Exactly. 6 points from a possible 36 and bottom is abysmal! I would say that at most clubs he would be gone.
And that’s the nub of it. He isn’t gone, and if he’s survived up to this point, it seems apparent to me that he’s not going anywhere, even if we lose on Saturday. Just to make my position clear, I think he should have been dismissed after Luton - that night or the next morning at the latest, but I believe that Tiger has pinned his colours to Robinson and he’ll be here until Tiger goes, or at least the end of this season if there are performance linked clauses in his contract that make dismissing him less expensive. Let’s not forget that when Robinson first arrived his stock was still relatively high despite what most feel about him now. Tiger probably gave him some quite big assurances about how much power he was going to be given - I know what he said about Hanson not being his signing but don’t buy it, he never made those noises when the player signed - and with a part-time md and absent owner not looking over his shoulder all the time lends more credence to this thought. So for the sake of the clubs survival in this division I believe we all have to suck it up, put our feelings about how the club is being run to one side and support the club as best we can. If we can create a positive vibe just maybe it’ll relax the players enough to start performing to their potential. After all, what’s the alternative? A toxic atmosphere and self perpetuating slide towards relegation anyway.
Reported where?
Just google Oxford United Erick Thohir
I would be surprised if that did happen, but in football you never know.
I understand what you’re saying Millman and don’t disagree but I honestly do feel that it won’t take a huge amount to turn our fortunes around. Robinson doesn’t suddenly have to transform himself into Guardiola for us to beat Plymouth who, the league suggests, have been as equally shite as us this season. If we could get a positive atmosphere going on Saturday, similar to the one we had when we needed to beat Wycombe a few seasons back, we have the players to overcome them. Then things start to look a little differently. Robinson, rather foolishly in my book, gave the players an excuse to fail with his criticism of the stadium at the forum, lets remove that possible avenue by making it as positive as we can. We don’t have to pull up a forest of trees to remain in this division - it’ll still fall way short of what Robinson should have achieved this season after the big ‘larging it up’ he did in the summer, but for now it’ll have to do. Small margins maybe all it takes. This might all be over optimistic clap trap but I reiterate - what’s the alternative when the management quite clearly isn’t going to change?
Yes, but it could be said that strong leadership by Tiger would put him in a good light amongst his friends, relegation is not the option anyone wants.
I couldn’t decide if Robinson was having a pop at Whyte or the Irish FA. Or both?
