Ex-Featherstone Rovers boss Sean Long appointed head coach at new club

[Total Rugby League]

FORMER Featherstone Rovers head coach Sean Long has been appointed head coach of Oldham. The ex-St Helens halfback had led Rovers for most of the...

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[moorside roughyed]

Wow. He has been mentioned but you never believe it until it's official. And it's official. After many years of neglect the club is in a position to mean business. The fans deserve it.

[Roughyed Rats]

Just brilliant. That must have took some selling of the vision from the board. Can't wait for the start of the season. Bring it on. 

[The Art of Hand and Foot]

I'm Shocked, I tell you, Shocked. Never saw that coming!!!! . The picture of him on FB looks like someone has said to him, "if you look between the main stand and the Rochdale rd end, you can just make out Chris Hamilton's house, the one with the curtains twitching". 

[jroyales]

Well done Mike Ford and the rest of the management team.

Can't wait for the Law Cup and next season.

[OLDHAM1876]

What did I say, bill quinn has come back on a mission and he is putting his money where his mouth is, great appointment and ORLFC will now go from strength to strength, I have it on good authority bill will not let anything stand in the way of building this club back up from the ground and along with the management he will make it happen. Come on next season 

[Tim G]

Let's hope the fans flock back in their thousands. This is great news. Thanks to the board, we are now going places. 

[m brooksy]

Superb news. Absolutely cant wait for next season 

[thecrab]

Superb appointment  

[The Art of Hand and Foot]

Just listened to Fordy and long on Manchester radio. Spent the first 20 minutes talking about young boys, hadn't got a clue what perversion that was. But then they got to Fordy and longy. One interesting take away was Fordy stated more than once that we'd be playing in league 1. Take from that what you may!!?

[chiefgeneral]

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[sb01]

Listening to the Sean Long interview , he disclosed that he is now a full time employee of the club, which will presumably mean that we will be involved in more activities in the community than a part time coach would be able to achieve.