Rob L
robales.bsky.social
Rob L
@robales.bsky.social
Angry yet helpless serf in the land of red buses and blue blooded babies. Fan of Mother Earth, community, the selfless and Oldham Athletic FC (coincidentally, also a borderline alcoholic) #oafc
Those were the days weren’t they? When average life expectancy was in the low 40s *sighs, wistfully*
September 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Brutal. A humiliation ritual.
August 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
June 1, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Really bad, my mate has resorted to joining the queue at the ground. Like 1990 revisited, FFS.
May 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
It really should not be this difficult for what, 3.2k ST holders? Absolute fucking shambles.
May 24, 2025 at 1:08 PM
At the risk of being very British and moaning about the weather regardless, is there any sign of any water arriving?
May 13, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Well, that was load of turgid dogshit #oafc
February 15, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Unfortunately, no hiding two young chewies with their shirts on
February 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Well, if you fancy a beer at the bar next to the ground, don’t bother, it’s home fans only #oafc
February 1, 2025 at 1:36 PM
And herein lies the problem. Latics chances 9 or 10. Gateshead chances 1. Score: 1-1 #oafc
January 25, 2025 at 4:33 PM
No, missed that!
January 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Oh really, deary me. I’d be pissed if my son’s u14s team conceded a goal like that
January 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Agreed. I don’t recall ever seeing a professional football team concede a goal from a throw in that has reached the back post without being touched! #oafc
January 8, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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Some people in recent days have alleged a ‘cover-up’ over the grooming & rape of hundreds of young girls in predominantly northern UK towns, leading to calls for a ‘national’ public inquiry into child sexual exploitation

FWIW here’s a non-exhaustive list of inquiries into #CSE in last 12 yrs…
January 4, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Not that I can think of. Londis on Hollinwood Avenue, which isn’t a million miles away, had one last time I was down there, though
December 26, 2024 at 12:40 PM
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December 10, 2024 at 7:46 PM
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It’s a fiscal pothole all on its own. Absolute clowns.
In July, I FOI'd the Home Office for the full breakdown of spending on the Rwanda scheme

I was refused because the government planned to publish the data in future, and today is the day. These numbers are in millions
www.gov.uk/government/p...
December 2, 2024 at 5:35 PM
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Horrifyingly accurate from Edith Pritchett in the Guardian…
November 25, 2024 at 11:11 AM
Maybe use a waterproof cover next time, lads #oafc
November 23, 2024 at 11:09 AM
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A list of bands in order of efficacy:

3. Placebo
2. The Cure
1. Prevention
November 22, 2024 at 12:05 PM
And since when has a protest in London, 10k strong, been worthy of being the headline item on the main evening tv news programme?
November 20, 2024 at 6:57 PM
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Top tip for campaigners annoyed about their large protests on important issues never getting much coverage: Why not simply become a wealthy farmer owning >£3 million in land, with a weekly column in The Sun
November 19, 2024 at 1:10 PM
Jeremy Clarkson is to farming what I am to opera singing. The big, privileged, attention seeking 🔔
November 19, 2024 at 8:25 AM
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Monday
November 18, 2024 at 6:37 AM
Feels like it, too. Hopefully a few more before the end of the season!
November 17, 2024 at 8:46 PM