Have I Got Old News For You

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Commentator John Murray sorts through his drawers and finds his press pass for his first ever national radio commentary.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52660299

if you don't want to click through, it was a league cup replay : Oxford - Port Vale in 1996.
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Quite a few Oxford connections in this story about Shaun Derry's time at Portsmouth.
https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/nost ... pp-2864128

[Shaun Derry, Graham Rix, Courtney Pitt]

Quite unbelievable finish to the article though by Derry...

‘Perhaps he’d reflect on his managerial career and might say that had he adopted some different characteristics into his management style then he may have had different outcomes at different places.

‘But you are what you are – and, for me, Graham Rix is first and foremost a thoroughly decent human being.’
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A few players with Oxford connections in this review of England's U-17 European Championship winners from 2010.
https://www.givemesport.com/1571048-eng ... -squad-now

[TL;DR] Luke Garbutt, George Thorne (not sure if any others).
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Whatever happened to the side from Jurgen Klopp's first win as Liverpool manager? (October 2015).
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/f ... p-18361988

[TL;DR Cameron Brannagan played in the league cup tie against Bournemouth]
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Guardian article on the Stein brothers
https://www.theguardian.com/football/20 ... d-struggle
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Looking back on Robbie Mustoe's Middlesbrough career (signed from us).
https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/foo ... s-18493228
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slappy wrote: Mon Jun 22, 2020 11:26 am Guardian article on the Stein brothers
https://www.theguardian.com/football/20 ... d-struggle
‘against [Luton’s] fierce rivals Oxford United’

Really?

Interesting article though.
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Paul Kee is looking for any photo of himself in international action.
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news ... 89765.html
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A Sunderland fan reminisces about an FA Cup win from 1992.
https://rokerreport.sbnation.com/2020/9 ... of-the-cup
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The Northeast journal recalls Ossie Ardiles's short tenure as boss at Newcastle, which ended with a 5-2 defeat to Oxford United.
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/f ... g-18876936

It's probably been asked and answered several times before, but how often has an opposition manager been "sacked in the morning" after a match against us?
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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
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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
I seem to recall that the London Road End were all let out onto the pitch at the end of that match for some kind of post-Hillsborough safety drill. Though I'm not sure that's relevant to the ref blowing up early (to which I was oblivious, I think).
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The All Whites' (New Zealand) Mike McGarry looks back on nearly scoring against England in 1991.
[tl;dr Ceri Evans was in the All Whites team]
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/ ... st-england
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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!

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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.
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