Oxford
kicked off their league campaign in style with an away win over a
much-fancied Bristol Rovers side. Unfortunately, TBFUTH couldn't be
there to witness it! So, in the absence of a proper match report,
here is the match according to Twitter. If you would be interested in
penning a few match reports for us this season, we would be very
interested to hear from you. Just email tbfuth@hotmail.co.uk!
On this
day 50 years ago, Oxford celebrated one of the most momentous days in
the club's history. On August 18th 1962, almost 70 years
after the club was formed, Oxford United played their first ever
Football League match.
Oxford begin their league campaign
this weekend with a trip to the Memorial Ground to face Bristol Rovers. All
eyes will be on James Constable after the Pirates’ continued
interest in the striker, but Wilder is ‘100 per
cent’ certain that he will still be an Oxford player come kick off. A good
performance from him will certainly raise the asking price, but he was off the
pace in Tuesday’s cup victory over Bournemouth
and it will be concerning if his poor form so far in 2012 carries over into the
new season.
Oxford
kicked off their season in style with a tense victory over League One
Bournemouth on penalties. It was a fairly even match with relatively few
chances and both sides seemed happy to give their opponents plenty of time on
the ball – something which always tends to benefit United’s style of play.