I think it’s reasonably to state that United’s goalless draw against QPR on Wednesday won’t go down as one of the most thrilling games of the season.

It would be wrong to state it was a game without incidents, it’s just that those incidents weren’t ones that are going to imprint themselves on the memories of those that were there.

In fact, probably the most impressive thing about the game was those that were there. United took a decent following for a Wednesday night game that came in the middle of a three-game week with exorbitant ticket prices. And the U’s fans certainly made an impression.

The Oxford following outsang the home fans, who only contributed to the atmosphere during a 10-minute spell in the second half when the R’s looked like they might break United’s stubborn resistance. Otherwise, the U’s faithful kept up a constant barrage of noise, despite having little on the pitch to encourage them.

Jamie Cumming was the busier of the two keepers, having to dive to keep out two speculative shots from Swiss striker Michael Frey, although the first one was offside anyway, so he needn’t have bothered.

The Oxford defensive unit seems to get stronger with each game, and at Loftus Road they restricted the home team to just one shot on target all game (the aforementioned shot from Frey that Cumming did well to hold on to). Particular kudos goes to Sam Long, Oxford’s longest-serving player (he’s been with the club since he was eight, don’t you know) who just gets better and better as his club gets higher and higher.

On the other hand, United couldn’t even summon up one on-target effort on goal, with Rangers custodian Paul Nardi enjoying one of his quieter nights. It wasn’t until towards the end that United looked like they might breech the QPR rearguard, as Michał Helik came within a whisker of converting another Brian De Keersmaecker free kick.

That’s not to say that the Yellows were overwhelmed. For the first 25 minutes Oxford were clearly the better side, playing the game mostly in the opposition’s half and creating some good approach play. It was usually just the final ball that let them down, although credit should also be given to the host’s defensive display.

At times during the second period, Oxford also pushed the home side back and, but for better decision making or better execution, they could easily have made Rangers pay.

In the end, this will go down as a good point earned against an in-form opponent, with the bonus of keeping the side’s first clean sheet of the season. And that’s probably the only significant outcome of the game.

Nil desperandum, eh.