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28th June 2000
Today's
Headlines
No
sale needed for new striker.........Board!
Teamtalk
Oldham
Graham
given ultimatum
Andy Ritchie
has given Richard Graham 48 hours to accept the club's offer of a new contract
or find another club. Ritchie has lost patience with Graham and his agent
as they continually stall over the signing of a new deal, and wants the
matter settled as soon as possible. The 25-year-old may decide that his
future lies away from Boundary Park. The defender has been with the Latics
all his career but may now feel that it is the time to move on. If Graham
does leave, Ritchie will have more funds to sign a new striker.
Boss'
striker search boost
The Latics
Directors have now told Andy Ritchie that he does not have to sell in order
to sign a new striker. It was originally thought that Ritchie would have
to sell to gain funds for a new hit-man. However, the board have now made
a u-turn which is sure to delight the Latics boss. Ritchie has received
no offers for the two players refusing a new contract, Mark Allot and Scott
McNiven, or the players placed on the transfer list, Mark Innes, Paul Beavers,
and Matthew Tipton. Ritchie has been making enquiries and is desperate
to sign a striker before the start of the new season.
Development
plans passed
Oldham
councillors have approved, in principle, plans to redevelop Boundary Park,
but not without its critics. One councillor even called for the plans to
be dropped until there has been a full feasibility and viability study.
Councillor Peter Dean said: "It is a poor, confined site, tucked away and
surrounded by houses. This is not the vision of Oldham I had." Dean's outburst
was also supported by Labour colleague David Jones who said: "There are
three sides of A4 paper asking us to make a decision costing this town
£15 million, yet there isn't a single figure in it!" Councillor Dean
also claimed that residents were against the redevelopment as the new stadia
would be closer to houses and local amenities. However, the plans have
been approved with Council leader Richard Knowles of the Liberal Democrats
saying that instead of talking down stadium plans, councillors should be
looking at grounds such as Burnley and Wolverhampton for inspiration. He
said: "Old, town centre stadiums have been transformed into community-use,
first class stadia," and he added that full funding was never in place
for the Clayton Playing Fields stadium, saying: "Developing Boundary Park
could be quicker than the Clayton proposal."
Beaglehole
appointment separate from Leeds link
The Latics
have announced that the appointment of new Director of Youth Development,
Andrew Beaglehole, had nothing to do with the link-up with Leeds United.
Chief Executive Alan Hardy said that the appointment was made purely on
credentials and ability and said: "Leeds United played no part in the selection
process, nor did they have any influence." Beaglehole has the UEFA A coaching
badge and a degree in Sports Science from Loughborough University. Beaglehole
is in the process of selling his home in Doncaster and moving closer to
Oldham before he takes up his post on July 24th. The 37-year-old will have
a staff of 12 full and part-time coaches and head a scouting network which
has seen 120 youngsters join the Latics.
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28th June 2000