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"It's just a short hop over the Pennines and now I am looking forward to getting started with Oldham. It's pastures new and I think the change will be good for me. Huddersfield had some good games with Oldham over the years, and I remember playing in the big FA Cup fourth round tie a couple of years ago. It will be strange being on the other side of things when those games come around, but I'm looking forward to a fresh start here."
Assistant manager Martin Gray added, "Jon is an experienced player who showed great leadership at Huddersfield. He's played a lot of games and knows what this league's about, but most importantly he has the quality we need. Jon is a great addition to this club. He's a tackler who relishes a challenge - I was the same when I was a player. He didn't seem to fit at Huddersfield when they changed their style, but he's exactly what we as a management team were looking for. He's local, he's settled already and he has the potential to be very, very good for us."