How did Oldham Athletic feature prominently at West Brom head coach James Morrison’s press conference after their defeat at Sheffield Wednesday?
And how did I discover that Morrison and I have a mutual friend during what was a highly unusual start to a press conference?
Read on to discover why?
Morrison entered the media room and spotted the owl on my coat and casually mentioned I was a Wednesday fan.
I replied the owl was Latics’ badge and he then mentioned did I know his friend Martin Thomas who is a huge fan?
I have known Thomas since the early 1990s through his sponsorship of Latics through his company Optima Cars which at that time provided luxury vehicles for footballers.
The conversation switched to Latics. I enquired had he ever appeared at Boundary Park during his illustrious playing days to which he told me he hadn’t.
Morrison then raised the name of Latics’ legend Andy Ritchie before we finally got around to discussing the Baggies’ display at Hillsborough.