Podcast Episode · The Oxblogger Podcast · 2 April · 57min

Christmas is coming, so it's time to get down the club shop and load up on some club merchandise for all the family. The Oxblogger podcast has sorted through the dog bandanas and the branded doormats ...

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…

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…

“Can I just offer a word of warning? If you think you’ve cracked it, if you all come off and you pat yourselves on the back and you think, we’ve got it now, and all of a sudden, everyon…

Sunday wasn’t my first visit to Ashton Gate, it wasn’t even my first visit of the week, having attended the Women’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final between England and Scotland last weekend. The diff…

It’s not controversial to say that we live in difficult times. We’ve lost our ability to discuss differing opinions and slipped into a vortex of invective that makes everyone unhappy. C…

The international break unwrapped From what’s the point to that’s a point! Cameron Brannagan adjusted his ball to give us a 2-2 draw with Coventry City which sent us into the international break wi…

The week unwrapped It’s all wrong, not that, but we’ll get to that.  Friday nights are for grinding your teeth and stopping the voices in your head from telling you we’ll win on Saturday. For …

The week unwrapped Although it’s been a week packed full of real football, most Oxford fans will tell you, in their very best earnest voice, that what happened on the field was insignificant …

If you’re reading this, then the wifi’s working. All being well, I’m winding my way from Lake Geneva to Milan on a heavily train-based holiday. I feel like a proper writer, I should muse abou…

In a much delayed episode recorded during the Indonesian tour and now reassuringly out of date, we set out to talk about owners of Oxford United. But, because we have no discipline, we ended up only t...

The Oxblogger Podcast · Episode

Now the dust has settled on the season, it's time to don our fanciest clothes by designers like Matchwinner, Manor Leisure and Cabrini and hand out the Oxblogger Awards. Who was the Player of the Seas...

Let us take you back to a magical time and a magical place. We're going deep into the play-off final from Oxford Parkway to the Green Man to the West end of Wembley stadium and all the way to the Cham...

It started, as these things do, with a question. “What are we doing on the 3rd May?” May is a strange month in our house. Football has been such a presence for so long that it’s entirely norma…

On Friday we enjoyed an impromptu drink with friends. After exchanging news and informing one of our number that the Pope had died (her response: ‘Fuck off, when?’), we eased the gnarly…

Tomorrow marks the 20th anniversary of Real Madrid’s La Liga game against Villareal. Madrid won 2-1; which is unremarkable apart from the spotlight it shone on Zinedine Zidane’s genius.…

It's Milk Cup Final weekend and to celebrate, here's a stupidly long quiz all about that magical day in 1986. If you want to learn more about the story that led up to Oxford United winning at Wemble...

To celebrate Milk Cup Final weekend, I'm offering an exclusive opportunity to get a signed copy of The Glory Years, the definitive story of...

Jonny Biscuits

Between the Sheffield United and QPR games I was in Spain at a conference. Having done this for many years, despite everyone assuring you that the pace of change is accelerating to the point where …

The international break felt like shore leave; we threw our sailors’ caps into the sky, clicked our heals and strode off to find bevies, some spirited jazz and a dame. The sun shone on our faces as…

It's the international break, and while we're disappointed not to have been called up for international podcasting duty, we're back to talk about rule changes. From the new eight second rule to the la...

by Jonny Biscuits

We're back to talk about LinkedIn left-backs and crypto keepers. To celebrate the launch of Cam and Eastie's new ice cream business it's the side-hustle episode. Who became a tattoo artist? Who's beco...