Oldham News | Roughyeds | The Roughyeds go to Cornwall as one of only two unbeaten professional teams in 35

After thrashing Newcastle Thunder 74-0 last time out, on the day Keighley Cougars suffered a shock 26-18 defeat at home to Hunslet, Sean Long’s Oldham are top of the Betfred League One table and are now the only team in the third tier that still has. a 100% record.

They are also one of two teams, out of the 35 that make up Super League (12), Championship (14) and League One (9) to remain unbeaten in rugby league this season.

The other side still flying their colors are former SL side Wakefield Trinity, who have really put their relegation behind them to win each of their opening seven Championship games and also qualify for a Wembley meeting with Sheffield in the final . of the 1895 Cup.

This is the year of upsets, though (such as Hunslet’s win at Keighley, Cornwall’s triumph at Midlands Hurricanes and Castleford’s 28-28 draw at Leigh in round ten of the Super League).

Oldham are hot favorites to win the League One title and thus automatically win promotion, but they have enough experience to know that in any given game a two-horse race can go either way on the day, from where and the determination to be in their place. Cornwall’s finest, who announced their own intent with that 24-22 upset win in the Midlands.

Jay Chapelhow set the tone when he told Roughyeds TV: “We’re going to get the best version of every team in this league.

“We are a new project and with the investment invested in it and the quality we have in the team, the opponents will shoot us.

“They have nothing to lose.

“We’re already seeing that.

“We like and enjoy the challenge.

“Hopefully our opponents will soon see the best of Oldham as well,”

Meanwhile, Mike Ford said at the last partners’ meeting that he and the board were delighted with how things were going on and off the pitch and that exciting announcements would be made soon.

He said: “I still don’t think our story has been fully told.

“We are taking this club on the road of life, but as I keep saying publicly, we can only do it together.

“We are reconnecting with the city and are very encouraged by what has been achieved since we took over just over a year ago.

“Exciting things are happening on the ground and also in the community at Melrose with the kids and the Foundation.

“We want to make Oldham great again and I’m sure we have the people in place to do it, but there are also reasons why I say our story needs to have an even bigger impact.”

He went on to tell the story of two highly influential rugby league men in the local community who attended the club’s recent dinner but later admitted that they had not yet been to Boundary Park to see the current League table-toppers 1 in action.

Ford added: “As our tagline says. ‘We are stronger together’ and that’s why we need everyone at BP to cheer the boys on at home and why I say our message has yet to be fully said.”

Around him were representatives of the Oldham Amateur League, Oldham RLFC Heritage Trust, Oldham Rugby (Supporters Trust) and Oldham Players’ Association.

Throw in Mike Ford and the parent body and that’s a wide cross-section of Oldham’s rugby league community.

Oldham really is stronger together. . . and you don’t come much stronger than Sean Long’s side who sit proudly at the top of League One with six wins from six, games in hand and the best for and against figures in the division.

Allowing just 42 points in six games, or an average of seven points per game, is remarkable even by Oldham standards.

No wonder the club’s guards (their words) are in seventh heaven with the way things are going.

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