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Match Thread City at Oldham Athletic - Friendly

Discussion in 'City Talk' started by mimsy, Jul 16, 2025.

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  1. mimsy

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    Oldham Away tickets now available from the Oldham site.
     
    #1 mimsy, Jul 16, 2025
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    3 bought... Don't rush people.
     
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    #2 Rcbantam, Jul 16, 2025
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    Another 3 bought. Train to Rochdale then tram to Oldham I think.
     
    #3 QCFC BANTAM, Jul 16, 2025
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    Going.

    But remember this is Boundary Park in July!!!

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    #4 Bigrod, Jul 16, 2025
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    Well, I’m over next week, might need to dig the thermals out for Ice Station Boundary.
     
    #5 Tennesseebantam, Jul 17, 2025
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    Ive been twice, both in February I think and never understood the cold thing at Boundary! And im a summer baby that hates the cold! Ive left games early because of it - coupled with a dysmal game mind. Does anyone remember Southend in. Tuesday night at VP. Think we lost 0-1.
     
    #6 Sergio Pinto III, Jul 17, 2025
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  7. Hulmebantam

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    10th January 1987 at Boundary Park. The coldest I've ever been at a football match. Exposed terrace, nothing to retain heat. Before North Face came into fashion.

    If I ever need to try and understand what being sent to Siberia really meant, that day was a small window into that. It was brutal.
     
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    #7 Hulmebantam, Jul 17, 2025
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  8. Bigrod

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    Spot on. That was the old Rochdale Road end. It was uncovered and was facing due west, so the prevailing wind, rain and indeed snow use to blow in from the Irish Sea. Boundary Park is over 500 foot up (only the Hawthorns is a higher league stadium, VP is 380 and is relatively sheltered in the Valley!). Given that the wind/rain whistles over the Lancashire plain, Oldham being on the edge of the Pennines, is the first real obstacle for the inclement weather! The home supporters were located in the Chadderton end, which was sheltered and had a roof.
    The current stadium is now all covered. They switched the ends and the away fans are now housed in the Chadderton road end, which is an old stand with supporting pillars which can limit the view. The Oldham support are in the new stand, which is apparently still freezing**so funny but offers some protection from the rain.
     
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    Me and my lad will be going especially as we can't do Boro at home due to work commitments. Would imagine we will see the first 11 that will likely play against Wycombe start the game.
     
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    Was that when they had the artificial pitch
     
    #10 Chippy, Jul 17, 2025
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    Yes . From memory John Hendrie mentions it in his book .
     
    #11 Kevin1954, Jul 17, 2025
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    Yes, when Peter Lichfield let a pea roller in through his legs.
     
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    I bought some tickets for the stand from the city ticket office and had to collect them at the oldham ticket office but was told the seats were full so ended up on that open end, jeez never been as cold in my life
     
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    Just another day in Queensbury....
     
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    In July!
     
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    Absolutely!!
     
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    Still snow on the Heights !
     
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    Ah but people in Queensbury (can) have nice warm houses. Not standing/sitting on a bare mountain open to the elements when a gale is blowing and the rain lashing down.;)
     
    #18 Bigrod, Jul 17, 2025
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    My closest game living in Mossley/OL5 (no longer Ashton as the username suggests!).

    But me and the Mrs are at the Derren Brown show in Leeds that day, so can't make it...
     
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    Is it a matinee?
     
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