Over the past few weeks PTB has been running a survey which has been focused on Trust Oldham. This survey was part of a group of surveys completed on not only the Trust but also the Club and ourselves (both can be found on our website). With the Trust currently having a 3% share hold …
Category Archives: 2020 – News Archive April/ May/ June
Kershaws to 2K! – 28/06/2020
As you are probably aware Oldham Athletic fans and PTB have been raising money for Dr Kershaws hospice since the start of the year, which was decided by the supporters. So far fans have raised over £1500 for this fantastic cause. This has been raised via such things as collections, football cards, Facebook fundraising and …
Trust Survey – 12/06/2020
Survey We are releasing a survey for all supporters to complete. This survey will be focused on the performance of Trust Oldham. Since our inception in October 2019 we have conducted surveys based around our own performance and the performance of the club, therefore we feel it is only appropriate that the same is conducted …
Club Update – 11/06/2020
During this current climate, Push The Boundary understands and acknowledges the difficulties football clubs, especially ours, are facing and the challenges we are likely to face in the coming days, weeks and months. Following a number of queries regarding a wide range of concerns that supporters have aired via various platforms, we decided to check …
Trust Response – 11/06/2020
Following on from our early post, we have now received a response from the Trust, and we have published the full unedited version below with their blessing. We will digest all the information accordingly and report back once we have concluded our findings but in the interested of being timely and completely transparent, we wanted …
Trust Update – 11/06/2020
We are disappointed to report that we received no response from Trust Oldham to our Wednesday deadline regarding clarity around the email we sent on Friday. We shall keep you all updated with our next steps.
Trust Update – 05/06/2020
Please see our response email to Trust Oldham this evening following their earlier club update; Hi all, Firstly thank you for your timely response and for addressing all of the issues in our original correspondence. We understand these are testing times, however we are an independent supporters group who have the fans interests at the …
Former Striker Passes Away – 05/06/2020
Push The Boundary are deeply saddened to learn of the death of Jimmy Fryatt, who has passed away at his home in Las Vegas at the age of 79. Jim played for Oldham between 1970 and 1971 playing in 76 games and scoring an incredible 40 goals. RIP 💙
PTB Badges Money Raised – 04/06/2020
We would like to say a massive thank you to everyone who has bought a ‘Push The Boundary’ pin badge. We can’t wait to see you wearing them with pride and your kindness has raised a fantastic £721.19 for Dr Kershaws Hospice to help the Hospice ensure they can continue to provide the fantastic care they provide on a daily …
PTB World Cup of Oldham Kits – 30/05/2020
🏆 WORLD CUP FINAL 🏆 After nearly 2 weeks of competition, 32 teams have been whittled down to the final 2!! Tomorrow on Twitter is your chance to vote for your favourite! Don’t miss your chance to pick your favourite ever Oldham Athletic Shirt. The final two are; 85/87 Home Shirt Vs 91/92 Home shirt
Supporters wearing their badges – 30/05/2020
Today PTB received a video from a family in Clarinbridge, Co Galway, Ireland. The family consisting of Billy, Brid, John & Brendan Scanlan recently received their PTB badges in support of Dr Kershaws and they sent us a video of John aged 6 and Brendan aged 2 wearing their badges with pride! Watch the short …
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Remembering The 22 – 22/05/2020
Today marks the 3rd anniversary of the horrific events that unfolded less than 20 miles away from Oldham at the Manchester Arena. A calm Monday night in May should have been remembered for a dazzling performance from Ariana Grande and an evening full of joy, elation and happiness. Instead, this turned into one of the …
Badges SOLD OUT – 21/05/2020
That’s it, all badges are gone! Under a week after going on sale, we have managed to shift the whole lot. Just awaiting some final payments and we will let you know the final amount. HUGE thanks to all that contributed in any way, your support is and will always be greatly appreciated.
PTB Badges Update – 20/05/2020
We are incredibly grateful to each and every person who has purchased a badge so far. We have a small number remaining and would love to shift them all. Thanks to all your orders we have already made over £550 just from the badges for Dr Kershaws. All PTB badges that have been requested and …
Kit World Cup Update – 17/05/2020
So, the World Cup of kits starts on Monday and will run for 2 weeks. 32 kits have been chosen and already there are lots of comments around those omitted, who will be in the final and potential winners. We narrowed down the kits ourselves and tried to pick a variety of home & away …
PTB Update – 16/05/2020
Good Morning Latics fans, We hope you’re well and adjusting to a ‘new normal’. It’s been a busy few weeks for PTB with having to set up a new twitter account, planning and releasing the ‘protect the NHS’ videos which we can’t thank all the players and staff enough who contributed, planning our upcoming World …
Push The Boundary Badge – 15/05/2020
Due to the current Covid 19 pandemic we feel that Dr Kershaws has missed out on much needed revenue through fundraisers and other events being cancelled, because of this we have been looking at ways to maximise the money we can make for them during these difficult times. Push The Boundary has had a number …
Twitter World Cup of Kits – 10/05/2020
Twitter World Cup What does your favourite kit mean to you and how is it chosen. Is it nostalgia? Was it your first kit that you bought, or were bought? Could a new kit still sneak in there? We don’t think a really comprehensive vote on kits has taken place so we thought it was …
Reliving the Great Escape with Andy Ritchie – 09/05/2020
Here is the full chat with Andy Ritchie where he shares his memories of the Great Escape. We hope you enjoy. A big thanks to Andy for agreeing to take part 💙 #oafc
Reliving the Great Escape with Oldham Fan Andy Halliwell – 08/05/2020
We spoke to Oldham fan Andy Halliwell and he kindly gave us his take on the Great Escape day and his love for Oldham Athletic. This day meant so much to so many and it rounded off an amazing, nail biting week to be a Latics fan. Thanks for sharing your memories Andy!
Reliving the Great Escape with Jack Dearden – 08/05/2020
BBC Radio Manchester’s Jack Dearden was happy to share his memories of this tense, brilliant day in our history where we overcame the odds to win 3 games in the final week of the season to survive the drop and maintain Premier League status for another season. Thanks for your time Jack!
Reliving the Great Escape with Joe Royle – 08/05/2020
Following the reliving of the events of 8th May 1993 on Twitter and Facebook today, it was only right to seek the thoughts of the man in charge. We are absolutely delighted to give you, Mr Joe Royle… It was a pleasure to speak to Joe Royle, what a brilliant manager and an even nicer …
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Stay Home, Protect the NHS, Save Lives – 02/05/2020
Since lockdown the message to all has been clear; Stay Home, Protect the NHS and Save Lives. This is a message we felt needed to be pushed by current and ex players of Oldham Athletic, so that is what we did! Not only did players new and old take part but celebrities also offered their …
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