Tomorrow is a whole new test for Darren Patterson's Oxford United, as fourth-bottom Altrincham come to town.[@news]2177 id[/@news][@opponent]altrincham[/@opponent][@connection]altrincham[/@connection]The first home game of 2008 will also be the first opportunity that Patto's first new signings will have to show the United supporters what they can do. And they need to do something to alleviate the gloom of the last month, during which Oxford managed to score just one goal, in the 1-0 Boxing Day win over Crawley. Last season, Altrincham scraped a 1-1 draw at Minchery Farm with a late, and very controversial, penalty. Earlier this season, United won 3-1 at Moss Lane and so, having missed the opportunities at Crawley and against Kidderminster Harriers, the Us will again be looking to secure their first double of the season.

Oxford signed two new players today, and they are both likely to go straight into the starting line up tomorrow. Adam Murray is a midfielder, signed from Macclesfield. Like Marvin Robinson, whom United signed from the Maccs last season, Murray began his career at Derby County, and has since played for a number of lower-league sides, including Kidderminster Harriers and Torquay United, from where he joined Macclesfield for