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Players come, players don’t come

August 17, 2001

Players come, players don't comeUnited have signed former triallist goalkeeper Ian McCaldon on a one month contract and the big Scottish Scouser will go straight into the squad for the match at Swansea tomorrow. McCaldon was on trial with Wolves last week and also spoke with Hearts, but came to United praising the ambition of  more ]

Are U’s getting the Scarborough pair?

August 16, 2001

Are U's getting the Scarborough pair?According to the BBC Oxford United have agreed a fee with Scarborough for striker Steve Brodie and defender Paul Ellender, who alone is rated at £75,000. Scarborough are deeply in debt and recently transfer listed this duo in a bid to raise money to pay off the Inland Revenue and  more ]

Oxford City details

August 15, 2001

Oxford City detailsUnited's 4-2 victory at Court Place Farm was achieved with goals from ROS Rob Folland, Jorden Holder (2) and Nigerian triallist James Okoli. City were 1-0 up at half-time (against the run of play) and pulled the score back to 2-2 after United eventually started converting their chances.Joey Beauchamp was a big influence  more ]

We heard a whisper

August 14, 2001

We heard a whisperA source that could be described as reliable suggests that United might be about to sign Julian Alsop from Cheltenham. Alsop had a reasonable scoring record at Swansea, where he was a fans' favourite, but hasn't figured so high in the scoring charts in Gloucestershire.Son of pre-season friendlyAt Court Place Farm this  more ]

Queues blues

August 13, 2001

Queues bluesRepercussions continue from SaturdayOn the Rage Online E'd Back page you can find an email from Abid concerning a worrying problem he encountered at the Rochdale match on Saturday, a problem that has previously not been highlighted elsewhere. In addition there have been many other complaints about a number of other issues.Some of these  more ]

Yellow Fever gives RO the trots

August 11, 2001

Yellow Fever gives RO the trotsParity in the Fanzine matchesOn Saturday morning a capacity crowd of five (including a baby in a pushchair) witnessed Yellow Fever exact revenge for their defeat at the end of last season by Rage On. YF stormed into a 3-0 half-time lead and then increased their advantage by adding another  more ]

Gissa Malessa

August 10, 2001

Gissa Malessa'Keeper signsOxford United this morning signed former Bristol City goalkeeper Tony Malessa. With youth team goalie Phil Wilson injured United had no cover for Richard Knight and so Mark Wright acted quickly to bring in Malessa, who impressed Wright when playing for Woking against the U's. Malessa also played the full game for United  more ]

On our uppers

August 9, 2001

On our uppersSouth Stand Upper Tier gets certificateThe upper tier of the South Stand, closed for the Palace friendly last weekend, was today granted a full safety certificate meaning that it will be fully open for the visit of Rochdale on Saturday. In addition the restaurant and bars will be open before the Rochdale. The  more ]

Hours from Moody?

August 8, 2001

Hours from Moody?New signings imminentAssistant manager Ted McMinn stated today that United would have two new signings “within 24 hours”, which by our reckoning means there's only about 14 hours to go! McMinn refused to be drawn as to the identity of the new players, but the rumours about Paul Moody are, if anything, even  more ]

In the Moood to party!

August 7, 2001

In the Moood to party!Moody rumours unconfirmedThose Paul Moody rumours, reported somewhat scathingly yesterday, refuse to go away, and Oxford United haven't helped. Normally speculation of this sort is laughingly dismissed by the club with some caustic and sarcastic comment to help them on their way, but when questioned about Paul Moody United refused to  more ]