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Oldham

Post by ElectroClaret » Fri May 30, 2025 11:46 pm

May be rejoining the Football League on Sunday when they play Southend for the right to play in League Two next season.

Some good memories of Boundary Park, particularly that 3-3 draw (1998)? when they had to open up another stand to accommodate all our supporters.

So good luck to them.

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Re: Oldham

Post by TheFamilyCat » Sat May 31, 2025 12:07 am

I must admit, my memories of that 3-3 draw aren't quite so fond.
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Re: Oldham

Post by mybloodisclaret » Sat May 31, 2025 1:29 am

ElectroClaret wrote:
Fri May 30, 2025 11:46 pm
May be rejoining the Football League on Sunday when they play Southend for the right to play in League Two next season.

Some good memories of Boundary Park, particularly that 3-3 draw (1998)? when they had to open up another stand to accommodate all our supporters.

So good luck to them.
Was there with my dad that night...... We got in super early up at the back of the Clarets end. Will never forget the look on the stewards face when my dad asked him if he thought it would be a busy night!!

He (and us) kept look to the right, (where the away coaches and minibuses were) the stand seemed full and they kept coming and coming and coming. Most fans went to the right as Oldham fans vacated the area but I am sure, a good number jumped into the home end on the left.

I miss nights like that. My dad took me on some crazy nights which got me addicted to Burnley. He's still going, and still a great bloke and big Burnley. Cheers dad.
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Re: Oldham

Post by Andingle » Sat May 31, 2025 8:03 am

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Re: Oldham

Post by CaptJohn » Sat May 31, 2025 8:13 am

TheFamilyCat wrote:
Sat May 31, 2025 12:07 am
I must admit, my memories of that 3-3 draw aren't quite so fond.
I don't have good memories of my visits to Oldham. They can rot in hell from my perspective.

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Re: Oldham

Post by Quicknick » Sat May 31, 2025 8:29 am

As an Oldham/Skipton hybrid Claret, I hope the Latics win.

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Re: Oldham

Post by Buxtonclaret » Sat May 31, 2025 8:36 am

Don't mind Oldham.
Hope they get back.

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Re: Oldham

Post by BurnleyFC » Sat May 31, 2025 8:57 am

Good luck to Oldham.

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Re: Oldham

Post by Stalbansclaret » Sat May 31, 2025 9:06 am

Went to Boundary Park the other week to watch a rugby league match. It’s in good nick and they’ll be a good addition to the EFL. Hope they do it.

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Re: Oldham

Post by ClaretTony » Sat May 31, 2025 9:12 am

CaptJohn wrote:
Sat May 31, 2025 8:13 am
I don't have good memories of my visits to Oldham. They can rot in hell from my perspective.
I think I’ve only seen us win there twice, one of them in the FA Cup.

Southend - saw us win a promotion there.

These two were nowhere near the top of the league either.

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Re: Oldham

Post by Row x » Sat May 31, 2025 9:12 am

ElectroClaret wrote:
Fri May 30, 2025 11:46 pm
May be rejoining the Football League on Sunday when they play Southend for the right to play in League Two next season.

Some good memories of Boundary Park, particularly that 3-3 draw (1998)? when they had to open up another stand to accommodate all our supporters.

So good luck to them.
I preferred the 4.1 win in the fa cup tbh, or the icey night steve kindon ran thenm ragged
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Re: Oldham

Post by Woodleyclaret » Sat May 31, 2025 9:18 am

Passing Fyldes ground a few months ago and the next game was Oldham.I had forgotten they'd tumbled so far.I had good memories at Southend with Laws scoring when we got promoted.

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Re: Oldham

Post by MrTopTier » Sat May 31, 2025 9:38 am

Expected to be a crowd of near 50k on.
Exceptional for a non league game.
Not fussed who wins, but it will be another club on the up after struggling with bad owners.

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Re: Oldham

Post by ClaretTony » Sat May 31, 2025 9:57 am

MrTopTier wrote:
Sat May 31, 2025 9:38 am
Expected to be a crowd of near 50k on.
Exceptional for a non league game.
Not fussed who wins, but it will be another club on the up after struggling with bad owners.
And it might well have been above that but Brent Council have restricted the capacity tomorrow, initially to 35,000 but now to 48,000 due to the underground station there being closed.

Supporters organisations at both clubs have issued the following: “Although Southend United and Oldham Athletic will be rivals on 1st June, both clubs are very much alike, as century-old institutions that are the heart of their local communities. Both clubs are poster children for the urgent need for a football regulator, with recent histories plagued with financial mismanagement, unscrupulous owners and scrapes with liquidation.

“Both football clubs have come through their existential crises and are now on the up again, and this should be a celebratory moment for them and their communities

“We implore Brent Council and Wembley Stadium to understand the need for greater capacity, and for all key stakeholders to support both football clubs… by finding creative and workable ways to raise the capacity.”

The National League have said: “We share the disappointment felt by fans of both clubs and are working with all the relevant authorities – including both Southend United and Oldham Athletic. However, we also recognise that the safety of fans is paramount importance.

“All efforts to increase capacity need to be done so in a co-ordinated and appropriate manner that has fans’ safety at the heart.

“Capacity restrictions for events at Wembley Stadium are set by the relevant authorities in conjunction with Transport for London. Any decisions on capacity restrictions cannot and have not been made by the National League.”
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Re: Oldham

Post by welsbyswife » Sat May 31, 2025 10:00 am

TheFamilyCat wrote:
Sat May 31, 2025 12:07 am
I must admit, my memories of that 3-3 draw aren't quite so fond.
My driving or the game? :D

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Re: Oldham

Post by welsbyswife » Sat May 31, 2025 10:07 am

Brilliant goal by Weller is my main memory of Boundary Park.

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Re: Oldham

Post by Quicknick » Sat May 31, 2025 10:28 am

Row x wrote:
Sat May 31, 2025 9:12 am
I preferred the 4.1 win in the fa cup tbh, or the icey night steve kindon ran thenm ragged
Yes, they were my two favourites. Huge following both times, especially in the FA Cup in 1973-74. And that takeover of the Chadderton End was spectacular.

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Re: Oldham

Post by beddie » Sat May 31, 2025 11:56 am

My retired neighbour is an Oldham fan and his son is taking him down for the game. He told me yesterday he’s going to wear his 1990 shirt in orange so I can spot him :) I hope they win.

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Re: Oldham

Post by Dark Cloud » Sat May 31, 2025 12:05 pm

When I was at uni in Manchester in the late 70s my best mate was an Oldham die hard. I haven't seen him or spoken to him in donkey's years, but I always keep an eye on their fortunes and hope they do well for him.

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Re: Oldham

Post by TheFamilyCat » Sat May 31, 2025 12:12 pm

welsbyswife wrote:
Sat May 31, 2025 10:00 am
My driving or the game? :D
Both, you reckless ****.

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Re: Oldham

Post by Silkyskills1 » Sat May 31, 2025 12:16 pm

I remember the pitch invasion towards the Chadderton End prior to the FA Cup tie in 1974. Four of us already had tickets in that end and there were plenty of Clarets around us as well so not too sure what happened for us to have tickets for what I guess was the 'home' end. Great atmosphere, around 26,000 I think and of course Leighton at his imperious best in the opening minutes setting up two headers for Fletch and Dobo to put give us a lead we wouldn't surrender. Wonderful times ( football wise at least) to look back on.

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Re: Oldham

Post by Fretters » Sat May 31, 2025 12:18 pm

Just spotted my mum on that video! Thanks for sharing.
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Re: Oldham

Post by DAVETHEVICAR » Sat May 31, 2025 12:34 pm

Travelling down in the morning with my Oldham supporting son- in - law and meeting up with his brother and nephew.
His brother got the 4 tickets together so obviously hoping for an Oldham win
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Re: Oldham

Post by ClaretTony » Sat May 31, 2025 12:47 pm

Fretters wrote:
Sat May 31, 2025 12:18 pm
Just spotted my mum on that video! Thanks for sharing.
Haven’t spotted her

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Re: Oldham

Post by Claretforever » Sat May 31, 2025 3:38 pm

Almost 50,000 tickets sold between them is very impressive for tier five.
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Re: Oldham

Post by Fretters » Sat May 31, 2025 3:54 pm

ClaretTony wrote:
Sat May 31, 2025 12:47 pm
Haven’t spotted her
Go to 4 mins 24 secs on this video and look at the bottom left hand corner.

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Re: Oldham

Post by ŽižkovClaret » Sat May 31, 2025 3:58 pm

Oldham were my Grandad's team, with them living in Chadderton, and Oldham 2-0 Barnsley (Ritchie got both) was my first proper memory of attending a football game. I'll be supporting them tomorrow from here, as i didnt want to risk not getting a ticket, and then was more concerned about depriving a "proper fan" of a ticket if i'd gone over in his memory.

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Re: Oldham

Post by ClaretTony » Sat May 31, 2025 4:07 pm

Fretters wrote:
Sat May 31, 2025 3:54 pm
Go to 4 mins 24 secs on this video and look at the bottom left hand corner.
Spotted her, she looks to be smiling too so must not have been giving me a bollocking

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Re: Oldham

Post by Fretters » Sat May 31, 2025 4:15 pm

ClaretTony wrote:
Sat May 31, 2025 4:07 pm
Spotted her, she looks to be smiling too so must not have been giving me a bollocking
:D She's pointing at something though, probably at something you'd done wrong :D
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Re: Oldham

Post by Casper2 » Sat May 31, 2025 4:56 pm

ClaretTony wrote:
Sat May 31, 2025 9:12 am
I think I’ve only seen us win there twice, one of them in the FA Cup.

Southend - saw us win a promotion there.

These two were nowhere near the top of the league either.
Don’t forget the Anglo-Scottish cup Tony

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Re: Oldham

Post by Casper2 » Sat May 31, 2025 5:07 pm

I’ll be rooting (no pun intended) for Southend as my mates son plays for them.

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Re: Oldham

Post by ClaretTony » Sat May 31, 2025 5:20 pm

Casper2 wrote:
Sat May 31, 2025 4:56 pm
Don’t forget the Anglo-Scottish cup Tony
In the back of my head I kept thinking there was a third. That was another 4-1 played in a skating rink.

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Re: Oldham

Post by CyrilEbokiPoh » Sat May 31, 2025 5:28 pm

mybloodisclaret wrote:
Sat May 31, 2025 1:29 am
Was there with my dad that night...... We got in super early up at the back of the Clarets end. Will never forget the look on the stewards face when my dad asked him if he thought it would be a busy night!!

He (and us) kept look to the right, (where the away coaches and minibuses were) the stand seemed full and they kept coming and coming and coming. Most fans went to the right as Oldham fans vacated the area but I am sure, a good number jumped into the home end on the left.

I miss nights like that. My dad took me on some crazy nights which got me addicted to Burnley. He's still going, and still a great bloke and big Burnley. Cheers dad.
Similar. I was there with my dad and family. Even when winning never felt safe. And when they came back into it and the heavens opened I was desperate for it to get abandoned. It felt like that was it. But those days and even until not that long ago, I never felt like we had won until we had win. In fact went to games expecting nothing.

Remember the streams of fans arriving and taking over the Oldham end. They must have seen nothing like that.

I pine for those days. Turning up with our without a ticket. Knowing somehow you will get in. And a loud, passionate crowd (no phones - like festivals and concerts and everything else!) just raw passion and an entire end as one.
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Re: Oldham

Post by CyrilEbokiPoh » Sat May 31, 2025 5:31 pm

ClaretTony wrote:
Sat May 31, 2025 9:57 am
And it might well have been above that but Brent Council have restricted the capacity tomorrow, initially to 35,000 but now to 48,000 due to the underground station there being closed.

Supporters organisations at both clubs have issued the following: “Although Southend United and Oldham Athletic will be rivals on 1st June, both clubs are very much alike, as century-old institutions that are the heart of their local communities. Both clubs are poster children for the urgent need for a football regulator, with recent histories plagued with financial mismanagement, unscrupulous owners and scrapes with liquidation.

“Both football clubs have come through their existential crises and are now on the up again, and this should be a celebratory moment for them and their communities

“We implore Brent Council and Wembley Stadium to understand the need for greater capacity, and for all key stakeholders to support both football clubs… by finding creative and workable ways to raise the capacity.”

The National League have said: “We share the disappointment felt by fans of both clubs and are working with all the relevant authorities – including both Southend United and Oldham Athletic. However, we also recognise that the safety of fans is paramount importance.

“All efforts to increase capacity need to be done so in a co-ordinated and appropriate manner that has fans’ safety at the heart.

“Capacity restrictions for events at Wembley Stadium are set by the relevant authorities in conjunction with Transport for London. Any decisions on capacity restrictions cannot and have not been made by the National League.”
Good on them. Modern football is broken in so many ways. With owners and corrupt governing bodies.

A different but similar scenario. Tonight’s European cup final.

18,000 psg fans
18,000 inter

The rest corporate and neutrals. It’s shocking.

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Re: Oldham

Post by Claret86 » Sat May 31, 2025 5:35 pm

ElectroClaret wrote:
Fri May 30, 2025 11:46 pm
May be rejoining the Football League on Sunday when they play Southend for the right to play in League Two next season.

Some good memories of Boundary Park, particularly that 3-3 draw (1998)? when they had to open up another stand to accommodate all our supporters.

So good luck to them.
Ive got the program from that match. I was only 10 years old and I absolutely loved that match. But, it was also the first time i had my head in my hands unable to process what id just seen. We were 3-1 up.
I currently work in Manchester. Got a couple of work colleagues who are Oldham fans and they are brilliant lads. A proper club that doesn't deserve what it's been through

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Re: Oldham

Post by FCBurnley » Sat May 31, 2025 5:37 pm

Latics v Rovers in D1 season after next

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Re: Oldham

Post by basil6345789 » Sat May 31, 2025 5:55 pm

Mac managed em, Andy Lochead played for em

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Re: Oldham

Post by FCBurnley » Sat May 31, 2025 6:41 pm

Imagine watching a football match with a 100% neutral crowd. That’s the way it seems to be heading

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Re: Oldham

Post by boatshed bill » Sat May 31, 2025 6:43 pm

watching those highlights has reminded me how good it was to watch live football back then.

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Re: Oldham

Post by ClaretTony » Sat May 31, 2025 7:30 pm

Back in the early 90s I was parking up at work at the same time as another car which had a kit hanging in the back window as had mine. I was looking to see which club it was and the other driver spotted me looking and said it’s Oldham, a club much bigger than yours who we would never get the chance to pay again.

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Re: Oldham

Post by The Shire Claret » Sat May 31, 2025 7:45 pm

My first ever away game at 13 years old with my grandad

Blew my tiny little mined the things I saw and the emotions I felt

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Re: Oldham

Post by JohnDearyMe » Sat May 31, 2025 8:00 pm

Claretforever wrote:
Sat May 31, 2025 3:38 pm
Almost 50,000 tickets sold between them is very impressive for tier five.
That is a good turnout. Although it's funny how Oldham, which much have double or maybe three times the population of Burnley, never seems to have been able to attract the same sorts of crowds as we did/do.

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Re: Oldham

Post by John Johnson 1605 » Sat May 31, 2025 8:15 pm

ClaretTony wrote:
Sat May 31, 2025 7:30 pm
Back in the early 90s I was parking up at work at the same time as another car which had a kit hanging in the back window as had mine. I was looking to see which club it was and the other driver spotted me looking and said it’s Oldham, a club much bigger than yours who we would never get the chance to pay again.
Impressive to hear 30 year grudges can remain unharboured 😂

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Re: Oldham

Post by ClaretTony » Sat May 31, 2025 8:35 pm

John Johnson 1605 wrote:
Sat May 31, 2025 8:15 pm
Impressive to hear 30 year grudges can remain unharboured 😂
Absolutely
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Re: Oldham

Post by CyrilEbokiPoh » Sat May 31, 2025 11:13 pm

JohnDearyMe wrote:
Sat May 31, 2025 8:00 pm
That is a good turnout. Although it's funny how Oldham, which much have double or maybe three times the population of Burnley, never seems to have been able to attract the same sorts of crowds as we did/do.
Problem is. Like us they’re surrounded by big clubs. Much much closer. Oldhams about 5 miles from the etihad. And they have no real history (granted they did ok in the late 80s / early 90s.

I knew someone who had zero connection to the town. Who was from London. Picked Oldham as his club. Because they were bottom of the fourth division and said they couldn’t get any worse.

They went all the way up the leagues - then back down. And beyond. Little did he know it could get far better but even worse. 😳😂
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Re: Oldham

Post by Loyalclaret » Sat May 31, 2025 11:21 pm

4:57 a 12 year old Loyal Claret, Beaky senior/junior and Peter B 😁 bet Stockbrokerbelt was about too 😁

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Re: Oldham

Post by cockneyclaret » Sat May 31, 2025 11:50 pm

CyrilEbokiPoh wrote:
Sat May 31, 2025 11:13 pm
Problem is. Like us they’re surrounded by big clubs. Much much closer. Oldhams about 5 miles from the etihad. And they have no real history (granted they did ok in the late 80s / early 90s.

I knew someone who had zero connection to the town. Who was from London. Picked Oldham as his club. Because they were bottom of the fourth division and said they couldn’t get any worse.

They went all the way up the leagues - then back down. And beyond. Little did he know it could get far better but even worse. 😳😂
Bit like me supporting Burnley :D
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Re: Oldham

Post by Aclaret » Sun Jun 01, 2025 1:17 pm

Is this play off final on tv ? Can't seem to see it anywhere.

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Re: Oldham

Post by Claret Till I Die » Sun Jun 01, 2025 1:19 pm

Aclaret wrote:
Sun Jun 01, 2025 1:17 pm
Is this play off final on tv ? Can't seem to see it anywhere.
DAZN UK

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Re: Oldham

Post by kentonclaret » Sun Jun 01, 2025 1:46 pm

Aclaret wrote:
Sun Jun 01, 2025 1:17 pm
Is this play off final on tv ? Can't seem to see it anywhere.
Disappointing that so little coverage is awarded to the National League given that recent promotions have shown that there is very little separating the top teams in the NL and League 2. Stockport and Wrexham were in the NL only recently yet finished in the top 6 in League 1. Recently promoted Chesterfield finished in the top 7 in League 2 in their first season back at that level.
Closure of the main Wembley Stadium station lines on the day of the NL Playoff Final just underscores the low level of priority it is given.

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