Cover Story : Oxford United
Groundtastic bids farewell . . .
The End of
the Manor
ALL PHOTOS - Paul Claydon
W
hen I sat down to
type this piece, it
was with a slight
air of trepidation
that I may be a little premature. So drawn out has been
Oxford United’s planned move
to a new stadium any thought
that it may finally be coming to
fruition seems to be tempting
fate.
Looking back over the six years or so since the plans for Minchery Farm were unveiled, I came across the first ever Issue of
Groundtastic. The very first article of this very first Issue boldly
asserted that a planning meeting of the City Council were considering the plans, with the stadium being constructed shortly
after. That was in April 1995. The plans were pass