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Latics hoping to beat new freeze
Reporter: Matthew Chambers
Date online: 29 December 2009
A SWIFT rearrangement means Athletic will try again to beat the weather this weekend.
The recent icy conditions saw the home Boxing Day clash with Tranmere Rovers and the away game at Hartlepool yesterday fall prey to the elements, leaving Dave Penney’s men without a festive fixture in Coca-Cola League One.
With the third round of the FA Cup taking place this coming weekend, Athletic’s scheduled game away at Swinton on Saturday had already been switched to a midweek date in February as a result of the Robins’ continued involvement in the competition.
That left Athletic with the prospect of no competitive match until the visit of Leyton Orient to Boundary Park on Saturday, January 9 — a full three weeks since the team last turned out, for the 2-2 draw away at Wycombe.
However, with neither side involved in the FA Cup, officials at Hartlepool and Athletic took advantage of a blank weekend to quickly fix up a new date of Saturday, January 2 (3pm kick-off). All existing tickets are valid.
The game at Victoria Park was postponed at 10am yesterday following a pitch inspection, with the playing surface still frozen solid with ice.
The forecast for the north-east during the rest of the week is for a slight rise in temperature with light rain and sunny intervals, though there could be more snowfall on Friday.
No new date has yet been set for Athletic’s home game against Tranmere.
Penney will have to make a decision on whether to retain the services of Paul Heffernan for another month, with the Doncaster striker’s loan spell having now expired.
Heffernan has one goal to his name in four appearances for Athletic.
The second month of goalkeeper Darryl Flahavan’s loan from Crystal Palace runs out after the Hartlepool game.
Pawel Abbott and Chris Taylor should now be fit to return to the first-team mix, though centre-back Reuben Hazell has still to serve his one-match suspension for picking up five yellow cards.
Comments
Mr Scotland you're like a cross between Alf Garnett, Mr Scrooge and Blakey from On the Buses - although all of these were at least able to string sentences together.
I would have thought that 3 weeks off would have played to our advantage giving more time for players comming back from injury and the prospects of Chris O'Grady back a week later.Never mind it was just a thought.
OLDHAM SCOTLAND GET A LIFE AND GO AND SUPPORT ANY OTHER CLUB BAR OLDHAM ATHLETIC. YOU DO NOTHING BUT CRITICISE ANYTHING TO DO WITH OUR CLUB.
HOPE NEVER TO SEE YOUR COMMENTS ON HERE AGAIN !!!!
Why did Hartlepool call off the game on Monday morning, couldn't they have done so 3 days earlier? Has anyone else thought Latics called off the Boxing Day game so early because a)the club/council didn't want to spend money to make the area safe and b) to give Abbott and Taylor more time to recover before the next game?
I'm more concerned that we were playing "Swinton" and that Oldham is in the "North East".
Too much Turkey, Mr. Chambers or just lazy journalism?
OLDHAM SCOTLAND please go back from whence you came - unless of course you have an odd £50 million that you want to invest in the club.
I will put this very simply so that even you can understand without the TTA, there would be no Oldham Athletic end of story
You're right Spike. I thought it strange that Latics are now playing Rugby League! Well Thierry Henri has set a trend by handling the ball against Ireland.
Don't be too hard on Matthew Chambers as declining english standards are widespread. Even the flagship BBC website is riddled with errors. Most common mistakes on this website from the public feedback are misuse of "there, their and they're"
Don't be too concerned Spike, they haven't moved Oldham. If you read it again you'll see the correspondent was referring to Hartlepool.
Mad4it fact the TTA, the messiahs have put nothing!....I REPEAT NOTHING into the club a view more of your bretherend have stated on here, so saviours they are not. whence they put money into the club in real terms then i will give them more respect. having supported the club home and away for over 40 years I will have my view and oldham4life tough.
OLDHAM SCOTLAND - OMG - you really are deluded, soul !!!!
How do you think this club survive week to week with out the TTA cash injection.
Yes, they may not have invested as much money as we wuld have hoped, but then again financially, they are not not par with Abramovich, Sheikh Mansour.
Oldham Scotland you may have supported Oldham home and away for the last 40 years but it's from your armchair
OS. Latics have recorded a trading loss year in, year out, for many years unless these has been a transfer profit. Please explain to the rest of us (who obviously cannot see as clearly as you) how the club still exists in the face of that sustained loss without input from the directors. Just what is behind your dislike of TTA, because it plainly has no basis in reason.
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NO match for nearly three weeks ohhh dear a catastophe, no doubt Mr Corney will be bumping his gums about lack of funds again. everyone out come next home match with buckets so everyone can chip in.
By OLDHAM SCOTLAND @ 29/12/2009 13:32:29