Bolland off

Centre half Phil Bolland has joined former United manager Mark Wright at Chester City in a permanent deal after impressing during his loan spell. Chester have agreed a fee of £15,000 for the former Southport player, making him the first player on whom Oxford have made a profit since selling Dean Windass to Bradford City. The deal also includes a sell-on clause allowing United to make money from any future moves that the promising defender might make. Which is nice.

Kiddies on the block

Kidderminster Harriers visit the Kassam Stadium tomorrow for their first ever league meeting in Oxford. United drew 0-0 at Aggborough earlier in the season but that was in the bad old wrong Wright days. Now Ian Atkins is the boss and United play 4-4-2. Otherwise there's not a lot of difference, even if the attitude of the players has apparently improved.

There may be some changes from the side that came from 2-0 down to draw at Southend on Saturday. Playing at home should see a more attacking line-up and Joey Beauchamp could well come in for Sam Stockley on the right wing. Jamie Brooks is also back in contention following his injury, having successfully come through the first half of the youth team's 1-0 win over swindon on Saturday (goal scored by Norman Sylla, unsurprisingly). He is likely to replace the somewhat immobile Paul Moody should he start, but will probably have to settle for a place on the bench.

Kidderminster's main danger will come from Drewe Broughton, a target of Mark Wright's at around the time United played up there. United will be hoping to show the home fans that the Exeter result was a one-off and that their home form is still on the up. Rage Online actually reckons that United might even win this one, god knows why, and we foresee a 4-1 scoreline in the Yellows favour. Mock us after the final whistle.