Report filed by Nick Wehmeier Raging Fever 4 Feltham Cowboys 5 Raging Fever kicked off the new season with a game against Feltham Cowboys. The last game between these teams two years ago was an action-packed 4-4 draw, so a good contest was again expected. Fever started the game strongly and began playing some attractive  [ more ]

Oxford United 1 Portsmouth 2 United's final pre-season game before the start of the new season saw the Yellows put up a sterling performance against FA Cup winners Portsmouth, who fielded their first team for practically the whole game. There were times when United's passing and possession were outstanding, and it was sometimes difficult to  [ more ]

Oxford United 2 Cheltenham Town 1 Oxford's final meaningful pre-season game saw them beat Third Division Cheltenham, thanks to two first-half strikes from new wunderkind, Jamie Guy. Oxford started with almost the same line-up as most of the recent games, with Ben Hinchliffe getting the nod over Jake Cole in goal, and triallist Levi Reid  [ more ]

Update (1 August): Mark Wright's central defensive duo were both on the move yesterday. Phil Bolland[@player]bolland, phil[/@player], who was released by Wrexham last season, has joined up with fellow Conference sufferers Cambridge United. Meanwhile, his Aussie partner in the Us rearguard, Scott Guyett[@player]guyett, scott[/@player], has just become AFC Bournemouth's first signing of the summer, joining  [ more ]

Milton United 0 Oxford United 3 A team comprising professionals and youth players strolled to a straightforward win against Hellenic Premier League side Milton United at Milton Heights this evening. Oxford started very strongly, with a shot from Alex Fisher deflected onto the crossbar in the third minute. Four minutes later, Portuguese triallist Diogo Andrade  [ more ]

Oxford United 1 Wycombe Wanderers 1 United's second home pre-season friendly in quick succession saw the Us starting with virtually the same line-up that drew 2-2 with a Manchester United XI on Saturday. The only change was in goal, where Jake Cole replaced Ben Hinchliffe. United took the lead in the 28th minute when James  [ more ]

Worldnet Report 08 Report by James Longshaw Raging Fever made their fourth annual trip to Leeds for the excellently organised Worldnet tournament. With a strong fifteen-man squad and plenty of previous experience in the cup, Fever thought that they could do well this year, and maybe even finally break the curse of not winning a  [ more ]

Oxford United 2 Manchester United XI 2 [@opponent]manchester united[/@opponent]Oxford's first home game of the pre-season ended all-square, after United had taken a two-goal lead. Yemi Odubade opened the scoring in the 16th minute, converting after Manchester United goalie Conor Devlin didn't clear properly from an Adam Murray corner. United doubled the lead seven minutes into  [ more ]

United's pre-season continued to give cause for optimism today, as the side swept aside Conference South outfit Maidenhead United, winning 3-1 at York Road with Lewis Haldane's two first-half goals sandwiching a Jamie Guy penalty. The home side scored a consolation goal in the 89th minute through Ryan Hazell. United started brightly at the historic  [ more ]

Raging Fever 7 Watford Fans 4 Report by James Longshaw Last Saturday, Raging Fever ended the season on a high note, with victory over a Watford side that they had they had never beaten before. The game was played slightly differently to normal, with three games of 30 minutes (to get used to WorldNet rules).  [ more ]