Not going for a Burton - The Cavalry are round the corner

[Colemans Left Hook]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55450182

SAT 02 Jan 2021 League One
Burton Albion1 Oxford United 5
 
"Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was given a glimpse of the task at hand at Burton Albion as Oxford United cruised to a victory which makes it four straight league wins for Karl Robinson's men.

Hasselbaink was named manager for a second time on Friday night but saw Matty Taylor set the ball rolling on nine minutes, lobbing over Kieran O'Hara from outside the box after being sent clear by Josh Ruffels.

Oxford doubled their lead after 18 minutes, Sam Long working the ball to Olamide Shodipo on the edge of the box and the QPR loanee unerringly finding the top corner with a superb curling effort.

The same combination created the U's third on the half hour, Long getting to the byline and cutting the ball back for Shodipo to slide the ball into the bottom corner.

Albion gave themselves hope five minutes before half-time when Stephen Quinn's deflected effort came back off the post to give Kane Hemmings a tap-in for the 100th League goal of his career.

Ruffels made it 4-1 on 56 minutes rifling in a 25-yard effort and the left-back completed the scoring six minutes later converting another Long cross.

"Let's not kid ourselves, it is a totally different job than my first one here. There is a lot of quality in the dressing room and we need to get it out of the players," said Hasselbaink.

"There are a lot of them low on confidence right now and we need to start giving them that to give them a platform that they can play from and we need to organise as soon as possible. We are leaking too many goals and we need to reduce that very quickly.

"We need to significantly improve in that area and keep things tight and if you do that you have got a chance of winning matches. It doesn't help getting a goal against so early like today especially when your confidence is low and we need to address that aspect of our game immediately."

Match report supplied by PA Media."

They had 13 points from 22 matches and in "since-1961" language failed miserably to "go for a Burton"

[Pside]

Just look at us

[Barmby Rover]

This involved a lot of signings in the January window, with quality. Apparently quality means we can't afford a CH who can't get a game at Portsmouth, because he would take the whole budget for signings. So who are we going to sign?

[keith79]

Let wait and see who signs Thursday.

[Jonathan]

This involved a lot of signings in the January window, with quality. Apparently quality means we can't afford a CH who can't get a game at Portsmouth, because he would take the whole budget for signings. So who are we going to sign?

You must not have listened to the interview in which it was said that we can afford him.

[Ronnie Dovers]

This involved a lot of signings in the January window, with quality. Apparently quality means we can't afford a CH who can't get a game at Portsmouth, because he would take the whole budget for signings. So who are we going to sign?

Baldwin categorically stated we could afford the player you're alluding to, plus 3 or 4 others, but he's not our top target. Stop choosing to ignore information that proves your preconceived opinion wrong.

[Janso]

This involved a lot of signings in the January window, with quality. Apparently quality means we can't afford a CH who can't get a game at Portsmouth, because he would take the whole budget for signings. So who are we going to sign?

Baldwin categorically stated we could afford the player you're alluding to, plus 3 or 4 others, but he's not our top target. Stop choosing to ignore information that proves your preconceived opinion wrong.

Absolutely no point having the argument as the only response you'll ever get is "haha Netto song go brrrr".

[phil old leake]

If good signings come in which potentially builds the confidence of the players here now a run of maybe 5 wins in 10 games with a couple of draws. (Maybe I am dreaming) would move us well up the table

I can remember Ian Holloway getting a team promoted who were in the Pooh at Christmas.  I think he sneaked them into 6th in the championship and they won the play offs

I’m not dreaming of top 6 but it isn’t all over until it’s all over

[DRFCSouth]

Got to wonder why GB's interview contradicted GM's comment so much. One saying it would swallow the budget, the other saying absolutely not.

[phil old leake]

I think deep down we all know any incomings will come late on if history is anything to go by

[Colemans Left Hook]

surely we all remember Plymouth being adrift at the bottom them storming up the league to just mis-out on the play offs
this is only 2017/2018

cant find out how adrift they were if anyone can remember

and by the way the talent spotter who filled Shrewsbury up with loanees that season to get 90+ points - when at the start of the season we all believed they were fodder matierial ---- was the talent spotter we signed who left for Aston Villa

didn't he do well that year.