HERE we are, the time has come. Just 12 weeks since that glorious afternoon at Wembley, Oxford United are back in action.

Everyone knows the story by now. The U’s are set to embark on their first game in the second tier for more than a quarter of a century.

It’s been a long time coming, but finally, United are a Sky Bet Championship team.

And it’s time to beat the odds.

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A casual look at the bookmakers’ favourites for relegation, or the views of podcasters, YouTubers, and rival fans, will show the U’s are being nailed on to go straight back down.

That noise though will fuel the........

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