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Arlene Finnigan 💙
@arlenefinnigan.bsky.social
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NHS worker. #oafc season ticket holder. Understandably angry at the world. 'Obscene blog writer' for @oldhamfanmedia.bsky.social. Leftwing feminazi. She/her #jft97
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Arlene Finnigan 💙 @arlenefinnigan.bsky.social · 15d
I'm walking 100 Miles In March to support the great work that @roycastle.bsky.social do in memory of my mum and dad. Any donations or shares very much appreciated.

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Walk 100 Miles in March for Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation
Help Arlene Finnigan raise money to support Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation
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True American Hero T-shirt
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February 17, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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Ok coordinating singing 'Quigley is shit' in the 17th minute is just fucking mean #oafc
February 17, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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This afternoon, I try to make the case that absolutely terrible football pitches are a fundamental part of the game, and that we lose them at our peril.

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In praise of absolutely terrible football pitches
I can't help but feel that we're losing something by ironing terrible pitches out of the game of football.
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February 17, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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#Oldham #latics @oldhamfanmedia.bsky.social @ohwhentheblues.bsky.social @detroitlatics.bsky.social @arlenefinnigan.bsky.social
February 17, 2026 at 10:13 AM
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If you forgot Valentines Day, buy your lover one of these…
February 15, 2026 at 11:12 AM
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DO NOT GOOGLE "David Mellor/Antonia de Sancha/Chelsea shirt" I BEG YOU
February 14, 2026 at 10:27 AM
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Roses are red, Latics are blue, we were shite vs Cambridge and we were shite at Swindon too. Happy Valentine's day from @oldhamfanmedia.bsky.social . #oafc

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Can't go back to London, can't go back to Swindon
Ugh. We really are shite at lunchtime kick-offs, aren’t we?We had, to be fair, been shite in the match that kicked off at 3pm the previous week, and Mellon made four changes to the starting line-up. N...
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February 14, 2026 at 8:39 AM
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Oh, what a great account of an amazing career this is. Obviously you'll especially enjoy this if you're a Nottingham Forest or Celtic fan, but it's great book in its own right. Borrowed from @oldhamlibraries.bsky.social via BorrowBox. #BookSky💙📚
On Days Like These by Martin O'Neill
February 13, 2026 at 12:11 PM
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On Jim Ratcliffe and his recent word-vomit:

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Vice-Signalling Jim was either deliberately lying to Sky because he's a racist or he's an idiot, and he isn't an idiot
Jim Ratcliffe, whose environment-destroying business has leeched off the state plenty in recent years, has opened his mouth and proved what we probably already all knew about him anyway.
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February 12, 2026 at 2:28 PM
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Ski attire at BP on Saturday, multiple layers and sunglasses 😎 #oafc
chadweather.bsky.social Oldham Weather @chadweather.bsky.social · 5d
A warning will follow for Saturday night into Sunday too. #uksnow

Weekly Blog with your full forecast here:

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February 12, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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Spurs, then.

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The Occasional Spurs: Never send to know for whom the bell tolls, Thomas; it tolls for thee.
Spurs have sacked Thomas Frank, but even this doesn't mean that there's better news just around the corner.
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February 11, 2026 at 11:53 AM
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#oafc
February 11, 2026 at 2:09 PM
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First Anne, now Thomas. The Franks have had it tough
February 11, 2026 at 10:45 AM
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#sadtwat #mufc
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Close, but no haircut
Meet Frank Ilett, a Man United fan who started a challenge to not cut his hair until the team won five games in a row, beginning in October 2024.
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February 10, 2026 at 10:24 PM
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Delroy Facey and the lost chant
In March 2005, new Latics manager Ronnie Moore brought striker Delroy Facey in from Hull City and gave him an 18 month contract.
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February 7, 2026 at 5:29 PM
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In which @willholdaway.bsky.social compares the Rothwells to the politburo. #oafc

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Latics diary: It was nice while it lasted, The big question
Just 21 days ago, I wrote on these pages that Latics could mount a promotion play-off challenge with the remaining fixtures – that the players were good enough, that the club was entitled to think of ...
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February 10, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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twoht.bsky.social
This week's podcast is upon us, featuring hospitals in the 1970s, a weekend of more questions than answers, and the stereotypical footballers you get in the EFL. Join @samwhyte.bsky.social and I for more.

Please share if you're able to :-)

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The Football Kickback: What is Chas & Dave?
Listen now | On this week's Football Kickback, are Brighton in decline, are Saudi Arabia losing interest in Newcastle, and are Spurs going down this season? So many questions, and so little time.
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February 10, 2026 at 10:31 AM
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There are so many hospitals with norovirus outbreaks at the moment. Please remember to WASH your hands with soap and water. It's a savage illness and hand sanitiser doesn't kill noro.
February 8, 2026 at 8:40 PM
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On your way to Swindon? You must be mental. Pour yourselves another Jager and read this week's @oldhamfanmedia.bsky.social blog. #oafc

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U's stole the sun from my heart
ARRRRRRRGH WHAT IN THE NAME OF FUCK WAS THAT?It’s hard to remember, or to believe it, now, but I swear, we were honestly the better team in the first half v Cambridge Utd. We’re the only team to have ...
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February 7, 2026 at 8:08 AM
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@captainflack.bsky.social thanks for the repost!
February 2, 2026 at 7:26 PM
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@evertonthesitcom.bsky.social thanks for the repost!
February 2, 2026 at 7:25 PM
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I'm walking 100 Miles In March to support the great work that @roycastle.bsky.social do in memory of my mum and dad. Any donations or shares very much appreciated.

www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...
Walk 100 Miles in March for Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation
Help Arlene Finnigan raise money to support Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation
www.justgiving.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:04 PM
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Christmas Day.
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February 2, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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Football, not such a funny old game anymore
Whether you follow the game or not, football is destined to take centre stage this summer when the World Cup is jointly hosted by the USA, Mexico and Canada.
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February 2, 2026 at 5:15 AM
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twoht.bsky.social
This weekend's match sees me rename a cat, take in some live music, and watch a game which I didn't expect to be any good, but which actually turned out to be pretty diverting. It's time for Carshalton Athletic vs Whitehawk.

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The Weekend Match: Carshalton Athletic 2-2 Whitehawk - There Once Were Lots of Trains to Catch, but Soon There Will be None
This week, I refuse to misgender a cat and end up watching an afternoon of football far more entertaining than I thought it would be.
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February 1, 2026 at 12:11 PM