Bound tied-upUnited have finally secured the signature of long-sought after centre half Matthew Bound, who has signed on a free transfer from Swansea City, where he was the highest-paid player. Bound, who has been on loan at United for the past six weeks or so, has signed a two year contract.Bound's permanent arrival (okay, two  [ more ]

0-0 all overUnited and Bristol Rovers fought to a stalemate at the Kassam Stadium today, United dominating possession but Rovers having the better chances. United had the better of the first half but, apart from one blistering break and shot from Manny Omoyinmi, didn't really trouble Scott Howie in the Rovers goal. Andy Woodman, who  [ more ]

Rovers previewThe Gas are in town tomorrow for a mid-table clash. Bristol Rovers have had a resurgence in form recently, whilst United haven't. It would appear that Lee Maddison has not yet signed for Oxford which means that United could turn out with a 5-3-2 formation which means that the Us will lose, or at  [ more ]

Fans United for YorkYork City, under threat of closure by their unscrupulous chairman Douglas Craig, are holding a Fans United day on Saturday 2nd February. This is an opportunity for football supporters of all clubs to show solidarity with the fans of York, in the same way that we would wish for supporters of other  [ more ]

AaaaaarrrghyleUnited went down to the league leaders today and came away with exactly what everyone expected: nothing. If it wasn't for a spirited first half fight back to come from 2-0 down to 2-2, then the eventual scoreline of 4-2 could have been a lot worse. The Us held out until the 21st minute before  [ more ]

Plymouth previewUnited visit the division three leaders tomorrow hoping against hope to avoid humiliation. Following Tuesday's inability to beat a dire Torquay side it is likely that the Us will adopt an even more defensive formation for their visit to Torquay's Devon neighbours. Richard Knight came through Wednesday's 4-1 reserves victory at Rushden & Diamonds  [ more ]

Worst game ever?Oxford and Torquay stumbled their way to a 1-1 draw at the Kassam Stadium tonight in a game that showed just how far United have to go to become a decent side again. The match was littered with misplaced passes, aimless hoofs, poor ball control and indecision. United were fortunate to take the  [ more ]

Talking TorquayHelen Chamberlain's mob are in town tomorrow, which is just about the most interesting thing about United's next opponents, one of the few teams currently beneath the Us. United will definitely be without Paul Tait, who tweaked his hamstring at Rochdale and so the central midfield will probably be Dave Savage and Dean Whitehead  [ more ]

Better late than neverA goal just seven minutes from time from Paul Moody rescued a point for United at Spotland after conceding a 7th minute goal to Patrick McCourt. Rochdale had the better of the first half but United, playing 5-3-2, dominated the second period until they equalised. After that Rochdale woke up and, but  [ more ]

From the CouncilIt was reported by council officers in the public session of the 'Financial and Performance Monitoring Overview and Scrutiny Committee' this morning that the £494,000 payment to Oxford City Council as a further stage payment as part of the land deal at Minchery Farm, due on 4th January, has not yet been received.  [ more ]