Away Match Day Thread 12/12/2023 L1: Reading v OUFC

[Bath Yellow]

84. First game.
Headington United v Chelmsford City,
Southern League ( Now Conference ) Won 2-0.
Boxing Day 1949. 75yrs ago

The last 6 games v Reading:

W: 1
L: 6

07 Nov 1999	Reading v Oxford United	W	1-2	League Division 2
07 Mar 2000	Oxford United v Reading	L	1-3	League Division 2
28 Oct 2000	Reading v Oxford United	L	4-3	League Division 2
17 Apr 2001	Oxford United v Reading	L	0-2	League Division 2
24 Sep 2003	Oxford United v Reading	L	1-3	League Cup
25 Aug 2004	Oxford United v Reading	L	0-2	League Cup

 

[Lost Marbles]

Yes hopefully there'll be a massive bundle!! I mean, how dare people live in a similar town twenty miles away.

I've read a lot of rubbish on here (I've written some of it) but I'd love to know how Reading is a "similar town" to Oxford?

 

[Older Shotts]

I've read a lot of rubbish on here (I've written some of it) but I'd love to know how Reading is a "similar town" to Oxford?

People live there?
They both have a s**t team that play in blue and white stripes?

 

[werthersoriginal]

I've read a lot of rubbish on here (I've written some of it) but I'd love to know how Reading is a "similar town" to Oxford?

Well its university is less attractive, certainly. To me any rivalry is on account of mere proximity, but that's presumably because I missed the grand old days of the 70s.

 

[SteMerritt]

People live there?
They both have a s**t team that play in blue and white stripes?

Bit harsh on City

 

[Mad Dog]

We’re flogging a dead horse at the moment, have been for a while in fact, so mix it up, and get two up top, see if that get the goals flowing again.

 

[Older Shotts]

We’re flogging a dead horse at the moment, have been for a while in fact, so mix it up, and get two up top, see if that get the goals flowing again.

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Oooh I like the look of that.

 

[Scrongo]

I can tell you it is 100% a local derby, it may be not quite S****n but it comes a good close Second.
If you know , you know...

 

[Oxford57]

It’s up to the players to perform tonight, to show what they are can do , 1-0 will do

 

[Lost Marbles]

Well its university is less attractive, certainly. To me any rivalry is on account of mere proximity, but that's presumably because I missed the grand old days of the 70s.

I grew up pretty much exactly half way between Reading and Oxford. When I was a teenager we used to go to Reading only for shopping and once a year for the festival. Oxford is and always has been a far more interesting place - better bands, better venues, better culture, better people, better architecture, better pubs, better parks and better football team.

 

[McXal]

This definitely matters. It matters to those of us who saw them goading and taunting us at The Manor. As plenty have referenced, if you were there that day you won’t forget those scenes. I was only a young teenager and I can still remember it now. And I remember walking out with my (now departed) dad and he just commented with a wry grin ‘it’ll be fun when we get them again on their way back down’. And so it bloody will.

It also matters to those of us who have spent most of the last 20 years living in Reading and having their fans look down their noses at you, watching on as we slid into the non-league and they romped into the PL picking up hoards of plastic fans along the way, hoovering up the best young talent in the area.

I cannot wait for tonight! Desperately hope the lads turn up and give us a proper performance!

 

[werthersoriginal]

I grew up pretty much exactly half way between Reading and Oxford. When I was a teenager we used to go to Reading only for shopping and once a year for the festival. Oxford is and always has been a far more interesting place - better bands, better venues, better culture, better people, better architecture, better pubs, better parks and better football team.

Yeah certainly agree with that.

 

[Older Shotts]

So what are we singing tonight?

Going Down?

Going Bust?

You can stick your ****ing tennis balls / biscuits up your wotsit?

What else?

 

[SteMerritt]

better bands

There is only Slowdive of note to come out of Reading isn't there? Can't think of any others, whereas Oxford has had a vibrant music scene for decades...

 

[Scrongo]

F.A Cup 1983 Reading 1 - Oxford 1 .There was more Yellows elsewhere in the ground ..

 

[RgYellows]

my first Reading game, expecting big things based on the comments from the old guard - especially as they’re always keen to say how much better things used to be

 

[holdsteady]

There is only Slowdive of note to come out of Reading isn't there? Can't think of any others, whereas Oxford has had a vibrant music scene for decades...

Cooper Temple Clause from nearby Wokingham, whatever the name of the band that Ricky Gervais was in, has Kate Winslet ever sung in a film? Really struggling now.

 

[Lost Marbles]

There is only Slowdive of note to come out of Reading isn't there? Can't think of any others, whereas Oxford has had a vibrant music scene for decades...

Cooper Temple Clause who weren't exactly world beaters but had a few good songs on their debut album.

For example: "Who needs enemies, when you've got Reading", "Let's Kill Reading", "Panzer Attack Reading" and "Been Training Dogs (to bite Sam Smith)"

 

[werthersoriginal]

There is only Slowdive of note to come out of Reading isn't there? Can't think of any others, whereas Oxford has had a vibrant music scene for decades...

Chapterhouse, Teleman? That's kind of my point, we've immediately left football when talking about the rivalry.

 

[Older Shotts]

Cooper Temple Clause from nearby Wokingham, whatever the name of the band that Ricky Gervais was in, has Kate Winslet ever sung in a film? Really struggling now.

Was going to mention CTC.
The Cure bassist is a Biscuitmen fan - he ruined Glasto the other year by flying a Reading flag during their headline set.

 

[holdsteady]

Was going to mention CTC.
The Cure bassist is a Biscuitmen fan - he ruined Glasto the other year by flying a Reading flag during their headline set.

Doesn't count if its the bass player or drummer.