A spectacular overhead kick from Lee Bradbury in the 55th minute sealed United’s win in their first home game of the season against relegated Torquay. Bradbury’s goal followed a cross from Stuart Gray on the left wing, and gave the Us the points that their overall play had deserved. After a nervy start, United dominated [ more ]
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Doing the right thing
August 10, 2005Back home
August 9, 2005Tomorrow Torquay United visit the Kasstad for United’s first home game of the season, and a chance for the Oxford fans to have a first glance at Brian Talbot’s new-look side. Following the decent draw achieved at Grimsby on Saturday, Talbot is unlikely to change the starting eleven, assuming that no new injury worries have [ more ]
Pointing the way
August 7, 2005United started the new season with a draw, as predicted, astonishingly, by Rage Online. It was all thanks to new skipper Chris Hargreaves’ header in the 87th minute, which equalised Tony Crane’s shot in the 62nd minute. United had the better of the first period, but fell away in the second half, and it wasn’t [ more ]
Grim start to new season
August 5, 2005The new season starts tomorrow, with United making the long trip to Grimsby. Last season the sides drew 1-1 in Ramon Diaz’s first away game. The same fixture is, coincidentally, new manager Brian Talbot’s first away game, and a repeat of that result wouldn’t be considered too bad. Talbot has an almost full squad to [ more ]
On the Beechers
August 3, 2005United’s reserves went to Worcester City last night and won 1-0, thanks to a strike from wunderkind Billy Beechers. Beechers had come on as a substitute for old man Oldfield with 20 minutes left, and he scored in the last minute. This was United’s final friendly before the real action starts on Saturday, so it [ more ]
Out-foxed
August 2, 2005Somewhat later than most sites, we bring you news of Saturday’s pre-season jog around the park with Division 2 side Leicester … United lost the game 3-1, after conceding three second half goals after a hotly contested first half had ended honours even. Both sides looked as though they wanted to compete, and the Yellows [ more ]
Matt-tastic Robbo rules the roost
July 28, 2005United’s first real test in a pre-season turned up trumps as they beat Division 2 side Brighton and Hove Albion last night by four goals to one. The goals came courtesy of an own-goal, after a fine run by Chrissy, a wunder-goal by Matt Robinson, a header from the useful looking Willmott, and a penalty [ more ]
A Charity Dinner in aid of The Oakley Waterman Caravan Foundation
July 27, 2005News reaches us that on Tuesday 16th August, at 7:30pm, there will be a charity dinner and auction in aid of the Oakley Waterman Caravan Foundation, to be held at the Kassam Stadium. The cost of the event is ?400 per table, with a maximum of ten people per table. The meal itself is a [ more ]
The boys are Brackley in Town
July 27, 2005A United XI lost their pre-season game on Monday night after going down 2-0 to Mike Ford’s Brackley Town. The game was notable primarily for the return of Jamie Brooks to the field of play after the injury he sustained last season. Brooks played only one half, to be replaced by his bother Ryan, but [ more ]
United break the Ducks
July 23, 2005Oxford United demolished Aylesbury United 4-0 at Buckingham Road this afternoon, to keep morale high before pre-season friendlies against league opposition. Barry ‘Ninja’ Quinn opened the scoring with a 20 yard thunderbolt after just 19 seconds for his first goal for United, but sadly it won’t appear on his career record. United remained on top [ more ]