A very inexperienced Oxford United team were well beaten at Exeter City this evening, going down 2-0 to two first-half Adam Stansfield goals. The final scoreline flattered United, who offered nothing up front, and were often disorganised and stretched in midfield and defence. However, it was Oxford who fashioned the first opportunity, as Danny Rose [ more ]
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January 20, 2008Grecian architecture
January 18, 2008Filed by Tony Fallows After a turbulent couple of days at the United Stadium, Oxford United now need to start concentrating on Sunday
He has a little list; they’ll none of them be missed
January 16, 2008Oxford United manager Darren Patterson has transfer-listed six first-team players in order to free up wages so that he can bring in new players. Defenders Matt Day, Alex Jeannin, and Michael Corcoran, midfielders Eddie Hutchinson and Carl Pettefer, and striker Rob Duffy have all been told that they are free to find another club during [ more ]
Sarum scare `em
January 12, 2008United's first visit to The Raymond McEnhill Stadium was an unhappy one, as they woefully underperformed and allowed an ordinary Salisbury City side to inflict the same kind of damage as Northwich Victoria, Histon, and Droylsden did earlier in the season.[@news]2256[/@news][@opponent]salisbury city[/@opponent] United started well, and after a couple of minutes Carl Pettefer's snap shot [ more ]
Storming the Citadel
January 11, 2008Oxford United have their first competitive visit to Salisbury City's Citadel ground tomorrow, as the Us hope to exorcise the ghost of the 1-0 home defeat by Weymouth on Tuesday.[@news]2191[/@news][@opponent]Salisbury City[/@opponent][@connection]Salisbury City[/@connection] With that defeat, United have pretty much blown any faint chance they may have had of challenging for the play offs, so the [ more ]
Terra bull
January 8, 2008The season came crashing down around Oxford United's ears this evening, as the Us crumbled to their second home defeat of the season, going down 1-0 to Weymouth.[@news]2254[/@news][@opponent]weymouth[/@opponent] After the misplaced euphoria surrounding Oxford's demolition of Altrincham on Saturday, it was always likely to be a different story against a much-better prepared Terras side. United [ more ]
Weying up the options
January 8, 2008Oxford United welcome Weymouth to the United Stadium this evening, for their first meeting against the Terras this season.[@opponent]weymouth[/@opponent][@connection]weymouth[/@connection] The original meeting was planned for 1 December, but United were involved in the FA Cup second round against Southend United, and so the match was rescheduled for tonight. In the meantime, the Us had a [ more ]
Watford give Fever what for
January 6, 2008Watford IFC 7 Raging Fever 2 Report filed by John Matthews Altrincham don
Happy New Year!
January 5, 2008Oxford United eased their way to their best win since October 2006 by beating Altrincham 4-0 this afternoon.[@news]2250[/@news][@opponent]altrincham[/@opponent] The Us' first home game of 2008 succeeded in lifting, temporarily at least, the gloom surrounding the club, thanks in large part to the performances of the two new signings, Adam Murray and Craig McAllister. While Murray [ more ]
Altered states
January 4, 2008Tomorrow is a whole new test for Darren Patterson's Oxford United, as fourth-bottom Altrincham come to town.[@news]2177 id[/@news][@opponent]altrincham[/@opponent][@connection]altrincham[/@connection]The first home game of 2008 will also be the first opportunity that Patto's first new signings will have to show the United supporters what they can do. And they need to do something to alleviate the gloom [ more ]