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Lifelong fan banned from his seat

Last updated : 09 April 2002 By The Chairman
A lifelong Latics fan has been banned from his seat in the main stand after attempting to give the club chairman his opinion during the recent 7-1 rout by Cardiff.


Brian Wild (64) has been watching his team at Boundary Park for 56 years and is proud to be an Oldham Athletic fan. He even received a certificate from former manager Andy Ritchie recognising his 50 years as a Latics fanatic. However, he was sickened when he was told that he cannot sit in the main stand for the remainder of the season because he tried to offer some advice to the club's chairman, Chris Moore, during the hammering by Division
Two rivals Cardiff.


Mr Wild said he had no idea that he had done anything wrong after he spoke to Mr Moore. He simply returned to his seat and watched the rest of the game, even though fans around him left midway through the second half. At the next home game, against Cambridge United on March 30, Mr Wild and his friend attended the match as usual. They bought their tickets but as they arrived at the centre stand turnstile they were confronted by two stewards.


Mr Wild said: “I had no idea what it was about but they handed me a letter. I could not believe it when I read that my friend and I were banned from the main stand for speaking to the chairman at half time during the Cardiff game.”


Mr Wild said he was very polite when he approached Mr Moore and did not use bad or threatening language. He added, “I feel that I have a right to voice my opinion after watching the team for more than 50 years. We were losing 5-0 at half time and the match was appalling, I just wanted to offer some advice to the chairman in the hope that he would listen to the fans.” He now sits in the Lookers stand. Mr Moore would not comment.