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Arlene Finnigan
4 days ago5 min read
Frozen winter sh*t
Thank God common sense prevailed and the match was called off yesterday in good time. Was anyone actually looking forward to it? When the...
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Arlene Finnigan
Jan 44 min read
We're the little club that Santa Claus forgot
Hmph. Well, that wasn’t the festive season we were hoping for, was it? Hope Santa at least brought you the Lynx Africa gift set you were...
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Arlene Finnigan
Dec 26, 20244 min read
Gather together whatever the weather may bring
Happy Winterval! Hope you’re all having a brilliant time. And if you were at Braintree on Saturday, I hope you dried out in time for...
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Arlene Finnigan
Dec 21, 20245 min read
Won't you stay with us 'til May?
There was only ever going to be one Stones emerging victorious last Saturday. It was never in doubt. Not even at 2-0 down. Merry...
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Arlene Finnigan
Dec 14, 20244 min read
It's all gonna go wrong this Christmas....but it's just part of the fun
The FA Trophy is crap, isn’t it? Or, more accurately, we’re crap in the FA Trophy. I’d really like it if we never had to compete in it...
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Arlene Finnigan
Dec 7, 20246 min read
I can see a better time when all our dreams come true
Conceding a 99th minute equaliser is a kick in the minge. Going on to concede a 121st minute winner is a kick in the minge. Supporting...
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Arlene Finnigan
Nov 30, 20246 min read
I begin dreaming
I should set up a template Word document for blogs about 4-0 wins, shouldn't I? We're making a habit of it. And it is wonderful. I should...
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Arlene Finnigan
Nov 23, 20245 min read
Do the chicken payback
We said we were due to give someone a hammering, didn’t we? We said that we should be beating teams like Tamworth comfortably at home,...
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Arlene Finnigan
Nov 16, 20245 min read
Don't worry, Bee happy
I will not lie to you, comrades. It is MUCH easier to write 1400 fairly interesting words about a very enjoyable win at Tranmere than it...
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Arlene Finnigan
Nov 9, 20247 min read
In my Mersey paradise
For the best part of the last 30 years, supporting Latics has been a thankless task. It’s mostly been an endless kick in the crotch....
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Arlene Finnigan
Nov 2, 20245 min read
Fly on, my sweet angel
It wasn’t pretty. It wasn’t a classic. It was nervy, scrappy, at times turgid. But it was another 3 points, and our 8th league win of the...
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Arlene Finnigan
Oct 26, 20245 min read
On the road again
A great week for the OASIS faction, an.... OK week on the pitch? Two tough trips to the southeast in four days isn’t ideal, but that’s...
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Arlene Finnigan
Oct 18, 20245 min read
Oh, shame, shame, shame, shame, Shaymen
Prior to last Saturday, we’d never beaten FC Halifax. I for one would like to thank our friends from over the Pennines for their...
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Arlene Finnigan
Oct 12, 20244 min read
Mo money, Moors problems
Ah well. All good things must come to an end. It really, REALLY should have been 5 wins in a row though. We were as, if not more,...
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Arlene Finnigan
Oct 5, 20244 min read
Khan he kick it? Yes he Khan.
“At Stonebridge Road did Otis Khan A stately pleasure-dome decree…” God, I wish I hadn’t wasted the Frankie Goes To Hollywood pun when...
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Arlene Finnigan
Sep 28, 20245 min read
"Tell me are you a Christian child?" and I said "Mike, I am tonight"
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he...
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Arlene Finnigan
Sep 21, 20244 min read
Woking back to happiness
We did it! We won a game! We scored more than one goal! We didn’t concede a sloppy goal from a set piece! Onwards and upwards, lads....
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Arlene Finnigan
Sep 14, 20245 min read
One all, we don't need another draw
I’m currently 3rd in the Championship in the OWTB Prediction League. (Andy Halliwell is top, I've got him in my sights.) It’s an absolute...
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Arlene Finnigan
Sep 7, 20244 min read
We're drinking quality pints in your town
Bit deflating, last Saturday, wasn’t it? We’re Oldham fucking Athletic. We’re a footballing powerhouse. We were founder members of the...
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Arlene Finnigan
Aug 31, 20244 min read
In Boundary Park did Otis Khan a pleasure dome erect
Hmph. From seven points from nine, to one point from six. Sorry for jinxing it, lads. It’s a long season, though. A marathon, not a...
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