Oldham Valderama

Not exactly a classic yesterday but a win is a win. A few handling errors cost us a couple more certain tries but the result was never really in doubt and in the end a comfortable win. Oldham never really got out of second gear but I'm pretty sure if needs must then they could have stepped it up if required. In the end its 2 points, another win and now on to the next game. Fair play to Cornwall though, they gave it a good crack and caused us issues certainly in our defensive capabilities. Also thought the referee was excellent yesterday, alright a couple of dubious decisions that effected both sides but all in all I thought she referred really well and competently.

Well said Shaw llewellyn!!! In theory against Cornwall s/b a pretty straight forward win and it more than probably will be. I got carried away before when we went to Swinton, I was expecting us to absolutely stuff them and what happened, we ended up getting a proper spanking, 40 years of watching Oldham and they never stop surprising me

Out of curiosity does anyone know what the attendance was at yesterday's game? Apart from the small group of vocal Hunslet fans in the upper tier and the odd few fans here and there I'd have said it was about 70-80% Oldham. Superb turnout to watch what was a classy display by Oldham yesterday.

746???? Blooming heck that's a bit poor. If its a 50/50 split between the teams Oldham will be lucky to come out of the game with £500 after all expenses have been paid out

Out of curiosity anyone know what the attendance was last night? Apart from the group of Swinton fans in the corner and a smattering throughout the main stand I'd say Oldham fans were defiantly in the majority which is always good to see.

I know it was the same for both teams so no excuse but I thought those floodlights were useless, seemed to me to be really dark and dingy for some reason. Also the kicks bouncing and dropped balls by Oldham, to be honest from where I was sat in the main stand the moment the ball was kicked in the air by Swinton even i completely lost sight of it in the night sky and would have had no chance catching it so the Oldham lads i have a bit of sympathy with on this occasion. Maybe we should play with a bright orange rugby ball for night games As for the game itself, Oldham started badly and never really got going, fair play to Swinton, they looked like a decent outfit to me and credit where its due, they thoroughly deserved their victory. It wont do Oldham any harm to get beaten so convincingly, bit of a wake up call and a reality check that goes to show we are not the finished article yet. Its still early days in the new look Oldham in all aspects of the club from on field to off field. Bound to be some bumps in the road but I do not see tonight's loss as all doom and gloom, its obvious the new look Oldham team have the signs of being a cracking outfit with potential but a dose of reality now and then can put things into perspective and stop us all getting carried away. The players just need to reflect on what has just happened, take the rollocking from Sean Long and then move forward for next week at York. This evenings game was one that just did not happen or gel for Oldham, cant fault the effort of the players (shout out for Jordan Turner by the way who i thought was immense) so reflect on it and move on to hopefully better days ahead. COME ON OLDHAM!!!!!!!!!!

I know its still early days but I can defo see the Oldham team starting to gel and feel that they have a "statement win" in them and will give someone a good thrashing. Hoping it'll be Rochdale but can also see them beating Barrow (although a good side for sure), I reckon Barrow 10 - Oldham 30

Just noticed on the Oldham website a full season car park pass for Boundary Park priced £60, good idea that being able to pay up front and then guaranteeing a car park space on match days. Another good initiative so i shall be purchasing one of those. Query though as i cant see it anywhere (unless I'm going blind), I assume this is just for the league & 1895 Cup games played at Boundary Park and doesn't include extra games such as the friendly against London or Challenge Cup? Thanks

Thanks for the update Dave I'm a bit "old school" and would ideally like a book of tickets like back in the good old days but i accept things move on and even with my limited intelligence I should be able to handle presenting a physical card at the ground when i turn up The season would be over before I work out how to update an app on my phone LOL!!!!

You read my mind as i was going to ask the exact same question as to what format the season tickets will come as

A bit random but a couple from more recent times in Oldham's history:- 1) He'll never go down in history as Oldham's greatest player but as a "fan's favourite" for a couple of years I remember enjoying watching the battering ram that Jason Clegg, alright might have had a limited skill set but I just remember the crowds at matches getting excited every time he got the ball and watching him trying to bulldoze his way through the opposition. Always had the crowd willing him on and when he scored a try once under the posts at Boundary Park it was as if all the Oldham fans lost the plot for a few moments, he didn't score many tries but that was a belter LOL!!!! 2) Pat Rich, again not the greatest player ever to pull on a jersey but as a goal kicker it seemed he could stick them through the uprights from anywhere on the pitch. He seemed to hardly ever miss We had some decent players throughout the Hamilton era, might not have been world beaters but gave their all for Oldham which is fine by me!

Just having a rant as it really "boils my pi$$" regarding the frankly ludicrous decision to award a poxy CBE to both the legends that are Kevin Sinfield & Rob Burrow, absolute travesty that both were not awarded a well deserved knighthood. The work both of them have done to highlight the issue of MND and the amount they have raised is beyond belief, both of them are modern working class heroes who I know will say they dont do what they do for awards and recognition but by christ they deserve some. Alright they have received a CBE which in today's modern world means diddly squat, knighthoods carry gravitas and respect which these two heroes without question deserve. Obviously the elitist powers that be who decide these honours think that the bloke who founded Wetherspoons and made himself millions in the process (and was a supporter of Brexit which probably helped) deserves a knighthood much more than two genuine heroes who have bust a gut "literally" to raise funds and awareness for MND and will probably continue to do so. The whole thing is a joke and I'm just glad that the rugby league community (and probably the vast majority of the country as well) appreciate the two of them for what they are (legends!!!!) and wish them both all the best for the future. Rant over!!!!

Considering that was the first time this group of players have played competitively as a "team" they were VERY impressive and look like a serious unit.

Apologies in advance if this comes across as a REALLY dumb ass question but would someone be able to point me in the direction of how to buy a season ticket please? The website says they are on sale from today but I must be going blind as I cannot see a link anywhere as to how I can actually purchase a season ticket. Its probably staring me in the face and I'm being really stupid. Thanks in advance

Home shirt looks great so will defiantly be purchasing one of those, the away shirt doesn't really float my boat unfortunately but that's just my opinion. I'm sure many others will like it and with all the positives around the club at the moment I'm sure I'll get over it, COME ON OLDHAM!!!!!