It would be very Charlton to do the unpredictable at Boro and then fail to claim any points at Oxford United on Saturday, although I am hopeful of at least a point which means two points off Oxford.
This is not, of course, the Oxford of dreaming spires but more that of Blackbird Leys. I must say that I find a three sided ground a bit of a joke with people perched on the tops of vehicles to see the action. However, they now have plans for a new stadium to the north of the city.
The dreaming spires are represented by non-league and former amateur team Oxford City. They were once headed up by Norman Chester, the warden of Nuffield College who wrote a prescient but now forgotten official report on the state of football. Actually finding their ground is a real challenge.
Of course, I remember when Oxford played at Headington, recalling their origins as Headington United. It might be said to be a ground with 'character' with a series of individual stands. We bought some of the seats and the turnstiles at Leamington.
Enough history. Oxford have made a bit of a recovery recently, beating Blackburn 1-0 at home during the week. At home they have won just four matches, drawn six and lost seven.
Oxford are unbeaten in seven home fixtures with Charlton (won four, draw three). The Addicks last won there in 1998. This was also the last time we did the double over them.
I'm not sure whether this matters, but Oxford have only won one of the last twelve home games that have kicked off at 12.30.
I was interested to see that Charlton are now above QPR in the table. Each season there is usually a team that gets dragged into it late on and I wonder if it could be the Super Hoops this year. It would be just repayment for QPR super fan Lord Young of Acton using his Spectator column to attack Charlton fanzine editor Rick Everitt.
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