The Oldham Athletic Chronicle
Player ratings14 Sep 2026
Nobody could get near Admir Bristrić
Successful dribbles: 29. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Match12 Sep 2026
No end in sight to Oldham Athletic's wait for a win
5 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Oldham Athletic has to find a result from somewhere.
Squad14 Sep 2026
John McAtee in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Oldham Athletic this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market14 Sep 2026
Oldham Athletic promote Simon Pearson from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Simon Pearson has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Words at Oldham Athletic training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Luke Hannant is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Jamie Robson dropped after a run of poor form
The one version of being left out a player cannot argue with, and the one he takes worst. Somebody else has been better and the team sheet says so, in public, every week until it changes.
In brief
- Match Oldham Athletic draw a blank against Barrow AFC
- Squad Mazinho knocks on the manager’s door
- Market Window shut, Donervon Daniels still here