitz and Gazal have departed and only Corney remains. If he goes, the Latics may well get a brilliant new owner, but they could equally get another Moore, whose type surface all too often in the lower leagues. The proposed stadium would be in Failsworth, not far from Manchester City's ground, something which highlights another problem for Oldham. It has to fight giants such United and City for its fanbase as well as smaller clubs such as Bury. The new stadium would seat 12,000, a tacit acknowledgement from the club that it may never reach the heights it scaled in the 90s. "[Oldham fans] do remember those times and that's right but it is going to be one hell of a journey to ever get back to that," Andy Ritchie, who played and managed at Oldham, said earlier this year. "And, being a realist as I am, I don't think they will hit that, though I think they can make the Championship." Given the fallout after the days of Chris Moore – a situation mirrored across English football – Ritchie's sentiment is a wise one. "The main feeling now is that it's a good place to watch football and that's the first time we've felt like this since Dowie's day," says Dave Moore. "Personally, I'm the most optimistic since we were relegated from the Premier League." If Dickov's young side are still near the top of League One at the end of the season that optimism will be justified.

Hey Rob, nothing would surprise me, there cetainly is a buzz about the place at the moment.....fingers crossed...just gotta beat the tramps first