Robinson is a clown

[Shaun Rice]

Had to edit this post.
What an absolute clown KR has become.
Signed some absolute donkeys in the summer. No wonder our season was over within 10 games.
Even with a reasonable first 11 now he can’t seem to organise them.
He blames everyone and everything but himself and worst of all I bet he believes the s**t he keeps shovelling.
I’m not sure I can stand to listen to another interview, it’s just drivel.
He obviously lucked out at MK to get them promoted and now we know why Charlton fans hated him.
I would rather have Pep in charge than this idiot.
He’ll never leave because he’s too stubborn and Tiger is too weak to sack him. What an absolute mess. We’re in AGAIN!

 

[Jerome'SAle]

If heaven forbid we did still go down, no blame could be attached to the current regime at all he has got Herculean performances out of a team who were desperately short in quality confidence and belief.

 

[gofish2]

I'm glad this thread was started, apart from the fact that it replies to the drivel of YawntobeHollow's odious contributions, it sums up the man's achievement so far. He clearly inherited a s**t storm of a situation and has managed to put us in a position of credibility for next season.

 

[Hackney Jack]

YES. At last, not that foul poisonous shite of a thread title in the other post. Admin should shut that one down, delete it. No room for negativity.

Amongst many others, I was really pleased KR came here, and he's proving himself already.

Great interview as well today. Bring on next season.

 

[Shaun Rice]

I was worried when we appointed him. Although he has had success, finishing 5,5,8,10,2 with MK Dons he couldn’t keep them in the Championship and switched to Charlton in 2016 where he left them in what 7th place. Lots of Charlton fans weren’t sorry to see him go and his antics on the touch line seemed OTT.
He knows his stuff, has motivated the players to a level above their station and I can’t wait for next season. He talks so well on the radio and the players seem to have taken to him.

 

[makv]

He’s also very very blunt in interviews. I’m not sure if I like that, to be honest. Purely because he gives a very clear message about the players at a very crucial time of the season. Not sure what Canice must have thought after the pre-match interview!

 

[outsidethebox]

KR has made us competitive again. We've been in with a chance of getting something out of every game under his management. The only defeat by more than a single goal was Portsmouth and even then the game only severely went against us after the penalty incident. Compare this to the surrenders to Bury (away), Port Vale and Wigan. Even some of the single goal defeats eg Cheltenham and Bury (home) were embarrassing. He always strikes me as a man with a plan and we have needed that for a while.

 

[Ox4Eva]

Some of those who claim to be U's fans are pathetic little tossers who whine and bitch about everything.

Fact is KR is a decent manager with passion and will fight and do whatever he can to get his team a result.

I wish some of those who bitch and moan had the same passion!

 

[Shropshire U]

All credit to Robinson. It's going to be interesting to see the squad changes this summer.
And thank heavens for this thread...too many people feeding the troll ego behind that overblown anti-Robinson thread.

 

[Craig]

Some of those who claim to be U's fans are pathetic little tossers who whine and bitch about everything.

Fact is KR is a decent manager with passion and will fight and do whatever he can to get his team a result.

I wish some of those who bitch and moan had the same passion!

I think they do, they just channel it into being the most miserable people they can be. Must be exhausting. It’s certainly gets tiresome having to hear it all the time.

Robinson has done well. We’re looking better and much harder to beat - conceded just 2 in the last 6 and they were late goals. I’m still excited by his appointment and feel the best is definitely yet to come. I’m really looking forward to close season so he can put on his best Arthur Daley hat and get down to business; it could then be a very exciting season next year. Here’s hoping!

 

[Londonroader1]

Credit to KR. Living in Spain I subscribe to iplayer and see all the games live (miss being there though). This team has been galvanised and has grown some balls. There is more of a collective fight and spirit. Again all the credit to KR.

 

[Scotchegg]

Some of the finest footballing brains have been telling us that Oxford are a basketcase of a club, with a skint/dodgy owner who is never in the country, no one running the club day to day, a squad of injured has beens and no was beens, a coaching set up without a clue and no future due to an asset stripping former owner. Yet somehow, Robinson has come in and transformed the team into one that is hard to beat, and able to dig out the results to keep us save and maybe even lower midtable.

Is Robinson the man? He's a bloody miracle worker!!!

PS - I'm sure Charlie will claim that he predicted this all along and us moonshiners are idiots!! Love him!!!!

 

[oufcbenjyp]

Some of the finest footballing brains have been telling us that Oxford are a basketcase of a club, with a skint/dodgy owner who is never in the country, no one running the club day to day, a squad of injured has beens and no was beens, a coaching set up without a clue and no future due to an asset stripping former owner. Yet somehow, Robinson has come in and transformed the team into one that is hard to beat, and able to dig out the results to keep us save and maybe even lower midtable.

Is Robinson the man? He's a bloody miracle worker!!!

PS - I'm sure Charlie will claim that he predicted this all along and us moonshiners are idiots!! Love him!!!!

I hate to break it to you but we are still a basket case. What Robinson has done is instil some passion in the players where there was none. He has done a fantastic job in the last few weeks and I love the way he goes about his business. I do not think however that all is well behind the scenes. I really hope for all our sakes that Tiger brings the cash the club needs but I’m hearing that it’s not forthcoming at the minute.

 

[Scotchegg]

I hate to break it to you but we are still a basket case. What Robinson has done is instil some passion in the players where there was none. He has done a fantastic job in the last few weeks and I love the way he goes about his business. I do not think however that all is well behind the scenes. I really hope for all our sakes that Tiger brings the cash the club needs but I’m hearing that it’s not forthcoming at the minute.

We are a basketcase, or you think we are based on rumours?

Robinson is no idiot, do you really think he would jump from Charlton to Oxford without having some pretty strong assurances that the club was sound?

So I hate to break it to you, but it sounds like another load of bollox to me!

 

[werthersoriginal]

I hate to break it to you but we are still a basket case. What Robinson has done is instil some passion in the players where there was none. He has done a fantastic job in the last few weeks and I love the way he goes about his business. I do not think however that all is well behind the scenes. I really hope for all our sakes that Tiger brings the cash the club needs but I’m hearing that it’s not forthcoming at the minute.

How are you up hearing this? You’re in danger of sounding like a child pretending to be in the know

 

[Oslernorth]

Thank god this thread has been created. Hopefully the other one can now die!! He is the man and has been since day one. Love his attitude and I really believe he has a fantastic influence on the squad. COYY

 

[Neville60]

I hate to break it to you but we are still a basket case. What Robinson has done is instil some passion in the players where there was none. He has done a fantastic job in the last few weeks and I love the way he goes about his business. I do not think however that all is well behind the scenes. I really hope for all our sakes that Tiger brings the cash the club needs but I’m hearing that it’s not forthcoming at the minute.

FFS that didn't take long. Can we please not have negative remarks on this post and instead make a negative post i.e ++ Negative things about *********** ++ then we can choose which ones we would like to read.
Many Thanks

 

[rambler]

Very pleased that KR has come to our club, he has galvanised the players making is a hard side to beat.
We are almost safe now just need 1more point (would like all 3 next Saturday) and we can all relax.
COYY.

 

[Christchurch Yellows]

The Appleton era was built on a strong relationship between manager and chairman with a clear sence of direction, the fans bought into this and became engaged. For me, this sort of connection and positivity had declined at the end of the Dennis Smith era when I started following the u’s and never really returned, despite Wilders best efforts (until MAp / DE had entered). However, under Pep, everything we built was completely diminished - his character was bland, he wasn’t straight talking and all round decisions were poor, it felt like everything we built had become undone. So here we are with KR, ready to start planning for an exciting new season in L1, feeling engaged and ready to tell my mates what a great manager we have. The sence of connection to the club has returned, I’m once again looking up the table and can’t bloody wait for the next season to start. Thank you to KR, Tiger and also DE!

 

[LondonRoader]

If heaven forbid we did still go down, no blame could be attached to the current regime at all he has got Herculean performances out of a team who were desperately short in quality confidence and belief.

I'm not quite sure that's right, KR might be above blame but some of the rest are very culpable.

The impressive thing for me is KR didn't come here to keep us up, but he's basically achieved that as you say with a demoralised group of players.
Now hopefully we will see a turn around in fortunes and pushing to get amoung the promotion hopefuls next season, I'm not sure he can turn this all around next season and hope if the signs are good that the fans show some patience and give him the time to do his job, to get into the championship will be an epic task and we will be again punching above our weight, I just hope the expectations next season are tempered and we can all enjoy the football along the way.

 

[Shaun Rice]

I'm not quite sure that's right, KR might be above blame but some of the rest are very culpable.

The impressive thing for me is KR didn't come here to keep us up, but he's basically achieved that as you say with a demoralised group of players.
Now hopefully we will see a turn around in fortunes and pushing to get amoung the promotion hopefuls next season, I'm not sure he can turn this all around next season and hope if the signs are good that the fans show some patience and give him the time to do his job, to get into the championship will be an epic task and we will be again punching above our weight, I just hope the expectations next season are tempered and we can all enjoy the football along the way.

Absolutely spot on. Getting promotion is not as simple as signing 10 or 11 players and waiting for the season to start. I accept that the budget will be competitive because that’s what’s being said by Tiger (I don’t want to turn this thread into one of the many boring itk we’re doooomed threads. So please keep opinions informed or not off this thread).
Robinson will do an amazing job if he gets us anywhere near the play offs next season. But if that doesn’t happen Robinson must be given time to build a side. It was 4 seasons at MK Dons before they went up.

 

[Sith Lord]

We are a basketcase, or you think we are would jump from Charlton to Oxford without having some pretty strong assurances that the club was sound?

So I hate to break it to you, but it sounds like another load of bollox to me!

Being paid lip service with assurances is one thing the other are them materialising.

Yes you are correct KR is no mug, but we will soon find out if theses assurances are forth coming as I'm sure there will be some grumblings in KR's tones in the not to distant future.

I will be holding my breath and hope it comes good....

 

[Steve McAvoy]

He’s also very very blunt in interviews. I’m not sure if I like that, to be honest. Purely because he gives a very clear message about the players at a very crucial time of the season. Not sure what Canice must have thought after the pre-match interview!

Being paid lip service with assurances is one thing the other are them materialising.

Yes you are correct KR is no mug, but we will soon find out if theses assurances are forth coming as I'm sure there will be some grumblings in KR's tones in the not to distant future.

I will be holding my breath and hope it comes good....

No idea what is or isn’t going on behind the scenes. Early evidence for me is Robinson’s clear thinking ahead. The ‘free hit’ ploy proved effective, getting us a hugely important 3 points from 2 away games.

 

[oufcbenjyp]

We are a basketcase, or you think we are based on rumours?

Robinson is no idiot, do you really think he would jump from Charlton to Oxford without having some pretty strong assurances that the club was sound?

So I hate to break it to you, but it sounds like another load of bollox to me!

You are right that Robinson is no idiot and he has been given the same assurances by the club as everyone else. His desperation to leave Charlton could have meant that he was willing to take a more lenient position and believe words rather than some of the early evidence (structure of the deal/HMRC debacle/players pre match hotel accommodation).
Keeping with the positivity of the thread he has done a cracking job as I mentioned in my previous post. Interestingly the manager’s dad told me that in his previous 8 years as manager at MK and Charlton he has spent less than 500k overall on new signings which shows that we’ve got a guy with an eye for potential. So maybe we won’t need the cash we think we do to be able to compete in league 1 next season.

 

[unification]

I’m a fan of Robinson. Certainly when you consider the madcap list of candidates that the bookies had lined up for us, he was certainly the safest pair of hands and has steered us away from the decline that we were seeing during the last days of Pep and the purgatory of DF.

I have little doubt that next season will be more fun that this one (shouldn’t be too tricky - unless KR suddenly announces a certain Barcelona ‘B’ player as his first signing!) and we’ll be competitive again. We should have an exciting summer seeing a clear out of old pros. Here’s hoping we see a return to a policy of young, hungry and sellable players to keep the coffers and war chest full.

My main concern and it’s one that’s hung around for a while is whether that KR truly has that killer instinct to take us up. His teams in the past have played some great football and play it fair but often end up 5th or 6th rather than trying to bully their way into the top two. He reminds me of Paul Tisdale in that regard. Attractive teams but lacking that bit of nastiness to trouble the big boys at the top of the table.

With Sunderland, Portsmouth, Bradford, Luton and possibly Bolton -and Charlton arriving next season, can he make us into a playoff candidate or better in one season? It’ll be a hard task.

 

[WokinghamYellow]

I think what is also important is KR has shown he can handle the pressure and get his teams to get the job done. These skills will be required at the end of the season when in a promotion race too. Something i always felt Pep would bottle if he got us into play offs

 

[West Oxon U’s]

Sunderland look to be an absolute basket case - their budget for this season was 6th in the Championship but
with a back to back relegations, a further huge reduction in their parachute payments and
players on massive contracts it could be very tough for them.

I can’t see Chris Coleman hanging around for too much longer.

 

[Cass63]

How’s BTBY today.

 

[OUFCwaffle]

Halleluglia for this post! Robinson is 100% THE man! Total faith in him now and can't wait for next season

 

[Scotchegg]

You are right that Robinson is no idiot and he has been given the same assurances by the club as everyone else. His desperation to leave Charlton could have meant that he was willing to take a more lenient position and believe words rather than some of the early evidence (structure of the deal/HMRC debacle/players pre match hotel accommodation).
Keeping with the positivity of the thread he has done a cracking job as I mentioned in my previous post. Interestingly the manager’s dad told me that in his previous 8 years as manager at MK and Charlton he has spent less than 500k overall on new signings which shows that we’ve got a guy with an eye for potential. So maybe we won’t need the cash we think we do to be able to compete in league 1 next season.

I hate this "I'm really positive but....." crap.

Robinson wanted out from Charlton but was very vocal in questioning the board. You would think that he would take more than a few soundbites from Tiger before jumping in?

As for the evidence you state, the structure of the deal has been discussed at length and appears to suit all parties, the tax issue was not an issue, and the traveling before the game is more likely because Pep gave the players Monday's off rather than major concerns about cash flow. None of this things makes us a basketcase as you stated.

But then Robinson is a top guy so nothing to worry about.