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Chester City have been expelled from the Conference after a vote of member clubs today.

Brought to it’s knees by the the Vaughan family. Chester’s 125 year history has been wiped out by the distructive influence of Vaughan in very little time. Whilst MFW is very sad that Chester are in effect no more, I am glad that their fans can now move on. The fact that the Vaughans, nor any of their (un)paid lackies bothered to turn up to the Conference meeting shows how little they care.

As an immediate effect tomorrow’s game is cancelled, so Oxford have the weekend off. It is likely as a follow on that Chester’s results will be expunged, so U’s will lose the 4-0 home win. More on that when it comes.

Chester City RIP. All the best to the Chester fans for their new club.

Just a quick post with some thoughts last night’s game against AFC Wimbledon.

I won’t really go into match reporting, I can just leave that to the Wimbledon website, whose great report can be found here. Not much you can add to that. MFW’s match gallery is here. The BBC highlights are here.

What I will say is that was one of the best Oxford United performances in ages. Right from the start U’s were out of the blocks and attacking Wimbledon. For the first 20-25 minutes U’s battered them, with Little Sammy Deering at the heart of most things. Scoring was important, Beano scoring was too, and on 14 minutes we got both. Wimbledon came back into things as the half went on, but were mainly kept to wild long shots.

The second half was about as one sided affair as I’ve seen against a team quite as decent as Wimbledon. Even before the sending off the Wombles had little of the play – indeed sub keeper Turley apparently only touched the ball 6 times. The defence were solid, the midfield bossed the game – Hargreavsio was immense, and the forwards stretched their defence. The only thing missing was more goals than just the second for Beano late on.

Great game, great result, 6 points clear. Now possibly (though hopefully not) onto Chester on Saturday, and Cambridge on Tuesday. Decision about expelling Chester will be made on Friday, hopefully in time for U’s to leave in good time. Even if Chester aren’t expelled though, it must be considered unlikely the game will go ahead – players, police and others still being unpaid.

Oxford United’s Oxfordshire Senior Cup semi-final against Oxford City will take place next week.

The game will be on Wednesday 3rd March (kick-off 7.45pm) at Court Place Farm.

Oxford United beat AFC  Wimbledon 2-0 at the KasStad tonight to move 6 points clear at the top of the Blue Square Premier.

United played some great football, entirely bossing the second half. A goal in each half from James Constable gave U’s the win, but United dominated much of the match (as the stats testify).

Beano Celebrates His Second Goal

More thoughts, and a photo gallery later on…..

Tags: beano, blue square, constable, OUFC, oxford united, wimbledon, win

Oxford United have signed Aldershot striker John Grant on loan until the end of the season.

Grant scored a hatfull in the Shots promotion season, and adds extra firepower and competition for places. The 12th Man fund have contributed again.