Holy Moly, it’s Peter Foley! Former United scoring sensation Peter Foley has a new job as assistant manager at Hellenic League premier division side Brackley Town. Foley has been manager at Marlow and Oxford City before, but now he’s number two to another former United man, Terry Muckleberg. Keen on Stein Joining Luton and Swansea  [ more ]

Foster child? The main contender for understudy goalkeeper at the Manor is apparently Alan Foster, hero of Oxford City’s FA Cup encounter against Wycombe last season. Also strongly tipped is former Aston Villa ‘keeper Nigel Spink although whoever it is will be a free transfer as United, as ever, have no spare dosh. Manor entry? No idea,  [ more ]

He’s a she! Still no Mark Watson, and it transpires that his agent and his girlfriend are one and the same person. One is forced to wonder whether his non-appearance at United’s pre-season training is in fact a message to this unfortunate female rather than (or as well as) a snub to United? Time will  [ more ]

Valedictory, my dear Watson? Despite assurances to the contrary Mark Watson failed to show up for United’s first training session of the new season today. Apparently neither his agent nor his girlfriend knew where he was and he had not been in touch with the club. It is rumoured that Denis Smith will give Watson  [ more ]

Former Oxford striker Mark Stein has joined Swansea from Bournemouth on a free transfer. The 56 year old striker is just 3’4″ (or is that the other way round?) and scored 18 goals in 92 league and cup performances for United before joining Stoke for £100,000. He joined Oxford as part of the deal which  [ more ]

Mark Watson, due back in Oxford over the weekend to sign his new contract, still hasn’t turned up, although his agent has apparently promised Denis Smith that he will be here to resume training with the rest of the squad on Wednesday. Should Watson fail to turn up Smith says that he does have a  [ more ]

Either the current designers of United’s strip have got it right, or else Oxford fans have very short memories. Last season’s kit won the Rage Online readers poll for their favourite strip with 24% of the vote. In second place was the choice of all the traditionalists, harking back to the club’s first days in  [ more ]

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Joey’s in the pouch As widely anticipate Joey Beauchamp today signed the contract offered him by United. It’s a two year deal and, allegedly, is far lower than an offer put to Joey by Reading. The deciding factor, according to Joey, was that Denis Smith has brought in some new players. This leaves Mark Watson  [ more ]

We’re on the telly again (maybe?) Sky TV is expected to announce later this week that the Wycombe Wanderers v Oxford United match at Adams Park, originally scheduled for Saturday 9th September, will be shown live the previous evening. If confirmed, thie would be the first time that Sky have covered a league game live at  [ more ]