Hotel a-go-go Despite the land deal between Kassam and the City Council still outstanding (John Tanner believes it will be settled “in a matter of days”) the Council has granted planning permission for Kassam's 136 bedroom hotel and car park for 197 cars and three coaches. The hotel is to be five storeys high and  [ more ]

Wycombe's revenge In an Avon Insurance Combination game at Adams Park Oxford's reserves lost 4-2 to Wycombe's second string. Sam Ricketts opened the scoring for Oxford who then conceded three headers in a five minute spell to Leeyon Pheelan (not a misprint), Ian Simpemba and Roger Johnson. Ben Abbey pulled a goal back for Oxford  [ more ]

Penalties noticed United scraped through their second round Auto Windscreens Shield tie against Wycombe, beating the Bucks team 5-3 on penalties after the game finished 1-1. Oxford took the lead with a Paul Powell penalty after Paul Tait was brought down in the area. Ten minutes later Peter Fear was sent off for an apparently  [ more ]

A Tanner for your thoughts As widely predicted today failed to see the recommencement of building work on the Minchery Farm stadium as the delays which have dogged this project from the outset continue apparently ad nauseum. This time it's due to the land deal between the City Council and Firoz Kassam still not having  [ more ]

Lundin burning in Forest fire United goalkeeper Pål Lundin was sent off for foul and abusive language after conceding a penalty at the Manor today in the FA Cup third round replay. This was after a superb solo goal from Paul Powell had given United a deserved lead in the 70th minute. This lead lasted  [ more ]

The Christmas break continues… Work is not going to recommence on the Minchery Farm stadium on Monday after all. Kassam has been meeting with John Tanner and Richard Giles today in an attempt to get them to finally sign the land deal. The sticking point would appear to be the City Council's inability to pay  [ more ]

Stadium news Firoz Kassam is still confident that work could recommence on the Minchery Farm stadium on Monday, despite one or two problems not of his making (including the land deal still not having been finalised with the City Council due to wrangling with Thames Water over payments for the social housing land which is  [ more ]

The last posting of the penultimate year of the 20th Century Rage Online would like to wish all our readers a happy new year as we enter the last year of the decade, century and millennium (ooops, sorry, didn't mean to use the M word). Enjoy it, and see you all in 2000 with the  [ more ]

No surprises for United's Best Ever Manager The Rage Online poll for United's best ever manager failed to produce a surprise result. Arthur Turner and Ian Greaves came joint second with just 9% each, but the winner with a massive 66% of the poll was: Jim Smith

Former U'sFormer Oxford goalkeeper (for a week) Bruce Grobbelaar is to be caretaker coach of South African premier league club SuperSport United until the season ends in May, with his first priority being to lift the team away from the relegation zone.