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Oxford United Ladies up for the Cup

9:20am Thursday 2nd February 2012 in Sport

Oxford United Ladies captain Nell Boxhall (centre) with Ellie Roberts (left) and Sahara Osborne-Ricketts get ready for the Cup Oxford United Ladies captain Nell Boxhall (centre) with Ellie Roberts (left) and Sahara Osborne-Ricketts get ready for the Cup

Oxford United Ladies are ready to embark on the biggest match in their short history – and they can’t wait.

But while a trip to Manchester City in the FA Cup third round on Sunday February 5 has got the club buzzing, they are hoping it is the first of many against top opposition.

And that’s because they are aiming to reach the England Ladies Premiership by the 2013-14 season.

United’s ladies were only formed in 2008, but are already making great strides.

It was after that first season that a five-year plan was formulated to try and reach the top division.

Richard Blackmore, the club’s youth and community trust manager, as well as the ladies’ coach, is confident it is manageable.

“It’s obviously going to be great to go to Manchester City and see the facilities and everything connected with the club, but also to measure ourselves about where we want to be,” he said.

“The important thing is to guage where we are and how far we need to go to get to the next level.

“We have a plan, and that is to be a Premiership ladies football team within the next five years.

“We are two leagues off that at the moment, but we are unbeaten this season and with all things going well, we are looking to get promotion into the combinations.

“Then we are one league off the Premiership.

“That is where we want to be, that is where the chairman wants us to be – and that is the plan, to get there.”

The team have a 100 per cent record in the Southern Region Premier Division.

Captain Nell Boxall says the team can’t wait for the weekend.

“We are all extremely excited,” she said. “We will go there and enjoy ourselves, but although we are underdogs, we believe we can hopefully cause a shock.

“It’s not every day you can play against a team like Manchester City, so we all want to savour the occasion.

“We want to see how we compare to sides that are higher than us.”

United got to the third round with a 5-2 first-round win over Cambridge and then a 2-0 success over Lewes.

The match is being played at Flixton FC in Manchester.

Comments(12)

BenkiuGuasu says...
10:39am Thu 2 Feb 12

Go on lassies. Wear the shirt with pride. All the best.

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STFC Higworth says...
11:05am Thu 2 Feb 12

It amazes how the ladies team can be more successful than the first team. In Paolo we trust COYR

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mandate says...
2:19pm Thu 2 Feb 12

Don't worry about the moronic comment above. The guy is probably a wool hat wearing pig farmer from Wiltshire.

Good luck ladies in your game against Manchester City.

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LeGod says...
2:34pm Thu 2 Feb 12

mandate you again you just cant accept the Red team down the road are superior. Look on your forum mate as your fans are obsessed in talking STFC every day. you even have a cloumn for our game the other night another one today on Di Canio. After all the bigging up after your little win over us early in the season you thought you were world beaters.

well what happenned to Southend will be happenning to you on March 3rd as you will be swept away by us as our players will be up for it big time as they want revenge and i bet that idiot Constable is regretting not coming to us as he is now at a stale club going nowhere.

Any way ladies well done you are obviously more successful than the men and maybe you should replce them in L2 especially after 3rd March - i feel a landslide will be happenning.

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oxford exile says...
4:39pm Thu 2 Feb 12

someone should inform the FA that Swindon have won the league already and the rest of the seasons games should be cancelled as its all over apparently

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oxford exile says...
4:39pm Thu 2 Feb 12

someone should inform the FA that Swindon have won the league already and the rest of the seasons games should be cancelled as its all over apparently

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Minch red says...
8:23pm Thu 2 Feb 12

"Mandate" is that your status?

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Whitstablexile says...
9:12pm Thu 2 Feb 12

Is there a swindon ladies team? I bet they are hairier than the men arent they?

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scenicafc says...
9:28pm Thu 2 Feb 12

Scum manager to Leeds Rumour has it!!!!!

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LeGod says...
11:14pm Thu 2 Feb 12

Scenicafc - so its true Wilder is going to Leeds blimey they must be desperate as you said the Scum manager is going and he's the only one i know.

PAOLO DI CANIO

FOREVER IN OUR SHADOW

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bigchet says...
10:57am Fri 3 Feb 12

stfc fans seem to think they are in div 1 already, well enjoy it while you can. seem to remember hoddle dumping you and moving on to a bigger club after getting you promoted to the top flight. still you saw lots of goals in div 1 ,problem was more than a hundred were in your net, did you get an award for most goals conceded.dream on.

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mandate says...
11:44am Fri 3 Feb 12

Minch red wrote:
"Mandate" is that your status?
Minge Red. Checkout what mandate means. I can understand your confusion though, men dating men is obviously a common practice amongst Swindon fans.

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