United visit St Albans tomorrow as the Us look for the win to virtually seal their play-off place.[@opponent]St Albans City[/@opponent] Oxford are seven points clear of sixth-placed Gravesend & Northfleet, but the Fleet do have a game in hand, so with three games left for the Yellows even a victory at Clarence Park tomorrow wouldn't [ more ]
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April 13, 2007Couple of things
April 10, 2007York City tonight played their match in hand on United, and beat Rushden & Diamonds 3-1 at the KitKat Crescent. Rushden took a very early lead, but Hibs-bound Clayton Donaldson equalised just before half time. Donaldson again and Steve Bowey scored to ensure the three points for the Minstermen and move them up to fourth, [ more ]
That’s the wey to do it
April 9, 2007United got their play-off bid back on track this afternoon against a hapless Weymouth side[@opponent]Weymouth[/@opponent]. It took a while a-coming, but the final 4-1 scoreline, which was the same as that achieved by Raging Fever over the Weymouth supporters in the morning, was a fair reflection of the play, even though the last three goals [ more ]
Time for the resurrection
April 8, 2007After a run of four games without a win, the last two goalless, it is imperative that United revive their play-off quest against Weymouth at Minchery Farm tomorrow.[@opponent]Weymouth[/@opponent] The Terras were the first team this season to take any points off United, following the sides' 1-1 draw on the south coast on August Bank Holiday[@report]263[/@report], [ more ]
North of Eden
April 8, 2007Ten-man Oxford went down to a seventh-minute goal at Northwich Victoria[@opponent]Northwich Victoria[/@opponent] at the Victoria Stadium yesterday. United were undone by an early strike by James Dean (no, not that one), who was left totally unmarked at the far post from a left-wing cross by Richard Battersby. United tried to get back into the match, [ more ]
The good witch of the North
April 5, 2007Big 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 ]
More 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 ]