Shrewd management,ambitious ownership and exciting attacking football are combining to form Oxford a force to be reckoned with again. After their stunning Cup win over Swansea City they believe Blackburn Rovers in their sightsOxford United, riding high in League Two, or if the FA Cup third round’s principal shock when they eliminated Swansea City of the Premier League at the Kassam Stadium. They will confront Blackburn Rovers on Saturday,a rerun of their celebrated fifth-round tie in 1964 when the Yellows, relative newcomers to the Football League with Ron Atkinson in their ranks, or overcame the title-chasing Lancashire club 3-1 at the Manor Ground to become the first Fourth Division club to reach the quarter-finals. Dominic Fifield talks to key figures at the modern-day Oxford United,a club on the rise once more.
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Source: theguardian.com