Oxford United now know the players who are going to take them through to the end of the season, as the January transfer window closed at midnight last night. During the month there was only one departure, with John Dempster[@player]Dempster, John[/@player] joining Kettering Town on a one-month loan. Chris Hargreaves was in talks with a  [ more ]

Report, and crap headline, filed by Radley Rambler Northampton Town 3 Raging Fever 1 With neither Northampton nor Oxford having a first-team game on 27 January, both sets of fans were left with a spare morning that they gleefully filled by playing each other once again. Fever only took twelve players, including a couple of  [ more ]

United chose the live on TV game[@news]2056[/@news] at home to Rushden & Diamonds[@opponent]Rushden & Diamonds[/@opponent] to produce their worst performance of the season, and allow the Diamonds to become the first team this season to win at Minchery Farm. The first half was a tepid affair, with only an off-target long-range shot from Andy Burgess  [ more ]

United take on top-of-the-table Rushden & Diamonds[@opponent]Rushden & Diamonds[/@opponent] at the Manor in this evening's live TV game, hoping to halve the deficit. Or so Sky Sports would have us believe. Actually, the game takes place at Minchery Farm, and against a Rushden side that is currently fifth from bottom of the Conference. United have  [ more ]

The Pools Panel today declared the Oxford v Rushden match as a home win. Sadly, their declarations do not always reflect reality. In the real world, United are now nine points behind leaders Dagenham & Redbridge after the Daggers slaughtered ninth-placed Exeter City 4-1, thanks to a hat trick from Paul Benson, and another goal  [ more ]

There was further transfer activity for the Us today, as one player joined, and another left. Coming in is midfielder Gregg Coombes, who has joined on a one-month loan deal from Cardiff City. Coombes is 18-years old, and plays in central midfield or wide right. Although he has yet to play for the Bluebirds' first  [ more ]

United's poor form continued this evening with a 1-0 defeat at Woking[@opponent]Woking[/@opponent]. In a game that it was important for Oxford to win, they proved incapable of rising to the occasion, and a poor performance gave the large travelling contingent little cause for optimism. In a scrappy game during which neither side produced much in  [ more ]

Oxford United travel to Woking[@opponent]Woking[/@opponent] this evening, still searching for their first league win since 25 November, and their first away win since 21 October. This poor run of form has seen United lose an eight-point lead at the top of the Conference, and slip to second place, three points behind new leaders Dagenham &  [ more ]

United were twice ahead at Grays[@opponent]Grays Athletic[/@opponent] this afternoon, but had to settle for a point after conceding a late equaliser. Oxford took the lead as early as the fourth minute, when leading scorer Rob Duffy latched onto a long cross from Barry Quinn, and turned smartly to smash the ball past Ashley Bayes. A  [ more ]

United visit Grays Athletic[@opponent]Grays Athletic[/@opponent] tomorrow as they return to Conference action, following their cup exit at Halifax on Tuesday night. The home game against Grays ended 1-1[@report]269[/@report], with the Essex side taking the lead through Aaron McLean, who has since been signed by Peterborough.[@news]563[/@news] Oxford will be looking to get back on track following  [ more ]