MATCH REPORT: Oxford United 3-0 Swindon Town

The ladies capped another fine season in style with a dominant 3-0 win over Swindon Town in their final South West Combination match – and their last competitive game until the beginning of their 2014 WSL2 season next March. Oxford had already mathematically been crowned champions following Keynsham Town's 1-0 defeat to Plymouth Argyle on Sunday, but there was no chance of them relaxing for this...

TBFUTH Awards 2013: The Winners

The votes are in and have been counted so now it's time to wave goodbye to the 2012-13 season by reliving all the best and worst of the last 12 months. The season may not be one that we look back on with any particular fondness, but there are nonetheless moments which stand out, whether for good or for bad, and we celebrate them all in the TBFUTH Awards 2013! Player of the Season Winner: Jake...

MATCH REPORT: Oxford United 2-1 Keynsham Town

The South West Combination title is in Oxford's grasp after they beat leaders Keynsham Town at Roman Way to close the gap at the top of the table to just two points, and with United having a game in hand. The ladies knew they had to win this match if they were to keep their title hopes alive as the season nears its end and with a five-point gap separating them from Keynsham – the only side to have...

TBFUTH Awards 2013: Cast Your Votes!

It’s that time again. The season is over, half the team has been released (!) and soon we will be looking forward to another season with renewed – and probably misplaced – optimism. But before that raft of new signings come in and we begin to dream of promotion again, let's first look back at the past year and review what has been another topsy-turvy with the 2013 edition of the TBFUTH...

The Retained List Debate

It's always one of the most interesting parts of the close-season: the announcement of the retained list. Some years there are relatively few changes, with big players secured on longer contracts and little work to be done; other years we see wholesale change as the club seeks to rebuild. This year is one of the latter. And with the announcement that twelve players are to leave the club this summer, including...

MATCH REPORT: Oxford United 4-2 Oxford City

Oxford United are champions of Oxfordshire for the fourth time in five years after missing out on last year's final. It was an unusual match-up as a full-strength Oxford City side fresh from a successful debut season in the Conference North took on an experimental United lineup comprised of a mixture of young pros/youth team players and a smattering of current first-teamers (most of whom, I suspect,...