FAN’S VIEW  2025/26 – NORWICH AWAY There was a time when I and my mates didn’t think twice about driving to an evening fixture and back again after the game even if round trip was 400 miles. As we’ve got older, we’ve found it much harder to face. Last season this fixture was also a  [ more ]

Neil Slatter (out of picture) heads United’s winner in 1985 Following a trip to Norfolk, United welcome the team from Suffolk this Friday (8pm – why?) looking (possibly in vain) for three points to haul themselves out of the bottom three. I don’t want to unduly worry anybody, but Oxford’s home record against Ipswich isn’t  [ more ]

John Aldridge scores at Norwich in November 1986 Oxford United visit Carrow Road tomorrow evening hoping for an improvement on the good performance they put in against Middlesbrough on Saturday that saw the U’s earn a decent point against the team in second place. Games against the Canaries away from home have generally favoured the  [ more ]

Luke Harris fires United into the lead (Photo: Steve Daniels) I think it’s reasonable to assume that before the game most Oxford fans would have been happy with a point. After all, United were in poor form and Middlesbrough were second in the Championship and, despite being managerless, appeared to be on a decent run.  [ more ]

Two previews for the price of one as we look ahead to United vs Middlebrough in the Championship and United vs Luton in the Women’s FA Cup this weekend. Action from a pre-season tour to Spain in 2017 when Oxford played Middlesbrough Middlesbrough is one of those teams (like so many others) that hold a  [ more ]

FAN’S VIEW  2025/26 – WEST BROM AWAY Pre-match – trying to be positive but it’s difficult Now that I’m just doing the FVs for the away games I was expecting the other fella to have the more positive performances on which to comment, given our form last season at the Kassam and on our travels,  [ more ]

Guest writer Ian Davies discusses one of the most successful ever Oxford United sides Which (or who?)  was the greatest ever OUFC team? Very hard not to say the 1984/85 promotion team? The Milk Cup winners? And Guinness Soccer Sixes? of course.  Those options for me, are just too obvious. I have long laboured under  [ more ]

Hellboy arrived on earth in East Bromwich. We are hoping that he didn’t venture westwards, although given Oxford’s record at the Hawthorns, that might be a forlorn hope. In 13 games at this forlorn Birmingham suburb, United have won just once, in October 1997, thanks to goals from United legends Darren Purse and Nicky Banger.  [ more ]

It’s never easy to write a report after your team has been on the wrong side of a bad defeat, and to be honest I almost didn’t bother with this one. After all, no one wants to be reminded of it and, while writing it might be cathartic, reading it will only be depressing. Nonetheless,  [ more ]

Patto scores to give Oxford the win over Stoke Before I begin this preview, I would like to apologise for any offence I caused with my ill-chosen words in the Millwall report. It wasn’t my intention to offend anyone and I can see that I shouldn’t have said what I did. I have been suitably  [ more ]