he was having his best season in charge</p> <table style="WIDTH: 271pt; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="357" border="0" x:str=""><colgroup><col style="WIDTH: 35pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 1682" width="46" /><col style="WIDTH: 16pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 768" span="4" width="21" /><col style="WIDTH: 60pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 2925" width="80" /><col style="WIDTH: 16pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 768" span="7" width="21" /></colgroup><tbody><tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height="17"><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; WIDTH: 35pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" width="46" height="17"></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; WIDTH: 16pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" width="21"><font face="Arial" size="2">P</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; WIDTH: 16pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" width="21"><font face="Arial" size="2">W</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; WIDTH: 16pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" width="21"><font face="Arial" size="2">D</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; WIDTH: 16pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" width="21"><font face="Arial" size="2">L</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; WIDTH: 60pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" width="80"><font face="Arial" size="2"></font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; WIDTH: 16pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" width="21"><font face="Arial" size="2"></font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; WIDTH: 16pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" width="21"><font face="Arial" size="2"></font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; WIDTH: 16pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" width="21"><font face="Arial" size="2"></font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; WIDTH: 16pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" width="21"><font face="Arial" size="2"></font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; WIDTH: 16pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" width="21"><font face="Arial" size="2"></font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; WIDTH: 16pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" width="21"><font face="Arial" size="2"></font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; WIDTH: 16pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" width="21"><font face="Arial" size="2"></font></td></tr><tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height="17"><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height="17"><font face="Arial" size="2">1998/9</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">53</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">17</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">10</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">26</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">20th</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" x:num=""><font face="Arial" size="2">46</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" x:num=""><font face="Arial" size="2">14</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" x:num=""><font face="Arial" size="2">9</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" x:num=""><font face="Arial" size="2">23</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" x:num=""><font face="Arial" size="2">48</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" x:num=""><font face="Arial" size="2">66</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" x:num=""><font face="Arial" size="2">51</font></td></tr><tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height="17"><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height="17"><font face="Arial" size="2">1999/0</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">52</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">18</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">13</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">21</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">14th</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">46</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">16</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">12</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">18</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">50</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">55</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">60</font></td></tr><tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height="17"><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height="17"><font face="Arial" size="2">2000/1</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">54</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">18</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">14</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">22</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">15th</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">46</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">15</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">13</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">18</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">53</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">65</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">58</font></td></tr><tr style="HEIGHT: 12.75pt" height="17"><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; HEIGHT: 12.75pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" height="17"><font face="Arial" size="2">2001/2</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">19</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">8</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">5</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">6</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">8th when left</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">16</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">6</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">5</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">5</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">30</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">23</font></td><td class="xl22" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ece9d8; BORDER-TOP: #ece9d8; BORDER-LEFT: #ece9d8; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ece9d8; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><font face="Arial" size="2">23</font></td></tr></tbody></table></p>
RE: Wasn't it summat to do with the new owner... chopped and changed ever since</p><table cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">John Sheridan</font></td><td bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">01-06-2006 </font></td><td bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">Present </font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">Ronnie Moore</font></td><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">01-03-2005 </font></td><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">01-06-2006 </font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">Tony Philliskirk</font></td><td bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">25-02-2005 </font></td><td bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">01-03-2005 </font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">Brian Talbot</font></td><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">10-03-2004 </font></td><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">25-02-2005 </font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">John Sheridan</font></td><td bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">20-12-2003 </font></td><td bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">10-03-2004 </font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">John Eyres</font></td><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">20-12-2003 </font></td><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">10-03-2004 </font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">Iain Dowie</font></td><td bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">31-05-2002 </font></td><td bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">19-12-2003 </font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">Mick Wadsworth</font></td><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">07-11-2001 </font></td><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">31-05-2002 </font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">Billy Ursom</font></td><td bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">31-10-2001 </font></td><td bgcolor="#f7f7f7"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">07-12-2001 </font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">John Sheridan</font></td><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">31-10-2001 </font></td><td bgcolor="#e6e6e6"><font face="helvetica" size="-1">07-11-2001</font></td></tr></tbody></table>
RE: Wasn't it summat to do with the new owner... I believe it was something to do with the best players being sold on. And him not getting any money to replace them with. Abit like what's happened with us with Flinders, playoffs, higher league etc and not seeing money.
I think new owner wanted Dowie in charge. They offered AR the job of Director of Football and he told them to clear off. Got a pay off and went to Leeds as Academy Director.
from BBC <span class="date">Wednesday, 31 October, 2001, 08:52 GMT </span><div class="headlinestory"><b style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Oldham sack Ritchie[/b] </div><font face="sans-serif" size="2"><div class="inlineimage"> <div class="caption">Ritchie has joined the list of managers leaving clubs</div></div><div class="bodytext"><b style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Oldham[/b] Athletic have sacked manager <b style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #a0ffff">Andy Ritchie[/b] - the 21st manager to leave his club since the start of August. Ritchie left Boundary Park after the Latics' board decided to restructure the coaching set-up. </p> Chairman Chris Moore offered Ritchie a place on the board as technical director designate. </p> It would have made Ritchie - who also enjoyed an illustrious career as an <b style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Oldham[/b] player - responsible for all footballing matters. </p> But the 40-year-old former Manchester United striker, who took over at <b style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Oldham[/b] from Neil Warnock in May 1998, turned the offer down as the club also revealed a new position of head coach is to be created. </p> <b style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Oldham[/b] were top of the Second Division three weeks ago and currently lie in eighth position. </p> <div class="narrowtext"><table cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0" width="150" align="right" bgcolor="#003399" border="0" hspace="2" vspace="2"><tbody><tr><td class="quoteboxbody" bgcolor="#ffffff"> Our target is promotion and I feel we need a head coach that will bring fresh ideas and deliver success <br clear="all" /></td></tr><tr><td class="quoteboxhead" bgcolor="#003399"><div style="PADDING-LEFT: 4px"><b style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Oldham[/b] chairman Chris Moore </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font face="sans-serif" size="2">The sacking came just hours after an LDV Vans Trophy win against Tranmere. Moore said: "Our supporters deserve promotion and having monitored the situation carefully over the past six months, I have decided to undertake a restructuring programme at the club. </p> "Andy was offered the promotion which he regrettably declined, leaving us no option but to terminate his contract. </p> He added: "Andy is a popular character and has been an excellent servant to <b style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Oldham[/b] Athletic. During my time at the club he has worked tirelessly to achieve our objective. </p> "However, our target is promotion and I feel we need a head coach that will bring fresh ideas and deliver success. It is regrettable that he has not taken our offer but we wish him well in his future." </p> League Managers' Association chief executive John Barnwell admitted his disappointment that another manager had lost his job just three months into the new season. </p> "I spoke to Andy last night and we knew that something was afoot," Barnwell said. </p> "It's massively disappointing. You can go through all the things I have said over the last month. </p> "It is the same thing as we have said yesterday and the day before after Stockport sacked Andy Kilner. One is disappointing and 21 is a statistic." </p> Former Latics manager Joe Royle was at Boundary Park last night for <b style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Oldham's[/b] match against Tranmere. </p> Royle, sacked by Manchester City after their relegation from the Premiership last season, is still in dispute with the Maine Road club after issuing a writ for unfair dismissal. </p> </font></div></font>