A Snippet from The Oxford Board

[Stonehouse]

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[IanMcL]

Remember it well!

[Vegas Claret]

I've been to Oxford once, we lost 5-0. I'm not going again.

[TheFamilyCat]

I've been to Oxford once, we lost 5-0. I'm not going again.

Surely the commute is more of an issue?

[Andingle]

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4 Forwards and a midfielder on the bench

[Vegas Claret]

Surely the commute is more of an issue?

yeah that too !

[Culmclaret]

I remember a very dull 0-0 in 81/82 when 8 think we played in our white third strip and a 2-2 in John Bond’s season. Having been run ragged by George Lawrence we found ourselves 2-0 down going in to the last 15 minutes, Billy Hamilton pulled one back with a header; then as we entered the last minute Brian Flynn launched a hopeful cross from the left touchline which somehow founds its way into the net!

[CaptJohn]

My only recollection of Oxford is arriving at the ground for an FA cup tie and being told it had been postponed
Went into Oxford for a look around and there was some moron on the bus armed with a sawn off scaffold pole looking for away fans

[Culmclaret]

There was a lot of bad blood between the clubs in 83/84 after Roger Hansbury was struck by a coin in an FA Cup replay which we eventually lost 2-1. We were promotion rivals but after Kevin Reeves injury (in the league game v Oxford at TM?) we dropped away, they went up and signed Billy Hamilton…grrr.

[Commy]

There was a lot of bad blood between the clubs in 83/84 after Roger Hansbury was struck by a coin in an FA Cup replay which we eventually lost 2-1. We were promotion rivals but after Kevin Reeves injury (in the league game v Oxford at TM?) we dropped away, they went up and signed Billy Hamilton…grrr.

Wasn't Mark Lawrenson the manager of Oxford then? I think he partnered Hamilton with John Aldridge. It was some forward line and Liverpool signed Aldridge.

[Commy]

Just looked it up. Lawrenson was manager in 1988 after both Hamilton and Aldridge had left.

[Dark Cloud]

I was at the dull 0-0 at the old Manor Ground back in the early 80's. That's the only time I've been. Missed the one mentioned where Weller scored at the death and always regretted it!

[JohnDearyMe]

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Would never have guessed that Paul Smith was in our starting eleven for this game (or any other matches that season)

[FCBurnley]

Went to Wembley when they won the League Cup in the eighties. Robert Maxwell was owner and he gave me 2 tickets in Royal Box area. Very interesting experience

[Longsider]

Always hated them for taking my favourite player as a kid , Billy Hamilton

[KlyBfc]

My only previous visit to the Manor Ground was when we got done over by Paul Moody coming off the bench to bag a hat trick. Awful trip.

[blatherwickstattoos]

Would never have guessed that Paul Smith was in our starting eleven for this game (or any other matches that season)

Think it was just before the man hole incident this.

[Claret53]

I was at the 2000 game at Oxford. Ian Wright energised the side and we scored two goals in the last few minutes. Cue delirium!

[Vintage Claret]

I was at the 2000 game at Oxford. Ian Wright energised the side and we scored two goals in the last few minutes. Cue delirium!

I was there to- awful day weatherwise, cold, wet and miserable.

If I remember correctly the ball looked like it was going out of play on the far side but Ian Wright didn't give it up- he chased the ball down, stopped it on the line and put in a perfect cross for Paul Weller to head in the winner

[onewillieirvine]

1971 FA Cup took some getting over.

[Loyalclaret]

I was there to- awful day weatherwise, cold, wet and miserable.

If I remember correctly the ball looked like it was going out of play on the far side but Ian Wright didn't give it up- he chased the ball down, stopped it on the line and put in a perfect cross for Paul Weller to head in the winner

Exactly how i remember it = pandemonium in the away ends

[Claret53]

Link to highlights. It looks almost like a different sport from the modern game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTtzjk3dK0g

[ecc]

Didn't know PW could head a ball.

[dougcollins]

I've been to Oxford once, we lost 5-0. I'm not going again.

Had a great day out to be fair- apart from 15:00 to 16:50.

Moody, wasn't it? (Not me, the goalscorer).

[Rowls]

Went to Wembley when they won the League Cup in the eighties. Robert Maxwell was owner and he gave me 2 tickets in Royal Box area. Very interesting experience

He sounds nice, this Robert Maxwell fella.

What a kind chap.

[dvalley69]

That game and Brentford away on Easter Monday, and might as well add in Gills midweek when Wrighty got his first goal for us, will stay with me forever! Brilliant days. Scunny obviously was the icing on the cake, but the journey of getting to that final game was a proper emotional ride!

[JR1882]

Would never have guessed that Paul Smith was in our starting eleven for this game (or any other matches that season)

The best left foot outside the premier league? Haha

[Fretters]

Not one goalkeeper or defender on the bench in that 2000 game!

[Woodleyclaret]

Saw some awful games at the Manor including our 3rd Round FA cup debacle in the 70s with Ron Atkinson and his brother playing for Oxford with Tony Waiters in goal for us.It was supposed to be an easy passage for us but we lost.
Off to the Kassam on Saturday for our local game.

[houseboy]

My only recollection of Oxford is arriving at the ground for an FA cup tie and being told it had been postponed
Went into Oxford for a look around and there was some moron on the bus armed with a sawn off scaffold pole looking for away fans

I went to that 'match'. Our coach got pulled over near Bambury by the team bus and we were told it was off. Wound up in bloody Coventry for some reason (think we decided to go to their match but that was called off too, but not certain). Remember a bit of a stand off with some Coventry fans in Woolworths cafe or some place like it. My main memory was of a flag pole on a garage forecourt at Bambury being pulled over by some irate members of our coach (not me I hasten to add).

Oh the joys of away games in those days.

[matttheclaret]

I reckon in that 99/00 season, we probably had the lead against Oxford in both games combined for about two minutes. Still got 6 points off them somehow.

There were three straight 2-1 wins around this time, think this was either the week before Wright's goal against Notts County or the week after

[Vegas Claret]

Had a great day out to be fair- apart from 15:00 to 16:50.

Moody, wasn't it? (Not me, the goalscorer).

Same, away days are brilliant to be fair. At that time we used to travel with zero expectation and were often rewarded with zero. Kids nowadays are spoiled with the relative success

[THEWELLERNUT70]

There seems to be a real lack of "I" on a number of posts on this thread

[dougcollins]

Same, away days are brilliant to be fair. At that time we used to travel with zero expectation and were often rewarded with zero. Kids nowadays are spoiled with the relative success

There was a load of us drinking 6X in a pub in Headington before the game - perhaps you were there?

It certainly reduced the pain somewhat. In fact, I think I left the Manor thinking we’d ‘only’ lost 3-0!

[HuncoatClaret]

Didn't know PW could head a ball.

Weller was very good in the air, and he also had a great leap on him.

[sjb]

I remember a 2-0 win on a cold December afternoon in 1980. I recall nothing about the game but have a clear memory at half time a song came on the tannoy & 1 of the guys I was with got really excited; 'listen to this' he said, it's a great new Christmas song.' Turned out to be that Stop The Cavalry by Jona Lewie. Hated it then & hated it ever since!