Search found 707 matches

by Kairdiff Exile
Wed Dec 07, 2022 3:10 pm
Forum: Raging On
Topic: Give Us A (Stratfield) Brake
Replies: 56
Views: 11246

Re: Give Us A (Stratfield) Brake

Yeah, any major development that close would see a sizeable Section 106 contribution towards improving local amenities - ie, the developer would be required to make a significant financial contribution which the council would likely earmark for nearby community / youth sports facilities given the ci...
by Kairdiff Exile
Mon Dec 05, 2022 10:36 am
Forum: Raging On
Topic: Give Us A (Stratfield) Brake
Replies: 56
Views: 11246

Re: Give Us A (Stratfield) Brake

What do we make of yesterday's news and today's statement then? All feels a bit depressing to me. The new site is much smaller, and it's hard to see how the Board can develop all the ancillary facilities around the stadium that they presumably need in order for the whole thing to wash its face finan...
by Kairdiff Exile
Mon Oct 24, 2022 10:47 am
Forum: Raging On
Topic: When Posh Comes to Shove
Replies: 1
Views: 1457

Re: When Posh Comes to Shove

I was at a different game on Saturday, but I listened to Radio Oxford's post-match analysis and KR's interview, and it was all very gloomy. Blaming referees and injuries may well be fair, but how long will it wash with the Board if results don't pick up? As Dr Bob says, two very tricky away trips no...
by Kairdiff Exile
Sat Oct 15, 2022 2:07 pm
Forum: Raging On
Topic: Have I Got Old News For You
Replies: 315
Views: 212265

Re: Have I Got Old News For You

Weirdly, I spent half an hour in the middle of the night on Thursday trying to stave off insomnia by unsuccessfully seeking to recall the name of the ineffective striker we signed from Aldershot during the relegation season to the conference, who turned out to be utter sh*t. The next day, scrolling ...
by Kairdiff Exile
Thu Oct 13, 2022 3:25 pm
Forum: Raging On
Topic: What happens now?!?
Replies: 9
Views: 2146

Re: What happens now?!?

Not sure how many of you listen to the consistently-excellent Fence End podcast, but in their latest episode the consensus seemed to be that KR has enough credit in the bank that if he's saying the poor form is due to injuries, we should wait until the key injured players are back before we judge hi...
by Kairdiff Exile
Sun Oct 09, 2022 11:40 am
Forum: Raging On
Topic: What happens now?!?
Replies: 9
Views: 2146

What happens now?!?

I wasn't there yesterday, and it sounds like a peculiar game given the lengthy mid-match delay (and obviously we all hope the fan who was taken ill improves). No getting away from the fact that it was a poor result, and it sounded from what I heard and read as though things got pretty toxic during a...
by Kairdiff Exile
Mon Oct 03, 2022 8:17 am
Forum: Raging On
Topic: New owners (at last)
Replies: 5
Views: 1600

Re: New owners (at last)

I hope the club doesn’t find itself subject to rent again, when (if) there is a stadium move. This is the big priority for me as well. Otherwise we'll have just moved to a nicer (and likely more expensive) rental property but will still have almost zero assets of our own. I'd like to see OxVox be m...
by Kairdiff Exile
Tue Sep 27, 2022 1:29 pm
Forum: Raging On
Topic: New owners (at last)
Replies: 5
Views: 1600

New owners (at last)

Announced today, some 558 days (apparently) since we were told that a change was coming.

Thoughts? Sounds like there's money, experience and capacity to move forward on the #StadiumSituation, but I guess it'll be a while until the owners' wider intentions become clear.
by Kairdiff Exile
Mon Sep 19, 2022 12:00 pm
Forum: Raging On
Topic: Falling foul of Franchise
Replies: 5
Views: 1879

Re: Falling foul of Franchise

This has the feeling of being one season too many (quite a few around me today said it feels like The Last Days of Wilder). Yes, that thought was in my mind on Saturday night too. Just like with Wilder, KR is clearly a good manager and a decent human being, and I've no doubt he'll succeed in the fu...
by Kairdiff Exile
Sat Sep 17, 2022 6:45 pm
Forum: Raging On
Topic: Falling foul of Franchise
Replies: 5
Views: 1879

Falling foul of Franchise

Well I wasn’t there today, Jerome (as I wouldn’t ever watch a game against football’s Pariah Club - see threads passim for further details), but in the interests of getting some discussions going here were the views of my elderly mum who did go! “ It was a truly dismal performance. I think that Robi...
by Kairdiff Exile
Fri Sep 16, 2022 9:31 am
Forum: Raging On
Topic: Tumbleweed
Replies: 6
Views: 2225

Re: Tumbleweed

Well I've not gone anywhere else! Still check here most days, and don't check/post elsewhere. The Other Place has too much 'noise' and arguments, whereas the regulars on here have always been a bit more circumspect and articulate.

Happy to commit to posting on here more often if others will!
by Kairdiff Exile
Fri Jul 29, 2022 4:48 pm
Forum: Raging On
Topic: Season predictions 2022/23
Replies: 5
Views: 2194

Re: Season predictions 2022/23

If I was guessing, I'd say that Forde was offered more money to drop two divisions and play for Wrecsam (they're paying silly money by all accounts) and was likely to start more games. If they were happy to throw in a fee as well, then it's hard to see a reason to turn it down. I guess the fee and t...
by Kairdiff Exile
Fri Jul 29, 2022 10:28 am
Forum: Raging On
Topic: Season predictions 2022/23
Replies: 5
Views: 2194

Season predictions 2022/23

So, with CamBran's contract extension giving rise to a wave of positivity across Oxfordshire, what are our predictions for the season? Given that the squad's still a bit thin and K-Rob always starts the season slowly anyway, I can see it being something of a grind but that we'll end up hauling ourse...
by Kairdiff Exile
Sun Jun 26, 2022 8:53 am
Forum: Raging On
Topic: Where are they now?
Replies: 2058
Views: 934371

Re: Where are they now?

Due to a series of coincidences, I am in Belfast this weekend and ended up watching Linfield’s pre-season game against Newtown, with Joel Cooper featuring for the home side. Despite him clearly being Linfield’s main focal point for their attacks, I thought he was very poor. Missed a sitter, squander...
by Kairdiff Exile
Sun Jun 26, 2022 8:48 am
Forum: Raging On
Topic: Fixtures
Replies: 5
Views: 2088

Re: Fixtures

I was wondering when, if ever, we've been scheduled to start the league season in July? As I understand it, it’s because Div 1 and Div 2 are starting the season early and finishing it late to allow a break for the World Cup, and the Football League don’t want Div 3 and Div 4 to start later than the...