It has been an interesting first month of the season, with as much on the pitch to talk about as there was off it.

Dan and James catch up with the now former Oxford Mail reporter Liam Rice, who recently left the paper for pastures new. We speak to him about the four winless league games, United's dealings in the transfer window and the huge stadium news from Cherwell District Council, before reflecting on Liam's time at the newspaper including his favourite OUFC manager, player and what he's doing next!

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On the eve of the new Football League season, who better to speak to than Oxford United supporter and EFL expert George Elek to get his thoughts ahead of United's second campaign back in the Championship.

Lifelong fan George will celebrate the 30th anniversary of his first United match this season and tells us his own tale of being known as 'that Oxford United fan' whilst growing up in London, how his career in podcasting and support for the U's have intertwined and where the club still need to strengthen their squad ahead of the new campaign.

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It's hard to believe it now but back in the late autumn of 1998 Oxford United were on the verge of going into oblivion.

A fire sale of players including Phil Whitehead and Simon Marsh had been unsuccessful in keeping the wolf from the door and the club looked doomed, with United facing a trip to Watford without an away kit and players and staff going unpaid.

Something had to change and thanks to around a dozen ardent supporters the club was saved, bought by a London-based businessman who eventually managed to (nearly) finish off a half-built new stadium....but that would be just half the story.

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