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Mark I would think that Natalie would have the protection of a contract having taken up the position of Managing Director so will be expecting to be paid her contractual notice period 3 days before a season starts is a strange time to make senior board member changes Was NA the mystery ‘senior club source’ of DMaarms on Twitter maybe Plot thickens . . .

There is an understanding in the world of CEO’s and Board MDs that you can be ‘moved on’ but its on the understanding that your contractural notice period is promptly paid up after agreeing the terms and conditions of a compromise agreement With Mr Evans recent time with Bury FC it does look another baffling appointment by our Owner

Sometimes my sarcasm doesnt always travel as well as intended I remembered his name from Bury FC and thought f>#k

Reads like a good appointment Time will tell https://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/news/2020/september/09092020-ceo-appointment/

The job titles and functions on the lists provided by singe and underdog don't look unreasonable though to be fair do they Of course the costs are dependant on £ per hour and hours worked but none those job titles look as they would / should attract mega £s Easy for us sitting on the outside to say we would cut costs if we moved in to buy the club but those personnel numbers don't look excessive to me Saying that I suspect there is likely to be a good few £ in what we would class as 'non essential' spend but those savings will be dwarfed by the wages we pay some players who would struggle to get a regular game with a local non league outfit Personally, I would advise him to 'retire' a couple of his inner circle to ensure the club reduces its 'blunders' and attract a few hundred supporters back Staring me in the face as a WIN WIN

Being objective about it, there appears to be significant savings demonstrated A good few of the 267 / 181 will be volunteers such as turnstile operators and programme sellers etc you would think

Very sensible approach by the Trust prioritising releasing a statement on the dispute between the Club and the OEC/FLG/Brassbank

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Population of Oldham is c235,000 Average Home Attendances for the 18/19 season was 4,364 (including Away Fans) Less than 3,500 Home supporters attended the game v Crewe yesterday Trust Oldham membership is c350 Only 50-60 supporters turned out for the FLG introduction meeting to declare their intentions to purchase the stadium, the land which is the footprint of the ground and the car park Off those numbers it would be difficult to substantiate that we are an essential part of the community and I would suggest the Club has already lost the loyalty of most of the town folk, mostly due to a serious lack of achievement since the early 90's Mr Abdallah Lemsagam (AL): We have no idea how much he spent to purchase the 97% shares in the club off Simon Corney, the previous owner. Despite AL riding into Boundary Park like some 'Knight on a great white horse' to save us from our decline under the previous regime, very much of his tenure remains shrouded in mystery. Early days witnessed cries of 'foul' with claims that the previous regime had not fully declared monies owed by the club, which did nothing to inspire confidence in our new owner as most fans rightly thought that any reasonable 'due diligence' process would pick such matters up. Late payment of wages for both players and staff followed with some well publicised non payment of suppliers. However, its only fair to say that these issues appear to have improved (to the best of our knowledge) Much has been said and written by disgruntled ex-players and ex-coaches/managers of the club regarding team matters which has significantly unsettled our supporters and with it further damaged the owners reputation with the fans. Most concerning is that team performances have slipped dramatically resulting in our relegation and with it the complete absence of attractive attacking football we badly need to bring supporters back and the much needed revenue they bring as no club can survive on crowds of 3,500. Supporters feel increasingly alienated from their club that most adopted as their own from their childhood Mr Lemsagam, you really do need to open up a lot more about the issues you and the club face as our supporters are highly likely going to turn their backs on the club in even greater numbers. Of course there will be many who will not be won over but many more could be Trust Oldham: Formed in the wake of Oldham Athletic entering administration in 2003, the Trust was created by the fans to save the club For me, potentially the best vehicle to protect our club but disappointingly has only attracted a membership of c350 supporters despite the glaringly obvious difficulties the club has faced for the last decade or so. Critics would point to what appears to be a lack of action by the Trust, particularly in holding the previous owner to account (eg. rumours of him using monies raised by supporters to purchase a scoreboard / late wage payments to players and staff ) despite the purchase of 3% of club shares. Similar criticism falls on the Trust with regard to holding the current owner to account, however its only fair to note what appears to be a breakthrough, with AL giving access to view the club accounts. The Trust have announced they are having a meeting this week to discuss the matter and have said they will advise supporters accordingly. The appointment of a JP Morgan Director to bolster the financial acumen of the Trust Board is welcomed and evidences a more business like approach strategy. Recent communications from the Trust suggest a link with the Fans Led Group (FLG) but to be frank, that could well cause issues in continuing an improving dialogue with the owner of the club. Trust Oldham, you have an unenviable task in trying to appease both the club owner and our supporters but I would suggest you try and make your short term intentions clearer as most fans can see the obvious conflict in trying to hold together a relationship with both the club owner and the group that are intent on buying the stadium Boundary Park Purchase Group / Fans Led Group (FLG) On the 27th July, the FLG held their introduction meeting to announce their immediate intentions to purchase from Brassbank Ltd, the stadium, the land which is the footprint of the stadium and the car park for c£7m Presenters on the night were Simon Brooke, who has recently been appointed the Operations Manager of the Oldham Event Centre (OEC) which operates within the North Stand / Joe Royle Stand and his fellow presenter Paul Whitehead, who was the original main contractor appointed to build the North Stand Additionally the FLG presenters advised that Simon Wood was part of the FLG and there was 2-3 other members who at the time wished to remain anonymous due to business/personal reasons. In his presentation, Paul Whitehead advised that some land next to the ground had already been designated by Brassbank for the building of homes and that the land allocated was not in the proposed purchase by the FLG. The FLG also advised of their mid-long term aspirations to build a hotel between the Joe Royle Stand and Jimmy Frizzell Stand Simon Brooke advised of a current dispute between the OEC and the club to provide match day hospitality in the North Stand, which has resulted in the club not agreeing to sign a Service Level Agreement for the 2019/20 season. Disappointing from the evening was that only 50-60 supporters turned out to listen to the aspirations a group of fellow fans regarding the future of our club. More disappointment was to follow as (a) No written information was distributed at the meeting and (b) No written communication has subsequently been forthcoming from the FLG since the meeting. Concerning for me, but not insurmountable, is the lack of any written information from the FLG, on lets be honest, not an insignificant amount money, £7m, to be sourced to fund the purchase of our stadium and the land it sits on. Additionally, Paul Whitehead was the main contractor who failed to complete the building of the North Stand with one of his businesses failing, owing sub contractors money. However, its only fair to point out we do not know the actual circumstances and how much blame rests with Corney the previous owner of the club, but for me until the circumstances are made public, an element of suspicion will remain. Boundary Park Purchase Group / FLG, you need to put into writing your intentions with some proposed timelines, this should give supporters a more informed opinion rather than the understandable gossip doing the rounds on the forums. As soon as is practical, you should name the other FLG members. Ideally Paul Whitehead should advise 'what went wrong' with the building of the North Stand and the circumstances of why it remains incomplete to this to date. People understand that businesses fail but when the very same people volunteer themselves into the public domain with the intentions of leading the club into a bright new world, its only right they stand up and be counted. Why the post: I sincerely hope that all the above parties take a considered look at the impact they are having on our club and supporters and that at the very least they will make a concerted effort in significantly improving their engagement with us, the fans and the heartbeat of this club

Kowenicki to be fair, you gave Yarddog73 an open goal there fella

Staggering that we could have fans that resort to wrecking our own stadium

Latics 1v1 Crewe HT: 1-1 Scorer: Wilson Att: 3890

At least we have someone trying to help our supporters Thanks for trying to help the fans OAFCBilly Keep your head up fella ️

Well played Billy

David Eyres, my favourite Latics player ever. Was it just me who thought time seemed to freeze when he got the ball and his two markers seemed as mezmorised as our fans with his trickery on the wing before he delivered an absolutely glorious cross into the box . . . . . . . . You wouldn't keep going to a local theatre or the local cinema, just because your Dad or Grandad first took you, if the shows weren't entertaining. Football should fundamentally be entertaining. Win Lose or Draw, most supporters wouldn't really mind who owned their club if they turned out attractive, attacking football most weeks. Problem in a nutshell for me, is that for too many years, not just Latics but many of the teams we have played against are very ordinary at best, setting up firstly not to lose games. Entertaining supporters for sure isn't the main priority of most clubs anymore Am not expecting a Messi, but the majority of the stuff we've been fed for far too long, makes you 'lose the will to live'

Just seen this on ITV Granada Reports about the EFL ‘fit & proper’ test Gets scarey from 5.00mins when he interviews an EFL spokesperson https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2019-08-02/what-s-gone-wrong-for-bolton-and-bury-a-special-report-into-football-finance/

What does that even mean ?

Harry For me, with the club owing only £12,000, it clearly shows there is more than outstanding monies owed to the OEC in the way of the proposed SLA being signed off

Recent article on D3D4Football by @stringer-oafc stated that the club owed £12,000 for the hospitality and catering services provided by the OEC Needs paying of course, but not beyond our means you would think

You dont rent a car and the hire company tells you it needs a MOT before you can use it Brassbank as the owner and landlord surely have to ensure the stand is fit for purpose from a statutory compliance perspective which would obviously include fire safety regs.

The club rents the stand from Brassbank so its the responsibility of Brassbank to ensure it carries all the necessary statutory certification for them to rent it as a football stand

Not sure about that, particularly considering the c£5m debt 'write off / payment' in the recently published accounts

Its all he bought isn't it ?

Surely if there was an 'agreement' that Corney would pay the Necacru charge, that AL would simply deduct that amount off the price he had agreed with Corney for the 97% shares in the club. Who wouldn't do that !

FGR 4 v 0 OAFC (HT 2-0) no scorer 2475