Dagenham & Redbridge FC vs Oldham Athletic AFC - National League

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I know I know. I could be sitting at the Emirates to watch Arsenal play Crystal Palace in the Premier League on the Sunday. 

But instead I choose to travel to Dagenham to watch Latics play away in the National League on the Saturday before. 



No fear my ticket for the 19th will go to a good cause. My friend and bike club colleague Phil will have my Arsenal ticket.

So that's £16 spent. Hopefully, as there is a rail strike that day, it will be decent enough to ride up on Vera and park somewhere safely near the ground. The next job is to drop the club a line to see if I can park in their car-park.

There's a rail strike on the 18th!  F**K!  It looks as though it will be me and Vera on our first trip to an Oldham game since last autumn.  

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