Dear Fellow Supporters,

Last weekends results saw a small ray of hope for the Latics. A remarkable 0-1 win at Millwall was not enough to lift the lads out of the bottom three, but it did enough to suggest that relegation is not yet a certainty. With three games to go Oldham are level on points with Portsmouth and a game in hand. Reading and Millwall are not yet safe. It is still possible for the Latics to avoid the bottom eight which would make the first round of the Coca-Cola Cup unnecessary for the Latics. We can but hope. The next couple of weeks will be crucial in the fortunes of the club. It would be devastating to return to the second division, a division which the Latics have avoided since their promotion in 1974. Keep the faith.

What kind of articles would you like to see (or see more of) in the programme? If you remember the first edition the idea was to keep you informed about the finer things of life. Dan has asked me to find some suggestions for future inclusion which would be of interest to most of our supporters - so get your thinking caps on and I will pass on the ideas. The next edition should include an all new episode in the life of Dufflecoat Dan. If the unthinkable happens and relegation happens Dan will be delayed as he will be in no mood to make you laugh.

The Chairman.

Oldham collected 30 away points in 1973-4 - a record for the Third Division under the old two-points-per-win arrangement.

The Latics were elected to the Football League in 1907 and spent 12 seasons at the highest level.

Football.
They both played in the Bundesliga.
Kevin Keegan once played on the same team as the Chairman.
They both went to the same school together.
Kevin Keegan is a leader of riff-raff like the Chairman.
They were both born in the same year.
Both of them live in Canada.
They can both be found in the pub after work on Friday.
They were both born in Oldham./Both British
They both played in the same position./Same shirt number.
They have the same birthday.
Both of them have the same nickname.
They have the same cup.
Both of them manage soccer teams.
Lots of money.
They both have a set of numbered coasters.
Both of them understand the qualities of a good football side.
Same weight. (Ed's note - The Chairman can’t be as heavy as Kevin).

Unfortunately none of the above were the correct answer. The answers that the Chairman was looking for was:

a) In England, they both owned racehorses;
b) another thing in common is that the Chairman’s son-in-law was born in Hamburg, the team that Kevin Keegan played for in the Bundesliga. (Ed’s note - Phew, he managed to get that out without mentioning the war!);
c) Finally.......... they both hate Manchester United.

It was tough to decide but the winner was Sweetie Grant who correctly guessed that - They both understand the qualities of a good football team. I always did like a good crawler.

I would like to commend you on your excellent programme and give thanks for keeping us all well informed about activities at Boundary Park. I do, however, have a complaint. Last week, some of us regular supporters were involved in a skiing trip to Big White. Try as we may, we could not convince the charrabang driver to stop so that we could check in for attendance at the meeting. On checking last week's seniority list I find that the Chairman had dropped me one place, and another female member did not lose any seniority at all. This is frustrating and I wonder that if I had been a female, would I have retained my position? Yours Humbly, Herr Helmut. (I did not want to use my real name for fear of reproach)

Dear Helmut,

First, the Chairman does not have any say in seniority. He merely takes attendance. Secondly, the rules are clearly stated. If the Chairman's decision is that you weren't there, then you weren't there. As to the suggestion that the Chairman is in some way biased towards the female species........ well anyone who knows him will confirm that he is fair and I think that he honestly believes that women have their place in life. What more can I say? Incidentally, next meeting you will be given your own plate of cheese to go with your wine. Keep supporting the Latics and remember Ades Sive Non Ades. And we all thought Joe Marrello used to whinge!

Ed.