Stadium news Firoz Kassam is still confident that work could recommence on the Minchery Farm stadium on Monday, despite one or two problems not of his making (including the land deal still not having been finalised with the City Council due to wrangling with Thames Water over payments for the social housing land which is  [ more ]

The last posting of the penultimate year of the 20th Century Rage Online would like to wish all our readers a happy new year as we enter the last year of the decade, century and millennium (ooops, sorry, didn't mean to use the M word). Enjoy it, and see you all in 2000 with the  [ more ]

No surprises for United's Best Ever Manager The Rage Online poll for United's best ever manager failed to produce a surprise result. Arthur Turner and Ian Greaves came joint second with just 9% each, but the winner with a massive 66% of the poll was: Jim Smith

Former U'sFormer Oxford goalkeeper (for a week) Bruce Grobbelaar is to be caretaker coach of South African premier league club SuperSport United until the season ends in May, with his first priority being to lift the team away from the relegation zone.

Burnley burn us up In an exciting game, ruined only by the pettiness of the Burnley office staff, United lost 3-2 after twice being ahead at Turf Moor. Steve Anthrobus scored only his second goal for the club after just five minutes, but Andy Payton equalised later in the first half from a penalty, conceded  [ more ]

United's luck returns Oxford somehow managed to scrape three points from an uninspiring encounter against Cambridge United at the Manor today. A goal seven minutes or so from time from Matt Murphy sealed the victory which up until then had looked extremely unlikely, despite Cambridge having been reduced to ten men after half an hour  [ more ]

United's game at Preston Oxford's visit to Deepdale, due to take place on Saturday 8th January, has been rearranged for Tuesday March 14th at 7.45. The home game against the same opposition had already been changed to Tuesday February 1st, also at 7.45. FESTIVE TYPE STUFFRage Online would like to wish all our readers Merry  [ more ]

Aldo's a Diamond geezer Blackpool's Martin Aldridge has joined Rushden & Diamonds on a three month loan deal. R&D manager Brian Talbot has this to say about the former United striker: “Aldridge is a proven goalscorer at Third Division, Second Division and First Division. He has had problems through his career in terms of the  [ more ]

Matty saves Foxes blushes Leicester City scraped past Hereford United at Filbert Street in their FA Cup 3rd round replay 2-1 after extra time. After going a goal down it was our very own Matty Elliott who scored the equaliser.

Rage Online readers Player of the Decade poll – results The winner of the Rage Online readers Player of the Decade poll was Joey Beauchamp Joey won a two-horse race from Matty Elliott by just 2%, receiving 38% of the votes to Matty's 36%. A long way back in third place was Paul Simpson, who  [ more ]