20 years ago today...
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Topic: 20 years ago today...
Posted By: billesleyexile
Subject: 20 years ago today...
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2022 at 13:31
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Moseley narrowly avoided moving to Oxford. https://moseleyrugby.co.uk/%f0%9d%90%87%f0%9d%90%a2%f0%9d%90%ac%f0%9d%90%ad%f0%9d%90%a8%f0%9d%90%ab%f0%9d%90%a2%f0%9d%90%9c-%f0%9d%90%8c%f0%9d%90%9e%f0%9d%90%9e%f0%9d%90%ad%f0%9d%90%a2%f0%9d%90%a7%f0%9d%90%a0-%f0%9d%90%92/" rel="nofollow - https://moseleyrugby.co.uk/%f0%9d%90%87%f0%9d%90%a2%f0%9d%90%ac%f0%9d%90%ad%f0%9d%90%a8%f0%9d%90%ab%f0%9d%90%a2%f0%9d%90%9c-%f0%9d%90%8c%f0%9d%90%9e%f0%9d%90%9e%f0%9d%90%ad%f0%9d%90%a2%f0%9d%90%a7%f0%9d%90%a0-%f0%9d%90%92/ ------------- keep the faith |
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Posted By: Mark W-J
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2022 at 14:04
| Our yearbook for the 2002-03 season, which has a section providing directions to all of the clubs in the league, had a page dedicated to Oxford Eagles, with directions to the Kassam. Ironic that moving there, while not the final nail in the coffin, certainly precipitated our decline. |
Posted By: Richard Lowther
Date Posted: 27 Jul 2022 at 08:06
I don't remember/hadn't realised that the Oxford based team had been named. A couple of years later Wakefield were subjected to the same approach.  ------------- Moderator http://www.leaguerugby.co.uk" rel="nofollow - National League Rugby Message Boards Remember Wakefield RFC |
Mark W-J wrote:Posted By: billesleyexile
Date Posted: 27 Jul 2022 at 08:47
Luckily it came (at Mose) down to a vote - including (or possibly entirely, it's a long time ago now) creditors. IIRC the margin in favour of rejecting (or against accepting, depending on which way you look at it) was extremely narrow - something like 2%. But it was enough. The consortium got over the line. Onwards and upwards.
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