~Sunday 13th April 1997 K.O. 6.35pm OLDHAM BEARS ¥PARIS ST GERMAIN VOLUME 1No 3£1.50 TODAY’S BIG MATCH SPONSOR COMPETmON VAUX ISSUE L! -K i I 5SUPER PRIZES TO RE V WON INSIDE k SEE PAGE 41 FOR DETAILS im- -.r^A CliUB INFORMATION OLDH-1 BEARSRLFC Bear House, 52 Union Street, A OldhamOLMDJ 0161 624 4865 (3 lines) General Office 0891 44 00 70 Bears Hotline 0161 624 9615 Shop Line H O N < ; ^ J ^ » RUGBY LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS 1909-10, 1910-11,1956-57 Runners Up C L U B D I R E C T O R Y 1906-07, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1921-22, 1954-55 FIRST DIVISION CHAMPIONS Chairman 1904-05 JAMES QUINN L A N C A S H I R E L E A G U E C H A M P I O N S Directors 1897-98, 1900-01, 1907-08, 1909-10, 1921-22, 1956-57, JOHN CHADWICK 1957-58 ROGER NORRIS RUGBY LEAGUE CHALLENGE CUP WINNERS 1899, 1925, 1927 Runners Up 1907, 1912, 1924, 1926 M I K E W I N T E R B O T T O M LANCASHIRE CUP WINNERS T O M P A T T E R S O N 1907, 1910, 1913, 1919, 1924, 1933, 1956, 1957, 1958 Runners Up 1908, 1911, 1918, 1921, 1954, 1966, 1968, Executive Management 1986, 1989 Chief Executive SECOND DIVISION CHAMPIONS JAMES QUINN 1963-64, 1981-82, 1987-88 Chief Secretary SECOND DIVISION PREMIERSHIP WINNERS KAREN SCOTT 1988, 1990 Runners Up, 1992 C L U B R E C O R D S Media Marketing Manager RECORD VICTORY A B E K E R R 63-0 VGoole, March 18th 1899 (Challenge Cup Rd I) Commerciai Manager 67-6 VLiverpool City, April 4th 1959 (League) DOROTHY MARTIN RECORD SCORE S e n i o r A c c o u n t a n t 70-10 VBramley, Feb 12th 1995 (Challenge Cup Rd 4) PAUL TRAFFORD 67-6 VLiverpool City, April 4th 1959 (League) RECORD ATTENDANCE Dental Surgeon All Time 28,000 vHuddersfield, 4th Feb 1912 MR N. GIBBISON Last 20 years 11,254 vBradford Bulls, 9th March 1997 Physiotherapist ■ v - . , D S MR N. HODGSON T R I E S I N A S E A S O N Assistant Physiotherapist Reg Farrar 49 1921-22 MRJ, WATKINS T R I E S I N A C A R E E R Alan Davies 174 1950-61 Coach T R I E S I N A M A T C H ANDY GOODWAY James Miller 7vBarry, Oct 31st 1908 Footbail Manager/Assistant Coach G O A L S I N A S E A S O N ALAN McCURRIE Bernard Ganley 200 1957-58 Conditioner G O A L S I N A C A R E E R ANDREW JACKSON Bernard Ganley 1,358 1950-61 G O A L S I N A M A T C H Alliance Coach Bernard Ganley 14 vLiverpool City, April 4th 1959 PADDY KIRWIN P O I N T S I N A S E A S O N Academy Manager Bernard Ganley 412 1957-58 BRIAN GARTLAND P O I N T S I N A C A R E E R Bernard Ganley 2,761 1950-61 Club Doctor P O I N T S I N A M A T C H DR AHMED Abe Johnson 30 vWidnes (12 goals, 2tries), April 9th Official Time Keeper 1928 MOST APPEARANCES MRJ. ROSCOE Hon. Safety Officer Joe Ferguson 628 Sept 1899 -April 1923 MOST CONSECUTIVE APPEARANCES ROGER NORRIS Joe Lawton 134 Sept 1897 -Nov 1902 Programme Editor A B E K E R R ail the above records are It to Oldham first class fixtures only 2| AMessage FROM THE CHAIRMAN here won't be many figures. Bradford, Leeds and T French accents in the Wigan were above us and we Paris St Germain dressing were joint fourth with room this evening, but if Brett Castleford. Goldspink, Matt Munro, We were aviewing club, all N a t h a n T u r n e r o r L u k e right, and the figures Goodwin manage to sneak in confirmed by belief that there to do some thousands of local rugby eavesdropping on Peter r4 enthusiasts watched us on Sky, *-■ Mullholland's team talk they e i t h e r a t h o m e o r i n t h e i r won't have agreat deal of local pub or club, whenever difficulty in knowing what's the cameras came to town. going on. It is important for the game as In fact, they might easily think whole, as well at the Goodwin. they are back home in participating teams, that we Peter's side suffered aheavy Australia, such is the extent of put on ashow this evening for home defeat by St Helens last the influence from Down broadcast across the nation weekend, but they won't be U n d e r o n t h e P a r i s t e a m o f and around the world. the only side to feel the power 1997. We wish Peter Mullholland and speed of the Saints. It is an interesting a n d h i s F r e n c h t e a m a l l t h e Indeed, Paris were unlucky to development and the Paris very best for the season, but I lose narrowly at Salford in the management will have had to know Peter will understand Silk Cut Challenge Cup and overcome enormous problems where we come from when we they will still be cursing their say that our good wishes do when you consider the b a d l u c k a f t e r t h a t 1 7 - 1 6 logistics of bringing so many not extend to what happens at defeat on the same ground in players across the world, Boundary Park this evening. Super League despite playing May the better team win!!! and finding them accommodation, with I2men for more than an may that team be Oldham. helping them to overcome the hour. We need it. language barrier and bringing With such ahuge Aussie them to England for ever away influence, Paris will be aside game. to be reckoned with this year. We go to Paris once ayear. They will be tougher and They come to England II more resilient and we will times ayear, but I'm sure the have to be at our best tonight Aussies will enjoy the if we are to open our Super experience of living and League account with our first working in one of the most win. exciting and most cultural We also welcome, for the first c i t i e s i n t h e w o r l d . time this season, the folk from Peter Mulholland, their new Sky. Abig welcome to stevo coach, has had loads of and Eddie and the rest of the experience of the big-time in Sky team. Let's hope we can Australia, both with Western put on ashow for viewers Suburbs and Perth Western a c r o s s t h e w o r l d . Reds. One thing is for sure; he It is interesting to note that, won't need introducing to last year, we were in the top Brett Goldspink and Luke four or five clubs on viewing 3 ir ^Qjods bOD 3| / S ^ I B U d d n S 1 1 ) 1 0HH an sjj \*f* lur ; u M ^ Ksl: MU vr rrnrrfmn/;; rn rrTnnrf: m. o| i9f/mns iimi qjm !exi snviiooi a© IT TALKING POINT NDY GOODWAY up the table. In our current ^^11sportand inisabout ateam self sport belief this position it would not be extends to belief in those pertinent to make specific around you. At this moment in predictions, however come time the Bears players could be August Iam certain that forgiven for lacking in both O l d h a m B e a r s w i l l these crucial areas. Ihave still be aSuper repeatedly said over the opening League side. F R A N C I S M A L O N E Y few weeks of the season that Super League is adistance race and not asprint. Picking from a full squad is aluxury Ihave not had so far this season. Although few coaches have been able to pick from full strength squads with injury rife throughout the League. Ifell that the return of two more defence oriented players in the mould of Matt Munro and Jason Temu over the LI next few weeks will really steady the ship. We have recorded every imaginable opening to amatch this far and yet cannot perform for the full eighty minutes. Against Salford on Good Friday we didn't even think about playing until we were 22 points behind. Against London and Warrington we made excellent starts, yet were unable to maintain the required intensity. Icannot emphasis enough that the platform for successful attack has got to be defence. Once awin is registered in Super League 97, Ifeel it will be the beginning of adramatic hike 5 GAP LAWRENCE STEEL TRADING LTD PERRINS LONDON HOUSE &SONS LIMITED 19A LONDON ROAD ESTABLISHED 1947 STOCKTON HEATH WARRINGTON 176, Oldham Road, Springhead WA4 OSG Oldham. 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