Current Staff Aaron Ramsey

[Carpy]

 

[Whingit]

They still have the silly rule about having to have play a certain amount of players who played the previous league game (or some such)? Why make you name a squad of 23 plus goalies if they then don’t let you pick who you want from that squad for a cup competition? The EFL make disliking them easy work.

It's ridiculous and I wouldn't be against us making 4 subs in the 1st minute when it comes to it.

 

[ljs]

Its only four players. I can't see there being any situation where we wouldn't do this regardless of any rules.

 

[m]

It's ridiculous and I wouldn't be against us making 4 subs in the 1st minute when it comes to it.
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"Are registered on loan from a Premier League Club...."


f**k off.

 

[Boris]

Its only four players. I can't see there being any situation where we wouldn't do this regardless of any rules.

Given the size of our squad, I think we probably have to field at least four players that meet these requirements

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

So far so goid in terms of hus conduct and steel, hopefully results will be just as positive.

 

[uptheus]

I think we have a gem on our hands

Let’s hope so, but still early days

 

[Basham Wonderland]

 

[outsidethebox]

AR has had a crazy and challenging couple of months in his first managerial role. I wonder how much of the stuff he's had/having to deal with he was aware might crop up when he took on the job?

Bloomfield must be looking in thinking he's dodged a bullet with us.

 

[Whingit]

AR has had a crazy and challenging couple of months in his first managerial role. I wonder how much of the stuff he's had/having to deal with he was aware might crop up when he took on the job?

Bloomfield must be looking in thinking he's dodged a bullet with us.

He'll learn a lot from this fiasco and take it with him as his career progresses. If anything it's a blessing for Ramsey, he can only come out of this smelling of roses.

 

[90syeIlow]

I really like Ramsay.

He's a steely, hard working and intelligent professional who's been there and done it as a player and has already shown as a manager that he can front for the clowns above him while getting O'Donkor firing goals in, so that deserves a lot of credit.

 

[Benox]

A decent start for Ramsey. He’s impressed with his handling of events off the pitch. It’s going to be hard to judge him in terms of performances on it. I don’t think even we know how we compare to other teams and how much someone should get out of this side.

I was surprised we had so much of the ball away to a top side in the league. I think that’s probably the Ramsey way. But a lot of work to be done in terms of doing something meaningful with it. That’s actually a pretty common problem for us. There have been 16 games over the last 4 seasons where we’ve had over 60% possession. Of those we’ve won 2 of them. And that’s under 5 different managers. Can he be the man to actually turn possession into wins?

 

[The Voice Of Reason]

As I've said before AR for me has been a breath of fresh air, and maybe what we needed.

He's professional, speaks well, is calm , intelligent, put together a good backroom team that wants to work for him, and he's hard working.

He's got GOD playing and scoring like no other manager has previously! He's giving the youth a chance and they are playing for him! So he obviously speaks well to them.

However it will be interesting how he handles some of the senior players like Goodrym , BRanners, etc who are mis firing has he got the grapefruits to bench em and give others the chance.

 

[dickwalton1964]

A decent start for Ramsey. He’s impressed with his handling of events off the pitch. It’s going to be hard to judge him in terms of performances on it. I don’t think even we know how we compare to other teams and how much someone should get out of this side.

I was surprised we had so much of the ball away to a top side in the league. I think that’s probably the Ramsey way. But a lot of work to be done in terms of doing something meaningful with it. That’s actually a pretty common problem for us. There have been 16 games over the last 4 seasons where we’ve had over 60% possession. Of those we’ve won 2 of them. And that’s under 5 different managers. Can he be the man to actually turn possession into wins?

Good post.

I posted after Huddersfield saying it was an all too typical Oxford performance - a fair share of the ball but very little end product. Ramsey doesn’t deserve the jury’s out tag after the pack of cards he’s been handed but time will indeed tell if he can convert this possession into productivity. My slight concern is that he was a mainstay in that Arsenal era of trying to walk the ball into the net, they were a mind numbingly boring watch for a number of years with Ramsey pulling the strings on the pitch and hopefully that style of football has not become ingrained in him. Love him or loathe him, Arteta to his credit has moved things on and found that end product in front of goal - Ramsey has to find the same here.

 

[SamLongSlidingTackle]

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Way to start the rumours. Will be expecting to see rumour tweets on here later.

 

[werthersoriginal]

Way to start the rumours. Will be expecting to see rumour tweets on here later.

Or we lose a few more, are in bottom four at Christmas, and he’s sacked. Could go either way!

 

[The Mighty Aldo]

I feel these two new signings will help him, they have been around Premier League players where keeping the ball is paramount.
I honestly think Cameron Brannagan has got to be aware that if his performances don’t improve Andrews will step into that role.
What worries me about Ramseys style is that he requires a centre back who is comfortable on the ball, a Dickie or Atkinson because we don’t have one.Also we a short of any pace and strength in the centre of our attack

 

[greatunclekip]

1 win from 4 doesn’t strike me as a hugely strong start, and Tuesday was pitiful.

I think a lot of the current praise is because he speaks well. He has had to deal with a lot, of course, but purely from a results basis, it’s been the definition of mid so far.

 

[dickwalton1964]

1 win from 4 doesn’t strike me as a hugely strong start, and Tuesday was pitiful.

I think a lot of the current praise is because he speaks well. He has had to deal with a lot, of course, but purely from a results basis, it’s been the definition of mid so far.

That’s about right. We’ve seen nothing yet to suggest he’s the right man or indeed the wrong appointment. He was certainly outdone by the Huddersfield manager the other night and I think Warne got the better of him tactically in the opener too. I didn’t see the Stevenage game a great result and by all accounts a deserved one so credit to him for that.

Us fans need to be careful though that we don’t get swept away by Ramsey the player or this impressive persona. Results define managers and we should cut Ramsey no more slack than we did Bloomfield, Clotet, Waddock or any other manager you care to mention. Even with all the off field shenanigans this squad is easily good enough to better at least half of this division and that’s why a play off push is the very least we should be achieving.

 

[holdsteady]

Ramsey is a very inexperienced manager, so we are going to have to be patient with him. But we are in a consolidate and rebuild phase ourselves so perhaps, if both parties are willing to show patience, that’s not a bad thing. As long as he doesn’t put our league one status at risk I am happy for him to learn on the job here as I think he has promise, even if he is very raw at the moment.

Surely only the most hopeful among us see us going up this season? So I will take him learning a few lessons, however painful, as long as he is actually learning.

 

[Steve Gilbert]

1 win from 4 doesn’t strike me as a hugely strong start, and Tuesday was pitiful.

I think a lot of the current praise is because he speaks well. He has had to deal with a lot, of course, but purely from a results basis, it’s been the definition of mid so far.

How many points did we miss out on when Orient beat us?

It’s 3 games, we are under a transfer embargo and have a limited squad, I would say Ramsay is doing ok so far.

 

[Sheik Djibouti]

How many points did we miss out on when Orient beat us?

It’s 3 games, we are under a transfer embargo and have a limited squad, I would say Ramsay is doing ok so far.

Just imagine if Alex Ferguson had had an equally awful start to his time at Man Utd

Oh...wait . . .
18 November 1986 Oxford United Away Lost 2–0
15 November 1986 Norwich City Away Drew 0–0
22 November 1986 Queens Park Rangers Home Won 1–0
29 November 1986 Wimbledon Away Lost 1–0
7 December 1986 Tottenham Hotspur Away Drew 3–3

What an absolute disaster he turned out to be . . .

Nothing changes - Kip is only happy when he's unhappy, criticising and finding fault in everything OUFC related. #troll

 

[SirAndyOfCrosby]

As long as he doesn’t put our league one status at risk I am happy for him to learn on the job here as I think he has promise, even if he is very raw at the moment.

I understand the sentiment, but we don't owe him any more time to develop then we would a Rowett or a Bloomfield.

There are a finite number of top jobs for English Football League clubs and Ramsey has one (a decent one, too) - presumably because he is deemed talented enough to do the business now rather than needing to develop his skills (as he could as an assistant or coaching an academy).

I am perfectly prepared to be patient, and obviously a lot of experience comes on the job - but we shouldn't fall into the trap of forgetting that we are the priority, not Ramsey building up his CV.

 

[Basham Wonderland]

Given the hand he's been dealt, I would consider him steering us clear of relegation to be a fantastic result.

The fact we have 4 points on the board, and he has managed to unearth a striker out of nothing, is a minor miracle in my eyes.

 

[holdsteady]

I understand the sentiment, but we don't owe him any more time to develop then we would a Rowett or a Bloomfield.

There are a finite number of top jobs for English Football League clubs and Ramsey has one (a decent one, too) - presumably because he is deemed talented enough to do the business now rather than needing to develop his skills (as he could as an assistant or coaching an academy).

I am perfectly prepared to be patient, and obviously a lot of experience comes on the job - but we shouldn't fall into the trap of forgetting that we are the priority, not Ramsey building up his CV.

I didn't just mean for his benefit though, I meant for ours. If we feel that he has potential then we are in a bit of unique position with the embargo and the stadium situation to be a bit more patient than the average club. We have been through quite a churn of managers lately as well, a bit of stability might be to the good.

That also relies on him being patient and showing some long term vision as well though, as we have seen in football that can be quite rare.

 

[carefreeoufc]

Given the hand he's been dealt, I would consider him steering us clear of relegation to be a fantastic result.

The fact we have 4 points on the board, and he has managed to unearth a striker out of nothing, is a minor miracle in my eyes.

Agreed, and as for not cutting him more slack than, say, Bloomfield or Clotet, I think that's pretty harsh. Bloomfield stepped in with a team capable of staying up in the Championship, backed well in the January window and a squad that was seemingly harmonious. Clotet was also backed well when he was here, he was just sh!t.

Ramsey has the quals and it's now a case of him putting theory and practical elements together. Unfortunately, with any new manager, we're going to have to be prepared for mistakes and an element of learning on the job. As long as Ramsey learns from each one of his mistakes, then I think he should be given full backing from the fans. Even if that does mean we end up in 15th at the end of the season.

A draw against MK at home, win away to Stevenage and a loss (due to some extremely poor performances from our senior players) against Huddersfield Town away at home is not something to be concerned about. I do hope he's realised who his best defensive partnership is at the back, and I do hope that he looks at altering the formation with the new players that have arrived. Particularly if some of our senior pro's are going to continue to be off the pace.

 

[werthersoriginal]

Jury is still out for me but he gave a very decent side a game with a pizza cup lineup and the coach in goal.

Someone recently likened his performance so far to Appleton's start. You can see what he's trying to do, but he may not have the players for it and may not be given enough time to bring it to fruition.

 

[Swaby39]

I think there’s a lot to consider alongside what we see on field. I agree that his inexperience shouldn’t give him endless latitude but it’s an unusual job description here.

The manager of OUFC going back a few years now carries a lot more responsibility than just coaching the team, and he’s handling those ancillary duties extremely well. Better than his predecessors. It’s a 10/10 for me on the off field front and that doesn’t count for nothing when the club is otherwise so distant and chronically lacking leaders.

On field I think he’s doing fine. I think he’s been very effective in changing games which is something that drove me mad with Rowett and Bloomfield. He doesn’t wait around and every game we play it’s to win. I like where we’re going with the style of play and we’ve scored some excellent goals. We can all see there’s work to be done but you can see an identity and that’s a start.

He has a blueprint of how he wants to play and he’s having to try and produce that with a squad that was built with a mash-up identity and no ability to get a key player or two to help the transition. Couple that with all the challenges that come with a relegated club and losing your two most creative players, it’s far from easy.

I wasn’t overly concerned by the Huddersfield loss. They’re a settled side with good players and if it wasn’t for some terrible individual displays in key areas it could’ve been very different. I’m encouraged by the fact we’re playing a way that should see us do well, it’s more “us” and we’ve been able to get points from games by positive changes from the dugout.

Ramsey will cock up along the way but as others have said, so long as we don’t tank towards the bottom and keep making the same mistakes I’ll be reasonably happy.

 

[WE Yellow]

I think I'll be judging Ramsey a bit differently to Rowett and Bloomfield given how the latter didn't have the rug pulled from underneath them a few weeks into their job. He'll make mistakes, he's made a few already, tinkering with the back 4 that played so well at Stevenage was an oversight. Taking McDonnell off on Tuesday night was questionable. But he'll learn - there are some green shoots that we've already seen with the introduction (and trust) of Missanga, O'Donkor and Snowden. We have a style of play for the first time in 2 years, wingers running through the centre of the pitch, full backs supporting and making inverted runs, a genuine trust in players on the ball and playing ourselves back into games. Ironically that approach would have seen us comfortably safe last season.

 

[OxfordYankee]

I reckon we should aim for at least two managers per season. It’s a tried and tested way to progress.

 

[holdsteady]

I would say I am not expecting people not moan when we lose like we did on Tuesday night, I did and its natural, we should all get it out of our systems as none of us want to lose (well most of us) but when we have calmed down I think we all realise that we are going to have games that are not going to be brilliant given the lack of cover and inexperience both on and off the pitch, we have to tailor our expectations to that.