Three defeats before the end of August - hardly promotion stats them. I'd give Patterson until the end of September to sort this out.

Still think a 'reality check' is necessary: there's too many associated with OU who are living in the past. e.g. Rhoades-Brown's comment on the radio after Saturday's win. "So now we've played two clubs that've come up from non-league. "
The Conference IS non-league and needs (good) players and management who recognise the fact, rather than ones who think they're an unluckily misplaced league side!

They were excellent? Well I need to go back to Specsavers for a refund then! The only thing which was excellent was the effort! But to win matches you need effort and talent. Sadly the talent bit we have very little of.

If that is all Darren is asking from his players then we will be no better than mid table.

"If we can't keep ten men on the pitch we aren't going to win football matches."

HMMM That would be Eleven men

Can see Foster Going now!!

Seems to me Foster is being made a scapegoat, yes he should not have got himself sent off but is it his fault that we were so poor against Weymouth Barrow and Eastbourne no we have been appalling in all four games so far this season and this is down to Patterson!

I am not part of the Anti Patto brigade(Yet), but it is painfully obvious to all that the squad is paper thin.

There is no competition for places, no subs good enough to change a game and no goals in the team, The keepers we have at the moment are terrible, we never should have let Tardiff leave, We have a bunch of lightweight ex league players with the attitude that they are too good for the conference and we are seriously lacking at least 2 players with guts and a bit of steel. We need a couple of hard nut case types who will battle.

And the last thing we need is a Manager who will recognise the problems and do something about it rather than making excuses and being ridiculously over optimistic.

The excuses about players being out, sent off and not finishing are just not good enough.

I would have more respect for Patterson if he was to just say we have not been good enough and I will be doing X Y Z to put it right.

I think Patto was spot on. its very difficult to know exactly well the team is doing when we keep on getting players sent off!

A poorly quoted (I hope) article and some rather negative responses...

It is early days, and with his limited budget, the manager will be looking to strengthen his squad. Having a small squad now makes this much easier.
Oxfords performances seem to depend on the number of players on the pitch, and the manager can hardly be blamed for that at this stage of the season, particularly as supporters would attack him if he had left those players out, even if the team was winning.

I'm sure that many words will be spoken, work will done done on the training field and where possible a new face or two (or three) will appear.

What an utter shambles that game was. Are defence looked liked it couldnt defend against a sunday league team. Are midfield had no shape and when ever got the ball the were just playing long ball stuff which ment that yemi and constable had no chance of winning the ball in the air. We have got to many big time charlies in our team who think they are bigger and better than oxford United for example LUKE FOSTER. Barry quin should hang up his boots now i now that he has got experiance but he looked nakerd after an hour. Yemi, constable and deering where the only players to come out of that game with a bit of class and it looks like that we can only score goals when we are against amature sides or we have jamie guy in the side. PATTO OUT NOW BEFORE WE GET INTO REAL TROUBLE. BRING BACK IAN ATKINS.

survival in this league will be a chore!
What a bunch of pathetic idiots!
Because of oxfords downfall over the last years, is it any wonder why i have gone off the game and concentrated on motorsports which is good value for money!
Sack the lot of them!!!!!!!!!
I feel sorry for you loyal fans that go to this pathetic team week in and week out!
I hope you all get a 110% refund for your season tickets!

Andy wrote:
Three defeats before the end of August - hardly promotion stats them. I'd give Patterson until the end of September to sort this out.

then what Andy? you part of the board perhaps and have a key influence on what's going on at the club?

Andy wrote:
Three defeats before the end of August - hardly promotion stats them. I\'d give Patterson until the end of September to sort this out.

I'm sure he's quaking in his boots, what with the huge say you obviously have over running the club.

Our main problem remains lack of goal-scoring potency. Constable had a great chance and didn't even hit the target, Yemi continues to frustrate me with his inconsistency. For those who think Yemi played well, watch the game again and see how many times there is no end product from him. There was a moment in the game that was not commented on by Setanta, which was where Yemi made it to the by-line and Constable was steaming in on goal. If Yemi had played it in at the right time I reckon it was a nailed-on goal. Anyway...

It's all very well blaming defence and midfield, but unless we are scaring them up front the pressure builds and builds. You have to make teams worry about conceding goals, or they feel free to play their game. We are not worrying teams enough at the moment.

We are missing three extremely important players right now in all three areas of the pitch - Guy is our star player and a true in-form striker, Trainer is a very attacking midfielder and Turley is desperately needed to get the defence organised again.

Let's get these three key men back, return Yemi to his rightful place as super-sub , then we'll see how good (or not) we really are.

Ian wrote:
A poorly quoted (I hope) article and some rather negative responses... It is early days, and with his limited budget, the manager will be looking to strengthen his squad. Having a small squad now makes this much easier. Oxfords performances seem to depend on the number of players on the pitch, and the manager can hardly be blamed for that at this stage of the season, particularly as supporters would attack him if he had left those players out, even if the team was winning. I'm sure that many words will be spoken, work will done done on the training field and where possible a new face or two (or three) will appear.

The performances do not depend on whether we have 10 or 11 players on the pitch. We are useless with 10 or 11 players.

I'm sure many words will be spoken but they go in one ear and out the other. It seems to me that they don't train or with a football anyhow.

Granted Oxford haven't really played well yet, but you can't tell anything yet Wrexham will probably get promoted with the highest ever total if they can hold on to their players so no shame there and obviously bad starts but then a win so early doors yet but Oxford's problem in this division is that they they think they are a league club they not, buying ex quality league players is not going to get you promoted you need to buy big horrible non-league giants with a couple decent wingers who can whip the ball in, strong spine, quick wingers and a little bit of organisation will get you points in this league, if Patto was to go though getting one of the long standing non league managers i.e. Clough would be a good shout but I hope oxford at least give him till Christmas no rash premiership style sackings.

One major lapse of discipline cost the team another away game sending off. The forwards still can't score against good teams. Forget Eastbourne, they are a part time team. The way the manager talked is as thought we had beaten a league team. It took a midfielder & defender to give the team a respectful score. The ownwers need to look at what is going on. The lack of ambition on their part clearly shows through.Please for the sake of the loyal supporters replan from the base and bring in some strength in depth.

Pete wrote:
Granted Oxford haven't really played well yet, but you can't tell anything yet Wrexham will probably get promoted with the highest ever total if they can hold on to their players so no shame there and obviously bad starts but then a win so early doors yet but Oxford's problem in this division is that they they think they are a league club they not, buying ex quality league players is not going to get you promoted you need to buy big horrible non-league giants with a couple decent wingers who can whip the ball in, strong spine, quick wingers and a little bit of organisation will get you points in this league, if Patto was to go though getting one of the long standing non league managers i.e. Clough would be a good shout but I hope oxford at least give him till Christmas no rash premiership style sackings.

Personally I don't think Wrexham are that good, watched them last week and York made them look very ordinary and then last night we made them look very good. I would be shocked if they are runaway leaders.

my son and daughter watched the football again on the box .it seems every time there on the box they go to pieces its such a shame as there so good a times at kassam and in pre seaso matches we watched . i think they should start not giving there wages that would sort them out . ten men did really well it could of been a lot worse. luke foster is a good player wants happened to hime . come on oxford

It's pathetic how Yellows fans have been reduced to clutching at straws so early in the season. 3 defeats out of 4 are no fluke, it's a very, very poor start and no amount of polishing from optimistic die-hards can buff up a shine on that particular turd.

Merry, Smith and Patto have steered us from one embarrassing defeat to another - Histon, Droylesden, Weymouth, Barrow to name but a few - these are league defeats we are taking which will be etched on our record for all time. Sadly such results are just commonplace now.

"We passed the ball well" said Darren, well i was sat 40 yards from him and obviously hadnt used the same optician for my glasses, i wonder where he gets those rose tinted one's because as long as he wears them he wont put things right. I will agree there was a lot of effort from the 10 men but not a lot of Footballing skill from us, Wrexham are not a good side but they do pass to each other and do have players that can run WITH the ball and distribute it well and in Louis they have a player that can hold the ball up well and lay it off with vision, qualities that we sadly lack. Darren and Chris williams (on the website) said Murray had a good game,yes i agree he ran himself ragged but his passing and distribution were very poor and i think the armband is effecting his performance badly, Jake Cole proved what a good shot stopper he is but lacks communication with his defenders, Quinny again showed he is not a central defender, Day proved he shouldnt be in the team and Luke Foster??? What is with him, even last season his positioning was often poor meaning he had to result to rash challenges and he proved nothing has changed there altho he isnt the player he was last season and finally, when the players next turn up for training will someone PLEASE remember to take a ball along because they obviously dont practice with one at present, its football for gods sake not circuits and fitness training. Practice with that round thing for heavens sake! It might not come as so much of a surprise on match day when the Ref brings one on if they practice with one.

Suppoter wrote:
One major lapse of discipline cost the team another away game sending off. The forwards still can't score against good teams. Forget Eastbourne, they are a part time team. The way the manager talked is as thought we had beaten a league team. It took a midfielder & defender to give the team a respectful score. The ownwers need to look at what is going on. The lack of ambition on their part clearly shows through.Please for the sake of the loyal supporters replan from the base and bring in some strength in depth.

A man with vision and the ability to express it, what a shame the Chairman, Board, Manager and Players cant do likewise. On the "Major Lapse of discipline" the players and Foster in particular need to really look at themselves, you wont get away with this, i know the fans chanted "Sunday League Ref" but he was the man in charge and his interpretation of the rules counts as he so aptly proved, yes he wasnt very good but Setanta has clearly shown what happened better than from where us Oxford fans were sat and a sending off it clearly was mainly due to his (Fosters) poor positioning. We need the team to be as astute as the supporter i quote.

SHUT UP YOU MOANERS.....THEY PLAYED WELL AND GAVE IT THEIR ALL, WHAT MORE CAN YOU ASK FOR? IT WAS AWAY AT WREXHAM WHO ARE A VERY GOOD TEAM, AND WE HAD 80 MINUTES WITH 10 MEN, GROW A PAIR OFF BALLS U LOT AND GET BEHIND THE TEAM, THATS WHEN THEY DO BETTER INSTEAD OF SLATING THEM AND THE MANAGER....WHAT GOOD DOES THAT DO??!! AT LEAST WE ARE CREATING MORE CHANCES THIS SEASON, THEY WILL SOON START GOING IN, AND WHEN THEY DO ALL U MOANING BUNCH WILL DISAPPEAR INTO THE WOODWORK.....LOSERS

dave wrote:
SHUT UP YOU MOANERS.....THEY PLAYED WELL AND GAVE IT THEIR ALL, WHAT MORE CAN YOU ASK FOR? IT WAS AWAY AT WREXHAM WHO ARE A VERY GOOD TEAM, AND WE HAD 80 MINUTES WITH 10 MEN, GROW A PAIR OFF BALLS U LOT AND GET BEHIND THE TEAM, THATS WHEN THEY DO BETTER INSTEAD OF SLATING THEM AND THE MANAGER....WHAT GOOD DOES THAT DO??!! AT LEAST WE ARE CREATING MORE CHANCES THIS SEASON, THEY WILL SOON START GOING IN, AND WHEN THEY DO ALL U MOANING BUNCH WILL DISAPPEAR INTO THE WOODWORK.....LOSERS

what more can you ask for?

a win perhaps?

if you dont win - you get relegated

oufc dont do wins

i suggest we start to win before we get relegated

I'm not worried, one terrible mistake cost us the game but we looked good in the 2nd half. Attacking with passion 10 men got caught on the break. I can see enough quality in this team to be in the top 5 at the end of the season. We're getting our bad run out of the way nice and early. Keep the faith!

will be in admin soon if smith and merry keep drinking the money and patterson what a joke he needs to go and they need to go on the wagon

dave wrote:
SHUT UP YOU MOANERS.....THEY PLAYED WELL AND GAVE IT THEIR ALL, WHAT MORE CAN YOU ASK FOR? IT WAS AWAY AT WREXHAM WHO ARE A VERY GOOD TEAM, AND WE HAD 80 MINUTES WITH 10 MEN, GROW A PAIR OFF BALLS U LOT AND GET BEHIND THE TEAM, THATS WHEN THEY DO BETTER INSTEAD OF SLATING THEM AND THE MANAGER....WHAT GOOD DOES THAT DO??!! AT LEAST WE ARE CREATING MORE CHANCES THIS SEASON, THEY WILL SOON START GOING IN, AND WHEN THEY DO ALL U MOANING BUNCH WILL DISAPPEAR INTO THE WOODWORK.....LOSERS

Dave you are too used to failure, its because we accept it, turn up and applaud them off the pitch that they are not improving and i am as guilty as you appear to be. Yes it was 10 men, who's fault was that? Yes we created chances but failure to take them results in draws or defeats! Wrexham are a very good team ? NO they are not altho they are better than we are, they held the ball up well, distributed it to their own players with ease and took 2 of their chances! All things we failed to do and the result proves it. Unless our play in these areas improves the results wont, but imagine if we do improve how good we could be because you are right in so much as we are creating more chances!

yes we're losing.... but oh well if u call urself a proper fan then y dont u get behind ur team instead of constantly moaning about this and that. Everyone knows we re not playing well but complaining and being negative is not going to get us anywhere. C'mon yellows

Cant beleive people are suprised we lost! Wrexham an okay side and we were on the telly. No point breaking the habit of a lifetime. Lets hope we have no more matches on shitanta

Ollie wrote:
yes we're losing.... but oh well if u call urself a proper fan then y dont u get behind ur team instead of constantly moaning about this and that. Everyone knows we re not playing well but complaining and being negative is not going to get us anywhere. C'mon yellows

But being positive gets you no where either you muppet!

H wrote:
Cant beleive people are suprised we lost! Wrexham an okay side and we were on the telly. No point breaking the habit of a lifetime. Lets hope we have no more matches on shitanta

quite right.

Tof basher wrote:

Ollie wrote: yes we're losing.... but oh well if u call urself a proper fan then y dont u get behind ur team instead of constantly moaning about this and that. Everyone knows we re not playing well but complaining and being negative is not going to get us anywhere. C'mon yellows

But being positive gets you no where either you muppet!

so wat then we'll just all be negative and say that we're going down... yes thats really going to get us somewhere