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In the line of duty!
Reporter: KEITH McHUGH
Date online: 15 January 2013
HARDY football fans braved freezing temperatures to queue for big-match tickets at Boundary Park this morning.
One turned up as early as 4am, others soon after. By 7.15am, with a sharp frost and ice making standing outside the ticket office in Sheepfoot Lane a dangerous business, about 50 Athletic and Liverpool fans were waiting to buy passes for the FA Cup fourth-round tie on January 27.
At the front of the queue was Oldham-based Liverpool fan Kieran Foster (28).
“I’ve been a Liverpool fan all my life and wasn’t going to miss this game,” said Kieran, who also attended last year’s cup-tie at Anfield.
He arrived at 4am and, realising he was alone, decided to go to nearby McDonald’s for breakfast!
Two others at the head of the queue were brothers-in-law Steven Williams (23) and Luke Haslam (24).
They arrived at 4.45am – then walked to the Royal Oldham Hospital for a cup of coffee.
Despite their side-trip they stayed in pole position for the first of the tickets — more than 3,000 were available — to go on sale at 9am.
The tie has divided the family: Steven is an Athletic fan and Luke supports Liverpool!
If tickets remain at the end of business today, they will remain on sale from 9am tomorrow.
Comments
"..about 50 Athletic and Liverpool fans were waiting.."
Am I reading this correctly? Selling tickets allocated for the Latics sections to Liverpool fans???
I understand that the club wants to sell all the tickets but this is just ludicrous! Surely they are shooting themselves in the foot with this policy and I am surprised that the police are allowing it to happen.
Live on TV, possible crowd trouble..and, after the racist allegations at Anfield last year..you couldn't make it up!
Err why are Liverpool fans queing for tickets which are for home fans ?
selling tickets in the home section to visiting supporters isnt that against the ground regulations and the safety certificate ?
Firstly why are Latics selling tickets allocated for OLDHAM fans to Liverpool fans, and secondly how can there be 3000 tickets on open sale when yesterday sales were suppose to have reached 4500, and it's obvious to me a lot of season ticket holders have decided to watch IT on ITV.
Hope we sell all the tickets but after Saturday I'm not so sure. Curious substitutions - when Byrne went off there was only Croft who had played a full season in top class football. No wonder they looked clueless and gave up! Afraid that our little cup run is diverting attention away from our woeful league form - would Dickov have still been in a job had we lost at Forest? Well probably - he seems to be fire proof! When is this new assistant coming in or can't they get anyone to work under PD?
its not exactly rocket science people. 3000 went on open sale so that means anybody can buy them regardless of where they sit.
its the stay away oldham fans that have let the club down. 7500 were made available 5500 after season ticket sales.
with only 2500 pay on the day against brentford it was obvious tickets would be sold to all and sundray.
the club cant ask every individual what team they support and would they tell the truth.
its a disgrace the lack of interest from oldham fans
oh and i still think it wont sell out so the more liverpool fans the better in my oppinion. the club cant win. if they gave the whole of the RRE stand to liverpool 4500 and left 6000 for latics fans they would have got moaned at for that an unfair advantage for liverpool. so they give the oldham public chance to attend and they dont bother. so all those moaning now about liverpool fans in oldham sections dont bother. just enjoy the game there wont be any trouble unless we win of course
Hard for Latics to know if an Oldhamer is a home or 'away' supporter but never mind they have a photo to circulate to stewards and gate staff to deny him entry!
His admission and having a photo in local paper is like putting a red x on his head for the numpties to attack!
Chaddyender: Latics made a decision based on last seasons massive following and those who claimed they couldn't get a ticket to only allocate Liverpool the large section of Rocky Rd stand. Obviously a home game is less fun!
Petelatics; I didn't realise that statistic wow... Mind you Croft didn't do anything of note at one stage in second half I thought he must have been substituted.
You right about PD although Corney keeps opening the door when another club sacks their manager.
If there's trouble because Liverpool fans are in our sections it's OAFC's own fault, let's hope the police and the FA have noted Athletic are not bothered about segregation. If we don't sell out our embarrassment will sink to a new level, 50 fans doesn't sound too good! Cancel the pie order!
Good to see the Liverpool fans first in the Q, least this way it will be a sell out..
Now the Segregation has been Compromised perhaps the game should be moved to the new Man City ground, like when we moved the game to Maine Road for the Northwich game in 1977 for the same reason
Have Your Say
How is a Liverpool supporter able to buy a ticket and deprive a Latics supporter of the opportunity to support the team. Also, if his ticket is in with Latics supporters where is the segregation that is supposed to nip any potential flash points in the bud?
By oldhamgent @ 15/01/2013 12:17:52