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Why I'm a Red: Oxford and Banbury's Mick Thorne

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In our series 'Why I'm a Red', we ask supporters to pick one word which embodies their devotion to United and explain why the club is so precious to them. Our latest guest is Fans' Forum rep Mick Thorne, who has been running the Oxford and Banbury Supporters' Club since 1974...

Camaraderie.

I started following United years ago. In the beginning, I used to follow Oxford United. Well, it wasn't Oxford United in those days – it was Headington, which was a Southern League team, so there was no Football League team as such in Oxford.