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WRIHEN DETAILS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. ... with Christopher Hamilton Oldham Rugby League Football Club (1997) Limited TODAY sees the next stage 64 Union Street of the drama that is Oldham O l d h a m O L I I D J Rugby League Club. In today’s opponents Keighley Telephone: 0161 628 3677 Fax: 0161 627 5700 we are up against ateam which was one of the main Club Shop: 0161 627 2141 tips for success this season bearing in mind the strength CHAIRMAN Christopher Hamilton of the squad that Steve DIRECTORS Deakin has assembled. Christopher Hamiliton, Stewart Hardacre, Sean Whitehead Over the last few games HEAD COACH Mike Ford their form has dipped as ASSISTANT COACH they have suffered injuries John Henderson to their main playmakers, A L L I A N C E C O A C H Martin Wood and Nathan ACADEMY COACH Mark Knight Antonik but Iam sure they will be equally determined to ACADEMY MANAGER ‘steady the ship’ this afternoon against ourselves. Pete Beswick FIRST TEAM PHYSIOTHERAPIST It is, perhaps, indicative of the whole fixture format this Lisa Sharratt alliance/academy season that today sees us staging ahome game PHYSIOTHERAPISTS immediately after the Silk Cut Challenge Cup Final and yet Jodie Whittle, Danni Turner CONDITIONER other teams have no game. Bearing in mind the fact that we Tony O’Brien are trying to squeeze games in before vacating Boundary TIMEKEEPER John Barrett Park if has not helped that one of our ‘free’ Wednesdays is C L U B D O C T O R the night that those clubs who do not play today all have a D r i a n W i l k i n s o n C L U B D E N T I S T game. Neii Gibbison Anyway, enough doom and gloom, at the end of the day STATISTICS Eddie Barton, Bruce Deadman we at Oldham wouldn’t know what to do if things went P R O G R A M M E E D I T O R Geoff Cooke smoothly for us so we are not in any different position to B O A R D R O O M S U P E R V I S O R what we have been before. Ihave spent last week in a Louis Laverty series of meetings with various TV. broadcasters and C L U B H O N O U R S programme makers in an attempt to find out what chance, AJLaw Cup Winners 1998, 1999/2000 if any, we have of obtaining TV coverage for next season Trans Pennine Cup Finalist 1998 HALL OF FAME NtEMBERS and beyond. All of the clubs in the NFP agree that this is (SPONSORED BY J. W. LeES, BrEWERS) potentially the salvation of the clubs in this division as there Joe Ferguson 1899-23, Herman Hilton 1913-26, Alan Davies 1950-62, is effectively no Murdoch money from then, so the outcome Frank Stirrup 1950-62, Bernard of those talks will be crucial to the future. Ganley 1950-61, John Etty 1954-59, Derek Turner 1955-59, Bob Irving Keep your fingers crossed that they have been 1964-74, Martin Murphy 1966-82, encouraging and, if they have, we have something to build Andy Goodway 1979-85 &1993-94. on. FRONT COVER Enjoy the game. John Hough makes another break Chris from dummy half The views expressed in this matchday magazine do not necessarily reflect those of the management and staff of Oldham RLFC (1997) Ltd. We Would Like To Thank The Oldham Evening Chronicle &Rugby League Express For The Use Of Photography 3 PERSONAL TYRES D E R E K A N T H O N Y L T D . General Sheetroetal Workers & EXHAUSTS & Structural Steel Fabricators U n i t s 4 / 5 ■Whiteswan Industrial Estate GARAGE SERVICES Derker Street !O l d h a m O L l 3 L Y Tel. 0161 627 4200 !Fax. 0161 627 3616 Puncture Repairs ■Wheel Balancing Wish ORLFC every success for 2001 Tracking ■Shockers ■Servicing Clutches ■Brakes ■Welding M.O.T. Repairs ■Exhausts Speedy Hire Centres (Northern) Ltd. 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They have ambitions of their own and will be keen to take the i' points today so we will have to be on our mettle jPSespecially given our heavy programme of games. Last Sunday at Batley Ifelt we really got back on song with some terrific defence. We were heavily penalised in the second half but rode out the storm and finished the stronger. Ifelt that without Casey, Hough and Norton we did really well. Keith Brennan was exceptional and Cleggy, Phil Farrell and Ian Sinfield worked themselves to astand still. Andy Proctor was back to something like his best and Lee Doran made areal impact when he came on. What’s more we thought our fans really tried hard for us and their vocal encouragement was great. Today’s game is acrucial fixture and we hope you’ll give us the same backing. Before Wednesday Joey Hayes was our only injury doubt, so here’s hoping everyone came through o.k. against Doncaster. Enjoy the match. 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Best Wishes TO F l a t s !C u r t a i n s i d e r s a n d O l d h a m R L F C Extenders To ALL PARTS OF UK AND U n i t s 2 & 3 !Market Hall Europe Oldham Mon-Sat 10.30-5.30 4Lansdowne Road ■Chadderton ■Oldham, 0L9 9EF 0161 633 0074 Tel. 0161 626 1141 ■Fax 0161 628 7078 Mobile 07974 127082 6 i’llidtJial' I'.Ulcii ...from the pen of Michael Turner TODAY we welcome the players, officials and Oldham were sweeping all before them and supporters of the Keighley club to Boundary tries from Turner, Pitchford and Cracknell Park and in so doing recall amatch against the complimented by five goals from Ganley were West Yorkshire team from our championship enough to give Oldham the spoils by nineteen winning season of 1956-57. points to five. The Keighley score consisted of The match was played on October 27th atry from Lowe and agoal from Hollindrake. A 1956 and it was celebrations all the way at pointer to the extent of the Keighley Watersheddings as the club paraded the endeavours could be that the next visitors to Lancashire Cup, which had been won the Watersheddings were the 1956 Australian previous week against St Helens at Station tourists who were whacked 21 -2. (Three Road, Swinton. This was the first time the weeks later Oldham travelled to Lawkholme “Roughyeds” had secured the trophy since Lane, there to complete the “double” by 32 - 1933 and before the game the team proudly 15.) posed with the cup (see pic). It was then left to OLDHAM: two of the “rested” players to carry the cup around the ground. Ironically the task fell to Ganley; Cracknell, Ayres, Davies, O’Grady; two Yorkshiremen.