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8:00am Saturday 23rd August 2008

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DARREN Patterson is convinced Oxford United will soon start climbing the Blue Square Premier if they continue to show the spirit of their last away game, and keep on making good chances.

o Far from being downhearted by yet another Setanta setback, the U's manager believes the 2-0 defeat at Wrexham demonstrated the team's character as they sweated buckets with ten men for nearly 80 minutes.

United just need a few breaks, and greater discipline when defending to stop getting early red cards.

"The players worked their socks off, no-one could say they haven't given anything other than every ounce," Patterson said following Thursday's game at the Racecourse Ground.

It was United's third defeat in four league games this season, and their tenth in a row without a win when being screened live on Setanta.

"It's a long season, football does kick you in the nether regions sometimes," he said.

"But we know that, if we can keep 11 players on the pitch, and get our injured players back quickly, we will definitely start climbing this league, there's no two ways about that."

With all the other teams playing today, Oxford will drop further in the table and will be under even greater pressure to win Monday's home match against Woking.

But Patterson saw enough from his players after they were reduced to ten at Wrexham to encourage him greatly, and picked out keeper Jake Cole, who had his best game to date since joining on loan from QPR.

"To have that sending-off so early, it killed the game for us," he added.

"We did a 4-4-1 to stabilise things and that worked pretty well. I was disappointed with their headed goal but other than that they didn't really create any- thing.

"We knew they were going to have chances, but they were all from long distance.

"I thought our goalkeeper was outstanding - he's a young man and he didn't deserve to be on the losing side with that performance.

"At half-time we changed it, were a lot more positive because we needed a goal, and went 3-4-2, and I thought controlled it and had the better chances.

"We put the two kids (Sam Deering and Alex Fisher) on to freshen things up, and that nearly worked straight away, but it wasn't to be.

"We're going in the right direction.

"Our spirit's good, things just aren't going our way well at the moment."

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Tim, oxford says...
8:15am Sat 23 Aug 08

This seasons start is really not looking good, HOW many more games are scheduled to be televised by Setanta, need to take whatever amount it is and deduct those points from a possible season total, and we will be lucky to finish mid table,can Oxford tell them where to shove their camera's, or must they allow them to broadcast the games,they are a real Jinx !!!!

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oufc, relegation certanties says...
9:06am Sat 23 Aug 08

We're going in the right direction

too right - and after today we`ll be even further down the table

WE`RE GOING DOWN PATTO

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Open your eyes, please says...
9:15am Sat 23 Aug 08

Yes we know the players gave all the effort they had on Thursday. FACTS are we have lost three games.

We can crow all we like about how unlucky we are, when players get fit, how INJUST it is that we are not getting any LUCK (what a pathetic excuse).

By tomorrow we will be near the bottom again but at least after Barrow we were able to believe the excuses or at least see some hope.

We now are getting the same excuses week in, week out. It's now 4 games in and not 1 folks and the excuses and defence of this poor start continues....

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Mikey, Wales says...
10:08am Sat 23 Aug 08

Open your eyes wrote:
Yes we know the players gave all the effort they had on Thursday. FACTS are we have lost three games. We can crow all we like about how unlucky we are, when players get fit, how INJUST it is that we are not getting any LUCK (what a pathetic excuse). By tomorrow we will be near the bottom again but at least after Barrow we were able to believe the excuses or at least see some hope. We now are getting the same excuses week in, week out. It's now 4 games in and not 1 folks and the excuses and defence of this poor start continues....
shut up and look at the table at the end of the season.

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Richard wickson, Ellesmere Port says...
12:16pm Sat 23 Aug 08

The team did play with a lot of spirit and gave it a good go altho' never matched Wrexhams passing,holding up and distribution but of course that wasnt helped by Fosters sending off and lets be honest he is looking a bit suspect both positional and temperamently, wasnt that his 3rd sending off in about 12 games? I am pleased Darren hasnt blamed Setanta like a lot of fans have because lets be honest we wouldnt have won even if the camera's hadnt been there. Lets try and keep faith tho because we can only improve and i for one think we will................
eventually!

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emu, oxford says...
12:42pm Sat 23 Aug 08

unlucky against wrexham from your freind emu

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Emu, Swindon says...
1:02pm Sat 23 Aug 08

possession Wrexham 56% Oxturd 44%
shots Wrexham 20 Oxturd 8
goals Wrexham 2 Oxturd 0

yes, the stats prove you outplayed them and should have won???
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NOT

hahahahahhaha Emu did a NOT joke!

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rosey&jim, thames pub says...
2:24pm Sat 23 Aug 08

take stock,move on . santana thnks they will help ?we need normal sat footy . puts presure on . tv. to good to loose many games . wipe the start off .....sail on .thnk were heading up the thames ..

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Get a grip, says...
4:50pm Sat 23 Aug 08

Mikey wrote:
Open your eyes wrote: Yes we know the players gave all the effort they had on Thursday. FACTS are we have lost three games. We can crow all we like about how unlucky we are, when players get fit, how INJUST it is that we are not getting any LUCK (what a pathetic excuse). By tomorrow we will be near the bottom again but at least after Barrow we were able to believe the excuses or at least see some hope. We now are getting the same excuses week in, week out. It's now 4 games in and not 1 folks and the excuses and defence of this poor start continues....
shut up and look at the table at the end of the season.
Shut up Mikey you muppet! We will be mid table at best at the end of the season.

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bifocal bill, oxford says...
6:17pm Sat 23 Aug 08

Emu wrote:
possession Wrexham 56% Oxturd 44% shots Wrexham 20 Oxturd 8 goals Wrexham 2 Oxturd 0 yes, the stats prove you outplayed them and should have won??? .................... ............. .................... ............. .................... ............. NOT hahahahahhaha Emu did a NOT joke!
nice to see swindon losing at home 1 3 today

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kenskeensjockstrap, oxford says...
6:40pm Sat 23 Aug 08

If we keep getting players sent off, hopefully at least two a game patto can bring in some players who actually want to win games instead of lame excuses each week, and can keep their cool under pressure. Each time a player is sent off it means the rest have to work harder to cover the gaps.

Attack, attack,attack
The only way is up.....

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STEVE, DUCKLINGTON says...
7:14pm Sat 23 Aug 08

I AM SICK TO DEATH OF HEARING PATTERSON MAKE EXCUSE AFTER EXCUSE HE MUST BE SACKED HE IS NOT UP TO THE JOB

HAS BROUGHT IN SOME DECENT PLAYERS BUT HAS NO IDEA AS A MANAGER AND MUST BE SACKED URGENTLY

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dav yellow, says...
7:27pm Sat 23 Aug 08

emu,s gone very quiet. did the scumdon lose by any chance. all that money that they,ve got and they are still rubbish.

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STEVE, DUCKLINGTON says...
7:46pm Sat 23 Aug 08

CHOICE OF NEW MANAGER MARTIN ALLAN .STEVE COTTERILL. JIMMY QUINN. MONEY MUST ALSO BE FOUND TO PAY OFF DAY QUINN YEMI AND TURLEY AND TO SIGN PLAYERS WHO ARE GOOD ENOUGH TO STAND A CHANCE OF WINNING THE CONFERANCE THIS SEASON
MR MERRY ACT NOW OR SELL TO PEOPLE WHO WILL

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Ian, WITNEY says...
8:31pm Sat 23 Aug 08

What a load of rubbish Patterson talks! Wrexham were streets in front of us on passing, fitness - everything - and would have beaten us even if we could have kept 11 men on the pitch. He talks the talk but the sooner he walks the better.

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reality check, old manor says...
11:48pm Sat 23 Aug 08

emu wrote:
unlucky against wrexham from your freind emu
SCUMDON in div 3 out the cup ,emu s a joker

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redbridge crew, oxon says...
12:08am Sun 24 Aug 08

swindon will fly about as high, as that f in emu!

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Arthur Dailey., The Rifle Club. says...
12:59pm Sun 24 Aug 08

I don't see what the panic is about, just give it another six matches -then see where we are.
We could quite easily win the next 3/4 matches and things would look completely different.

Give the manager a break, i'm confident he will get the team not only winning but playing some good football as well.

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ricky, old manor says...
2:33pm Sun 24 Aug 08

we know oxford can score goals ,ten men never helps,santanta should look at games at the end of season ?not helping .keep up the great support . we will shine through.

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oxford yellow, oxford says...
3:08pm Sun 24 Aug 08

bank holiday monday ,were at home come on all you followers,show were united.ran or shine.

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parent, oxford says...
3:24pm Sun 24 Aug 08

oxford yellow wrote:
bank holiday monday ,were at home come on all you followers,show were united.ran or shine.
should do kids for a quid for a good day?

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garry glitter, banbury says...
3:40pm Sun 24 Aug 08

parent wrote:
oxford yellow wrote: bank holiday monday ,were at home come on all you followers,show were united.ran or shine.
should do kids for a quid for a good day?
wow . i be there.

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Elton John, ENGLAND says...
4:32pm Sun 24 Aug 08

only a quid Gary glitter would definatly be there

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Simon, says...
4:35pm Sun 24 Aug 08

ricky wrote:
we know oxford can score goals ,ten men never helps,santanta should look at games at the end of season ?not helping .keep up the great support . we will shine through.
We can score goals? We have had four games and scored in 1! To me that does not suggest we can score goals.

I do agree with the great support comment was at the Wrexham game and the noise from our fans was deafening every fan getting involved apparently only 196 but sounded like 1196 fans were there. If the players put as much effort as the fans do we wud win this league by a country mile!
Were that bad I think we should pick 11 fans and give them yellow shirts I think we would get sum passion and maybe we might see some people who could pass a football that would be a first for this football club.

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paul, oxford says...
11:58pm Sun 24 Aug 08

enough is enough why does the manager get the blame because of incompetent so called footballers. its just like the england team so called professionals unable to do the simple things they need to stand up and start being counted or if they haven't got the balls to do that then just do the next best thing and **** off to swindon.
cmon patto u can do it

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Jake Cole gave an impressive display despite United's 2-0 defeat at Wrexham Jake Cole gave an impressive display despite United's 2-0 defeat at Wrexham

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