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I know you don’t grasp lower league football considering you are a massive armchair Man United fan but even by your standards Baldy you are making yourself sound more stupid by each post.
I see you chose to ignore the post about the facts of XG which shows we were over performing, this was also highlighted on the football league highlight show at the time.
It is fanciful if you thought we would keep up the form of 8 wins out of 10 all season.
XG !!!!!! I don’t need XG to tell me what I’m seeing. Forget your XG for a minute, you tell me if I’m being wildly reckless in my thinking to suggest we should have seen off both Northampton and Orient last week and won both the Reading fixtures. Forget 8 out of 10, I’m pinpointing four fixtures where we had the games in the palm of our hand but chose to revert to an ultra defensive and pedestrian mindset that has ended up costing us an automatic position and very likely a play off place too.
You’ve been watching too much Sky and have got to entangled in stats. Are you not capable of watching a match and forming an opinion of what you’re seeing without flicking to your phone to see what the match stats annd XG are ? God help your Mrs, I bet when the moment comes it’s ’hold on darling, let me just have a quick look on my phone, you should have your right leg there, your left arm there …..’
A fan bamboozled by stats to try and reverse the blindingly obvious.
Dick is Baldy, Baldy is a dickThe most random comparison ever there, between XG and sex, Dick just went full Baldy.
*WORKING ON 3 POINTS FOR A WIN | |||||||
Manager | PL | W | D | L | WIN % | Points | PPG* |
Jim Smith | 228 | 113 | 62 | 53 | 49.6 | 401 | 1.76 |
Ron Saunders | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.0 | 21 | 1.75 |
Liam Manning | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 48.0 | 43 | 1.72 |
Chris Wilder | 234 | 108 | 62 | 64 | 46.2 | 386 | 1.65 |
Ian Greaves | 41 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 41.5 | 65 | 1.59 |
Michael Appleton | 138 | 59 | 39 | 40 | 42.8 | 216 | 1.57 |
Ramon Diaz | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 40.0 | 37 | 1.48 |
Ian Atkins | 110 | 43 | 33 | 34 | 39.1 | 162 | 1.47 |
Karl Robinson | 222 | 88 | 56 | 78 | 39.6 | 320 | 1.44 |
Mick Brown | 151 | 49 | 56 | 66 | 32.5 | 203 | 1.34 |
Denis Smith | 234 | 87 | 50 | 97 | 37.2 | 311 | 1.33 |
Pep Clotet | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 34.5 | 38 | 1.31 |
Gerry Summers | 261 | 83 | 80 | 98 | 31.8 | 329 | 1.26 |
Des Buckingham | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 27.8 | 22 | 1.22 |
Malcolm Shotton | 79 | 22 | 30 | 27 | 27.8 | 96 | 1.22 |
Brian Horton | 220 | 67 | 60 | 93 | 30.5 | 261 | 1.19 |
Bill Asprey | 71 | 19 | 20 | 32 | 26.8 | 77 | 1.08 |
Brian Talbot | 35 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 22.9 | 37 | 1.06 |
Maurice Evans | 115 | 27 | 35 | 53 | 23.5 | 116 | 1.01 |
Mark Wright | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 21.1 | 19 | 1.00 |
Graham Rix | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 23.1 | 25 | 0.96 |
Mark Lawrenson | 21 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 19.0 | 20 | 0.95 |
David Kemp | 28 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 21.4 | 21 | 0.75 |
Gary Wwaddock | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 12.5 | 3 | 0.38 |
Malcolm Crosby | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.25 |
Not including any games as caretaker manager |
I think Malcom Crosby was only ever a caretaker manager.OUFC Managers ranked by points per game
Permanent managers only from Ron Saunders to date
Does not include any caretaker matches for these managers
League games only
*WORKING ON 3 POINTS FOR A WIN Manager PL W D L WIN % Points PPG* Jim Smith 228 113 62 53 49.6 401 1.76 Ron Saunders 12 6 3 3 50.0 21 1.75 Liam Manning 25 12 7 6 48.0 43 1.72 Chris Wilder 234 108 62 64 46.2 386 1.65 Ian Greaves 41 17 14 10 41.5 65 1.59 Michael Appleton 138 59 39 40 42.8 216 1.57 Ramon Diaz 25 10 7 8 40.0 37 1.48 Ian Atkins 110 43 33 34 39.1 162 1.47 Karl Robinson 222 88 56 78 39.6 320 1.44 Mick Brown 151 49 56 66 32.5 203 1.34 Denis Smith 234 87 50 97 37.2 311 1.33 Pep Clotet 29 10 8 11 34.5 38 1.31 Gerry Summers 261 83 80 98 31.8 329 1.26 Des Buckingham 18 5 7 6 27.8 22 1.22 Malcolm Shotton 79 22 30 27 27.8 96 1.22 Brian Horton 220 67 60 93 30.5 261 1.19 Bill Asprey 71 19 20 32 26.8 77 1.08 Brian Talbot 35 8 13 14 22.9 37 1.06 Maurice Evans 115 27 35 53 23.5 116 1.01 Mark Wright 19 4 7 8 21.1 19 1.00 Graham Rix 26 6 7 13 23.1 25 0.96 Mark Lawrenson 21 4 8 11 19.0 20 0.95 David Kemp 28 6 3 19 21.4 21 0.75 Gary Wwaddock 8 1 0 7 12.5 3 0.38 Malcolm Crosby 4 0 1 3 0.0 1 0.25 Not including any games as caretaker manager
Ian Greaves also did an amazing job in turning us around in the time he was here before leaving, luckily for us at the time Jim Smith came in and took us to even greater heights.I think Malcom Crosby was only ever a caretaker manager.
What the raw stats don't show however is the nuance of the jobs some of these people did. Brian Horton, for instance, was in charge just after Mark Lawrenson left the club and during the period when Maxwell fell off his boat - the club were in severe money problems at the time, yet he still managed to keep us in what is now The Championship year after year with a side playing some bloody good (if inconsistent) football. Maurice Evans was our manager during our stay in the top flight - keeping us up twice and winning a major trophy is up there with anything any Oxford manager has managed to achieve. We would have qualified for Europe if English clubs hadn't been banned at the time.
Crosby was appointed as a permanent manager I believe, but after a crap start jumped at the chance to rejoin Denis Smith, apologies if my understanding is wrongI think Malcom Crosby was only ever a caretaker manager.
What the raw stats don't show however is the nuance of the jobs some of these people did. Brian Horton, for instance, was in charge just after Mark Lawrenson left the club and during the period when Maxwell fell off his boat - the club were in severe money problems at the time, yet he still managed to keep us in what is now The Championship year after year with a side playing some bloody good (if inconsistent) football. Maurice Evans was our manager during our stay in the top flight - keeping us up twice and winning a major trophy is up there with anything any Oxford manager has managed to achieve. We would have qualified for Europe if English clubs hadn't been banned at the time.
Crosby was appointed as a permanent manager I believe, but after a crap start jumped at the chance to rejoin Denis Smith, apologies if my understanding is wrong
If that is the case it completely slipped my memory, good knowledge.Crosby was appointed as a permanent manager I believe, but after a crap start jumped at the chance to rejoin Denis Smith, apologies if my understanding is wrong
Of course it’s Mickey Mouse - he’s been very successful and got highly experienced 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????
It’s irrelevant what the standard is - point is he’s been successful everywhere he’s been - Having said that the next five games are huge…….Of course it’s Mickey Mouse - he’s been very successful and got highly experienced at flipping burgers.
So suddenly he is way out of his depth as he has shown.
What would be an acceptable result, in your opinion?19 games in and Des has had a week to work on his style ,looking forward to the result Saturday .
Listen to the Dubs just before Manning's departure you can hear Elek being worried about the statistics showing we werent actually good enough to be 2nd back thenYes 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.
What playing the best team in the league away? What result would be OK in your view?19 games in and Des has had a week to work on his style ,looking forward to the result Saturday .
Win 4-1. Alfie Potter and Deane Smalley with 2 each.What would be an acceptable result, in your opinion?
What playing the best team in the league away? What result would be OK in your view?
Any draw would do ,they have scored 11 goals in the last 3 home games ,so with our defence how shambolic it has been a draw would feel like a win.What would be an acceptable result, in your opinion?
That’s a very good point. He hasn’t been able to bring in the people he really wants in the same way Manning did. And we also saw with Mapp.I suspect they also received a hell of a lot more support than Des has.