Football Away Days: Oxford United and The Kassam Stadium
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. I was nervous about getting tickets for a group of five, because this is the first Oxford United campaign in the second tier for twenty-five long years and demand would naturally be a little higher than before. Couple that with the oddity of the Kassam Stadium only having three stands, and I had reasons to be doubtful of my chances of getting in. However, despite all that, it turns out all of the home games this sea...
