On the Road Again!

Another win, and this time on the road. My sister-in-law Catherine went with my brother, Neill, instead of me. I did manage to get out this morning to drop some charity donations to the Mind Charity shop in Hythe. Although not a lot of walking, it was quite tiring. Neill kept me updated on WhatsApp as the game progressed. The Gills were pushing for the top places before Christmas but have slumped since. Losing 3-0 to Latics can't have gone down well, especially as we started below them in the table. Who's next? My next Oldham Athletic game is March 3rd at the League 2 leaders Bromley.

This time in the League. Same result but a different score. From the Sky app it was clear that until Morecombe were gifted a goal in the 40th minute that they were pretty evenly matched. Same shots and on target, slightly different possession percentages. Latics equalised in the second half only to go even further behind trailing 3-1 before staging a mini comeback with a late goal. Unlike last week when they managed a 3-3 draw this time they went down 3-2. With Southend and Grimsby both getting draws Latics sank to the bottom of the League.  How many teams score five goals in two games and end up with one paltry point?

It looked dire for Oldham at halftime. Colchester were 2-0 up and it looked like if they conceded enough goals they could actually end up bottom of League 2. Then for three minutes in the second half things looked rosy, two quick goals to level it up. Then as usual the pendulum swung away and Colchester scored a third. Latics showed some guts and in the 89th minute they equalised. 3-3. The first point of the season after four league games.  Third from bottom as Southend are even worse and Grimsby aren't playing as a few players have Covid and they have bottled it.

Glad I didn't go. Glad the football is played behind closed doors. After last week losing at home to Leyton Orient this was even worse.  In US parlance Latics are 0-2 for the season. Luckily Southend United and Grimsby Town are even worse and are below them in the table. Although they might have played better teams and lost... So far two games played. No goals scored and 4 conceded. Relegation form from the start.

After the pre-season we had at Oldham, hopes were high that after that and the beating last week of Carlisle that it would transfer to the league. Sadly it didn't and another 89th minute goal saw Leyton Orient win today. https://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/news/2020/september/12092020-leyton-orient-match-report/

Some decent trips here but until we know when we can go to games it's not all that helpful.