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'We've lost one local rival, we don't want to lose another': The forgotten Manchester derby at risk of being lost forever

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Sign up for our daily newsletter to get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Rochdale fans never used to care much about Oldham Athletic.

For the Dale faithful, it was all about Bury. But Bury have gone now, let down by the authorities and an owner who had no interest in the club, so Oldham will have to do as their main derby grudge match.

It’s a rivalry that has taken time to develop and will resume on Saturday at Spotland after a three-year absence. Fans have given the derby the self-deprecating nickname of ‘El Crapico’, with both clubs mainstays of the lower leagues for most of their recent histories - aside from Oldham’s flirtations with the top two divisions in the 1980s and 1990s which saw a 34-year gap without the two

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