Big changes behind the scenes this Easter at United, as long-term youth team coach Darren Patterson has received the promotion that many felt was his due, stepping up to become assistant manager, with the current incumbent, Andy Awford, being relieved of his duties. Also going is reserve team coach Shaun North, whose duties will presumably [ more ]
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The good witch of the North
April 5, 2007More come to the party
April 3, 2007Tonight saw another mixed bag of results as far as Oxford's play-off challenge is concerned. On the minus side, Morecambe consolidated their position in third place, moving to within one point of United having now played the same number of games (albeit with a far inferior goal difference) after winning 2-0 at bottom club St [ more ]
SAS too shrewed for Fever
April 2, 2007Raging Fever 1 Shrewsbury Away Supporters 4 Report By James Longshaw Raging Fever followed up last week's defeat with another at Horspath Road today. With Rob Muskett stepping in for regular manager John Matthews, and the opposition being our friends from Shropshire, winning the game was always going to be an uphill struggle. The game [ more ]
Blowing in the wind
March 31, 2007Oxford United and Burton Albion[@opponent]Burton Albion[/@opponent] played out a dull goalless draw in a wind-ravaged game this afternoon. Both sides were very poor, although the quality of the visitors' set pieces had to be seen to be believed (and not in a good way). On the evidence of this encounter, it is difficult to see [ more ]
Burton entrant
March 30, 2007Burton Albion[@opponent]Burton Albion[/@opponent] are the latest visitors to Oxford, when they come tomorrow to try and upset United's play-off bid and consolidate their own entry to that end-of-season competition. Oxford will be buzzing after their second-half performance against Dagenham & Redbridge on Monday, and will be intent on replicating that against Nigel Clough's side, whom [ more ]
All rosey for Posey
March 28, 2007Aaron Posey scored his first goal for United's reserves at Carrow Road this afternoon, as the second string did very well to hold Norwich City to a 2-2 draw. Indeed, United twice took the lead, and can consider themselves unfortunate not to pick up their second successive win, following the 1-0 win over Stevenage Borough [ more ]
It’s getting closer
March 27, 2007It's hard to imagine a better set of results for Oxford United's play-off aspirations than tonight's in the Conference, as many of their rivals lost, a few drew, and only a couple made up any real ground by winning. York City remain in third place despite losing 1-0 at home to Stevenage Borough, for whom [ more ]
Dag’nam it
March 26, 2007A very late equaliser from Danny Sloma earned Conference leaders Dagenham & Redbridge[@opponent]Dagenham and Redbridge[/@opponent] a barely deserved point from their top of the table encounter with Oxford this evening. The first half started fairly evenly, with both sides creating the odd half-chance, until after 16 minutes United conceded a goal from a corner, as [ more ]
Night of the long knives
March 26, 2007Dagenham & Redbridge [@opponent]Dagenham and Redbridge[/@opponent] make their first visit to Oxford this evening for the televised Conference encounter as first-placed Daggers take on second-placed Oxford.[@connection]Dagenham and Redbridge[/@connection] Dagenham are eleven points clear of Oxford, with a game in hand, so even should United win tonight there is little prospect of the Us overhauling the [ more ]
Fever lose, get the Sky Blues
March 25, 2007Raging Fever 2 S.B.A (Coventry) 5 Report By James Longshaw Raging Fever