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[uptheus]

Nothing at 5.30. 6pm announcement?

We're surely not going into another game without a manager at least being confirmed if not in the dug out?

They’ve said that he won’t be in the dug out anyway, officially starts on Monday the 13th!!

 

[mooro]

Today has been like the day after the window closed waiting to see which out of contract striker we'd brought in to replace Taylor...

 

[MiddleBartonYellow]

Nothing at 5.30. 6pm announcement?

We're surely not going into another game without a manager at least being confirmed if not in the dug out?

Won’t be in the dugout now anyway. Short will take the game

 

[Paul Cannell]

If you have a pathological hatred of turkeys or foreigners he is your man (can never remember which one is which).

Here's how I tell the difference - the foreigners are the ones that speak our language.

 

[southlondonyellow]

Waiting for a Santi Cazorla esque unveiling pre match tomorrow

 

[Paul Cannell]

Ice cream now, what next?

 

[Leysboy]

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

Won’t be in the dugout now anyway. Short will take the game

I know but the players knowing a confirmed new manager us watching will raise their game. Maybe they do know and it's just the paying public who are being kept in the dark

 

[Sarge]

perhaps the board thought theyd got Manning and instead , it turns out a 'stupid boy' made a big mistake and we've got.....

 

[OxfordBoy]

Waiting for a Santi Cazorla esque unveiling pre match tomorrow

Plot twist when the smoke clears and the tube thing is empty and Craig Short just waddles in from the sideline

 

[38yearsofpain]

Fans were underwhelmed and disappointed when we signed Chris Wilder. Little did they know he had done his thorough research on the club, players and tactics. He then presented a standout interview and proved he was the best for the position, we got promoted.

Fans were underwhelmed and disappointed when we signed Michael Appleton. Little did they know he had a desire to build his own squad with a promised promotion budget, had an identity, could work with recruitment to pick players with high potential and stamped his authority on our style of play, we got promoted.

Fans are now underwhelmed and disappointed with signing Liam Manning. Were you at the interviews? You have no idea what lengths this man has gone through, the research he's carried out on our club, our recruitment, our current games, tactics, strengths and weaknesses. His interviews could have blown them away, he could have demonstrated a desire to take this club to the next level that the other managers couldn't.

Michael Appleton was waiting for that opportunity to move to an ambitious club willing to give him the resources to build is own squad, Liam Manning now has that same opportunity. The board will back him with a promotion budget this summer, so the least we can do is back him to keep us in League One until then.

He has proven that, with the right players, he can play some of the best football in League One and come within 1 point of automatic promotion in the process. At his previous club, Lommel SK, he took over a club bottom of the league and guided them to a 3rd place finish, proving he has turned around a failing club before.

Obviously there are a few concerns, we are hurtling towards relegation in dreadful form after a shocking summer recruitment. MK (Sweeting) dismantled Mannings side and had a similarly awful summer transfer window and he couldn't turn their fortunes around. The main concern is staying up, so we've got to get behind him and the players now, we have 11 cup finals to stay in League One.

If we can just get to safety, Manning has that chance to build something special here and prove what he's capable of again. Now is the time to unite behind this manager, he has huge potential and we need to give him a platform, our support is essential to get us over the line and start planning for a League One title charge next season. I'm not ready to play the inbreds again just yet!

Fans were underwhelmed when we signed Pep Clotet, Brian Talbot et al. It is the way of fans. No manager will ever be universally accepted nor will any manager get a job unless they do proper research, have a sane plan etc. Only time will tell if the correct choice has been made. This appointment is always a gamble but the calibre of the candidates hopefully make this less risky than Graham Rix, Mark Wright or Malcolm Shotton.
The important thing is to support whoever picks up the mantle and we all pray it's not a poisoned chalice. Another dose of League 2 will be really depressing and damaging

 

[bazzer9461]

They’ve said that he won’t be in the dug out anyway, officially starts on Monday the 13th!!

Ah but it hasn’t been announced yet, maybe they will get Rosie to pull the name out of a bag at half tomw just after the 50/50

 

[bazzer9461]

Would be a tad embarrassing if prior to kick of Rosie introduces “ the new Oxford United manager Liam Manning “ and then just under 2&3/4 hours later we’ve just been mauled by Derby their fans will take this P**s big time.

 

[The mighty Aldo]

Would be a tad embarrassing if prior to kick of Rosie introduces “ the new Oxford United manager Liam Manning “ and then just under 2&3/4 hours later we’ve just been mauled by Derby their fans will take this P**s big time.

“Sacked in the morning” would be really embarrassing if they do a Rovers on us

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

Announced in this?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1634253407849422848

 

[behindthegoal]

I bet the announcement will be at the game

 

[OX14]

Announced in this?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1634253407849422848

I didn't hear that mentioned earlier on Radio Oxford it was just a load of guff about Crufts and outer space.

 

[Sharp Edges]

Maybe we offered the job to Tisdale......

 

[greatunclekip]

We simply have to have the new manager in place ahead of tomorrow to watch and get a feel for the team ahead of two critical games.

This is serious s**t.

 

[frenchconnection]

anyone listening to rad ox?