Furman delighted with Oldham

Dean Furman has been telling Sky Sports of his delight to be playing first team football at Oldham. The ex-Rangers player said, "A few things went on behind the scenes at Rangers that I wasn't particularly pleased about. The main reason though was a desire to play regular football and I didn't think I'd get that at Rangers. I wanted a chance to play and didn't fancy a season in the reserves this year. When we got in touch with Oldham, met the manager and had a walk around the club, I quickly made up my mind this was where I wanted to be. Dave Penney is ambitious for the club and I also have a mate at Darlington who has worked with the manager there and says he's top rate. He can bring the best out of players and he's someone I wanted to work with from the off. He's helped me loads already and hopefully he'll keep being an influence over the next few years. The manager is up for a laugh with the lads but on the other side, he gets serious when he needs to. You know where you stand."

"I didn't have a problem dropping down, moving back to England. It's all part of the experience; it's what football's all about. Going down to these grounds, hostile environments to try and win games under pressure. Obviously a lot of new players have come in over the summer so it is going to take time for everything to settle and gel. Although results have been mixed, there have been some encouraging signs. We all want the results as soon as possible, we all want to get the wins to kick things off, but to go away from home at Leyton Orient and to get three points was really good for us. We've got a game plan and the manager wants us to play in a certain way. Slowly it's all starting to come together and the results should arrive sooner rather than later."

"At times it's going to get physical but that's something we all know. There are times when we'll have to dig in and be strong, but they'll also be times when we can get the ball down and play and I think that's when the quality we've got will come in. There are a lot of good players here, I'm confident about the quality we have. Win the battle first and then hopefully the quality will shine through. I like to get on the ball as much as I can and try to create opportunities for my team-mates. That's something I'm aiming to do for the team this season, while it's also important that I get forward and get my share of goals. I think if we can chip in from all areas of the pitch it'll be good for the team. Me and Worthy have teamed up well so far. We both like to get stuck in, Worthy loves a tackle, but then on the other side, we both like to play. We complement each quite well. We've got an understanding that when one goes forward the other will drop back and sit. It's been really enjoyable to play alongside him and with him loving the battle too, there's certainly no problem in that respect."

"We'd like to be as high up the league as possible. Obviously there are a lot of good teams in the division and we'll be competing with them. There's a few clubs spending a lot of money in this league but once we cross the white line it's a case of 11 versus 11. We think we can hold our own against anyone and there's no reason why we should go into any game fearing anyone. I'd like to think we can be challenging for the Championship, even if the budgets here aren't at the level as elsewhere. In the next few years I don't see any reason why we can't get promoted."