Manager/Coach Des Buckingham

Well they do have someone who knows about football. He keeps it quiet - so nudge nudge, wink wink, but one of the SMT used to be at Man Utd AND Inter Milan!! I'm very pleased to say that its brought the Man Utd recent philosophy of having no strategy, spending over the odds (some recent contracts, compensation and large by OUFC standards transfer fees) whilst actually achieving nothing on the pitch! No wonder that Baldy is so protective when some criticise the executive leadership of the club.

After a few posts I've made this week being critical of manager and players, I hope they have made me look a right c*&! by 5pm this evening! COYY!!
 
BrockBuster said:
Frankly seems to be nonsense that RR has downed tools as he's still working as hard as ever off the ball. Think it's very easy to confuse frustration of not being able to get on the ball and influence games with a lack of purpose.

McGuane has blown hot and cold but just seems lost out there right now, seems devoid of confidence and you can't have a player at the base of the midfield wary of receiving the ball.

Was more concerned about things like Brown rarely giving Leigh a pass that wasn't a hundred miles an hour as some sort of weird point to prove he should be LB, but doesn't seem to happen as frequently in games now Leigh's out of form.

Isn't it funny how you can look at anything on the pitch and put a spin on it based on ITK murmurs?

May be some of the players want the narrative to be that they've downed tools, as the alternative of them just being bobbins recently isn't much fun either. But again this is all said without proof, as is 99% of the stuff on here said about what goes on behind closed doors.
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The thing I don’t get about the “downed tools” narrative is how does that correlate with the performance at Portsmouth? Against Derby they worked so hard.
 
Sheik djibouti said:
Maybe they should get somebody as part of the SMT who actually knows how to run the footballing side of things and can offer advice and experience on those matters..... Are we confident they have that in place at present?
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In my view, that would be the single most important appointment we could make. The whole football side needs a kick up the a**e and someone to set out a long term plan and standards.
 
Scrongo said:
So basically since the 2018 season ,to maybe 2024 /25 season ,the managerial situation has been pointless & a complete waste of money. What's new ????
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Well yeah, the harsh reality of being a footbal fan.
 
ECYellow said:
Noted. I look forward to not reading your in depth analysis of today’s game, as you will not be supporting the football club.

Thank goodness some of us are a touch more thick skinned when it comes to ‘supporting’ our football club.
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What nonsense. I’ve supported the club 53 years, I’m entitled to give an opinion. Did fans rally behind Kemp back in the day ? No they didn’t, why is Des considered any different to Kemp ? I want Oxford to win every game they play, including today. I don’t rate the manager one bit but that doesn’t compromise my support for the club.
 
Osei Yaw said:
In my view, that would be the single most important appointment we could make. The whole football side needs a kick up the a**e and someone to set out a long term plan and standards.
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I think you're absolutely right in your view.
Regardless how poor the performances and ppg have been under Buckingham, Williams and Ferguson have to have a good hard look at themselves.
To appoint a young coach with hardly any efl experience and not back him with the required coaching staff.
Then expect him to run the football side and shoulder all the day to day stuff that goes with it seemingly with no input from those two is asking an awful lot.
I think with an inexperienced coach a Dof is essential for advice and to bounce ideas with.
 
Nox said:
I think you're absolutely right in your view.
Regardless how poor the performances and ppg have been under Buckingham, Williams and Ferguson have to have a good hard look at themselves.
To appoint a young coach with hardly any efl experience and not back him with the required coaching staff.
Then expect him to run the football side and shoulder all the day to day stuff that goes with it seemingly with no input from those two is asking an awful lot.
I think with an inexperienced coach a Dof is essential for advice and to bounce ideas with.
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A decent go getting assistant manager might help and not a management forum.
 
Nox said:
I think you're absolutely right in your view.
Regardless how poor the performances and ppg have been under Buckingham, Williams and Ferguson have to have a good hard look at themselves.
To appoint a young coach with hardly any efl experience and not back him with the required coaching staff.
Then expect him to run the football side and shoulder all the day to day stuff that goes with it seemingly with no input from those two is asking an awful lot.
I think with an inexperienced coach a Dof is essential for advice and to bounce ideas with.
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agree
 
Be careful what you wish for Dessy haters..
Time will tell , it's a long & winding road.
Oxford boys we are here ,oh oh oh oh
Oxford boys we are here, oh oh oh oh.....
 
Scrongo said:
Be careful what you wish for Dessy haters..
Time will tell , it's a long & winding road.
Oxford boys we are here ,oh oh oh oh
Oxford boys we are here, oh oh oh oh.....
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I know you say it tongue in cheek but I’m sure no one hates him. I’m just as sure that those of us highly critical of him can be turned around. Today is a small step in the right direction, we now have three very winnable games for a side with play off aspirations. A minimum of 7 points in these next three - and with some convincing performances - and we might begin to see a more united fan base in regards to the manager. There’s no hate, I wish him well, but I think fans have a right to have been critical of him to date. It’s the way football works - Tuesday was horrific, today is a good day.
 
dickwalton1964 said:
I know you say it tongue in cheek but I’m sure no one hates him. I’m just as sure that those of us highly critical of him can be turned around. Today is a small step in the right direction, we now have three very winnable games for a side with play off aspirations. A minimum of 7 points in these next three - and with some convincing performances - and we might begin to see a more united fan base in regards to the manager. There’s no hate, I wish him well, but I think fans have a right to have been critical of him to date. It’s the way football works - Tuesday was horrific, today is a good day.
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You know it's sod's law if he gets the sack , the chances he'll go somewhere else & be successful..
Funnily enough Des was linked to Lincoln & there manager to us... As they say it's a funny old game .
As today proved ,back in the playoff position
 
Steve Gilbert said:
This is nowhere near as bad as Kemp and Rix.
Under Kemp we were shipping 3, 4 and 5 goals on a regular basis!
Under Rix was awful with the added bonus of getting battered by Yeovil 6-1 and 4-0 at Southend.

Appleton lost 9 of his 1st 22 league games.
Buckingham has lost 8 in his 1st 22 league games.

So while you think he should be put in the same bracket as Kemp and Rix, he could be put in the same bracket as Appleton.
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Their records after 22 games may have been similar but the situation they inherited couldnt have been more different. Appleton inherited half a squad that was conference bound, Des inherited a squad second in the league. Ive never met Des or Mapps but they both seem to be very decent human beings, however i think Appleton had more of a backbone to him, he seemed a bit of a master at moving on bad eggs or players not in future plans, I dont think he would have accepted the coach/non coach/have Hackett situation either. It may be Des is too nice.

Im glad we won today, a 13 day break after a defeat and I think Des would have dreaded his phone ringing. Im not convinced beating Port Vale means he is the right man but its a small step and hopefully he can build on it, I hope im wrong but I think it may just be delaying the inevitable.

Whatever way people spin this "they are trying/no they arent" argument, either way it doesnt look good on Des, They were trying before he was here and they were good enough before he was here, something has gone wrong. If he was to get a different assistant in the future and results improve it will just look like the good work of his assistant. I dont like the way he has ended up with the coaching team he has (Short was part of rank decline under Robinson and the decline under Des) but I think the only way out is to dig himself out somehow.
 
Sharp Edges said:
Their records after 22 games may have been similar but the situation they inherited couldnt have been more different. Appleton inherited half a squad that was conference bound, Des inherited a squad second in the league. Ive never met Des or Mapps but they both seem to be very decent human beings, however i think Appleton had more of a backbone to him, he seemed a bit of a master at moving on bad eggs or players not in future plans, I dont think he would have accepted the coach/non coach/have Hackett situation either. It may be Des is too nice.

Im glad we won today, a 13 day break after a defeat and I think Des would have dreaded his phone ringing. Im not convinced beating Port Vale means he is the right man but its a small step and hopefully he can build on it, I hope im wrong but I think it may just be delaying the inevitable.

Whatever way people spin this "they are trying/no they arent" argument, either way it doesnt look good on Des, They were trying before he was here and they were good enough before he was here, something has gone wrong. If he was to get a different assistant in the future and results improve it will just look like the good work of his assistant. I dont like the way he has ended up with the coaching team he has (Short was part of rank decline under Robinson and the decline under Des) but I think the only way out is to dig himself out somehow.
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Des may of inherited a side that was second in the league but it was never going to be good enough to stay there, we have too many passengers. Whatever happens this season, tough decisions need to be made in the summer.
 
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