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Post by saddletramp on Oct 31, 2014 6:57:54 GMT
The press was all over this love fest. Maybe if they changed there name to Oxford something people would come around over time, but as far as I'm concerned, long as they are LONDON WELSH, they are not welcome. But it's not for you to decide, it's for the people of the local area, just as it's for each club to promote themselves. As far as your concerned LW have no place in oxford, well as far as I'm concerned there is space aplenty for both. One is established and will always probably be viewed as the main club in Oxford,whilst one is the new kid on the block and trying to promote itself. what is wrong with that. If you see it as a fight then there is nothing to stop you fighting back. Personally I see room for both. It may have been a "love fest" from the press and nobody is suggesting that LW weren't proactive in getting the press involved, but the bottom line is that it did create a buzz around the City Centre yesterday and was news worthy. Something OUFC have only done as a reaction to success on the field. Your missing the point,the local people have decided,THEY DONT GO. The few people who do attend come from outside the area. This is the 3rd season at the Kassam,after relegation,crowds will be back in the hundreds next season.
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Post by chappers on Oct 31, 2014 7:07:48 GMT
You really are a bitter little man. And a very good example, as Ricky says, of why you are the enemy within. f*ck off back to London, or Wales. Not entirely sure who the bitter one is here, nor the one who has to resort to just plain abusing people. If your name is actually Eric Read then I apologise but I however suspect that your username is some perverse celebration of the fact that a referee got pelted with coins and this sort of attitude appears to be a thread running through your posts with regards to LW and their supporters, nothing constructive to say just resort to abuse.
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Post by oufcyellows on Oct 31, 2014 7:26:19 GMT
Might that be Mike reed ? Either way ur missing the point he's an Oxford fan on an Oxford forum. I'd rather read junior and baldys man Utd drivel than rugby shit
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Post by auntsally on Oct 31, 2014 7:38:25 GMT
I stopped buying a season ticket after more than 20 years was because it became so depressing.
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Post by John Lennon on Oct 31, 2014 7:42:19 GMT
Have you stopped watching London Welsh already then?
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Post by auntsally on Oct 31, 2014 7:52:53 GMT
No, and im off to Bath tomorrow to enjoy another game of rugby and share a few beers sat next to LW and Bath fans. And thats before,during,and after the game.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2014 8:01:23 GMT
No, and im off to Bath tomorrow to enjoy another game of rugby and share a few beers sat next to LW and Bath fans. And thats before,during,and after the game. Is that a dig at football fans ? You're really winning the hearts and minds .
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Post by auntsally on Oct 31, 2014 8:03:45 GMT
Only a certain section of fans.Majority are great.
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Post by sihath on Oct 31, 2014 8:11:13 GMT
No, and im off to Bath tomorrow to enjoy another game of rugby and share a few beers sat next to LW and Bath fans. And thats before,during,and after the game. Lucky you. Perhaps you should spare a thought for us football fans who are treated in a way that if we were any other group taking part in an activity (cricket/rugby fans, people going to music festivals, horse racing, religious events etc, etc) there would be a huge outcry, rather than coming across as a smug tosser.
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Post by foley on Oct 31, 2014 8:32:15 GMT
No, and im off to Bath tomorrow to enjoy another game of rugby and share a few beers sat next to LW and Bath fans. And thats before,during,and after the game. That is a shame. If you were a ST holder for 20 years you must have had some feeling for the football club. Even if you have given up your ST, had you gone to the game tomorrow I would think that you would have enjoyed it. It could well be a cracker tomorrow. Good football (at home we play entertaining football), a close game (you never know but probably) and a good atmosphere.
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Post by Gary Baldi on Oct 31, 2014 9:29:31 GMT
Then we descend into a series of what ifs and maybes. Good or bad.
It's true, in my opinion, that some OUFC fans have gone over to LW. I wouldn't doubt it. But what happens if we go up this season? Will they come back? Etc, etc. I do think LW, for all their PR and we're getting Rugby into Oxfordshire, will be very disappointed in attendances. They are working hard to standstill IMHO. But they are stuck between a rock and a hard place. London is too expensive to expand, Oxford isn't that into professional sport.
Oxford is a funny place to do sport business. Our club shows how outside of the hard core, how fickle the locals are. And consistently fickle at that.
Could they not have played at QPR? Fulham? Brentford? They've travelled a long way haven't they. It's almost like they've decided to find an affluent rugby loving county in order to franchise themselves. I don't but the idea that they were that stuck. They're a serpent. Imagine if they were a football club. Let's say QPR. Would you be accepting? Personally I'd have stayed nearer to London. LW are stuck in that they have nowhere else to go if they want to stay in top league. They came here to try and it didn't work. It maybe easier with Wasps moving, but even so... I don't in an ideal world want anyone else playing at the ground.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2014 10:13:22 GMT
So we've got a once-dedicated Oxford fan - season ticket holder for 20 years, no less - who has now abandoned his own football club and switched allegiance to not only another club but also an entirely different sport. All because performances have been disappointing.
Most of us have OUFC DNA. Some might pick and choose the matches they attend for a variety of reasons, but few have jumped ship then started doing their best to undermine OUFC. Well done you.
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Post by auntsally on Oct 31, 2014 11:54:03 GMT
No, and im off to Bath tomorrow to enjoy another game of rugby and share a few beers sat next to LW and Bath fans. And thats before,during,and after the game. Lucky you. Perhaps you should spare a thought for us football fans who are treated in a way that if we were any other group taking part in an activity (cricket/rugby fans, people going to music festivals, horse racing, religious events etc, etc) there would be a huge outcry, rather than coming across as a smug tosser. your right about the treatment of the average fans,its guilty until proven otherwise. I would be extremely happy if united progressed up the leagues and playing good football,but there has been too many years of lower league rubbish with many problem off the pitch(and the new owners are not the answer).its no good papering over the cracks if united want to progress.just look at this forum after a defeat,or tune into the bbc oxford after game phone in.
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Post by oufcyellows on Oct 31, 2014 12:14:00 GMT
Lucky you. Perhaps you should spare a thought for us football fans who are treated in a way that if we were any other group taking part in an activity (cricket/rugby fans, people going to music festivals, horse racing, religious events etc, etc) there would be a huge outcry, rather than coming across as a smug tosser. your right about the treatment of the average fans,its guilty until proven otherwise. I would be extremely happy if united progressed up the leagues and playing good football,but there has been too many years of lower league rubbish with many problem off the pitch(and the new owners are not the answer).its no good papering over the cracks if united want to progress.just look at this forum after a defeat,or tune into the bbc oxford after game phone in. How would u know the new owners ain't the answer. U ain't f*cking been. How is bringing in a whole new back room staff, scouting network, pr team, marketing team, and God knows how many new sponsors "papering over the cracks". I would say 30 new players, 6 losses in a row and shit attendances. But having players pull pints and flip burgers is papering over some f*cking massive cracks
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Post by foley on Oct 31, 2014 12:36:11 GMT
Mmm, just a little confused here.
My personal view is that if you used to be a United supporter but no longer appear to be, then best not come on a United forum criticising most of what they do.
But doing the above, supporting London Welsh and suggesting that the new owners are 'papering over the cracks'? London Welsh are in a real mess I would suspect. They are not even competitive (being annihilated in virtually every game), in front of pitiful crowds (unless there is a large away support). They will almost inevitably go down and lose much of what small support they have. I would suspect that it is possible that if they don't bounce back next season they could be in severe financial difficulties.
Sure not all is well with OUFC, but the football is pretty exciting, we are starting to get a good home record and as a supporter I have not enjoyed the home games as much for years.
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Post by chappers on Oct 31, 2014 18:53:37 GMT
[quote author=" saddletramp" source="/post/449874/thread" timestamp="1414738674Your missing the point,the local people have decided,THEY DONT GO. The few people who do attend come from outside the area. This is the 3rd season at the Kassam,after relegation,crowds will be back in the hundreds next season.[/quote] But are you sure of that, whilst the absolute figures may be currently unsatisfactory, local ST holders make up the majority and the supporters club numbers are at their highest levels for many years with over 50% now from the Oxon , Berks and Bucks area. whilst we may be outnumbered by away supporters for several games that doesn't mean that local numbers aren't growing.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2014 19:03:17 GMT
How do the London based fans feel about it all?
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Post by Colin B on Oct 31, 2014 20:29:46 GMT
You really are a bitter little man. And a very good example, as Ricky says, of why you are the enemy within. f*ck off back to London, or Wales. Not entirely sure who the bitter one is here, nor the one who has to resort to just plain abusing people. If your name is actually Eric Read then I apologise but I however suspect that your username is some perverse celebration of the fact that a referee got pelted with coins and this sort of attitude appears to be a thread running through your posts with regards to LW and their supporters, nothing constructive to say just resort to abuse. But there is nothing constructive to say, is there? You're the MK Dons of rugby. You are unashamedly trying to muscle in on another clubs fanbase, their stadium, and their future. To add to that you are on OUR message board bragging about it and generally being provocative. And then you have the cheek to complain about being "abused!" Here's an analogy for you. Bloke is going through a rough time with his girlfriend and another bloke (purporting to be his mate) moves in and offers her a shoulder to cry on. He also says to bloke one, how sorry he is, and here's what I would do, blah, blah, blah. All the time though, he wants the girl for himself. What kind of man does that? A snake, a slimeball, a w*nker, call it what you will. Well that's LW, that's what they/you are doing. I'll call a spade a spade. If that offends you, tough shit.
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Post by auntsally on Oct 31, 2014 21:31:03 GMT
I think the 'bitter little man' needle has swung around to you. Why cant this county have more than one professional sports team?as I said before I stopped going to watch OU because it was depressing, my patience was worn down over the years. Rugby clubs have a history of moving locations,LW are not the first and with wasps moving(Again)we're not the last.
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Post by oufcyellows on Oct 31, 2014 21:36:03 GMT
I think the 'bitter little man' needle has swung around to you. Why cant this county have more than one professional sports team?as I said before I stopped going to watch OU because it was depressing, my patience was worn down over the years. Rugby clubs have a history of moving locations,LW are not the first and with wasps moving(Again)we're not the last. That's nice. Surely their is a lw forum u can go celebrate on. Ur in our ground trying to steel (maybe to harsh) our fans and now preaching about how good u r on our forum. U left because u were depressed with Oufc. So either cheer up and come back. Or go get even more depressed with how ur results r going
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2014 21:36:59 GMT
I think the 'bitter little man' needle has swung around to you. Why cant this county have more than one professional sports team?as I said before I stopped going to watch OU because it was depressing, my patience was worn down over the years. Rugby clubs have a history of moving locations,LW are not the first and with wasps moving(Again)we're not the last. Well, you've made your position very clear. You use the word "we" when talking about London Welsh. You no longer have an interest in OUFC but use our forum to try to persuade Oxford fans to follow your defection. This is the wrong place for you, just as Oxford is the wrong place for "your" rugby club.
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Post by auntsally on Oct 31, 2014 21:44:49 GMT
Why can't I use the word'we' I support LW, And Support OU. Believe it or not you can support a team in different sports. I also support Seattle Seahawks in American Football.
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Post by oufcyellows on Oct 31, 2014 21:47:59 GMT
Bring them over, see if they can f*ck our pitch up a little bit as well. I once managed Leeds on football manager, I don't come on here banging on about it and trying to get everyone else to give it a go.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2014 21:49:21 GMT
Why can't I use the word'we' I support LW, And Support OU. Believe it or not you can support a team in different sports. I also support Seattle Seahawks in American Football. I've not noticed you commenting on OUFC on this forum, just London Welsh. You're using this forum to promote another club, which could disadvantage OUFC. Swan around the facts if you like, but you're a disgrace.
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Post by Junior on Oct 31, 2014 21:49:41 GMT
I think the 'bitter little man' needle has swung around to you. Why cant this county have more than one professional sports team?as I said before I stopped going to watch OU because it was depressing, my patience was worn down over the years. Rugby clubs have a history of moving locations,LW are not the first and with wasps moving(Again)we're not the last. That's nice. Surely their is a lw forum u can go celebrate on. Ur in our ground trying to steel (maybe to harsh) our fans and now preaching about how good u r on our forum. U left because u were depressed with Oufc. So either cheer up and come back. Or go get even more depressed with how ur results r going It's not out ground, like London Welsh we rent it from FK..
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Post by oufcyellows on Oct 31, 2014 21:54:35 GMT
That's nice. Surely their is a lw forum u can go celebrate on. Ur in our ground trying to steel (maybe to harsh) our fans and now preaching about how good u r on our forum. U left because u were depressed with Oufc. So either cheer up and come back. Or go get even more depressed with how ur results r going It's not out ground, like London Welsh we rent it from FK.. Are you back as a season ticket holder now after ur lil break from being depressed with it. Twins? Multi?
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Post by Paul Cannell on Oct 31, 2014 22:12:02 GMT
I've not noticed you commenting on OUFC on this forum, just London Welsh. You're using this forum to promote another club, which could disadvantage OUFC. Swan around the facts if you like, but you're a disgrace. Oo, you've done it now auntsally. He'll have roughly 7% of the forum on your case before you can say 'turncoat'. Chortle.
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Post by auntsally on Oct 31, 2014 22:43:13 GMT
I've not noticed you commenting on OUFC on this forum, just London Welsh. You're using this forum to promote another club, which could disadvantage OUFC. Swan around the facts if you like, but you're a disgrace. Oo, you've done it now auntsally. He'll have roughly 7% of the forum on your case before you can say 'turncoat'. Chortle. Well if people are slagging me off they're leaving others alone. Fyi I used to buy train tickets off Mick Brown on oxford rail station in the good old days. Exeter midweek games, Bournemouth preseason game(Good weekend that one). Crap pie at Everton.Kicked out of Elm park. Anymore examples needed?
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Post by chappers on Nov 1, 2014 9:23:58 GMT
The thing that really gets me and that I don't understand is why some people seem to honestly believe that the success of one club is dependant on the failure of the other.
But I do tend to agree with Auntsally, if the product at the football was better both on and off the pitch, I would be inclined to go more often than I do, and I don't just mean at Oxford. Maybe it's my age but I just don't find, being herded around the streets by the police, being told where I can and can't go, where or when I can have a drink and who I am allowed to associate with on matchdays, very entertaining anymore. That's probably as much of the depressing atmosphere that Auntsally talks about as anything going on , on the pitch
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Post by oufcyellows on Nov 1, 2014 9:35:11 GMT
But the product on the pitch is a lot lot better. And ur talking about 3 games a year with a police presence at home . And I have never had any trouble in those games either. So crap excuse really. On ur other point both clubs can exist. We have a very good working relationship with oxford City stars. Deals promotions and fans supporting both. Maybe something to do with the fact their from oxford. And don't try pissing football fans off
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