Interest in Oldham in the media

[wozzeryedhead]

34 minutes ago, The Art of Hand and Foot said:

Was it ever thus! Back in the day we had the A team . Players would then be called accordingly. Charlie and Roundy being first choice second row, then when needed Newton and Allen would be called up. We have a 28 man squad, someone is going to lose out, it happens and to intimate that there is unrest , at this stage, is just daft.

Correct and the season hasn't even started yet, 

[OLDHAM1876]

Agreed everyone is entitled to free speech,I’m trying to explain not criticise, if I was part of the board and I saw all the negative comments and criticism which so quickly gets put on here without the full picture I would be very frustrated and angry, the club is changing for the better if you think not then show me why and  where? The work that is going into to give us the fans the best chance of promotion and the feedback and support that has been missing for 25 years plus is incredible.

we need to all pull together not jump on negativity without the full picture so quickly, yes the new board may make mistakes but not out of a lack of care more a want to progress this club as fast as possible in every direction for the better and for us the fans, will everyone buy into it and be happy I doubt very much, come on all true supporters of this club join together in a positive way. 

[Roughyed Rats]

2 hours ago, OLDHAM1876 said:

Agreed everyone is entitled to free speech,I’m trying to explain not criticise, if I was part of the board and I saw all the negative comments and criticism which so quickly gets put on here without the full picture I would be very frustrated and angry, the club is changing for the better if you think not then show me why and  where? The work that is going into to give us the fans the best chance of promotion and the feedback and support that has been missing for 25 years plus is incredible.

we need to all pull together not jump on negativity without the full picture so quickly, yes the new board may make mistakes but not out of a lack of care more a want to progress this club as fast as possible in every direction for the better and for us the fans, will everyone buy into it and be happy I doubt very much, come on all true supporters of this club join together in a positive way. 

Agree with the sentiment but the reality is that the vast majority of comments on here have quite rightly been overwhelmingly positive. There has been a huge amount of praise for the new board. However, that doesn’t earn them immunity from fair criticism and certainly not from opinion that differs to their own. The previous owner went down that road and look where it got us.

[thecrab]

19 hours ago, Oldham123 said:

I’m just asking a question, it’s been the same team every week and it seems like it’s all the players from last year getting left out which is a shame, similar to the situation with Dave, no one wants to see those who have been loyal to the club pushed aside 

If I was oldham coach I would have done the same as Longy.  Get the same team rolling at the start of the season, get a good cup run in the 1895 and CC with the same team and start to give some of the other players a chance in some of the early less risky league games. They then get a chance to prove themselves

[Roughyed Rats]

15 minutes ago, thecrab said:

If I was oldham coach I would have done the same as Longy.  Get the same team rolling at the start of the season, get a good cup run in the 1895 and CC with the same team and start to give some of the other players a chance in some of the early less risky league games. They then get a chance to prove themselves

Spot on

[LittleboroRoughyed]

The objective of sport is to win games by playing your strongest team. The squad players have had opportunities against Keighley & London & did well but this is the hardest run of games we’ll have all season. There’ll be plenty of game time for everyone with injuries, suspension & needing to rest some of the older players against the likes of Newcastle, Cornwall etc. 

[sheddingswasus]

Just read on LoveRL site, their latest power rankings. Oldham are currently 2nd out of all pro clubs just behind Wakefield. 
 

https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/power-rankings-wakefield-trinity-wigan-warriors-and-bradford-bulls-among-10-in-form-teams?

[sheddingswasus]

Oldham are no 1 in the LoveRL power ratings

1. Oldham (UP 1)

Sean Long’s Roughyeds look to have clicked into gear, and remain the only side with a 100% record in League 1 having won seven from seven. The latest of those was a 42-0 demolition of Cornwall away from home on Sunday afternoon, with 30 unanswered second half points. 2nd-placed Keighley are on the agenda this weekend coming, their toughest test of 2024, at least on paper.

[sheddingswasus]

Great interview with Mike Ford on the Radio 5 Live Rugby Lesgue podcast. 

[Roughyed Rats]

1 hour ago, sheddingswasus said:

Great interview with Mike Ford on the Radio 5 Live Rugby Lesgue podcast. 

It was a great interview. Interesting comments about the IMG scoring. 

[Pigeon Lofter]

2 hours ago, sheddingswasus said:

Great interview with Mike Ford on the Radio 5 Live Rugby Lesgue podcast. 

Link here : https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0jr8cv4

[Bert Street]

15 hours ago, Roughyed Rats said:

It was a great interview. Interesting comments about the IMG scoring. 

As much as I admire what Mike has done for our club recently, we part ways when it comes to a unified game.

I am implacably opposed to rugby union and all of its works and intend to remain so.

[sheddingswasus]

19 minutes ago, Bert Street said:

As much as I admire what Mike has done for our club recently, we part ways when it comes to a unified game.

I am implacably opposed to rugby union and all of its works and intend to remain so.

I hate Rugby Union too, however when it comes to creative marketing they are miles in front of us. They can sell a totally inferior product, what could those people do with a superior product that we have ?

[saints10coach]

Just like Rugby League, Rugby Union is struggling, and the only time Union press reporters will entertain the talk of merging the games is when Union is on the decline.

[The Art of Hand and Foot]

Tbh, unification will never work. I remember seeing a quote from a French official, I think, who , when asked where rugby would be now if the great split hadn't happened? His reply was simple "Rugby League".

[LittleboroRoughyed]

The stadium utilisation score, whilst expected is infuriating, we play in a much better stadium & almost tripled our crowds but the score goes down because of the stadium capacity.

The academy comment by 2027 is brilliant news. We won’t be able to compete for the elite juniors but there will be plenty of quality players that will come through the system into the 1st team squad.

[Stevos Barber]

There is still much deep hatred within Union for our game even though they have continually taken our coaches, rule changes and innovations. All they would do is destroy our game

[jroyales]

The yawnion argument. For only the crossword I buy the Times and the paper hasn't reported on any game from Rugby League, and they regularly don't even bother putting fixtures or results.

But yawnion gets pages of tripe. I have contacted the editor whose reply was RL is a minority sport and doesn't sell papers but yawnion does.

So until IMG can sort out this blatant discrimination our great sport will never flourish anywhere other than the heartlands of RL.

[fiftiesremembered]

19 hours ago, Pigeon Lofter said:

Link here : https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0jr8cv4

Great listen with Fordy