Talk:Oldham Athletic A.F.C.

message: Can all editors please be mindful that Royton is in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, rather than Oldham (they even have two seperate articles showing the difference).
I know that we write the address as Royton, Oldham... but Wikipedia is an encyclopedia rather than an address label, where statements should phrased in a more academic prose. Jhamez84 00:00, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Royton]] 

message: British English should be used for articles on Britain related topics. Likewise, American English should be used on articles pertaining to American topics. For a clearer example, please visit this sub-section on the differences between their usage. However, is" works better than "are" with the term  club as it is a singular and not a plural noun. (Compare with the word team which is a plural noun) --Siva1979Talk to me 17:48, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  A note on British English 

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Oldham.gif

message: I notice that the club's full title, 'Oldham Athletic Football Club' doesn't abbreviate to the page's title, 'Oldham Athletic A.F.C.'. According to the club's official website, the club's full name is actually 'Oldham Athletic Association Football Club', so the abbreviation is correct but the name as it appears in full on this page is incomplete. I think there should at least be consistency between the full and abbreviated names. However, on behalf of non-aficionados of footie like myself, may I also suggest it would be helpful to have a brief description (or link?) explaining what the term 'AFC' means. Hope this helps. Gholson (talk) 13:13, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Meaning of AFC 

message: "The club found its way into the ownership of Marketing Manager Sean Jarvis and club accountant Neil Joy who purchased the club for £1 in an effort to keep the club running." £1? That means i can afford to buy that club as well  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Orientalknight (talk • contribs) 19:32, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Is it a joke? 

message: I think that the History section is far to big, and would be better on a separate page, with a more concise history on the Oldham Athletic A.F.C. page. Dancarney (talk) 10:24, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I've been thinking that for quite some time, but I just wasn't sure of when to make the seperations and such. crassic![talk] 14:37, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

text: It appears that it's been split off now. Shouldn't there still be a bit of text rather than just a link to the history article? ¢rassic! (talk) 23:17, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I added a summary of the history back to the page with this edit. If it's too large, feel free to tweak it. ¢rassic! (talk) 01:12, 6 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  History split 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

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thread_title:  External links modified (February 2018) 

message: I've just been through the squad numbering, which wasn't there for some strange reason. So updated, it still needs tweaking, the player template will need adjusting also. Govvy (talk) 16:20, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Squad numbers 2021 

message: A previous editor removed the para about Ched Evans. Given that Oldham was subject to considerable controversy in the mid 2010s over his potential signing, I don't think it can be expunged from this article's account of the club's history (a short para is probably enough given that there is more detail in the Evans article). Paul W (talk) 09:47, 26 April 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Ched Evans

message: Reminder to editors that despite many Latics' fans, like myself, still holding a strong Lancastrian identity, Oldham was in fact moved to the newly created metropolitan county of Greater Manchester in 1974 (see Counties of England and the Local Government Act 1972). To address the subject's location as being in Lancashire would therefore be incorrect. See Friends of Real Lancashire for why, despite not being in the county for 50 years, many still call themselves Lancastrian. Comment by James Lewis Bedford (talk) 22:38, 12 November 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Oldham is not Lancashire 

message: Is the penny EVER going to drop?
Ever?? This week? Next week? Next month? No???
Oldham Athletic FC is NOT IN LANCASHIRE. FOR THE FINAL TIME, PLEASE STOP MAKING THIS CHANGE ON THE ARTICLE. READ THROUGH THE REVISION HISTORY. ESPECIALLY THE USER WHO HAS MADE THE SAME CHANGE FIVE TIMES?!?!?!?! PeachyBum07 (talk) 19:59, 26 November 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Getting a bit tiresome now...