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I agree with that. Des is a manager who was special for Oxford and the bond with fans incredible. Towards the end I still backed him but things weren't working and it felt hopeless. Under GR we are competitive and - despite what others say - I don't have that feeling of where are our next three points coming from.
I think @tatabanya is relying far too heavily on the stats rather than what can be seen with ones own eyes. The stats do says we've improved under Rowett and that we need a few chances to go our way and that this might turn the tide. But stats don't tell you how the likes of Norwich carve us open at will at times.
They do though? The stats are just a reflection of the game. If a team carve you open at will and create anything then that's exactly what the stats will tell you. And I was at the game and, with my eyes, would question whether they did. They had 3 good chances to put the game to bed, but it was hardly wave after wave of threatening attack
Really? I would say it is far from a majority. On here it’s generally just the same few posters constantly repeating their views.
Yep agreed. Just going on home games but there seems to still be a lot of support for him (me included)
I know you were there, but xG doesn’t tell you why they failed to get qualify chances.
As do all the other bottom 7 teams … and I dare say at least one from above that will drop like a stone (Charlton?). I would rather have Rowett steering than any of the alternatives (who are they?). Most games this season we are inferior in the majority of positions on the field … so we are asking a lot from Rowett to keep us up. I still believe If anyone can he can … but I don’t think for a minute it not going be a frustrating ride - but we knew that before a ball was kicked
. I wasn’t happy with the starting lineup at Norwich, and I also think the changes were too late, BUT Rowett clearly sees a whole lot more than we do in the week, always makes a decent ‘argument’ for why he does things in interviews and generally sees games as most of us do - unlike a lot of the bullshit you hear from mangers. I also think he learns - he can only play the cards he’s dealt. The job is even harder with injuries to stand out players in the run up to the transfer window. Hopefully, Rowett has a budget and more(?) influence on who we bring in to maximise chance of us staying up. Too many bed wetters for me on here … which keeps me coming back 
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Ok, but if over the course of the season, so with a much bigger data set, the stats continue to show that you aren’t being carved open at will by the opposition, surely there then becomes a point where it can’t just be every team you play against being bad?
Luckily it's not up to them
I agree to a point, but there are other elements to consider as well. But when you get to the end of the season, it's too late by then. Hence why I think the eye test suggests defensively we don't look as unbreakable as a unit as we did last season. And offensively, we are extremely hit and miss. We have 1 striker that can score goals and against a Norwich team who we were more likely to have a close game against than Ipswich, he decided to start the striker probably least likely to score and persist with him into the 60th minute... I don't understand decisions like that.
My guess is that he thought Duffy would start and he wanted to put loads of pressure on him on the ball. Darling’s also been caught out a few times this season.
Mate, people might see more 'reason' behind it if you didn't go on and on and on and on about it.
It will be very difficult to stay up. But the bottom three this time last season all managed it. Quite a different league now though. Coventry were only above us on goal difference and below Luton!
I don't think it's looking bleak at all. We've just drawn with Middlesbrough, it's not like we've lost five in a row.
It's hardly the case of backing GR right or wrong surely it is desirable that the team gets the reinforcements it needs within spending parameters.
If you're referring to Gary Bloom, then he's long gone. One of Karl's ideas. The man was a charlatan and laughed at (behind his back, ofc) by just about everyone in the building
