OXFORD United supporters pressure group FOUL (Fighting for Oxford United's Life) are calling on all football supporters to boycott outlets owned by Morrells Brewery of Oxford.
The brewery are threatening to take out an injunction to prevent the club from completing their new stadium at Minchery Farm, due to a covenant on the Blackbird pub at nearby Blackbird Leys. The covenant prevents other premises within half a mile of the Blackbird from selling alcohol.
Work was due to restart on the stadium, which has remained half-built for over three years, on Monday, but the threat of the injunction could delay the start.
A spokesperson for FOUL said: "We are asking all football fans to drink elsewhere until this threat is lifted."
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Story date: Friday 18 February
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