ArthurO
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14 hours ago, The Art of Hand and Foot said:
Fordy has already said the squad will be a mid to high championship squad, irrespective of which division we're in.
Given that some of the greatest players, both forwards and backs, that have ever played League have come from Union sides.
I wonder if Fordy could use his extensive contacts within Rugby Union to unearth a potential, or future, 'superstar' for us such as Johnathan Davies, Keith Fielding, David Watkins, Billy Boston, Scott Gibbs etc.
But, WITHOUT 'Breaking the Bank, so to speak.
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On 17/08/2023 at 13:32, Anita Bath said:
Hornets looking to welcome you the ‘house of pain’.
Anita.
A 'Pain in your House', you say ?
Under the circumstances, may I suggest that you take two Aspirins and lie-down in a darkened room.
Until next season.
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1 hour ago, Dave Naylor said:
Do you know what, I don't mind becoming Oldham Bears again.
Dave.
Why do re-brandings have to be named after animals ?
We've already tried the name 'Bears' and it wasn't wildly successful. And why try to resurrect something historic from many years ago?
If we had to ditch the name 'Roughyeds' then why not try a unique or futuristic name ? Something that's completely different from anything that's gone before. Something that captures people's imagination.
As an example: Oldham VULCANS (a nod to Vulcan Street near Watersheddings)
It may appeal to a younger generation and would possibly have greater marketable potential than a 'Bear' ? ?
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16 hours ago, Tim G said:
Had no intention of following the previous owners ideas of running the club as so many people I know also stayed away.
Your comment makes me wonder, whatever happened to 'Adele' who used to have an 'intense dislike' of Chris Hamilton. She always said on this forum she'd stay away whilst he was still in control of the club. Will she now return ?
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2 minutes ago, The Art of Hand and Foot said:
Hmmmmm! Doncaster tonked by hurricanes today.
And Midland Hurricanes were, themselves, tonked by Cornwall just seven days ago !
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Brilliant !
Well done lads.
Onwards and upwards.
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2 hours ago, Bedford Roughyed said:
Discuss the game here.
OK ! I'll start the discussion:-
(a) It's a 'must win' game
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(b) NEVER underestimate the opposition.
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46 minutes ago, YoungYed said:
I would love it if we could try to tempt a few of the Oldham lads back
It appears that Tyler Dupree is unhappy at Salford.
It would be good if we could tempt him to come back !
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I have to say that, after more than 25 years (a full quarter of a century !) since we left our beloved Watersheddings, this fantastic news seems difficult to believe and has yet to sink in,
What more can I say except "I'm proud to be a Roughyed".
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22 hours ago, The Art of Hand and Foot said:
RIP. Sad loss but I'll never ever forget or forgive that decision.
That makes two of us that'll never forget or forgive that decision.
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7 hours ago, jroyales said:
Could be a lot worse.
Yeah !
It could have been Rochdale Hairnets ! !
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Headingley. Sunday. 5th October 2014.
Result: Hunslet 17 Oldham 16
I was there. With a broken heart.
Revenge is mine, sayeth the Roughyed !
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7 hours ago, shrewsbury roughyed said:
Who would be your choice as the best rugby league player, past or current, born and/or brought up in Oldham? In terms of skill, leadership, ability to read and change a game, and sheer toughness, anyone better than Paul Sculthorpe?
anyone better than Paul Sculthorpe ?
Yes.
Kevin Sinfield.
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3 hours ago, FailsworthYed said:
Played well after an error ridden 30 minutes.
It looked a bit 'dodgy' when they were 12 points ahead as we approached half-time. They looked faster, more enthusiastic and more determined than we did.
Did we underestimate them ? ?
Fortunately we scored a morale-boosting try under the sticks right on the half-time hooter.
Don't know what Littler said to the lads at half-time but we looked like a different team when we came out in the second-half.
The Cornish lads tired as the game wore on and we started to 'pull away' from them. But, all credit to them. Even in the face of yet another defeat , they never gave up, they never stopped running, they never backed-off, never shirked or dropped-off a tackle.
I know. I was there.
Anyway, well done Roughyeds. "A win is a win" (as they say) and they're all important as the season draws to a close.
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25 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:
I remember going to that Oldham v Widnes play off game at Spotland years ago.
So do I. It was yet another in our long list of sad days and another nail in our coffin.
And, I'm happy to be corrected on this point BUT if I remember correctly, Widnes went into 'administration' or 'Bankcrupt' the day after their victory because, in order to beat us that day, they spent more money on players than they could afford.
Yet they weren't 'penalised'. They retained a place in Super League and we were denied.
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Based on this performance, it's hard to see where the next win this season, if any, will come from.
And that includes against Cornwall !
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I've had a premonition and I've foreseen the result.
It may come as no surprise to say that one side will NOT be pleased with the result.
However, I'm not prepared to say which of the two sides will be the winner at this point in time.
Suffice to say that one set of fans will be very happy and the other set, won't.
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It is of no consolation to say but, as little as two weeks ago even Cornwall, who hadn't won a game all season, managed to score 12 points against Keighley and at the same time restrict them to a score of 56 points.
That's six points LESS than what Keighley have just scored against us !
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1 hour ago, The Art of Hand and Foot said:
I was ecstatic as Paul lord touched down against Warrington.
So was I.
It WAS a try.
I still hate Holdsworth. And I always will.
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And after the result against Lock Lane in the cup, we thought it couldn't possibly get any worse.
How wrong we were !
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6 hours ago, Curlywurly2 said:
Isn't Mount Pleasant the name of Batleys Ground and Crown Flatt is or was Dewsburys?
Curly.
Yes. You're correct. My apologies. I meant to say Mount Peasant, NOT Crown Flatt.
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7 hours ago, john in oz said:
Crown Flatt was Dewsbury’s ground Arthur.
John.
Yes. You're correct. My apologies. I meant to say Mt. Pleasant, not Crown Flatt.
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(Quote) "It was a freezing cold day and there was about six inches of snow. There was an altercation just before half-time. I was fighting with a Batley player. I was up against a fence, and someone grabbed me by the hair. I got out of the fight, turned around and a woman was laughing, still grabbing my hair. I can’t remember what I said" (Unquote)
Crown Flat. I was there. It all happened in the covered stand about 10 feet directly in front of me. What he said isn't repeatable here. The players got involved and the crowd rushed forwards to the barrier and got involved. All slapping and shouting. It was a complete 'melee'. Nobody seemed to have a clue what was going on. Or why. It all happened really quickly. Bottom line is, he got sent off. To make matters worse, Batley played down the slope in the second half and we lost.
John Cogger was a great player in a team that was always a 100% pleasure to watch. Thanks for the memories, John.
We were so near, yet so far, from Wembley. I still 'dislike' Holdsworth. With a passion !
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1 hour ago, Anita Bath said:
but expect to face stronger opposition this weekend
Stronger opposition ? ? ?
Hey, we're only playing Rochdale Hairnets, not St Helens.
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Sunday 10th Sept: L1 Semi Final: Oldham V North Wales: KO 3.00pm, Boundary Park, Oldham
in Oldham RLFC
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Well.
Sadly we now know exactly which Division we'll be in next year.