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18th June 2000
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Today's
Headlines
Latics
TV rights money to increase
Teamtalk
Oldham
TV
deal on way
Oldham
could be in line for a cash windfall as a result of the negotiations taking
place over Nationwide League TV rights. The rights to show live Football
League games in the future are being bid for just as they were for the
Premiership. Negotiations are taking place between top broadcasters and
the Football League regarding the contract and competition for the deal
looks set to be intense. That is good news for clubs like Oldham who stand
to take a small percentage of the winning bid. The Premiership contract
was recently sold to BSkyB and ITV and the BBC also gained the rights to
FA Cup coverage along with Sky. The two deals totalled almost two billion
pounds. The Football League rights are not expected to fetch anywhere near
that amount but clubs can expect a small windfall. A decision is expected
within the next fortnight.
Rovers
deny old boy signing
Tranmere Rovers
have denied today that Wigan striker and former Latics ace Stuart Barlow
has signed for them on a free transfer. Some reports this week were suggesting
that a deal had been struck, but according to a spokesperson for chairman
Lorraine Rogers, who spoke to TEAMtalk, this is not the case. The 32-year-old
former Oldham and Everton striker has been hotly tipped to move to Prenton
Park and has described it as "a dream move", but with nothing officially
agreed as yet, we await further developments.
Letter from
Matt of Oldham Hi
Gary
Will the redevelopment
of the stadium, incorporating the rugby club mean that we have to have
it half blue and half red? Or will it remain Oldham Athletic's ground which
they play in? It seems to me to be that the ground is being improved for
permanent use by both the teams. Surely then if it becomes the 100% permanent
home of the rugby club too they won't want it to be all blue and covered
in OAFC white seats. In my eyes changing the ground that radically would
be a disaster. We already have a very poor quality pitch by the end of
the season which can't do home form any favours. I am not happy with the
ground sharing arrangement at all. What has been OAFC's home for over 100
years will be shared with a 3 year old rugby club? Was there no alternative
place for them to play? I don't know, I can't stand rugby anyway, I think
it's a stupid game. Have you got any info on what's actually going to happen?
I am worried about what's going to be done to our ground. Come to mention
it, do we really need extensions and improvements anyway? We get about
5000 supporters per match in a 13-odd thousand capacity ground. Local derbies
attracted more I know but there's only Wigan now. If you know anything
about any of this Gary and can shed any light I'd be grateful, the worry
is cheesing me off.
Bye for now,
Matt!
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