Oldham Athletic v Swindon Town Matchday Thread

[Private Fraser]

I doubt that we will see Vigs back any time soon (if at all).  So I'm not getting my hopes up for anything other than another defeat at Bradford on Saturday.

I see that we picked up another 6 yellow cards last night! Does anyone know if we are getting close to suspensions?

[ronnie21]

About time for another PowerHour I think...

Not another Hodgetts love-in!!  Scared to ask any meaningful questions in case he gets a media ban and his little claim to fame will be gone!

[Reg Smeeton]

I think we probably need a couple of points to be sure but generally 51 has been enough... I was relaxed, now I'm a bit nervy. If Obika and Vigs are back soon (+ NT's returning on Saturday) I think we'll be able to get at least one more win.

You should be nervy,  51 may well not be enough this season, all the teams between us and Donny, have shown recent evidence of form just at the time we've lost it...we have to play 2 of them.

The game v Bury, may be shit or bust.

[FormerlyPlymRed]

Must say I'm getting a bit nervy, teams below all picking up points and were playing awful for the last 4 games conceding 13 goals in the process. We need obika back asap

[Reg Smeeton]

Here are our rivals run ins....

Blackpool (45):  2 home games v ColU and Wigan. 3 away v Dale, a massive game v Fleetwood, and Posh.

Fleetwood(45): 3 home games v Oldham (massive) Blackpool (massive) and Crewe. 3 away v Sarfend, Millwall, and Walsall.

Oldham(44): 3 home games v  Walsall, Crewe and Cov. 4 away v Barnsley, Sarfend, Fleetwood and Millwall.

Chesterfield(46): 3 home games v Sheff U, Donny and Bury. 3 away v Barnsley, STFC and Bradford

Shrewsbury(46): 3 home games v Bradford, Sheff U and Posh 4  away v Millwall, Gills, Walsall and STFC.

Bury(51): 3 home games v Donny, Millwall and Sarfend. 3 away v STFC, Scunny and Chesterfield.

Of those, there are none who cannot make a reasonable case for getting to 52/53 points given current form.

Blackpool look the most vunerable. This Saturday's visit of ColU for them is a must win.

[Tails]

Hard to have any perspective after the run we've been on (although I think draws v Millwall & Cov were not bad results and Wigan are smashing everyone at the moment) but if you took 3/4 best players out of any team they'd struggle to get results.

The only thing we can hope for is that Power/Williams learn their lesson from this year and invest in some decent squad depth. Power made a bold claim saying that next year they'd go for it.

[JoeMezz]

Hard to have any perspective after the run we've been on (although I think draws v Millwall & Cov were not bad results and Wigan are smashing everyone at the moment) but if you took 3/4 best players out of any team they'd struggle to get results.

The only thing we can hope for is that Power/Williams learn their lesson from this year and invest in some decent squad depth. Power made a bold claim saying that next year they'd go for it.

You just hope that this year we've done just about enough. Realistically 53 will keep us safe and we should get 2 draws in our last 6. It is starting to get surprisingly nervy though.

[Honest Lee]

Highlights were very depressing.
Lost count of how many of our poor little mites were wearing gloves, in APRIL  FFS !!!!!!!!!!!!

[sonicyouth]

Last couple of times we've been in League 2 have been great fun, why the nerves?

[Reg Smeeton]

Last couple of times we've been in League 2 have been great fun, why the nerves?

Both times we've had to throw money at it to get out...won't happen this time.

[Batch]

soapy tit wank, though in all seriousness we've got out of division 4 by spending. Even SSW/Di******s did that. can't see that being repeated.


anyway we aren't going down..

edit: oh God. I've turned into reg

[Red Frog]

Sweepstake on our finishing position? I say 18th.

[dogs]

I’d imagine we’ll only need one point due to the number of teams involved, I’d imagine we’ll get another 4.
As Tails said, any team losing 4 good players will struggle. This won’t be the case for all 6 games.
Defeat Saturday. However we’ll beat one of Bury, Chesterfield or Shrewsbury, or get at least two points from those.

[michael]

For those who, every once in a while, proudly state that "it is never boring watching Swindon Town", I hope that you are happy.

Personally I would have been quite satisfied with the dull mediocrity of 6 "dead rubbers" to end the season.

Hey ho.

On the bright side, Oldham's run-in looks tough. Some decent opponents in Walsall, Barnsley, Southend, Millwall, and even a battling Fleetwood for good measure.

[nigel grays a postie]

 Cant see too much from our remaining away games but if we lose at home to Bury, Chesterfield and Shrewsbury then we deserve to get relegated. With Obika, Thompson and Ajose back I don't think we will fail to at least draw a couple of them