Oxford United boss Wilder in double swoop (From Witney Gazette)

Oxford United boss Wilder in double swoop

6:11pm Wednesday 30th December 2009

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OXFORD United should have two new faces in their squad for the New Years Day trip to Rushden & Diamonds.

Midfielder Lee Fowler joined yesterday on a deal until the end of the season after he was released from Kettering.

And boss Chris Wilder is confident that a left-sided central defender will sign today.

“We want to make sure that the players and the supporters know that we are not by any means resting of what we’ve got,” Wilder said.

“We have bought in Lee, should complete another one first thing tomorrow and hopefully another in the not-to distant future.

“We want to really push on now – we’ve only done half a job and need to finish it off now.”

Fowler was delighted to have joined the table-toppers.

“I have played a good few games in the Football League and want to play more there,” he said.

“Things haven’t worked out for me how I would have liked of late, and so I am determined to put that right here.”

Fowler will go straight into the United squad for the Blue Square Premier clash, but may not feature.

Wilder explained: “He has not been playing of late and so may not be ready to be thrown straight in.

“But after the FA Trophy game a week Saturday we have two games a week for a while so we’ll make sure he’s 100 per cent by then.”

I understand that Anthony Tonkin, the Cambridge left back, should sign early next week for the U’s after playing in Cambridge’s game at Stevenage.

Damian Batt is the only United player out of the Rushden clash, a game that sees Ross Perry and Onome Sodje play their last games for the club following loan spells.

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