And now for the answers provided by Steven!
How long have you supported Oldham Athletic?
I started going when I was 5, in 1968.
Where did you finish last season?
4th from bottom and relegated from League One after 21 years, it was time for a change but would have preferred to leave it in the other direction.
What do you think of your Manager?
He’s OK, not very dynamic, but happy to see how we’re doing in January before making any drastic decisions.
He’s had difficult situations to deal with, with players being paid late, two leaving outside his control and a few others.
What are your hopes and expectations for this season?
The top half would be good, and a run into the playoffs is a possibility.
One(s) to watch?
Sam Surridge is a good goalscorer but has missed as many games through injury as he has played.
I like Dan Gardner in midfield, but he’s certainly a marmite player amongst our fans.
Who do you think will finish in the top 7?
Lincoln City, Milton Keynes Dons, Bury, Colchester United and Newport. And any two from the following: Tranmere Rovers, us, Mansfield Town or Exeter City.
Who do you think will finish in the bottom 2?
Cambridge United and Morecambe.
What are your thoughts on Lincoln City?
Your managers seem to be doing a great job, with the fans really behind them and the team.
A few draws recently, but you’re still top and have only lost 3 League games, still favourites for automatic promotion.
What do you think the score will be?
A draw 2-2.
What will your likely default formation and style of play be for this season?
4 at the back, 3 in midfield, 1 winger and 2 up front, but we’ve played one up top even at home, which doesn’t go down well with the fans.
Random fact about your Club?
We have the second highest League ground above sea level in England.
If you could steal one Lincoln City player for your own team, who would it be and why?
The managers.
What are your proudest and most embarrassing moments as an Oldham Athletic Supporter?
The proudest was May 1991, when we scored a last-minute penalty to win 3-2 v Sheffield Wednesday and secure the old League One title and promotion to the top League for the first time in 60+ years.
The most embarrassing was losing to South Shields at home in the FA Cup in 1969.
Who would you say is your most underrated player?
Gevaro Nepomuceno.
Do you have a Supporters Trust and what role do they play at the Club?
There is a Supporters Trust, but I’m not sure of their role.
Which was your favourite match involving Oldham Athletic?
Beating Liverpool at home 3-2 in the FA Cup in 2013, unbelievable!
Which was your least favourite match involving Oldham Athletic?
The FA Cup semi-final at Wembley v Manchester United in 1994, Mark Hughes last-minute equaliser.
We should have won that and could have stayed in the Premier League and played in Europe.
Jose Baxter. A bit of a wasted career with his off the field issues. Has he lived up to expectations since he re-joined?
He’s not played up to best yet, was expecting so much more, but who knows what is going on his head or behind the scenes.
Hopefully, when he’s back in 2 months after his injury he’ll be on fire and help take us up the League.
What’s the financial situation at the Club? There were a few newspaper articles in the summer about silly ages being paid and also seems to have been a few occasions where players haven’t been paid on time.
There are so many rumours, that I don’t really know.
Hopefully, the new owner has some money and will take us back up to League One at least.
There was a rumour that we paid a 19-year-old Dutch player £11,000 a week, which didn’t work out, he hardly played and only scored one goal, though that was a worldy when we beat BLACKBURN at home.
Of all your foreign players are any of them actually any good? Does young Benteke show any traits of his brother?
Benteke is poor in my honest opinion.
Gevaro Nepomuceno from Curaçao is my favourite, a good winger, who can put a great cross in, but doesn’t start enough games.
Chris O’Grady was widely lambasted last season at Chesterfield. How has he fared this season?
O’Grady has been poor, tries hard but he’s 2 or 3 years past his best.
And has Ishmael Miller shown anything yet?
A few glimpses, he’s strong and holds defenders off.
Hope there’s more to come and he needs to stay behind after training for extra shooting practice.
Are you looking to sign Sam Sturridge on a permanent deal? And will he still be at Oldham after January?
No chance we could afford him.
I hope so, and that he can stay fit, if he does he could score 25 goals this season.
Do you miss the plastic pitch?
Yes, we took total advantage of it and beat some good teams on it, most memorable being Arsenal, Everton, Manchester United, Liverpool and City, which may never happen again, unless a mega-rich billionaire takes us over.
All the best for the rest of the season after Tuesday night!
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