Ex-scrumhalf

\given the loss of Musgrave I think Lawson and Moran should be back the fold immediately

No doubt I am going to be shown to be wrong but I seem recall that roughly 2 or 3 weeks ago there were about half a dozen players charged with use of inappropriate language. All were found guilty and, I think, suspended for 2 games with fines suspended until the end of the season. On that basis i thought Musgrave would get a similar sentence. Don't know the full details and I suppose these others could refer to language towards an official. Does anyone else remember this or am I dreaming.

Huge blow especially when you look at punishments handed out to other players a couple of weeks ago for similar offences

Thanks for the info on O'Keefe guys. Just read on another thread that the club do not release much information about injuries so that other clubs aren't made aware, but does that really make any real difference? I think as supporters we are entitled to know exactly what our injury situation is, by which I mean how long do we expect injured players to be missing. Its frustrating to see a 21 man squad on Friday then find 5 or 6 missing from the final 17 and even more so when those 17 are different on match day as occurred recently. However information after that event seems to suggest it was indeed very much last minute and therefore unavoidable. I think our club is being run extremely well and we are better off than we have been for quite some time for which I, among others, am grateful to BQ and MF along with others who work tirelessly behind the scenes, but can't help feeling that info on Injuries is inadequate and would appreciate improvements in this area.

Can someone tell me what has happened to Ben O'Keefe please? During the latest injury crisis, in which we have suffered more in the backs than the forwards, there has been no mention of him at all despite the need for experienced centres/wingers. In my opinion he was a decent player who could have filled a problem position for us. Has he suffered a bad injury that is keeping him out for the duration? Is he out of favour with the club and if so why? Or has he left the club? Either way I must have completely missed something and would be grateful if someone could put me wise.

I thought the referee was pretty poor overall, I was directly in front of the try he disallowed, I think it was JT who fell over the line and planted the ball down firmly. There was no hint of a knock on and the grounding was perfect. Had that been given at that stage of the game it could have been a case of breaking the Barrow hearts and opening the flood gates, but full credit to Barrow who I thought played quite well.. The halves both played well and I thought Riley Dean had his best game for us so far. Not sure if true but some people around me seemed to know the guy who came on the field and held up the game. They reckoned he has alzheimers but he certainly made Oldham lose concentration and gifted them a try.

Can anyone tell me why Dixon was left out today. If its an injury I hope its nothing too serious

Thanks RF

Thanks Tandle. I'll give it a go

Sadly cant make it tomorrow but does anyone know if there is a radio station up there that will be doing the match and that I can tune into?

I somehow feel quite deflated about this and think its the first bit of negative news to come out of the club since the takeover. I also feel that it is now time to, bring back some positives, by starting to name the "exciting players" we are alleged to have signed already for next season. Dudson and Milner are no doubt very good players but for me don't have the wow factor I was expecting. I hope the claims of signing exciting players was not exaggerated and that they will be named in the very near future.

Great season and a wonderful day yesterday. Well done to everyone concerned. Already looking forward to next season. Good luck to our neighbours, Rochdale, in the play offs. It would be great for them to come up as well and also give us our usual local derby games to look forward to. I was a bit disappointed to find out long after the game finished that the Southward who turned out for Workington yesterday is the grandson of the late, great, Ike Southward. After the game finished some of the Workington players came over to the corner where I was standing taking photos and young Southward was stood right next to me. Had I known he was Ike's grandson I would have had a word as Ike was one of my Oldham heros back in the day. Good luck in the championship Oldham.

I think the new bosses at Oldham have done a fabulous job and have tempted me back to watching games. I even traveled to Colwyn Bay, however I do have a little moan which I think many fans will agree with, at least I hope so. I don't think that we are given enough updates on players injuries. For instance we were told that Lawton had a possible broken bone in his ankle which could mean his season is over but since then no update. Jordan Turner is a massive part of our team and we miss him badly but have we been told what is wrong with him or when he is likely to return, I don't think so. I think the loyal fans should be updated very regularly so that we can look to or future games with optimism, hopefully. If the club read these comments I hope they will make giving us weekly updates on injuries a priority.

As an Oldham fan I have to say that I have nothing but respect and admiration for the Newcastle team on Sunday. Despite being heavily beaten the guys put their bodies on the line, never let their heads drop and tried right until the very end. Well done guys. I was so impressed by their attitude that I made a point of shaking the hands of a number of the Newcastle players at the end of the game and thanked them personally for their efforts. Good luck for the rest of the season and I hope things improve for fans and players alike.

Thank you very much for that info. I shall certainly take a look at the trust website. Thanks again