FOOTBALL: United fans put their best feet forward (From Witney Gazette)
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FOOTBALL: United fans put their best feet forward
7:07pm Thursday 30th August 2012 in Football
Pictured (from left) Don Gale, Russell Trotman (White Hart landlord) of pub
Oxford United fans in Eynsham have boosted manager Chris Wilder’s pot for new players with a sponsored walk.
The 12-mile walk, from the White Hart in Eynsham to the Kassam Stadium, for the U’s clash with Plymouth Argyle on Saturday, raised about £1,000.
Fans have already helped raise about £45,000 for the club to purchase new players – through a fund known as The 12th Man – over the past three years.
The group’s treasurer, Trevor Lambert, one of nine to take part in the walk, said: “It went very well. We were very lucky with the weather. We came along the A40 cycle track and through Oxford, where we got quite a bit of attention because we had The 12th Man flag with us.
“Quite a lot of cars honked their horns at us and a few people stopped and chipped in towards the total.
“The idea of The 12th Man is to try to give the club a little bit of an edge part way through the season when you get unexpected injuries.”
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