I had booked my train tickets in July and got a real good deal so we left Cupar at 06:25 arriving Manchester Victoria at 11:31, John had come into Mancherster to meet us, and we got the tram to Oldham Mumps. A few pints and something to eat it was time to head to Boundary Park for the game.
We were in the new stand which is very impressive with Hospitality and the club shop ect. It has a bar inside so you can enjoy a pint before or at half-time.
Charlton grabbed an 18th-minute lead when Ricky Holmes unleashed a stunning 30-yard drive into the top corner. Not much Latics could do about that , worse was to follow when Tarique Fosu-Henry doubled the advantage three minutes later, cutting in from the left and firing beyond goalkeeper Ben Wilson from 10 yards.
The Latics levelled six minutes after the break when the visitors failed to handle a long ball, allowing Eoin Doyle to mark his Oldham debut with a clinical 12-yard finish. However, Oldham were soon down to 10 men as Ousmane Fane received a second yellow card for bringing down Chris Solly.
It was a poor decision from the Referee which changed the game as Oldham were getting on top.
Charlton capitalised after 62 minutes, Fosu-Henry feeding Billy Clarke to score from close range, and - 10 minutes later - they made it 4-2 when debutant Joe Dodoo went clean through to beat Wilson.
The home side regained hope with Jack Byrne's 20-yard strike eight minutes from time but they lost this fixture by a narrow scoreline to make it five-straight league defeats this season.
Oldham played well and put plenty of effort in and I'm sure that results will come their way soon.
Oldham Ath : Wilson, Gerrard, Clarke, Hunt, Bryan, Banks, Gardner, Byrne, Doyle, Davies
Subs: Edmundson, Mantack, Osei, Placide, Fawns, Fane
Ref: Ross Joyce
Att: 3,592
