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LONG LIVE THE QUEENSY AS RICHIE’S LATICS SLAY ROVERS

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The LeaguePaper Team
15 October 2017

Star Game
By Matt Chambers

NO WAY THROUGH: Oldham’s Kean Bryan, right, blocks Blackburn’s Dominic Samuel

AFTER making it four straight wins since taking over as Oldham’s interim manager, Richie Wellens hopes he has given chairman Simon Corney a headache when it comes to naming a permanent boss.
Dutch under-21 international Queensy Menig slotted home in the final minute to earn the hosts a deserved victory over in-form Blackburn.
It was a result that added Rovers to a list that also includes Peterborough, Portsmouth and Crewe, leaving Wellens as the first man in club ...

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