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Post by Amersham Dave on Oct 17, 2010 9:31:38 GMT
Next Saturday's match against Northampton has got to be a win for us, for two reasons.
We need a win for the player's confidence to stay high. We need a win to give the fans more confidence in the players.
If we win, it'll be: won 4, lost 4, drawn 6. I'd be more than happy with that!
Win 3 lose 5? I'd be panicking a bit (just a bit, though)
Last two seasons, the Curse-him was a fortress. At the moment, PV excepted, it's a bouncy castle. In my opinion.
Still................
COME ON YOU YELLOWS!
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Post by sihath on Oct 17, 2010 9:38:17 GMT
Next Saturday's match against Northampton has got to be a win for us, for two reasons. We need a win for the player's confidence to stay high. We need a win to give the fans more confidence in the players. If we win, it'll be: won 4, lost 4, drawn 6. I'd be more than happy with that! Win 3 lose 5? I'd be panicking a bit (just a bit, though) Last two seasons, the Curse-him was a fortress. At the moment, PV excepted, it's a bouncy castle. In my opinion. Still................ COME ON YOU YELLOWS! Agree with you Dave. We're on that fine line between success and failure at the moment. The table is starting to reflect the reality of where teams should be. A win and we can push on, defeat and the nerves (in a young/inexperienced squad) might begin to show. Next week we need to get behind the boys, if things don't go right we need to keep the groans to a minimum. We fans can make the difference. |
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Post by Amersham Dave on Oct 17, 2010 16:17:40 GMT
Northampton Town. I must admit; that was funny yesterday. 3-0 up at home against a team who couldn't fight their way out of a wet paper bag. And bottom of the league. That's now 4 or 5 they've lost on the trot, isn't it? Sh*t! And they beat Liverpuddle away? As Greavesy used to say: "Leave my arse alone Saint!" No, hang on................. It's a funny old game!
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Post by sarge1 on Oct 17, 2010 16:18:24 GMT
Next Saturday's match against Northampton has got to be a win for us, for two reasons. We need a win for the player's confidence to stay high. We need a win to give the fans more confidence in the players. If we win, it'll be: won 4, lost 4, drawn 6. I'd be more than happy with that! Win 3 lose 5? I'd be panicking a bit (just a bit, though) Last two seasons, the Curse-him was a fortress. At the moment, PV excepted, it's a bouncy castle. In my opinion. Still................ COME ON YOU YELLOWS! Agree with you Dave. We're on that fine line between success and failure at the moment. The table is starting to reflect the reality of where teams should be. A win and we can push on, defeat and the nerves (in a young/inexperienced squad) might begin to show. Next week we need to get behind the boys, if things don't go right we need to keep the groans to a minimum. We fans can make the difference. agree with both of you- it aint nice to see your team chuck away a 2-0 lead and snatch defeat from the jaws of victory- its football, shit happens- my only thoughts on yesterdays horrorshow are ( and its easy in retrospect aint it? ) IF the intent was to defend the 2-0 lead would have been to bring on Big Jack and The Beast to combat Macclesfields in the air tactic, Jack as an outlet to hold the ball up, and Beast to stiffen it up at the back. towards the end of last season the starting strike force of Big Jack, Greeny and Beano was effective.... why not now? - with options such as craddock and alfie on the bench( and /or Cole, if he can deliver in a yellow shirt) and coming on for at least 30 mins to freshen it up. Just my thoughts on the matter. After all weve only lost 4 league games this season, and all by a margin of one goal. Yesterday hurt us the fans, if it has hurt the players as much too, maybe they and CW have learnt from it & we'll slaughter Northampton on saturday, ... someone is gonna get ruthlessly beaten by Oxford and I reckon it'll be very soon - Id like to see Kinni in the starting line up too, there again thats my opinion. |
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Post by Amersham Dave on Oct 17, 2010 16:21:43 GMT
Agree with you Dave. We're on that fine line between success and failure at the moment. The table is starting to reflect the reality of where teams should be. A win and we can push on, defeat and the nerves (in a young/inexperienced squad) might begin to show. Next week we need to get behind the boys, if things don't go right we need to keep the groans to a minimum. We fans can make the difference. agree with both of you- it aint nice to see your team chuck away a 2-0 lead and snatch defeat from the jaws of victory- its football, shit happens- my only thoughts on yesterdays horrorshow are ( and its easy in retrospect aint it? ) IF the intent was to defend the 2-0 lead would have been to bring on Big Jack and The Beast to combat Macclesfields in the air tactic, Jack as an outlet to hold the ball up, and Beast to stiffen it up at the back. towards the end of last season the starting strike force of Big Jack, Greeny and Beano was effective.... why not now? - with options such as craddock and alfie on the bench( and /or Cole, if he can deliver in a yellow shirt) and coming on for at least 30 mins to freshen it up. Just my thoughts on the matter. After all weve only lost 4 league games this season, and all by a margin of one goal. Yesterday hurt us the fans, if it has hurt the players as much too, maybe they and CW have learnt from it & we'll slaughter Northampton on saturday, ... someone is gonna get ruthlessly beaten by Oxford and I reckon it'll be very soon - Id like to see Kinni in the starting line up too, there again thats my opinion. Hi sarge, In the NLP today, they say that Cole is up for a loan, if anyone wants him. |
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Post by sarge1 on Oct 17, 2010 16:52:39 GMT
agree with both of you- it aint nice to see your team chuck away a 2-0 lead and snatch defeat from the jaws of victory- its football, shit happens- my only thoughts on yesterdays horrorshow are ( and its easy in retrospect aint it? ) IF the intent was to defend the 2-0 lead would have been to bring on Big Jack and The Beast to combat Macclesfields in the air tactic, Jack as an outlet to hold the ball up, and Beast to stiffen it up at the back. towards the end of last season the starting strike force of Big Jack, Greeny and Beano was effective.... why not now? - with options such as craddock and alfie on the bench( and /or Cole, if he can deliver in a yellow shirt) and coming on for at least 30 mins to freshen it up. Just my thoughts on the matter. After all weve only lost 4 league games this season, and all by a margin of one goal. Yesterday hurt us the fans, if it has hurt the players as much too, maybe they and CW have learnt from it & we'll slaughter Northampton on saturday, ... someone is gonna get ruthlessly beaten by Oxford and I reckon it'll be very soon - Id like to see Kinni in the starting line up too, there again thats my opinion. Hi sarge, In the NLP today, they say that Cole is up for a loan, if anyone wants him. maybe not Cole on the bench then  |
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Post by Amersham Dave on Oct 18, 2010 15:52:42 GMT
Here's two songs we could sing.
1. For the benefit of Northamton fans. (It's an oldie)
We call on Northamton to sing us a song, sing us a song, sing us a song!
We call on Northampton to sing us a song - so sing, you B*stards - SING!
2. This should've been a football anthem ages ago, and we could use this for our Standing up crusade. To the tune of Chumbawumba's Tubthumping:
Yellows sit down, but get up again;
You're NEVER gonna keep us down,
Yellows sit down, but get up again;
You're Never gonna keep us down;
(repeat till you get bored)
Or, similar to the original:
We get knocked down, but get up again,
You're NEVER gonna keep us down!
We get knocked down, but get up again,
You're NEVER gonna keep us down!
Please change the songs from; Chris Wilder my Lord and eieieio up my nose my bogies go!
Variety is the spice of f*cking life and all that!
Here's one;
Aye, aye, aye - aye! Alfie Potter is magic (a play on Harry Potter)
Couldn't someone come up with a Panto song that has Midson and Constable in it? IE:
Jack and the Beano stalk (Defences!) Get it?
How about a song about Pinky and Purkiss?!
Or a take on the Troggs' Wild thing? It could become: Wilder Thing.
Come on! There's gotta be a budding songwriter out there!
Oh, sh*t! Here's an old'n but good'n:
When I was little, my father said: "Son, I've got something to say:
When you grow up be an Oxford fan, and that's the way to stay"
He said: "Son, you are an Oxford fan and that's the way to stay:
Happy to be an Oxford fan until your dying day!"
He said: "Son, you are an Oxford Fan and that's the way to stay;
Happy to be an Oxford fan - until your dying day!"
Ok, it's sang to a Cliff bluddy Richard song - but f*ck it! Who cares!
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Post by sarge1 on Oct 18, 2010 16:06:04 GMT
Here's two songs we could sing. 1. For the benefit of Northamton fans. (It's an oldie) We call on Northamton to sing us a song, sing us a song, sing us a song! We call on Northampton to sing us a song - so sing, you B*stards - SING! 2. This should've been a football anthem ages ago, and we could use this for our Standing up crusade. To the tune of Chumbawumba's Tubthumping: Yellows sit down, but get up again;
You're NEVER gonna keep us down,
Yellows sit down, but get up again;
You're Never gonna keep us down;(repeat till you get bored) Or, similar to the original: We get knocked down, but get up again, You're NEVER gonna keep us down! We get knocked down, but get up again, You're NEVER gonna keep us down! Please change the songs from; Chris Wilder my Lord and eieieio up my nose my bogies go! Variety is the spice of f*cking life and all that! Here's one; Aye, aye, aye - aye! Alfie Potter is magic (a play on Harry Potter) Couldn't someone come up with a Panto song that has Midson and Constable in it? IE: Jack and the Beano stalk (Defences!) Get it? How about a song about Pinky and Purkiss?! Or a take on the Troggs' Wild thing? It could become: Wilder Thing. Come on! There's gotta be a budding songwriter out there! Oh, sh*t! Here's an old'n but good'n: When I was little, my father said: "Son, I've got something to say: When you grow up be an Oxford fan, and that's the way to stay" He said: "Son, you are an Oxford fan and that's the way to stay: Happy to be an Oxford fan until your dying day!" He said: "Son, you are an Oxford Fan and that's the way to stay; Happy to be an Oxford fan - until your dying day!" Ok, it's sang to a Cliff bluddy Richard song - but f*ck it! Who cares! IMO must be used  as well as re-introducing a couple of there there golden odies too ( may even get some of the South Stand joining in cos they remember em too ) |
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Post by sarge1 on Oct 18, 2010 16:07:09 GMT
Does anybody know when Damian Batt and Jake Wright are likely to be fit again? In my opinion, we would be a damn sight better with them in the side. I know that seems obvious, but that's how close we are to being good again. In my opinion. Both in FULL training today see NEWS thread today |
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Post by Amersham Dave on Oct 19, 2010 16:54:08 GMT
When we played N'hampton in '77, we had to beat them at the Manor on the last game of the season, to stay up. The previous season, on the last day, we lost at Orient and got relegated, with John Shitker missing a penalty (wouldn't have kept us up, anyway) After the game, the U's fans threatened to riot, so Gerry Winters, our manager, tried to calm us all down, by vainly promising to take us straight back up again. Yeah, right.
Anyway, the attendance against Nerdhampton was around the 8,000 mark and we won 1-0. I'll settle for those figures again!
I've just realised - Orient sent us down in '76 and '06 - b*stards!
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Post by sarge1 on Oct 19, 2010 17:24:37 GMT
When we played N'hampton in '77, we had to beat them at the Manor on the last game of the season, to stay up. The previous season, on the last day, we lost at Orient and got relegated, with John Shitker missing a penalty (wouldn't have kept us up, anyway) After the game, the U's fans threatened to riot, so Gerry Winters, our manager, tried to calm us all down, by vainly promising to take us straight back up again. Yeah, right.Anyway, the attendance against Nerdhampton was around the 8,000 mark and we won 1-0. I'll settle for those figures again! I've just realised - Orient sent us down in '76 and '06 - b*stards! Remember there being a lot of 'antics' at, around and after that '76 Orient game - a (very mini) pitch invasion, bricks n stones being chucked at the huge Oxford following from over the back of the open terrace where were stood, wasnt a win by 3 clear goals needed to stay up ? not certain on that one)- wasnt there a mini convoy of double decker buses too and from the match? ( you'll know the answer to that one Cuddy) if me memory isnt playing tricks and Im getting thing confused on the eventual way home after, the double decker buses were crawling along the North Circular ( I think, pre M25 for sure), and mob of spurs fans were taunting & chucking stuff at the buses... bad move on their part, two very full buses kinda emptied and made 'acquaintance' with them. At least I think it was after that Orient last match of the season in '76??? |
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Post by mymanor on Oct 19, 2010 19:33:44 GMT
We had to win and Carlisle had to loose. Obviously didn't happen.
Also programmes were given out free on the turnstiles as you went in. My first ever away game.
First away game the following season, Palace. Very lively day out in south London!
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Post by sarge1 on Oct 19, 2010 20:06:48 GMT
We had to win and Carlisle had to loose. Obviously didn't happen. Also programmes were given out free on the turnstiles as you went in. My first ever away game. First away game the following season, Palace. Very lively day out in south London!Was that when they tried to Ambush Oxford fans on the way up the hill from the station- or did that happen on a Sunday awayday earlier in the 70's.... mind you if memory serves, it was always a bit lively against 'Palace |
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Post by steveox on Oct 19, 2010 20:55:49 GMT
When we played N'hampton in '77, we had to beat them at the Manor on the last game of the season, to stay up. The previous season, on the last day, we lost at Orient and got relegated, with John Shitker missing a penalty (wouldn't have kept us up, anyway) After the game, the U's fans threatened to riot, so Gerry Winters, our manager, tried to calm us all down, by vainly promising to take us straight back up again. Yeah, right. Anyway, the attendance against Nerdhampton was around the 8,000 mark and we won 1-0. I'll settle for those figures again! I've just realised - Orient sent us down in '76 and '06 - b*stards! The manager at the Orient game was Mick Brown. Gerry Summers was sacked after we were knocked out of the League Cup by Charlton in a second replay at the Manor in 1975. The pitch at Orient had so much sand on it they could have been playing in the Sahara. When Shukes put the penalty over the bar, my eyes were filled with grit from the wind blowing into the Oxford end. The coaches were parked by a smelly sewerage farm. Did an Orient fan take a fall into the sh*t after the game? |
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Post by Amersham Dave on Oct 19, 2010 21:44:49 GMT
When we played N'hampton in '77, we had to beat them at the Manor on the last game of the season, to stay up. The previous season, on the last day, we lost at Orient and got relegated, with John Shitker missing a penalty (wouldn't have kept us up, anyway) After the game, the U's fans threatened to riot, so Gerry Winters, our manager, tried to calm us all down, by vainly promising to take us straight back up again. Yeah, right. Anyway, the attendance against Nerdhampton was around the 8,000 mark and we won 1-0. I'll settle for those figures again! I've just realised - Orient sent us down in '76 and '06 - b*stards! The manager at the Orient game was Mick Brown. Gerry Summers was sacked after we were knocked out of the League Cup by Charlton in a second replay at the Manor in 1975. The pitch at Orient had so much sand on it they could have been playing in the Sahara. When Shukes put the penalty over the bar, my eyes were filled with grit from the wind blowing into the Oxford end. The coaches were parked by a smelly sewerage farm. Did an Orient fan take a fall into the sh*t after the game? Steve, I bow to your superior memory! I could've sworn it was Summers, but, like Sarge, my bluddy memory keeps on playing tricks on me! Yes it was mr Brown, of course! I took three coaches to Orient that day. 53 people on each coach going there and at least 70 on each coming back! The coach company tried to charge me more money for each coach, until my father 'reminded' them that they overloaded them illegally and that their drivers should've refused the extra 'cargo'. Hmmph! Who'd run a coach trip! |
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Post by Kent Yellow on Oct 20, 2010 8:35:14 GMT
Here's two songs we could sing. 1. For the benefit of Northamton fans. (It's an oldie) We call on Northamton to sing us a song, sing us a song, sing us a song! We call on Northampton to sing us a song - so sing, you B*stards - SING! 2. This should've been a football anthem ages ago, and we could use this for our Standing up crusade. To the tune of Chumbawumba's Tubthumping: Yellows sit down, but get up again; You're NEVER gonna keep us down, Yellows sit down, but get up again; You're Never gonna keep us down; (repeat till you get bored) Or, similar to the original: We get knocked down, but get up again, You're NEVER gonna keep us down! We get knocked down, but get up again, You're NEVER gonna keep us down! Please change the songs from; Chris Wilder my Lord and eieieio up my nose my bogies go! Variety is the spice of f*cking life and all that! Here's one; Aye, aye, aye - aye! Alfie Potter is magic (a play on Harry Potter) Couldn't someone come up with a Panto song that has Midson and Constable in it? IE: Jack and the Beano stalk (Defences!) Get it? How about a song about Pinky and Purkiss?! Or a take on the Troggs' Wild thing? It could become: Wilder Thing. Come on! There's gotta be a budding songwriter out there! Oh, sh*t! Here's an old'n but good'n: When I was little, my father said: "Son, I've got something to say: When you grow up be an Oxford fan, and that's the way to stay" He said: "Son, you are an Oxford fan and that's the way to stay: Happy to be an Oxford fan until your dying day!" He said: "Son, you are an Oxford Fan and that's the way to stay; Happy to be an Oxford fan - until your dying day!" Ok, it's sang to a Cliff bluddy Richard song - but f*ck it! Who cares! “Variety is the spice of f*cking life and all that!” Agree with you, Dave. The singing these days is all a bit bland...just thinking back to our last ‘successful’ era – mid/late 1990’s, (just a few off the top of my head), whatever happened to these? Might be easier to resurrect a few of the old chants...obviously updating them... Used to hear this every week aimed at the opposition’s villain:“He’s the meanest, he sucks the horse’s penis, Shaun Taylor is a horse’s arse” Also:“There’s a circus in the town in the town, Barry Fry is a clown, is a clown, Karren Brady is f**king slag, and Birmingham are going down, going down” and:“Yippee-i-o, yippee – i-ay, There’s a slaphead on the pitch today!” Also, the players had more individual songs back then... e.g. “We’ve Joe, Joe, Joe, Joey Beauchamp on the wing, on the wing... We’ve Joe, Joe, Joe, Joey Beauchamp on the wing, on the wing...” “David Rush, David Rush, David Rush, he has a pint, he has a fight, David David Rush” “Lo-thar, Lo-thar Matt Ell-iott, Lo-thar Matt Ell-iott, Lo-thar Matt Ell-i-ott, HEY!” (Could Quite easily have been ‘Low-Tar’ as Big Matty used to like his fags, often came in to the petrol station I was working in at the time for 40 Silk Cut). Sure there was one for Phil Whitehead sung in a baritone type voice too. Ok, some of these ain’t the best, but used to give it a bit of variety on the London Road not too long ago...gotta be better than just ‘Beano, Beano” etc |
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Post by SteMerritt on Oct 20, 2010 8:54:34 GMT
I've just realised - Orient sent us down in '76 and '06 - b*stards! We did do a little to balance that out by winning the title on their ground in '84 though... |
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Post by bicesterox on Oct 20, 2010 10:17:51 GMT
That was a f**king amazing night
Champions before we got there , won the game in style, thousands of OUFC fans, we were down the side to the left of the away end as so many of us.
On the pitch 3 times, both goals and the final whistle
Magic
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Post by McVicar on Oct 20, 2010 11:51:44 GMT
That was a f**king amazing night Champions before we got there , won the game in style, thousands of OUFC fans, we were down the side to the left of the away end as so many of us. On the pitch 3 times, both goals and the final whistle Magic Yes that was an amazing night - and day in fact - our game was an evening kick off and we knew that we would become champions if Wimbledon failed to beat Gillingham at home in the afternoon - so a car load of us went off to Plough Lane to see that game - I remember getting there just after kick off, 4 of us wearing Oxford shirts - the bloke on the gate said the games already started and just waved us in - I can't remember why but we ended up walking alongside the edge of pitch and up towards the Gillingham end - when we got on the terrace with them they were great supporters and really chuffed we had come to support them - there was also a few chants of "we hate oxford" from the Wimbledon supporters when they saw us. Gillingham were already 1-0 down when we got there but the atmosphere was great and they came back to win 3-1 - I remember Steve Bruce thundering a header into the net in front of us for one of the goals. As you can imagine the away end was celebrating like mad at the final whistle - Gillingham brought loads of supporters that day - there were also a few fights at the end as Wimbledon supporters invaded the pitch. We zipped up our jackets and made a swift exit to get to Brisbane Road for the evening's proceedings....happy days indeed. |
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Post by Amersham Dave on Oct 20, 2010 13:19:05 GMT
Wimbledon (the Real one) has just been mentioned, on here. That old ground, along with Bluddy Charlton's ground, has got to be the hardest and shittiest place to find!
I drove to Wombledon one night game. You needed to be a f*cking multi- bilinguist to get along there!
Example 1: Excuse me, can you tell me the way to Plough Lane?
Answer 1: Velly solly, sir! No spreek Engleesh!
Example 2: Excuse me, etc............
Answer 2: Goodness Gracious me! No, no, no, no, no! I not from around here!
Example 3: Excuse me......................
Answer 3: Hoots, Mon! Ya English Bastard! (Ok, I'm only joking on that one - but you get the picture).
I'm sure people in Wimbledon have their own bluddy language!
When (or if) you got to their 'ground', you could see why they wanted to get out of there. When you go into someone's house, you wipe your feet before going in, out of courtesy (and to get the dog turd off your shoe). In Wimbledon's case - you wiped your feet coming OUT of their shithole!
Milton Keynes? The lucky Bastards! (That's a shithole of a place, too - I know; I lived there and got stabbed by a looney there) I lived in a very rough area. One nutter used to go around the place with knuckle-dusters, fore-head studs, Prince Albert knob-ring and ran a drug-running, prostitution and money-laundering racket! Anyway, that's enough about me - just to tell you that Oxford is a Haven, compared to some places!
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