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Football Away Days: Oxford United and The Kassam Stadium
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Written by Darren Douglas
Time now for our first new away day adventure of the 2024/25 season. I had earmarked Oxford United for last season, but a pesky international break had put paid to that when the club had their game against Lincoln City postponed due to national call-ups. So, it made sense to scratch that itch next and on November 23rd I and four friends made the trip to the most famous of university cities, to watch The U's take on play-off chasing Middlesbrough. Michael Carrick's team having ominously discovered the goal-scoring touch in their previous two games, by scoring nine.
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Time now for our first new away day adventure of the 2024/25 season. I had earmarked Oxford United for last season, but a pesky international break had put paid to that when the club had their game against Lincoln City postponed due to national call-ups. So, it made sense to scratch that itch next and on November 23rd I and four friends made the trip to the most famous of university cities, to watch The U's take on play-off chasing Middlesbrough. Michael Carrick's team having ominously discovered the goal-scoring touch in their previous two games, by scoring nine.
