posted Jan 4, 2008

I live in Sale and have seen Roger around the town centre and in local pubs, it is true he does look well, I have never approached him I think it is important to respect his privacy. A previous correspondant has mentioned an appearance at Latics since his retirement I dont remember this and I go to all home games. My favourite memory was away at Shrewsbury we were 2-0 down at half time and Roger(the ghost) scored a second half hat trick to win the game 3-2. Roger must know that if he showed up at Boundary Park he would be given a heroes welcome.

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posted Jan 4, 2008

He did indeed come back to Boundary Park, must have been about five years ago. The reception was rapturous and brought a tear to the eye and he did indeed score a half time penalty. Can't remember which game it was or the year.

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posted Jan 4, 2008

A legend.....he does live on the Racecourse estate in Sale.... he's having a beer in JP Joules in the town centre.

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posted Jan 4, 2008

Roger Palmer - a living legend! Any player that turns up to a game in a taxi does it for me!
I grew up as a Liverpool fan living in Mossley (I know, I know!) and used to go watching Oldham with a few of my mates from school well, I wouldn't have been seen dead at the Salford cockneys and my dad was a City fan so that ruled Maine Road out too!
Anyway, I was at the game v's Everton and my biggest claim to fame was patting Roger on the head as he left the pitch - we all fell over the paddock wall and onto the pitch after the final whistle! 'Mazin!
PS - you'll be glad to hear I emigrated to Liverpool and now enjoy many a cold afternoon at my spiritual home

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posted Jan 4, 2008

LOL...I imtend to spend my upcoming B-day up a tree in Manintoba (N.America) not S.America hunting for geese not boar in timberland boots (not bearfoot).Coniferous leaves are tough to roll,need tougher papers I guess.

RP

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posted Jan 4, 2008

Racecourse estate in Sale....

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He's lived there for years. My Nanna used to live on Epsom Avenue and he lived there then albeit one street/alley/compound over.

Stuart Houston and Brian Kidd also used to live on the same estate.

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posted Jan 4, 2008

Nyself and my brother are big Oldham fans and were both at the Everton game.I had not seen Roger Palmer for fifteen years until I went for a beer with relatives I was visiting in Sale on Boxing Day.Lo and behold Roger was sat there having a beer.The guy I was with brought him over and I was star struck.A double whisky later and away he was gone......legend indeed

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posted Jan 6, 2008

me and my brother and a few mates got in contact with roger a few weeks before christmas and we arranged to meet him and his girlfriend for a few beers so off we went to the designated pub and low and behold the man turned up he looked brilliant we sat and talked for hours from 8.00 till gone 12.30 he could not belive that people held him with so much regared we remembered goals he had scored and all the great games he played in we keep in regular contact and he has promised he will come to a home game with us we all had photos done and i gave one to gordon at boundary park and he put it in the latics programme and it was also in the royton rag and oldham rag

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posted Feb 8, 2009

I know roger palmer well,i have been a life long friend of his step son.He used to live on ascot avenue in sale (racecourse estate) he then moved to a house on a nearby estate and then he came back on to the racecourse estate where he currently lives now on firtree avenue. He is a nice friendly face around the estate and can be seen regularly going about his business in and around sale.Some local people treat him as a normal person probably not knowing of his dazzling performances for oldham athletic many years ago,but we true football fans know what a legend he really is!

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posted Feb 28, 2009

"4972im".....Im curious, with your knowledge of Oldaham Athletic & your knowledge of Sale Grammar school, to know if you used to be a teacher at the school? Your initials in your username suggest you could be. I fyou are then i'm sure you were my English teacher in 1989 & 1990. A very good one at that

With regards to Roger Palmer, he was a great goalscorer and i always remember him scoring against United at Maine Road in the 1990 FA cup semi final where I was in the Kippax. Strange for me being a United but happy for him at the same time too because he was a local lad to where I lived.
Also, has 2 brothers who were also VERY good footballers and with a bit of luck should have made it in the professional game.

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