At the OxVox quiz night, held at the Priory and ? this evening, the Rage On team lost its crown. The reigning champions put on a good showing to come second of the seven teams, but lost by just three points to the night’s winning team. It was a team representing Oxford United who somehow  [ more ]

For the third time in four games United lost 2-1, and in all three defeats the Us were a goal ahead. Today, Grimsby were the victors, and Lucas Cominelli gave Oxford the lead with a long-range strike in the 34th minute; his first Oxford goal. His shot was the first time either side even vaguely  [ more ]

This Saturday there is a meaningless end-of-season mid-table clash at the KasStad, between United and Grimsby, one place above the Us. It is possible, although extremely unlikely, that a bizarre sequence of results could see Oxford still in contention for a play-off place in a couple of months, but breath won’t be held in this  [ more ]

Moosenet (Cambridge) 3 Raging Fever 7 Raging Fever got back to winning ways in emphatic style by despatching a poor Cambridge team on Coldhams Common on Saturday morning. Starting brightly, Fever took an early lead following some neat passing on the left hand side of the pitch; Andy Hill controlled a lofted ball over the  [ more ]

Well, the good feeling generated by the win at Cheltenham last week didn’t last long. United were beaten by a very poor, but pretty determined, Cambridge side at the Abbey this afternoon, in miserable drizzley and cold weather. After a poor, but fairly even, first half, Steve Basham scored an exellent goal in off the  [ more ]

Assuming the game survives the current cold snap, United visit Cambridge’s Abbey Stadium tomorrow hoping to carry on where they left off at Cheltenham last weekend. In hindsight, the postponement of the Macclesfield game might prove to be not such a bad thing after all, as Macc are on a decent run of form, and  [ more ]

The city of Oxford awoke this morning to be greeted by the kind of scenes normally reserved for the most twee and commercial of christmas cards, with the result that the only balls likely to be pinging around Minchery Farm this evening will be the ones thrown by the local youth, and containing the prefix  [ more ]

Weather permitting, fourth-placed Macclesfield Town visit the KasStad tomorrow evening for the latest in a series of must-win matches for United. Brian Horton’s side have gone seven games undefeated, the last five being victories, so Oxford will have to be at their best if they are to record just their second home victory over the  [ more ]

A last minute goal from Tommy Mooney gave United the double over Cheltenham, and ensured that Oxford won their first league game at Whaddon Road, with their first league goal there. Oxford had rode their luck at times, with the hosts hitting the bar at the end of the first half, and the post and  [ more ]

Oxford have finally, after almost three weeks of waiting, received international clearance to sign Argentine midfielder Juan Pablo Raponi. The 24-year-old, who was sought after by Lazio a couple of seasons ago, has joined on loan from River Plate until the end of the current season, although Oxford apparently have an option to buy him  [ more ]