Manager/Coach Des Buckingham

[Northstandboy]

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[Wandering Yellow]

Agree with this always enjoyed reading his posts. Where’s he gone

Ryanio and WuTang are two of the best posters on here.

 

[Eric Blair]

Ryanio and WuTang are two of the best posters on here.

Also @Colin B doesnt comment often but when he does its good stuff

 

[SteMerritt]

Also @Colin B doesnt comment often but when he does its good stuff

I used to like you.

 

[SteMerritt]

Ryanio and WuTang are two of the best posters on here.

I used to like you as well.

 

[Mojofilter]

I used to like you as well.

We can't go praising the staff, it's a bit too "teachers pet"

 

[BicesterU]

Let’s not rewrite history, parts of this season were f*****g dire and actually getting worse.

Did anyone, genuinely, hand on heart see this coming after Bolton?!

It’s been an incredible turnaround and huge credit given, but to suggest it was only ever a matter of time is fanciful at best. Something changed and clicked.

Des looks like a manager now rather than a lost soul.

This is contradictory. The time he was given was vital; nothing would've changed and clicked *without* it. Quick fixes are the exception to the rule in most things.

No-one would argue that it was pretty poor at times, but some were willing - even then - not to be drawn in to making snap judgments based on results/performances that took place over a very short, very challenging period of time.

Just because you wanted him gone doesn't mean that everyone else did too, and somehow we've all ended up with egg on our faces. That's 're-writing history'.

 

[SteMerritt]

We can't go praising the staff, it's a bit too "teachers pet"

That's what the direct message feature is for.

 

[BicesterU]

The irony for Buckingham is that the turning point for him and team was the Bolton game, he finally had the chance after that to make his own managerial call on the team instead of risking upsetting us after the good position Manning had put us in, pre Bolton we did look lost and unorganised, void of a game plan, Buckingham got a lot of stick, I was one of the most vocal for his dismissal, I hold my hands up to that and I saw no evidence to change my mind, but now I see how a Buckingham team works, cheers Bolton! Enjoy league One.

To be fair he *always* had that chance, but I wonder if it was more a case of needing to transition to his style to bring the players with him. Not sure how it would've gone down if he'd come in and immediately tried to tear up what had been a successful game plan.

 

[Eric Blair]

I used to like you.

You're my second favourite moderator if that helps?

 

[MarkG]

I'd never heard of the Reverse Mullet formation before.
Apparently this is what Buckingham plays - business at the back, party at the front.

How Buckingham's 'reverse mullet' has taken Oxford to brink of glory

LEWIS STEELE: After a nail-biting second leg against Peterborough at London Road, the U's are within 90 minutes of Championship football for the first time this century.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[QR]

You're my second favourite moderator if that helps?

This is why we need an a**e-licking emoji

 

[chromeyellow]

I'd never heard of the Reverse Mullet formation before.
Apparently this is what Buckingham plays - business at the back, party at the front.

How Buckingham's 'reverse mullet' has taken Oxford to brink of glory

LEWIS STEELE: After a nail-biting second leg against Peterborough at London Road, the U's are within 90 minutes of Championship football for the first time this century.

www.dailymail.co.uk

the Reverse Mullet was coined by the excellent George Elek analyst and OUFC fan who is on the Dub - and probably on here

 

[Eric Blair]

the Reverse Mullet was coined by the excellent George Elek analyst and OUFC fan who is on the Dub - and probably on here

Sorry, I don't want to sound too much like a fan boy but if George is on here I think he is excellent (as is the Not The Top 20 podcast).

Enjoy the reverse mullet - business at the back and party at the front.

 

[Wandering Yellow]

I used to like you as well.

WY's End of Season awards:

The "Paul Weller" award for best mod: @SteMerritt (although politically I think I'm more aligned with Carpy!)

The "Holly Willoughby" award for best feature: @Paul B 's Fans View

The "Lord Kitchener" award for best poster: @WuTang (just about nipping @RyanioBirdio to the title)

The "Yoga award" for most balanced poster: @Eric Blair (who seems far too nice to be real, got to have some skeletons in his closet)

The "Cleopatra award" for most misunderstood poster: @greatunclekip (who I think is a good bloke, just a pessimist!)

The "Owen Jones" award for most left-wing poster: @QR

The "Winston Churchill" award for most conservative poster: @Essexyellows

The "Snowden award" for most ITK poster: @Colin B

The "Forrest Gump" award for most positive poster: @Scotchegg (Who just pips @Steve Gilbert to the title)

The "Alexander Fleming" award for outstanding contribution: @John Lennon

COYY!

 

[Eric Blair]

WY's End of Season awards:

The "Paul Weller" award for best mod: @SteMerritt (although politically I think I'm more aligned with Carpy!)

The "Holly Willoughby" award for best feature: @Paul B 's Fans View

The "Lord Kitchener" award for best poster: @WuTang (just about nipping @RyanioBirdio to the title)

The "Yoga award" for most balanced poster: @Eric Blair (who seems far too nice to be real, got to have some skeletons in his closet)

The "Cleopatra award" for most misunderstood poster: @greatunclekip (who I think is a good bloke, just a pessimist!)

The "Owen Jones" award for most left-wing poster: @QR

The "Winston Churchill" award for most conservative poster: @Essexyellows

The "Snowden award" for most ITK poster: @Colin B

The "Forrest Gump" award for most positive poster: @Scotchegg (Who just pips @Steve Gilbert to the title)

The "Alexander Fleming" award for outstanding contribution: @John Lennon

COYY!

Love this. Got to be an honourable mention for @SwissYellow too.

Lots of great posters on here.

Also I’m not the balanced guy I pretend to be. I like to murder cats in my spare time.

 

[QR]

The "Owen Jones" award for most left-wing poster: @QR

Call Owen Jones left wing! Pah!

 

[Yellow River]

WY's End of Season awards:

The "Paul Weller" award for best mod: @SteMerritt (although politically I think I'm more aligned with Carpy!)

The "Holly Willoughby" award for best feature: @Paul B 's Fans View

The "Lord Kitchener" award for best poster: @WuTang (just about nipping @RyanioBirdio to the title)

The "Yoga award" for most balanced poster: @Eric Blair (who seems far too nice to be real, got to have some skeletons in his closet)

The "Cleopatra award" for most misunderstood poster: @greatunclekip (who I think is a good bloke, just a pessimist!)

The "Owen Jones" award for most left-wing poster: @QR

The "Winston Churchill" award for most conservative poster: @Essexyellows

The "Snowden award" for most ITK poster: @Colin B

The "Forrest Gump" award for most positive poster: @Scotchegg (Who just pips @Steve Gilbert to the title)

The "Alexander Fleming" award for outstanding contribution: @John Lennon

COYY!

@Billyox deserves an award for his relentless noble cause in calling out of the hypocrisy of Cll Middleton and his fosb chums.


By the way Alexander Fleming May have taken all the credit, it was Howard Florey who was the real hero.

 

[Billyox]

@Billyox deserves an award for his relentless noble cause in calling out of the hypocrisy of Cll Middleton and his fosb chums.


By the way Alexander Fleming May have taken all the credit, it was Howard Florey who was the real hero.

I deserve nothing I just do it for our club

 

[Eric Blair]

I deserve nothing I just do it for our club

That’s exactly the sort of thing that someone who deserves an end of season award would say.

 

[Billyox]

That’s exactly the sort of thing that someone who deserves an end of season award would say.

It's honestly which is more than fosb have ever done