John Sheridan has been sacked as Oldham Athletic manager following a miserable start to the season. The club legend, who had saved the club from relegation in each of the last two seasons, paid the price for only one win in their first 11 league and cup games. In each of the last two seasons, […]
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Goals are food and drink for table-topping Manchester City as Crystal Palace are swept aside
MAN CITY 5, CRYSTAL PALACE 0 Manchester City’s unquenchable thirst for goals saw them thrash Crystal Palace to claim outright hold of top spot in the Premier League. Pep Guardiola’s side, that had been joint first with their Old Trafford neighbours, has now found the net 27 times in eight competitive games as they remain […]
Oldham Athletic fail to tame Shrews as they slip to bottom spot
OLDHAM ATHLETIC 1, SHREWSBURY TOWN 2 Oldham Athletic were unable to halt the impressive start to the season by Sky Bet League One leaders Shrewsbury Town as they crashed to a fourth straight home league loss. Yet it was a spirited display by Latics and again showed the fine margins between top and bottom […]
Eoin Doyle’s late winner gives Oldham Athletic first win of the season at Bristol Rovers
BRISTOL ROVERS 2, OLDHAM ATHLETIC 3 What a relief as Oldham Athletic finally secured their first win of the season…at the eighth attempt in league and cup games. The victory at Bristol Rovers in Sky Bet League One was a timely and unexpected result bearing in mind they had lost on each of their last […]
Jose Mourinho – Manchester United are only at Europe’s second level after win against FC Basel
MAN UTD 3, FC BASEL 0 Jose Mourinho claimed Manchester United are not one of Europe’s big hitters, even though they marked their return to the Champions League with a routine group game victory against FC Basel at Old Trafford. The Reds, absentees from Europe’s premier club competition for the last two seasons, were never […]