United have been drawn to play Rushden & Diamonds at the KasStad in the first round of the LDV Vans Trophy, southern section. The game is most likely to be played on Wednesday, October 15th. The strange thing about this fixture is that, if United win, it will be seen as a giant-killing, seeing as  [ more ]

United dropped their first home points of the season this afternoon when they were held to a 1-1 draw by Mansfield. Leading scorer Steve Basham put the ball in the net in the first half but the flag had already gone up for offside, and Basham then saw a shot hit the inside of the  [ more ]

United’s reserves lost 5-1 at Bristol Rovers last night, their second heavy defeat in that city this season, having lost 5-0 to Bristol City a couple of weeks back. The salt in the wound was that Rovers included Nigel Jemson in their line-up, although to be fair United fielded a very inexperienced side, with only  [ more ]

Mansfield are the latest side to try and stop the United steamroller in its tracks as they visit the KasStad this Saturday. They are assisted in their task by the unexpected suspension of Julian Alsop, who also misses Tuesday’s game at Cheltenham, for a transgression he committed while at Cheltenham. Apparently Jules was sent off  [ more ]

The deed is finally done: Jon Ashton has signed for United on a free transfer following the end of his one month loan spell. Unsurprisingly, given the defender’s potential rise in value, Leicester City have insisted on including a sell-on clause in the contract. Unusually for new contracts nowadays, the deal is for two years,  [ more ]

United moved back to the top of Division Three after a comfortable, if unspectacular, victory over Southend this afternoon. Steve Basham scored his fifth of the season after 26 minutes, nipping between Leon Cort and goalie Carl Emberson to tap the ball home, and two minutes into the second half Paul Wanless scored his first  [ more ]

Southend are the next visitors to the KasStad as United look to extend their 100% home record. Southend have a 0% away record, and haven’t even been able to score on their travels, which is a worry. Oxford will have Julian Alsop available for selection following his one-match suspension, and David Waterman and Andy Scott  [ more ]

Apparently Oxford United played a behind-closed-doors friendly at Millwall’s New Den this afternoon. We have no details of the Oxford line-up for the game, arranged to give players of both sides a chance to sharpen up their match fitness, but Millwall won 3-0 after being two up at half-time. Presumably players such as Andy Scott  [ more ]

As speculated upon yesterday, Dexter Blackstock has indeed been signed by Southampton. Neither United nor the Saints have revealed how much Gordon Strachan’s mob paid for the 17 year old striker, but the Oxford press have speculated the fee to be in the region of ?175,000, rising to ?600,000 depending on appearances etc. Rage Online  [ more ]

There are unconfirmed reports that United’s 17 year old striker Dexter Blackstock, as sponsored by Rage On, has been signed by Southampton, with yesterday’s Guardian suggesting that a fee of ?200,000 had been agreed. Neither club’s official web site mentions this and it is possible that the newspaper is being a bit previous in its  [ more ]