Pre-Season nerves It's the time when every body and their cat starts making totally biased and inaccurate predictions as to how their team is going to perform over the coming ten months or so. Not surprisingly, given last season's ineptitude, many pundits and fans have United earmarked for relegation, whilst we here at Rage Online  [ more ]

Ceefax sees facts Old news, but it's fairly quiet otherwise: the BBC's text service Ceefax predicts on its South East sports pages that Oxford will be relegated this season (along with Luton, probably). Their analysis is that the long saga of court cases and the judicial review have taken their toll emotionally and financially and  [ more ]

Glass act United have signed former swindon 'keeper Jimmy Glass on a one month contract as temporary cover for Richard Knight. Glass is best remembered by most people as the scorer of the last minute goal against Plymouth for Carlisle which kept them in the league and relegated Scarborough, although he's best remembered by swindon  [ more ]

Slough of despond Oxford's disappointing pre-season continued at Wexham Park in the hot August sunshine as they failed once again to beat supposedly inferior opposition. Ryman Premier League Slough Town came back from a goal down to draw 1-1 with United. Paul Powell had put the U's ahead from the penalty spot after Manny Omoyinmi  [ more ]

Rico signs up Jon Richardson today joined United from Exeter City on a two year contract. Rico, as he's known to City fans, was the Grecians' longest serving player, having been at St James' Park for six seasons and making over 250 appearances, with the last three seasons as club captain. The 24 year old  [ more ]

Centre-Back attack Denis Smith has claimed that he will almost certainly be signing a new centre-back tomorrow, and it will be neither Steve Davis nor Mark Watson. According to Smith a player on whom he has been keeping his eye for some time has now become available and he intends to sign him. Where this  [ more ]

Davies wavers? Following reports that Steve Davis was on the verge of signing a one year contract with Oxford United it appears that this might have been somewhat premature. Radio Oxford this evening reports Denis Smith as saying that Davis will not be playing for Oxford this season. Phew, that was close! Speculation is now  [ more ]

Bulls and Oxes lock horns Oxford and Hereford fought out a 1-1 draw at Edgar Street tonight. After being outfought and outpossessed for much of the match Ian McGuckin gave United the lead midway into the second half with a header from a Joey Beauchamp corner. The Hereford equaliser beat former swindon 'keeper Jimmy Glass,  [ more ]

In the game played as a thank you for Ben Abbey a United XI drew 0-0 at Doctor Martens League Crawley Town. Some United first-teamers were involved, including Richard Knight, John Robertson and Manny Omoyimni. Oxford City lost 1-0 at home to United’s opponents next Saturday, Slough Town. Meanwhile Denis Smith has criticised his players  [ more ]

United snatch a draw against Chelsea……unless of course you include the first 45 minutes, during which Oxford gifted the opposition four goals. Chelsea got off to a slow start, not scoring until the third minute when the Oxford defence kindly declined to mark Gustavo Poyet at a corner. Gianfranco Zola, one of the original Chelsea  [ more ]