Reserves do the biz United's reserves beat Northampton 2-1 at the Manor tonight thanks to good goals from Dean Whitehead and Paul Powell in the first half. Northampton pulled a goal back from the penalty spot with about fifteen minutes remaining. Oxford featured triallist Wayne Hatswell from Forest Green Rovers, who had a very good  [ more ]

Contract extensions Two United players on monthly contracts, Lee Jarman and goalie Jimmy Glass, have both been given contracts until the end of the season. Jarman, signed as a central defender but recently playing in midfield, came to Oxford having failed to make the grade at Exeter City or Merthyr Tydfil, which could be an  [ more ]

Mickey's a City boy Mickey Lewis's new job is as Assistant Manager to Paul Lee at Oxford City. Lewis is also registered as a player, but he won't feature in tonight's game against Folkestone Invicta as his registration wasn't processed in time. Lewis's experience should come in handy for a relatively young City side, and  [ more ]

Weatherstone not acquitted (quite) Ross Weatherstone's companions in the taxi incident were acquitted of all charges on Friday in an appeal hearing in Reading. Weatherstone himself didn't appeal, presumably because United preferred to let the matter maintain a low profile, although his friends' lack of guilt could possibly be extended, by implication, to Weatherstone as  [ more ]

Down among the dead men United slumped to their seventh home league defeat of the season, throwing away a two-goal half-time lead to a poor Notts County. Matt Murphy gave Oxford the lead in the 41st minute and doubled it just before the half-time whistle. Four minutes into the second half Danny Allsop, on loan  [ more ]

Minchery musings Rage Online's roving reporter was up at the building site today, where he saw assorted hard hats roaming the pitch area to the reassuring purr of an electric generator. He reports that they were pumping water off part of the site down one of the drains. On the roof of the curved part  [ more ]

Tom's trial Norwegian midfielder Tom Hammerborg is at the Manor on a week's trial this week. 28 year old Hammerborg has played in the Norwegian Premier League for Fredrikstad, Odd Grenland and Moss and would be available on a free transfer under the Bosman ruling. Joe Kinnear apparently tried to buy Hammerborg for Wimbledon but  [ more ]

Rumours denied Oxford United today denied that they had any interest in Forest Green Rovers defender Wayne Hatswell (see below). They are still apparently waiting for Onandi Lowe to arrive from Jamaica, scotching rumours that he suffered a broken leg in training today!

Open and interactive There will be an open meeting at the Oxford United social club on Wednesday December 6th, the day after United play at Brentford in the LDV Van Trophy. The meeting will be hosted by FOUL and Firoz Kassam will be in attendance to answer questions. Kassam will be talking to Joe Kinnear  [ more ]

Phil Gray's first goal for United was enough to give United victory in their first ever visit to Macclesfield's Moss Rose 'stadium' in the FA Cup first round. Oxford's victory earned them another long trip in the second round, visiting the winner of the Plymouth v Chester replay which takes place at Home Park on  [ more ]