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          2nd February 2000 
 
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 Oldham Evening Chronicle 
Latics debuts for Aussie trialists

ATHLETIC’S Aussie trialists will finally get their chance tonight when the title-chasing reserves take on Preston at Boundary Park. Kon Antoniou and Peter Mihalopoulos didn’t have international clearance for last week’s Pontins League game and have had to wait almost two weeks to get into competitive action. Victory tonight would keep Athletic on track for the premier division championship. They are currently five points behind Port Vale but have two games in hand. 

Antoniou (22) will play in a three-man defence alongside Ben Futcher and Richard Graham. Graham, who made a 13-minute comeback for the first team on Saturday, needs as many games as possible to regain full fitness. Meanwhile, 20-year-old Mihalopoulos is paired up front with Ryan Sugden, who could well be back in the senior squad this weekend. That will depend on whether Andy Ritchie can bring in a striker before Saturday’s match at Millwall. 

The man he has targeted is with a first division team, but he will only be available on loan if the club’s injury problems clear up quickly. Ritchie said: “I have one or two other irons in the fire and, as always, I won’t be rushing into anything.” Although Craig Dudley — who has missed four games with a foot injury — will not play tonight, he hasn’t been ruled out of the Millwall game. He could still be fit enough to be a substitute and Ritchie doesn’t feel he needs any action beforehand. Despite the recent weather, Athletic expect tonight’s match to go ahead as planned. 

Reserves: Miskelly, Futcher, Antoniou, Graham, Jones, Tait, Innes, Boshell, Walsh, Sugden, Mihalopoulos. Subs: Campbell, McLoughlin, Gardiner, Smith, Wardle. David McNiven and Ian McLean, both of whom are available on free transfers, have been scuppered in their latest hopes of a move. 

Striker McNiven was set to play for Chester’s reserves today, with full-back McLean facing him in the same game for Mansfield. But neither of the third division clubs were willing to insure the Athletic players while they were on trial. 

 Teamtalk Oldham 
Ritchie closing in

 Andy Ritchie is said to be closing in on his number one target and will sign him on loan by the end of the week - but who it is remains a mystery. Ritchie is known to be chasing a striker and had several ideas in mind. He said earlier in the week that there was one player in particular that he wanted to acquire on loan before Saturday's game against Millwall and it looks as though he's going to get his man, providing his club can afford to let him go. If the deal doesn't happen for any reason then Ritchie has made contingency plans and is planning to watch a Premier League reserve game tonight, with his most likely destination being the Villa / Bradford game, possibly to renew his interest in Darren Byfield who he tried to sign on loan a year ago.
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