Only two games left to save 44 years of league football.

It could not be tighter at the bottom of league 2 with only three points seperating Torquay in 23rd from Bury in 17th. Although it is Torquay who actually sit in the final relegation place they are one of the form teams in the division and last night thrashed Stockport 4-0 to bring themselves level with the U's on 48 points and put the frighteners back on Stockport, Barnet and Macclesfield who all have 50 points.
Of all the teams involved in the fight to avoid this most horrible of all relegations it does seem to be Oxford who look most likely to drop. The other sides either have a precious point advantage or like Torquay, are managing to put a half decent string of results together whilst Oxford remain in freefall.


Last saturday saw the 20th anniversary of the greatest moment in the clubs history, the winning of the Milk Cup. The currant state of the club made the occasion at best bittersweet but despite the fans best efforts and a 'sea of yellow' tifo display the U's crumbled to 3-1 defeat to strong determined Northampton team. What more do they want?? They can no longer call on more support from the stands, there is no other country in Europe with a 4th division that can provide the crowds and atmosphere of a big league 2 match. As one of the bigger clubs in the division, Oxford fans can out sing most competition yet the players played like the didn't give a shiny shite and thats what hurts. 2500 Cobblers (Northampton fans, not actual cobblers - thatwould just be wierd) made the trip and they got behind their team from the off. It's hard to hold a grudge against them as it highlights the stark contrast between the two teams so close geographically yet so different. One rewards the loyalty of it's great fans whilst the other continues to insult them.

At this rate we derserve to play in the conference.

For photo's of a day that was painfully hard to swallow follow this link: http://public.fotki.com/girondinant/oxfordnorthampton/