Chatham_Owl

Monday 4th August 2003 - Training Pre-Season (Technique PM)

FC Groningen sign Bart Grimelink of Swindon Town on a free transfer.

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Tuesday 5th August 2003 - Training Pre-Season (Agility AM, Technique LUNCH)

James Wills thinks that former Southampton midfielder Kevin Gibbens would add depth to the squad, Kevin is currently at Eastleigh but he looks good so I ask for him to be scouted more.

West Bromwich Albion decide not to persue Paul Murray any further as the value on him is too high.

Both Paul Murray's and David Beherall's agents are on the phone to me telling me that they had agreed terms with Everton and Wigan Athletic respectively, David's transfer has been signed. He leaves for £75k having turning down Cardiff City, he is looking forward to playing at a higher level, I wish him all the best. Paul's transfer ain't sorted yet as Sean O'Hanlon hasn't agreed his contract with Oldham yet.

A short time later Sean gets in touch and agrees his deal and will join Oldham with Murray going the opposite way to Everton. I'll get £8k on top of Sean. I ring David Moyes to get the deal finished. Two players sold today, a huge chunk of my wage bill cut and £83k from the transfers plus Sean O'Hanlon who looks like a fantastic signing for the future.

Unfortunately James Williams decides to join Barnet instead of us. Must have been promised first team football.

In other news Grimsby Town sign Rob Ullathorne on a free transfer, Wigan Athletic sign goalkeeper Paul Smith from Brentford for £180k and Tony Barras will leave Notts County and join Scunthorpe United on the 1st December 2003.

Friendly Match
Oxford United Vs. Oldham Athletic
Kassam Stadium
19:30

Oxford United
Bankole, McNiven, Bampfield, McCarthy, Bound, Omoyinmi, Brown, Hunt, Wanless (c), Basham, S.Brooks
Subs: Woodman, Brandish, Tomkins, O'Sullivan, Crosby, Robinson, R.Brooks, Steele, Garner, Whitehead, Hackett, Rawle

Oldham Athletic
1. Tom Phillips
2. Paul Dempsey
3. Bryan Small (c)
4. Matt Carbon
5. Darren Bloor
6. Jonathan Paul Mills
7. Jamie Cassidy
8. Leon Bell
9. Michael Sisson
10. Howard Forinton
11. Ian Lawson
Subs
12. Matthew Ghent
14. Nicky Hill
15. Alex Dick
16. Duncan Spedding
17. Anthony McStea
18. Damon Robson
19. Phil Salt
20. Des Lyttle
21. Spencer Whelan
22. Scott Jones
23. Anthony Shandran
24. Scott Vernon

Final Score: Oxford United 1 Tomkins (56) Oldham Athletic 0
Att: 595
Ref: Mr.F.Stretton
MOM: Duncan Spedding

Simon Pope: Bryan Small had to leave the field today with a sprained ankle but it's not as serious as first thought and he'll be back tomorrow.

Oldham Evening Chronicle: This was the trialists last chance to impress before the start of the season which begins on Saturday. In general it was a positive performance but the wrong result with Oxford sneaking the winner. This Pre-Season campaign Oldham have Played 5, Won 2 (Boston United 3-2, Halesowen Town 3-1), Drawn 0 and Lost 3 (Morecambe 4-0, Reading 2-0, Oxford United 1-0) McAlister has told us that this was the last chance for the players to convince him that they are worthy of a contract and I'm sure a few of them have. Oxford's goal came against the run of play and a fumble from Phillips let Tomkin have an easy tap in from a few yards out. Oldham did get a penalty and it was Forinton who took it but as many of his chances he failed to score and Bankole saved easily. Oldham had other chances but mainly half-chances, they jsut couldn't find a way through.

Managers Comment: Another committed performance tonight but again a mistake and it costs us the win. Forinton was unlucky with his penalty, it wasn't his day at all. But there was some pleasing performances out there tonight and I'll be going to see the Chairman tomorrow morning and getting his approval to sign some players, hopefully before the start of the season.

Chatham_Owl

Wednesday 6th August 2003 - Training Pre-Season (Sprints AM, Technique LUNCH)

Ron Millward recommends James Birdsey who has been recently released by Northwich Victoria, he believes he has potential, I just don't see it though.

Other transfer news, Rangers sign Emmerson Boyce of Luton Town for £375k, Everton sign Louis Carey from Bristol City for £230k, Ibrahima Sonko agrees to join Auxerre for £240k and Wrexham will get Nick Daws from Rotherham United on the 2nd January 2004.

I decide which players I would like to sign up, who to look at again and who not to sign up:

Wanted:
Anthony McStea
Spencer Whelan
Jamie Cassidy
Matthew Wicks
Alex Dick
Damon Robson
Phil Salt
Anthony Shandran

Look at again:
Matthew Ghent
Jonathan Perry
Leon Bell
Jonathan Paul Mills
Michael Sisson
Ian Lawson
Duncan Spedding

Unwanted:
Tom Phillips
Matt Carbon
Paul Dempsey
Des Lyttle
Nicky Hill
Scott Jones
Bryan Small
Darren Bloor
Howard Forinton

I then also sort out roles at the club:
Assistant Manager: Tony Philliskirk
First Team Coaches: Tony Philiskirk, John Harbin, Peter Beardsley
Reserve/Youth Team Coaches: Andy Ritchie, John Sheridan, Brian Kilkline, Peter Beardsley
Goalkeeping Coach: Ian Andrews

Reserve Team Manager: Tony Philliskirk
Youth Team Manager: Andy Ritchie

First Team Physio: Simon Pope
Reserve/Youth Team Physio: Paul Caton
Goalkeeping Physio: Chris Hughes

Club Captain: David Eyres
Team Captain: Will Haining

Ruud Gullit becomes the new manager of Tottenham Hotspur.

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Thursday 7th August 2003 - Training Pre-Season (Clsoing Down Session AM, 5 a-side (small pitch) LUNCH, Weight Training PM)

Trialist Jonathan Paul Mills fell awkwardly in training today and x-rays reveal that he has fractured his wrist and will be out for 3 weeks.

Chris Latchem feels that Portugese striker Rubens is not good enough.

Stockport County sign York City's Chris Smith for £12k.

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Friday 8th August 2003: Training Pre-Season (Technique AM, Overloading (defensive) LUNCH, Sprints PM)

Ryan Green isn't rated by Chris Latchem, he doesn't feel he is good enough.

Alex Dick and Jamie Cassidy both reject offered contracts, new ones are offered.

Spencer Whelan and Matthew Wicks sign for Oldham. Spencer signs for a season and is on £200 a week. Matthew joins until June 2006 and will earn £500 a week. Both are ineligable for tomorrows opening game.

Chatham_Owl

Oldham Evening Chronicle: Oldham Athletic Season 2003/04 Preview

Barnsley
Barnsley will be looking for an improvement on last seasons positive and will almost certainly do that with manager Stefan Thordarson. The squad looks strong and a forward line in Rory Fallon and Isaiah Rankin. They had a promising pre-season and were unbeaten, beating Wimbledon 2-0 was the highlight.

Blackpool
Blackpool at times last season had the look of a very good side capable of perhaps getting a play-off spot but they fell away near the end when loanees went back to their clubs. A very well run club and could possibly challenge again for the play-offs. They have a very good and shrewd manager in Steve McMahon. The pre-season wasn't very promising however, only winning 1 of 6 and that being to Leigh RMI, the loss to Lincoln City proving the worst.

Bournemouth
Promoted via the Division 3 play-offs last term, Bournemouth came back into Division Two at the first attempt. Surely will be a season of consolidation and improvment. They didn't win any matches in pre-season and drawing only one, a 0-0 draw to Coventry City. They seem not capable of scoring many and their defence looks leaky.

Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton were relegated from Division One but they showed lots of improvement as the season went on under Steve Coppell and although Bobby Zamora has finally gone they have replaced him with Leon Knight. A very impressive squad who will challenge for promotion again this season. A promising pre-season saw victories over AFC Wimbledon, Leyton Orient and Farnborough Town.

Brentford
An indifferent season for Brentford last year and this season should prove no different, perhaps a truggle against relegation, they have lost goalkeeper Paul Smith and star defender Ibrahima Sonko. If they don't replace them, they could find this season even tougher.

Bristol City
Beaten in the play-off semi-final, maybe this year will be their year for promotion. It maybe Danny Wilson's last season however as the Bristol board must surely be wanting promotion this season. Impressive results against higher level opposition in pre-season is showing that they could make the jump up.

Chesterfield
Just avoided relegation on the last day. But the team looks more impressive this season. They have appointed experienced Roy McFarland as the new manager. Had a very good pre-season being unbeaten. The defence looks very tight. Ex-Oldham players Paul Warhurst, Mark Innes, Mark Allott and David Reeves are still at Chesterfield.

Colchester United
It looked last season like the perennial relegation candidates of Division Two would finally meet their fate but the appointment of Phil Parkinson resulted in a upturn in fortunes and a mid-table spot was secured, further improvements are expected this term, he has brought in new players including ex Oldham favourite Wayne Andrews. Pre-season result were mixed however.

Grimsby Town
Grimsby were relegated from Division One and will be looking for promotion back straight away, unfortunately Grimsby will be a mid-table club at best, they did beat Sheffield United in pre-season though.

Hartlepool United
Division Three runners-up last season should find the progression to the next level fairly easy, they have a decent squad, definately not one that should get relegated, they have a fiery manager in Neale Cooper and he will move this team forward after Mike Newell left for Luton in the summer. A good win against Leicester City should give the team some early confidence.

Luton Town
The Hatters are in a huge financial mess and in administration as we speak, they shouldn't go under but cuts will have to be made in order to save the club, the squad that Kinnear built is still strong however and the final position will depend on who has to leave, if things stay relatively the same they should do well. A poor pre-season with the team losing many games to lower league opposition.

Notts County
The oldest club in the football league are in huge financial trouble, they went into adiminstration last year and they are still in it. Billy Dearden has worked miracles for the team just to keep it in this division. They should start to improve soon. I expect them to finish mid-table.

Oldham Athletic
What a difference a summer makes, if I did this at the start of the summer Oldham would have been one of the favourites for promotion, now they will be happy just to stay in business and in Division Two. New manager Ian McAlister had to lower wages and sell players just to get us to this point, a major rebuild is now needed but a pretty disappointing pre-season leaves confidence of Oldham doing well a little low.

Peterborough United
Something of an unknown as rookie manager Frank Yallop has taken over, little is known about his managing abilities but they wil lbe put to the test here. The Posh have had an excellent youth system in the past few years but their first team seems to struggle at times. A rather unimpressive pre-season was brightened up by a win over Portsmouth.

Plymouth Argyle
Argyle will challenge for promotion this season, they have amased a good group of players that can challenge for places near the top of the table. Paul Sturrock has the knowledge to get the best from his players. They beat Bristol Rovers, Llanelli, Torquay and Cwmbran but lost to Reading and rivals Exeter City.

Port Vale
The Valiants will do well this season, they have a good attack and their defnce which was the problem last year is also stronger, a possible outsider for a play-off place. Brian Horton's men have had a mixed pre-season, beating Crystal Palace 1-0 and even had a friendly with turkish side Galatasaray but they lost 5-1.

QPR
This year will be Rangers season to go up, under Ian Holloway the club has improved year on year and now have a very good squad in which to challenge for the championship. They were beaten in the play-off final, beating Oldham along the way with that heart breaking Paul Furlong goal. An almost faultless pre-season campaign against Premiership sides shows they will be one of the teams to beat.

Rushden & Diamonds
Rushden have never been as high in the football league ladder as Division Three until they won the league as champions last year. Rushden won't struggle though, they have a rich chairman in Max Briggs who will bankroll the club and a good manager in Brian Talbot. Expect them to finish mid-table. In pre-season they have beaten the teams in the Premiership and Division One but lost to teams in the league below, they possibly might misjudge some teams and lose silly points.

Sheffield Wednesday
The biggest club in Division Two, the giants of this league. Wednesday will be there or thereabouts but they will find it tough as teams raise their games to beat them. Pre-season hasn't gone well for them losing games to teams they shouldn't. Chris Turner has a massive job on his hands to get this club promoted as the fans will demand, if he doesn't he'll recieve his P45 sonner rather than later.

Stockport County
Sammy McIlroy the former Northern Ireland manager will have his work cut out to get this side away from relegation, years of under improvement have seen the club fall from top half of Division One down to the lower reaches of Divsion Two. Had a good pre-season however but all against lower league opposition.

Swindon Town
Probably the most improved squad from last season, they have some impressive players in the summer bringing in Rhys Evans from Chelsea and Tommy Mooney from Watford, he'll from a superb partnership with Sam Parkin. Andy King the manager is one of the games characters if not a little crazy but he knows how to manage and Swindon should be a top half side.

Tranmere Rovers
Rovers will be only be satisfied with a play-off place minimum. They replaced Ray Mathias with Brian Little over the summer and his positive outlook and his coaching abilites should see Tranmere achieve their goal. They beat Premiership Manchester City 4-2 in a friendly. Probably will be the shock team of this season.

Wrexham
Another team who got repromoted to Division Two after being relegated the year before but expect them to struggle again. Denis Smith will have his work cut out but if he can bring players in they may stand a chance.

Wycombe Wanderers
Former manager Iain Dowie has just taken charge of Wycombe. If anyone can get this team going in the right direction it's Iain. A slightly different challenge to the one at Oldham where he had money to spend and a good squad, this time he'll have to build a team up from stratch, Wycombe did well in pre-season beating near neighbours Reading 2-1 in their previous game. Expect this team to improve as the season and their fitness increases.

Final League Standings Prediction
1. Bristol City
2. QPR
3. Brighton & Hove Albion
4. Sheffield Wednesday
5. Tranmere Rovers
6. Plymouth Argyle
7. Luton Town
8. Port Vale
9. Wycombe Wanderers
10. Swindon Town
11. Blackpool
12. Colchester United
13. Rushden & Diamonds
14. Hartlepool United
15. Notts County
16. Barnsley
17. Oldham Athletic
18. Grimsby Town
19. Bournemouth
20. Chesterfield
21. Peterborough United
22. Brentford
23. Wrexham
24. Stockport County

Reserve Team Fixtures: Season 2003/04
19/08/03: Preston North End H
26/08/03: Rotherham United A
09/09/03: Sheffield Wednesday H
16/09/03: Bradford City A
30/09/03: Tranmere Rovers H
07/10/03: Grimsby Town A
21/10/03: Burnley A
28/10/03: Barnsley H
11/11/03: Wigan Athletic H
18/11/03: Stockport County A
02/12/03: Blackpool A
09/12/03: Preston North End A
23/12/03: Rotherham United H
30/12/03: Sheffield Wednesday A
13/01/04: Bradford City H
20/01/04: Tranmere Rovers A
03/02/04: Burnley H
24/02/04: Grimsby Town H
16/03/04: Wigan Athletic A
06/04/04: Barnsley A
27/04/04: Stockport County H
04/05/04: Blackpool H

Under-19's Fixtures: Season 2003/04
16/08/03: Manchester City H
23/08/03: Rotherham United A
06/09/03: Wigan Athletic H
14/09/03: Preston North End A
27/09/03: Everton A
05/10/03: Barnsley H
19/10/03: Grimsby Town A
26/10/03: Bolton Wanderers H
08/11/03: Blackpool A
15/11/03: Burnley H
29/11/03: Bradford City A
06/12/03: Manchester City A
21/12/03: Rotherham United H
27/12/03: Wigan Athletic A
10/01/04: Preston North End H
18/01/04: Everton H
31/01/04: Barnsley A
21/02/04: Grimsby Town H
13/03/04: Bolton Wanderers A
03/04/04: Blackpool H
24/04/04: Burnley A
08/05/04: Bradford City H

Weekend's Fixture Predictions
Bournemouth Vs. Peterborough United 2-1
Brentford Vs. Luton Town 1-3
Bristol City Vs. Hartlepool United 2-1
Chesterfield Vs. Rushden & Diamonds 0-0
Colchester United Vs. Oldham Athletic 2-0
Grimsby Town Vs. Barnsley 3-3
Notts County Vs. QPR 0-3
Plymouth Argyle Vs. Wycombe Wanderers 2-0
Port Vale Vs. Wrexham 1-1
Sheffield Wednesday Vs. Blackpool 2-0
Stockport County Vs. Tranmere Rovers 0-1
Swindon Town Vs. Brighton & Hove Albion 0-2

Oldham Squad (16 players): Pogliacomi, Robertson, Clegg, Holden, Haining, Hall, O'Hanlon, D.Sheridan, Gibson, Cooksey, Eyre, O'Halloran, Eyres, Fleming, Killen, Vernon

Bookies Guide: Colchester Win 6-4 Fav Draw 2-1 Oldham Win 13-8

Chatham_Owl

Saturday 9th August 2003 - Training Pre-Season (Pig in the Middle AM)

Ron Millward has given me a report on Colchester United, my next opponents.

He believes Colchester to be an exceptional team and somewhere where we might struggle, he also notes that former Oldham striker Wayne Andrews will be a potent threat in attack with his pace. They like to play a simple 4-4-2 formation. Ron also goes on to say that he thinks Kem Izzet, Karl Duguid and Thomas Pinault are the key players to the side. In their last match they lost to Crystal Palace at home in a friendly 1-0, Colchester were never in the game and not creating any chances.

Telford United want Carlos Roca on loan for 3 months. They don't want to cup-tie him and let him play against us but they don't want us to recall him early. I agree to let Carlos go. Upto him now if he wants the experience.

Nationwide League Division Two Match
Colchester United Vs. Oldham Athletic
Layer Road
15:00

Colchester United
1. Simon Brown
2. Andy Myers
3. Joe Keith
6. Thomas Pinault
7. Karl Duguid (c)
8. Wayne Andrews
10. Kem Izzet
17. Bobby Bowry
24. Pat Baldwin
25. Sam Stockley
33. Craig Fagan
Subs
31. Richard McKinney
5. Scott Fitzgerald
9. Scott McGleish
16. Phil Parkinson
20. Jermaine Brown

Oldham Athletic
1. Leslie Pogliacomi
2. Dean Holden
4. Will Haining (c)
6. Billy Gibson
7. Matt O'Halloran
8. John Eyre
9. Chris Killen
11. David Eyres
14. Michael Clegg
16. Sean O'Hanlon
18. Scott Vernon
Subs
13. Michael Robertson
17. Darren Sheridan
19. Ernie Cooksey
21. Danny Hall
28. Craig Fleming

Final Score: Colchester United 0 Oldham Athletic 2 Vernon (68), Killen (75)
Att: 3,345
Ref: Mr.K.Hill
MOM: Chris Killen

Oldham Evening Chronicle: Latics Start with Magnificent Away Victory
A fantastic start to the season, an opening day win and a convinving one at that. It didn't seem that way at the start, Colchester put pressure on the Oldham defence which was suffering from opening day nerves but they didn't take their chances. Gradualy Oldham settled and started to pass the ball around with confidence, then came the chances and there was many. Midway through the half David Eyres came the closest to scoring, he struck a 30 pard free kick which beat Simon Brown but struck the post and went across the goaline and cleared. It was amazing the scores stayed goalless at half time. Into the second half and still no goal it looked like there was no way through with both Vernon and Killen guilty of missing chances. McAlister sensed that Oldham were in full control of the game and asked his team to attack more and to get tighter in all areas of the pitch, this worked a treat as Oldham forced themselves a corner, a fine delivery from Eyres and a fantastic leap from Vernon who headed home unmarked to put Oldham ahead. Shortly after Eyres made way for Ernie Cooksey to a huge ovation from the travelling support, Cooksey added some bite into the midfield to try and secure the lead, but it just got even better a move from the back played short by Pogliacomi to Clegg who passed it down the wing to O'Halloran who blitzed his way down the right wing, he crossed and found Killen , his header was saved but it came straight back to him and he couldn't miss. With the upcoming cup tie in mind McAlister brought off Haining and Eyre and on came Danny Hall and Darren Sheridan. Colchester did threaten a few times near the end but nothing came of it. Oldham had secured all 3 points and it was fully deserved. Next up Lincoln City at home in the Carling Cup on wednesday.

Manager's Comments: Well after all of this summers chaos to win and to win so comfortably in the end was a great achievement and hopefully there will be more to come. There were a few players making their debuts today and they all did the team proud. It's testament to the work the players have done during pre-season training. We started off nervously, first match nerves but we settled in quickly, we could have won it by more in the end but 2-0 will do me. Was nice to see Wayno (Wayne Andrews) again. We know he had no choice but to leave the club during the chaos and delighted he is settling in well here. If I could I'd still have him here and but still I was happy he didn't score against us today.

The Oldham Board told the media at Layer Road that they were pleased with the victory over Colchester.

Phil Salt and Anthony Shandran reject their contract offers, they would like more money, I offer them an improved wage.

Chatham_Owl

Sunday 10th August 2003 - Training (Rest)

Damon Robson called me to let me know he wasn't interested in the contract I had offered, I negotiated another one and gave him some time to think about it.

To some people the official start to the new season is the Community Shield. This season it was between Manchester United and Arsenal. The game ended 2-0 to Manchester United John O'Shea and summer signing Anelka with the goals, Arsenal were never in this game. The first piece of silverware was heading back to Old Trafford.

Farnborough Town announced their new manager was Bulgairan, Hristo Bonev.

My mobile rings and it's Chris Latchem on the other end,
CL: Hi Ian just ringing to let you know that I've scouted that Portugese striker Reynald Videira.

IM: Ah good, what's he like then? Worth signing?

CL: Nah mate, he doesn't look to promising to me, I'd not persue him.

IM: Ok keep on searching.

Other transfer news sees Stephen Kelly join Swindon Town on loan for 3 months, the Tottenham youngster is hoping for some first-team experience and Chesterfield bolster their squad by loaning Jonathan Walters of Bolton Wanderers for 3 months also.

Chatham_Owl

Monday 11th August 2003 - Training Fist Team & Reserves(Pig in the Middle AM, Cross Country LUNCH, 5 a-side (small pitch) Goalkeeping (Handling AM, Crosses LUNCH, 5 a-side (small pitch) PM)

Early morning Paul Caton comes to see me.
PC: Just to let you know, Alex Dick had a pretty serious accident in training.

IM: How serious? What's he done?

PC: He has damaged his neck after going for a header, he will be ok but he won't be able to play for 3 weeks at least.

IM: Ok erm definately will be ok as I'm about to sign him, he came into me earlier and accepted his contract, Alan (Hardy) is just registering him.

PC: Yeah he's made of strong stuff, I don't see any problems at all.

IM: That's good, I'll sign him then.

Two players sign for the club today, young centre back Alex Dick signs until the end of the season and will get £375 a week. Also Anthony Shandran signs for the club until the end of the season, he will earn £700 a week. Anthony goes straight into the squad for the Lincoln game.

Carlos Roca is of to Telford United for 3 months to gain some experience, he is a future talent for the club and hopefully this will be his next step up towards first team football for us.

CL: Hi again, been scouting Dean Blake recently as requested and I'm afraid he isn't quite what the club is looking for, if he was younger then I would recommend him.

Chatham_Owl

Tuesday 12th August 2003 - Training First & Reserve Teams (Technique AM, Closing-Down Session LUNCH, Weight Training PM) Goalkeeping (Technique AM, Distribution LUNCH, Weight Training PM)

Another two trialists become permanent players in the team. Left winger Jamie Cassidy sign until the end of August next year for £375 a week. Anthony McStea the young right-back also signs, also for a year and will get £350 a week.

Damon Robson again rejects the contract offer, another one is offered but it's his last offer.

Ambitious Cheltenham Town ook to bounce straight back into Division Two by appointing Trevor Francis as manager.

Chris Latchem Adi Rais Mbolhi as he feels he ain't good enough for english football.

Mark McGhee signs former Manchester City favourite, Georgi Kinkladze, he hopes Georgi will set the second division alight with his ability. Hartlepool United's Mark Robinson joins Exeter City for 3 months and Swindon Town loan Tony Craig from Millwall.

Ron Millward sends me a report of my next opposition Lincoln City who we play in the Carling Cup.

He says that manager Keith Alexander prefers Lincoln to play a direct 5-3-2 formation. Lincoln are capable of causing a shock and beating us on their day. Lincoln have a pacey attack and we should watch out for Allan Pearce upfront.
Their keys players are ex Oldham youth player Ben Futcher, his height will be a problem to us, Paul Morgan a central defender and right winger Paul Smith.

In their last game they narrowly lost to Northampton Town 1-0 away in a fairly even game

Oldham Squad (17 Players): Pogliacomi, Robertson, Clegg, Holden, Wicks, Haining, O'Hanlon, D.Sheridan, Gibson, Cooksey, Eyre, O'Halloran, Eyres, Fleming, Killen, Shandran, Vernon

Bookies Odds: Oldham Win 4-6 Fav Draw 9-4 Lincoln Win 7-2