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Post by aforce on Nov 7, 2021 17:51:41 GMT
5 thousand crowd for a team top 6 league one. Hopefully we can beat these at home we were more than competitive today well done lads
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Post by keygas on Nov 7, 2021 18:18:25 GMT
5 thousand crowd for a team top 6 league one. Hopefully we can beat these at home we were more than competitive today well done lads Unfortunately unless your a non league side the magic of the f a cup has deminished in the early rounds, hopefully with a lot of home games coming up, the ticket prices for the replay will be reduced to encourage a decent turnout. |
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Post by gasandelectricity on Nov 7, 2021 18:42:13 GMT
Sadly we’re a lower league fixture for Oxford now. It would be a bit like us drawing Yeovil. A bit of an ‘oh well’
As pointed out the cup isn’t that exciting of an affair unless we draw a big name. We tend to do awful ourselves.
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Post by Jomo on Nov 7, 2021 19:22:18 GMT
I doubt we'll attract much more than that ourselves, and we will be playing someone from a higher league. People in glass houses and all that...
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Post by Hugo the Elder on Nov 7, 2021 21:08:20 GMT
Hopefully we can aspire to be tinpot ourselves one day, but I think that may be a little out of our reach at the moment.
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Post by Charlton Hayes Gas on Nov 7, 2021 21:33:48 GMT
I doubt we'll attract much more than that ourselves, and we will be playing someone from a higher league. People in glass houses and all that... The last time we were allowed supporters at home for a 1st round FA cup side against lower opposition was the 19/20 season against Bromley FC. We had a crowd of 3,649. So we’re definitely not in a position to judge. |
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Post by gulfofaden on Nov 7, 2021 21:43:43 GMT
I doubt we'll attract much more than that ourselves, and we will be playing someone from a higher league. People in glass houses and all that... The last time we were allowed supporters at home for a 1st round FA cup side against lower opposition was the 19/20 season against Bromley FC. We had a crowd of 3,649. So we’re definitely not in a position to judge. That’s not an accurate comparison though is it? Oxford are a second tier derby and it’s only one league. It’s a bit of a weird thing to be posting misleading stats about your own club. |
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Nov 7, 2021 21:50:43 GMT
5 thousand crowd for a team top 6 league one. Hopefully we can beat these at home we were more than competitive today well done lads Sorry but this thread is embarrassing. I doubt the fans of a team trying for promotion in L1 are that worried about a 1st round cup game vs a team in league bellw |
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Post by Jomo on Nov 7, 2021 21:51:42 GMT
The last time we were allowed supporters at home for a 1st round FA cup side against lower opposition was the 19/20 season against Bromley FC. We had a crowd of 3,649. So we’re definitely not in a position to judge. That’s not an accurate comparison though is it? Oxford are a second tier derby and it’s only one league. It’s a bit of a weird thing to be posting misleading stats about your own club. It's not really a derby though is it? Second tier maybe, but if we were hosting Yeovil for example in the 1st round, which again is a second tier derby that most people don't actually consider to be much of a derby, I don't think we'd get much more than 5k or so. The FA Cup just doesn't get the majority excited anymore. |
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Post by gulfofaden on Nov 7, 2021 22:00:34 GMT
That’s not an accurate comparison though is it? Oxford are a second tier derby and it’s only one league. It’s a bit of a weird thing to be posting misleading stats about your own club. It's not really a derby though is it? Second tier maybe, but if we were hosting Yeovil for example in the 1st round, which again is a second tier derby that most people don't actually consider to be much of a derby, I don't think we'd get much more than 5k or so. The FA Cup just doesn't get the majority excited anymore. That’s Bolshie talk |
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Nov 7, 2021 22:05:42 GMT
That’s not an accurate comparison though is it? Oxford are a second tier derby and it’s only one league. It’s a bit of a weird thing to be posting misleading stats about your own club. It's not really a derby though is it? Second tier maybe, but if we were hosting Yeovil for example in the 1st round, which again is a second tier derby that most people don't actually consider to be much of a derby, I don't think we'd get much more than 5k or so. The FA Cup just doesn't get the majority excited anymore. It's pretty much a Derby, a lot of hatred between the 2 clubs in recent years and not miles away. That said, I agree with your overall point and this thread is embarrassing, all it highlights to me is the gap that has been created between the 2 teams in a very short time. |
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Post by Jomo on Nov 7, 2021 22:06:28 GMT
It's not really a derby though is it? Second tier maybe, but if we were hosting Yeovil for example in the 1st round, which again is a second tier derby that most people don't actually consider to be much of a derby, I don't think we'd get much more than 5k or so. The FA Cup just doesn't get the majority excited anymore. That’s Bolshie talk Certainly not meant to be bolshie, it's what I actually believe, and I think it's a reasonable, albeit hypothetical, comparison to today's game. Considering as you took issue with Charlton Hayes' post not being a good enough comparison. But then, you are one of the most argumentative posters on here, so I'm not surprised you took issue with my post as well. |
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Post by Blackbeard on Nov 7, 2021 22:10:00 GMT
We will be get a massive crowd for the replay
At least an extra 2000 will show up just to slag hissing Sid
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Post by justin blue on Nov 7, 2021 23:18:07 GMT
I think if our positions were reversed there would have been a bigger turnout because the cup is all about the underdog at this stage. The thing about playing lower league opposition is you are on a hiding to nothing and there's no glory in winning, just embarrassment if you don't.
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Post by stuart1974 on Nov 7, 2021 23:40:18 GMT
We will be get a massive crowd for the replay At least an extra 2000 will show up just to slag hissing Sid Hissing Sid was never found guilty. |
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Post by rememberhalifax on Nov 8, 2021 4:08:22 GMT
Thought this thread was going to be about Oxfords very odd decision to have only 3 sides with fans, anyone know the original reason and why they have not bothered to finish it since ?, could always sell them our tents when we redevelop!
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Post by Qatar Gas on Nov 8, 2021 4:43:03 GMT
It's not really a derby though is it? Second tier maybe, but if we were hosting Yeovil for example in the 1st round, which again is a second tier derby that most people don't actually consider to be much of a derby, I don't think we'd get much more than 5k or so. The FA Cup just doesn't get the majority excited anymore. It's pretty much a Derby, a lot of hatred between the 2 clubs in recent years and not miles away. That said, I agree with your overall point and this thread is embarrassing, all it highlights to me is the gap that has been created between the 2 teams in a very short time. I think you can call it a rivalry rather than a derby as there's a fair bit of history with this fixture. I also agree that if we played someone in the league below us (take Notts County for an example as we had a bit of a rivalry with them in the past) then for sure we would have had a much lower crowd than for a league game. Even if we were in the top six. |
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Post by gulfofaden on Nov 8, 2021 6:52:06 GMT
Certainly not meant to be bolshie, it's what I actually believe, and I think it's a reasonable, albeit hypothetical, comparison to today's game. Considering as you took issue with Charlton Hayes' post not being a good enough comparison. But then, you are one of the most argumentative posters on here, so I'm not surprised you took issue with my post as well. I am NOT argumentative. How dare you say that :-) You actually took the Bolshie comment seriously? |
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Post by mftc on Nov 8, 2021 7:37:43 GMT
I would expect a crowd of 3,500 to 4,500 for the replay, depending on how many they bring.
I expect TG will make the Mem 2 sided for this one. ie close the West Stand as per Brighton, Coventry and Sunderland in previous cup games and maybe the South Stand as well if Oxford don't bring many.
That helps put off home fans from going as well. Still keeps costs down.
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Post by yattongas on Nov 8, 2021 7:57:45 GMT
I would expect a crowd of 3,500 to 4,500 for the replay, depending on how many they bring. I expect TG will make the Mem 2 sided for this one. ie close the West Stand as per Brighton, Coventry and Sunderland in previous cup games and maybe the South Stand as well if Oxford don't bring many. That helps put off home fans from going as well. Still keeps costs down. Think we’ll get 5-6k |
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