SEASON 2020/21 – FAN’S VIEW No.8 – NOT CREWE AT HOME PART TWO   Intro Best to explain why I’ve bothered to write anything in the circumstances. Well, I was actually looking forward to the game and initially had intended to just give a view on 90 minutes of football given that I’d banged on  [ more ]

SEASON 2020/21 – FAN’S VIEW No.7 – GILLINGHAM AWAY (And Covid, the EFL Trophy and the Board) Covid Last Saturday I issued the previous FV at 2:45 just after it was confirmed that our game was not going to take place. Matches are going to be struck off the fixture list but I was totally  [ more ]

SEASON 2020/21 – FAN’S VIEW No.6 – NOT CREWE AT HOME NB: All written prior to 14:30 on Saturday except for the last bit Covid Whether the EFL will receive a bailout courtesy of the Premier League has been much discussed. The figure mentioned is £250m. There are however so many issues involved. Loans have  [ more ]

SEASON 2020/21 – FAN’S VIEW No.5 – ACCRINGTON AWAY Covid 19 (or more) Football 0 (or less) I wrote this in the previous FV, “ ….  with the large continual increase in the number of Covid-19 cases I’d say the chances are more than 50:50 against there being any fans in attendance when the Railwaymen  [ more ]

SEASON 2020/21 – FAN’S VIEW No.4 – SUNDERLAND AT HOME But first back to the Carabao Cup What an opportunity I missed and I have to thank Andy McCormac for pointing it out. After reading the Watford FV he came up with this, “Can I just add that one of the Watford goalkeeper’s saves, when  [ more ]

SEASON 2020/21 – FAN’S VIEW No.3 – WATFORD AT HOME Lack of experience? Computers have programmes working away in the background and I think my brain must behave in a similar way by slowly picking over things Oxford United as I go about my daily life. Every now and again thought and ideas are thrown  [ more ]

SEASON 2020/21 – FAN’S VIEW No.2 (Leasing / Bubbles / Managers / (Some of) Lincoln away) Leasing.com Trophy Worth bothering with? Not even sure I’d realised that the EFL Trophy was sponsored by leasing.com last season. I still thought it was the Checkatrade which shows how little interest I have in it. It was a  [ more ]

SEASON 2020/21 – FAN’S VIEW No.1 (A retrospective / Finances / New season / EFL Cup Round One) Looking back I had intended to write a retrospective Fan’s View of the 2019/20 season but never got round to it so here’s a quick stab as it really does merit looking back on as it turned  [ more ]

LEAGUE ONE PLAY-OFF FINAL The build up After the semi-final I was emotionally drained but clearly in a good way. I was pleased to have a whole week to recover. My approach was to try not to think too much about what was coming. Just relax and get my head ready to, as they say,  [ more ]

LEAGUE ONE PLAY-OFF SEMI-FINAL SECOND LEG The build up It was inevitable that the nerves would kick in again before the re-match but it took a little longer for them to overwhelm me than I had thought. When they did come mid-morning of the match day they were even more forceful than the previous dose.  [ more ]