The Oxford United Herald
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Oxford United baulk at the price for Róbert Boženík
Stoke City wanted more than $7.8M and the board would not go there. Walked away, for now, which in a transfer window means until somebody blinks.
Market17 Aug 2026
Oxford United get their man
The chase for Marvin Kaleta ended with $2.0M changing hands and Rotherham United out of reasons to say no. The supporters will judge the fee the only way that matters: on Saturdays.
Market17 Aug 2026
Sunderland 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.
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.
The terraces17 Aug 2026
$2.0M for Marvin Kaleta, and Oxford United supporters approve
Boards get told what they have done wrong for years and hear nothing on the days they get it right. This is one of those days: Marvin Kaleta from Rotherham United for $2.0M, and a ticket office having a very good morning.
Match15 Aug 2026
Norwich City take the points off Oxford United
Beaten 0‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Market17 Aug 2026
Oxford United promote Peter Wright from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Peter Wright 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.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: Paul Smith joins the Oxford United first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Paul Smith is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Squad17 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Oxford United
Brian De Keersmaecker and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
In brief
- The dugout David Barnes: “No excuses”
- Transfer targets Oxford United try to borrow Oscar Vilhelmsson
- Squad 5 new faces, and Oxford United are still learning each other