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  1. 23 hours ago, jorvik_latic said:

    According to this - http://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/discipline/suspensions - only Miller is suspended. The only player who is 1 suspension away too is Olly Banks and Missilou was on there earlier this week....

    Handy timing I think the cutoff date for a suspension for 5 cards was yesterday, it now takes 10 until sometime in March. 

    Only our long list of crocks a problem.

  2. three home games in six days in 1979, (4 games in 8 days),  3 programmes cost more than my pocket money

    thought we might have had a chance against Spurs but Ardiles was something else

     

    24 Feb 1979 West Ham United v Oldham Athletic L 3-0 League Division Two
    26 Feb 1979 Oldham Athletic v Leicester City W 3-1 FA Cup
    28 Feb 1979 Oldham Athletic v Tottenham Hotspur L 0-1 FA Cup
    03 Mar 1979 Oldham Athletic v Sheffield United D 1-1 League Division Two
  3. 8 minutes ago, rudemedic said:

    PS Anyone driving down may want to consider going via Junction 7 of the M6-turnround and go down the M5 at junction 8 ? as it eliminates some of the roadworks that way or going M6 (toll) - M42 to join the M5 after the roadworks. 

     

    If you do chose junction 7 watch out- the entry back on to the north bound carriage way is a right fork into the middle of the 'roundabout'- something unusual that catches out the unwary.

    I'd agree avoiding some of the M5 roadworks would be well worth it.

  4. It wouldn't have taken much to be looking forward to another league one season. there is a long list of 'if only's'

     

    - a goal keeper capable of making a save in the first 9 games

    -full backs who don't get sent off with minutes to go when winning 1- nill

    -Doyle not being injured

    -Davies having some professionalism in half a season

    -Wellens having a clue

    -any of 8 outfield players giving a toss in the last few weeks

     

    I'm sure you guys can think of more. When I look at that list with a half full glass I see a potentially better keeper, a young keen defence, a coach with experience and maybe the makings of a team. Time will tell if we have enough goals in the team.

    Either way whats done is done- here's to 3 points a 5pm.

  5. 2 hours ago, pukka said:

     

    If Clarke was sounded out for the job

    yesterday is AL either... 

     

    Wanting to prove he just isnt going after an unknown foreigner
    Just Trying to do it as cheap as possible

    Or
    Just wanting a puppet

     

    Take our pick.

     

    I know nothing about whats going on but I could see a forth option

    - maybe talking to your senior pro about your plans makes sense- provides a sense check and shows respect. I've done the same in my work life.

  6. 6 hours ago, palmer1 said:

     

    would love to see some stats to back that up rather than just the standard line trotted out year on year. Back in the day we always finished the season strong even with nothing to play for.

    I'm not so sure about that. Seem to remember losing 3-5 at home to an already relegated Hereford in about 76/77, and a few other no one cares games in subsequent seasons.  Remember others where the opposition cared more than our lot. Losing  heavily to City with Dickov running around like a wasp.

     

  7. 6 hours ago, deyres42 said:

    The players knew the situation, it shouldn't have needed anybody to tell them.

    Unfortunately many of them don't care. A season here, a season there. Club goes down the pan they probably get a gig elsewhere. Bosman has a lot to answer for.

    Not sure it's a coincidence that the two lads who scored at Northampton are players who have grown up here and have some affinity for the club.

  8. On 5/8/2018 at 1:25 PM, singe said:

    On paper that squad should not struggle in League 2. The reality is probably different, which is frustrating.

    Strange isn't it. After the farce of the last couple of close seasons you'd think that line up would have us in a better place. I'm not really there. Lincoln and Carlisle should serve as warning it won't be a cake walk.

     

    I'm good with the youngsters in defense.  If we could bring 2 or 3 young ones on each year , keep some and sell one each season having enjoyed watching them develop  for £1mill we'd be on our way. 

     

    Don't think Placide is good enough - shots saved vs goals conceded isn't great. Sometimes it felt like 'they shoot they score' even if it was on the follow up

     

    Midfield needs work. Defense all too often exposed. The youngsters can work hard  but eventually someone gets a shot off.

    Not sure if it was in this thread or elsewhere- but I like the idea of two wide players- protect the back four, and give lots of width on the attack. Milligan and Henry weren't the most talented we've ever had but once they got the ball all they had to do was knock it ten yards sideways and there'd be a winger of a marauding fullback to take it up the field.

     

    Don't see enough goals in the retained strikers even with enough wide players.

     

    On the plus side- goal keeper, 2 wing backs (maybe Nepo and McL?) and a target man and we are almost there?

  9. 3 hours ago, Magic Mikey said:

    The mighty Roger Milford and his lovely stoppage time at Southampton just creeps into your time frame. Who could forget him and his flowing locks?

    Didn't Milford once get in the way of an opposition clearance which then dropped at the feet of one of ours leading to a chant of 'Ooh Roger MIlford..'?

  10. 23 hours ago, Dave_Og said:

    I don't think that's anything to do with getting frost out of the ground - LED lights don't produce much in the way of heat.

    Dave- you are right when thinking about the leds used in typical lighting applications- say in a house where any heat is a waste (in summer).

    The SGL website however suggests they can tune the output between visible and infra red so you can have light, heat or some combination of both.

     

    I do think a locally fabricated rig using confiscated cannabis lamps might be the way to go though. If its only a relatively small strip that is a problem.

  11. Both Vic Halom and John Hurst were carrying plenty of weight in my early seasons, didn't stop them being effective.

    This season we are a 3rd division side, maybe by the end of next we will be looking up.

    For the next 4 months we've got what we've got, celebrate the win, have a day off like the squad.

    Check in later hoping Scunthorpe, Bristol and Charlton have had a good day- we could be in charge of our own destiny for the first time in months by 5 pm

  12. Whilst the takeover drags on its all going to be down to money. If any of the parent clubs want a contribution to wages we are probably stuffed by the salary cap. 

    I'm starting to think beating Shrewsbury is important. Don't know if we can use all £50k 'prize' money or just 60% but even £30k would be a useful contribution over 5 months.

    Might let us partly pay for a loan or even register a new signing. 

    It upsets me that I'm starting to comtemplate the whole checkatrade money thing.

    Lets hope AL gets the deal over the line tomorrow and has the wherewithal for a 'donation' 

  13. 53 minutes ago, rudemedic said:

    On a side note anyone know where to park because you have to pre-book parking apparently on the worlds biggest fooking car park 

    If you go past the ground and turn right at the big roundabout there is a garage with a lot of space -charged £5 last year if I recall

  14. 2 hours ago, Wardie said:

    I wish I could say that Latics had "plummeted" to 2nd in the league. :D 
    I know what you mean, though.

    Fair play, I could have described their recent poor form in a better way.I'm starting to worry we will be the catalyst for their turnaround!

     

    Can you imagine the melt down on here if we picked up 4 points from 15 having been top.

  15. Anything is possible

    If I look at the play off teams- I'd include Shrews who are plummeting and Portsmouth who are flying- then the question is can we catch any off them?

     

    Over the last 5

    Shrews             4 points     difference to us   -4

    Blackburn       15                                               +7

    Bradford          9                                                +1

    Scunthorpe     12                                              +4

    Charlton           5                                               -3

    Portsmouth    12                                              +4

     

    So we are only making ground on two. At current rates we'd catch them after 36 and 41 games. So we could be 'in the mix'

     

    We could get something from all of our next 5, they all look 'winnable'- maybe Plymouth the hardest given their current form. Shrews collapse must end sometime though.

     

    It all hinges on January for me. Keep or improve the squad- top half finish flirt with playoffs. But until January I'm just going to enjoy the ride.

     

  16. On 12/12/2017 at 1:36 PM, Kusunga_Is_God said:

    No, Cards are wiped on the 30th November so he's got a clean slate. 

    Not quite accurate. The threshold for suspension moves to 10 from 5 until March.

    Some one on 4 yellows now could get another 6 before suspension, but someone with none could get 10.

    There is a third cut off later in the season too.

    http://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/discipline/player-essentials

     

    Whilst looking at this I noticed we've also got the second worst discipline record?

    http://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/discipline/fairplay

     

     

  17. Need to just enjoy the ride. Was looking at the form tables over the last 5 games this morning.

     

    Of the top six we are still losing ground on all of them other than Bradford who picked up 7/15

    Of the bottom seven Gillingham and Plymouth match us, Northampton are catching us 10/15

    We aren't that far above the bottom 4- apart from Bury who need a Sheridan second half season - they all still look in with a shout

     

    Perhaps the best thing the form table says is about the other guys in the top ten. we are catching them

    3 pts more than Oxford, 2 more than Rotherham, 3 more than Fleetwood, 2 more than Portsmouth

     

    Entertaining football, decent results should see us safe with top ten a possibility.

     

     

     

  18. On ‎17‎/‎09‎/‎2017 at 7:35 PM, mossleyblue said:

    Rather go down / out of business / reform as AFC Oldham and stand or fall by what we do as a club than be feeder club for any team. 

    We all remember great FACup days against City, Liverpool, Everton, Forest, Southampton , Arsenal ( and unfortunately South Shields), as well as a couple of promotions and relegations since the late 60's, but we all get our moment in the sun as "our team" and put up with mediocrity in the meantime. 

    Once that goes it's the end of the "92" club league for me. 

    Not just the cup- who can forget Roger's hat trick at main road with us happily singing 'city reject'

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