Oldham away, 13 Sept.

We all went up to Manchester on the train, met J and C to visit the Museum of Science and Technology, then A, V and I went on to the match.

Lost 2 - 0, but Oldham were top at the time, so it didn't feel like a disaster, except that we missed a penalty when we were 1 goal down.

A sunny afternoon, so the run-down post-industrial landscape looked, to my eyes, quite artistic as we walked from the station to the ground. Imposing brick factories (mills?) with broken windows.

Before the trip I'd joined an Oldham athletic fans forum to ask advice on the public transport. Seemed like an intelligent and friendly crowd. There were some voicing their dislike of 'franchise fc', but mostly in a polite and intelligent manner... Others showed good understanding of where we're coming from.