George Dugdale Malcolm Crosby will leave Oxford United at the end of his contract after a year at the club. Having previously been caretaker manager and coach at the club, Crosby returned in May 2011 to fulfil a scouting role. His influence was clear in the signings of Liam Davis, Jonathan Franks and Connor Ripley [ more ]
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Cros-bye
June 21, 2012United on the road again
June 18, 2012George Dugdale Oxford United will begin the new league campaign with an away trip to Bristol Rovers on Saturday 18th August. The trip west will be followed by the visits of Southend United (Tuesday 21st August) and Plymouth Argyle (Saturday 25th August) to Grenoble Road. The fixture computer has not been particularly kind to the [ more ]
Capital appointment
June 14, 2012George Dugdale Oxford United will begin the new season with a home tie against AFC Bournemouth in the Capital One Cup. The newly branded League Cup campaign will begin in the week prior to the start of the Football League season, with the Olympic Games resulting in a delayed kick-off. United will host Paul Groves
Transfer Update
June 7, 2012George Dugdale Oxford United have today released a statement regarding the future of two of the club's players. A second Bristol Rovers bid for James Constable has been rejected, whilst negotitations with Adam Chapman have reached a stalemate. United opted to consider Rovers' follow-up bid for 11-goal top-scorer Constable over the Jubilee weekend, but have [ more ]
Us Views: Beano-go
June 6, 2012Pete Orrey On this site yesterday, George Dugdale finally let his head rule his heart in deciding that it might be the right time for Oxford United to say goodbye to James Constable.
Us Views: James Constable
June 5, 2012George Dugdale A transfer window is open and as a result, we are all talking about James Constable. In a long-winded, meandering attempt to figure out what I actually think, this is an editor's attempt to put things into perspective. As we are never going to agree, please feel free to submit your own take [ more ]
It’s Hammer time…
May 30, 2012George Dugdale Oxford United have announced their complete pre-season schedule ahead of the 2012/13 season. Grenoble Road will play host to both West Ham United and Cardiff City, with United's new players also having an opportunity to impress in a number of local friendlies. Sam Allardyce's recently promoted West Ham will bring a full-strength squad [ more ]
Fever pull the plug on Bath
May 28, 2012George Dugdale Bath city 1 Raging Fever 5 Raging Fever brought their campaign to a close with a comfortable victory over Bath City at the Somerset club's Twerton Park ground. Decrepit, vacant and in need of a makeover, Fever fitted in comfortably to their new surroundings before running out 5-1 victors. For reasons (previously) unbeknownst [ more ]
State of play
May 27, 2012George Dugdale Oxford United have confirmed three fixtures ahead of the tour of the United States in July. The pre-season campaign will once again include the journey to New Hampshire after the success of last season's tour. The tour provides the opportunity for United's new players to integrate with their new team-mates, whilst last year [ more ]
United signing expects Rigg things
May 23, 2012George Dugdale Oxford United's summer transfer activity got underway yesterday with the arrival of Port Vale attacker Sean Rigg. The 23-year-old has signed a two-year deal with the club. Usually deployed as either a central striker or winger, Rigg scored ten goals last season, including one against United on the final day of the season. [ more ]