Away Match Day Thread 10-04-2021 L1 Crewe Alexandra v OUFC

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Sarge said:
There were a few similar experiences at the Manor ( in the London Road End ) too
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I remember Millwall at home sometime in the mid/late 60s(?). As usual as a kid I was behind the wall (?) at the front of the Ostler Rd about half-way when "they" decided to visit the London Road end..talk about the red sea parting!
 
SteMerritt said:
Yeah that's the one, there must have been a few hundred Pompey in their from about 2, then the Oxford lads arrive at around 2:45 and all kicked off. Was that the game Maxwell was on the pitch appealing for calm?
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Was there no threat at all of football banning orders in those days? I remember seeing some "incidents" in the early-to-mid noughties as a young'en, but often people would be arrested and then would hear they'd be banned.
I know we still have a few lads who seem to appear in what the TVP would probably describe as "risk" matches, but surely it's just not worth the potential for even prison time these days? Remember an Oxford lad ludicrously got jail for just possessing a smoke bomb at Plymuff away.
Wish I was around in the 1980s 😞 football is so sanitised now, even the ultras got problems off stewards for just trying to create some atmosphere.
 
West Ham, Chelsea, Millwall was always challenging at home
Derby got away with it one season
Villa didn’t, we got em out
football was great but I would not like to go back to that agro
rather have a chat and a pint with the opposition supporters ( very fulfilling ) and enjoyed
 
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windmill said:
Cardiff coach stops off in Headington one Sunday, early evening in the nineties for a " livener " and a bit of banter with the locals in The Royal Standard. Half an hour later they regretted that decision.
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Haha, remember that, they thought little oxford, we can do what we want,
Wrong.
 
70/80s troubles were more prevalent as fines were small or just chucked out.
Supporters were more organized than local police at times so could take more liberties it was normally against people that wanted to take part if choice came.Alcohol fueled coaches and train specials were the norm.
Now seats too many CC TV cameras better organisation and seated stadiums and with all what the courts throw at you ...not taboo any more .now it's saving planet and green etc protest s etc
 
Possibly the lack of edge is one of the reasons football has difficulties bringing through young fans. Less danger, less excitement.
 
Fat bloke said:
70/80s troubles were more prevalent as fines were small or just chucked out.
Supporters were more organized than local police at times so could take more liberties it was normally against people that wanted to take part if choice came.Alcohol fueled coaches and train specials were the norm.
Now seats too many CC TV cameras better organisation and seated stadiums and with all what the courts throw at you ...not taboo any more .now it's saving planet and green etc protest s etc
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Unfortunately, not in the 1980's and 1970's, even grounds you didn't think there would be trouble could be a nightmare as an away fan. Some of the older faces you still see from years ago, some with kids, some still kids. It was unsanitised, but don't think it was all chocolate and roses.
Birmingham at home, around 1984, they decided to emerge from the Beech road and ran towards the London Road. I was in the Osler Road, talking to someone, the next thing like a rat up a drain pipe. he has it over the fence, initially getting his trousers caught on the fence, before running the whole width of the pitch, as the game was going on, to join in the frivolities in the London Road.
Who remembers Orient away midweek, again around 1984, Oxford opening the gates of the terraces then an on mass charge towards Oxford fans in the seats..
Reading away at Elm Park. A certain P. decides to try and join the reading fans over the fence by himself.
Charlton away, midweek, when an unfortunate Charlton fan living in Oxford, decides to take the same train as Oxford fans to the game, after weeks of goading Oxford. Not nice.
The Wolves away, same season, football special. Brighton away, 1982ish, stuck under the floodlights in the corner, then the battle of Hove Park afterwards. QPR away, the years around the time of the Milk Cup Final.
You saw different things, times were different, football mirrored society.
 
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WestOxon U’s said:
That was Mark Sykes’ best 90 minutes for Oxford. Unbelievable close control at times, fast feet and strong running.

He looks a quality player when playing at that level and all he needs is a goal.

That was a strong team we put out today and it clicked.
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We need to tie him to a new contract
 
OX14 said:
While he was good today, let's not forget how inconsistent he has been this year. Do we have the room in the squad to keep him as a fringe player if we are also looking to bolster up the midfield and more defensive cover? It all depends on if a squad number cap is to be used next season.
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Mark is still only 23 and, I think, continues to have enormous potential. I'd have no hesitation in retaining him.
 
Sykes is such a frustrating player.

There's clearly an excellent footballer in their somewhere - he's got skill to spare, and a great engine. It's his head that needs sorting out - too often makes the wrong decision in the final third, and then every now and again he just loses it completely and forgets how to play at all (see Swindon at home).

If it was my choice, we would sign him up for another year to see if we can get him playing more consistently. But I also wouldn't be yelling at KR if he decided to move on and look for alternatives.
 
tim lane said:
Mark is still only 23 and, I think, continues to have enormous potential. I'd have no hesitation in retaining him.
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Problem is next season is meant to be a 20 man squad cap , this includes 2 keepers. So 18 outfield players. If Sykes does get a new contract it may mean one of Hanson or Forde leaving.
 
OX14 said:
While he was good today, let's not forget how inconsistent he has been this year. Do we have the room in the squad to keep him as a fringe player if we are also looking to bolster up the midfield and more defensive cover? It all depends on if a squad number cap is to be used next season.
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I think that it depends on whether the squad size of 20 is enforced. If it is I can't see how we can keep him ( a side affect of the most ridiculous rule)
 
OX14 said:
Problem is next season is meant to be a 20 man squad cap , this includes 2 keepers. So 18 outfield players. If Sykes does get a new contract it may mean one of Hanson or Forde leaving.
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Fordes contract is up and he will be off if the 20 squad size is retained
Hanson is in contract. I would be surprised if the club could afford to pay him off.
 
tonyw said:
Sykes is such a frustrating player.

There's clearly an excellent footballer in their somewhere - he's got skill to spare, and a great engine. It's his head that needs sorting out - too often makes the wrong decision in the final third, and then every now and again he just loses it completely and forgets how to play at all (see Swindon at home).

If it was my choice, we would sign him up for another year to see if we can get him playing more consistently. But I also wouldn't be yelling at KR if he decided to move on and look for alternatives.
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He does have a great engine.
When we choose to press high, he is vital.
In the last 62 league games he has scored 2 ( one was a dodgy cross v Wycombe) and has 5 assists (before today).
Be really needs to create more and he should be scoring 5 to 10 a season.
 
I can't see any way that the squad number will be capped at 20. The Championship is 25 and it will almost certainly be the same in leagues 1 and 2.

Whether we keep Sykes and others will really depend on who we've got lined up to come in rather than any limits on squad size.
 
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