United have two games in quick succession over what has euphemistically been called the Festive Season. There will certainly be little in the way of Christmas Spirit being shown to Leyton Orient, whom United entertain on Boxing Day, and Southend United, whom Oxford visit on Sunday. The Orient game is United’s sixth successive home Boxing  [ more ]

A goal 18 minutes from time from supersub Mark Rawle rescued a point for United, just as it looked like the game at Huddersfield was going away from them. The home side had taken the lead after 38 minutes when Jon Stead shot home from 15 yards following a long throw-in, despite vehement claims from  [ more ]

United visit the McAlpine Stadium on Saturday for the last game before Christmas, to take on Huddersfield Town who were once quite good. However the Terriers lost 4-0 at Macclesfield last week so they’re obviously not doing so well now. In fact Hudders were among the favourites for promotion and a prompt return to Division  [ more ]

United’s reserves lost 1-0 to Northampton’s reserves this afternoon in a behind closed doors friendly at Iffley Road. The only goal was scored by Derek Asamoah towards the end of the game in which Oxford also had their chances to score. In United’s starting line-up only goalkeeper Simon Cox and right back Angus Mackey lacked  [ more ]

United made it hard for themselves today in beating bottom of the table Carlisle, who have only one away point all season. When Matt Robinson put Oxford in front after just three minutes with a sweet right-footed drive from the edge of the area it looked like the game might be as easy as the  [ more ]

In the morning Raging Fever played host to a Carlisle supporters’ team. Not that they had travelled the length of the country to play us, as they were London-based supporters of the Cumbrians. The game started well for Fever, as the Oxford supporters breezed into a 2-0 lead. First Stevie scored his first goal for  [ more ]

The League’s bottom club, Carlisle, visit the Third Division’s top team (that’s United, by the way) this Saturday. Carlisle have just five points, 36 fewer than Oxford, of which only one has been won away (a 2-2 draw at second from bottom Southend). United have failed to lose at home so far, and have only  [ more ]

Jamie Brooks has now officially signed the one year extension to his contract that he was offered last week. This sees the unlucky wunderkind remain at the KasStad until the end of next season and allows him an opportunity to fight for his first team place, so cruelly denied him by his contracting Guillame-Barre syndrome.  [ more ]

United’s reserves tonight thrashed swindon’s lot 3-0, all three goals coming in a memorable second half. Oxford’s line-up included ROS Chris Hackett, Derek Townsley and Danny Brown in midfield, as well as Lee Steele, Manny Omoyinmi and Jefferson Louis exactly one year to the day since Louis’ header beat the same opposition in the FA  [ more ]

Although there were no games of any importance today, it’s worth noting that Hull City beat Bury 2-0 to go back up to second in the Third, leaving Bury in 12th position. Bury are still one place behind York, who lost 3-0 at Darlington, allowing the Quakers to move up to fourth from bottom. In  [ more ]