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Please can I see them some time?

God, sorry. You're quite right to be appalled.

Rather than Bud Hougton and Ray Houghton. Although Bud sounds great.

I meant Aldridge, Hebbard or Houghton!

Emi Martinez is probably our best ever player. The best player to play several games is likely Houghton, Hebbard, or Houghton. I might just plump for Houghton. Our most celebrated is obviously and rightly dear Joey.

The match against Sheffield Wednesday where they wore our (white away) shorts was in March 1987. I was there. We did well - won 2-1.

If we do sign Sam Smith we should have a pact that every time he comes up in conversation with non-Oxford fans we will all affect to believe that he is the singer Sam Smith. "He fits his gigs around the football season." "He dresses quite modestly on match day." "The lads made him sing at his...

If it were up to Karl Marx, the score would have been 3-3, so that the points could be shared evenly... ...I thank you.

Arguably not giving up when 3-0 down is compatible with Marx's view of historical determinism, but let's gloss over that.

Hegel, Marx, Fukuyama - none of these dudes would have fallen for the canard of historical determinism if they'd been football fans. Imagine if Maurice Evans had said on the 23rd of November 1985, "It’s not your day, lads. Just try to stop Ipswich from scoring too many more." We wouldn't have...

Honestly he looks mustard.

Good luck, James. I hope you become the next former Oxford keeper to win the World Cup!

He also needs to do some judicious weight training. If he can bulk up from skinny to athletic - like David De Gea did - that'll help him boss his penalty area. He needs to start by bossing the six yard box.

It seems like a flaw that can be rectified. Confidence can be acquired and so can a better sense of when to come off your line. It's up to Des and the defenders to help him.

Could it be as simple as him needing more coaching? Andy Goram initially thought that Alan Hodgkinson was a rubbish coach, until he found himself taking a higher line in a match like Hodgkinson had told him to. Then he came to realise that Hodgkinson was brilliant. It takes confidence to come...

By my reckoning, James Beadle has worn at least three different brands of glove this season. If I worked in marketing for a sportswear company I'd try to get in now and sign him up! Such a bright future.

Crocheting

Strangler

Just thinking about this. I wonder if it's a good idea - as you can't quite know who's going to make it at the very highest level and having more teams allows a greater number of players to get some international experience that could help the main team in the future.

It should be called "The Manor Reborn" and be identical to the original Manor Ground, which we should never have left. I'm only sorry I'm not a billionaire yet. The moment I am one, I'll be demolishing that hospital and building a duplicate Manor on the old site.