Oxford United 2 Lewes 1 Unfortunately, our earlier version of this news item somehow got zapped by computer gremlins, and as it's late I can't be arsed to try and rewrite the whole thing again. Basically, Lewes took the lead through a deflected shot from Joe Keehan after Damien Batt slipped. This was Lewes's first [ more ]
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United win again – it’s getting boring now
February 1, 2009Nothing to Lewes
January 31, 2009Oxford United welcome Lewes to the United Stadium tomorrow as they bid to make it five consecutive home wins in the Conference. Confidence is on the up at Oxford at present, despite the five-point deduction that makes it extremely unlikely that the Us will be challenging for promotion this season. This is Lewes's first visit [ more ]
Never hurry the Murray
January 29, 2009Cambridge United 1 Oxford United 1 Oxford were held to a 1-1 draw at the Abbey Stadium tonight by Cambridge, after the Us had dominated the first half. They lost their shape a bit in the second half and allowed the home team back into the game, but in the end a draw was probably [ more ]
Ra Ra Ra, we’re going to smash the oiks
January 29, 2009By Tony Fallows Oxford United have their second crunch match in a week tonight, as they try for three more valuable away points at play-off chasing Cambridge United. The Setanta cameras will be focused on the match and they will be doing their best to play up the non-existent rivalry between the two clubs. The [ more ]
Appealing Oxford don’t, unappealing Crawley do
January 27, 2009Yesterday Oxford United and Crawley Town, opponents on Saturday, reached contradictory conclusions concerning their respective points deductions. Oxford, docked five points, decided against appealing on the basis that they would, at best, be returned two points, but they risked losing a further six. Crawley, on the other hand, felt that they had been dealt with [ more ]
Chips with everything
January 24, 2009Crawley Town 0 Oxford United 1 A thoroughly professional performance from Oxford United left Steve “who, me?” Evans spitting sour grapes and blaming everyone but himself for his side's slump to defeat. At least his shoulders are large enough for all those chips that he's carrying. United started the game strongly, with Craig Nelthorpe and [ more ]
Confused beyond redemption
January 23, 2009By Tony Fallows Oxford United may have a better idea about the direction their season will be taking after they play away at high-flying Crawley Town tomorrow. The Us have now won four league matches in a row under Chris Wilder but they have all been at home, where United have been strong all season. [ more ]
Forest gumps
January 20, 2009Oxford United 2 Forest Green Rovers 1 After a dire first half, United sprang to life after half-time and eventually earned a deserved win over a dour Forest Green Rovers. Oxford struggled to get going in the first period, and too often passes went astray and challenges were half-hearted. Forest Green were poor, and certainly [ more ]
No place like home
January 20, 2009By Tony Fallows Oxford United play their fifth home match in a row tonight, and that
Fever are the Kings
January 18, 2009By Nick Wehmeier Raging Fever 5 Kingstonian fans 3 On Saturday, Raging Fever welcomed a team of Kingstonian supporters to Horspath as last-minute replacements for Grimsby, who had been unable to raise a team. If, having seen their opposition's results so far this season, Oxford thought they were in for an easy ride then the [ more ]