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Cannon and Ball recorded a version of The Boys In Blue with the Oldham Athletic squad prior to their 1990 League Cup final appearance at Wembley. Further details are on the music page.<\/a><\/p>\n

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BBC news, 9th September 2003<\/h3>\n

\"Article\"Oldham Athletic’s financial plight has wiped the smile off comic Tommy Cannon’s face.<\/p>\n

Tommy is one half of the Cannon and Ball comedy duo, who hail from the town.<\/p>\n

The straight man to Bobby Ball’s brace-twanging antics was born at the Boundary Park Hospital next to the Latics’ ground.<\/p>\n

But after the highs of being among the first clubs in the Premiership and reaching the FA Cup semi-finals, the club has hit the lows of administration and fears over their future.<\/p>\n

Tommy told BBC Five Live he is desperately hoping Oldham can emerge from the gloom.<\/p>\n

“Nine times out of ten, something happens where it’s sorted out,” he said.<\/p>\n

“Hopefully, that’s what is going to happen with Oldham – fingers crossed and everything crossed that happens. What a shame it would be if Oldham no longer had a football club.”<\/p>\n

Tommy laughed off suggestions the club went into freefall soon after adopting as a theme tune The Boys in Blue from Cannon and Ball’s film of the same name.<\/p>\n

Maybe, they could re-release the track to raise money for the club’s fighting fund. Then again…<\/p>\n

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