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U’s head coach Rowett, whose side have won their last two home games, told BBC Radio Oxford: “They’ll want to come and win the game and try and put it to bed for them.
“We want to try and win the game and see if we can build on what was a great three points [against Sheffield United].
“But it only becomes a great three points if maybe you can
Gary Rowett says Oxford United have shown they can be a mid-table Championship side, but need to go and prove it again.
After a blistering start following Rowett’s Christmas appointment with 17 points from seven matches, the U’s have slipped back to 18th, eight points above the relegation zone, but are winless in six games since beating Luton on 21 January.
They have collected just three points from that run
Oxford United boss Gary Rowett says he is delighted to see West Bromwich Albion head coach Tony Mowbray back on the touchline ahead of the two sides meeting on Saturday.
Rowett replaced Mowbray as Birmingham City head coach last March whilst Mowbray received treatment for bowel cancer.
After being given the all-clear, Mowbray was reappointed Albion boss in January following the departure of Carlos Corberan to Valencia.
“Its great to
Gary Rowett has been named the Championship manager of the month for January and joked he hoped he wouldn’t win “because of the so-called curse”.
The Oxford United boss was chosen by an EFL panel on Friday morning after an incredible start at the Kassam Stadium.
After only taking over on 20 December, he guided the U’s to an unbeaten first full month at the helm, taking 12 points from
It’s one thing for teams to claim bragging rights against other teams on a run of form, but Rowett can now boast 15 games without defeat against Preston while at the helm of five different teams, winning eight and drawing seven.
December 2015: Birmingham 1-1 Preston
April 2016: Birmingham 2-2 Preston
September 2016: Birmingham 2-2 Preston
August 2017: Derby 1-0 Preston
April 2018: Preston 0-1 Derby
August 2018: Preston 2-2
There was no mistaking that this was a pivotal contest for two sides who have struggled all season.
For Oxford, this represents arguably their most important victory of the campaign whereas the Bluebirds are now without question battling to survive relegation.
This was a high-stakes contest for two clubs in wretched form who entered Christmas Day ensconced in the Championship relegation zone, the first league meeting between the sides since
News of Buckingham’s sacking was met with plenty of criticism from U’s fans.
Many felt sorry for the 39-year-old who had local links to the area and got the club promoted to the second tier of English football for the first time in a quarter of a century after winning the League One play-off final at Wembley.
“I’m really respectful of the fact that Des was a really popular guy,”
What Gary Rowett is, is a Championship manager.
He has hundreds of games behind him in the second tier and he joins a club that has, in the past quarter of a century, been in just 20 matches at that level.
If the owners, executives, and most of the players don’t have Championship know-how, he does.
Over all his games as a boss his teams have a points-per-game record of
By Jerome Sale, BBC Radio Oxford’s Oxford United commentator
What Gary Rowett is, is a Championship manager.
He has hundreds of games behind him in the second tier and he joins a club that has, in the last quarter of a century, been in just 20 matches at that level.
If the owners, executives, and most of the players don’t have Championship know-how, he does.
Over all his games as
Rowett has moved back into media work this season, having finished last term as interim Birmingham City boss – a stint that ended in relegation from the Championship.
His four-year tenure as Millwall manager had been brought to an end earlier that season.
It was in the early months of the campaign that he noticed a shift in the approach to the game at that level, with a focus on