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It’s been a Wilder year
December 21, 2009Abbey tits up
December 18, 2009Somewhat inevitably, United's game at Cambridge this evening has fallen victim to the weather and has been postponed. A pitch inspection this morning revealed several snowmen and a variety of snowballs, leading a local referee to decide that he was better off down the pub instead. This means that the chasing pack may use the [ more ]
Cam and have a go if you’re cold enough
December 18, 2009A pitch inspection at 10.30 this morning could give some indication as to whether or not Oxford United's game at Cambridge United will go ahead tonight. Cambridge has had four inches of snow overnight, with many power cuts and over 100 schools closed, but there remains a slim possibility that the game this evening, which [ more ]
Cardboard Trophy
December 14, 2009In the second round of the FA Trophy, Oxford United were handed a home draw against former Conference rivals Woking. The Cards progressed to this stage by beating St Albans City 6-0 in the third qualifying round and then eliminating Forest Green Rovers 1-0 on Saturday in the first round. In their three years (so [ more ]
Eff Atrophy
December 12, 2009Oxford United 1 Hayes & Yeading United 0 Oxford advanced to the second round of the FA Trophy with a fairly comfortable 1-0 win over Hayes & Yeading this afternoon. The win came from a Jack Midson header in the 26th minute, and Midson even had the luxury of smashing a second-half penalty against the [ more ]
Making Hayes while the sun shines
December 11, 2009Oxford embark on the Wembley trail again tomorrow, having had one route to the “Home of English Football” (TM) curtailed on Tuesday. Hayes & Yeading United are the visitors in the first round of the FA Trophy, a tournament that many supporters feel is a total and utter waste of 90 minutes plus stoppage time [ more ]
No Light at the end of the Barrow
December 8, 2009Barrow 3 Oxford United 1 Oxford bowed out of the FA Cup with barely a whimper this evening, losing to a committed Barrow side in front of their partisan supporters, who deserved their prize of a trip to Sunderland's Stadium of Light. In truth United never looked like troubling Barrow, and as soon as ex-U [ more ]
It’s Barrow again
December 8, 2009Oxford face Barrow this evening in the FA Cup second round replay, with the prize being a lucrative visit to Sunderland and the possibility of drawing a big club in the fourth round. The sides drew 1-1 at the United Stadium ten days ago, with a controversial penalty for Barrow enabling them to equalise Jamie [ more ]
Potter’s magic show
December 5, 2009Oxford United 4 Ebbsfleet United 2 Two pieces of sublime skill from wee Elfie Potter, making just his sixth start of the season, ensured that Oxford cruised to victory against Ebbsfleet United, conquerors of Stevenage Borough last Tuesday. James Constable also got in on the act, scoring a brace to take his season's total to [ more ]
Ebbs and flows
December 4, 2009Oxford United welcome Ebbsfleet United to the United Stadium tomorrow in a game that could prove to be a lot harder than at first thought. Ebbsfleet's last two games saw them beat play-off contenders Mansfield Town and Stevenage Borough; results that both helped Oxford enormously, but the Fleet are unlikely to be in the mood [ more ]