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slappy wrote: ↑Thu Sep 10, 2020 12:44 pm

Radley Rambler wrote: ↑Thu Sep 10, 2020 12:22 pm

slappy wrote: ↑Wed Sep 09, 2020 12:03 pm Justin Horton remembers a game being blown for time four minutes early. (TL,DR OUFC 0 : Watford 4)
https://www.theguardian.com/football/20 ... -too-early

An article about the aforementioned Mr Ed. Still political then!

http://www.spraggettonchess.com/chessco ... -cheating/

I think he often contributes to the Guardian Knowledge with Oxford United related trivia. Does he (or did he) post on here, or was involved in fanzines etc? I recognise the name.

Yes, he used to co-edit Raging Bull back in the day. And post on here subsequently, but not recently. He featured in Private Eye a while back, exposing Chess writer (and Grandmaster) Raymond 'The Penguin' Keene as a plagiarist.

He also used to play in goal for Raging Fever FC and once got punched out by a meathead playing for the Leicester fans team.

Never one to mince his words which could have consequences.

Ipswich Town reporter Carl Marston reminisces about the time his car got broken into (a 3-1 defeat at The Manor Ground in 1996).
https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/sport/car ... -1-6832405

This weekend was the 50th anniversary of Trevor Francis's first goal for Birmingham City.
[TL:DR 12 September 1970. Francis was 16, it was his first start for City and scored against Oxford United at St Andrews with Mick Kearns in goal. The match finished 1-1]
https://www.bcfc.com/news/articles/2020 ... lues-goal/

GhanaWeb looks back at the greatest African goalkeepers in Premier League history [TL;DR Andre Arendse at #2]
https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/ ... ry-1070482

Mick Tait tells of being sold by Portsmouth following their promotion to the top flight, and so never playing in the first division.

https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/foot ... ng-2995424

Manny Omoyinmi's match for West Ham whilst cup-tied.
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/ ... e-19349250

Jimmy Carter (two loan spells at OUFC 1994-95) - the Premier League's first British Asian player:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55536025

Dexter Blackstock is in trouble - again - over his business dealings.
https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/not ... ck-5014795

Very tenuous link, but if you buy the Spurs V Wolfsberger AC programme, it features "Road To Glory – looking back on our FA Cup clash with Oxford United en route to lifting silverware in 1991."

https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2 ... ramme-now/

Cristiano Ronaldo's appearance at the Kassam Stadium for a pre-season friendly.
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk ... p-19906373

Accrington's expulsion from the football league to be replaced by Oxford United.
https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire- ... s-20251982

Lee Trundle's time at Wrexham including a hat-trick against Oxford United.
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/sport/uk-sp ... e-20277533

George Thorne appears on a list of reputable players who played for free. Sadly it reads he is still without a club.
https://www.planetfootball.com/quick-re ... -for-free/

The class of the 2010 U-17 European Championship winning team.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footb ... -2010.html
STARTING LINE-UP IN THE FINAL
Jack Butland 
Bruno Pilatos 
Luke Garbutt
Predicted to achieve great things, Luke Garbutt was one of the first names on the U17 team sheet. 
The left-back progressed through Everton's youth ranks and made his first-team debut as a substitute for Phil Jagielka in a Capital One Cup win over Leyton Orient back in August 2012. 
However, he failed to establish himself as a regular starter in the Toffees squad and was sold to Blackpool in 2020.  Garbutt was also capped once for the Under 21s, in a 6-0 win over Scotland at Bramall Lane in 2013.
Conor Coady
Andre Wisdom
Nathaniel Chalobah 
Will Keane
Benik Afobe 
Josh McEachran 
Ross Barkley
Connor Wickham 

THE REST OF THE SQUAD  
Sam Johnstone
George Thorne
The West Bromwich academy graduate made a handful of first-team appearances and spent time on loan at Portsmouth, Peterborough United, Watford and Derby County.  
He also played for joined Oxford United in August 2019 on loan until January 2020. However, the loan was made permanent on January 22, 2020. 
Saido Berahino
Robert Hall
Robert Hall followed up his win with England by signing his first professional contract with West Ham in October 2010.
He would make seven first-team appearances for the Hammers, gaining most of his experience in loan spells at Oxford United, MK Dons, Birmingham and Bolton.
He now plays regularly for League One club Oxford United. 
Ben Gibson 
Tom Thorpe
Luke Williams