SavagedMidfielder due to signNorthampton Town midfielder Dave Savage, available on a Bosman transfer, is due to sign a contract with United tomorrow morning. Savage played against Palace on Saturday and had a reasonably good game alongside Martin Thomas and Paul Tait. Reports suggest that he is to be offered a permanent contract, but we suspect  [ more ]

Time to party!United 1 Palace 1 (U's win 5-4 on penalties)The first game at the new stadium ended in stalemate as United held first division Palace to a draw, United's goal being scored by local lad Paul Powell in first half stoppage time. In the resulting penalty shoot-out for the Bill Halsey Memorial Trophy Palace  [ more ]

Most systems go!Safety certificate grantedUnited were granted their interim safety certificate for the new stadium this afternoon, meaning that the friendly against Crystal Palace can go ahead as planned tomorrow. The upper tier of the South Stand will still be closed, meaning a capacity of just under 10,000, but all the toilet and refreshment facilities  [ more ]

Murphy shakenTransfers nothing to do with UnitedMatt Murphy today signed for Bury, despite the Shakers denials earlier this week that he was going to join them. Murphy had rejected a new contract at United, having asked to be paid far more than the club was prepared to offer.United target John Dreyer, who played several times  [ more ]

Safety first (not second, upper)Safety certificate refusedSafety officers today turned down United's application for a safety certificate at Minchery Farm because there was still too much work outstanding. They will revisit the ground on Friday to issue an interim certificate for areas of the stadium excluding the upper tier of the South Stand.The Crystal Palace  [ more ]

Piper and his mates forlorn Farnborough 1 Oxford United 2For the second successive game a player by the name of Piper breached United's defence, this time Lenny Piper of Farnborough scored a second half equaliser after Dean Whitehead had put the U's ahead in the 36th minute. Whitehead initially scuffed his shot but an error  [ more ]

Is Beasant pleasant? Mark Wright is hopeful of signing 42 year old Dave Beasant on a two yeer contract. Beasant played regularly in the first division last season for Nottingham Forest and would provide the experience that Wright is craving for the goalkeeping position. Coaching alongside Beasant would also be an excellent learning experience for  [ more ]

Throbbing gristle Macclesfield boss Gil Prescott will give ex-Oxford 'striker' Steve Anthrobus a chance to impress this evening in a friendly at Altrincham. Let's hope that Throb scores plenty of goals for the Silkmen tonight and that they sign him on in their desparate quest for a striker. That way we can be sure that  [ more ]

Tangerine Dean? Brentford boss Steve Coppell is keen to sign Ben Abbey, released by Southend at the end of last season, to add to his attacking options. Coppell, though, is unsure whether he has the funds available to secure Abbey's services. Abbey, who scored nine goals for the Shrimpers after netting just the once for  [ more ]

Woe in Woking United lost 1-0 to Woking in Surrey this evening in their fourth, and toughest so far, pre-season friendly. The home side took the lead ten minutes or so before half time with a goal from David Piper. United made several chances and hit the woodwork a couple of times but were unable  [ more ]