reminiscing about oldham

[Pat McMahon]

Went to Oldham away in 1993, 1-1 draw but we really should have won. Halle goal, Saunders equalizer, Whittingham goal ruled out and lots of chances missed.

I was living in Paris and came back that weekend. I got to London overnight and stayed near Palace's ground with a mate and his pals who were driving up to Manchester to watch some tripe at the theatre of Fergie time. The traffic was atrocious on the M6 all Saturday and it was clear that they wouldn't be able to drop me in the centre of Manchester for me to jump on a train to Oldham as originally planned.

In the gridlock in the middle lane I saw a car stuck in the outside lane with a Villa scarf hanging out. I ran over opened the door and asked if the startled bloke and his kid were going to Oldham - and they were. I just jumped in the back of the car and we got there with a few minutes to spare. I paid their parking IIRC. I think I cadged a ticket outside the ground from a London Lion too.

I had to make my way back to old Trafford after the game to find my mates - no mobiles in those days. It must have been 6.30 by then so they weren't happy.

[Chico Hamilton III]

Randomly selected memories of some miserable away games at Oldham:

Plastic pitch
Freezing open terace
Villa fans scrapping with each other
Not being able to see the near half of the pitch from the away terrace
One of the league game up there was the first time Villa wore the "Muller Light" sponsor name on their shirts. Somebody "ITK" told me the week before that we were being sponsored by "Miller Lite"
Bovis Homes sponsoring Oldham
Roger Palmer?
Joe Royle having a fatter head than Sam Allardyce

[Damo70]

The first time I went to Oldham we were seated in one of the stands at the side of the pitch, Alan McInally got his first goal for the club and we won 1-0. I should have quit while I was ahead because after that it was the freezing terrace, a couple of draws and a couple of defeats including the infamous quarter final.

[silhillvilla]

I think the 0-3 QF at Oldham was the only time I saw Macca have a bad game
He must have been sober or something ;-)

[Dave Clark Five]

I was there for the 6-0 with Andy Lochhead getting a hat trick. There was not one headed goal amongst them!

[Damo70]

I think the 0-3 QF at Oldham was the only time I saw Macca have a bad game
He must have been sober or something ;-)

The whole team had a nightmare on the plastic pitch even though we had won on one at Luton earlier in the season.

[silhillvilla]

I think the 0-3 QF at Oldham was the only time I saw Macca have a bad game
He must have been sober or something ;-)

The whole team had a nightmare on the plastic pitch even though we had won on one at Luton earlier in the season.

True, I think Maccas knees just couldn't cope with that solid surface. The bounce on the ball was just stupid at times.

[Chris Jameson]

The Quarter final was the same day as my Grandad's funeral, he loved his football and I remember my mum saying to go to the match and think of him as he wouldn't be happy at somebody missing a match for his funeral. I went. It was a fucking horrible day.

[oldham_villa]

We had clearly not been to Boundary Park to scout them, as they played their normal game and we were watching shadows. We were made to look lemons.

The most disappointing game of my life, bearing in mind the stick I got at school.

It surely has to be one of the coldest grounds of the league. It's bitter out today, but u sort of get used to it :-/

Chips and gravy are a gift from God. it's my favourite ! Ha

Nick

[oldham_villa]

I think the 0-3 QF at Oldham was the only time I saw Macca have a bad game
He must have been sober or something ;-)

The whole team had a nightmare on the plastic pitch even though we had won on one at Luton earlier in the season.

True, I think Maccas knees just couldn't cope with that solid surface. The bounce on the ball was just stupid at times.

It was one of the better pitches, tho I know what u mean