Manager/Coach Des Buckingham

[Northstandboy]

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[Deanroger]

We are out of the top 6 ,will we get back in ?

Not with Leyton Orient averaging 2+ ppg.

 

[unification]

I just can't understand this viewpoint. It's based on nothing more than hope. There hasn't been evidence of turning round, if anything it's getting worse. Sometimes it'd better to own the mistake.

Your view would carry weight but when you proclaim it after the vast majority of draws and losses regardless of who the manager is, it’s difficult to take it seriously.

It’s just Kip saying the same old stuff over and over again.

 

[Symp59]

Where will we finish ?

 

[Deanroger]

We are out of the top 6 ,will we get back in ?

Lincoln flying too and could easily catch us. What a disappointment.

 

[Leysboy]

We are out of the top 6 ,will we get back in ?

We won’t get back in the top six again this season.

 

[Deanroger]

We won’t get back in the top six again this season.

Not with Des in charge.

 

[notThisWayButThat]

We are out of the top 6 ,will we get back in ?

We've been bouncing in and out of the top 6 for a few weeks.

 

[Deanroger]

We've been bouncing in and out of the top 6 for a few

The difference now is that we need others to start messing up like we have been doing.

 

[Northernyellow]

Buckingham won't be sacked during the season. But if the next 15 games go like the last 15, I wouldn't be surprised if he got the sack immediately the season ends. I'm not so sure he'd be trusted with a big transfer budget. I'm not ITK, but I could see Appleton coming back. Apart from us and Lincoln, his career has been a bit of a disaster. But sometimes, a manager just works out at a particular club. I still hope Buckingham makes it work, but after the rubbish I witnessed on Saturday, I'm having serious doubts.

 

[Oxford84]

Only way Buckingham goes is if we lose every game left this season.

 

[Bicester Yellow]

The shambles of being in a strong second place in the table.

Without wanting to sound too rude, you really are clueless if you ever thought we were good enough to be 2nd in the table.

 

[JimSmith2]

Without wanting to sound too rude, you really are clueless if you ever thought we were good enough to be 2nd in the table.

Wtf. We wouldn’t have been 2nd in the table if we weren’t good enough to be 2nd in the table.

 

[JimSmith2]

Only way Buckingham goes is if we lose every game left this season.

No, the fans can by protest force him to resign.

 

[Bicester Yellow]

Wtf. We wouldn’t have been 2nd in the table if we weren’t good enough to be 2nd in the table.

Yes we would, teams start well and drop off over a season because they aren’t good enough to sustain it. Which is what has happened to us. Just because I support Oxford United doesn’t mean I remain blinkered and can’t call out what in my view are facts backed up with stats. Check XG, Check clean sheets. We are probably midtable for both. We are not good enough consistently & over a long season, carrying passengers who don’t contribute anything will cost you & that’s exactly what has happened.

 

[Leysboy]

Our budget must be top four. We are underachieving. Little Stevenage do well on a much smaller budget, but they have a good Manager. Say what you like about Evans he knows how to build a team.

For the record I can’t stand him, and haven’t since those Boston days.

 

[JimSmith2]

Yes we would, teams start well and drop off over a season because they aren’t good enough to sustain it. Which is what has happened to us. Just because I support Oxford United doesn’t mean I remain blinkered and can’t call out what in my view are facts backed up with stats. Check XG, Check clean sheets. We are probably midtable for both. We are not good enough consistently & over a long season, carrying passengers who don’t contribute anything will cost you & that’s exactly what has happened.

Yes but the point is we were good enough to be 2nd under Manning and then weren’t god enough under a much less competent experienced manager.

 

[Oxford84]

Yes we would, teams start well and drop off over a season because they aren’t good enough to sustain it. Which is what has happened to us. Just because I support Oxford United doesn’t mean I remain blinkered and can’t call out what in my view are facts backed up with stats. Check XG, Check clean sheets. We are probably midtable for both. We are not good enough consistently & over a long season, carrying passengers who don’t contribute anything will cost you & that’s exactly what has happened.

Port Vale and Exeter were both up there with us at the start as well, they dropped off big time.

 

[Yellows1]

Oh for goodness sake, he has only ever not been a crap coach at a very very low level of football.

As someone else has said, it’s like getting the job of a chef at a top restaurant for nor being crap at flipping burgers.

That’s absolute garbage, whatever the level you still need to be able to manage and win football matches, he’s been a success wherever he’s been whether that’s at Morrells Oxford Sunday league, conference South, Indian premier or English Premiership, although different levels still needs expertise coaching/managing experience, he is part of the City coaching network, I wouldn’t say that’s Mickey Mouse, would you Smith????

 

[Yellows1]

Who we'd get is always going to be the question ? There are always managers available or poachable. Are you suggesting there is not one attainable manager out there who could do a better job than Des Buckingham ? Really ?

Not at all - I’m saying if Des goes there’s no guarantee the next guy will do any better!!

 

[Yellows1]

You are right he’s had a lot of failures. A couple of basket case clubs too. ie Portsmouth at the time. Blackburn with the Venky issues. Blackpool had problems.

I still say Appleton is a better coach to Des.

I don’t think he would get the job if he applied here, and I think it should go to someone more experienced like a Nigel Pearson.

The Nigel Pearson who snake replaced? - No thanks!