Arlene Finnigan6 days ago3 minYour Love Alone Is Not EnoughFelt a bit like a funeral, didn’t it? Maybe a gangster funeral, given the amount of police. Our message was heard - and seen, thanks to...
Arlene FinniganMay 74 minWelcome to the dead zone, it’s a circus full of whoresDid anyone go the circus at Boundary Park over the May Day weekend? Yeah I know we were away at Tranmere. Lol. Bit on the nose, that,...
Arlene FinniganApr 296 minI look to the future, it makes me cryThere we are, then. 115 years in the Football League. It took the Bollock Brothers 4 years to flush that down the toilet. With two games...
Arlene FinniganApr 233 minDon't need you to tell me we're going downOh Fortuna, blind goddess, you have been busy with the wheel of our fate these last few months, haven’t you. From the hopelessness after...
bpalertsystemApr 176 minThis is how it felt?DISCLAIMER: What follows is a completely self-indulgent post about my love and lamentation for Oldham Athletic. If you have no interest...
Arlene FinniganApr 154 minI know the truth, and I know what you're thinkingFootball can be cruel, can't it. Another woeful refereeing performance at Port Vale did us no favours, and we're clinging on to safety by...
Arlene FinniganApr 92 minTo steal what we never could ownGreetings from Northern Ireland! (At least that’s where we’re supposed to be when this gets published, Manchester Airport clusterfuck...
Arlene FinniganApr 23 minThis Is The OneBeen a bit of a rollercoaster of a week, hasn’t it? Broke my personal best in the seat-to-bar sprint on Saturday in my desperation to...
Arlene FinniganMar 253 minThe hardest thing in the world?Has anyone been brave enough to look at the league table this week? I haven’t. It’s now been five defeats on the bounce, and the...
Arlene FinniganMar 184 minDriving south to Walsall? Man, we must have been insane.It was nice while it lasted, wasn’t it? Those couple of weeks of actually being happy for the first time since, Fulham maybe? Three years...
Arlene FinniganMar 124 minNow so much waste, how we'll be teasedNo-one ever said it was gonna be easy. (See, I can mix it up with the 90s indie lyrics references.) The unbeaten run under Shez had to...
Arlene FinniganFeb 263 minWhere's there's life there's gotta be HopeMoses led the Israelites through the Red Sea to the Promised Land. Jesus turned water into wine. John Sheridan has taken just 5 games to...
Arlene FinniganFeb 192 minBye Bye CapmanFirst Scunthorpe, then Newport. The must-go glamorous away days keep coming, don't they? I copped out again. It was pretty nerve-wracking...
Arlene FinniganFeb 123 minSent to us from Stretford, Johnny Sheridan, you're our worldJust a few short weeks ago, I'd resigned myself to us losing at Harrogate. I hadn't tried to get tickets for the game, even though it was...
Arlene FinniganFeb 53 minGoing down, or coming round?Well it was great welcoming him back, wasn't it? OEC heaving before the game, the Shezurrection cocktails probably gave us type 2...
Arlene FinniganJan 283 minThe Second (OK, sixth) ComingWell, fair play, we asked, and he delivered. We begged, pleaded, screamed at him to take Shez up on his offer, and he did. Bought a half...
Arlene FinniganJan 223 minBring on the Shezurrection"John Sheridan has offered to come back to Oldham Athletic to help boost their relegation fight, The Oldham Times understands. The Latics...
bpalertsystemJan 201 minI Am The Shezurrection (Part 3)Down down, you’ll take us down Now Shez is knocking at the door You have to do what’s right Mo’s face it has no place No room for you...
Arlene FinniganJan 153 minEverything Must Go“I want the best for the club and I think the best for the club is that it is now passed on to new owners. My team is speaking to certain...
bpalertsystemDec 24, 20218 minThe Nightmare Before Christmas‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature stirred, not even a mouse. Old Man Lemsagam sat up in his bed....