OXFORD UNITED 1 LINCOLN CITY 0 When we destroyed Lincoln at Sincil Bank in September Michael Appleton was looking on from the stands ready to start work as their new manager the following Monday. He brought a record of three wins, one draw and six defeats in the league with him to this Boxing Day [ more ]
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Fan’s View – 2019/20 – no.29 – Lincoln at home
December 27, 2019 - Added by Paul BeasleyFan’s View – 2019/20 – no.28 – Wycombe at home
December 22, 2019 - Added by Paul BeasleyWYCOMBE AT HOME Our Opponents If there was an award for over achieving in L1 going into Christmas, Wycombe would have won it by a country mile. Even their most optimistic of supporters could not in their wildest dreams have placed them top of the table seven points ahead of their closest chaser. They brought [ more ]
Fan’s View – 2019/20 – no.27 – EFL Cup Quarter Final – Manchester City and home
December 20, 2019 - Added by Paul BeasleyMANCHESTER CITY AT HOME – EFL CUP QUARTER FINAL What are the chances? When we began this competition back in August against Peterborough and even more so as we entered the last few minutes against Millwall, the thought that we would once again be entertaining such illustrious opponents in the EFL Cup never entered my [ more ]
Fan’s View – 2019/20 – no.26 – MK Dons away
December 15, 2019 - Added by Paul BeasleyMILTON KEYNES AWAY Our opponents At the start of every season When Saturday Comes invite a fan of every club bar one of the 92 to give their view on how they will do in the nine months ahead. The excluded club being Milton Keynes for reasons that many fans across the country will fully [ more ]
Fan’s View – 2019/20 – no.25 – Shrewsbury at home
December 8, 2019 - Added by Paul BeasleySHREWSBURY AT HOME But first Josh Ruffels – I should have mentioned the lad in the previous FV. What a professional. What a loyal servant and still only 26 years old. Here’s to the next 200 games. And the 200 after that. Recommendations – There’s a seemingly ever increasing amount of football material out there [ more ]
Fan’s View – 2019/20 – no.24 – FA Cup Round 2 – Walsall
December 1, 2019 - Added by Paul BeasleyF.A. CUP ROUND 2 – WALSALL AWAY Our opponents Walsall’s best period in recent(ish) times was at the beginning of the 21st century when they spent four seasons, 1999/2000, 2001/02, 2002/03 and 2003/04 in what is now the Championship. Since then they’ve been a L1 side in all but two seasons. They got relegated again [ more ]
Fan’s View – 2019/20 – no. 23 – Southend away
November 24, 2019 - Added by Paul BeasleySOUTHEND AWAY A week off of sorts Leasing.com With four eligible players being unavailable for Ipswich due to international call ups, their visit to the Kassam scheduled for 17 November never took place which meant a week off from banging out a Fan’s View. Since Hayes and Yeading we have of course played a competitive [ more ]
Grenoble Road – Holding OUFC back?
October 14, 2019With Paul’s ‘Fan’s View’ back in action this week, Will Green takes a look at the Grenoble Road experience…
A (different) Fan’s View
October 6, 2019With Paul Beasley away, Will Green steps up to talk you through Accrington
Fan’s View – 2019/20 – no.16 – Gillingham (H)
September 29, 2019 - Added by Paul BeasleyGILLINGHAM AT HOME Our Opponents I look on the Gills as very much a League One side, one that every now and again may drop down a division but will soon get themselves back up. As for the Championship: almost no chance unless there’s new ownership and major investment. They last played at that level [ more ]