It's nearly Saturday...

[chalkies_shorts]

I think most of their fans, if they're honest, would also take the County Ground

I thought they did that every time they played us.

[Wobbly Bob]

Used to live over the road from the Manor Ground in the early to mid eighties.
That was when they were on the way up through the divisions and we were treading water in Div 4.

Probably the only period when they were relatively more successful until we met again in the second tier.

The victory in the AMC there in 84 was fun though.

[inept and tiresome]

You really are a fucking moron.

I'm shocked and a little hurt. I've always held you and your thoughtful, insightful posts in high esteem.

[Red Frog]

I'm shocked and a little hurt. I've always held you and your thoughtful, insightful posts in high esteem.

You confuse me. How do you manage to cover the gamut from retarded to post-ironic?

[Bob's Orange]

Enjoy this classic from everyone's favourite Oxford fan - Eric read

Posh Red said: ↑
I'm obviously a few years behind you two.

My first game at Oxford was in 1980, and have been half a dozen times.
Have to say in all my visits I don't recall getting any trouble from the locals.
That was after segregation came in and the away fans were put in the Cuckoo Lane End. Strange thing with Swindon was, we used to scour the city for you before the game, but never saw a soul until we got to the ground, and there you'd all be in the away terrace as if transported there by magic. We used to joke that there must be a secret tunnel that led from Swindon straight to the Cuckoo Lane! One year a group of us pretended to be Swindon fans and got in the Cuckoo Lane five or ten minutes after kick off. We stood in the middle of you and up went the chant of Oxford Oxford, and you've never seen 1,000 people scatter so quickly! We really had the Indian sign over you. And all that happened to us was that we were marched back to the London Rd to a hero's welcome. Was late seventies, a different world to today.

In the earlier part of the seventies, when it was every man for himself, I'm afraid to say you were a massive let down and never showed in Oxford. We were always in your town in numbers and took the Town End twice, although we usually lost the bit on the field, while winning the bit off of it.

Oxford have always had this kind of support, and still do, and on Saturday you will see 16 to 60 year olds clad in designer clothing, frothing at the mouth with hatred toward you.

Enjoy...............

[pauld]

Oxford have always had this kind of support, and still do, and on Saturday you will see 16 to 60 year olds clad in designer clothing, frothing at the mouth with hatred toward you.

Who's going to break it to him that "Primark" isn't generally considered a designer label?

[Benzel]

I'm shocked and a little hurt. I've always held you and your thoughtful, insightful posts in high esteem.

Be that as it may, I can do without the adulation of an adult that says Luke Warm.

[Tails]

Enjoy this classic from everyone's favourite Oxford fan - Eric read

Posh Red said: ↑
I'm obviously a few years behind you two.

My first game at Oxford was in 1980, and have been half a dozen times.
Have to say in all my visits I don't recall getting any trouble from the locals.
That was after segregation came in and the away fans were put in the Cuckoo Lane End. Strange thing with Swindon was, we used to scour the city for you before the game, but never saw a soul until we got to the ground, and there you'd all be in the away terrace as if transported there by magic. We used to joke that there must be a secret tunnel that led from Swindon straight to the Cuckoo Lane! One year a group of us pretended to be Swindon fans and got in the Cuckoo Lane five or ten minutes after kick off. We stood in the middle of you and up went the chant of Oxford Oxford, and you've never seen 1,000 people scatter so quickly! We really had the Indian sign over you. And all that happened to us was that we were marched back to the London Rd to a hero's welcome. Was late seventies, a different world to today.

In the earlier part of the seventies, when it was every man for himself, I'm afraid to say you were a massive let down and never showed in Oxford. We were always in your town in numbers and took the Town End twice, although we usually lost the bit on the field, while winning the bit off of it.

Oxford have always had this kind of support, and still do, and on Saturday you will see 16 to 60 year olds clad in designer clothing, frothing at the mouth with hatred toward you.

Enjoy...............

Different world indeed. That is one of the most pathetic things I've ever read.

If that is winning I'm glad I'm a fucking loser

[jayohaitchenn]

I'm not following that post... his first game was in the 80s but he was there in the earlier part of the 70s?  **disclaimer*** 3 pints at lunchtime

[Power to people]

I remember our last performance at their place they frustrated us all over the pitch and were quicker into the tackle not giving us time on the ball and we had no answer as we could not play our football - the only way we can play

[4D]

I've seen Oxford loads of times against us and never witnessed all this bollocks they bring out everytime we play them. Seen objects being chucked and a lot of arm waving. That's it. Even in the cuckoo lane end I thought I was in a non league ground. Wonder if they have a funny flag ready? 

[Ardiles]

Enjoy this classic from everyone's favourite Oxford fan - Eric read

Posh Red said: ↑
I'm obviously a few years behind you two.

My first game at Oxford was in 1980, and have been half a dozen times.
Have to say in all my visits I don't recall getting any trouble from the locals.
That was after segregation came in and the away fans were put in the Cuckoo Lane End. Strange thing with Swindon was, we used to scour the city for you before the game, but never saw a soul until we got to the ground, and there you'd all be in the away terrace as if transported there by magic. We used to joke that there must be a secret tunnel that led from Swindon straight to the Cuckoo Lane! One year a group of us pretended to be Swindon fans and got in the Cuckoo Lane five or ten minutes after kick off. We stood in the middle of you and up went the chant of Oxford Oxford, and you've never seen 1,000 people scatter so quickly! We really had the Indian sign over you. And all that happened to us was that we were marched back to the London Rd to a hero's welcome. Was late seventies, a different world to today.

In the earlier part of the seventies, when it was every man for himself, I'm afraid to say you were a massive let down and never showed in Oxford. We were always in your town in numbers and took the Town End twice, although we usually lost the bit on the field, while winning the bit off of it.

Oxford have always had this kind of support, and still do, and on Saturday you will see 16 to 60 year olds clad in designer clothing, frothing at the mouth with hatred toward you.

Enjoy...............

Ooh...how you must have laughed!

[4D]

I just parked up in a housing area behind and walked up that alleyway into the ground. Don't remember a tunnel  I remember that stand on the left that held about 150 

[4D]

I reckon Eric should write his memoirs.

[tans]

I just parked up in a housing area behind and walked up that alleyway into the ground. Don't remember a tunnel  I remember that stand on the left that held about 150 

There were about 9 stands on the left hand side