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To say the least, oh, truly disappointed
You, there! Latics! Fuck all the way off! And when you get there, fuck off some more! A few days before our trip to Oxford City, it was...
Arlene Finnigan
Apr 20, 20245 min read


The frustration it renders me hateful
When the fixtures came out last summer, one game in particular jumped out at me. “YIIRRRSS WE’RE GONNA WIN THE LEAGUE AT HOME AGAINST...
Arlene Finnigan
Apr 13, 20243 min read


So drink, drink, drink and be ill tonight
Well. That was utterly fucking shit, wasn’t it. Easter ruined. Birthday ruined. Fuck off, Oldham. The first half performance against...
Arlene Finnigan
Apr 5, 20243 min read


Why can't you see this boat is sinking?
Abandon ship. HMS Piss the League has abjectly failed in its mission. It doesn’t look like the lifeboats will make it to the playoffs....
Arlene Finnigan
Mar 29, 20243 min read


Death of a (promotion) party
Are you relieved that I’m here to write the blog this week? Were you worried that I’d be unable to after being knocked all over the gaff...
Arlene Finnigan
Mar 23, 20244 min read


La Tristesse Durera (Scream "Where was Sai?")
“To Aldershot today, then, where the capacity is just 7100, so exactly the kind of Southern Wee Guy ground where our players tend to...
Arlene Finnigan
Mar 16, 20243 min read


Just can't wait to get on the road again
For any normal club in our position, two back-to-back home games in a week would be something to look forward to, a great opportunity to...
Arlene Finnigan
Mar 9, 20243 min read


And you want to call your mother, and say "mother, I can never play at home again"
I guess we should have seen the events of the last week coming. But I really, really thought we'd rise to the occasion last Saturday....
Arlene Finnigan
Mar 2, 20243 min read


We left the North, we travelled South, we beat a tiny club and we can't help the way we feel
“If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same....” So said Rudyard Kipling, in his famous poem...
Arlene Finnigan
Feb 24, 20244 min read


And then a boat came sailing towards them, it was a joy they could not believe
What a week, comrades. We'll come on to our chairman's amazing achievement in a bit, but credit to everyone who managed the feat of...
Arlene Finnigan
Feb 17, 20244 min read


You know this league, very humdrum, boredom, boredom
There are some positives to take from last Saturday, right? A clean sheet and a point away from home, that’s not bad, is it? Well, yes,...
Arlene Finnigan
Feb 10, 20243 min read


All this frustration, all this frustration
OK, last Saturday was utter toilet. Let’s not pretend otherwise. But don’t cancel those hotel rooms for May 4th just yet. The performance...
Arlene Finnigan
Feb 3, 20244 min read


Down from the Glen came the marching men
Storms Isha and Jocelyn may have caused disruption this week (RIP our back garden fence), but Storm Latics is about to wreak havoc on the...
Arlene Finnigan
Jan 27, 20245 min read


This is a low
Thanks for all the nice messages over the last few months, everyone. Me and my family really appreciate it. It's been a pretty awful time...
Arlene Finnigan
Jan 20, 20244 min read


Talking away
Words by Will Holdaway Oldham Athletic Supporters in the South (OASIS) is the club’s oldest and most dedicated fan group, and the one the...
willholdaway808
Jan 13, 20244 min read


Papa was a rolling stone
Words by Andy Roberts When I said I'd write this week's blog, I had an idea. It was going to be about Josh Stones as the secret lovechild...
willholdaway808
Jan 6, 20242 min read


Boundary Park Alert System Statistical Review of 2023
© Professor James Reade, University of Reading Another year done. While we ate and drank ourselves mad on Christmas Day, our blue,...
willholdaway808
Jan 2, 20245 min read


This is a land of illusion
Words by Will Holdaway What the fuck are we doing here? - Alex Reid There really is no more profound a question. Even “Are we alone in...
willholdaway808
Dec 30, 20235 min read


Zippin' up my boots
Words by Will Holdaway It’s the halfway point of the season. We’ve played 23 games and are 23 points (not to mention 25 goals) off the...
willholdaway808
Dec 23, 20233 min read


Hark the herald angels sing
Words by Will Holdaway, picture from @Magi. There wasn’t going to be a blog this week. No acerbic wit, no overblown horror at the...
willholdaway808
Dec 16, 20233 min read
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