▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁Their ▁only ▁res ervation ▁was ▁regarding ▁the ▁name ; ▁they ▁preferred ▁" Th ames ▁Valley ▁United ". ▁The ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Football ▁League , ▁Jack ▁Dun nett , ▁described ▁Max well ' s ▁proposal ▁as ▁" a ▁bold ▁and ▁imag in ative ▁move ▁which ▁I ' ll ▁be ▁watching ▁with ▁interest ". ▁Meanwhile , ▁Max well ▁re - enter ed ▁tal ks ▁with ▁Oxford ▁City ▁Council ▁over ▁local ▁stad ium ▁sites , ▁repeating ▁his ▁preference ▁for ▁the ▁Mar ston ▁location . ▁The ▁council ▁again ▁refused . ▁The ▁mayor ▁of ▁Did cot , ▁a ▁small ▁town ▁about ▁half way ▁between ▁Oxford ▁and ▁Reading , ▁suggested ▁that ▁Th ames ▁Valley ▁Roy als ▁could ▁build ▁a ▁ground ▁there , ▁on ▁a ▁site ▁that ▁had ▁already ▁been ▁picked ▁out ▁for ▁non - Le ague ▁am ateurs ▁Did cot ▁Town . ▁Wall ing ford , ▁a ▁similar ▁proposition ▁just ▁east ▁of ▁Did cot , ▁was ▁also ▁proposed . ▁The ▁residents ▁of ▁neither ▁Did cot ▁nor ▁Wall ing ford ▁showed ▁much ▁interest ▁in ▁hosting ▁Th ames ▁Valley ▁Roy als ▁home ▁matches , ▁partly ▁because ▁they ▁were ▁concerned ▁about ▁football ▁h ool igan ism . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers y ▁ ▁Oxford ▁and ▁Reading ▁supp or ters ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁demonstr ations ▁against ▁Max well ' s ▁proposed ▁mer ger . ▁The ▁ ▁Reading ▁Even ing ▁Post ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁campaign ▁called ▁" Save ▁Our ▁Soccer ", ▁while ▁Oxford ▁fans ▁launched ▁a ▁similar ▁initi ative ▁called ▁" Save ▁Oxford ▁Soccer