FAN’S VIEW 23/24 – NO.7 LEAGUE ONE: OXFORD UNITED 1 PORT VALE 2 For some reason I didn’t have the most optimistic of outlooks going into this one but I could never have dreamt what would unfold in the second half. Following their opening day 7-0 annihilation at Barnsley, where we won, Vale have got  [ more ]

FAN’S VIEW 23/24 – NO.6 LEAGUE ONE: OXFORD UNITED 2 CHARLTON ATHLETIC 1 These are pinch yourself times. After that defeat at the Abbey Stadium no sane individual would have remotely considered Oxford United being two points clear at the top of the league four games later. Supporting a football club can be truly wondrous.  [ more ]

FAN’S VIEW 23/24 – NO.5 LEAGUE ONE: BARNSLEY 1 OXFORD UNITED 3 Two very poor displays (Cambridge and Bristol City) at the start of the season did not, however it may have felt at the time, mean we were doomed.  Similarly the massive improvement against Carlisle followed by the superb performance at Derby does not  [ more ]

FAN’S VIEW 23/24 – NO.4 LEAGUE ONE: DERBY COUNTY 1 OXFORD UNITED 2 Having rated our performances against both Cambridge and Bristol City a mere 3 out of 10 it is only fair to do likewise now we’ve considerably upped our game. Carlisle was a substantial step in the right direction but what we did  [ more ]

FAN’S VIEW 23/24 – NO.3   LEAGUE ONE: OXFORD UNITED 1 CARLISLE UNITED 0 Having seemingly carried forward our dreadful form from the 2022/23 season into the first two competitive games of this campaign getting a win on Saturday was as much about relief as anything. Radio Oxford pointed out that this was only the  [ more ]

FAN’S VIEW 23/24 – NO.2 CARABAO CUP ROUND ONE: BRISTOL CITY 5 OXFORD UNITED 1 The Carabao isn’t as important as the League but come the day I wanted an Oxford United victory as much as ever, particularly after Saturday’s disappointment. Go on lads show us what you can do against Championship opposition in competition  [ more ]

FAN’S VIEW 23/24 – NO.1 LEAGUE ONE: CAMBRIDGE UNITED 2 OXFORD UNITED 0 The walk to the ground. The anticipation. The excitement. It’s a brand new season. Hope springs eternal. Last season was awful but the past is the past albeit recorded in the history books so can’t be forgotten. With Karl Robinson having lost  [ more ]

FAN’S VIEW 22/23 – No.51 – ACCRINGTON AT HOME OXFORD UNITED 1 ACCRINGTON STANLEY 2 At the final whistle we were away. Season over as far as OUFC were concerned although the season was far from over for many other football clubs. Promotion and relegation still to be fought for. Play-off places to be secured.  [ more ]

FAN’S VIEW 22/23 – No.50 – FOREST GREEN AWAY After the emphatic win over a poor Cheltenham side on Tuesday the prospects for the first time in an age pointed towards L1 football for us in 23/24. Given the vastly superior goal difference we have over our relegation rivals a win at the New Lawn  [ more ]

FAN’S VIEW 22/23 – No.49 – CHELTENHAM AT HOME Pre-match ramblings Not one fellow fan I know is filled with any genuine optimism having seen our team play this season yet they have far from given up hope that we can stay up. That though is based purely on the low standard of L1 this  [ more ]