Marvin, the Gills & 1976
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2016 8:48 am
Showaddywaddy were no.1 in the "hit parade" on December 11th 1976
when the U's last defeated Gillingham in Oxford in the Football League.
United: Burton, Fogg, Bodel, Clarke, Shuker, M.Briggs, B Jeffrey, Houseman, Duncan,
Foley and Tait.
Goals from Houseman, Jeffrey and Tait saw the U's win 3-1
in front of 3,519 on that cold Saturday afternoon.
Incidentally, the manager of the U's back then, Mick Brown
was in the U's club shop last night along side big Ron Atkinson
who was signing copies of his new autobiography.
Chatting to Mick Brown he recalled his fondness
for managing the U's under difficult financial
circumstances with lots of young players having to be developed.
He's now scouting for Aston Villa at 77 years of age.
He particularly bemoaned the sale of Mick Tait to Carlisle
in early '77 and how his hand was forced to bring in finance
or the club could have folded back then.
Back to the Gills game of 2016 - we deserved it but it was close.
A wonderful goal from magic Marvin Johnson
after a superb one two with Kane Hemmings won it for the U's.
Marvin shot low across Nelson into the bottom right corner
and promptly celebrated with gusto the birth of his new daughter, Ava.
Robbie Hall impressed me - he's very quick and nimble footed
and when fully up to speed will cause big problems for defences.
The mercurial Chris Maguire got MoM again and he is a massive
talent! Curtis Nelson is looking asssured now too.
Alex MacDonald had a super game too and looked full of
energy. Thick fog descended on Grenoble road during half time
and it made for difficult viewing from the SSU
during the second half but we held firm thanks to
"Clint" Eastwood in particular.
League leaders Scunthorpe away next - we couldn't could we?
when the U's last defeated Gillingham in Oxford in the Football League.
United: Burton, Fogg, Bodel, Clarke, Shuker, M.Briggs, B Jeffrey, Houseman, Duncan,
Foley and Tait.
Goals from Houseman, Jeffrey and Tait saw the U's win 3-1
in front of 3,519 on that cold Saturday afternoon.
Incidentally, the manager of the U's back then, Mick Brown
was in the U's club shop last night along side big Ron Atkinson
who was signing copies of his new autobiography.
Chatting to Mick Brown he recalled his fondness
for managing the U's under difficult financial
circumstances with lots of young players having to be developed.
He's now scouting for Aston Villa at 77 years of age.
He particularly bemoaned the sale of Mick Tait to Carlisle
in early '77 and how his hand was forced to bring in finance
or the club could have folded back then.
Back to the Gills game of 2016 - we deserved it but it was close.
A wonderful goal from magic Marvin Johnson
after a superb one two with Kane Hemmings won it for the U's.
Marvin shot low across Nelson into the bottom right corner
and promptly celebrated with gusto the birth of his new daughter, Ava.
Robbie Hall impressed me - he's very quick and nimble footed
and when fully up to speed will cause big problems for defences.
The mercurial Chris Maguire got MoM again and he is a massive
talent! Curtis Nelson is looking asssured now too.
Alex MacDonald had a super game too and looked full of
energy. Thick fog descended on Grenoble road during half time
and it made for difficult viewing from the SSU
during the second half but we held firm thanks to
"Clint" Eastwood in particular.
League leaders Scunthorpe away next - we couldn't could we?