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Usual stuff, bias toward them, expected nothing less on their site until i came across this

Deering's shot hung in the Northamptonshire air before flopping softly into the goal to make it 1-1. The Oxford fans in the Phil Turner Memorial stand lifted the roof and their side...

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What the?!

I googled the name and the only footballer I got was this guy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Turner

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Rushdenjim wrote:Usual stuff, bias toward them, expected nothing less on their site until i came across this

Deering's shot hung in the Northamptonshire air before flopping softly into the goal to make it 1-1. The Oxford fans in the Phil Turner Memorial stand lifted the roof and their side...

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Its now changed!

The Oxford fans in the Phil Trainer Memorial stand lifted the roof and lifted their side who started to open up and play with freedom.

and Phil Trainer, who it links to on their website... is a guy currently playing for AFC Telford! Born in 1981...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Trainer

I don't know why I remember this, but Phil Trainer sliced an absolute shocker of a free-kick into the AirWair in the 5-0 game

Edit:
Here, bottom of the match report: http://www.thediamondsfc.com/page/Match ... 88,00.html

JamesRDFC wrote:I don't know why I remember this, but Phil Trainer sliced an absolute shocker of a free-kick into the AirWair in the 5-0 game

Edit:
Here, bottom of the match report: http://www.thediamondsfc.com/page/Match ... 88,00.html

I remember that well! :lol: He did score with a great finish from the edge of the box at the Kassam the following season though. :(

davealbon wrote:

JamesRDFC wrote:I don't know why I remember this, but Phil Trainer sliced an absolute shocker of a free-kick into the AirWair in the 5-0 game

Edit:
Here, bottom of the match report: http://www.thediamondsfc.com/page/Match ... 88,00.html

I remember that well! :lol: He did score with a great finish from the edge of the box at the Kassam the following season though. :(

Yea that was a good strike after a decent run. I thought he looked a decent player for them that day, then they got rid of him shortly afterwards! :o