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I have repeated my earlier edit (if not the exact wording), so that it now says:
An alternative version said something like Oxford had taken the place of Accrington Stanley, and that A.S. will now take the place of Oxford. Given that three clubs are promoted and three relegated, I am not aware of any basis for saying which of the clubs that go up takes the place of each club that goes down. Or can someone who disagrees with this please explain?
I also removed the word "ironically". I think it's ironic too, but that's arguably POV; the facts speak for themselves.
Arbitrary username 17:00, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
This entry:
gives the rather misleading impression that Oxford have twice been promoted into the highest division in the League. The 1995–96 promotion, although the division at the time was called the Second Division, was actually from the third- to second-highest division in the overall league (as were the promotions in 1967–8 and 1983–4).
I'm not sure what the form is elsewhere (and personally I wish the marketing men had left the leagues alone) but it seems clearer to move it to the Div 3 honours:
Anyone agree or disagree? I'll make the change shortly if no-one disagrees. Dave.Dunford 14:38, 9 May 2006 (UTC)
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Rather than slapping a(nother) GA-related template on this page, I'll simply pass it. The nominee maintained the standards of the originally submitted version, while improving those areas which needed work. I particularly like the new tables for notable players and managers, and I think the history section flows a little better.
There's little bits still to tweak if the editors want to try for Featured status (the opening of the Life in the second tier section is a bit of a run-on sentence, for example). Also, to be truly comprehensive, I think some research might be required to trace the origins and early history of the club as Headington Utd. Nevertheless, I think standards are higher than when other club articles reached FA-class in the past, and I think it stands up very well against similar pages at Wikipedia:Featured articles#Sport and recreation. Well done. --DeLarge 18:40, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
At some point many edits ago much of the history of the 90s (including the 1996 promotion, and Malcolm Shotton's appointment as manager) was removed, probably accidentally. It needs to be reincorporated, but I don't have time right now. The current section talks about Denis Smith as manager then abruptly continues with Shotton's resignation. I also think the "Financial crisis" section should be amalgamated into the general chronologically ordered account - it's a bit out of place where it is currently. Dave.Dunford (talk) 15:40, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
Should the stadium section have an infobox in it? I've never seen it done before and it looks wrong. --Jameboy (talk) 15:13, 5 November 2008 (UTC)
There are four images on geograph that you could use - http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1243773 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1243750 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1243744 and http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1243734 Nanonic (talk) 13:24, 20 April 2009 (UTC)
I am surprised that there is no mention of Desmond Morris having been a director of Oxford United (despite him being born near Swindon), as it is notable for his having used it as the basis of his book 'The Soccer Tribe'. On his own website he lists the year of his becoming a director of OUFC as 1977, being elected Vice Chairman the following year. 'The Soccer Tribe' was published in 1981 and contains some of the chants recorded (not always accurately) by him of fans in the London Road End of the Manor. He was also interviewed (date needed) by Michael Parkinson on the latter's show where he said he chose Oxford United because he 'heard that they were hard'. Parky's other guest incidentally was Lorraine Chase; when Parky asked her if she supported a team, she said 'I support Millwall' to which he replied 'that's not a football club, that's a fight'. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Yacht Dance (talk • contribs) 19:55, 25 February 2010 (UTC)
As I seem to be close to an edit war with Stephen_MUFC I thought I ought to clarify my reasoning for reverting his revert.
1) U's vs Us: My revert was mainly because of the singular/plural issue (see below), but I'd also defend U's. Yes, there's no logical defence for the apostrophe in constructions such as CD's and the 1960's and normally I'd bin it. But without the apostrophe Us looks rather too much like the word us. Authorities differ, but there is a case for the (illogical) apostrophe in phrases like U's where single letters are pluralised and ambiguity arises. Personally I'd propose 'U's as the best solution.
2) Oxford United is... vs Oxford United are... (and similar). I believe that Wikistyle is to treat sports teams as singular: thus Oxford is... rather than Oxford are.... I suspect this is commoner in American English than British, but at least it's consistent (though there are still some plural cases that should probably be changed). Stephen_MUFC's original change introduced two mistypings of their so if the change stands those should be corrected. Dave.Dunford (talk) 16:26, 2 March 2010 (UTC)
We state in the article that Oxford's stadium is unique among Conference stadia as it only has three stands. Is this uniqueness still the case now that Oxford are in League Two? I seem to remember reading once that there are two or three other teams in the League which also have three stands. Can anyone confirm this? Dantilley (talk) 01:52, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
Should we add the 2010 Conference Playoff victory to the honours list do you think? Dantilley (talk) 02:00, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
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You've got no fans, you've got no stand behind the goal (and you've technically got no ground) and a pathetic 'record' attendance. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 185.150.62.4 (talk) 09:07, 14 November 2019 (UTC)
Should we lock the article temporaially? OUFC's article has been suffering from a vandalism crisis this week, so it cculd be reasonable to restrict edit privileges here for now. GurrenLagannTSS (talk) 17:49, 28 May 2022 (UTC)
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Remove "a decision which has attracted much criticism." from the last paragraph of the Stadium section, or provide citation. This is an editorialisation, not a statement of fact - the decision has also attracted a lot of support! Jonnybiscuits (talk) 07:05, 12 May 2023 (UTC)
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The Swindon fans burned SFTC not STFC in error which caused them much ridicule from the Oxford United fans saying they couldn't even get their initials correct. 86.9.194.220 (talk) 05:27, 13 November 2023 (UTC)