Anyone follow The Oldham Groundhopper on Facebook?

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  1. Micky Finn

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    Oldham fan - travels all over the UK watching non-league football at every level and writes up his match day experience. Usually a good read, but as a change of routine, he's managed to get into Millmoor for a nose round. Some great photos and brings back memories of our awaydays there. Amazing it's still pretty much untouched since shutting up shop in 2008

    https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19v2ddNAAj/
     
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    Certainly brings back some memories for me as a teenager.. the FA Cup game in '79; the FA Cup in '80 and then the 4-2 win the year after.
    The latter two games saw Millmoor packed solid at our end.
     
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    It’s actually still used. There’s a Sunday league play there and a few kids teams I think who are linked to the booths as owners

    they recently had a sort of open day for millers fans to go and have a look around I believe
     
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    Not on FB so sadly can’t see all the images. If I’d have been free on the open day the other week I’d have gone and had a look. Millmoor brings back a lot of memories.
    Love seeing all the old grounds. Flashback to a bygone era.
     
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    That was a big appeal for me. When you went away and took in all the different layouts of the grounds.
     
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    Yeah that’s right, it still is used.

    The new stand was still never finished either.
     
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    Yeah a couple of months ago you could pop in. I think someone on here mentioned it and I bobbed in on my way home from work as I've never been. Very eerie, but incredible to have a nosey around an old ground with all areas (pretty much) accessible.

    I was stood on top of the social club thing in the corner for a bit.
     
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