Potter urges Oxford United fans to keep the faith (From Banbury Cake)

alfie its to late m8 we pay good money each week and 20pound at vale on monday the price and the team was a joke ,we the supporters pay your wages and with a small gate 2moz i think mr lenegan must act now ,or whould he rather see us in the bsp after all hes still got wigan rugby ,i can here us all sing wider out ,god help us if we lose, but i will be their for more punishment on watching this team ................

northampton yellow wrote:
alfie its to late m8 we pay good money each week and 20pound at vale on monday the price and the team was a joke ,we the supporters pay your wages and with a small gate 2moz i think mr lenegan must act now ,or whould he rather see us in the bsp after all hes still got wigan rugby ,i can here us all sing wider out ,god help us if we lose, but i will be their for more punishment on watching this team ................

Don't come then mate, the team is better off without your 'support'. Who is available to replace Wilder? You maybe?

Mick E wrote:

northampton yellow wrote:
alfie its to late m8 we pay good money each week and 20pound at vale on monday the price and the team was a joke ,we the supporters pay your wages and with a small gate 2moz i think mr lenegan must act now ,or whould he rather see us in the bsp after all hes still got wigan rugby ,i can here us all sing wider out ,god help us if we lose, but i will be their for more punishment on watching this team ................

Don't come then mate, the team is better off without your 'support'. Who is available to replace Wilder? You maybe?

Its just my opion everybody 2their own would you rather see a change or watch the bsp again coz this is a complete mess

northampton yellow wrote:

Mick E wrote:

northampton yellow wrote: alfie its to late m8 we pay good money each week and 20pound at vale on monday the price and the team was a joke ,we the supporters pay your wages and with a small gate 2moz i think mr lenegan must act now ,or whould he rather see us in the bsp after all hes still got wigan rugby ,i can here us all sing wider out ,god help us if we lose, but i will be their for more punishment on watching this team ................

Don't come then mate, the team is better off without your 'support'. Who is available to replace Wilder? You maybe?

Its just my opion everybody 2their own would you rather see a change or watch the bsp again coz this is a complete mess

Well for a start we won't be in the bsp next year, there's no chance at all, look at the bookies odds, Oxford are still 50/1 for relegation so if you really think that then get down to Ladbrokes & put your money where your mouth is! Negativity breeds negativity, and if there are 4 or 5000 fans booing tmrw & chanting 'wilder out' then Oxford will lose. We won the match against Wimbledon, and by 'we' I mean the fans. Which manager in the BSP or below is good enough to manage Oxford? There are none above that level (ie L1 or L2) who will want the job, a team with little/no money is never a nice prospect for a manager, and a team with fans who constantly vilify the manager will never attract good managers. I wouldn't even give up my day job to manage Oxford.

Mick, you say we won't go down because the bookies have us at 50-1? What were the odds of us going down at this time of the season the last time we were relegated? I seem to recall us being in a much better position prior to Christmas that season.

We are not too good to go down. In fact on current form were are too poor to stay up.

The age old argument, who would you replace Wilder with is growing tired now. It is not our job as fans to choose the manager. In fact the last time we did get "our" man in - he turned out to be a bit of a disaster (Malcolm Shotton). There are plenty of good managers out of work and heck, why not take an opportunity on an unknown young manager with fresh ideas - it seems to have worked for a number of teams over the years including our arch rivals from down the road on several occasions.

As for constantly villifying the manager, I think most Oxford supporters have been very patient with Mr. Wilder. Most respect what he has achieved and I suspect most would be sad to see him leave (myself included). However, the current situation is not acceptable and it is mainly of the manager's making. What about the injuries I hear you cry! Well, as said previously, who is it who bought these players to the club, who's training regime do these players work to week-in-week-out?

The chairman has introduced measures to try and rectify the damage of a previously shambolic fitness and conditioning regime, but this will take time.

In the meantime, the manager has blown his budget on mediocre players who are not up to the job of replacing those who he knew would be on the treatment table for a considerable portion of the season.

This is entirely the manager's fault and as sad as it is to say, it is time for him to make way for a guy who knows how to motivate the players he has got, give him time to assess those players before the transfer window opens again and then ship out those he deems are not up to the job.

If we continue the way we are going, it will not be very long before those odds you have quoted come tumbling down at a rate faster than Felix Baumgartner.

We are in fact 20/1 to go down not 50/1 so get your facts right.

We are 16/1 to be promoted with VC so it you think Mr Wilder will deliver the good you cab do the same.

To think there is no one on the planet who can replace him is ludicrous

that's 20/1 with Ladbrokes others are shorter

I am not a Wilder fan as you all know and sooner he goes the better in my book. However not to support him when the match is in progress would be folly for it is our club, not his and a further fall from grace would see us hurtle towards the dreaded Conference.