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In a state of ecstasy, want this night to last forever
Thirty-four years. Thirty-four fucking years. The last time we won a trophy, the Soviet Union still existed, the Premier League didn’t, I...
Arlene Finnigan
Jun 78 min read
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We're trying not to be sick again, and holding on for tomorrow
Morning all. Sleep well last night, did you? No, me neither. And I dare say I won’t tonight either. Let's get the negative stuff out of...
Arlene Finnigan
May 316 min read
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And we can sing just like our fathers
Twenty three points. York City finished twenty three points ahead of us. Seven wins and two draws ahead of us, if you will. And we...
Arlene Finnigan
May 245 min read
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I'm so in love with you, I'll be four-ever Blue
To think, a month or so ago, I said I kind of hoped we didn’t make the play-offs, because, the way we were playing, I couldn’t be arsed...
Arlene Finnigan
May 175 min read
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Give us goals, Joe Garner, til promotion comes
What a difference a 2-0 home win against the absolute worst team in the league makes! We’re on our way. To Wembley. To the Football...
Arlene Finnigan
May 104 min read
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So much for calculations, so much for standing tall
Another long trip down south, another soul-crushingly disappointing performance. It just doesn’t feel like a promotion push, does it?...
Arlene Finnigan
May 33 min read
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Charlie's going to be a play-off star
Easter, the holiest festival in the Christian calendar, when the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is celebrated. Would we be...
Arlene Finnigan
Apr 264 min read
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Sure as Mike Fondop-Talum rises like Olympus above the Serengeti
Well that really WAS a Good Friday, wasn’t it? More of the same please, Michael. Mellon finally saw sense and started with Yoganathan in...
Arlene Finnigan
Apr 213 min read
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Who's responsible? You f**king are.
Somehow, inexplicably, we’re still 4th. It’s not for lack of trying to throw the play offs away, though. This is just what Oldham do now,...
Arlene Finnigan
Apr 186 min read
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Woking Match Blues
This is not what good looks like, Micky. This is not what promotion form looks like. This is shit. This is a deeply disappointing second...
Arlene Finnigan
Apr 124 min read
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Southend again last week I felt like crying
That was not what good looks like, Micky. That was not what building momentum going into the playoffs looks like. That was definitely not...
Arlene Finnigan
Apr 53 min read
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Hurry up, Harratt, come on
Remember when we couldn’t beat our Happy Valley neighbours for two seasons? Those days are gone, comrades. This is just what Oldham do...
Arlene Finnigan
Mar 295 min read
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The Vimal of the species is more deadly
What an exciting week for Oldham Athletic Football Club! And what a pity this blog is mostly about El Crapico! It was a bumper crowd, as...
Arlene Finnigan
Mar 225 min read
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Head on high Waters
We did it! We finally won a home game in 2025! Christ but it’s been a long hard road though, which continued last Saturday. Football...
Arlene Finnigan
Mar 156 min read
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It's happening all over again
“History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.” Our performances recently have been both tragic and farcical, and I don’t...
Arlene Finnigan
Mar 85 min read
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Typical us, we started something and now we're not too sure
So there was no ‘Typical Latics’ away bounce then? We don’t win our away games either now, is it? That’s just what Oldham do. They just...
Arlene Finnigan
Mar 14 min read
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What a beautiful unhappy home
It’s the people who bought the half season tickets I feel sorry for. Imagine being swept up in the optimism after the win at Tranmere and...
Arlene Finnigan
Feb 225 min read
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He took his chance cos luck was on his side or something
After an utterly shite January, we’re now unbeaten in five games. That’s good, innit? Onwards and upwards. Last Saturday we made the trip...
Arlene Finnigan
Feb 158 min read
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Hey there Michael, do you really love us?
I didn’t think I’d be coming back after last week’s hiatus to write about back-to-back wins on the road. Comrades, I was wrong....
Arlene Finnigan
Feb 88 min read
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Free fallin'
“I’ve certainly missed having actual football to write about….”. Well, there’s 180+ minutes of deeply disappointing, frustrating,...
Arlene Finnigan
Jan 257 min read
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