The Oxford United Herald
Player ratings18 Sep 2028
A brace, and Cameron Brannagan takes the afternoon — 8.50
There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Cameron Brannagan provided it, and the 8.50 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.
Squad18 Sep 2028
A falling-out at Oxford United
Sepp van den Berg and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Match16 Sep 2028
Cameron Brannagan the difference as Oxford United beat AFC Wimbledon
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Cameron Brannagan. 3‑2 against AFC Wimbledon, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Transfer targets18 Sep 2028
Oxford United rebuffed over Largie Ramazani
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Chelsea have kept their man, and Oxford United go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
The terraces18 Sep 2028
The crowd has taken to Mamadou Doumbia
At 22 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.
The dugout18 Sep 2028
No hiding place for Mamadou Doumbia
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Mamadou Doumbia, and the manager let it.
Player ratings18 Sep 2028
A masterclass from Mamadou Doumbia
Marked 8.00 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
Player ratings18 Sep 2028
Filippo Puletto beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 16. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Squad18 Sep 2028
Words at Oxford United training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Marcus Neill is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
In brief
- Market Oxford United buy the years ahead of Adriano Debelec
- Squad Adriano Debelec signs a new deal
- The dugout Liam Wood has his say