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Yahoo
13 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Gossip: Harris set for Oxford loan
Coventry City, Derby County and Oxford United are interested in 32-year-old German defender Patrick Bauer, formerly of Preston North End. (SportsBoom) Oxford, meanwhile, are set to sign Wales Under-21 midfielder Luke Harris, 20, on a season-long loan from Fulham. (Jack Kelly) Want more transfer news from the EFL? Take a look at Tuesday's gossip column here.
Yahoo
20 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
‘EFL community has been missing something like this': U's fan on new app
AN Oxford United fan believes his new EFL predictor app is filling a gap in the market, following its launch on Friday. Kieran Whelan, from Brize Norton, and two friends launched an EFL predictor app called Tipple Sports, where users predict the correct results in six out of the 20 toughest games from the Premier League through to Sky Bet League Two. The app's scoring system includes point penalties for poor weeks, bonuses for winning the weekly 'Big Bet', and base points for correct results. SEE ALSO: The best photos of the U's faithful in Indonesia Having released the app on the Apple App Store, Whelan spoke about the feedback he has gotten so far. He said: 'It has been pretty good so far as people seem to be receiving it well once downloaded and there have been positive comments on the look and feel of the app and the ease of use.' Whelan expressed how the biggest piece of feedback he's gotten has been more positive than he could imagine. He said: 'The main bit of feedback I've received so far has been for an Android version, and this has come up a lot. This is exactly what I was hoping for as it shows a real desire to use the app. 'The Android version is in the pipeline and depending on how successful the start of this season goes will define how quickly I can implement this.' CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE OXFORD MAIL ONLINE (Image: Newsquest) Whelan's aim for the app is to engage the EFL community in a way that most other predictor apps tend to ignore, with those focusing more on the top flight. 'I think the EFL community has been missing something like this for a long time, and I think the unrest in the community towards the Premier League and the gap in coverage, money, and everything else that comes with that has been growing especially in the last few years,' said Whelan. 'I hope that this app can be used to grow interest in the EFL, with games having more importance and maybe it can persuade people who wouldn't normally watch to tune in and see that it is as entertaining, if not more, than the top tier.' Having already received a lot of feedback, Whelan and his friends are looking to make changes to improve the app, including implementing a blog. He said: 'Me and a few friends will also be running a weekly blog called This Week In Tipple Sports and we're kicking things off with our full league predictions coming out at the end of this month. 'The idea is that users can compare their results with the 'experts' and try to beat the creators of the game themselves, making the app more interactive.' For more information about Tipple Sports, please visit:
The Star
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Star
QuickCheck: Did Gordon Ramsay almost become a pro-footballer?
GORDON Ramsay's success has turned him into a household name, most notably known for his foul-mouthed meme-worthy rants, superb culinary skills and top-watched reality cooking shows. However, Ramsay's gastronomic empire would not have existed as it wasn't his first career choice. Did the world-famous celebrity chef almost become a world-famous football player? Verdict: TRUE Life would be a very different kind of sandwich for him if it weren't for unfortunate football injuries. They say that every cloud has a silver lining, for Ramsay, it must have been a very thick lining. At 15, a young Gordon Ramsay started his football journey at Oxford United before being spotted by a scout employed by Scotland's most titled club – the Rangers. A few years later, the aspiring footballer received an offer from the Glasgow-based club. For the uninitiated, this wasn't a small feat as the Rangers Football Club is one of the most successful and storied football teams in the world. Ramsay's path to football stardom was clear as day, but fate had other plans. In 1985, after being marked with injuries including damaged knee cartilage and torn cruciate ligament, the promising player had to end his pursuit in football. Ramsay was forced to re-think his future and went back to school, earning a degree in hotel management in 1987. And the rest was history. "I was a naturally aggressive left-back, a cut-throat tackler... You may have got past once but there was never, ever, ever a second occasion," Ramsay once told the Observer Sport Monthly. "And I was fast, I was a great 100m sprinter. If you were to compare me to anyone, I guess it could be Stuart Pearce," he said. Despite him giving up on his pursuit to play professional football, Ramsay still plays the beautiful game now and then, such as becoming a regular participant in Soccer Aid and other charity events. His cooking career has gone on to achieve tremendous success, earning him US$62mil in 2018 according to Forbes. That's behind only Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar. Not bad for a second-choice career! Reference: 1. gordon-ramsays-rules-of-life- how-gordon-almost-became-a- soccer-player/ 2. sport/football/6493408/gordon- ramsay-soccer-aid-rangers- chef-football/ 3. sport/football/article- 14519541/Fans-Hollywood-star- 4. news/which-football-club-did- gordon-ramsay-play-for-behind- chefs-rangers-background/ 1qbpm93jfk0wt12gdgdcmq4m96 5. v=t4gkv7yjqAs&ab_channel= GordonRamsay
BBC News
2 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Bicester charity game raises thousands in honour of fire victims
A football match honouring two firefighters and a member of the public killed during a fire at a business park has raised thousands of pounds for United took on a team of Oxford United legends on Sunday to raise money for the Firefighters Charity, in memory of those who died during the fire at Bicester Motion on 15 blaze claimed the lives of firefighters Jennie Logan, 30, and Martyn Sadler, 38, and father-of-two Dave Chester, United chairman Ian Feaver said the match was about "bringing the community together in honour of those three people". He said the "awful" incident had "really knocked the community sideways"."We just thought that as the most senior football club in the area, we need to do something and give people something positive to look forward to whilst raising some money for charity," he Feaver added that he had received a message of thanks for organising the match from Ms Logan's family."It just really brought it home to me and stopped me in my tracks," he said. Following a minute's silence and a minute's applause, the match kicked off at 13:00 chief firefighter Rob MacDougall, who emotionally announced the trio's deaths in a statement to media the day after the blaze, was at the said: "It has been really difficult but it's been amazing to see how people have come together to support everyone."It just shows the community coming together, it shows what they meant to everyone and what a strong community we are."Days like today are really special." Several Oxford United legends, including three players who secured the club's return to the Football League at Wembley in 2010, featured in the of the match, James Constable, who scored the second goal in the win over York City 15 years ago, said he was "slightly more nervous than during my playing days".He said: "Its obviously for a great cause, so you never mind doing it for that and to just be around some of the players you used to play with is special anyway."For us as ex-players, anything that we can do to help support the families that have lost loved ones is special and for us to do something as simple as pull on a pair of boots and run around for 90 minutes is good." The match ended in a 2-1 win for the Oxford legends, with Alfie Potter and Chris Hackett netting for the U's, while Dan Bone scored Ardley's solitary the game, the club estimated the event had raised about £8,000 for the Firefighters Charity. You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
BBC News
4 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Oxford United stadium proposal questioned over ancient woodland
Plans for Oxford United's new stadium have been questioned by campaigners opposed to the proposals after a nearby woodland was designated as ancient.A decision on the U's plans to construct a new purpose-built 16,000 seater ground on land known as the Triangle, near Kidlington, is expected to be made by Cherwell District Council on 31 the Friends of Stratfield Brake (FoSB) campaign group said that now "seems inconceivable" following Natural England's designation of ancient woodland near to the site.A spokesperson for Oxford United said its proposals "remain unaffected" by the designation. The club said the plans would "not cause any detrimental impact to the woodland"."Our detailed, independently commissioned studies demonstrate the area is not ancient woodland and this evidence has been submitted," it added. Natural England said its woodland specialists had "found that there has been sufficient evidence submitted to support this site as ancient woodland".It added that it would be willing to "consider further substantively different evidence" in this particular said government guidance suggested that planning permission "should be refused if it would result in the loss or deterioration of ancient woodland unless there are 'wholly exceptional reasons'".In addition, the group suggested that proposals "must have a buffer zone of at least 15 metres from the boundary of the woodland to avoid root damage". Victoria Campbell, from Kidlington, said the proposal was "likely to need a buffer zone" in excess of 15m (49ft) given the "very heavy football and significant lighting impacts that a stadium, hotel and commercial development would unavoidably entail".Ms Campbell added: "This is yet more compelling evidence that the Triangle is simply the wrong site and too small for OUFC's proposals and the club should consider other options."Cherwell District Council declined a BBC request for comment. You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
