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26th June 2000
Today's
Headlines
Youth
appointment tomorrow
Teamtalk
Oldham
Adams
eyes new season return
Neil Adams
is set to return to first team action for the start of the new season after
suffering from a foot injury towards the end of last term. The 35-year-old
Latics veteran had to sit out the final 14 games of the last campaign because
of the injury. But he is now set to join the rest of the players when they
report back for pre-season training early next month. Adams is currently
in his second spell with the club, but aggravated an old foot injury that
he had picked up at former club Norwich City. A screw had worked loose
and he had to undergo surgery to correct the problem. And it was decided
not to risk the injury again in order to allow him extra time to make a
full recovery. Adams took a while to settle in again on his return and
was the first to admit that his form was below his expectations. However,
after his injury there was no doubt that the quality and frequency of his
crossing was badly missed. Adams revealed: "I always work hard during the
summer and don't simply put my foot up for the break. I usually run every
other day and also regularly work out in the gym. "You have to work that
bit harder as you get older so you don't get left behind." Adams is in
the final year of a two-year contract but insisted: "I don't see any reason
why I can't continue beyond that."
Ritchie
maintains upbeat approach
Andy Ritchie
has revealed that last season's off-the-field problems at the club never
affected him of the Oldham players. The shareholding of the club changed
hands and the issue of the new stadium seemed to be never-ending. But Ritchie
said: "I never felt that I was working against an uncertain background.
Everyone mucked in really well and worked their socks off. "The senior
players helped out with the youngsters, which was good to see, and the
kids were willing to work. "The whole of last season was a big team effort
and it is fair to say that the club took a few steps in the right direction."
Youth
boss to be revealed
Oldham
are set to announce the club's new Director of Youth Development tomorrow.
A long list of applicants for the position has been whittled down to a
short list of just three and interviews with the trio were conducted last
week. The post became vacant when Peter Lowe left Boundary Park back in
March by mutual consent and the new man will take up the position with
immediate effect.
Andy
from Surrey writes Gary,
Well done for this interview.......definitely an insight to the way Mr
Brierley thinks ..... which is what we all need to know (Is the club in
safe hands) and over all after your interview, I think it is in safe hands...!!.....
I was a little bit disappointed with his answer on transfer money.......I
know the finances of the club are the main consideration at the moment
but the fans still need the hope of the odd purchase of talent to give
the team a shot in the arm from time to time........and with a possible
two million coming in from the sale of McNiven and Allott we should have
a transfer slush fund,or if we get the chance of Alan Smith coming on loan
to the Latics lets be able to take that chance.........I'm sure ticket
sales alone would increase, and pay his wages.......... anyway lets just
hope Mr Brierley does not discount ideas like that just because he does
not initially like the look of the cost on paper......!!
........a job well done Gary....!!
Cheers Andy
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26th June 2000