{"id":630702,"date":"2023-10-15T16:17:09","date_gmt":"2023-10-15T20:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=630702"},"modified":"2023-10-15T16:17:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-15T20:17:09","slug":"oxford-united-stadium-revealed-defender-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/10\/15\/oxford-united-stadium-revealed-defender-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Oxford United Weekly Round-Up: Stadium Plans Revealed, Red Card Rescinded and Defender Claims Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Despite not being in action this week due to the international break, it&#8217;s been another positive seven days for <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/10\/13\/two-awards-two-months-oxford-united\/\" target=\"_self\">Oxford United<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">On Monday, the club released detailed plans for their potential new stadium. Elsewhere, Stanley Mills saw his three-match ban overturned, an Oxford player won a monthly award and the first-round draw for the FA Cup has been made.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">Oxford United Weekly Round-Up: Stadium Plans Revealed, Red Card Overturned and Defender Claims Monthly Award<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Oxford United has today published further details of the plans for their potential new home in Kidlington \ud83c\udfdf\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>Full details \u2935\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udfe1\ud83d\udd35 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#OUFC<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COYY?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#COYY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Oxford United (@OUFCOfficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OUFCOfficial\/status\/1711426295614083308?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">Stadium Plans Revealed<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">On Monday, Oxford United released detailed plans for their potential new stadium.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Last month, Oxfordshire County Council agreed to lease land to the club situated at &#8216;The Triangle&#8217;, north of the city near Kidlington.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The released showcased pictures of the proposed complex, which will include a 16,000-capacity stadium, 180-bed hotel, restaurant, conference centre and community plaza. However, this remains subject to planning permission from Cherwell District Council.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Oxford&#8217;s current lease at the Kassam Stadium expires in 2026, and the club are looking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-england-oxfordshire-67052207?xtor=AL-73-%5Bpartner%5D-%5BBBC+England%5D-%5Bheadline%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D&amp;at_bbc_team=editorial&amp;at_medium=social&amp;at_campaign_type=owned&amp;at_campaign=Social_Flow&amp;at_link_type=web_link&amp;at_link_origin=BBCOxford&amp;at_link_id=7E2C684E-66C5-11EE-9EE2-7859681DE14E&amp;at_format=link&amp;at_ptr_name=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">create<\/a> a &#8220;sustainable sports, entertainment and lifestyle landmark&#8221; which was &#8220;locally loved and internationally recognised&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">With no option to renew the lease at their current site, Oxford United Chief Executive, Tim Williams, said the club &#8220;must find a new home&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">Red Card Rescinded<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Following his red card in the win over Bristol Rovers, the FA have overturned Stan Mills&#8217; suspension.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The club appealed the decision and the Everton loanee will now be available to face Blackpool next week.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">However, Liam Manning will be without midfielder Oisin Smyth for the visit of the Seasiders after he picked up two yellow cards against the Gas.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">Duo Nominated for Monthly Award<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Oxford United defender Greg Leigh and head coach Liam Manning have been nominated for Player and Manager of the Month respectively.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Leigh netted three goals in three games while Manning, who won the award in August, had led his three wins from four.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\"><b>One Monthly Award<\/b><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">On Friday, U&#8217;s defender Greg Leigh won the League One Player of the Month for September, becoming the first Oxford player since Matty Taylor in February 2020 to do so.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The 29-year-old summer signing opened his U&#8217;s account with a late equaliser against Port Vale, only to be sent off minutes later before the Valiants scored a 99th-minute penalty.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Leigh returned against Exeter before scoring a brace on the road at Stevenage &#8211; to celebrate his 29th birthday in style.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Currently away on international duty with Jamaica, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oufc.co.uk\/news\/2023\/october\/greg-leigh-wins-l1-player-of-the-month\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leigh told the club&#8217;s official website<\/a>: \u201cI am really grateful for the award and look forward to collecting it when I get back to Oxford\u201d.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cYou always want to make a good first impression when you join a new club and that whole month was a really good one for the whole team.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cIt\u2019s not often that the award is won by a defender so I\u2019ll accept it on behalf of the defence. Maybe me scoring a few goals caught the eye but more importantly, we have been keeping clean sheets and looking very solid at the back. Long may that continue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Head coach Liam Manning, who was nominated for Manager of the Month for a second successive time after winning in August but pipped by John Mousinho in September, added: &#8220;Greg settled in well.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;The goals were a bonus but he fitted into the defence extremely well. We had some really strong candidates and excellent performances within the team and it&#8217;s nice for the players to get recognition for what was a really good month.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">Oxford United to Host Maidenhead United in FA Cup First Round<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">On Sunday, the draw for the first round of the FA Cup took place and Liam Manning&#8217;s U&#8217;s will host National League side Maidenhead United.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The tie will take place on the weekend of November 4 and it will be the first-ever meeting between the two sides.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite not being in action this week due to the international break, it&#8217;s been another positive seven days for Oxford United. On Monday, the club released detailed plans for their potential new stadium. 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