Billy Whitehurst?s career is finally dead.He weighed, they said, as much as three men.Eyes closed, playing only in snatchesHis lack of skill stuck out.Such weight and thick pink bulkSet in a player seemed not just bad,It made him less than lifeless, further offThe ball, just like a sack of spuds.I heckled him without feeling remorseOne  [ more ]

I Think Continually Of 20 April 1986I think continually of those who were truly greatWho, at the Manor, created our club?s historyWith terraces of delight, where fathers took their sons,Endlessly singing. Whose playing ambitionWas that their hands, after playing with desire,Should hold the Cup, ribboned from head to foot in yellow.And grew more confident with  [ more ]

He came to us from Wimbledon,We were told he was quite good –‘He’ll strengthen the midfield, boys’.If only we’d understood.You see, he’s good at warming benches,And training in the park,But put him on the pitchAnd he’s bloody rubbish.Laurence B – Oxford’s answer to Ewan McGregor

Last week two of the major obstacles preventing a restart on Minchery Farm were removed. Firstly Cheshire developer Nick Pentith withdrew his judicial review into the granting of planning permission for the multiplex cinema at Minchery Farm, a supposedly necessary development to finance the completion of the stadium (which is going to cost around ?10  [ more ]

Gunth’s analysis of OUFC Ltd A/Cs y/e 30/6/99Random notes in no particular order (as you’d expect).1) The change in accounting practice regarding players’ registration fees seems to be a good idea as this and associated costs can now be capitalised and then charged to the profit and loss account over a period of years. Therefore  [ more ]

Much have I travelled to football groundsAnd many goodly teams and players seen;On many songs and chants have I been keenWhich fans in fealty to their heroes sound.At one club where debts of millions were foundDeep-pocketed Maxwell ruled, arrogant and meanYet never did I see a change of sceneTill I saw fanzines selling all around.Then  [ more ]

So all of United’s out-of-contract players have been offered new terms, except Pål Lundin, Eddie Newton and Nigel Jemson, all of whom have already been released. Newton had a job to go to in China, Jemson was just no use to us, and Lundin allegedly had an expletiveful encounter with Denis Smith after being left  [ more ]

Oxford United are safe! Next season United will be playing once more in Division Two against the likes of Reading, Wycombe, swindon, Northampton, Bristol Rovers and City, Walsall, Luton, Brentford and possibly Barnet. All teams within easy reach of Oxford and something to look forward to for United supporters.However, Rage Online urges caution before fans  [ more ]

A Rage Online view of the 1999/2000 season That’s Entertainment Oxford United 3 Manchester United 2 So this is the way that the season ends… Millwall 1 Oxford 0 Harris 6 Att: 13,827 United get a glimpse of safety. Scunthorpe don’t Oxford 2 Scunthorpe 0 Murphy 26 Powell 70 Att: 7,752 Davis pots Reds to  [ more ]

There can be no doubting that Saturday’s game against Scunthorpe is the biggest game, in terms of consequences, that United have faced since the Peterborough match in 1996, which guaranteed us promotion from this division. To claim that this is a “must win” match is clearly to understate the situation, and the parallels with the  [ more ]