Raging Fever 3 Oxford Exiles 2 Report By James Longshaw After last week
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Exiles succumb to Fever
February 18, 2007Life beyond the Grave
February 17, 2007United finally achieved that elusive win with a 1-0 victory over the side that broke their unbeaten Conference record, Gravesend & Northfleet[@opponent]Gravesend & Northfleet[/@opponent]. A win for the visitors would have seen them overtake Oxford, but Robert Duffy's header ten minutes before half time ensured that didn't happen, and keeps the Us in the title [ more ]
Grave end in sight
February 16, 2007United take on Gravesend & Northfleet[@opponent]Gravesend & Northfleet[/@opponent] tomorrow, in what is arguably their most important game of the season so far. Gravesend were the first team to beat United in the Conference this season, back on 18 November[@report]282[/@report] after Oxford's 18-game unbeaten run, and if they win tomorrow they will leap-frog Oxford, and they [ more ]
United’s reserves lose again
February 14, 2007Colchester's reserves proved too strong for United this evening, as the Second Division side ran out 4-0 winners at Didcot Town's Loop Meadow stadium. This result leaves Oxford's second string still waiting to record a win this season, and once the visitors took the lead, five minutes before the break, United never looked like breaking [ more ]
A point is not enough
February 10, 2007United's winless run continued today at Aldershot[@opponent]Aldershot[/@opponent], although the Us came very close to winning their first game on the road since their 3-0 win at Cambridge on 20 October.[@news]2064[/@news] As it is, it is now eleven games since Oxford beat Tamworth 2-1 on 25 November. Oxford's performance today was certainly a vast improvement on [ more ]
The Shot plot
February 9, 2007Weather permitting, United visit Aldershot[@opponent]Aldershot[/@opponent] tomorrow, hoping to complete their first double of the season[@report]279[/@report]. Oxford haven't won away since beating Cambridge 3-0 on 20 October, and haven't won at all in the Conference since the 2-1 win over Tamworth on 25 November, a run of ten games that has seen United slip from having [ more ]
Rage Online v This is United
February 6, 2007Raging Fever 4 This is United 1 Report filed by Rob Muskett In a desperate bid to arrest Fever's poor run of form, a game was arranged against a team who had never played together before, and which had been made up of various posters on the Thisisunited.co.uk fans forum. Expecting a team made up [ more ]
Loop droop
February 5, 2007United's reserves went down 1-0 to Luton Town tonight, at a bitterly cold Loop Meadow, in Didcot. The scoreline was a bit harsh on the Yellows, who had the majority of the possession and made most of the chances, but they just couldn't score. Luton played some neat passing football, often cutting United's midfield to [ more ]
Honours even
February 3, 2007United continued their winless run this afternoon[@news]2060[/@news], with a 1-1 draw at home to Cambridge United[@opponent]Cambrige United[/@opponent] . Oxford dominated the game, but were unable to create the chances required to convert their vastly superior possession into goals. Cambridge scored from virtually their only attack of the first half. Rufus Brevett was adjudged to have [ more ]
Bringing it all back home
February 2, 2007It's Cambridge United's[@opponent]Cambridge United[/@opponent] turn to try and humiliate Oxford at Minchery Farm, although tomorrow they won't have the incentive of live television coverage to spur them on. Alternatively, this could be United's first double of the season, having won 3-0 at the Abbey in their last away win, back on 20 October.[@report]278[/@report] With Oxford [ more ]