In a move that was about as unexpected as the Iraq war Dave Savage today signed for Bristol Rovers. Gas boss Ray Graydon said that he has long been an admirer of Savage, United’s Supporters Player of the Year last season, although as he said the same thing about Rob Quinn one has to question  [ more ]

Den of InequityAt last some news! Today's draw for the first round of the League Cup (now named the Carling Cup after a new sponsorship deal with Coors) has given United an away game at Millwall. Oxford don't have a brilliant record at the Den (New or old), having only won there twice in over  [ more ]

Rawle plugs the gapUnited appear to have signed Southend striker Mark Rawle on a one year contract, subject to a medical. Southend, though, don't seem to be aware of Rawle's imminent arrival, as their official web site claims that he is due to sign a new contract with them tomorrow. “Mark contacted the club secretary  [ more ]

Savage OrienteeredAccording to today's Oxford Mail Dave Savage could be on the verge of joining Leyton Orient, having rejected Southend and Macclesfield already. However the official Orient web site says “Brush has denied that his first capture will be Oxford United

Oh Gordon, it's rumour timeIt's silly season in football, as journalists and editors scrabble around for copy even the most unsubstantiated gossip is siezed upon and reported as fact. The latest rumour to surface concerning the boys in Yellow is that United are not just chasing Cardiff's Leo Fortune-West, but are also looking to sign  [ more ]

Alsop's anotherFollowing swiftly on from Derek Townsley, the similarly sized Julian Alsop signed for the Us today, also on a two year contract. Alsop spent three years at Cheltenham and before that was at Swansea. His arrival, along with Townsley, surely indicates that Ian Atkins is not yet ready to adopt a short passing game.  [ more ]

Townsley signsDerek Townsley today signed a two year contract to make him Ian Atkins' first signing of the new season. Townsley, at 6'5″, becomes United's tallest player since Kevin Francis and gives a clear signal as to the type of football we can expect United to be playing next season (a la Ben Futcher at  [ more ]

Townsley in the frameOxford United are on the verge of signing Derek Townsley, who is currently out of contract from Hibernian. Townsley is 6'5″ and 30 years old, and is generally a right-sided midfielder although he also plays in defence on occasion. He has turned down interest from Aberdeen and Falkirk because of his desire  [ more ]

Scott signs onStriker Andy Scott has become the first of United's out of contract players to sign a new contract with the club. The Us' leading scorer last season has signed a one year deal with an option to extend, despite being offered a significantly lower deal than he has been on since signing from  [ more ]

One of United’s other out of contract players, Dave Savage, may not be following Scott’s example. Savage is at the centre of the row between Firoz Kassam and Jon Murray and is rumoured to be disaffected, despite winning the Supporters Player of the Season award last season. He has already been tenuously linked with a  [ more ]