Returning Oldham Athletic manager John Sheridan is confident he can keep the Latics in League One despite describing his second spell at Boundary Park as his toughest test yet.

After just four months, 20 games and three victories, David Dunn’s career as Oldham Athletic manager never really got off the ground.

Another year brings another crisis to Boundary Park, where fans would like nothing more than to stay out of the national headlines for a while.

Oldham assistant manager Dean Holden says the club have a right to feel hard done by after a late goal saw Millwall leave Boundary Park with all three points.

Oldham boss David Dunn is keen to get the focus back onto his players ahead of Millwall’s rearranged League One visit to Boundary Park, after a week of speculation surrounding the 35-year-old’s future.

David Dunn has berated his Oldham players after they squandered a lead to draw 1-1 with Colchester at Boundary Park on Saturday.

There will be several excitable coaches, managers and owners of our region’s sports teams, as they anticipate unwrapping their presents on Christmas morning.

David Dunn has taken a frosty view of his Oldham side’s league position as Christmas approaches, but said now is not the time to dwell on the past as his side travel to Coventry.

David Dunn has reiterated that it will take time to get Oldham out of their slump, as they look to break the Boundary Park shackles with a home victory over Millwall this weekend.

Despite watching his side crash out of the FA Cup with a 1-0 defeat to Sheffield United on Saturday, David Dunn says he was pleased with the improvement shown by his charges.

Oldham boss David Dunn says this weekend’s break from League One action is a chance for his side to stop the rot and embark on a morale-boosting FA Cup run.