Jez, Les, n a bottle of fizz

From the Rage Online newsdesk Tuesday, October 27th, 2009  

TWO Oxford United legends have added their support to the fans' 12th Man Fund by backing a new exciting venture.

Les Phillips and Jeremy Charles, who both starred in Oxford's magnificent Milk Cup final victory at Wembley, have agreed to sign 100 limited-edition photos that will be sold for the fund.

The iconic image (below), released from the Daily Mirror's photo archive exclusively for the 12th Man Fund, depicts the duo celebrating reaching the 1986 cup final, sharing a joke and some bubbly in the Manor Ground's dressing room. It is a wonderful photo that captures the buoyant mood that everyone at Oxford enjoyed during the glory years of the 1980s.

Charles and Phillips

Both players will sign the 100 prints this Saturday, with the first ten photos to be signed on the pitch at half time at Oxford's match against Altrincham. The photos will then be available to purchase after the game in the Exhibition bar.

Les and Jeremy scored the goals that saw United beat Aston Villa 2-1 in the tense semi-final second leg at home after a 2-2 draw in the first leg at Villa Park. Midfield dynamo Les opened the scoring in the second half, after driving home a headed knock down from John Aldridge following a fantastic pass by Trevor Hebberd. Welsh international Charles increased the lead with a goal from close range, and he famously went on to score the third goal in Oxford's 3-0 win over Queens Park Rangers in the final.

United fans officially became the club's 12th Man this season, and have run numerous fund raisers which have enabled manager Chris Wilder to sign forward Jamie Cook for

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