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We're going through changes
It's a pretty basic general rule, isn't it? Broadly speaking, you don't change a winning/unbeaten team. Well, we did, and it did not go...
Arlene Finnigan
Oct 11, 20254 min read


Found the love that we shared in September
It wasn't quite a 100% record for the month. But we're unbeaten in September and we didn't concede a goal in open play. That's no so bad,...
Arlene Finnigan
Oct 4, 20255 min read


Ba-dee-ya, never was a cloudy day
3 games, 3 wins, 3 clean sheets. September is very much our time, and Oldham are very much back. Shout out to our friends Saraan and...
Arlene Finnigan
Sep 27, 20255 min read


Only blue talk and love, remember
I told you, dude. I fucking told you, bro. Write August off, September is our time. Firstly, I’m sorry to be mean, but it needs saying:...
Arlene Finnigan
Sep 20, 20256 min read


Never go astray and stay an honest lovin' son
I told you September was going to be our time. The dog days of summer are over, kids. Autumn, and Oldham, are back. It was a changed line...
Arlene Finnigan
Sep 13, 20254 min read


Moulded, he was folded, he was preform-packed
I don’t know why I was so sure we were going to win last Saturday. Ah well. That’s August over and done with. September is gonna be our...
Arlene Finnigan
Sep 6, 20254 min read


Fishermen's blues
It's coming. That first Football League win is coming. Maybe it'll come today. It should have come last Saturday, though. I think...
Arlene Finnigan
Aug 30, 20254 min read


Take a ride, take a shot now
Go on, admit it, the post Wembley euphoria was weird and unsettling. The frustration and disappointment is cosy and familiar, like your...
Arlene Finnigan
Aug 23, 20255 min read


We had the chance and threw it away
Hello, hello, Mellonball’s back, Mellonball’s back. 2 league games, 2 draws. I’m not knocking it. Worked out OK for us last season. There...
Arlene Finnigan
Aug 16, 20254 min read


Where hope is started and dreams can be borne
Our pre season was shit. League Two referees are shit. Mellon doesn’t know what he’s doing. Who the fuck even are these signings? We are...
Arlene Finnigan
Aug 9, 20254 min read


It's been three long years, do you still want us?
Well hello again, Football League! Did you miss us? We sure as fuck missed you. God, it’s good to be back. No, we weren’t sure we’d see...
Arlene Finnigan
Aug 2, 20254 min read


Home again, home again
You may recall that, when football came home in 2022, it was 3 days after the Rothwells’ takeover of our club was confirmed. “ Imagine ...
Arlene Finnigan
Jul 29, 20256 min read


Never, never, never say die
I would die for Sarina Wiegman. Which is just as well, as she clearly hates me and is trying to kill me. I was a lot more confident about...
Arlene Finnigan
Jul 26, 20256 min read


Lucy wins the tie, the diamond
Football, eh? Fucking Nora. As Alex Ferguson didn’t say. What a summer it’s turning out to be. Bizarrely, I had a dream on Saturday...
Arlene Finnigan
Jul 19, 20257 min read


Now the time is here for Bunkabin Man to spread fear
Ah, what an enjoyable summer it’s turning out to be. I want it to go on forever. Not that I’m not looking forward to Milton Keynes away…....
Arlene Finnigan
Jul 12, 20256 min read


Are we looking for a new England?
Football never sleeps, so neither does this blog. One international tournament ends, another begins, and the fun at Boundary Park (and on...
Arlene Finnigan
Jul 5, 20256 min read


European dreams, European screams
Ah, what a lovely summer it’s turning out to be. Enjoying the Club World Cup? No, I can’t be arsed with it either. But don’t worry, real...
Arlene Finnigan
Jun 28, 20254 min read


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 7, 20258 min read


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 31, 20256 min read


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 24, 20255 min read
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