Oldham Super League bid

[Roughyeds Forever!]

https://www.alloutrugbyleague.co.uk/news/oldham-declare-super-league-ambitions-1271703?utm_source=all_out_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=main_alloutrugby_newsletter&utm_content=&utm_term=&ruid=1103cd7f-5cea-4ccb-b380-ca7ef717557e&hx=0f759af9776c93f677cf6c2fa503ebc18720278a716a2037c959552c993bafb5

Bill says we are going for it!

[Roughyeds Forever!]

I think this is ambitious and if next year may be slightly too early for us, but if likely to go back to being a closed shop again when increased to 14 teams we have to be ready and go for it.

[RoytonRoughyed83]

2 hours ago, Roughyeds Forever! said:

https://www.alloutrugbyleague.co.uk/news/oldham-declare-super-league-ambitions-1271703?utm_source=all_out_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=main_alloutrugby_newsletter&utm_content=&utm_term=&ruid=1103cd7f-5cea-4ccb-b380-ca7ef717557e&hx=0f759af9776c93f677cf6c2fa503ebc18720278a716a2037c959552c993bafb5

Bill says we are going for it!

The man's a class act. If hes properly in this for the long haul he's the best person we could have wished for. I'm going to upgrade my season ticket to a full one from a blue lights one to support him. 

[Tim G]

We have the best Chairman in RL.  However he needs our help with  just one thing, putting more bums on seats.   The crowd size on Sunday looked pathetic bearing in mind our league status.  Josh Drinkwater alone should fill the JR stand.  Let's be blunt, there is too much lethargy in growing our fan base and we are all to blame.  How many have asked their neighbours, work colleagues,  relatives to a game. 

I hope the club marketing team are visiting schools, employers all over the borough and Ashton,Rochdale,  Bury. Selling tickets at half price whilst on site visits subject to getting email contact details for future games is just one option.

How about one game being free entrance.  

Get the ball rolling now before it's too late. 

[RoytonRoughyed83]

Was thinking last night, they might need 4 teams to join Super League. 1 to replace Salford and 1 to replace Catalans (Which I think would be idiotic to get rid off them)

[Roughyed Rats]

45 minutes ago, RoytonRoughyed83 said:

Was thinking last night, they might need 4 teams to join Super League. 1 to replace Salford and 1 to replace Catalans (Which I think would be idiotic to get rid off them)

Doubt Catalan will go and think that Toulouse will be one of the three teams joining to expand to 14 (with Salford dropping out). If they base it on IMG points, then it's two from London, Bradford and York. We didn't even manage a B grading last year, so we are some way off at present......unless they bring back proper P&R of course.

[Stevos Barber]

My big fear is that SL will expand to 14 and will become a closed shop for a period perhaps 3 or 5 years.

[Jackie61]

13 hours ago, RoytonRoughyed83 said:

The man's a class act. If hes properly in this for the long haul he's the best person we could have wished for. I'm going to upgrade my season ticket to a full one from a blue lights one to support him. 

Me too! Definitely needs everyone's support. Oldham people need to get behind him and come and see what you are missing!

[wozzeryedhead]

But when img go on about crowds London toulouse and York have less crowds than us, but then again it'll be the rl who they want go up, 

[georgeb1]

32 minutes ago, wozzeryedhead said:

But when img go on about crowds London toulouse and York have less crowds than us, but then again it'll be the rl who they want go up, 

Sorry pal , Toulouse and York smash you in attendance 

[wozzeryedhead]

2 minutes ago, georgeb1 said:

Sorry pal , Toulouse and York smash you in attendance 

At toulouse ground it looked more Oldham than toulouse but I don't how many they had at other matches 

[sheddingswasus]

29 minutes ago, georgeb1 said:

Sorry pal , Toulouse and York smash you in attendance 

Absolute rubbish

[ManchesterYed]

47 minutes ago, georgeb1 said:

Sorry pal , Toulouse and York smash you in attendance 

totally agree, crowds have been really poor imo considering the money spent. My thoughts are from someone close to the community game is people of Oldham are not interested in watching washed up old SL players after one more pay day no matter where they finish in the champ, go get the best young players from SL clubs and build something. New players every week players getting released, people don't want to see it in the champ. 

[wozzeryedhead]

1 hour ago, ManchesterYed said:

totally agree, crowds have been really poor imo considering the money spent. My thoughts are from someone close to the community game is people of Oldham are not interested in watching washed up old SL players after one more pay day no matter where they finish in the champ, go get the best young players from SL clubs and build something. New players every week players getting released, people don't want to see it in the champ. 

You mean like young lad's like ryan hall or josh charnley 

[m brooksy]

2 hours ago, ManchesterYed said:

totally agree, crowds have been really poor imo considering the money spent. My thoughts are from someone close to the community game is people of Oldham are not interested in watching washed up old SL players after one more pay day no matter where they finish in the champ, go get the best young players from SL clubs and build something. New players every week players getting released, people don't want to see it in the champ. 

Think you and I have very similar thoughts on this  The first signings of JT and Wardle were great to show our intent and then we backed them up with plenty of good proven Championship players who were too good for League One and it showed.

Individually all the Super League signings have been ok but as a whole they haven't really delivered Super League standards aside from Drinkwater who has been class. I'd much prefer less high profile signings who are younger who are going to be here for the long term. The way we are going about recruitment we are essentially going to have to buy half a new team every year and that is simply no way to build a team and a club for the long term.

For the crowds I simply just don't know why they have gone backwards. The crowd on Sunday looked terrible and potentially had less than a 1000. Last season we seemed to be building links to the amateur clubs doing training sessions and Q and A nights but we've not done any of that this year. There was some really good news that we've signed some  amateur Oldham lads and they were training with the squad but aside from Geener that has completely been forgotten about. 

[Robert the Builder]

23 hours ago, Tim G said:

We have the best Chairman in RL.

Apparently the best chairman is a Mr A Mazing ? He tells us as much on here! 

[Anita Bath]

25 minutes ago, Robert the Builder said:

23 hours ago, Tim G said:

We have the best Chairman in RL.

Apparently the best chairman is a Mr A Mazing ? He tells us as much on here! 

He doesnt claim to be the best…..he just ranks himself in the top 1.

[RoytonRoughyed83]

1 hour ago, Anita Bath said:

He doesnt claim to be the best…..he just ranks himself in the top 1.

He did look like he was building something. Hopefully they have a similar end like last year

[Pigeon Lofter]

8 hours ago, m brooksy said:

For the crowds I simply just don't know why they have gone backwards. 

 

All the hype was for the Featherstone game and a trip to Wembley, and the Friday night Bradford game, both occasions where Oldham didn't perform particularly well. 

If games are going to be hyped up, the performance on the pitch must be equal or better than the promises made. Raised expectations leads to disappointment, disappointment leads to disinterest.

I think the comment about SL veterans simply donning an Oldham shirt is bang on, it doesn't mean that the town will flock to Boundary Park as they are seen as journeymen whose better days are behind them, rather than "our" lads.

The Oldham project has a long way to go, but it's going in the right direction. 

[Happyed]

28 minutes ago, Pigeon Lofter said:

All the hype was for the Featherstone game and a trip to Wembley, and the Friday night Bradford game, both occasions where Oldham didn't perform particularly well. 

If games are going to be hyped up, the performance on the pitch must be equal or better than the promises made. Raised expectations leads to disappointment, disappointment leads to disinterest.

I think the comment about SL veterans simply donning an Oldham shirt is bang on, it doesn't mean that the town will flock to Boundary Park as they are seen as journeymen whose better days are behind them, rather than "our" lads.

The Oldham project has a long way to go, but it's going in the right direction. 

I agree on the missed opportunities- especially the prospect of a Wembley final that would’ve been massive for local interest and support.

i don’t however buy this idea that we’re signing a load of journeymen. The club has signed some big names but they’ve performed  and moved us forward fast. At the same time we’ve developed talent in Hirst, PLT and Sambou. It’s been great to watch!

if I was a kid interested in rugby then an ambitious team signing SL talent ( rumours like Lomax et al!) is far more interesting than long term prospects of growing local talent- which is important still but has to follow success 

[tandle]

13 hours ago, Stevos Barber said:

My big fear is that SL will expand to 14 and will become a closed shop for a period perhaps 3 or 5 years.

stevos sad to say you are right 

the fat mans back its a closed shop

[RoytonRoughyed83]

9 minutes ago, tandle said:

stevos sad to say you are right 

the fat mans back its a closed shop

It would be so stupid, one of the best stories in the history of Super League was when there was a genuine belief Wigan could go down.

[Oldham Valderama]

Just watched on You Tube the "Show me the money Rugby League TV podcast" entitled "Who joins Super League in 2026", if you ever feel the urge to watch something that will seriously "boil your ****" as an Oldham fan then watch this utter bile for 16 minutes of complete Yorkshire bias ****. No wonder Rugby League is in such an utter shambles when such absolute garbage is spouted by so called "insiders" within the game. 

 

Edited July 17 by Oldham Valderama

[RoytonRoughyed83]

11 hours ago, Oldham Valderama said:

Just watched on You Tube the "Show me the money Rugby League TV podcast" entitled "Who joins Super League in 2026", if you ever feel the urge to watch something that will seriously "boil your ****" as an Oldham fan then watch this utter bile for 16 minutes of complete Yorkshire bias ****. No wonder Rugby League is in such an utter shambles when such absolute garbage is spouted by so called "insiders" within the game. 

 

It's irrelevant, promotion to a league should be won on the field a oppose to a spreadsheet. Rugby League won grow because it will put people off and alienate fans.

[Oldham Valderama]

1 minute ago, RoytonRoughyed83 said:

It's irrelevant, promotion to a league should be won on the field a oppose to a spreadsheet. Rugby League won grow because it will put people off and alienate fans.

Speaking common sense like this will get you in trouble