Hanging the monkeysUnited went to the Victoria Ground to play Hartlepool (when did they stop being called Hartlepools, or were they never call that?) for the first time in almost forty years, and came back with all three points thanks to a Paul Moody strike in the third minute of the second half. The result  [ more ]

Hartlepool previewUnited face one of their longest journeys of the season tomorrow when they travel to Hartlepool for their second successive crunch relegation battle, following the 1-1 home draw with Carlisle on Tuesday. Should United lose at Hartlepool then it would be reasonable to say that this season will have turned into a disaster.Oxford will  [ more ]

Appeals-R-UsOxford United, having failed to get Wayne Hatswell's red card rescinded after an unsuccessful appeal, are to press ahead with further appeals for the straight red cards received by Paul Moody and Phil Bolland against Scunthorpe. Whilst Bolland's dismissal was definitely harsh it is difficult to see what grounds United could have for appealing against  [ more ]

United get SaulsburyThis rumour has since been rubbished as a wind-up!Oxford United are about to sign centre back James Saulsbury from local Rymans League Division One team Thame United, apparently for a fee of £50,000. The twenty year old defender formerly played for Marlow and Cheshunt and completed a soccer scholarship in America last year.  [ more ]

Cometh the MannyUnited drew 1-1 at home to Carlisle this evening thanks to Jamie Brooks heading the equaliser in the 66th minute after Dave Rogers had given the Cumbrians the lead 12 minutes earlier. Brooks is now United's leading scorer with three goals but he had substitute Manny Omoyinmi to thank for setting up the  [ more ]

Carlisle previewUnited welcome Carlisle to the Kassam Stadium tomorrow evening for a game that both clubs would consider to be a must-win match. Carlisle actually did win on Saturday to lift themselves off the bottom of the table, but the cash-strapped Cumbrians won't relish the long trip to Oxford, where they may well face a  [ more ]

Ross makes us crossUnited went down somewhat unluckily to a poor Scunthorpe side thanks to a Steve Torpey goal eighteen minutes from time. It was an unlikely result after United had dominated most of the play and had created many more chances than the Lincolnshire side. It was also the second league game in succession  [ more ]

Scunny previewThis Saturday United host Scunthorpe as their home fixture during the national anti-racism week in football. Martin Thomas won't feature as he fractured a toe during the reserves' defeat at Cheltenham yesterday and will be out for six weeks, handily coinciding with the suspension he has to serve for his red card at Lincoln.  [ more ]

Reserves loseUnited's reserves went down 3-1 at home to Cheltenham this afternoon, despite Norman Sylla scoring for them yet again to give Oxford the lead. Three late goals for the Robins, two from erstwhile popstar Michael Jackson, sealed the win. There were some plus points for United, including the performance of Chris Hackett at right  [ more ]

NorthamptonUnited went out of the LDV Vans Trophy Southern Section First Round tonight, losing 2-0 (as predicted by Rage Online) at Sixfields. James Hunt scored the first goal after about 35 minutes and Paul McGregor made it 2-0 in first half injury time.There were three changes from Saturday's line-up at Lincoln. Phil Bolland returned to  [ more ]