clifford Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Sunday Must win game IMHO. In fact any type of win is the priority. 1 point or 30 points. They are above us in the league. So it could be interesting how this pans out 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moorside roughyed Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 God knows what will happen. After skolars and swinton,who knows. Hoping for the best,not expecting anything tbh. Can't be disappointed that way 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy DoNut Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 1 hour ago, moorside roughyed said: God knows what will happen. After skolars and swinton,who knows. Hoping for the best,not expecting anything tbh. Can't be disappointed that way Let's not bracket the Skolars and Swinton games as similar. There was a massive improvement in performance and effort against Swinton - a match on another day we might have nicked - compared to the debacle in London. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jroyales Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Where has it all gone wrong? New coach with a reputation for open play and a stand-off that we needed last season. Let's hope for a win, and like others have said a new start to the season. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecrab Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 Where has it all gone wrong that we're battling for a mid table position in the bottom tier against Midlands f****in hurricanes....what a mess 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrewsbury roughyed Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 59 minutes ago, thecrab said: Where has it all gone wrong that we're battling for a mid table position in the bottom tier against Midlands f****in hurricanes....what a mess Where do you want to start? The sale of Watersheddings? Bankruptcies? The failure to secure a ground? The lack of Council support? Latics holding us over a barrel. The creaming of revenue by Super League? The lack of promotion/ relegation to/ from SL reinforcing the gap between the haves and perennial have-nots. The inability to find a home in Oldham. No doubt some management decisions and policies. In a sense the question should be ‘How the hell are we still in some sort of operation as a club?’ in the face of such odds. It’s been a mess. It is a mess. But the only way to get better is build slowly and organically on strong foundations, which I guess demands the involvement and support of us all. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tandle Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 if london skolars beat west wales this afternoon, oldham will be 3rd from the bottom of championship 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jroyales Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 The only way is UP! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tandle Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 its just dawned on me in one and a half seasons. oldham have won the grand total of four league matches well done.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Art of Hand and Foot Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 3 hours ago, tandle said: its just dawned on me in one and a half seasons. oldham have won the grand total of four league matches well done.. Oh well, no point dwelling on it. As jroyales said the only way is up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger and Out Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 People have short memories. These things happen in sport. I remember the days of one division of about 30 clubs and one season we finished next to bottom. The only team below us (I think) was Blackpool Borough. These days it's all about money and we aint got much. What we do have is an owner who's an absolute gem at keeping us going against all the odds. Again, let's talk about memory. Only a few short months ago, the big debate among fans was whether or not we would even have a club. Well, we are still here. struggling on the field, that's true, but probably stronger off it than we have been for years with John Roddy in as vice chairman; new and regular links with the other rugby league organisations in the town; a vibrant new Supporters Club, YEDS, run by young people; new relationships with Oldham Council; the new agreement for joint use of Melrose which opens up new training and community-initiative opportunities; the launch of a women's team and a masters team for over-35s. I could go on. Suffice to say, a lot of people are giving their time, energy and skills to battle and work for the club they love, so PLEASE stick with us and give us your support. Times are tough, we know that, but we either throw in the towel or we fight the good fight. We prefer to do the latter -- and thus give a lift to the guy who, for nearly quarter of a century, has proved time and again that he doesn't know the existence of the word 'quit'. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anita Bath Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 And may it long continue. Best post I have read on this or other sites in a very long time. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe 90 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 10 hours ago, Roger and Out said: People have short memories. These things happen in sport. I remember the days of one division of about 30 clubs and one season we finished next to bottom. The only team below us (I think) was Blackpool Borough. These days it's all about money and we aint got much. What we do have is an owner who's an absolute gem at keeping us going against all the odds. Again, let's talk about memory. Only a few short months ago, the big debate among fans was whether or not we would even have a club. Well, we are still here. struggling on the field, that's true, but probably stronger off it than we have been for years with John Roddy in as vice chairman; new and regular links with the other rugby league organisations in the town; a vibrant new Supporters Club, YEDS, run by young people; new relationships with Oldham Council; the new agreement for joint use of Melrose which opens up new training and community-initiative opportunities; the launch of a women's team and a masters team for over-35s. I could go on. Suffice to say, a lot of people are giving their time, energy and skills to battle and work for the club they love, so PLEASE stick with us and give us your support. Times are tough, we know that, but we either throw in the towel or we fight the good fight. We prefer to do the latter -- and thus give a lift to the guy who, for nearly quarter of a century, has proved time and again that he doesn't know the existence of the word 'quit'. Great Post ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moorside roughyed Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Looking forward to today's game. Hoping we can get a result. It would do wonders for team morale. Fingers crossed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WellWisher Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 (edited) 13 hours ago, Roger and Out said: People have short memories. These things happen in sport. I remember the days of one division of about 30 clubs and one season we finished next to bottom. The only team below us (I think) was Blackpool Borough. These days it's all about money and we aint got much. What we do have is an owner who's an absolute gem at keeping us going against all the odds. Again, let's talk about memory. Only a few short months ago, the big debate among fans was whether or not we would even have a club. Well, we are still here. struggling on the field, that's true, but probably stronger off it than we have been for years with John Roddy in as vice chairman; new and regular links with the other rugby league organisations in the town; a vibrant new Supporters Club, YEDS, run by young people; new relationships with Oldham Council; the new agreement for joint use of Melrose which opens up new training and community-initiative opportunities; the launch of a women's team and a masters team for over-35s. I could go on. Suffice to say, a lot of people are giving their time, energy and skills to battle and work for the club they love, so PLEASE stick with us and give us your support. Times are tough, we know that, but we either throw in the towel or we fight the good fight. We prefer to do the latter -- and thus give a lift to the guy who, for nearly quarter of a century, has proved time and again that he doesn't know the existence of the word 'quit'. Well said. Certain commenters only come on here to whinge and refuse to acknowledge all the blood, sweat and tears that goes on to keep the club alive. A big thank you to everyone for all the hard work they do behind the scenes and to the supporters who have stuck it out through the hard times and the good. Edited June 12, 2022 by WellWisher 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jroyales Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Got COVID so I can't go. But will be listening to OCR. Up the Yeds!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrewsbury roughyed Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 According to the excellent Roughyeds website, Owen Restall has been picked for the Wales rl international squad. Well deserved. Hope he continues to go from strength to strength. Good recognition for the club, too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moorside roughyed Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 2 hours ago, jroyales said: Got COVID so I can't go. But will be listening to OCR. Up the Yeds!!! Get well soon mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moorside roughyed Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 2 hours ago, WellWisher said: Well said. Certain commenters only come on here to whinge and refuse to acknowledge all the blood, sweat and tears that goes on to keep the club alive. A big thank you to everyone for all the hard work they do behind the scenes and to the supporters who have stuck it out through the hard times and the good. I can only speak for myself but whenever it might come across as moaning it's not. I want the best for the club as I always have done. 100% agree with you recognizing the behind the scenes stuff what goes on. Down the years the chairman's "it's my party and I'll cry if I want to" attitude hasn't helped,he seems to have seen the light(thank God). People pay a fee to watch the game so that in my book entitles you to an opinion as it a professional club,thanks to this wonderful forum. We are all stakeholders of the club as season ticket holders. Anyway hope we get our elusive win today. Fingers and toes are crossed. Me and my son will be there cheering the boys on. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy DoNut Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Any response to Roger's excellent post Tandle ? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jroyales Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Half-time score 26 - 0 with the wind our favour in the next half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrewsbury roughyed Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Let’s hope we can keep this going and avoid a second half collapse as previously this season. Good stuff so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WellWisher Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, moorside roughyed said: I can only speak for myself but whenever it might come across as moaning it's not. I want the best for the club as I always have done. 100% agree with you recognizing the behind the scenes stuff what goes on. Down the years the chairman's "it's my party and I'll cry if I want to" attitude hasn't helped,he seems to have seen the light(thank God). People pay a fee to watch the game so that in my book entitles you to an opinion as it a professional club,thanks to this wonderful forum. We are all stakeholders of the club as season ticket holders. Anyway hope we get our elusive win today. Fingers and toes are crossed. Me and my son will be there cheering the boys on. I absolutely wasn't referring to you Moorside. In actual fact, I consider you to be one of the the steadfast supporters that I was applauding, so many apologies if I offended you. As a paying supporter you absolutely are entitled to your opinion, it's those who only crawl out of the woodwork to moan that I find so irritating and I reckon it's a safe bet that they'll be conspicuous by their absence after today's excellent score. Edited June 12, 2022 by WellWisher 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie61 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 21 hours ago, Roger and Out said: People have short memories. These things happen in sport. I remember the days of one division of about 30 clubs and one season we finished next to bottom. The only team below us (I think) was Blackpool Borough. These days it's all about money and we aint got much. What we do have is an owner who's an absolute gem at keeping us going against all the odds. Again, let's talk about memory. Only a few short months ago, the big debate among fans was whether or not we would even have a club. Well, we are still here. struggling on the field, that's true, but probably stronger off it than we have been for years with John Roddy in as vice chairman; new and regular links with the other rugby league organisations in the town; a vibrant new Supporters Club, YEDS, run by young people; new relationships with Oldham Council; the new agreement for joint use of Melrose which opens up new training and community-initiative opportunities; the launch of a women's team and a masters team for over-35s. I could go on. Suffice to say, a lot of people are giving their time, energy and skills to battle and work for the club they love, so PLEASE stick with us and give us your support. Times are tough, we know that, but we either throw in the towel or we fight the good fight. We prefer to do the latter -- and thus give a lift to the guy who, for nearly quarter of a century, has proved time and again that he doesn't know the existence of the word 'quit'. Absolutely brilliant post and so true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moorside roughyed Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 2 hours ago, WellWisher said: I absolutely wasn't referring to you Moorside. In actual fact, I consider you to be one of the the steadfast supporters that I was applauding, so many apologies if I offended you. As a paying supporter you absolutely are entitled to your opinion, it's those who only crawl out of the woodwork to moan that I find so irritating and I reckon it's a safe bet that they'll be conspicuous by their absence after today's excellent score. At the end of the day we all want what's best for the club. I admit I do have the occasional rant and rave on here but it's through frustration. I simply can't believe where we've ended up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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