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With the end of the season drawing near Oxford United have picked the wrong time to have a blip in form.
Unfortunately for United fans this is something that is a common occurrence in the back end of a season as previous campaigns have shown.
The U’s recent run has seen them pick up just three points out of a possible 15 in the last month.
Despite this poor statistic we had managed to stay in one of the play-off spots for the majority of the season. However Saturday’s result finally saw the Yellows drop to eighth, meaning destiny is no longer in our hands.
There may only be two points in it but based on Oxford’s loss of form and other teams such as Crewe and Gillingham finding theirs it’s increasingly looking like this season may not be the one to go up.
However this is not necessarily a bad thing, as the current crop of players although a decent bunch, would need strengthening to do anything in League One. With the amount of loan signings this season it’s clear to see that the squad depth isn’t big enough especially in the goals department. A long injury list has played a factor and although loans are a good temporary solution they are not good for the finances of the club and it doesn’t give us any consistency.
Last season the club was in profit but this year there has been a significant loss and the chairman put that down to the large amount of loan players. So it wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world for United to stay down, not to say that it wouldn’t be great if we were to win promotion, because another trip to Wembley would be fantastic.
However staying in League Two would give Chris Wilder a chance to get those final few pieces into place to have not only a strong team, but a team with the depth to cope when injuries occur and make it less of a blow.
Some United fans may see missing out on promotion as an unsuccessful campaign but they have to remember that this is only the second season in League Two since our last promotion from the Conference, which took four attempts to get out off.
To finish in the top half in both seasons since returning to the football league is a big achievement and we are steadily improving as a club, while playing some very entertaining football at times. It just may need a little more time, and with the setup at the Kassam Stadium the potential is there to get the right players in and challenge for one of those automatic promotion spots next season.
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