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.

After my stay in hospital for almost two weeks, I am unfit to go to the game at the Priestfield Stadium in Gillingham. My brother, Neill, is also a supporter of Arsenal and Latics, as I am. He bought the two ticket for us, but hopefully his wife Catherine will go on my ticket.

It looks as though the next chance to see Oldham play will be Saturday February 21st away at Gillingham. This is probably the nearest League opposition to where I live. We gave been a few times in the past.  Bromley is a little further although still in Kent. https://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/fixture/view/9766

First game of the pre-season for me.  Folkestone Invicta at home to Gillingham aka The Gills. The Gills are in EFL League 1. This is the 3rd tier in the English football pyramid. Invicta are in the 7th. The gulf in quality was so much in evidence. Even though the Gills started with a mixture of first team and young players, plus there loans included a lad from Premier League AFC Bournemouth, Invicta had their chances that were sadly squandered.  In the end a scoreline of 4-0 to the visitors wasn't that bad considering the gulf in league positions.

Saturday was the first opportunity to see Latics in the south this year when I could go. I missed the relatively local trip to Gillingham last year as it clashed with something else. This year I got a ticket for my brother as well.  We met at Gillingham station and walked down to the ground.  It was bitterly cold.  Even with four layers of clothes and a woolly hat it was still freezing. The game wasn't too bad and a draw was a fair enough result, but Latics could have won had they shot a bit more often and the keeper made a save from a swerving ball and they cleared one off the line.  The Latics' keeper, Johnny Placido, made a world class save from a free-kick in the last seconds of the game. The journey home was okay. I got a seat at Ebbsfleet. I was home in good time. Due to both side being eliminated from the FA Cup.  On December 2nd they are once again down south at Southend United.  If the weather is too shitty to go to Ostend. I might...