Oxford (H) 1st Oct 2016 15:00

[malcd1]

First game of the season for me and my son. I am hoping for some entertainment and the odd Bolton goal for my sons sake. He is only 8 and started watching properly in the Feedman era. He has had a lot to suffer in such a short time. Although his support has unwavered during this time, I'm not sure how long I can keep him interested (Man City are his second team although I have told him he is only allowed one in English football!).

Michael Appleton is a decent manager and will have his team organised defensively and so difficult to break down. I fear a 0-0 but have got my fingers crossed for 2-0 or even a 2-1.

[Worthy4England]

First game of the season for me and my son. I am hoping for some entertainment and the odd Bolton goal for my sons sake. He is only 8 and started watching properly in the Feedman era. He has had a lot to suffer in such a short time. Although his support has unwavered during this time, I'm not sure how long I can keep him interested (Man City are his second team although I have told him he is only allowed one in English football!).

Michael Appleton is a decent manager and will have his team organised defensively and so difficult to break down. I fear a 0-0 but have got my fingers crossed for 2-0 or even a 2-1.

You have your work cut out Malc. My son's first game was around 2005 (aged 3) - he slept through it and now has no interest in football at all.

[norm the jedi]

Whilst scouting our potential FA Cup opponents Chesham Utd and Staines Town

I shall have one ear on Radio Oxford..
I suspect crowd pleasing clean sheets may appear on both sides.. 0-0 at the Macaroon
And Chesham too advance

[CrazyHorse]

I'm going to have to say 2-0 to Bolton.

[Norpig]

First game of the season for me and my son. I am hoping for some entertainment and the odd Bolton goal for my sons sake. He is only 8 and started watching properly in the Feedman era. He has had a lot to suffer in such a short time. Although his support has unwavered during this time, I'm not sure how long I can keep him interested (Man City are his second team although I have told him he is only allowed one in English football!).

Michael Appleton is a decent manager and will have his team organised defensively and so difficult to break down. I fear a 0-0 but have got my fingers crossed for 2-0 or even a 2-1.

Told my lad it was character building he left home at 18 and moved to the North East! He still professes to being a Bolton fan so from my point of view job done! Good luck here's hoping for some entertainment even 10 mins would be an improvement

[Worthy4England]

I'm going to have to say 2-0 to Bolton.

I await this post every game, just so I'll know whether it's going to be a good day or not. Could you post the day before a match see we get a full good day?

[Worthy4England]

First game of the season for me and my son. I am hoping for some entertainment and the odd Bolton goal for my sons sake. He is only 8 and started watching properly in the Feedman era. He has had a lot to suffer in such a short time. Although his support has unwavered during this time, I'm not sure how long I can keep him interested (Man City are his second team although I have told him he is only allowed one in English football!).

Michael Appleton is a decent manager and will have his team organised defensively and so difficult to break down. I fear a 0-0 but have got my fingers crossed for 2-0 or even a 2-1.

Told my lad it was character building he left home at 18 and moved to the North East! He still professes to being a Bolton fan so from my point of view job done! Good luck here's hoping for some entertainment even 10 mins would be an improvement

That's what the halftime challenge is there for, silly.

[Armchair Wanderer]

First game of the season for me and my son. I am hoping for some entertainment and the odd Bolton goal for my sons sake. He is only 8 and started watching properly in the Feedman era. He has had a lot to suffer in such a short time. Although his support has unwavered during this time, I'm not sure how long I can keep him interested (Man City are his second team although I have told him he is only allowed one in English football!).

Michael Appleton is a decent manager and will have his team organised defensively and so difficult to break down. I fear a 0-0 but have got my fingers crossed for 2-0 or even a 2-1.

Told my lad it was character building he left home at 18 and moved to the North East! He still professes to being a Bolton fan so from my point of view job done! Good luck here's hoping for some entertainment even 10 mins would be an improvement

That's what the halftime challenge is there for, silly.

I've watched a lot of very forgettable football but Amir Khan and two people in massive plastic balls is pretty unforgettable in my book.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Howard, Vela, Wheater, Beevers, Moxey, Spearing, Trotter, A Taylor, Henry, Clough, Madine

Subs Alnwick, Wilson, Thorpe, Derik, Ameobi, Keshi, Proctor

[TANGODANCER]

That looks pretty decent on paper ( yeah, I know). Just hope Madine can get himself into the score list. Pretty strong bench if all goes okay injury wise....Okay then, time for COME ON YOU WHITES...., see off these university student heoes. No mercy....

[TANGODANCER]

Might be time to give Derik a show somewhere, (for Trotter, to add a bit of flair?).

[TANGODANCER]

The visitors have removed mortar boards and gowns ( do any of them actually come from Oxford? I ask from ignorance of any of them) and are ready for an assault on the the Macron or should that be an onslaught from the Whites warriors? Anyway, the Wayne Walker warblers and co have all sung their little promotional songs and we're ready for the off and....

[TANGODANCER]

Bury play Scunthorpe, (a useful draw for us?) as Zico gets a "happy birthday" greeting in the box and then....we go.

Early sally from the visitors before Trotter steps in. So does Spearing, a bit too hard and gives away a free. And.....McGuire and...Howard does a Tyson Fury wallop but gets fouled in the bargain. Free kick us. Clough just gets beaten to the ball by the keeper but runs into his own players and goes down. Having a minute...

[TANGODANCER]

Away we go again and.....we come with Henry who gets a welcome hello and a trip off the green stuff from a defender. Free kick and.....Taylor and....cleared for a throw. A chat between micmen then .....another throw. We shove it forward at Henry and...they clear but we go back and...Moxey gets cleared as mic man says it's all a bit sloppy. Moxey, cleared and they break and.....a decent effort chip lands on top of the string. Careful lads. Vela gets us off again and.....McGuire clears. Throw them and.....now one for us and....back they come and.....a cross and.......Howard has to make a sharp save on the grass.

[TANGODANCER]

Ariel launch from them kicks off a chat amongst the micmen as the same from us produces a goal kick them. Some us and them, then Clough and Taylor go and Taylor wins a corner.....and....Henry? and.....cleared and a throw them down the pitch. Bit of possesion us, Moxey tries Madine but it's cleared for a throw. And.....the keeper is quickest to it. Voices in the mic box haven't risen above conversation level yet but we have a corner. Henry and....cleared. Disagreement about was it a throw, then McGuire visits us and ( funny how one man of the opponents gets so much air time?) Big applause round the ground for Iven Klasnic....

Now then....a couple of corners from the Oxfords then.....Howard flaps it for another (says the man) McGuire again and...Clough does well. Long ball stuff as we trot off to Gigg lane to hear about an exciting 0-0 score.

[TANGODANCER]

Too much Oxford and not much.....Hello? an hands ball claim goes nowhere before we get an offside free Kick. Ah, Madine is alive and we have a bit of possession involving Moxey and.....Moxey..before Trotter almost gives the a present. Madine is down and..gets word from the ref....and...keeper punches Henry's corner. They sally at us and.....shouldn't we be scoring by now? Howard applies a wallop that ends with the O's clearing and breaking. McGuire balloons one.

[TANGODANCER]

All very much more tea biscuits than Jaffa cakes from the sound of it, although micman thinks both sides have had good starts? We have a throw (did somebody get a picture?). Are the Oxford players all called McGuire? Clough dances at em and....micmen have a chat....Trotter goes and.......Clough almost reaches the ball but the keeper clears. Excitement at fever pitch in the box (ell, okay, a decibel more than normal, but normal service quickly resumes as an O leaves the pitch?

[TANGODANCER]

Gee, this is a bit....er, calm surely? A goal kick them and....talk of a decent crowd with about 1200 visitors. And now.....Clough and....he comes in, Henry goes, Vela, Henry crosses low and...mic men have a chat so I've no idea what happened. Vela , Taylor......ref and liner both give a goal kick from an "obvious Bolton corner" . No Shxt. COME ON LADS, get a goal at least to go in with....bit of this and that then Vela...feeds Moxey and....we lose a disputed call.....again...and we end up with Beevers get in a yellow. "Embarrasing refereeing" says out chat man as they get a free kick and.....and....it ends up with Trotter who sets us off and.........ohhhhhhhh Taylor misses and Henry goes just wide. Better?

[TANGODANCER]

Laughs at the referee in the box and......Moxet gets Henry and Clough away and....they clear to Trotter who......hits it too hard. Clint (Eastwood) takes a goal kick for the O's and Clough getting savaged .....and ignored. We go again and.....Vela, Clough, Henry, Moxey, Trotter, Taylor and......we get a corner. Spearing, no, and.....Taylor and....the cheers ring out as we get a free kick. Henry and......a goal kick. Beevers appeals a sneaky something in the box and.....micmen chat. Goal kick us and.....ariel wallop and....we get a throw and......and.....we don't get a free kick (cos it wasn't a foul). Beever, Taylor wins a free kick and.....a few scores then.....Trotter, Spearing, Wheater back, wallop from Howard and it all ends up with Clint.

Almost half-time and....Scunthorpe go 1-0 up over Bury.....visitors sally, Vela clears, Spearing sets us off and....the keeper catches it.

[TANGODANCER]

Sigh......they come and....three minutes added for us to go in one up. Come on lads. Vela goes, Clough can't quite control it and...conversation levels rise as they sally. Woman's Own knitting pattern diacussion levels resume before the O's cause a bit of a burp and Henry sells the ref one. And.... McGuire makes Howard have a double slap at on and.....oranges and lemons time. 0-0....