It's back!!!

It's come around again. It's that time of year where all the excitment and the optimism works on overdrive. When all the preparation and the hard work finally sees its reason. First up for Ashton Town this season is a team we faced at the back end of last season.
Oldham Boro, for all their recent troubles, are pleased to still have a football club. Not only have they had a lot of trouble recently but a lot has changed at the Whitebank Stadium with Oldham Roughyeds ending their 12 year nomadic existance by making the Whitebank their home too. From what I have seen it's been tarted up a bit and extra seats have been added. I just hope Oldham Boro get to see the benefit of it. Knowing Roughyeds Chairman Chris Hamilton like I do I very much doubt they will.

In the 30th of 32 fixtures last season we played host to Oldham Boro at EGS. It was 0-0 at half time before a second half blitz seen Ashton ram home 4 goals to win the match by 4 goals to 1. After the disapointment of the Goldline Trophy in pre season a similar result and off to a good start this coming Saturday would be more than welcome. It's worth pointing out that Oldham are no pushovers and it will be a tough game but to quote Oldham Manager Tony Mills "I've put out a strong team and we've been leathered, and a weak team and we've been leathered". Let's just hope Tony is right again this time around.

Oldham will want to get off to a good start as much as we do ourselves so it is up to us to be on or game and get off to a winning start.

Ashton Town V Oldham Boro at Edge Green Street Saturday 7th August 3pm

Onwards and Upwards