FAN’S VIEW 23/24 – NO.3   LEAGUE ONE: OXFORD UNITED 1 CARLISLE UNITED 0 Having seemingly carried forward our dreadful form from the 2022/23 season into the first two competitive games of this campaign getting a win on Saturday was as much about relief as anything. Radio Oxford pointed out that this was only the  [ more ]

FAN’S VIEW 23/24 – NO.2 CARABAO CUP ROUND ONE: BRISTOL CITY 5 OXFORD UNITED 1 The Carabao isn’t as important as the League but come the day I wanted an Oxford United victory as much as ever, particularly after Saturday’s disappointment. Go on lads show us what you can do against Championship opposition in competition  [ more ]

FAN’S VIEW 23/24 – NO.1 LEAGUE ONE: CAMBRIDGE UNITED 2 OXFORD UNITED 0 The walk to the ground. The anticipation. The excitement. It’s a brand new season. Hope springs eternal. Last season was awful but the past is the past albeit recorded in the history books so can’t be forgotten. With Karl Robinson having lost  [ more ]

FAN’S VIEW 22/23 – No.51 – ACCRINGTON AT HOME OXFORD UNITED 1 ACCRINGTON STANLEY 2 At the final whistle we were away. Season over as far as OUFC were concerned although the season was far from over for many other football clubs. Promotion and relegation still to be fought for. Play-off places to be secured.  [ more ]

FAN’S VIEW 22/23 – No.50 – FOREST GREEN AWAY After the emphatic win over a poor Cheltenham side on Tuesday the prospects for the first time in an age pointed towards L1 football for us in 23/24. Given the vastly superior goal difference we have over our relegation rivals a win at the New Lawn  [ more ]

FAN’S VIEW 22/23 – No.49 – CHELTENHAM AT HOME Pre-match ramblings Not one fellow fan I know is filled with any genuine optimism having seen our team play this season yet they have far from given up hope that we can stay up. That though is based purely on the low standard of L1 this  [ more ]

FAN’S VIEW 22/23 – No.48 – BARNSLEY AWAY BARNSLEY 2 OXFORD UNITED 0 I really do want to make this a short one. I know I’ve said this many a time only to drone on but this time I’m determined to stick to it. To repeat: this season is doing my ****ing head in. We  [ more ]

FAN’S VIEW 22/23 – No.47 – PORTSMOUTH AT HOME OXFORD UNITED 1 PORTSMOUTH 1 How’s this possible? We’ve now not won in 16 games. We’ve scored one goal from open play during the six games Liam Manning has been in charge and yet I left the Kassam at full-time feeling absolutely elated. It doesn’t make  [ more ]

FAN’S VIEW 22/23 – No.46 – BOLTON AT HOME OXFORD UNITED 0 BOLTON WANDERERS 1 Unless there is a seismic shift in the way we play, especially in our approach and technique when “going for goal” we are going to get RELEGATED. End of. I have to say I absolutely hate it when anyone uses  [ more ]

FAN’S VIEW 22/23 – No.45 – PORT VALE AWAY PORT VALE 0 OXFORD UNITED 0 I could keep this very short and summarise thus: We now know how not to lose. We still don’t know how to win. We now know how to keep clean sheets. We still don’t know how to score goals. Brevity  [ more ]