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What's been good and what's been bad about this season?

Good cox. Bad everything else, in particular not buying quality players or manager in the summer leading to a season long struggle of defeats and clamity.
And yet i still expect up to 'turn the corner' :-S which is obviously bollards.

GOOD: Secure off the pitch, Simon Cox, Danny Wilson coming in, cheap ticket prices, board talking to the fans, some good away days, attendances for our league position, the emergence of Sean Morrison as a consistant player, Billy Paynter has improved, good performances at Leicester, Franchise, Oxford will play another season in non-league

BAD: League position, defence, goalkeepers have gone from 2 of the best to 2 of the worst, atmosphere at the ground, Lack of confidence seemingly

  The season ticket initiative has meant that crowds have held up, and we've had a stable season off the pitch.

Some results and too many performances have been below acceptable, but it is worth considering it could be a whole lot worse.

 I was watching a bit of Glentoran v Linfield last night, the Glens are managed by Alan McDonald...Steve Lomas was pundit ;D....I was trying to explain to a mate what happened here with McDonald, and it brought  back the full horror of the early to mid noughties.

 I think I've tried to obliterate from my memory some of the events of those years, but things like having no lawn mower at the CG and begging for post-it notes springs to mind.

 The collective effort in trying to get the (was it Leicester game) on during the snow, showed that there is still some life left in the fans.  This is important because we've sunk so low due to the problems caused by successive regimes....I'd like to think there is enough spirit in the club to arrest the decline, but fear it might have to start next season in L2.

Good:
Fine away displays at MK dongs....leicester..Leeds..and the match at Northampton.
Cox.
Morrison emerging.
Security off field.
Me winning Paynters shirt.

Poor:

Majority of home games.
Malpas.
That JPT match at Brighton....eurgh...
Catering at the CG...get Pukka pies back and Bovril not OXO!

You forgot Histon, that was the worst thing this season (and i was at Brighton!)

Yeah....but if we keep quiet, people will only remember Leeds!

what Gazza said... and gordon greer.

Valid point, in fact someone else said that to me saturday when talking about gash away performances this year. I got very litlle stick for that result at work from the gills fans i work with as i was out of the office between those games.

good --there,s only 1 game left
bad--we can still end up going down.

Good;Cox's goals
        McNamee's assists(how many more goals would we have scored if he hadn't been wasted on the bench for 17 games?)
        Corr's last minute goal v Leicester
        Boxing day
        Paynter's form since Wilson came
        Getting to know a lot more TEFfers
        Winning at Brighton
        Herthab in the Yeovil programme!
 

Bad-most home games I've been to
      Malpas not being successful
      Idiot texters to RS on saturdays
      Ifil's decline
      Yeovil home and away
      McNamee being wasted on the bench 17 times
       
       

Although it looks likely, this is not a certainty yet. We've got to win our remaining two matches and hope that one or two teams mess up their run-in. 5 sides going for the remaining 3 play-off places (Cambridge have more or less secured theirs). Considering the other teams in contention mostly play each other or those above us it's not impossible, just very unlikely.

So has Constable become a firm favourite....remember him scoring a good goal for us at Cirencester,while on trial a few years back.

Fatbury's lot didn't do Oxford any favours this evening.

Histon 5-2 Ebbsfleet United

Ebbsfleet were 2-0 up.

Histon must be Fatbury's bogey team, he must be bricking it about Arsenal ever getting them in the cup. The minute that one comes out of the bag I'm lumping on for a bet I shall christen a "Fatbury Special"

OF is right when he says that Play-Off contenders do play eachother on Saturday.

Histon vs. Kidderminster
Stevenage vs. Torquay

However, it might be over before Saturday because they have to go to Burton Albion tomorrow and win. Burton will be looking to clinch promotion to the Football League.

O*****'s form is very good while Burton's is ropey so it should be a good match.

I wish he'd stayed at Chippenham.

You sound like my dad... You're not are you?

:D

 :D

I'll add...... "Not for Chippenham's sake"

Burton only need to avoid defeat to get promoted. What price Pox to nick a 1-0 and spoil the party?

You were right! Massive massive win for us.

It's Histon, Torquay, Kiddy, Stevenage and us going for 3 playoff spots.

Saturday is big:

Histon v Kiddy
Stevenage v Torquay

Tues:

Barrow v Torquay (surely a Torquay win, playoffs secured for them)
Histon v Weymouth (Histon win, playoffs secured for them)
Stevenage v Kiddy

Sunday:

Us v Northwich
Crawley v Histon (both up there)
Kiddy v Kettering (both up there)
Torquay v Burton

We have a very slim chance. We are relying upon Kiddy to have an awful run-in, which isn't impossible as they have by far the hardest fixtures. And we need Stevenage to lose at home to Torquay.

Come on Kiddy.

Look on the bright side, if we make it we'll be playing derbies against you next season.

nah, you'd have to actually win the play-offs for that.

Judging by your other posts I'd say you were confident. In reality, all Kiddminster, Torquay and Histon have to do is win one of their games in hand. You also forgot to include Stevenage's last game vs. Mansfield - which could in theory spoil your excitement!

My feeling is you'll sneak into the Play-Offs and probably win (hoping this is my pessimism getting the better of me!). See you in the JPT.

I'm confident that we will win our remaining match, the rest is down to the other teams. If we make the playoffs we'll win them on current form.

Should hopefully be a little clearer after 4.45pm today.

I'd not been following this, but basically...Oxford making the play offs seems to rely on Kidderminster failing to beat any of Histon, Stevenage or Kettering?  Not the kindest of run ins for them, but you would probably put money on them getting at least one result.

Oxford to finish 7th or 8th, I would imagine.

Oxford can still sneak in - and it could happen. Many won't care but I'd like to see them remain in Non-League! Goal difference is minimal but their fate is out of their hands.

Oxford face the essentially doomed Northwich at home - that should be a comprehensive home win.

Torquay are at home to out-of-form Burton - Both need a draw so there is a chance that both could see out a bore draw to gain a play-off spot and automatic promotion respectively.

Kidderminster face Kettering at home - they need to win, Kettering have nothing to play for.

It'll be a nervous one for Oxford fans.

Blue Square Premier has been quite entertaining this season.

I actually forgot about Oxford for a bit this season, which worries me.  How long does it take to completely lose a rival?

Torquay actually need a win Rich to be sure of a play off spot I think.
If Torquay draw and Kidderminster win, Kidderminster will go above them.
I maybe wrong.

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