United's winless run continued today at Aldershot[@opponent]Aldershot[/@opponent], although the Us came very close to winning their first game on the road since their 3-0 win at Cambridge on 20 October.[@news]2064[/@news] As it is, it is now eleven games since Oxford beat Tamworth 2-1 on 25 November. Oxford's performance today was certainly a vast improvement on [ more ]
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A point is not enough
February 10, 2007The Shot plot
February 9, 2007Weather permitting, United visit Aldershot[@opponent]Aldershot[/@opponent] tomorrow, hoping to complete their first double of the season[@report]279[/@report]. Oxford haven't won away since beating Cambridge 3-0 on 20 October, and haven't won at all in the Conference since the 2-1 win over Tamworth on 25 November, a run of ten games that has seen United slip from having [ more ]
Rage Online v This is United
February 6, 2007Raging Fever 4 This is United 1 Report filed by Rob Muskett In a desperate bid to arrest Fever's poor run of form, a game was arranged against a team who had never played together before, and which had been made up of various posters on the Thisisunited.co.uk fans forum. Expecting a team made up [ more ]
Loop droop
February 5, 2007United's reserves went down 1-0 to Luton Town tonight, at a bitterly cold Loop Meadow, in Didcot. The scoreline was a bit harsh on the Yellows, who had the majority of the possession and made most of the chances, but they just couldn't score. Luton played some neat passing football, often cutting United's midfield to [ more ]
Honours even
February 3, 2007United continued their winless run this afternoon[@news]2060[/@news], with a 1-1 draw at home to Cambridge United[@opponent]Cambrige United[/@opponent] . Oxford dominated the game, but were unable to create the chances required to convert their vastly superior possession into goals. Cambridge scored from virtually their only attack of the first half. Rufus Brevett was adjudged to have [ more ]
Bringing it all back home
February 2, 2007It's Cambridge United's[@opponent]Cambridge United[/@opponent] turn to try and humiliate Oxford at Minchery Farm, although tomorrow they won't have the incentive of live television coverage to spur them on. Alternatively, this could be United's first double of the season, having won 3-0 at the Abbey in their last away win, back on 20 October.[@report]278[/@report] With Oxford [ more ]
Deadline Day dealings
February 1, 2007Oxford United now know the players who are going to take them through to the end of the season, as the January transfer window closed at midnight last night. During the month there was only one departure, with John Dempster[@player]Dempster, John[/@player] joining Kettering Town on a one-month loan. Chris Hargreaves was in talks with a [ more ]
Fever lose
January 31, 2007Report, and crap headline, filed by Radley Rambler Northampton Town 3 Raging Fever 1 With neither Northampton nor Oxford having a first-team game on 27 January, both sets of fans were left with a spare morning that they gleefully filled by playing each other once again. Fever only took twelve players, including a couple of [ more ]
National embarrassment
January 29, 2007United chose the live on TV game[@news]2056[/@news] at home to Rushden & Diamonds[@opponent]Rushden & Diamonds[/@opponent] to produce their worst performance of the season, and allow the Diamonds to become the first team this season to win at Minchery Farm. The first half was a tepid affair, with only an off-target long-range shot from Andy Burgess [ more ]
Riddled with Data error
January 29, 2007United take on top-of-the-table Rushden & Diamonds[@opponent]Rushden & Diamonds[/@opponent] at the Manor in this evening's live TV game, hoping to halve the deficit. Or so Sky Sports would have us believe. Actually, the game takes place at Minchery Farm, and against a Rushden side that is currently fifth from bottom of the Conference. United have [ more ]