Oxford United have had a very indifferent start to the season this year in the Championship.
The U’s sit in 21st position, perilously close to the relegation zone.
Gary Rowett’s side are just 1 point outside the dropzone.
They’ve won just 4 games out of a possible 19.
Gary Rowett’s side have scored just 20 goals in their 19 games but have conceded an astonishing 27.
They’ve won just 2 of their last 9 games and one of those was against troubled Sheffield Wednesday.
Captain Cameron Brannagan has spent the past few weeks on the sidelines with a calf injury but he is one of the only injury worries that Oxford United have at the moment, albeit he is obviously an important player for the U’s.
Some would argue that this falls under the previous category but I just wanted to emphasise how much former Chelsea keeper Jamie Cumming seems to be struggling in the U’s net.
The 26 year old has just TWO clean sheets in his 19 games as he is an ever present for Gary Rowett’s side.
He has experience in front of him with the likes of Jack Currie, Ciaron Brown, Michal Helik and Sam Long is the defensive line and Will Vaulsk acting a one of the two CDM’s in the team.
Former Hull City keeper Matt Ingram appears to be one of Gary Rowett’s only back up options in the goalkeeper role.
As reported by us back in August of this year, the U’s received a response from the council with regards to building a new 16,000 seater stadium to replace the outdated Kassam Stadium.
Whilst this will take time, surely excitement is amongst the fans and the board now that the green light has been given for this new project!
This is the U’s second season in the second tier, with them coming 17th last season, which was regarded a success!
Prior to that they were plying their trade in League One so they were always going to be a team that would struggle in the second tier.
Sentiment doesn’t work in football, however, and Rowett and the U’s fans will be hoping for a few good results, starting against Blackburn Rovers on Tuesday evening as the U’s travel to Lancashire.