The National League season kicks off - August 5th
The National League season 2023/24 kicks off on Saturday 5th August. Oldham Athletic have been drawn against Southend United at Roots Hall in Essex. Unfortunately, it will need a miracle to play the game. Southend are in the same position that Oldham were for years until they were bought by Frank Rothwell and his family. https://theathletic.com/3459807/2022/07/30/oldham-takeover-frank-rothwell/ They have failed to pay their staff including the players and reports are that they have not played any of the pre-season friendlies and that they may even be unable to fulfill their fixtures in future. So it looks doubtful the game will go ahead. I am certainly not paying for a ticket unless they can guarantee the game will go ahead. https://www.echo-news.co.uk/sport/23631040.southend-united-players-halt-pre-season-training/ https://www.southendunited.co.uk/news/2023/june/club-update/#:~:text=On%20the%2017th%20May,Court%20to%20unfreeze%20the%20account. So it l...