ceskylatic Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 I think we can put this one to bed now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Burns Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 20 minutes ago, ceskylatic said: I think we can put this one to bed now. yeah thats the end of that then. Rangers 'star' might be pushing the definition somewhat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcfluff1985 Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 4 hours ago, O.A.F.C. said: Supporters negativity will only disappear once we have something to finally celebrate. We have a bitter fanbase but for good reason. It's usually people who were fortunate enough to remember the glory years who don't understand this. Try being under 40!! I'm under 40... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O.A.F.C. Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 1 minute ago, mcfluff1985 said: I'm under 40... Yeah but everyone knows on here that you're a bell end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudemedic Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 7 hours ago, O.A.F.C. said: Supporters negativity will only disappear once we have something to finally celebrate. We have a bitter fanbase but for good reason. It's usually people who were fortunate enough to remember the glory years who don't understand this. Try being under 40!! Some of us under 40 are old enough to have been watching Latics for a year before we beat Scarborough 7-0. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannyboy55555 Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 1 hour ago, rudemedic said: Some of us under 40 are old enough to have been watching Latics for a year before we beat Scarborough 7-0. 84? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkleking Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 1989 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L1onheartNew Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 40 minutes ago, dannyboy55555 said: 84? That's maths for ya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfatjoe1 Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 Before our golden years under Joe, we weren't exactly knocking on the door of Division One or having great cup runs. It wasn't always a struggle in the old Division Two, but it was often 'challenging.' That said, we did spend over 20 years in the top two divisions, so, yes, what came next was totally shit. I'd love to even remember being under 40...apart from the football. I'll never forget that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Burns Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 5 hours ago, bigfatjoe1 said: Before our golden years under Joe, we weren't exactly knocking on the door of Division One or having great cup runs. It wasn't always a struggle in the old Division Two, but it was often 'challenging.' That said, we did spend over 20 years in the top two divisions, so, yes, what came next was totally shit. I'd love to even remember being under 40...apart from the football. I'll never forget that... it's also pretty mad to think that Joe took over what would in modern parlance be described as a 'stable championship club' it has been a quite ridiculous decline really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogdenwoodwhittle Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 4 hours ago, Monty Burns said: it's also pretty mad to think that Joe took over what would in modern parlance be described as a 'stable championship club' it has been a quite ridiculous decline really. At the time , mid 1970s onwards, we/I thought we were a small town club, happy with the odd cup run, and first division opponents, eg Spurs. Looking back we didn't appreciate I guess the relative stability. even when Joe came in, it took a few seasons to get the recruitment strategy, the tactics and the playing surface all combining together . Let's hope this season starts the 'dare to dream' times off again. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddog73 Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 4 hours ago, Monty Burns said: it's also pretty mad to think that Joe took over what would in modern parlance be described as a 'stable championship club' it has been a quite ridiculous decline really. I started going mid eighties around the same time Joe came in, despite out League status we were only getting about 4000 through the gate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Burns Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 11 minutes ago, yarddog73 said: I started going mid eighties around the same time Joe came in, despite out League status we were only getting about 4000 through the gate. clearly the town had become disillusioned with being a stable championship club!! like when stoke got bored of finishing 8th in the prem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O.A.F.C. Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 4 minutes ago, Monty Burns said: clearly the town had become disillusioned with being a stable championship club!! like when stoke got bored of finishing 8th in the prem We have always had a fickle fanbase. Such as when we lost a third of our home support from the last game in the top flight to the first game in the 2nd tier in 94. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L1onheartNew Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 23 minutes ago, yarddog73 said: I started going mid eighties around the same time Joe came in, despite out League status we were only getting about 4000 through the gate. I seem to recall being one of less than 4000 for JR's first game against Shrewsbury. The game was dire from start to finish even though we won. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L1onheartNew Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 22 hours ago, Steve_R said: I’m 63 but I’ll happily give being under 40 a try Does being 62 and happily giving an under 40 a try count? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Burns Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 28 minutes ago, L1onheartNew said: I seem to recall being one of less than 4000 for JR's first game against Shrewsbury. The game was dire from start to finish even though we won. Rhino out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Og Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 6 hours ago, Monty Burns said: it's also pretty mad to think that Joe took over what would in modern parlance be described as a 'stable championship club' it has been a quite ridiculous decline really. Stable in terms of league position but never really financially stable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 (edited) 7 hours ago, yarddog73 said: I started going mid eighties around the same time Joe came in, despite out League status we were only getting about 4000 through the gate. 6 hours ago, Monty Burns said: clearly the town had become disillusioned with being a stable championship club!! like when stoke got bored of finishing 8th in the prem 6 hours ago, O.A.F.C. said: We have always had a fickle fanbase. Such as when we lost a third of our home support from the last game in the top flight to the first game in the 2nd tier in 94. Is fickle really the right word? I don't think we're any different than most, if not all, clubs in the regard that we have fans who only want to go when it's good. Each to their own. I get it and sometimes wish I could be like it. There'll always be us 3,000-4,000 or so who'll go no matter what. That'll double, or close to double, if we're gunning for promotion in this league and the two leagues above. Who knows what we could pull in the Championship/top flight nowadays? Thank you though for the first correct use of the word "fanbase" that I've seen in a long, long time..... Edited July 17, 2023 by HarryBosch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 6 hours ago, L1onheartNew said: I seem to recall being one of less than 4000 for JR's first game against Shrewsbury. The game was dire from start to finish even though we won. I remember beating Watford in front of about 3,000 in 1988. We'd been on a very poor run and it was cold and bleak. These were the days when the club would only sometimes blag the attendance in a downward direction for the taxman rather than this bizarre recent practice of pretending more were in.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcmetty Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 9 minutes ago, HarryBosch said: I remember beating Watford in front of about 3,000 in 1988. We'd been on a very poor run and it was cold and bleak. These were the days when the club would only sometimes blag the attendance in a downward direction for the taxman rather than this bizarre recent practice of pretending more were in.... 4th Feb 1989. 3-1, in front of 6,364. Our first win after a run of 15 without victory. We lost at home to City the previous home game, lost 4-3 at Barnsley the week before, and got knocked out of 3 cups in that spell. The first match in that run was a 1-1 draw at Goodison mind... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 4 minutes ago, oafcmetty said: 4th Feb 1989. 3-1, in front of 6,364. Our first win after a run of 15 without victory. We lost at home to City the previous home game, lost 4-3 at Barnsley the week before, and got knocked out of 3 cups in that spell. The first match in that run was a 1-1 draw at Goodison mind... Or it might have been Walsall in front of 5,760. Either way, there were never more than 3,000 in..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O.A.F.C. Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 14 minutes ago, HarryBosch said: Or it might have been Walsall in front of 5,760. Either way, there were never more than 3,000 in..... In the same season didn't United get a crowd of 18K for one of their league games? It might of been just football in general. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worcester Owl Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 Newcastle fans will tell you they're the best in the land, but there was a time when they were getting less than 20k at home games in the second tier. It's all relative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlossopLatic Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 Average Division 1 attendances 1989-90 The season which was really a turning point in English football. No club averaged over 40000 in England 6 teams in the top flight didn't even average 15000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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