Rosie's Testimonial

[A-Ro]

If you want to sit in your seat for Rosie's testimonial on April 30th then I should get your ticket now. The Club are not giving first refusal to Season Ticket holders because &quotit's not in the season&quot

How that is going to work if we have to go through the playoffs is beyond me.

[A-Ro]

This information can of course be used in two ways.

Firstly as an honest attempt to secure your own seat.

or Secondly to P!55 off your best mate big time by buying his ticket and giving it your Mrs. / girlfriend / boyfriend / new mate etc.

[DLT]

I was thinking of using this game toventure into the North or East Stands for first time ever.

[Zeke]

Can someone briefly give me a reason for a testimonial? Obviously it honors a former player/servant of the club but what else is the point? Does the player honored get to keep the gate money or some such? I can't remember another testimonial in the 8 or so years I've supported the club so I was wondering about this as this is a pretty foreign concept here in the States.

[Baboo]

Can someone briefly give me a reason for a testimonial? Obviously it honors a former player/servant of the club but what else is the point? Does the player honored get to keep the gate money or some such? I can't remember another testimonial in the 8 or so years I've supported the club so I was wondering about this as this is a pretty foreign concept here in the States.

Yes - to honour a servant of the club &amp they get to keep the gate money after expenses, although a lot of people will / may give their time for free.
No testimonials under Kassam, although there has been talk of there being one for Joey for years &amp the most deserving case of all - Dave Langan. But talk is one thing, someone getting their fingers out and actually organising it is another.

[GodalmingYellow]

Can someone briefly give me a reason for a testimonial? Obviously it honors a former player/servant of the club but what else is the point? Does the player honored get to keep the gate money or some such? I can't remember another testimonial in the 8 or so years I've supported the club so I was wondering about this as this is a pretty foreign concept here in the States.

Yes essentially its financial gain for the recipient of the testimonial. Testimonials are fairly common in football and cricket, though less so than in years gone by. Kassam more or less put a stop to them because they would have cost him money, which is why you haven't noticed any.

In the fifties and sixties, players got a testimonial after 5 years and after 10 years, but then the wages were much less of course.

A testimonial might not just be the match, there may well be dinners and other events as well.

The events are run by a testimonial committee on behalf of the player, as to get the testimonial money tax free, the player is not allowed to be involved in the organisation of the benefits.

[Hog]

It seems Rosie is getting a few stars of yesteryear together: anyone know if this is for a curtainraiser to the main game between the current squad and a Chelsea X1 or does he expect them to play in the main game? If it's the latter I think I'd prefer to post a tenner in and stay at home rather than watch a load of 40 (50?) somethings try and re-live their youth

[Kernow Yellow]

What was the last testimonial match our club organised then?

The last one I can remember was for Ken Fish (against Aston Villa?). And the only other two I can recall were for Billy Hamilton (against a Northern Irish XI) and Gary Briggs (against Slumdon), but they were both in the mid-80's, shortly after I started supporting the U's.

[Myles Francis]

I guess the last one was for Mike Ford against a ManUre XI - can't remember when it was though. 2000ish?

[boris]

8 May 2000, to be precise.

I wonder if Fordy's antics at his post-match meal in the Town Hall might have put the club off testimonials for a while?

[Snake]

It was in the dining hall of Christchurch College from what I recall of the night. It was a very posh dinner jacket jobbie as well.

[Hog]

Actually it's Christ Church (two words) and no College in the title. It's the only Oxford College that doesn't call itself College. Having spent 6 years there in the late 70's/early 80's I know how precious this is to them

http://www.chch.ox.ac.uk/

[Mally]

8 May 2000, to be precise.

I wonder if Fordy's antics at his post-match meal in the Town Hall might have put the club off testimonials for a while?

Mike Ford's testimonial dinner at Christ Church was very much pre match from what I remember. It was towards the end of 1998 or possibly early 1999. From what I remember it was Matt Elliott (a then Pemiership and Scotland international player) who looked most under the influence on the night.

[Pe├▒a Oxford United]

Actually it's Christ Church (two words) and no College in the title. It's the only Oxford College that doesn't call itself College. Having spent 6 years there in the late 70's/early 80's I know how precious this is to them

The Hice.

[Resurrection Ox]

8 May 2000, to be precise.

I wonder if Fordy's antics at his post-match meal in the Town Hall might have put the club off testimonials for a while?

I went to his do - at Christchurch College. It was hardly a bunfight. Quite restrained really.