FAN’S VIEW  2025/26 –BLACKBURN AWAY Pre-match musings After Swansea I questioned whether I’d been too critical. The feedback I got was that I’d been too lenient. The point seems to have been reached where many quite sane rational supporters have become, or are on the verge of becoming, disgruntled with the way things are, even  [ more ]

United and Preston in FA Cup quarter-final action at the Manor in 1964 Next up in this three-game week, it’s Preston North End, who are currently fifth in the Championship, a similar position to that of Ipswich Town before they came to Oxford and were beaten 2-1. Before getting too despondent about the size of  [ more ]

Kevin Brock scores United’s goal in a 1-1 draw at Ewood Park in February 1985 Weather permitting, Oxford United travel to Blackburn Rovers on Tuesday for another long midweek away trip. Last season, Mark Harris scored what would surely have been the goal of the season to put United ahead at Ewood Park in the  [ more ]

FAN’S VIEW  2025/26 – SWANSEA AWAY Pre-match musings: Point hugging I take my hat off to the OUFC fan who coined the “point hugging” phrase. In just two words it nails the happy with a point, or not, debate. It could take hold and become a permanent part of football vocabulary for many years to  [ more ]

Future Swansea player Nick Cusak celebrates scoring for United at the Vetch in 1993 (a 1-1 draw in the FA Cup) Oxford United travel to Swansea City on Saturday hoping to extend their three-game unbeaten run. Last time out, United took on Ipswich Town and beat them 2-1 thanks to a first-half strike from Mark  [ more ]

Mark Harris fires Oxford into the lead (Photo: Steve Daniels United completed their best week of the season (so far) with arguably their best win of the season (so far) as they beat fifth-placed Ipswich Town 2-1 for their second home win of the campaign in front of the Sky cameras on Friday evening. Mark  [ more ]

FAN’S VIEW  2025/26 – NORWICH AWAY There was a time when I and my mates didn’t think twice about driving to an evening fixture and back again after the game even if round trip was 400 miles. As we’ve got older, we’ve found it much harder to face. Last season this fixture was also a  [ more ]

Neil Slatter (out of picture) heads United’s winner in 1985 Following a trip to Norfolk, United welcome the team from Suffolk this Friday (8pm – why?) looking (possibly in vain) for three points to haul themselves out of the bottom three. I don’t want to unduly worry anybody, but Oxford’s home record against Ipswich isn’t  [ more ]

John Aldridge scores at Norwich in November 1986 Oxford United visit Carrow Road tomorrow evening hoping for an improvement on the good performance they put in against Middlesbrough on Saturday that saw the U’s earn a decent point against the team in second place. Games against the Canaries away from home have generally favoured the  [ more ]

Luke Harris fires United into the lead (Photo: Steve Daniels) I think it’s reasonable to assume that before the game most Oxford fans would have been happy with a point. After all, United were in poor form and Middlesbrough were second in the Championship and, despite being managerless, appeared to be on a decent run.  [ more ]