For the first time since the start of the summer Oxford United has witnessed some player transfer activity, and it is all positive. The first piece of news was the leaving of Tim Sills to newly promoted Fourth Division outfit Hereford United. Sills was widely rumoured to be one of the top earners at United,  [ more ]

It’s catch-up time at Rage Online. Although there are as yet no new players to report on at the United Stadium, there are a few recent bits and pieces to report on. United’s reserves, who have played on Wednesday afternoons at Oxford City’s Court Place Farm for the last four seasons, will this season be  [ more ]

Jon Ashton today signed a two-year contract with fellow Conference outfit Rushden & Diamonds. The pacy defender, whom United signed from Leicester City at the start of the 2003/04 season, following a highly successful loan spell, was released by Jim Smith at the end of the last disastrous season. Ashton had played just over one  [ more ]

Oxford United commercial manager Lorna Gosling is to leave the club. As of 11 July Gosling, who is the latest in a long succession of not very long-lasting commercial managers, will take up the same role at Conference South outfit Eastbourne Borough, the side that United beat in the FA Cup first round in November.  [ more ]

Put away those maps to North Yorkshire. The Conference board has relegated Scarborough to the Conference North and reinstated Altrincham after the Seadogs were unable to convince the board that they have achieved financial stability after coming out of administration a couple of weeks ago. Altrincham had finished three points above the relegation zone, but  [ more ]

United’s pre-season friendlies programme is now complete with the news that Chesterfield will visit the United Stadium on Saturday 29 July. This is currently the Spireites most prestigious pre-season fixture, although they do still have one more home game to add to their programme, while for United fans it is unlikely to compete with either  [ more ]

Oxford today announced their almost complete pre-season friendlies line-up, including two games against Premiership opposition. There is one game that has yet to be confirmed, which will occur on Saturday 29 July, but two home games so far announced will be against Portsmouth, on Friday 4 August, and Manchester United, on Tuesday 8 August. Arry  [ more ]

Place Farm, for what is likely to be the first friendly of the pre-season. The Us will visit Oxford City, for what has become their traditional pre-season game, on Saturday 22 July. The game is always well attended, and gives supporters an opportunity to see close-season signings in action. This is not always a good  [ more ]

(Part 2) Knockout stages: Celtic:As winners of Group D, Fever played last year

(Part 1) Competition: Chaos Cup six-a-side tournament Fever squad: John Matthews, Gez Foster, James Longshaw, Stuart Burson, Pat Wehmeier, Nick Wehmeier, Tom Wehmeier, Eddy McDowall Scorers: Matthews 5, P Wehmeier 2, Longshaw 2, Foster 1, N Wehmeier 1, Burson 1 For the second year running a Raging Fever team travelled to Walthamstow to take part  [ more ]