HarryBosch Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 http://www.bristol-sport.co.uk/about/ I've been following the coverage of Lee Johnson's move to Bristol City and it appears their owner has put together an organisation encompassing different sports in Bristol not just football. Could we do something similar here to set us apart a bit and to expose more people to the club? Teams for multiple sports all under the Oldham Athletic banner, especially for kids, could raise the clubs profile massively... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philliggi Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Set us apart by copying Bristol? Surely a contradiction in terms? Seriously though I like that idea. Would take massive amounts of effort, energy and funding to get it up and running though I'd imagine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted February 9, 2016 Author Share Posted February 9, 2016 Set us apart by copying Bristol? Surely a contradiction in terms? Seriously though I like that idea. Would take massive amounts of effort, energy and funding to get it up and running though I'd imagine Set us apart locally. Make us different from United & City. Just generally get more people involved with Oldham Athletic in as many ways as possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petelatics Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 If we were a club pulling in the same direction I would agree - but we're not! We have an owner and absent owners who own the ground and surrounding land. Income is diverted to their North Stand project instead of being spent on the team. What SC's vision for the future is God only knows! He wants to sell and until then what is his plan - to run us into the ground and then sell off the land to the highest bidder? Keep us ticking over until a buyer can be found who will pay over the odds for the club plus ground? So maybe in a ideal world where we are owned by someone who has the club at heart then yes your idea would be worth considering! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticsPete Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 It's a common model in Spain, Greece, Czech Republic and elsewhere I believe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted February 9, 2016 Author Share Posted February 9, 2016 If we were a club pulling in the same direction I would agree - but we're not! We have an owner and absent owners who own the ground and surrounding land. Income is diverted to their North Stand project instead of being spent on the team. What SC's vision for the future is God only knows! He wants to sell and until then what is his plan - to run us into the ground and then sell off the land to the highest bidder? Keep us ticking over until a buyer can be found who will pay over the odds for the club plus ground? So maybe in a ideal world where we are owned by someone who has the club at heart then yes your idea would be worth considering! Have a thread off ffs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie_J Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Have a thread off ffs He has a point though. The idea you raised is a good one and, as you say, distinguishing Latics from its big neighbours is one of the only ways we can hope to grab kids before they turn to the dark side. But, given the current owners' lack of interest in the football side of things, it's difficult to envisage something like that coming to fruition on their watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfatjoe1 Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Ann Hegarty would call it an oxymoron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 I loved watching Barcelona roller hockey play before attending a proper sport at Camp Nou last month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlossopLatic Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Didn't John Hall try something similar with Newcastle in the 90s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singe Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 How about a local rugby league club join, to start things off. They could play at BP and save costs.. Seriously though, a good idea. Basketball, Even bring back Oldham Owls. I always like the back to back stadium idea with Roughyeds. New stand is in the way, but that as a shielded stand backing onto each ground would have been good. Even low level like cricket would get more year round usage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaddySmoker Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 How about a local rugby league club join, to start things off. They could play at BP and save costs.. Even low level like cricket would get more year round usage. What do you mean low level? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickjagger Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 How about a local rugby league club join, to start things off. They could play at BP and save costs.. Seriously though, a good idea. Basketball, Even bring back Oldham Owls. I always like the back to back stadium idea with Roughyeds. New stand is in the way, but that as a shielded stand backing onto each ground would have been good. Even low level like cricket would get more year round usage. Cricket what if they end up in financial difficulties will we have to bail them out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeroyboy Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 A fine idea but the choice of Steve Lansdown, their Chairman as a successful exponent of it less so. He is around 1,000 on Forbes rich list with a fortune of $1.88 billion. He is a Bristol fanatic, is funding the ground development and wrote off circa £35 million of club debt. Bristol, especially City's fans are lucky. Nothing more. I know you need to invest to progress but no amount of investment guarantees success, that's especially true in football. For the time being I am hoping for luck with a manager and see what that brings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singe Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 What do you mean low level? Ha Ha. I mean a CLL level club. (whatever the equivalent its now) I guess in theory you could even have somewhere Lancs could play as an away weekend, but that seems not financially viable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singe Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Cricket what if they end up in financial difficulties will we have to bail them out? Good question, that has got me stumped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaddySmoker Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 (edited) Ha Ha. I mean a CLL level club. (whatever the equivalent its now) I guess in theory you could even have somewhere Lancs could play as an away weekend, but that seems not financially viable! The Pennine League which incidently is a great step forward for local cricket. Lancs CC have a very good set up with clubs like Blackpool Cricket Club Edited February 10, 2016 by ChaddySmoker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downender Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 http://www.bristol-sport.co.uk/about/ I've been following the coverage of Lee Johnson's move to Bristol City and it appears their owner has put together an organisation encompassing different sports in Bristol not just football. Could we do something similar here to set us apart a bit and to expose more people to the club? Teams for multiple sports all under the Oldham Athletic banner, especially for kids, could raise the clubs profile massively... great idea ,,,,, helpful if you're in the top 5 richest in the south west and a billionaire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downender Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 A fine idea but the choice of Steve Lansdown, their Chairman as a successful exponent of it less so. He is around 1,000 on Forbes rich list with a fortune of $1.88 billion. He is a Bristol fanatic, is funding the ground development and wrote off circa £35 million of club debt. Bristol, especially City's fans are lucky. Nothing more. I know you need to invest to progress but no amount of investment guarantees success, that's especially true in football. For the time being I am hoping for luck with a manager and see what that brings. hmmm....should read the full thread first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted February 10, 2016 Author Share Posted February 10, 2016 great idea ,,,,, helpful if you're in the top 5 richest in the south west and a billionaire Blitz, Gazal and possibly Corney likely make up the top 2 or 3 richest in Oldham whenever they're here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewBlue Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Anybody reckon the Liverpool owners' back-down has any effect for us, or are we in such distant worlds now that it's irrelevant? Not just on the issue of ticket prices, but the way a voice has been heard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downender Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Blitz, Gazal and possibly Corney likely make up the top 2 or 3 richest in Oldham whenever they're here... not difficult ....like you say when they are here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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