Dave_Og Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Line from his current set as a support act for Squeeze: "Oldham doesn't have a twin town but it does have a suicide pact with Gdansk" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcmetty Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Ignorant :censored: http://www.oldham.gov.uk/info/200279/tourist_information/674/twin_towns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Line from his current set as a support act for Squeeze: "Oldham doesn't have a twin town but it does have a suicide pact with Gdansk" I haven't been to Gdansk but my wife has. She nodded sagely . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stanley30 Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Ignorant :censored: http://www.oldham.gov.uk/info/200279/tourist_information/674/twin_towns Behave. The guys amazing! And hes bloody right, our towns a $hithole! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astottie Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Evidently chicken town Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wozzer Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Line from his current set as a support act for Squeeze: "Oldham doesn't have a twin town but it does have a suicide pact with Gdansk" A bit rich for somebody from Salford! He gets a pass for Chicken Town alone never mind sundry other works of genius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcprozac Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 (edited) You know what we've got a council that is trying move this town forwards yet we've a population of miserable :censored: there's a lot to celebrate in this town - new college, new sports centres, an expanded hospital in both oncology and antenatal care, a new cinema with new restaurants and family friendly plaza, the metro link extension has seen businesses want to invest in our town instead we want to whinge 'look what the council did to the market etc...' If we'd have used and supported the market instead of spending our money elsewhere then maybe like bury we'd have an outdoor market to be proud of but as a historian Oldham has always been about its indoor market and that is thriving and today I was proud to be part of a bit of oldhams history by patronising the new stand lets stop whinging get behind your town and let's move it forward together...... It's easy to knock our town but we're no different from many an ex industrial power house be proud of your roots and let's stop being so :censored:ing miserable!!!!! Edited October 17, 2015 by oafcprozac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaddySmoker Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 You know what we've got a council that is trying move this town forwards yet we've a population of miserable :censored: there's a lot to celebrate in this town - new college, new sports centres, an expanded hospital in both oncology and antenatal care, a new cinema with new restaurants and family friendly plaza, the metro link extension has seen businesses want to invest in our town instead we want to whinge 'look what the council did to the market etc...' If we'd have used and supported the market instead of spending our money elsewhere then maybe like bury we'd have an outdoor market to be proud of but as a historian Oldham has always been about its indoor market and that is thriving and today I was proud to be part of a bit of oldhams history by patronising the new stand lets stop whinging get behind your town and let's move it forward together...... It's easy to knock our town but we're no different from many an ex industrial power house be proud of your roots and let's stop being so :censored:ing miserable!!!!! Round of applause for Prozac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAC0AFC Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Love that Prozac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magister Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 You know what we've got a council that is trying move this town forwards yet we've a population of miserable :censored: there's a lot to celebrate in this town - new college, new sports centres, an expanded hospital in both oncology and antenatal care, a new cinema with new restaurants and family friendly plaza, the metro link extension has seen businesses want to invest in our town instead we want to whinge 'look what the council did to the market etc...' If we'd have used and supported the market instead of spending our money elsewhere then maybe like bury we'd have an outdoor market to be proud of but as a historian Oldham has always been about its indoor market and that is thriving and today I was proud to be part of a bit of oldhams history by patronising the new stand lets stop whinging get behind your town and let's move it forward together...... It's easy to knock our town but we're no different from many an ex industrial power house be proud of your roots and let's stop being so :censored:ing miserable!!!!! Our roots? Discuss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underdog Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 (edited) Actually I am chuffing disgusted what we have done to Tommyfield market Friday lunchtime there is only 2/3 stalls max. And if we are talking about the new college as in Oldham college, took itself from a grade 1 Ofstead Beacon status college to Ofstead grade 3 adequate this year in under 7yrs, but yes we have some nice coloured buildings now. Edited October 17, 2015 by underdog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magister Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Grade 3 adequate ? What underdog means is grade 3 " requires improvement? .".... Or grade 4 inadequate? Ps Mind you Ofsted grades reflect agendas not provision? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underdog Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 (edited) Grade 3 adequate ? What underdog means is grade 3 " requires improvement? .".... Or grade 4 inadequate? Ps Mind you Ofsted grades reflect agendas not provision? Oohphs yes my error..yes it's a grade 3 requires improvement but a high grade 3 apparently, ofstead set to return in 12 months under the current guidelines. And the new Royton sports centre is nice....Oldham to be open quite soon too Edited October 17, 2015 by underdog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcprozac Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 (edited) Ofsted have new agendas Tracy - there's few establishments in Oldham that improved under the coalition and Tory rule... In terms of secondary provision tell them all they're :censored: and force academisation... This weeks announcing of the grammar school annex sees the way forward back to a two (three) tier system Edited October 17, 2015 by oafcprozac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magister Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 ..and do you reckon current guidelines will last 12 months? That would be a first! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magister Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Ofsted have new agendas Tracy - there's few establishments in Oldham that improved under the coalition and Tory rule... In terms of secondary provision tell them all they're :censored: and force academisation... This weeks announcing of the grammar school annex sees the way forward back to a two (three) tier system And steaming within school doesn't ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underdog Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 (edited) Ofsted have new agendas Tracy - there's few establishments in Oldham that improved under the coalition and Tory rule... In terms of secondary provision tell them all they're :censored: and force academisation... This weeks announcing of the grammar school annex sees the way forward back to a two (three) tier system Actually Prozac, I agree with their assessment. Too many yearly restructures and waiting for the new builds to happen split the college over three sites during this time. Didn't help that the strategic plan approved by the board of governors in 2011 wanted us to be an international college first, national second, regional third and to work locally last. Now back under one campus and dropped the international crap, it should bounce back up the Ofstead ratings. Edited October 17, 2015 by underdog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcprozac Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 And steaming within school doesn't ? I'm old school but as much as I'd like to keep a bottle of JD in my desk, sadly I settle for vimto.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magister Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Actually Prozac, I agree with their assessment. Too many yearly restructures and waiting for the new builds to happen split the college over three sites during this time. Didn't help that the strategic plan approved by the board of governors in 2011 wanted us to be an international college first, national second, regional third and to work locally last. Now back under one campus and dropped the international crap, it should bounce back up the Ofstead ratings. Shouldn't have appointed a principal whose only interest was building schools for the future..... Perhaps somebody who had been in a classroom would have made more sense? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcprozac Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Having had my first real experience of Ofsted this summer Tracy I hold them in nothing but contempt... They're clueless and following their own agenda and are so removed from the reality of the classroom.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underdog Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 ..and do you reckon current guidelines will last 12 months? That would be a first! That's what they said, see you in 12 months...so we will wait the big red phone to ring on a Thursday with "this is your two day warning" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magister Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 I'm old school but as much as I'd like to keep a bottle of JD in my desk, sadly I settle for vimto.... I think you, underdog and me could pass an hour over a bottle of JD discussing .....you sit on the left, I will be on the righta! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underdog Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Shouldn't have appointed a principal whose only interest was building schools for the future..... Perhaps somebody who had been in a classroom would have made more sense? Ohhhhh.....boy I'd best let sleeping dogs lie on this one. Heheh.....don't know if I can fired for comments on a social media site... Where's my lawyer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magister Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Having had my first real experience of Ofsted this summer Tracy I hold them in nothing but contempt... They're clueless and following their own agenda and are so removed from the reality of the classroom.... Head nail the hit right on .... Rearrange Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magister Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Ohhhhh.....boy I'd best let sleeping dogs lie on this one. Heheh.....don't know if I can fired for comments on a social media site... Where's my lawyer? Don't worry I come in peace.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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