Oxford United 2 Histon 1 There's something happening hereWhat it is ain't exactly clearThere's a man with a gun over thereTelling me I got to bewareI think it's time we stop, children, what's that soundEverybody look what's going down A corner won in the first minute. On the back foot for the next 15. An [ more ]
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For What It’s Worth
April 4, 2009Time to be astute
April 3, 2009By Tony Fallows The business end of the season is upon us and another massive match against another play-off rival awaits. After Saturday
Tomorrow this will be yesterday’s news
April 1, 2009Kidderminster Harriers have won 5-1 at Phil Gilchrist's Woking to pour further doubt on United's already-slim chances of contesting this season's play-offs. Oxford are five points adrift of Kidderminster, who have played two games fewer than the Us. Woking remain third from bottom, three points from safety. United's Secretary and General Manager Mick Brown has [ more ]
Red Shift
March 31, 2009Tonight's Conference results made United's faint dreams of a play-off place that much harder to turn to reality. Oxford have slipped to eighth place and are now four points adrift of the play-offs, and they've still played more games than their rivals. The most significant result from Oxford's point of view was Stevenage Borough's 2-0 [ more ]
We will fight them on the beaches
March 29, 2009Stevenage Borough 1 Oxford United 1 The impressive and inspiring spectacle we have witnessed displays the vigour and efficiency of the Oxford defence forces. They have grown up in the stress of emergency. They have been shaped and tempered by the fire of the enemy, and we saw them all, in their many grades and [ more ]
The Masters of the Universe visit spirit of Stevenage
March 27, 2009By Tony Fallows Probably the biggest match of the season so far for Oxford United is due to take place at Broadhall Way on Saturday. United face off against Stevenage Borough; the winners will continue their push towards the play-off places, the losers could see the rest of their season derailed. Epitomising the battle of [ more ]
Killock on the loose
March 25, 2009Oxford United 3 North Leigh 0 Oxford eased themselves into the Oxfordshire Senior Cup final tonight with a straightforward win over Southern League First Division South & West North Leigh at Court Place Farm. After a bright opening with both sides trying to play attacking football, United took the lead after quarter of an hour [ more ]
The hideous throng, rushden, out forever and laugh
March 24, 2009Rushden & Diamonds 1 Oxford United 3 United's march towards just missing out on the play-offs continued tonight, with a nervy 3-1 win at Nene Park, a ground where United have only won once before and where Rushden & Diamonds have triumphed in the last three meetings. Yet again, United had on-loan striker James Constable [ more ]
Gun metal to cut diamonds?
March 23, 2009By Tony Fallows Oxford United keep on winning and so we all keep on dreaming. With Saturday
It’s blue, it’s square, it’s round, and it’s up
March 21, 2009Results from today's Conference programme didn't really aid United on their somewhat hopeful play-off quest, with almost all their rivals picking up maximum points. In fact, the only promotion-chasing team involved today who failed to get a result was Wrexham, but the team that beat them 2-0 in Wales was Crawley, who are themselves in [ more ]