The Oxford United Herald
Market17 Aug 2026
Middlesbrough come back empty-handed
The bid was some way short and Oxford United did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Oxford United
Brian De Keersmaecker 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.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Oxford United
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Words at Oxford United training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Jack Currie 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.
The terraces17 Aug 2026
Oxford United supporters have found a favourite in Aidomo Emakhu
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 22-year-old it feels ownership of. Aidomo Emakhu has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: Peter Edwards joins the Oxford United first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Peter Edwards is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market17 Aug 2026
Andrew Hill steps up from the Oxford United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Andrew Hill has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market17 Aug 2026
Oxford United promote Robert Hill from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Robert Hill has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
The afternoon belonged to Aidomo Emakhu
7.89, and no serious argument from anybody who was there. Oxford United had eleven men on the pitch and one of them decided how it went.
In brief
- Match Oxford United share the spoils with Norwich City
- Boardroom No investment in the facilities at Oxford United
- Player ratings Tyler Goodrham runs at them all day