Siriki Dembele celebrates giving United the lead (Photo: Steve Daniels) As that great philosopher Antonio Banderas once said, ‘Expectation is the mother of all frustration’. And so it proved on Saturday. I think that many Oxford fans, while anticipating a difficult game against a physical Cambridge side, also had the expectation that United’s winning run  [ more ]

Eddie Odhiambo scores against Cambridge in February 2007 It’s sixth against fourth in League One this Saturday as Cambridge United make their way to the Kassam Stadium for what will hopefully be Oxford’s third successive win. Cambridge, of course, have had a great start to the season following their promotion from League Two last time  [ more ]

Siriki Dembélé smashes home the opener (photo: Steve Edmunds) If you’re the type of person that leaves a game with 15 minutes to go, you would probably expect to get home and, on checking the score, see a goalless draw flash up, or maybe even a single goal defeat for United. I very much doubt  [ more ]

James Henry on target against Burton in August 2018 It’s the 12th of September – that day I’ll always remember – when Oxford United welcome Burton Albion for just the U’s second home game of the season, thanks to the farcical postponements of the Reading game. A brief glance at the League One table so  [ more ]

FAN’S VIEW  2026/27  – LEICESTER AWAY Before I get on to the Leicester game, I have to say what a sad day it was when we learned that Hughie Curran had died. I liked so many things about Hughie. Firstly that he played his first games proper at now defunct Third Lanark. He was a  [ more ]

The prolific Gary Smart in action at Filbert Street The third of three successive away fixtures is a second visit of the year to the Kingpower Stadium, where United will face a revitalised Leicester City side while still hoping to emulate last season’s 2-1 victory. This is just the second time that the U’s have  [ more ]

FAN’S VIEW  2026/27  – HUDDERSFIELD AWAY I had intended to curb my instincts because I thought this FV by necessity was going to have to be a much shorter one but no, even though I had plenty of other things I should have been doing, I just couldn’t leave it alone. OUFC is in my  [ more ]

Trevor Hebberd on target at Huddersfield in August 1984 United’s season continues, belatedly, on Tuesday with a trip to Huddersfield Town, currently second in League One. It certainly won’t be an easy game: The U’s have won just one of their 13 visits to Huddersfield, in the opening game of Oxford’s Championship-winning 1984/85 season. United  [ more ]

FAN’S VIEW  2026/27  – STEVENAGE AWAY MISCELLANY Now I, thankfully, only cover away games it gives me a bit more time to include other things OUFC related in addition to focussing on the particular fixture concerned. Away day blues My FV’s over the last year have been increasingly negative but as I’ve always said I’m  [ more ]

Elliott Moore, Josh Murphy, and Sam Long celebrate during the clubs’ last meeting Generally speaking, United enjoy their visits to Stevenage, and not just because of its proximity to the Knebworth Festival site. Oxford have won four and drawn four of their nine previous visits to the Lamex, scoring a hatful of goals in the  [ more ]