The Oxford United Herald
Market6 Sep 2027
Duván Zárate hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Oxford United can pretend not to have heard.
Boardroom6 Sep 2027
Oxford United close the window on a squad of their own making
17 in and 20 out, and no more changes for months. The manager has what he has, the supporters have their opinion of it, and the table will have the last word.
Market6 Sep 2027
Oxford United may not be able to give Christos Tzolis what he wants
It is the most legitimate ambition in the sport and the hardest for most clubs to satisfy. Christos Tzolis wants continental football; whether Oxford United can provide it is a question about the next two seasons, not about him.
Squad6 Sep 2027
Tempers go at Oxford United
Jamie Cumming was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad6 Sep 2027
The step up is real for Kasway Burton
At 20 he is doing things this season that he could not do last season, and doing them every week. Form comes and goes; this has stayed long enough to be called something else.
Squad6 Sep 2027
Malo Gusto falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Transfer targets6 Sep 2027
Tottenham tell Oxford United: Marcos Senesi is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
The dugout6 Sep 2027
The manager makes an example of Marcos Gómez
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Squad6 Sep 2027
Aaron Lacey out for 15 days
The medical room confirms 15 days on the sidelines for Aaron Lacey, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
In brief
- Loan watch Gatlin O'Donkor has seen enough of Northampton Town
- The dugout Malo Gusto asks for a word with the manager
- The dugout Tyler Goodrham has become a man the manager trusts