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The Greatest Show On Earth
Made the right call going to the Grand Final last Saturday, didn’t I? It was an absolutely lovely day, thank you for asking. After losing...
Arlene Finnigan
Oct 1, 20223 min read
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Afternoon Of The Rhino
It was pretty much confirmed when Suzanne Geldard tweeted “What - or rather who – is next for Latics? Could be the worst kept secret...
Arlene Finnigan
Sep 24, 20223 min read
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You really were the greatest sight
Goodbye, Stretford’s Rose. May you ever shout ‘GET THE FUCK IN’ in our hearts. We were all so, so desperate for you to pull off another...
Arlene Finnigan
Sep 17, 20224 min read
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I Got Hope In My Soul
Last week’s blog aged like fine cheese, didn’t it? I appeal for people to Calm Their Tits, and the game last Saturday starts with a...
Arlene Finnigan
Sep 10, 20223 min read
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You Need To Calm Down
I have a very simple message for you this week. Calm. Your. Tits. That’s it, that’s the blog. OK, I’ll elaborate a little bit. I know...
Arlene Finnigan
Sep 3, 20223 min read
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If the kids are united, then we'll never be divided
A Friday morning blog this week, ahead of a Friday night kick off tonight. The official reason given for moving the game was that it...
Arlene Finnigan
Aug 26, 20224 min read
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No one said it was gonna be easy
I never thought that a narrow win in the National League against Dorking Wanderers would be one of the best days of my life. I never...
Arlene Finnigan
Aug 20, 20223 min read
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Aug 14, 20220 min read
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The brass bands play and feet start to pound
According to brassbandresults.co.uk (there’s a website I never knew existed), a contest promoted by Oldham Athletic Supporters Club took...
Arlene Finnigan
Aug 13, 20223 min read
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Latics Fans Are Free (To Wear Sunscreen)
Ladies and gentlemen of the season 2022-23, wear sunscreen. If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The...
Arlene Finnigan
Aug 6, 20223 min read
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FREE AT LAST! FREE AT LAST! THANK GOD ALMIGHTY!
It happened. It finally happened. The day we’d all been waiting for. After over four years of statements, financial mismanagement,...
Arlene Finnigan
Jul 30, 20224 min read
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It's Coming Home
It's dragging on a bit, this takeover, isn’t it? I wish they’d get on with it, I need the space in my fridge, it’s a pain in the arse...
Arlene Finnigan
Jul 23, 20223 min read
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See I've already waited too long....
It seems daft really, doesn’t it. We all ended last season utterly despondent, not expecting anything other than a demoralising season in...
Arlene Finnigan
Jul 16, 20223 min read
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Kick like a girl, down pints like a girl
Goodbye, Grotton's Rose. It's been quite a week for arrogant arseholes who pretend to despise football fans as plebs getting forced out...
Arlene Finnigan
Jul 9, 20224 min read
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Good times for a change?
What a week, comrades. What. A. Fucking. Week. And I thought Sunday was going to be the feel-good story. If you ignore every other word...
Arlene Finnigan
Jul 2, 20225 min read
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Rewind The Film
I could talk this week about your friend and mine, Andy Burnham, spearheading a taskforce to give fans an active role in the future...
Arlene Finnigan
Jun 25, 20222 min read
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Rebellion (Lies! Lies!)
On Thursday, I tweeted "In danger of having nothing to blog about this week. Baz is gonna put out a statement at 11pm on Friday night,...
Arlene Finnigan
Jun 18, 20223 min read
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This is my truth, tell me yours
Oh it’s good to have him back, isn’t it? The eloquence, the clarity, the integrity, the honesty. How ever did we get through those long...
Arlene Finnigan
Jun 11, 20225 min read
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The Curle Who Wanted To Be God
Been a pretty quiet week by Latics standards, hasn't it? Boring, almost. I won't recap the interview with the FLG in any detail, but...
Arlene Finnigan
Jun 4, 20224 min read
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Don't Let The Sh*te Divide Us
BRACE YOURSELVES FOR SOME CONJECTURE AND CRITICISM, BITCHES! Well the close season is proving to be every bit as chilled as I expected....
Arlene Finnigan
May 28, 20226 min read
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