A point at last United secured their first point of the season to lift them off the bottom of the table (above swindon) at home to Cambridge. The U's took the lead through a Lee Jarman strike from a Joey Beauchamp free kick after quarter of an hour. Cambridge equalised through Tom Youngs ten minutes  [ more ]

Bits and pieces ROS Rob Folland's Wales Under-21 side lost 4-1 in Belarus. This game means that Rob is unavailable for selection for tomorrow's match against Cambridge.Former United left-back Simon Marsh has joined Brentford on loan from Birmingham.Nuneaton Borough have rejected a £60,000 bid from Boston United for Mark McGregor.

Reserves don't lose shock United's reserves this evening drew 2-2 with Wycombe reserves. Goals from Jamie Cook and Peter Fear earned the U's a valuable point, which the club will be seeking to transfer to the first team. Random gratuitous rumour time It's been a while since we've done one of these so now seems  [ more ]

Pointless August United lost 3-2 at Walsall after being twice ahead from two well-taken Joey Beauchamp strikes in the 3rd and 33rd minutes. Paul Hall scored the first equaliser after 15 minutes, and Jorge Leitao made it 2-2 shortly into the second half. United, playing 5-4-1 with Steve Anthrobus as the lone striker, brought in  [ more ]

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Fortress Manor breached again United's third game of the season has left them still goalless and pointless after Brentford won 1-0 today. Their goal was scored in the 20th minute by Tony Folan. United's starting line-up was the same as at Wolves but in the second half Chris Hackett came on for Matt Murphy and  [ more ]

Weatherstone in the community The club finally issued a further statement outlining its stance on the Ross Weatherstone incident, hopefully not too late for the first inadequate effort to have done any lasting damage. It can be seen on the club's official website. The new statement is unequivocal in its anti-racist rhetoric and outlines what  [ more ]

Kick It Out press release The following Press Release was distributed by Kick It Out the day the club issued its Ross Weatherstone “statement”:Press Release ­ 17 August 2000Campaign criticises club over race attack playerKick It Out, football¹s anti-racism campaign, today criticised Oxford United for failing to give an appropriate response to the conviction of  [ more ]

Devil in the detail Detailed planning permission for the leisure complex at Minchery Farm was today submitted to the City Council, to be discussed at Planning Committee probably on September 5th. This is the key to the funding of the stadium and it is thought that if these plans are approved then builders will be  [ more ]

Keeping the Wolves from the door Astonishingly (or perhaps not if you recall Everton last season) United went to Molineux in the first round first leg of the Worthington Cup and came away victors, thanks to Matt Murphy's 37th minute goal after Steve Anthrobus's header from Paul Tait's cross hit the inside of the post.  [ more ]