Jimmy DoNut

Law Cup match re-arranged for Wednesday 22nd January (next week) for any Hornets fans fancying a trip up the road!

Anita, I think Telford Raiders might have something to say about that

I would think Tyler will play for sure plus a couple of Oldham lads, Zak Eckersley & Jacob Douglas.Plus George Hirst of course.

Don't think Tandle's words are what the majority of us Oldham fans think - as excited and optimistic as we are , we know how tough the Championship will be & that we will have good days & bad. If we are challenging for a top 6 spot that will be a big achievement & anything else will be a bonus.

As a completely unbiased Oldham fan, and having seen a lot of League 1 last year, this is mine:- Keighley, Swinton, Rochdale Hornets, Whitehaven, Midlands Huricanes, Goole Vikings, Dewsbury, Workington, North Wales Crusaders, Cornwall, Newcastle Thunder.

As an honorary Aussie these days Anita, I'm sure you know a bit more than we do about Josh - I hear his brother ain't bad as well

I wasn't there last Saturday. Did they give the fans a number like I think they have done before?

How many of you Bulldogs fans remember coming to Boundary Park on a snow-covered pitch in 1982?

Must be a Widnes fan then Jill We nearly beat the Cup Kings that day too , a Mick Adams chip kick bounced off the crossbar straight into a Widnes player's hands.

I'm surprised it's even in double figures

Watersheddings , what a place! Now has houses on it with streets named after Oldham greats from the 50's and the Championship winning team of '57. Threads like this on old football grounds always refer to Boundary Park (Home of Oldham Athletic) as being Ice Station Zebra but Watersheddings was much higher in the Pennine Hills and much, much colder. What memories though of knocking Wigan out of the Challenge Cup and Lancashire Cup - they hated coming to 'Sheddings - pushing the Kangaroos close in '86, our mascot tackling a Warrington fan who was on the pitch when he shouldn't have been, Wire fans fighting in our two-tier Hutchins Stand behind the sticks (one poor bloke with a broken leg had his crutches thrown to the ground below ), the long walk for the players back to the pavilion where the changing rooms were but especially the people! Hard-core Rugby League men , with a milllion tales to tell.

And Gallagher

Here goes:- Full-back - PLT, Astley Wing - Agoro, Sambou, Dixon, Tyrer Centre - Johnson, Turner, O'Keefe, Thornley Half -back - Craven, Dean (plus one more...maybe) Prop - Dudson, Kopczak, Farnworth, Jay Chap, Ted Chap, Yei Hooker - Wildie, Aldridge Second-row - Ashurst, Lawton, Taylor, Forster, Baxter, Hirst (on loan....maybe) Loose - Moran, Milner Not sure if I've forgotten anyone?

Wonderful Watersheddings

Lewis Baxter I think you mean, plus PLT on another season-long loan.

I did try to warn you

Is Darren Abram still at your club or did he go when Kilshaw went?

Just polishing my boots ready for pre-season Jim

Why drink wine when you can..................?

Fear not, Dean is a quality player & will come good.

It's an unusual deal this because when a player is under contract, which George is, a transfer fee is normally involved. This doesn't appear to be the case here. As I see it, if George doesn't make it at Wigan & never makes their first team, the deal won't have cost Wigan a penny. But if he makes it big time & becomes a regular, they are paying us a fee per appearance so will we get recompensed by them for as long as George plays, 10 years potentially? Or is that just for 2025? Also if he plays on loan for us in 2025 as is suggested, will he be training with us during the week or at Wigan? I'm not sure the other lads at Oldham would be too happy if he gets picked to play on a Sunday if he's been training there all week. Guess all will come to light in due course.

Patience is a virtue my friend !

Your season really hit the buffers when you sacked your coach mid-season. Seemed a bizarre decision at the time & has proved the case.

Video brought a tear to the eye

Funny one this, Oldham fan here, and without doubt the best ref we had all this year was a woman!!!!! Tara Jones the name, also Saints no 9 in the womens game.