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The Glory Years is out now, thanks to everyone who has bought it, read the blog and generally encouraged me to keep going.

You can buy it from all the usual places, but this is a good one:

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I made a little video to celebrate:

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Glory Years - Oxford United's rise through the 1980s - Out now
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Match wrap | Norwich City 1 Oxford United 1

‘What a game!’ claimed the commentators at the whistle as they tried to find a narrative like they were scraping the last peanut butter from the jar. It was one the least ‘what a game’ games you’ll ever see'

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Match wrap | Norwich City 1 Oxford United 1
First, let’s do science. By the time we faced them last night, a run as extraordinarily long and bad as the one Norwich were on was always much closer to ending than it was to starting. After seven…
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November 26, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Unwrapped | Norwich City v Oxford United

Us | Starboy's back
Them | Messy
Football friends | Loyalty Liam Manning
From the archive | Five goals, two red cards and a whole lot of fun from 1996

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Unwrapped | Norwich City v Oxford United
The week unwrapped Well, that brightened the mood a bit, Luke Harris’ excellent goal gave us an encouragingly resolute 1-1 draw with second placed Middlesbrough on Saturday which helped avoid…
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November 25, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Match wrap | Oxford United 1 Middlesbrough 1

'It would be wrong to change or to panic. There were times when Boro whispered around us like a mysterious dark spirit from a horror film, their threat on goal was limited by our discipline and commitment.'

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Match wrap | Oxford United 1 Middlesbrough 1
The international break isn’t an opportunity to clear the calendar to focus on the thrill of international football. This last one was better than most with the Republic of Ireland’s last second ma…
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November 23, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Unwrapped | Oxford United v Middlesbrough

Us | International breaking
Them | Surging
Football friend | Dean Windass
From the archive | The kiss that never was

It's the preview:

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Unwrapped | Oxford United v Middlesbrough
The week unwrapped The last thing we need right now is a sad Greggles Leigh. The international break brought the last round of World Cup qualifiers and our bounding bouncing hero was all set to tak…
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November 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
One reason for writing The Glory Years, was to put the #oufc story of the 1980s back in its rightful place.

Nobody chronicles it with as much precision as
@nessundormapodcast.bsky.social , so it was great to tell the story here:

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Season 1985/86 Episode 4 - Milk and Maxwell
Podcast Episode · Nessun Dorma Retro Football Podcast · 14/11/2025 · 1h 23m
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November 17, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Oxblogger Newsletter - Issue 7 - out now

The hunt for Dean Saunders' autograph
An essential guide to clapping
The ultimate Oxford United team of the 1990s
And, from the Premier League to the Baller League, what every ex-Oxford United is doing now.

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Oxblogger Newsletter - Issue 7
Signings, clappings, 1990s ratings and too much time on your hands-ings.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Match wrap | West Bromwich Albion 2 Oxford United 1

'Football is one of the great releases from the working week and away days maybe its greatest articulation. You can worry about relegation and tactical decisions, but that misses the point.'

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Match wrap | West Bromwich Albion 2 Oxford United 1
A few years ago, I was standing in a bookshop idly flicking through a copy of something I was never going to buy. Through the shop window, I saw a familiar face walking past. A worryingly overweigh…
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November 9, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Unwrapped | West Bromwich Albion v Oxford United

Us | Unpredictable
Them | Grumpy
Football Friend | John Trewick
From the archive | A six goal Hawthorns classic from the 90s

It's the preview:

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Unwrapped | West Bromwich Albion v Oxford United
The week unwrapped A week of contrast after a Rowett Double Demolition Derby bonanza which didn’t involve playing Derby. Shemmy Placheta’s last minute equaliser against Millwall buoyed the mood con…
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November 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Match wrap | Oxford United 0 Stoke City 3

'We trudged home, in silence, not out of frustration, but acceptance, there was little to say. Stoke were the best team we’ve played this season, even at our best we wouldn’t have beaten them.'

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Match wrap | Oxford United 0 Stoke City 3
I used to watch a lot of professional cycling. I’d watched the Tour de France since the 1980s, but in the 2010s the increasing prominence of British riders and accessible races on TV made it a comp…
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November 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Unwrapped | Oxford United v Stoke City

But can we do it on a wet Tuesday against Stoke?

Us | Perky
Them | Streaky
Football Friend | Dean Whitehead
From the archive | Gray's anatomy

It's only another flippin' preview:

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Unwrapped | Oxford United v Stoke City
The week unwrapped Saturday’s draw with Millwall was full of drama and excitement. There was Cameron Brannagan’s physics defining first goal, Shemmy Placheta’s 94th minute inch perfect carpet burne…
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November 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Match wrap | Oxford United 2 Millwall 2

'There are many ways to beat a goalkeeper; with accuracy, pace, over the top, bending away, Brannagan somehow combined each one to beat Max Crocombe in every conceivable way.'

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November 2, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Unwrapped | Oxford United v Millwall

Nobody like them, they don't care. Right up to the point when you tell them you don't like them, then they really care. Cockney contrarians Millwall are the visitors tomorrow.

Here's the preview.

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Unwrapped | Oxford United v Millwall
The week unwrapped Ever the innovators, Oxford fans invented a new kind of result after the 2-1 win over Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday. After securing our fourth away win in the Championship in o…
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October 31, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Unwrapped | Oxford United v Millwall

Us | Winning wrongly
Them | Surging, but vulnerable?
Football Friend | James Henry
From the archive | A six goal epic at The New Den

It's the preview:

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Unwrapped | Oxford United v Millwall
The week unwrapped Ever the innovators, Oxford fans invented a new kind of result after the 2-1 win over Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday. After securing our fourth away win in the Championship in o…
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October 31, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Match wrap | Sheffield Wednesday 1 Oxford United 2

'Many Oxford fans were negative; despite equalling our away win tally, despite doing the only thing we could do, the performance was pulled apart; it wasn’t a win, it was a bad win.'

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Match wrap | Sheffield Wednesday 1 Oxford United 2
Saturday saw the running of the 12th Appleton Cup. Admittedly, not a trophy high on Gary Rowett’s agenda because it exists entirely as a figment of my imagination.  Many years ago, like b…
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October 26, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Unwrapped | Sheffield Wednesday v Oxford United

It's the preview:

Us | Schizophrenic
Them | Catastrophic
Football Friend | Ain't nobody...
From the archive | A last minute flick from the gods by James Henry

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Unwrapped | Sheffield Wednesday v Oxford United
The week unwrapped It ain’t fiction, just a natural fact, we come together ’cause opposites attract. If this is true, and if Paula Abdul says it is, who are we to doubt her? Then Oxford…
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October 24, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Match wrap | Wrexham 1 Oxford United 0

'Unfortunately Cameron Brannagan set the tone by drilling a stinging back pass to Jamie Cumming who was wide-eyed with shock. Billy Turley would have chased Brannagan out of the ground with a shotgun.'

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Match wrap | Wrexham 1 Oxford United 0
Maybe it’s Sky’s editorial policy, but it took their commentators 53 minutes to mention Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds by name last night. Up until that moment, they were simply referred to as ‘t…
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October 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Unwrapped | Wrexham v Oxford United

'Wrexham-off-the-Telly, a club whose fans spend half their time shouting ‘COME ON’ into GoPros and the other half running start-up avocado farms just outside Coedpoeth.'

It's the preview:

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Unwrapped | Wrexham v Oxford United
The week unwrapped Stan Mills’ goal and Saturday’s 1-0 win over Derby County has put a spring in everyone’s step as we enter a period of the season that has a different mode and cadence. The mode i…
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October 22, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The lovely people at Coles bookshop in Bicester have a limited stock of signed copies of The Glory Years currently in stock.

A perfect present for the Boomers and Gen Xers in your life.

Available online and in store:

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The Glory Years: The Rise of Oxford United by Scott Walkinshaw - Signed Edition
Hand Signed by Scott Walkinshaw to the Title pageHardback Edition
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October 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Match wrap | Oxford United 1 Derby County 0

'Negotiating Second Season Syndrome seems to be a case of accepting where you are and improving where you can. It might sound unambitious, but the result against Derby showed the advantages that offers.'

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Match wrap | Oxford United 1 Derby County 0
As we’ve been navigating the early phases of the season, there’s been lots of dark talk about us succumbing to Second Season Syndrome like it’s a looming shadow and an ethereal spirit trying …
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October 19, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Unwrapped | Oxford United v Derby County

It's time for today's preview. Two sides in parallel, Paul Simpson, Paul Reece and the latest from the Cam N Easty show.

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Unwrapped | Oxford United v Derby County
The international break unwrapped After the 2-1 defeat to Watford, everyone headed off on the international break to do international break things. Mark Harris got the ball rolling as a substitute …
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October 18, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Unwrapped | Oxford United v Derby County

It's been a bumper international break:

Us | Doing a Derby
Them | Doing an Oxford
Football friend | Paul Simpson
From the archive | The greatest Oxford United goalkeeping display in history.

It's the preview:

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Unwrapped | Oxford United v Derby County
The international break unwrapped After the 2-1 defeat to Watford, everyone headed off on the international break to do international break things. Mark Harris got the ball rolling as a substitute …
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October 17, 2025 at 8:48 AM
E23 | Oxford United Team of the 1990s

Like Oasis, The Oxblogger Podcast is back and we're stuck in the 1990s too. It's the ultimate Oxford United team of the 90s; sorting your Bow Champs from the Magultons.

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E23 - The Oxford United Team of the 1990s
More anticipated than the Oasis reunion, we're back. And, just like the Oasis reunion we're stuck in the 1990s. D:Ream is on the Sony Discman, the Hooch is on ice and our poster of Jet from Gladiators...
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October 16, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Oxblogger Newsletter - call for copy

The international break is a chance to take stock and write for the Oxblogger newsletter. We want to hear your hot takes and stories whether on-field, off-field or Oxford adjcent.

Details here:

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Oxblogger Newsletter - call for copy
What are you waiting for? Get writing.
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October 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Match wrap | Watford 2 Oxford United 1

'For the Watford game, I was in row DD, which was so close to the pitch, row CC was where the wheelchair users sit, BB were the stewards, and AA was Greg Leigh.'

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Match wrap | Watford 2 Oxford United 1
As I’ve got older, I’ve found that taking the path of least resistance has become my default. If I’m tired, I go to bed rather than ruminate about being cool and staying up. If I want tickets…
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October 5, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Unwrapped | Watford v Oxford United

'Watford’s managers are like hosts on Have I Got News For You, there's someone different in charge every week. Saturday’s is Paulo Pezzolano, the kind of name that sent Nick Harris into semi-retirement.'

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Unwrapped | Watford v Oxford United
The week unwrapped It’s been a topsy turvy week in Oxford; Chris Wilder returned to Sheffield United, then returned to play us, then returned to Yorkshire with their first win of the season on Satu…
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October 4, 2025 at 6:56 AM