Saturday 6th December
Winner gets £27,000
Att 4,681
Winner gets £27,000
Att 4,681
40 years ago I worked for
a short time in Oxford and had some digs up the road from the Manor Ground in
Headington. Imagine my surprise when I arrived an hour before kick-off only to
find that the ground was not there anymore. They relocated in 2001 to an out of
town location named the Kassam Stadium which I remembered once I saw the name. Eventually
found it and purchased a ticket in the main stand. It’s a new stadium but what
a disappointment. I have to assume Mr Kassam ran out of money because there was
only stands on 3 sides of the ground. Nothing behind one of the goals. For me it was soulless. All concrete and no
sit down areas under the stands by the snack bar.
Got a Bovril but there was no pepper!! Bovril without pepper… sacrilege. Pies were from an obscure manufacturer so gave that a miss.
The game wasn’t too bad. Sort of 50/50 when Stockton scored from close range to give Tranmere the lead at half time. It was obvious to me that the Oxford centre forward Barnett was extremely strong in the air and they hadn’t played to his skills at all in the first half. They did early in the second half and he rewarded the home side with 2 goals, the first a header would you believe. Tranmere played their trump card in 73rd minute by bringing on ex premier league player Jason Koumas who equalised 3 minutes later with a left foot curler into the corner.
Got a Bovril but there was no pepper!! Bovril without pepper… sacrilege. Pies were from an obscure manufacturer so gave that a miss.
The game wasn’t too bad. Sort of 50/50 when Stockton scored from close range to give Tranmere the lead at half time. It was obvious to me that the Oxford centre forward Barnett was extremely strong in the air and they hadn’t played to his skills at all in the first half. They did early in the second half and he rewarded the home side with 2 goals, the first a header would you believe. Tranmere played their trump card in 73rd minute by bringing on ex premier league player Jason Koumas who equalised 3 minutes later with a left foot curler into the corner.
Finished
2-2 so another replay for me and off to Prenton Park Tuesday the 16th.
The draw for the 3rd round took place on Monday and the winners are at home Swansea.
The draw for the 3rd round took place on Monday and the winners are at home Swansea.
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