#14 paid a visit to Vancouver Island recently and took up conversation with one of our honourary members. The conversation was as follows:

14 How’s it going Dave?
DN I'm doing great.
14 How’s school?
DN Fabulous. I will have a new school in a year or so.
14 How do you keep yourself amused on the Island?
DN I'm playing lots of golf and going skiing. I also coach football.
14 Is that real football?
DN What do you mean?
14 The Chairman only recognises football as a game played with your feet.
DN He doesn't even know how to pronounce boooeeey!
14 What else are you doing?
DN I have my scuba diving licence now.
14 Oh! I thought when you left on the boat you didn't look back?
DN You can't see much under water. I am missing JHSS so I thought if I sneaked back as a member of O.S.S. no-one would notice. I tried letting go but the rope was made from elastic. How are things at school?
14 Fine.
DN More importantly, how is the L.S.C. doing?
14 Well we are getting about forty members every week, but you know it's not competitive?
DN I hear you have a programme now. I would like to send my regards to everybody, (especially Janet Lutton). Can it go in the programme?
14 I'll see what I can do.
DN Ask the Chairman how an honourary member can move up the list?
14 I think when you left JHSS he explained something about you not being able to outdrink him or something. I think I'll leave that one to you.

Today's cover picture is remarkable in the fact that the player is not an Athletic player (yet). Ian Rush is a footballing legend and deserves such publicity. The article is reproduced from the February 21st.. edition of the Oldham Chronicle. If Oldham can pull off a such a coup as this there is hope yet. Fingers crossed.

Ed.'s note - Jan Molby has subsequently been named as Swansea City's new manager.

The recent results have turned a poor season into an utterly miserable one. I bought my Swindon ticket only for it to be postponed. When it eventually was played I was working nights, but G.M.R. radio was giving full coverage. Another sickener. A last minute goal (again). We do have games in hand (ed.'s note- but they are not as good as points in the bag) so we should be o.k. I am getting disheartened recently although I, along with 2,000 other supporters, went to Huddersfield. We were brilliant and really got behind the team. The Latics played them off the park but couldn’t score.

Now we are in the middle of a ground sharing debate. Anyway, who cares I am going to EuroDisney in March. The Latics won't lose there, although I heard they have a centre forward called Mickey who is quite a handful. Other news is that we now have Radio Latics. I don't suppose you can get that in Canada unless you have an antenna as big as Blackpool tower. Anyway, we play Tranmere on Sunday (3rd. March) and the game is being shown live on Granada T.V. That's all the news for now 'cause I'm starting to enter the Twilight Zone. I only went for another can of Beamish Draught beer and my pen changed from blue to black. Best go to bed before anything else happens. Good night.

Nobby

Did you know....
Wayne Harrison became the youngest player to appear in the Latics first team when he made his debut in 1984. He was 15 years and 11 months old. The Chairman was there.

Oldham’s record victory was by 11-0 against Southport in the fourth division in 1962. The Chairman was there.

Oldham's heaviest defeat was by 4-13 against Tranmere in 1935. The Chairman wasn't there, but Roger Williams was.

Soccer Surfer is a collection of interesting stats which will be brought to you at regular intervals if Jim is allowed. This weeks First Division stats are to 24th. February.

Without loss 16 Derby County
Without win 11 Grimsby
Highest gate 28,687 Wolves v Ipswich
Lowest gate 3,993 Grimsby v Watford
Most players used 38 Birmingham, Sheffield Utd.
Least players used 21 Port Vale, Tranmere

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Thanks to Surfer Sam.