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    30th January 2002 
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 Oldham Evening Chronicle (www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk) Meacher enters row over Latics ground share MP Michael Meacher is demanding that Oldham Athletic drops its price to allow Oldham Roughyeds to share Boundary Park. The Oldham West and Royton MP will meet Latics chairman Chris Moore within the next few weeks to urge him to compromise to settle the long-running row. Mr Meacher said fans of the homeless rugby club have the right to expect community leaders to work together to find it a permanent home in the town. The obvious place was Boundary Park, but the club could not afford the £150,000 annual rent demanded by Athletic. Mr Meacher said: “I want Mr Moore to consider how the facilities at Boundary Park can be used to provide a home for the rugby club as well, which he’s currently not prepared to do. “Obviously I can’t tell Mr Moore what to do, but I want him to recognise that he is dealing with something very precious in Oldham. “I shall be putting to him that he has a public responsibility because - while he is a private owner of the club - this is an important public issue as well. “Oldham has a good record for rugby and a supporters’ club running into thousands of people. They expect, quite reasonably, that a ground will be provided for their team.” No date has yet been fixed for the meeting, but Mr Meacher said Mr Moore had told him he was prepared to hold talks. The Roughyeds found themselves homeless last November and have been forced to share Ashton United’s tiny football ground at Hurst Cross. The club insisted it could not afford the £150,000 price, of which £60,000 would have been provided by a council venture company. They turned down a loan of £50,000 from Mr Moore. Athletic hit back, insisting they had not forced the Roughyeds out and were willing to resume talks at any time. They said the rugby club would retain car parking receipts from Boundary Park, collect the catering franchise and make money from match sponsorship. Oldham Borough Council has said a £520,000 new pitch was only laid at Boundary Park on the understanding it would be used for both football and rugby. Colusso makes an impact ATHLETIC head coach Mick Wadsworth has been impressed with Cristian Colusso, the Argentinian midfielder who has joined them on a week’s trial from Rosario Central. Wadsworth has an option of taking Colusso on loan until the end of the season. He said: “Cristian has done quite well in the couple of days he’s been here. He has played at the highest level in Argentina. “He’s a very humble young man. Although he speaks little English, he’s been able to get his point across to the other players in training.” The 24-year-old has represented his country at under-20 and under-23 level and made his league debut at 17. Meanwhile, goalkeeper Gary Kelly continues his comeback from a knee injury by playing for the reserves tonight against Birmingham, at Solihull Borough (7pm). Kelly has made only three first-team appearances in the last two months but is close to peak fitness after he was given more time to recover from the injury. David Cross, the new reserve-team manager, has included first-year scholar Carlos Roca in the squad. Reserves (from): Kelly, Holden, Hardy, Baudet, Haining, Boshell, Salt, Rickers, Sugden, Eyre, Tipton, Smith, Doran, Griffin, Roca. 
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The reserve game at Birmingham city this evening was called off when the Latics were 5mins away from the Solihull Borough's damson lane ground. The Latics reserve coach, David Cross received a telephone call, informing him that the game had been called up due to a water logged pitch. Earlier in the afternoon before the teams set of to Birmingham, they had been giving the all clear that the game will take place. As you can imagine, the team was not happy with the news. Free Tickets...

Latics have teamed up with national newspaper -The Sunday People - to offer its readers the chance to get into the promotion chasing clash between Latics and Brentford  on Tuesday 26th February completely free of charge. The game has been dedicated to the theme 'Bring A Kid'. And, to help get the proceedings underway 500 adult combined with 500 kids tickets are up for grabs. To claim your free adult and child ticket it couldn't be easier. Starting this Sunday, and continuing next Sunday, simply collect two special Latics tokens that are printed in the paper and present them to the ticket office. You will then be allocated one adult ticket and one child ticket - without having to spend a single penny. Commenting Sean Jarvis told oldhamathletic.co.uk: "This is a superb promotion for us. It not only guarantees us some national exposure but more importantly it will hopefully persuade Dads, Granddad's, Mums, Uncles etc. to bring along their children and give them a taste of a Latics game." He added: "This is also a call to action to any Latics fans out there who know of a child who has never been to Boundary Park - BRING THEM ALONG!" Fans are urged to hurrry as there are a 1000 tickets up for grabs (500 adults and 500 children) and it they will be given on a first come first served basis. 

 TEAMtalk (www.teamtalk.co.uk) Argentinian arrives for trials The Second Division Latics are to give a week-long trial to a 24-year-old Argentinian international midfield player. Cristian Colusso has represented his country at Under-20 and Under-23 levels. The left-sided player is to spend a week at Boundary Park when he will be checked out by boss Mick Wadsworth and his coaching staff. Colusso left behind sunshine and temperatures in the mid-thirties and arrived in England with the country in the grip of storms and gales. Wadsworth was alerted to his availability through his contacts in South America. He went to Argentina several times when he was assistant to Bobby Robson at Newcastle United. And it was Wadsworth who signed Daniel Cordone for The Magpies from the Racing club. Colusso plays for Rosario Central and he made his debut for them at the age of 17 - one of the youngest to appear at the highest level. He was a member of The Pumas side which won the World Under-20 competition in Qatar. The Latics have had work permit problems in the past trying to sign non-European players. But should a deal for Colusso become permanent that would not be a hitch because he holds an Italian passport. Players in Argentina are paid in American dollars, but because of the country's worsening financial problems, clubs are looking to offload because they can't afford to pay their spiralling wages. 
Appleby talks scheduled On-loan midfielder Matty Appleby could be on the verge of a permanent move to Boundary Park. The 29-year-old is not wanted by new Barnsley boss Steve Parkin and has impressed boss Mick Wadsworth in his first two games. He was substituted in the last game, but only because he hadn't fully recovered from a virus. Wadsworth said: "He capped a fine performance at Port Vale with a terrific goal. "He marshalled the midfield and generally had a very good game. "Matty is an excellent player and we will be talking to him with a view to a permanent move in the near future." Appleby, who is out of contract in the summer, is available on a free transfer. 
Reserves bid to end poor run The Latics reserves are back in action tonight when they take on Birmingham City. Birmingham City reserves play at the ground of non-league Solihull Borough and the kick-off is at 7pm. The Latics second string go in search of their first win in five games. Gary Kelly is being given another run-out in goal in his bid to get back to full fitness after a niggling knee injury. Defender Dean Holden, midfielder Paul Rickers and strikers John Eyre and Matthew Tipton, who have recently been on the first team subs bench, are also being used to keep up their match-fitness levels. French defender Julien Baudet has been left out - an indication that he will be included in senior action for Saturday's trip to relegation-threatened Notts County. Injuries have played havoc with team selection this week and there is one notable name in the squad - Iain Dowie. The first team coach will be on the bench just in case he is needed. Full squad: Kelly, Holden, Smith, Haining, Hardy, Boshell, Salt, Rickers, Sugden, Tipton, Eyre, Smith, Doran, Vernon, Dowie and Whittle. Brough bemoans poor performance 
Michael Brough admits County never gave a good enough account of themselves against Northampton and must bounce back against Oldham on Saturday. County have only won three games at home all season and slumped to their sixth Meadow Lane defeat against The Cobblers. It seems as though the Meadow Lane curse has not taken long to affect new boss Billy Dearden, and his first two home games in charge have seen County concede six goals. However, Brough believes the players just did not perform well against The Cobblers, saying: "This was a massive game for us but we never came close to doing ourselves justice. We must pick ourselves up as we have another big game against Oldham on Saturday. "We desperately needed three points but we weren't good enough - the manager told us afterwards and says hhe expects so much more from us in the future." Dearden recognises the current squad have a hang-up about playing at home. He said: "We have to be brave enough to go out and perform in front of our own supporters." You have to go all the way back to Neil Warnock's time in charge of The Magpies, when they won promotion twice in successive seasons, to find the last time they made home advantage count. Many supporters reckon it's never been the same since Notts converted Meadow Lane into a plush all-seater stadium but whatever the reason, a long list of managers couldn't solve the problem. Even when Sam Allardyce's side won the Third Division title in record-breaking fashion in 1998, they were far more effective on their travels.
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