Very Iffy defeatUnited lost 2-1 after extra time at home to Gillingham in the first round of the Worthington Cup tonight. United took the lead through Andy Scott in the 41st minute but the Gills equalised after Sam Stockley allegedly tugged Paul Shaw's shirt in the penalty area, Marlon King scoring from the spot just  [ more ]

Up front rumoursA quiet news day today, although numerous rumours have surfaced concerning Mark Wright's search for a new striker. Wright has said that he has someone in mind but that they are a long way from signing anyone just yet. He has dismissed reports that the target is Leo Fortune-West, currently languishing in Cardiff's  [ more ]

Goalless in the rainFor the match in Swansea three changes were made by United from the team which lost at home to Rochdale last Saturday. In goal new signing Ian McCaldon replaced Richard Knight and in midfield Sam Ricketts played instead of the unfit Paul Powell and Joey Beauchamp came into the side to replace  [ more ]

Players come, players don't comeUnited have signed former triallist goalkeeper Ian McCaldon on a one month contract and the big Scottish Scouser will go straight into the squad for the match at Swansea tomorrow. McCaldon was on trial with Wolves last week and also spoke with Hearts, but came to United praising the ambition of  [ more ]

Are U's getting the Scarborough pair?According to the BBC Oxford United have agreed a fee with Scarborough for striker Steve Brodie and defender Paul Ellender, who alone is rated at £75,000. Scarborough are deeply in debt and recently transfer listed this duo in a bid to raise money to pay off the Inland Revenue and  [ more ]

Oxford City detailsUnited's 4-2 victory at Court Place Farm was achieved with goals from ROS Rob Folland, Jorden Holder (2) and Nigerian triallist James Okoli. City were 1-0 up at half-time (against the run of play) and pulled the score back to 2-2 after United eventually started converting their chances.Joey Beauchamp was a big influence  [ more ]

We heard a whisperA source that could be described as reliable suggests that United might be about to sign Julian Alsop from Cheltenham. Alsop had a reasonable scoring record at Swansea, where he was a fans' favourite, but hasn't figured so high in the scoring charts in Gloucestershire.Son of pre-season friendlyAt Court Place Farm this  [ more ]

Queues bluesRepercussions continue from SaturdayOn the Rage Online E'd Back page you can find an email from Abid concerning a worrying problem he encountered at the Rochdale match on Saturday, a problem that has previously not been highlighted elsewhere. In addition there have been many other complaints about a number of other issues.Some of these  [ more ]

Yellow Fever gives RO the trotsParity in the Fanzine matchesOn Saturday morning a capacity crowd of five (including a baby in a pushchair) witnessed Yellow Fever exact revenge for their defeat at the end of last season by Rage On. YF stormed into a 3-0 half-time lead and then increased their advantage by adding another  [ more ]

Gissa Malessa'Keeper signsOxford United this morning signed former Bristol City goalkeeper Tony Malessa. With youth team goalie Phil Wilson injured United had no cover for Richard Knight and so Mark Wright acted quickly to bring in Malessa, who impressed Wright when playing for Woking against the U's. Malessa also played the full game for United  [ more ]