After the phoney war of the pre-season friendlies, the real action starts in earnest on Saturday, with United making the trip to Lincolnshire for the second successive season. This time round it’s Boston who have the privilege of welcoming the Us, on a day that is likely to be as hot as Lincoln was last  [ more ]

United’s final pre-season friendly ended all-square, with a morale-boosting 2-2 draw with Bournemouth. It wasn’t the result that was particularly wonderful, although not losing a game where a draw was deserved was nice, but rather the manner of the performance, coming on the back of the capitulation to Watford, which gives cause for a modicum  [ more ]

United’s latest pre-season friendly ended with a 2-0 defeat at home to Watford this evening. The Hornets took the lead after just six minutes when Danny Webber was allowed too much space on the left, and his cross found the unmarked Bruce Dyer. Alex’s cousin powered his header past the diving Chris Tardif. Seven minutes  [ more ]

Graham Rix today completed the final piece of his squad-building jigsaw with the signing of right-back Lee Molyneaux. The former Portsmouth player, who was frequently in the same side as Chris Tardif and Terry Parker, has signed a one-year contract after impressing Rix in many of United’s pre-season friendlies. After being released by Pompey boss  [ more ]

A young Oxford United XI drew 1-1 with Banbury United at the Spencer Stadium this evening, in the latest pre-season friendly. Former United youth player Howard Forinton opened the scoring for the home side, slipping the ball past the onrushing Bradie Clarke before firing home, just two minutes before half-time. United drew level four minutes  [ more ]

United went down 5-1 to a quite superior Ipswich side this evening, despite taking an early lead. Oxford went ahead in the eighth minute when Steve Basham lashed the ball past Kelvin Davis following some good link-up play with Tommy Mooney. Ipswich equalised somewhat against the run of play after 25 minutes, from a free  [ more ]

United were held at home today by Chelsea, who managed to equalise after going a goal down just before half-time. Tommy Mooney put United ahead just three minutes before the break after a fine right-wing cross from Rob Wolleaston, Mooney’s snap shot powering in beneath Carlo Cudicini. The Premiership visitors managed to claw themselves back  [ more ]

United won their second successive friendly this evening, beating Shepshed Dynamo 5-2 in an open and entertaining game at Butthole Lane. Fielding a young side, only six of whom had played against Oxford City on Saturday, United found themselves under the cosh early on, with Alex Hook putting the hosts a goal up after just  [ more ]

United strolled to a comfortable victory over Oxford City at Court Place Farm this afternoon in their first pre-season friendly. The Us fielded a different side in each half which gave no real indication of what Graham Rix’s first choice eleven might be, but there were some players who shone. In the first half Leo  [ more ]

Another day, another signing. This time it’s Tommy Mooney, formerly from Swindon (although we can find it in our hearts to forgive him for that, unless he turns out to be crap). Mooney scored 19 goals last season, before Swindon wilted in the play-offs, to much hilarity. More importantly, he also scored huge amounts of  [ more ]