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

 

[Big Ronaldo]

Despise them nearly as much as the scum.
I get to feel their pain close up tonight!!

 

[brightonyellow]

must win! COYY

 

[Northstandboy]

It’s match day, the last time we have played Reading was in 2004!

 

[kingoftheroad]

Failure tonight is not an option,I hope Des realises this.

 

[Symp59]

Brain sadly saying 1-0 Reading ,Heart saying 3-1 Utd just a massive game .

 

[Malc]

If we win 0-7 then we will be back in second place.
What, me an optimist?

 

[Foley]

If we win 0-7 then we will be back in second place.
What, me an optimist?

I would settle for third on Goal difference and with Burton at home Saturday a win.would really change the mood

 

[oufc1991]

I really hope we get a positive result not because it's against Reading but because we need to get our season back on track 0-1

As for Reading they are no different to Portsmouth or Wycombe imo I don't see them as rivals... Scum is the only rivalry for me

 

[holdsteady]

I really hope we get a positive result not because it's against Reading but because we need to get our season back on track 0-1

As for Reading they are no different to Portsmouth or Wycombe imo I don't see them as rivals... Scum is the only rivalry for me

I have a few more butterflies in my stomach than I would before playing either of those two this morning, which I didn't think I would, but not living that far from Reading and being the only Oxford fan in my gym with a few of them using it I am going to take a bit of stick if we lose so that might explain it.

 

[m]

Failure tonight is not an option,I hope Des realises this.

I'm sure he does.

 

[psquared]

Goals from Harris, Boden & Brannagan would be nice.

 

[Osleroad]

Goals from Harris, Boden & Brannagan would be nice.

We can but dream

 

[oufc1991]

Goals from Harris, Boden & Brannagan would be nice.

You can get Oxford to win with those three scoring in 90mins 60/1 on sky bet

 

[MustardYellow]

If we fail to win tonight I fear it could turn sour.

Already a lot of questions asked in terms of performance levels since Des came in, failing to beat a massively struggling rival would give legitimacy to a lot of those questions.

 

[m]

If we fail to win tonight I fear it could turn sour.

Already a lot of questions asked in terms of performance levels since Des came in, failing to beat a massively struggling rival would give legitimacy to a lot of those questions.

It'll only turn sour if people want it to.

What do you hope to achieve by contemplating this before tonight's game?

 

[Paul Cannell]

He's the Anti-Buckingham.

 

[bdodwell]

Get us noses in front tonight and the confidence will return then see a different team. Once we get a spade in for the Triangle - that's when everything changes and we push for promotion.

 

[MustardYellow]

It'll only turn sour if people want it to.

What do you hope to achieve by contemplating this before tonight's game?

I think it's fairly obvious - a spell of bad performances and not so great results followed by failing to beat a rival who are second bottom is bound to cause a stir at any club.

 

[uptheus]

If we fail to win tonight I fear it could turn sour.

Already a lot of questions asked in terms of performance levels since Des came in, failing to beat a massively struggling rival would give legitimacy to a lot of those questions.

If fans do then we don’t deserve to be successful, the guy’s only been here 2mins