Stagger Lee

 

I don't think he did it deliberately tho

Obviously he did not mean to miss it, I was suggesting that if the likes of you and me tried to miss the goal it would be damn near impossible.

Another memory of that match was Palmer missing a simple tap in from about 6 inches out - somehow it went over the bar - gobsmacked we were, miss of the century stuff, near friggen impossible to deliberately miss from that distance out.

I remember that, we sent them down that night. That lad got a jail sentence for scaling the perimiter fence and dropping the linesman after an offside decision IIRC.

I was there too, mid to late 1980's? Sadly earlier in the game I remember a poor bloke having a heart attack in our end of the ground and some lads were trying to get the police attention but the bloody cops just kept on ignoring them - it took ages for them to respond.

That goal we conceded was shockingly bad

I'll get my wife to contact you ...... she seems to know everything

Enjoyed the report but can someone explain "smoking Toblerone's" .... though I know I will regret asking, it's not an expression used down under

 

And that was while sat in the new Ford stand.

The 70,000 we won to build the Ford stand the year before was a massive amount of money then. I wonder what the equivalent is today?

-latics-moments-youll-never-forget

Losing to Burnley in the Anglo Scottish cup final

Losing to Fulham in FA cup 3rd round at home in the mid 80's, Fulham fans came to the ground very late but just in time to see there team win. I was left in the Chaddy end on my own after the game devastated,despondent beyond belief, and frankly close to tears at the :censored: team i supported. However I resigned my self to supporting a team of of none achievers for life even though I would never see my team successful.

last game of Frizzel as manager - a 3-0 win at Leyton and riding in the train back home with the team. Frizzel came over for a chat and gave me some of the teams sandwiches to eat. Just before the train got back to Manchester Frizzel said his goodbyes to the team. When I read much later that Frizzel was sacked I knew that he had known.

Winning at main road with roger palmer scoring a hat trick (was it 1988?)

Winning 3-1 against the Arse - They were league and league cup winners and we did not just beat them but outplayed and outclassed them - great times were coming to Oldham. Just before Nial Quinn scored a late goal I reflected back on how upset I had been against Fulham several years before.

Any and every game I saw us play in the old first division /premier league

1971/72 At home versus Aston Villa Division 3 Lost 0-6. It took a week to dry out my fishtail parka.

Yep them were the days - losing 6 -0 in the freezing rain, but we were happy then

the old uncovered rochdale rd end.

The fans of today don't know they are born, when I was a lad standing in the rain with the wind chilling you to the bone .....

When is Charlie MacDonald due back from injury?

Gee we got smashed - but some of those goals were quality. Best was in a different class, staying on his feet while all around him people were slipping and sliding.

A worthy read Prozac

THIS IS WORTH REMEMBERING

We have got to remember we are missing most of our best back 4 so lets take it easy eh.

 

Would not be surprised to see LJ bring in a couple of (hopefuly) experienced defenders on loan

Still have not used the latics player yet - the crapness of the website puts me off spending a dollar on it.

Yes i would be willing to pay but i would expect quality for my money.

Getting back to the original post / poster

I would like to give thanks for posting such a detailed match report. Being stuck 'down under' it is hard to get info on the latics and your reports add a little colour and detail to otherwise dour match reports available from the newspapers.

I sincerely hope you continue to make such a valuable contribution to the forum.

 

Same here from 1980 every week for years - city, United, Oldham, Rochdale, Bury, do kids still do this? Probably too expensive - shaky proof that football is not for the masses anymore?

 

Childhood memories, football for the working class. Right on.

Used to do it too - little weekend adventures too any and all footy stadiums around greater Manchester whenever Oldham where playing too far away. And same again on Sundays to all the rugby league grounds.

To old to remember my first defeat but I remember the first one that left me devastated.

Anglo Scottish cup final against Burnley - I spent all week dreaming how we were going to win and be as big as Newcastle or Wolves by actually winning a trophy! Oh my naive teenage mind could only think on how it was going to transform the club, I fixated on it more than a Sam Fox page 3 picture, how could we loose?

We got fkn tatered

if 'Mouldy old dough' does not get brought back soon LJ should be forced to wear a sheepskin coat, nylon shirts and kipper ties till he comes to his senses.

From my understanding this was not a one off spur of the moment act of stupidity by Michael Nuttall but 6 over a period of time. I would have been impressed and fully understanding if he had approached the other trust directors after the first indecent and apologised. We all make stupid decisions when our minds are clouded by personal problems / alcohol / drugs etc (not implying here). To continue to carry out these acts of fraud, especially when in a position of trust, changes everything and yes I do feel cold about his 'after being caught 'apology.

Does putting on a show of remorse help reduce the sentence?

This from the wife:

 

Opinionated Wankers Talking Bull:censored:

 

She was looking right at me!

LOL

this is a winner

I appreciate all that you have done - though I guess I don't know half of it - and it's good to hear that you are taking away many happy memories of your time as the mascot.

Thankyou!

Paul Rachubka to start instead of Oxley ?

Dream -

koukash to take over Latics and Roughyeds (sell Salford RL) build a 20.000 seater stadium at Boundary Park with training facilities / training pitches for both teams and to be donated to the people of oldham in perpetuity.

Multistory car park provided by council / hospital.

And I want it done by the start of next season too. Or I will stamp my foot and have a hissy fit till I get what I want .