16 March 2025
Oxford United’s recent reporting of its financial results for the year ending 30 June 2024 was another example of the club putting an extraordinarily positive spin on a dire situation as it posted a record loss of nearly £16m. The club stated it has ‘reviewed the accounting treatment’ of the new stadium development costs of £1.6m in the 2023 accounts and £5.1m in the 2024 accounts. BUT, what the club fails to mention is the part that FoSB has played in this decision. In April 2024 we...
16 March 2025
One of the many details missing from Oxford United's stadium proposal is the cost that will be imposed on local residents who will have to pay for parking permits....
16 March 2025
In April 2024 Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) announced that Heads of Terms (HoT) for the stadium proposal on the Triangle had been agreed with Oxford United. The HoT is a document that sets out the broad terms of a commercial agreement before a formal contract is signed. This decision was taken behind closed doors and the HoT were never disclosed to the public or put before any OCC committee. FoSB therefore contacted OCC with a request for the following information: a copy of the HoT agreed...
14 March 2025
Dr Judith Webb, an Independent Ecological Consultant, has carried out a number of surveys on The Triangle site. This report is a summary...
24 January 2025
Oxford United has submitted additional documents for its stadium planning application and Cherwell District Council is currently consulting on these.
10 January 2025
Cherwell District Council (CDC) has recently updated the planning portal with a huge amount of additional information prepared by OUFC's agents, Ridge. This is in response to requests from CDC for more information about the proposal. The new information can be seen...
19 August 2024
Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) recently published the Collaboration Agreement that it has agreed with Oxford United (OUFC). OCC’s announcement stated: “The community Collaboration Agreement ensures the club meets its commitments against the council’s Strategic Priorities and to the local community and sports groups in both the short and long term.” This is our response: OCC’s announcement is disingenuous and misleading. The Collaboration Agreement is in fact not fit for purpose and...
13 July 2024
Dr Judy Webb has generously surveyed the Triangle for orchids. She found large populations and six different varieties. Orchid Report - June 2024
07 June 2024
Cherwell District Council has written to Ridge (OUFC's agents) setting out six pages of additional planning information that OUFC must provide. See full letter here. The letter reads as if the planning application is a catalogue of errors, omissions and outstanding issues. Some of these may be resolved fairly quickly, but there are a number of significant matters that the club will find challenging to address. This is simply because of the constraints of the Triangle which is, always has been,...
20 May 2024
Congratulations to OUFC on their promotion to the championship. It was a well-deserved win enjoyed by so many. It highlights to us, yet further however, that the Triangle is completely unsuitable for a successful club with growth aspirations. The southern end of Kidlington came to a standstill yesterday with ramifications for the wider road network. And this was simply due to a proportion of the Oxford fans making the journey from Oxford Parkway to Wembley. Imagine what chaos road closures at...