Review in Photo's - Summer

In trying to cope with the boredom of the close season (World Cup = good but no substitute for live football) we took a day off work and went down to London for the first Tuesday of Wimbledon.


































Two months after being relegated, Chairman Nick Merry offered fans the chance to come along to a family fun day. Everyone was allowed on the pitch and Jim Smith was on hand to sign autographs!!













Banbury had a couple of decent pre-season games against Cheltenham and Coventry. I took some pics of the Cheltenham game but not of Coventry which was a shame as over 1000 turned up!! They also beat an Oxford XI 3-0 but the less said about that the better...
















Our Show-piece friendly was a sell out against a very strong Man Utd XI. Although we lost 4-1, it was a great performance. This was Ronaldo's first game in England since his World Cup 'antics', something not lost on the national press who gave us blanket coverage then complained when we booed him?!?!













One of the most eagerly anticipated fixtures of the year- Weymouth away, was given an extra boost by being the August bank holiday fixture. A 1-1 draw was the first points we dropped but the last minute equaliser made the day.