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I know it is a fair way off but is anyone heading up there?

Never been before but will be going if I can get the Sunday after off work.

Yeah london_red and I are going up there :)

Ooh er

Trust you!

Coldest football ground in the country. FACT!

Agreed! To quote a friend of mine, Ice Station Zebra!

Been there twice, which was one too many times.

 i almost ran over Phil King one time i went there, that was in May and from memory it was cold that day....

Agreed

My local fixture this so i'll be there. Going to see Fatboy Slim at Warehouse Project the night before so I will not be in a good way and I'm not sure Boundary Park in December will help my recovery!

Been there twice too. Never again.

Went in the PL season - fuck that for a game of soldiers

been there once. Remember fuck all about the ground or the match.

Lovely countryside, great location.

So it's going to be lovely in mid December then...

No thanks

The Oldham keeper Bouzanis was given a straight red tonight, so if it's a three game ban he will miss our game. Was in the 91st minute too.

Donny up to second. Our next game.

:D

Typical grim northern dump - FACT!

With Doncaster and Tranmere coming to us before Christmas now would be a Good time to turn in some winning home proformances. Must win games, six pointers? maybe but we certainly don't want to be losing them.

Some of the nicest countryside is up north, along with some of the grimmest towns

Agreed! I'm sure Oldham's going to be grim but it's in the Peak District which is so picturesque. Another grim nothern town was Preston but that's right on the doorstep of some of the UK's most dramatic scenery. I guess there has to be some reward for the poor sods living up there!

It's actually in the Pennines but they both start with a P so what the hell. But yeah, Oldham as a town is pretty grim, only trumped by Rochdale locally. Some lovely scenery where I'm from a few miles down the road in Saddleworth though, famous for the moors on which Myra Hindley and Ian Brady buried their victims. Lovely stuff

Patronising and pedantic also start with a P  ;)

http://www.visitoldham.com/attractions/countryside/peak-park

Haha, fair play. I always thought of the peak district as Derbyshire and Cheshire which most of it is really. The boundary just starts at the moors according to this map http://www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/maps/pdmap so I guess we both win :)

Petty also starts with a P ;)

Perfect  :D

I'll be there, ticking another ground off before racing back to Swindon for a work Xmas party!

At least it doesn't have that fucking awful plastic pitch anymore.

I remember going up there a couple of times, I'm sure it was around the time that we always seemed to draw 2-2 with them

We played Oldham fans on the plastic pitch under floodlights after we lost there 4-3 many years ago. We then went on the piss in oldham with their fans - a good bunch and a good night out.

Might have to delay setting off tomorrow - pitch inspection at 9:30 in the morning

Well it's mild and wet in Manchester today so unless there's a massive temp drop overnight I reckon it'll be on. Just checked metcheck and not due to drop below 2 degrees overnight.

Please don't set off on my say so though :)

I will also be delaying my departure time! Any decent pubs around if it is on?

The old grey mare on Rochdale Road, the main road behind the away stand is alright, has sky sports and is ok with home and away fans. 5 min walk to the ground

It ain't what it used to be.