Reading fan in peace (yes, there are a few of us) Are there any older fans on here who remember a player by the name of Brian Thompson? He played for Oxford in the late 60's, early 70's. I know he went to Torquay on loan and I did hear he got a bad injury which finished his playing career. I believe stayed in the game as a physio, but not sure where he ended up.
That okay mate, thanks for replying. I just thought that if there were a few older Oxford fans, from the Manor ground days, they might have seen him play. The reason I enquired is that I did an electrical apprenticeship with the old SEB between 1968 and 1972. It was a block release course which meant that most of us apprentices had to be lodged with local residents. My home, for most of the four years, was with a lady on the Barton East estate. Brian, when he first arrived at Oxford, lodged at the same place. As you can imagine for me, being a young 17/18 year old at the time, it was quite something to be living in the same house as a professional footballer. Our paths didn't cross all that much but sometimes we'd sit and watch a game on the telly. Especially when the old home internationals were on. One or two of his team mates sometimes came up for them, John Shuker I believe was one of them because he lived on the same estate. Anyway, if any of your fans remember him, and they visit this site, perhaps they'll reply. Cheers.