A truly lovely bunch

Big love to our opposition today - Duxford FC, who were far more pro-active first aiders than us and didn’t hesitate to help patch up our blood spattered troops. Thanks for the game gang x

Cup game today. Bare bones, only two men on the bench. Five minutes in, a truly Herculean clash of heads for Curtis & Joe. Bloodbath. Double claret. The full Terry Butcher, in stereo. Off to hospital they went, to be shortly followed by Lee with a broken collarbone. Incredible scenes. Lost 4-3. FUN💚

Have you ever been assured by a referee - with the game poised at 2-2 with mere minutes remaining - that the match would be going straight to penalties, only to then be told at the final whistle that no, actually, it’s extra time, go and run around some more. All good fun. Lost 3-2 in the end. 💚

IT’S CLARENDON CUP FIRST ROUND DAY Extremely grass roots start to proceedings here at Sandy Lane as - with the changing rooms inevitably locked - we get changed under a tree eight feet from the ring road

Slurp

It has been pointed out that not a single player from either team is looking at the ball. You must understand though that the ball is of no interest to us.

It is of no interest to us

Proof that some football did happen today

It was majestic, we were in awe

💚Union Street 0-0 Bicester Town Colts 🔴 EXTRAORDINARY SCENES in today’s game as Union Street record their first goalless draw in 4897 days. Not much happened (as you can imagine) but a welcome first point of the season. Also, the oppo clubhouse has a telly that very possibly predates our last 0-0.

Back in the midsts of time, our matches were stalked by an enigmatic presence known as ‘The Man In The Dugout’ who, unbidden, would report on our games in a baffling variety of styles. Here’s an example: a 2017 clash against Portuguese foes ‘Lusitanos’ in the form of a 18th Century naval skirmish.

We don’t have an official mascot but today it was probably Nel who insisted on being a part of the huddle 💚

We lost 2-0 but there was a good bit when we hit the post. Songs will be sung about it in years to come.

💚MATCHDAY💚 ⏰ 2PM v Deddington Reserves 🏟️ Oxford Rugby Club, North Hinksey OX2 0NA Massive game. Huge. A game you can see from space. Come watch x

Hello again 💚 To celebrate us finding the login details for this account, here’s a picture of us at our happiest (sitting under a tree, in the shade, not playing football)