It was only a matter of time before Oxford United would jump into the transfer market. After much speculation and drama that fan favorite James “Beano” Constable was on his way out to arch rivals Swindon Town for a spectacular sum of money, the striker turned down the offer to stay at Oxford. Oxford were offered a tremendously large transfer fee for him, as well were offering a raise in pay for Constable, and for those reasons did it even get to the point of them allowing Swindon to talk to him.
Once that saga was over (trust me, it turned into a saga on the fan forums), Oxford did manage to make a deal of their own, signing a new striker. According to Oxford United’s website, Oli Johnson comes technically from Premier League side Norwich City, however he was on loan with League 1 side Yeovil Town. Johnson is apparently more of a forward winger than pure central striker, but that should be fine with Oxford’s normal formation of three attacking forwards. It looks to be a good gamble, but games will tell. It should be mentioned that Johnson was most likely brought in as a replacement for striker Deane Smalley who earlier in the week was loaned out to Bradford City for the remainder of the season.
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