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Now so much waste, how we'll be teased
No-one ever said it was gonna be easy. (See, I can mix it up with the 90s indie lyrics references.) The unbeaten run under Shez had to...
Arlene Finnigan
Mar 12, 20224 min read


Where's there's life there's gotta be Hope
Moses led the Israelites through the Red Sea to the Promised Land. Jesus turned water into wine. John Sheridan has taken just 5 games to...
Arlene Finnigan
Feb 26, 20223 min read


Bye Bye Capman
First Scunthorpe, then Newport. The must-go glamorous away days keep coming, don't they? I copped out again. It was pretty nerve-wracking...
Arlene Finnigan
Feb 19, 20222 min read


Sent to us from Stretford, Johnny Sheridan, you're our world
Just a few short weeks ago, I'd resigned myself to us losing at Harrogate. I hadn't tried to get tickets for the game, even though it was...
Arlene Finnigan
Feb 12, 20223 min read


Going down, or coming round?
Well it was great welcoming him back, wasn't it? OEC heaving before the game, the Shezurrection cocktails probably gave us type 2...
Arlene Finnigan
Feb 5, 20223 min read


The Second (OK, sixth) Coming
Well, fair play, we asked, and he delivered. We begged, pleaded, screamed at him to take Shez up on his offer, and he did. Bought a half...
Arlene Finnigan
Jan 28, 20223 min read


Bring on the Shezurrection
"John Sheridan has offered to come back to Oldham Athletic to help boost their relegation fight, The Oldham Times understands. The Latics...
Arlene Finnigan
Jan 22, 20223 min read


I Am The Shezurrection (Part 3)
Down down, you’ll take us down Now Shez is knocking at the door You have to do what’s right Mo’s face it has no place No room for you...
bpalertsystem
Jan 20, 20221 min read


Everything Must Go
“I want the best for the club and I think the best for the club is that it is now passed on to new owners. My team is speaking to certain...
Arlene Finnigan
Jan 15, 20223 min read
The Nightmare Before Christmas
‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature stirred, not even a mouse. Old Man Lemsagam sat up in his bed....
bpalertsystem
Dec 24, 20218 min read


A Visit From Saint Nicholas (And Forest Green Rovers)
‘Twas the last home game before Christmas, and dotted through the stands Was a crowd you could almost count on your hands. The official...
bpalertsystem
Dec 18, 20211 min read


Pizza and Punchlines
I’ll be honest, I’d completely forgotten we were playing Sunderland on Wednesday. I really couldn’t care less about the pizza cup. I was,...
bpalertsystem
Dec 4, 20213 min read


Curle Gone, Selim Pickings
Goodbye, City’s rose. You were never likely to grow in our hearts. Your managerial record was patchy, I’m told you were a horrible little...
bpalertsystem
Nov 27, 20213 min read


Pies, Paint & Potholes
The Ipswich Town FA Cup replay, was the first game at BP I have attended since before covid, when I had been going with my dad and a...
bpalertsystem
Nov 20, 20214 min read


Owl Be Back - By Arlene Finnigan
There’s been a lot of negativity around Latics for quite some time, so it’s important that we celebrate the positives where we can, and...
bpalertsystem
Nov 6, 20213 min read


If You Tolerate This (Will We Be Next?) by Arlene Finnigan
If you’ve been following the BPAS podcast and blog, you’ll be well aware of its opinion of Latics’ current owners and how desperate a...
bpalertsystem
Oct 30, 20214 min read


The Protest - In Tweets
This is devoted to the protest at Boundary Park on Saturday 18th September 2021 Just to show we’re not messing around, let’s start off...
bpalertsystem
Sep 20, 20216 min read


"Please Sell The Club" by Mike Stott
My love affair with Oldham Athletic started in 1988, aged just 5 when I went to my first game. I’m from Widnes, but my Dad is from Oldham...
bpalertsystem
Sep 18, 20214 min read


A Week In Tweets: 4-11th September 2021
Saturday 4th September This week kicked off with a 0-3 home defeat to @Jamieinfurness’s Barrow. Quite a low point in an already crowded...
bpalertsystem
Sep 13, 202111 min read


"From Despair to Where?" by Arlene Finnigan
Our sadly missed neighbours have become an unfortunate byword for financial and administrative mismanagement in football. ‘At least we’re...
bpalertsystem
Sep 11, 20213 min read
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