OAFC1984 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 6 minutes ago, Magic Mikey said: A lot more deserving than, for example, Nailsworth, Milton Keynes, Fleetwood, Salford... Milton Keynes I’ll have but Fleetwood and Salford worked their way up rather than just take another clubs place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Mikey Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 5 minutes ago, OAFC1984 said: Milton Keynes I’ll have but Fleetwood and Salford worked their way up rather than just take another clubs place Worked or bought? I should have replied to John who talked about deserving a club. Attendances appears to be part of his argument. I cannot see a justification for Forest Green Rovers "deserving" a league place ahead of Bury or Latics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OAFC1984 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 5 minutes ago, Magic Mikey said: Worked or bought? I should have replied to John who talked about deserving a club. Attendances appears to be part of his argument. I cannot see a justification for Forest Green Rovers "deserving" a league place ahead of Bury or Latics. Yeah I get your point but in all honesty buying your way is really the only way now (providing you can sustain it) Bournemouth, Brighton, Leicester, and certainly City. None of them would have got anywhere near the levels they are with out the significant investment that started for most when they were at the same level as us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG123 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 31 minutes ago, OAFC1984 said: Just out of interest, whats the minimum required for “deserving” one? No Idea, but if you only get attendances of 3000 then it doesn't take a genius to work out you cannot pay players £5 K a week. Clubs need to live off their income or face the consequences (Bolton and Bury as an example) even having a very very wealthy owner the income stream cannot be guaranteed people and there circumstances change. God help Man City if there owners get bored.............................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OAFC1984 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 1 minute ago, JohnG123 said: God help Man City if there owners get bored.............................. People said the same about Chelsea for years. you are right but at that level there’ll always be a Trump level basket case to take it on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 A town "deserving" a football club or not has always struck me as a bizarre train of thought (or lack of)..... "You 200,000 people who live in a town that has a football club that has never been a part of your life better start coming to matches if you want your town to continue to have a football club that has never been a part of your life" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcfluff1985 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 6 minutes ago, HarryBosch said: A town "deserving" a football club or not has always struck me as a bizarre train of thought (or lack of)..... "You 200,000 people who live in a town that has a football club that has never been a part of your life better start coming to matches if you want your town to continue to have a football club that has never been a part of your life" Our attendances are poor. Where are the 47,000 that were at that cup game against Sheffield Wednesday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorrro Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 No town ‘deserves’ a football club unless it’s paid for by public funds, which should never happen as it would be a gross misuse of taxpayers’ money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 10 minutes ago, mcfluff1985 said: Our attendances are poor. Where are the 47,000 that were at that cup game against Sheffield Wednesday? If we could get them back and the Ched Evans 70,000 we could be fucking massive.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OAFC1984 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 23 minutes ago, mcfluff1985 said: Our attendances are poor. Where are the 47,000 that were at that cup game against Sheffield Wednesday? Some of them are probably dead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcfluff1985 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 2 minutes ago, OAFC1984 said: Some of them are probably dead See. No effort to come to games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjk2008 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 13 minutes ago, OAFC1984 said: Some of them are probably dead Lucky bastards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 17 minutes ago, OAFC1984 said: Some of them are probably dead True, including my Dad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldhamSheridan Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 Quality stuff from the past... https://twitter.com/AwayDays_/status/660512161085693953/photo/1 (shamelessly stolen from other website) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 25 minutes ago, OAFC1984 said: Some of them are probably dead If so many dead people can vote in Oldham I see no reason why some of them can’t get themselves to BP aswell.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 I've a vision of a 150,000 crowd swelled with malnourished mill workers, militant feminazis and the Undead. We might even get on Sky Sports News. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Mikey Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 6 minutes ago, leeslover said: I've a vision of a 150,000 crowd swelled with malnourished mill workers, militant feminazis and the Undead. We might even get on Sky Sports News. Will the malnourished mill-workers come back when they find out the pies run out before half time? Will Urko Vera be mistaken for the un-dead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddog Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 6 minutes ago, Magic Mikey said: Will the malnourished mill-workers come back when they find out the pies run out before half time? Will Urko Vera be mistaken for the un-dead? He certainly won’t be mistaken for malnourished Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 8 minutes ago, Magic Mikey said: Will the malnourished mill-workers come back when they find out the pies run out before half time? Will Urko Vera be mistaken for the un-dead? It was the Great Depression, the workers were used to pie shortages.Lees Brewery might have kidnapped Vera and put him to work pulling dray wagons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_bro Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 22 hours ago, mikejh45 said: The bit I struggled with was how he managed to run the club before he passed the so called fit and proper test. Also, assuming the club folds tomorrow, what does he get? Does he own the land and ground, for instance? The land is surety against the loans which have been taken out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossy52 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 my dad was there not sure why as he was a passionate Oldham rugby league fan ! Fortunately didn't live to see the shit team the roughyeds are now! p.s. Vera could be in the walking dead but don't think he is fast enough!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stainrod Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 Not called the Roughyeds now and actually sit in second place in ‘division 3’ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamoafc Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 29 minutes ago, Stainrod said: Not called the Roughyeds now and actually sit in second place in ‘division 3’ roughyeds.co.uk/ is still their website? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossy52 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 I know, I still follow their results out of loyalty but hardly the team of the 50's 60's 70s rubbing shoulders with Wigan, Warrington St Helens etc now its London Skolars ffs . Never got over the council screwing them over Watersheddings the bastards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
another fan Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 1 hour ago, rossy52 said: my dad was there not sure why as he was a passionate Oldham rugby league fan ! Fortunately didn't live to see the shit team the roughyeds are now! p.s. Vera could be in the walking dead but don't think he is fast enough!!! And we as Latics fans can call other sports teams in the town shit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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