We
may still be recovering from the glory
of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy, but Oxford are already back in
league action again with the visit of Exeter City to the Kassam. And
what better way to recover from 90 gruelling minutes against higher
league opposition on Wednesday than a fiercely competitive match
against a side who are one place above us on goal difference?
A
large vocal crowd and a huge atmosphere. Late drama triggering
pandemonium in the stands. Isn't that just the norm for the first
round of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy?
The
season may be less than a month old, but already the drama has begun.
We're in the midst of a turbulent week, as United's League Two
campaign hit a bump with defeat
at York this weekend, followed by troubling rumours linking Chris
Wilder with the vacant managerial post at Coventry
City. I'm sure we'll have more to say on that as events unfold,
but speculation over Wilder's future appears to have overshadowed the
latest instalment of the A420 Derby.
Oxford
return to Yorkshire for the second time in a week with the hope of a
better outcome, as they resume their League Two campaign against York
City for the first time since the Conference
play-off final in 2010. York returned to the Football League via
the Wembley
route with victory over Luton Town, after an eight-year
non-league exile.