Death PoolHartlepool effectively killed United's unbeaten seven game league record with a performance that will have, hopefully, taught Oxford that defence is not always the best means of attack. The league leaders took the lead in the 24th minute when the unmarked Ritchie Humphreys shot home from the edge of the area. United contrived a  [ more ]

Christian namedChristian Edwards has joined Oxford on a month's loan for the second time. The last time the Nottingham Forest defender was at United was almost exactly three years ago when he played five games under Denis Smith, scoring once in a 4-1 defeat against Wrexham at the Manor. Edwards joins in time for the  [ more ]

United's reserves winAn Andy Scott goal after 62 minutes was enough for United's reserves to beat Reading in an Avon Insurance Combination game at Didcot's Loop Meadow. The goal was set up by Paul Powell whose run took him past two Reading defenders before he slipped the ball through to Scott who finished from 15  [ more ]

United pay the priceOxford surrendered two vital points this evening when they allowed a poor Darlington side to snatch a late equaliser at the Kassam Stadium. Oxford had the better of the first half but it wasn't until four minutes into the second period when Steve Basham burst through to finish with aplomb. However United  [ more ]

Darlington previewSee Thursday's news – not a lot has changed since then. The game will definitely take place tomorrow night (in so far as anything in this uncertain life can be deemed as definite).

Round upOnly four Division Three fixtures survived the frozen weather today, and results in three of them didn't go Oxford's way. Rushden & Diamonds, in second place, pulled further away from United with a 2-0 win at Kidderminster to leave them just two points behind Hartlepool and 12 ahead of Oxford, who have four games  [ more ]

No go DarloOh well, the weather didn't permit and local official Denis Hedges recommended that the Darlington game be postponed following a pitch inspection at 11.30 this morning. Apparently the pitch was three-quarters frozen and with no imminent prospect of a thaw the decision was taken early to avoid the Darlington team and fans travelling  [ more ]

Hello DarloWeather permitting United entertain Darlington at the Kassam Stadium this Saturday (if weather doesn't permit then the game will be rearranged for this Tuesday, January 14th, weather permitting). Last season Darlington beat United in the final game of the season after Jamie Brooks had put the Us ahead, but that was then and this  [ more ]

Arse!United crashed out of the FA Cup at Highbury yesterday, going down 2-0 to a half-strength Arsenal side through Denis Bergkamp's 100th Gunners goal on 15 minutes and a Scott McNiven own goal in the 67th minute. United hardly mounted a challenge with a disappointing performance. Andy Scott's lame header straight at David Seaman was  [ more ]

Going up the ArseUnited visit Highbury on Saturday for what will be the league leaders toughest test since they played Chelsea yesterday. Oxford played Arsenal at the Manor in the League Cup back in 1984/85, when the Gunners were also top of the league, and that time the Yellows ran out 3-2 winners thanks to  [ more ]