Ex-Staff Des Buckingham

[Northstandboy]

Des Buckingham Joined: September 2004 - July 2014 (U18 Manager/Assistant Coach) 16th November 2023 - 15th December 2024 (Head Coach) ​

 

[Robin Shater]

Can anyone please clarify:
Miss Wright the English teacher, did she wear woolly tights or platt her leg hairs?

 

[Northernyellow]

Absolutely abysmal football, seen more shape from National League sides.

I went to a Saudi PL (whatever it's called) match in Riyadh three years ago. It was awful. As you say, no structure or shape. Apart from the obvious (money) I've no idea why Des went there. It could well set his career back. Apologies for straying off the main thread topic - teachers at Oxford School in the 1970's.

 

[Northernyellow]

Latterly, but certainly not at the time, I have wondered how much the war experiences of the older teachers played on their personalities. If you've experienced horrors and/or lost loved ones and then are faced with the stresses of teaching a class of 30 kids I can see why some of them behaved as they did at times.

I'm sure you're right tbf. Toad was an awful teacher, who appeared to dislike the boys hugely. But he'd been a Lancaster Bomber pilot in WW2, so almost certainly had what we would now know as PTSD.

 

[PottersRightBoot]

(Allegedly) a pupil partly burned Oxford Boys down in summer 1976. We were educated thereafter in portakabins.

Grammar/comprehensive tension from 73 onwards, Loads of psychos on the staff. It were great.

Favourite other school: Milham Ford. But the MCS cowboy booted hordes seemed to get to the talent first.

Er happy days.

 

[Northernyellow]

(Allegedly) a pupil partly burned Oxford Boys down in summer 1976. We were educated thereafter in portakabins.

Grammar/comprehensive tension from 73 onwards, Loads of psychos on the staff. It were great.

Favourite other school: Milham Ford. But the MCS cowboy booted hordes seemed to get to the talent first.

Er happy days.

Yup- everyone knew who it was, but (for obvious reasons) I won't name him. He had just been expelled- he was sent to Borstal. He also (allegedly) broke into the car compound at Cowley the same night and vandalised dozens of cars. Classy stuff.

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

We are getting off topic here, what schools did Buckingham go to and who were his teachers?

Our Lady's and Sister Bernadette.

 

[holdsteady]

Our Lady's and Sister Bernadette.

Was he in training to become a nun? I know where our lady's is, used to drink in the Swan next door but Sister Bernadette's is a new one on me.

 

[Toe knee]

The fire, was a day or two before the new term started. It was the days of long summer holidays,8 weeks. I skived the last two weeks of term ,then we couldn't go back for 3 weeks until the portacabins were erected.
Was the longest summer holiday ever ,about 13 weeks lovely

 

[Dogbone]

Oh come on, these are 'Just William' characters ffs.

Billy Cotton? Polly Swire? Toad Walker???

You old boys are taking the p*ss now.

WINDY MILLER????

Morris was Moses as he had a big black beard, Watts (absolute lunatic) was Fred Basset as he had a big red nose and Catterall was Barney Rubble after the Flintstones character. Rummings told me to get my hair cut and said I would never amount to anything. Tough days but attending an all boys school in the 70's was crazy as we did not care and gave teachers as good as we got.
I did go to Our Lady's Primary school in Cowley where Des went though. His mum went to school with my sisters if that is relevant to this topic.

 

[Belgium Yellow]

Here is a controversial one for those who went to Cheney. Mr Barnes. Big Oxford fan. We always chatted during half time. However...

 

[holdsteady]

Here is a controversial one for those who went to Cheney. Mr Barnes. Big Oxford fan. We always chatted during half time. However...

Now I really want to know about the controversial Mr Barnes, my sister and other family and friends went to Cheney but I never heard about him.

 

[Belgium Yellow]

Now I really want to know about the controversial Mr Barnes, my sister and other family and friends went to Cheney but I never heard about him.

I'm not sure I should say too much but he has been in court. If they are female it is likely they will know his reputation.

 

[Cass63]

Now I really want to know about the controversial Mr Barnes, my sister and other family and friends went to Cheney but I never heard about him.

What years are we talking about, I was a Cheney, when I went. Hated the place

 

[holdsteady]

What years are we talking about, I was a Cheney, when I went. Hated the place

Be late 80s/early 90s I knew people who went there. Being from Woodfarm I could have followed and gone to Cheney but had most of my mates going to Oxford boys so went there.

 

[Cass63]

Ah, I left in 79/80

 

[Littlemore Local]

Some of the stories make me chuckle BUT some of you must be so old ... I started speedwell in 96 then moved to lawn Upton in 2000 left lawn Upton in 2004 to go to peers and looking at those dates makes me feel old

Speedwell 85
Lawn Upton 89
Peers 94

 

[MarkG]

Soccer-US investor hopes to make Al-Kholood the Saudi Brentford or Brighton

(Reuters) -American investor Ben Harburg has a plan to reshape Al-Kholood into the Brentford or Brighton & Hove Albion of the Saudi Pro League as he bids to turn them into a stable, mid-tier team modelled on two of the English Premier League's shrewdest operators.

www.thestar.com.my

 

[Mike_H]

Des managing in Saudi was just mentioned on Fighting Talk on Radio 5 Live by Telegraph sports journalist Thom Gibbs.

 

[Mike_H]

My claim to fame is that I taught Sir Roger on an evening class in woodwork when he was in his 80's.

My Dad's claim to fame would be that he was at Iffley Road when (Sir) Roger broke the four minute mile in 1954.

 

[Stranger]

My Dad's claim to fame would be that he was at Iffley Road when (Sir) Roger broke the four minute mile in 1954.

My claim to fame is that I was the pace setter for Roger Bannister when he broke the four minute mile. In fact, I had to wait for him to catch up at the final bend, slow bastard

 

[Mike_H]

My claim to fame is that I was the pace setter for Roger Bannister when he broke the four minute mile. In fact, I had to wait for him to catch up at the final bend, slow bastard

You are Christopher Chataway or Chris Brasher - I claim my £5.

 

[Stranger]

You are Christopher Chataway or Chris Brasher - I claim my £5.

Do you accept Monopoly money?

 

[QR]

My claim to fame is that I taught Sir Roger on an evening class in woodwork when he was in his 80's.

My claim to fame is that I went out with Sir Roger Banister's daughter's nanny and took her to the away game against Cheltenham T in February 2005.

 

[Beech Road Bokelberg]

My claim to fame is I beat Roger in the 1999 London Marathon when I was 18.

Roger Black that is, not Roger Hargreaves...

 

[MarkG]

My claim to fame is that I went out with Sir Roger Banister's daughter's nanny and took her to the away game against Cheltenham T in February 2005.

I hope you mean don’t mean her grandmother …

 

[Coffin Dodger]

Can anyone remember Mr Pagan during school assembly, preaching the good book and boring the whole room?

Potty Pete Pagan occasionally played a zither, (I think) during assembly.