Weatherstone in the community The club finally issued a further statement outlining its stance on the Ross Weatherstone incident, hopefully not too late for the first inadequate effort to have done any lasting damage. It can be seen on the club's official website. The new statement is unequivocal in its anti-racist rhetoric and outlines what  [ more ]

Kick It Out press release The following Press Release was distributed by Kick It Out the day the club issued its Ross Weatherstone “statement”:Press Release ­ 17 August 2000Campaign criticises club over race attack playerKick It Out, football¹s anti-racism campaign, today criticised Oxford United for failing to give an appropriate response to the conviction of  [ more ]

Devil in the detail Detailed planning permission for the leisure complex at Minchery Farm was today submitted to the City Council, to be discussed at Planning Committee probably on September 5th. This is the key to the funding of the stadium and it is thought that if these plans are approved then builders will be  [ more ]

Keeping the Wolves from the door Astonishingly (or perhaps not if you recall Everton last season) United went to Molineux in the first round first leg of the Worthington Cup and came away victors, thanks to Matt Murphy's 37th minute goal after Steve Anthrobus's header from Paul Tait's cross hit the inside of the post.  [ more ]

Where are you, exactly? Our little survey of where Rage Online readers like to watch their footy from has now concluded, and the results, whilst not exactly earth-shattering, are revealing. A third of you are London Road left-siders, and a further 19% watch from the right side, meaning that over half of you are noisy,  [ more ]

Bottom of the League United sank to their lowest position since 1965 as they went bottom of Division Two after losing 3-0 at Vale Park to a not particularly inspiring Port Vale side. Like last week Oxford went 1-0 down on the half hour to a goal from Tony Naylor. Two goals in two minutes  [ more ]

Maurice Evans dies Rage Online is upset to announce the death of former United manager Maurice Evans from a heart attack earlier today. Evans, 63, will be best known to United fans as the man who led the club to victory at Wembley in the 1986 Milk Cup Final, and for his humility exemplified by  [ more ]

Not a Ross word Oxford United have issued a non-statement about the Ross Weatherstone incident which states, more or less, that whilst it has a strong anti-racist policy it will “support Ross Weatherstone at this difficult time”. Certainly a difficult time for the taxi driver he was convicted of assaulting, but not a statement which  [ more ]

Weatherstone proclaims innocence – magistrates disagree United defender Ross Weatherstone was fined £500 today for his partin a racist attack on an Asian taxi driver in which the caboverturned. Taxi driver Zafran Naeem's passengers called him “Bloody Paki” before kicking in the glass partition and trying to strangle him over a fare dispute.Mr Naeem, who  [ more ]

A case of two halves Ross Weatherstone appeared in court today on a charge of assaulting a Reading taxi driver. Allegedly the driver picked up Weatherstone and some of his friends from Reading station to take them to Woodcote, but turned back when the passengers began to racially abuse him. The glass partition seperating the  [ more ]