Northampton previewUnited travel to Sixfields tomorrow to take on Northampton in the first round of the LDV Vans Trophy. Hopefully Mark Wright will use the excuse of this totally meaningless competition to try out a new formation (something totally innovative, like 4-4-2 perhaps) or give an opportunity to new players (like Chris Hackett or Simon  [ more ]

Impish behaviourUnited lost 1-0 at Sincil Bank yesterday to an injury time goal from Lee Thorpe. Anyone who left the game early would have missed all the main talking points as after the goal referee Scott Mathieson lost control of the game. Firstly his hesitancy to blow for a free kick led to a clash  [ more ]

Lincoln previewUnited go to Sincil Bank tomorrow to take on 20th placed Lincoln City. There will be one enforced change from the line-up as Phil Bolland is suspended for picking up five yellow cards, leaving the way for Jon Richardson to come back into the side. It remains to be seen whether Paul Tait will  [ more ]

Reserves win away shockNorwich City Res 0, Oxford Utd Res 1Oxford United won this evening's Avon Insurance reserves team fixture at Carrow Road with a goal 15 minutes from time.Richard Knight was untroubled for the entire game as United's defence kept the toothless Norwich attack at bay, although early on the game Alex Notman attempted  [ more ]

Gray joins the tea partyPhil Gray has become the latest in a long line of United players to join Boston United, starting a month-long loan spell, with an option to make the move permanent. Gray becomes the first of a number of players to leave the club to make way for possible new signings and  [ more ]

One Smith in, another SmithoutOne former United managerial Smith has found himself a new job, whilst another former United managerial Smith has found himself without a job. Denis, formerly Smithout, has become Smithin at Wrexham, currently second from bottom of division two. Meanwhile Jim has found himself Smithout at Derby, currently second from bottom of  [ more ]

Curse of the ex-U'sFormer United player Nicky Banger came off the bench for Plymouth to snatch an equaliser jusst six minutes after Paul Moody had put United ahead from the penalty spot, in the 74th minute, after Romain Larrieu fouled Manny Omoyinmi. The 1-1 draw was probably a fair result as Plymouth had the majority  [ more ]

Apologies for yesterday's news' failure to appear – server problems at Freeserve. Hopefully it should all be sorted now.Kids for a quidYou can have mine for half that (ho-ho)! United have finally grasped the nettle and shown their mettle and decided to settle for allowing children under 16 into the Carlisle game on Tuesday October  [ more ]

Plymouth come to townUnited welcome Plymouth Argyle to Oxford this Saturday hoping to bring to an end the Pilgrims' eight match unbeaten run which has seen them rise to fourth in the division. United will have pretty much a full squad to choose from, with Andy Scott, Darren Patterson, Jon Shepheard, Joey Beauchamp and now  [ more ]

Norman's conquestUnited's reserves today achieved a result that their first team colleagues were unable to secure, as they came from a goal down to beat Bristol Rovers 2-1. A last minute goal from French triallist striker Norman Sylla, his second in successive games, added to a Jamie Brooks strike, was enough to overturn a first  [ more ]