SholverBlue Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 (edited) I highly doubt anything like this would happen ever but I'm curious as to how some of you would react. Edited April 21, 2013 by SholverBlue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 You'd end up with one team attracting crowds of less than 4,000. It's economically doomed. So shouldn't happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forte_Baby Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 I would rather watch us play on a muddy Sunday League pitch in front of 500 than merge with anyone. Besides Manchester North End play in the North Bury League. Not sure why this idea seems to have suddenly resurfaced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross2509 Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 This would be beyond awful, it just wouldn't be the same as supporting the Latics. It would be the same as having no team to support at all! Apparently Corney has said something about it recently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SholverBlue Posted April 21, 2013 Author Share Posted April 21, 2013 BBC Manc said something about it on their radio show and Corney said a merger "would make sense". It's no need for panic though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latics_Fanatic Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 A ground share would make sense. A merger makes no sense at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex_pat Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 I think exiles like me would drift away as the affiliation with OAFC would be lost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyOAFC Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 How odd... I played for a team called Manchester North End about 5/6years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimsleftfoot Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Merging clubs may not result in any benefits at all. However, there would be potential for a club with 'Manchester' in its name to attract significant investment and potentially could make a better go at it than our two clubs. At this point, there is no will, but it perhaps would be interesting if a carrot was ever dangled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 A ground share would make sense. A merger makes no sense at all. Well if Rochdale become our tenants you may have a point. I don't think Dale fans would agree. A trip to BP seemed beyond most of them last season. I can't see any benefits where Bury could find an identity in Oldham or the other way round. And Rochdale's links to either Bury or Oldham are at best tenuous. I cannot see anything along the lines of merger building a stronger club at any location. Ground share long term fits in the same category. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostofcecere Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 If Latics was to disappear and we were being asked to support someone new, I'm guessing the largest percentage of us would be more likely to head towards the premier league rather than Manchester North End. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_balls Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 If Latics was to disappear and we were being asked to support someone new, I'm guessing the largest percentage of us would be more likely to head towards the premier league rather than Manchester North End. i'd go the other way and support Mossley or someone like that. Or probs not go at all, would never ever never ever ever support them Mankers from down the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyGortonsMatches Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 No Oldham Athletic = no interest in professional football full stop. I'd rather take up Knitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc-latics Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 (edited) not a merger, but GMR mentioned sharing training facilities. would make a lot more sense. Edited April 22, 2013 by oafc-latics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfatjoe1 Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Sharing some costs, eg training facilities and admin., may be of benefit, but to merge the clubs would be a disaster. Few would go. Three old clubs rooted in their communities - that would be a very sad loss. It won't happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 You'd end up with one team attracting crowds of less than 4,000. It's economically doomed. So shouldn't happen. This. A ground share would make sense. A merger makes no sense at all. And this, if it ever came to it. Only a few votes from people who'd consider it, but I'm actually stunned there are even that many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singe Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 (edited) i'd go the other way and support Mossley or someone like that. Or probs not go at all, would never ever never ever ever support them Mankers from down the road. Me too. exactly the same. Would be my local team to here, but same principle.Although I suspect there may be a phoenix club if that happened, which I would probably support. I can understand training facilities sharing, but doubt things like marketing, who ever took it on would be more inclined to favour their own team first. Lets hope that with our new development that they come to us rather than the other way round. Can;t se the benefits of Bury trekking all the way to Oldham for training though. Logic would say Rochdale is in the middle of the 3 towns so most "logical" (Logistically) would be most based there. Which would hasten our demise further IMHO. I am suprised though, that a local buying consortium is not created for things like the Catering contract, energy, mobile phones, stationery, certain admin, phone answering, printing costs, maybe even ticketing,. A bit like some local councils are doing. Think there is an opportunity there. Edited April 22, 2013 by singe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 I am suprised though, that a local buying consortium is not created for things like the Catering contract, energy, mobile phones, stationery, certain admin, phone answering, printing costs, maybe even ticketing,. A bit like some local councils are doing. Think there is an opportunity there. Excellent idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcprozac Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 This idea? :censored: off……….just :censored: off…... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudemedic Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 If it comes with a new ground the most obvious place, would be about 50 yards from the end of my road. I'd probably pop along on a regular basis for a spell. A new ground would allow all the current owners to make money off the respective plots of land. I live very close to the point in the middle of them all. When this idea was first mooted I pointed out that as someone who went to school in Bury, lived in "Rochdale" but supported Oldham it looked almost tailor made for me. I'm not all that in favour of it when it comes to football, but think something similar might work for Rugby League though. Depending on location, with the most obvious aside from a new ground being Spotland due to the public transport links, I don't think it will work as well in practice as it first appears on paper. As 95% of regulars at the respective clubs wouldn't go on principle. So you are relying on locals who like football, but don't attend matches for whatever reason to take the new side up as their own. As one of the main reasons why people don't go to football is money a lot of those locals couldn't afford to go anyway. Plus if they were really that interested they'd probably go watch one of sides already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forte_Baby Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Didnt Corney hint a few years back at wanting to build a new ground with Rochdale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Heck C-Beck Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Couldn't ever see it working surely all 3 clubs have diehard support that wouldn't mix? I wouldn't be against a ground/facilities share if it meant we had an awesome state of the art stadium and training etc though, I think better facilities could benefit all 3 clubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristolatic Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 This idea? :censored: off……….just :censored: off…... ^^ This, this and this again. If Latics died, God forbid, I'd go to watch Mangotsfield United in about the 9th tier of English football. I wouldn't even be arsed to go to one of the Bristol clubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy_Fent Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 like I said merge the current average attendances of the three clubs and you wouldn't get 10,000 fans and that's not bearing in mind the inevitable fans boycott. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorrro Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 I'd jack it in all together, I suspect most would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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