The Thorny Issue of Potential

As part of their recent 'Geographies of Football' series, the excellent Two Unfortunates website cast its eye over the economic potential of Oxford to progress to a higher level. Their conclusion, that Oxford have “League One potential but unlikely to rise higher” contradicted the generally received wisdom among Oxford fans that the area could support a Championship side at least. The opinion was dismissed out of hand as “pub banter thinly disguised as intellectual analysis” when word of the article reached the Yellows Forum, but were we right to dismiss it so quickly? Have we been guilty of excessive optimism over the medium term prospects of our club? There seems little doubt that we could – even should – be able to compete at League One level, but could we ever go higher?

TBFUTH Awards 2012: The Winners

It has certainly been a memorable season, if not necessarily a successful one. The end of the season, whether successful or not, is always a time to reflect on the events of the previous 12 months and we're now in full swing here on TBFUTH. We asked for your votes and we got them, so here are the people and the events that defined the 2011/12 season, as voted for by you.

Why Futsal is the Future for Oxford

The name Oxford Lions is probably unfamiliar to you. That's no surprise, this club is a baby both in terms of its size and age. However, in just over a year's existence they have risen to become one of the leading futsal clubs in the country. Perhaps the whirlwind success of the Lions is something we at OUFC should look to for inspiration.

Why Chris Wilder Should Go

Failure to even reach the playoffs this season has sparked heated debate over the future of manager Chris Wilder. Yellows Forum has come to resemble an online battleground since the curtain went down on our ultimately disappointing season, with every discussion degenerating into petty squabbling about whether Wilder should retain his job. Many of the sensible, well-reasoned points from both camps seem to be getting lost amongst the insults and childishness, so we've opened our pages to some sensible debate. Having brought you the views of several Oxford fans who thought Wilder should stay, we continue our debate over the future of the manager with why Wilder should leave.

Why Chris Wilder Should Stay

Failure to even reach the playoffs this season has sparked heated debate over the future of manager Chris Wilder. Yellows Forum has come to resemble an online battleground since the curtain went down on our ultimately disappointing season, with every discussion degenerating into petty squabbling about whether Wilder should retain his job. Many of the sensible, well-reasoned points from both camps seem to be getting lost amongst the insults and childishness, so we've opened our pages to some sensible debate, starting with those who want Wilder to stay.