Wardie Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 4 minutes ago, AndyB2 said: Worst season of my Oldham supporting life this one. And I have been doing it for 34 years Fifty years plus and this season flattered to deceive for a good while, then it showed its true colours or rather the so-called team did. I have felt worse than this but we were higher and the fall was a disaster, this one feels like slap in the face for having the nerve to believe we could come good this season. My version of Oldham Athletic has gone and will never return. At least I have seen the good times and experienced the elation of success. There have been times at BP when me and my daughters wouldn't have been anywhere else in the world, at that moment in time. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB2 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 1 minute ago, Wardie said: Fifty years plus and this season flattered to deceive for a good while, then it showed its true colours or rather the so-called team did. I have felt worse than this but we were higher and the fall was a disaster, this one feels like slap in the face for having the nerve to believe we could come good this season. My version of Oldham Athletic has gone and will never return. At least I have seen the good times and experienced the elation of success. There have been times at BP when me and my daughters wouldn't have been anywhere else in the world, at that moment in time. It does feel like the love affair is over doesn’t it. I had hope going into this season, but increasingly on my way driving to BP with my 10 and 5 year old daughters there’s been this horrible feeling that i need to let go and come to terms with the fact that it won’t ‘be our turn soon’ (as I had assumed) i honestly think it’s our destiny to fade away and I don’t think frank can ultimately save us. We are too far gone and he doesn’t have the £ to do it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlemoor Lad Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 1 minute ago, Wardie said: Fifty years plus and this season flattered to deceive for a good while, then it showed its true colours or rather the so-called team did. I have felt worse than this but we were higher and the fall was a disaster, this one feels like slap in the face for having the nerve to believe we could come good this season. My version of Oldham Athletic has gone and will never return. At least I have seen the good times and experienced the elation of success. There have been times at BP when me and my daughters wouldn't have been anywhere else in the world, at that moment in time. Yes, It was going too well and we all bought into it, such has been the desperation to succeed. It isn't easy being used to decades of abject failure and we definitely had a tiny glimmer of hope to tease us. Not to be yet again and sadly I'm feeling it might just be the exact same next season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticMark Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 15 minutes ago, AndyB2 said: Is there a single positive to take from this season? Anything at all? Any sign that things might be better next season. Last season we finished 12th on 61 points, this season we'll finish 9th or 10th on 63 to 66 points! Oh, and Frank has raised almost £377,000 for charity. Erm, that's it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB2 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 1 minute ago, Littlemoor Lad said: Yes, It was going too well and we all bought into it, such has been the desperation to succeed. It isn't easy being used to decades of abject failure and we definitely had a tiny glimmer of hope to tease us. Not to be yet again and sadly I'm feeling it might just be the exact same next season When you are so starved of success you will cling on to anything out of desperation. It makes our fan base naive, vulnerable and impressionable. We have so little experience of success we don’t see the signs (good and bad) that other fans see. We aren’t savvy and are very open to being hurt as a result. Best defence mechanism - assume the very worst (as I have done all season). It’s usually right. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markspark92 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 29 minutes ago, diggleblue said: What worries me. Booty, Berry, Colclough,Golden all players linked to us but we got none. Why?Will anybody want to come here?other than old timers wanting to draw a wage?We need youth,pace and desire. I’d look at signing thier 22 in the summer a player who can run at defenders and is not afraid to have a shot at goal a player we are desperately missing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlemoor Lad Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 8 minutes ago, AndyB2 said: When you are so starved of success you will cling on to anything out of desperation. It makes our fan base naive, vulnerable and impressionable. We have so little experience of success we don’t see the signs (good and bad) that other fans see. We aren’t savvy and are very open to being hurt as a result. Best defence mechanism - assume the very worst (as I have done all season). It’s usually right. I can't take that approach or I'd find myself calling the samaritans When Frank stepped in, It was like all my christmases had come at once, a biblical moment. My own disappointment must be miniscule compared to his and I pray that he keeps the faith and gets to enjoy the success he so deserves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whittles left foot Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 13 minutes ago, AndyB2 said: When you are so starved of success you will cling on to anything out of desperation. It makes our fan base naive, vulnerable and impressionable. We have so little experience of success we don’t see the signs (good and bad) that other fans see. We aren’t savvy and are very open to being hurt as a result. Best defence mechanism - assume the very worst (as I have done all season). It’s usually right. Christ you need a pulpit. Give up with your preaching- you know no more than the rest of us-many have longer allegiances with the club than you. Quote Best defence mechanism - assume the very worst (as I have done all season). We have noticed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sloshed Joe Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Apologies if it’s already been posted, but does anyone know what our longest run of games is without a victory? 10 games and counting must be one of the longest in recent years…? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Summerdeep Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 ^ In the 1968-69 season the side went 11 games without a win in September-October-November, during a run which included just one win in the opening 16 fixtures. There were also 11 games without a win from 31 Jan 1976 to 3 April 1976, and coincidentally the final 16 matches of the 1975-76 season also produced just one win. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Summerdeep Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 (edited) Just found an even worse run - 16 games without a single win from Aug 29 to Oct 31 in 1959, then another 11 match winless run in Jan-Feb-March. Also 9 defeats in 10 games from Jan 24 to Mar 21 in the previous season (the other result was a 0-0 draw). All these sequences came under the management of one Norman Dodgin, and not surprisingly the club had to apply for re-election to the Football League both in 1958-59 and 1959-60. https://www.11v11.com/teams/oldham-athletic/tab/matches/season/1960/ https://www.11v11.com/teams/oldham-athletic/tab/matches/season/1959/ Edited April 19 by Summerdeep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradKnowles1 Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 9 hours ago, 100milesaway said: 1580 Total attendance. Spoke to the police officer I know said official attendance through the door was 920 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB2 Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 8 hours ago, whittles left foot said: Christ you need a pulpit. Give up with your preaching- you know no more than the rest of us-many have longer allegiances with the club than you. We have noticed. Bitter. It’s not my fault old boy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradKnowles1 Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Thought it was two poor teams. Other than the goals we scored we did not create or test the keeper. Golden the type of right back which we have been missing for two years. Number 22 for them was shite but had Suttons pants down time and time again. I was shocked in the last 5 minutes we did not throw the kitchen sink at it. Free kick last kick of the game we still had Mcgahey and Hudson back. I’m not going to blame fans for the shit show and they have the right to do it but I don’t understand booing them on, booing Norwood on, booing at the end. People saying why aren’t the players celebrating when Gardner scored it’s probably because they are booed every week 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Sinnott Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 50 minutes ago, BradKnowles1 said: Spoke to the police officer I know said official attendance through the door was 920 But you said on Twitter there were 1000 Oldham fans there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradKnowles1 Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 28 minutes ago, Lee Sinnott said: But you said on Twitter there were 1000 Oldham fans there... Not the best counter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlossopLatic Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 (edited) I watched the Apprentice final last night saw the Latics result this morning and have skim read through this thread. We can have the biggest pity party in the world if you want and say how the players have shit the bed this season and how we've had 3 decades of dissapointment it's not going to change anything. So I'm just going to look forward to next season from here because as a fan their is nothing else I can do. Edited April 19 by GlossopLatic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100milesaway Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 1 hour ago, Lee Sinnott said: But you said on Twitter there were 1000 Oldham fans there... And you said that there would be more than 1400 Latics fans there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Sinnott Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 3 minutes ago, 100milesaway said: And you said that there would be more than 1400 Latics fans there. I did, but that wasn't when I was stood in the away end and could see how many people were there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100milesaway Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 1 hour ago, Lee Sinnott said: I did, but that wasn't when I was stood in the away end and could see how many people were there... I think that the last few days leading up to the game was such a disorganized mess, that most folk had just given up on it. There will also be plenty who have seen enough this season, and give tomorrow a miss too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_b_100 Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Ill be there tomorrow and Ill be there next season .... not out of habbit but because Im a suporter of OAFC. Yes they piss me off ... yes they have been shit ... Ill save the emotion for whan were promoted. I just need to lie down for a bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100milesaway Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 7 minutes ago, andy_b_100 said: Ill be there tomorrow and Ill be there next season .... not out of habbit but because Im a suporter of OAFC. Yes they piss me off ... yes they have been shit ... Ill save the emotion for whan were promoted. I just need to lie down for a bit Most of us will be there next season too. But there are plenty of our fans that have just had enough this season.. I am just praying that I live long enough to get emotional about a promotion campaign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 3 hours ago, BradKnowles1 said: Thought it was two poor teams. Other than the goals we scored we did not create or test the keeper. Golden the type of right back which we have been missing for two years. Number 22 for them was shite but had Suttons pants down time and time again. I was shocked in the last 5 minutes we did not throw the kitchen sink at it. Free kick last kick of the game we still had Mcgahey and Hudson back. I’m not going to blame fans for the shit show and they have the right to do it but I don’t understand booing them on, booing Norwood on, booing at the end. People saying why aren’t the players celebrating when Gardner scored it’s probably because they are booed every week I agree with Golden, I also mentioned him during the match. I wonder if MM has checked his stats bombs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddog73 Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 4 minutes ago, BP1960 said: I agree with Golden, I also mentioned him during the match. I wonder if MM has checked his stats bombs. Right footed Defender Centrehalf Pub player Snails pace Sorry he fails the criteria, according to statbomb he needs three of the above. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightDN123 Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 4 hours ago, BradKnowles1 said: Thought it was two poor teams. Other than the goals we scored we did not create or test the keeper. Golden the type of right back which we have been missing for two years. Number 22 for them was shite but had Suttons pants down time and time again. I was shocked in the last 5 minutes we did not throw the kitchen sink at it. Free kick last kick of the game we still had Mcgahey and Hudson back. I’m not going to blame fans for the shit show and they have the right to do it but I don’t understand booing them on, booing Norwood on, booing at the end. People saying why aren’t the players celebrating when Gardner scored it’s probably because they are booed every week Yes, you can’t continue to boo players for no reason and expect them to care. Fans need to look at themselves as much as the players and manager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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