Oldham..,

[warriors 95]

6 minutes ago, JM2010 said:

Could be an interesting Championship. Toulouse, York, Bradford, Featherstone, Oldham all look strong. Might be some decent crowds too. 
 

Bradford v Oldham should be an occasion.

[Eddie]

14 hours ago, JM2010 said:

Could be an interesting Championship. Toulouse, York, Bradford, Featherstone, Oldham all look strong. Might be some decent crowds too. 
 

It’s a shame promotion won’t be settled by those teams on the pitch. 

[Snowys Backside]

Good luck to Oldham.

 

When Leigh are not playing (or i can't go because of a silly kick off time because of work), might go to a couple of games.

 

I hope they go well !!

[warriors 95]

It’s all subject to funding but couldn’t Oldham target the Tameside region for grassroots development?

[sheddingswasus]

1 hour ago, warriors 95 said:

It’s all subject to funding but couldn’t Oldham target the Tameside region for grassroots development?

We currently have three of the top community clubs in the game. Plus we have pathway teams from 11 year old up to 18 year olds and these are already quite successful. I think we need to concentrate on our immediate locally before spreading our wings further. I am sure the club will be looking at Tameside in the future as we already have a fan base there from our time at Stalybridge. 

Edited November 28, 2024 by sheddingswasus

[JM2010]

21 minutes ago, sheddingswasus said:

We currently have three of the top community clubs in the game. Plus we have pathway teams from 11 year old up to 18 year olds and these are already quite successful. I think we need to concentrate on our immediate locally before spreading our wings further. I am sure the club will be looking at Tameside in the future as we already have a fan base there from our time at Stalybridge. 

Tbf Oldham is a big town in its own right. They could probably accommodate a good 10 or so community clubs. 
I agree Tameside is probably a good place to develop the game as the club grows and they saturate their local area

[welshmagpie]

3 hours ago, sheddingswasus said:

We currently have three of the top community clubs in the game. Plus we have pathway teams from 11 year old up to 18 year olds and these are already quite successful. I think we need to concentrate on our immediate locally before spreading our wings further. I am sure the club will be looking at Tameside in the future as we already have a fan base there from our time at Stalybridge. 

Who are the 3?

[Roughyed Rats]

8 hours ago, welshmagpie said:

Who are the 3?

Waterhead, Saddleworth & St Anne’s are the big 3 clubs he’s referring to.

Edited November 29, 2024 by Roughyed Rats

[sheddingswasus]

11 hours ago, JM2010 said:

Tbf Oldham is a big town in its own right. They could probably accommodate a good 10 or so community clubs. 

We did  ( or neatly) but again we lost them as a consequence of the decline of the pro game in town

[JM2010]

2 minutes ago, sheddingswasus said:

We did  ( or neatly) but again we lost them as a consequence of the decline of the pro game in town

Hopefully the resurgence of the club will have a positive impact on the community game and the numbers of clubs and players will increase again 

[Snowys Backside]

6 hours ago, Roughyed Rats said:

Waterhead, Saddleworth & St Anne’s are the big 3 clubs he’s referring to.

Had many a battle with all 3 of them sides as a teenager in the 80's. Great set ups and some fantastic homegrown professional players to come from them grassroots too.

Also remember playing Shaw in a cup game even though they were from a completely lower division. Bloody animals they were, and even though we won the cup that season, only just scraped past them !! 

Fordy will do a top job. Once they have a few good wins under their belt, I can see some really good attendances hitting Boundary Park next season.

[Eddie]

Open question, but is there much overlap in support with Oldham Athletic, and will the latter’s form (good or bad) affect Oldham RL’s attendances? 

[sheddingswasus]

The club now has an amazing relationship with Oldham Athletic. The two clubs are growing in unison. There is a 10 year lease agreement in place. 

[warriors 95]

21 hours ago, sheddingswasus said:

We currently have three of the top community clubs in the game. Plus we have pathway teams from 11 year old up to 18 year olds and these are already quite successful. I think we need to concentrate on our immediate locally before spreading our wings further. I am sure the club will be looking at Tameside in the future as we already have a fan base there from our time at Stalybridge. 

Lots of untapped potential in the areas directly surrounding Oldham for both players and fans but like you say the immediate future should be to re-engage with the Oldham public.

[warriors 95]

10 hours ago, sheddingswasus said:

We did  ( or neatly) but again we lost them as a consequence of the decline of the pro game in town

What clubs have vanished from the Oldham area mate?

[warriors 95]

31 minutes ago, sheddingswasus said:

The club now has an amazing relationship with Oldham Athletic. The two clubs are growing in unison. There is a 10 year lease agreement in place. 

That’s good to hear as it’s not usually the case with other towns/cities.

[clifford]

4 minutes ago, warriors 95 said:

What clubs have vanished from the Oldham area mate?

Shaw

Hollinwood 

Salem

Watersheddings wanderers

Seddon panthers

Chadderton

Museum 

British Areospace

Fitton hill. But they have a junior setup

I think that's it from memory 

[warriors 95]

7 minutes ago, clifford said:

Shaw

Hollinwood 

Salem

Watersheddings wanderers

Seddon panthers

Chadderton

Museum 

British Areospace

Fitton hill. But they have a junior setup

I think that's it from memory 

That’s a lot of clubs.

what timeframe are we talking about here. Since the move to summer?

[Rowan]

Tameside Borough ran from 1982 to 1997 before being persuaded to become Manchester Knights for a further four years playing games at Oldham RU, Dukinfield and Aldwinians RU. and Ashton in the original Summer Conference and iNational League 3

[clifford]

3 hours ago, warriors 95 said:

That’s a lot of clubs.

what timeframe are we talking about here. Since the move to summer?

The switching to summer rugby didn't help a few folded in the late 90s

[sheddingswasus]

6 hours ago, clifford said:

Shaw

Hollinwood 

Salem

Watersheddings wanderers

Seddon panthers

Chadderton

Museum 

British Areospace

Fitton hill. But they have a junior setup

I think that's it from memory 

Plus Moston Rangers who were members of the Oldham League. Heyside was another club from the late 90’s too. 

[warriors 95]

6 hours ago, clifford said:

The switching to summer rugby didn't help a few folded in the late 90s

Was it a case of some players also played other sports like cricket in the off season?

[langpark]

I see in the fixture list, 10th of May vs Toulouse is labelled as a 'world record breaking fixture.  Can anyone tell me what this is about?

https://roughyeds.co.uk/news/roughyeds-open-championship-campaign-with-boundary-park-double/

[Click]

3 hours ago, langpark said:

I see in the fixture list, 10th of May vs Toulouse is labelled as a 'world record breaking fixture.  Can anyone tell me what this is about?

https://roughyeds.co.uk/news/roughyeds-open-championship-campaign-with-boundary-park-double/

https://roughyeds.co.uk/news/oldham-rlfc-and-pro-excel-announce-bid-to-set-guinness-world-record-at-boundary-park/

This I am guessing 

[sheddingswasus]

There was a similar event at Tottenham last year for a RU match. Our granddaughters school took part. 
this is to include 2000 plus dancers plus a top pop star ( don’t know who yet)