Close-season rumours, doncha just love 'emTwo more players have been tenuously linked with a move to United. Reading defender Matt Robinson, who has not been offered a new contract for next season, is one of the duo. He cost Reading £150,000 when they bought him from Portsmouth a couple of seasons back but lost his  [ more ]

Cheltenham upThere will be no league trip to Whaddon Road next season following Cheltenham's 3-1 win over Rushden & Diamonds in the Third Division Play Off final at the Millennium Stadium this afternoon. Unfortunately this means that there will be a trip to Nene Park, Irthlingborough, again but at least we won't have to endure  [ more ]

Pre-season shaping upUnited's pre-season friendlies thus far: Sat July 13th: Oxford City (a) Mon July 15th: Thame United (a) Sat July 20th: Moor Green (a) Tues July 23rd: Kettering (a) – TBC Sun July 28th: Leicester City (h) Fri Aug 2nd: Southampton (h)Yates lodgedApparently Ian Atkins has been in talks with full back Steve Yates,  [ more ]

Safety net removedUnited's hopes of staying in the football league at the end of next season have receded slightly with the news that Third Division clubs have unanimously voted in favour of the financial package that could lead to two teams being relegated to the Conference. This will still have to be ratified by all  [ more ]

Swan songIn addition to the rumours linking Martin Thomas with a free move back to Swansea, Rage On Sponsored Rob Folland has gone to the Vetch on trial, meaning yet another potential scorer against United should the Swans sign him. Of course Swansea's gain will be Oxford's loss as Rob has hardly been given an  [ more ]

Bee-tenUnited's reserves conceded two second half goals to lose their final game of the season 2-0 at Brentford, although Crystal Palace's 2-1 victory over Bristol City at Ashton Gate this afternoon meant that the Bees missed out on the Combination title. In the 63rd minute David Theobald rose unmarked to head Brentford into the lead.  [ more ]

At last it's overUnited finished the season the way they started it, going down 2-1 at home, with Jamie Brooks the Oxford goalscorer. Brooks gave United the lead, twelve minutes into the second half. A fitting reward for the man who swept the boards in the player of the season voting, and it capped a  [ more ]

Kids' stuffThe final game of a long, horrible season sees Darlington visit the Kassam Stadium in a fixture ultimately meaningless, but which is important to give the supporters a modicum of hope to keep them going over the summer. Ian Atkins will be giving an opportunity to many of the youngsters in the squad, and  [ more ]

Cov offUnited have cancelled the proposed pre-season friendly against Coventry City at the Kassam Stadium. The reason given is that Coventry have sacked their management duo of Jim Smith and Roland Nilsson, thereby making it uncertain whether City would be able to honour their commitment. We prefer to think of it as a gesture of  [ more ]

Laters, TaitersTwo more out of contract players, Paul Tait and Darren Patterson, have been told that their contracts will not be renewed at the end of the season. Both players are on high wages but have had significant lengths of time out injured, almost a year in Patterson's case. The club says that the door  [ more ]