[Archived] Rovers v Oldham

[dallydally]

Well after Saturday's disappointing result we have to go for it this weekend. My team would be 

                                 Raya

Nyambe   Downing     Mulgrew        Bell

            Smallwood.     Bennett

  Armstrong           Dack             Payne

                          Graham

If Mulgrew isn't fit then Williams

 

[Bigdoggsteel]

Is Mulgrew definitely back I wonder? Hopefully. He is crucial 

I wonder how Williams is feeling. His place has been taken literally straight away by Bell. Mowbray probably would have had to delay the move for a few weeks, but Mulgrew getting injured has meant it has happened in super quick time. 

[philipl]

Simply have to win unless Brockhall is to be returned to its former use...

[arbitro]

Another hard, physical game in which Mowbray just has to get the balance right between his artists and soldiers. The game at Oldham was probably the lowest point of the season when we were outplayed and out fought by a distinctly average team who simply rose to the occasion. Hopefully Mulgrew will be back to steady a jittery defence and get us on the front foot. We will score goals I'm sure but clean sheets will give us the best chance to catch the top two.

[Mattyblue]

http://www.owtb.co.uk/topic/50351-blackburn-away/

Have a read of that. Bizarre ongoing hatred of us. Can’t say I’ve given them much thought this past 25 years.

[K-Hod]

6 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

http://www.owtb.co.uk/topic/50351-blackburn-away/

Have a read of that. Bizarre ongoing hatred of us. Can’t say I’ve given them much thought this past 25 years.

'When you come down from the Grane Road into Darwen, you enter the failure zone'. Coming from a person from Oldham that's an alarming lack of self-awareness.

The last time I went there, I was waiting at some traffic lights outside the Tesco there. A girl left the Tesco and poured vodka into her bottle of Coke. This was a Friday lunch time. Getting the party started early......

[Bigdoggsteel]

Weren't they in the Premiership for a season? Was it the year we won it? I can't remember, I never really looked at the bottom half of the table. 

[Hanks]

17 minutes ago, Bigdoggsteel said:

Weren't they in the Premiership for a season? Was it the year we won it? I can't remember, I never really looked at the bottom half of the table. 

 They were in the premiership for its first two seasons of its existence, relegated in 94. They had a bit of money behind them in the late 80's early 90's, from Lee's brewery I think.

[Bigdoggsteel]

Just now, Hanks said:

 They were in the premiership for its first two seasons of its existence, relegated in 94. They had a bit of money behind them in the late 80's early 90's, from Lee's brewery I think.

They missed a great season  

[Athlete]

Another club struggling for a actual rival seeing as the two big ones have never bothered with them.. 

[benhben]

Must win. At home no reason to not go all out attack. Cant wait for Lenihan to come in alongside Mulgrew. Think this game will be too close for both. Do not rate Williams one bit at centre back I would much rather have a specialised U23 centre back. 

                          Raya

 Nyambe Downing Wharton Bell

            Smallwood Bennett

                          Dack

      Payne      Graham     Armstrong

                     

[Dreams of 1995]

"Shudder at the very name of Oldham Athletic" had me laughing.

 

I do shudder at the name Oldham, but certainly not in fear. What a dive.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

'The Oldham boys are coming'

A Club with a history to rival Bury or Rochdale.

Stuff these plastic Mancs out of site Rovers.

2-0

[tomphil]

It was a bit of a rivalry back in the day so no surprise if some of them are having a pop one or two of us on here did warn of what to expect at the Boundary Park encounter, a fired up crowd and team, turned out correct.

Hopefully we'll return the favour as we owe them and we usually get a good reaction after defeat last Saturdays game can be filed firmly in the bottle job column by manager and players like the away fixtures at Oldham & Southend. They come around every now and again probably on the back of complacency setting in so it might not do any harm if things are shook up.

We cannot stroll to promotion we have to attack, kick and punch every game from now on so no excuses for not at least having a good go in this but in true Rovers style it won't be easy.

Rovers 2   Oldham 1

13,189

[Mattyblue]

Can’t see 13,000, unless Oldham bring around 2k.

Category A pricing, so a THIRTY POUNDS walk up price in the Jack Walker.

[tomphil]

They reckon they'll bring 2k - plus they expecting their hooligan element to travel it seems, that should add about a dozen to the gate as well

[islander200]

30 minutes ago, benhben said:

Must win. At home no reason to not go all out attack. Cant wait for Lenihan to come in alongside Mulgrew. Think this game will be too close for both. Do not rate Williams one bit at centre back I would much rather have a specialised U23 centre back. 

                          Raya

 Nyambe Downing Wharton Bell

            Smallwood Bennett

                          Dack

      Payne      Graham     Armstrong

                     

Wharton has gone on loan to Lincoln

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Must agree about the pricing for this fixture,absolutely absurd.

We need all the support we can get for these home games...way to go Ewood Bean counters!

[Bigdoggsteel]

9 minutes ago, meadows said:

1,500 sold to date says their twitter ac today. Have to say that’s a better effort than I expected. 

They smell blood 

[benhben]

2 hours ago, islander200 said:

Wharton has gone on loan to Lincoln

Dohhh I completely forgot he went at the end of the window. Must have been too excited at hearing of Ward leaving. Same team as original poster then. 

[Bigdoggsteel]

2 minutes ago, benhben said:

Dohhh I completely forgot he went at the end of the window. Must have been too excited at hearing of Ward leaving. Same team as original poster then. 

Why would you have dropped Downing for a young lad that has not featured in 1 game all season?

[jim mk2]

Many years ago, I went to an Oldham away game in the Midlands with a Latics supporting colleague (don't ask why). Oldham fans spent the whole match singing anti-Rovers chants,  which even he could not explain. I can only conclude it must be some sort of inferiority complex. 

[Mattyblue]

I suppose for a lot of the 80s they were our only regular derby with Bury, Rochdale, Wigan, Bolton, PNE, Burnley were down in the third and fourth tier. 

[chaddyrovers]

My team

                            Raya

          Nyambe Mulgrew Williams

 Travis       Bennett      Smallwood    Bell

                           Dack

                Graham Armstrong

Subs:- Luetwiler Downing Payne Samuel Conway Nuttall Evans

 

[Bigdoggsteel]

30 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

My team

                            Raya

          Nyambe Mulgrew Williams

 Travis       Bennett      Smallwood    Bell

                           Dack

                Graham Armstrong

Subs:- Luetwiler Downing Payne Samuel Conway Nuttall Evans

 

Nice team. I would like to see us play that