FAN’S VIEW 23/24 – NO.13: BLACKPOOL AT HOME Over many decades I’ve got to know so many people through football and made many friends. It’s a common bond. It’s a point of reference. When you start a new job talk soon turns to this beautiful – and at times not so beautiful – game of  [ more ]

FAN’S VIEW 23/24 – NO.12: BRISTOL ROVERS AT HOME OXFORD UNITED 2 BRISTOL ROVERS 1 Well that certainly left something to unpick. Away from the intensity of lunch time at the Kassam with time to reflect and having watched replays of some of the action I feel more able to give an objective and fair  [ more ]

FAN’S VIEW 23/24 – NO.11: SHREWSBURY AT HOME Last season I kept churning out stats that showed how far we were falling short both as an attacking force and defensively compared to the teams at the top. When it was all over we ranked 16th in the goal scoring charts having found the back of  [ more ]

FAN’S VIEW 23/24 – NO.10: STEVENAGE AWAY Pre-match thinking Stevenage might be one of the smallest clubs in L1 but given they sit third in the table, with us one place above them, this is one hell of a big game. We both came up from the Conference back in 2009/10. They didn’t hang around  [ more ]

FAN’S VIEW 23/24 – NO.9: EXETER AT HOME If you fully commit to supporting a football club it will bring a life time of belonging to something unique, something very special, but as with all relationships there will be huge challenges and potential heartache along the way. Imagine you and your family losing your home  [ more ]

FAN’S VIEW 23/24 – NO.8: FLEETWOOD AWAY Scarf Tickets Flowers – Sounds like some what3words location but that’s what I’m going to kick off with before I move on up north to Fleetwood. Scarf Actually not just a scarf but a blank key and key ring as well. I’ll go with the never look a  [ more ]

FAN’S VIEW 23/24 – NO.7 LEAGUE ONE: OXFORD UNITED 1 PORT VALE 2 For some reason I didn’t have the most optimistic of outlooks going into this one but I could never have dreamt what would unfold in the second half. Following their opening day 7-0 annihilation at Barnsley, where we won, Vale have got  [ more ]

FAN’S VIEW 23/24 – NO.6 LEAGUE ONE: OXFORD UNITED 2 CHARLTON ATHLETIC 1 These are pinch yourself times. After that defeat at the Abbey Stadium no sane individual would have remotely considered Oxford United being two points clear at the top of the league four games later. Supporting a football club can be truly wondrous.  [ more ]

FAN’S VIEW 23/24 – NO.5 LEAGUE ONE: BARNSLEY 1 OXFORD UNITED 3 Two very poor displays (Cambridge and Bristol City) at the start of the season did not, however it may have felt at the time, mean we were doomed.  Similarly the massive improvement against Carlisle followed by the superb performance at Derby does not  [ more ]

FAN’S VIEW 23/24 – NO.4 LEAGUE ONE: DERBY COUNTY 1 OXFORD UNITED 2 Having rated our performances against both Cambridge and Bristol City a mere 3 out of 10 it is only fair to do likewise now we’ve considerably upped our game. Carlisle was a substantial step in the right direction but what we did  [ more ]