{"id":618525,"date":"2022-10-09T12:41:50","date_gmt":"2022-10-09T16:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=618525"},"modified":"2022-10-09T12:41:50","modified_gmt":"2022-10-09T16:41:50","slug":"oxford-united-winless-run-chief-executive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/10\/09\/oxford-united-winless-run-chief-executive\/","title":{"rendered":"Oxford United Weekly Round-Up: Winless Run Continues But More Updates Behind the Scenes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another frustrating week for <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/10\/02\/oxford-united-new-owners-charlton-athletic\/\" target=\"_self\">Oxford United<\/a> has come to a close with the U&#8217;s losing two more matches in the last seven days.<\/p>\n<p>Once again, there was some positive news off the pitch with a new chief executive appointed but the on-field issues remain a problem.<\/p>\n<h2>Oxford United Weekly Round-Up: Winless Run Extends to Five Games But More Updates Behind the Scenes<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cOver the last four years, we\u2019ve had a tremendous ride and right now is a very sticky moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Karl Robinson admits results are not good enough after Wycombe loss <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/oufc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#oufc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oJBbSi5YVG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/oJBbSi5YVG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IuSrwTCEpd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/IuSrwTCEpd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Oxford Mail OUFC (@OxfordMailOUFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OxfordMailOUFC\/status\/1578813347008417792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 8, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Papa John&#8217;s Loss Against Chelsea U21s<\/h3>\n<p>Oxford United lost their second group game of the Football League Trophy with a 2-1 defeat at home to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/10\/08\/chelsea-christopher-vivell-sporting-director\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea&#8217;s<\/a> U21 side.<\/p>\n<p>A strong U&#8217;s side took the lead in the first half when Matty Taylor netted his 60th goal for the club, which takes him to ninth in United&#8217;s all-time list.<\/p>\n<p>However, two late goals from the young Blues secured the points for the visitors at Grenoble Road.<\/p>\n<h3>Former Inter Milan Finance Boss Appointed as New CEO<\/h3>\n<p>The U&#8217;s have appointed former <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/27\/stefan-de-vrij-inter-milan-future\/\" target=\"_self\">Inter Milan<\/a> finance boss Tim Williams as the club&#8217;s new chief executive.<\/p>\n<p>Williams, who held a similar role at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/10\/07\/manchester-united-antoine-griezmann-barcelona\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a>, had been awaiting finalisation on paperwork from the English Football League.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oufc.co.uk\/news\/2022\/october\/tim-williams-becomes-ceo\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Speaking to the club&#8217;s official website<\/a>, he said: \u201cNow we have the final approval from the EFL the work can really start, although I have already been around the club every day for the last week or so and met with every department as well as the board.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have also had the opportunity to meet with fans and fan group representatives and will attend both home games this week as well as the Charlton game last weekend.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019ve had a fantastic welcome from everyone. I would like to thank the board for the confidence they have placed in me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am very aware of the club\u2019s history and its plans for the future, and I am committed to the staff, board and ownership to delivering the success that this club and its fans deserve both on and off the pitch.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>U&#8217;s Lose Against Wycombe<\/h3>\n<p>Oxford&#8217;s winless run extended to five games as the U&#8217;s lost at home against fellow strugglers Wycombe Wanderers.<\/p>\n<p>Cameron Brannagan saw a 13th-minute penalty saved before James Henry was denied from the rebound.<\/p>\n<p>The game was then suspended following a medical emergency in the crowd and the Chairboys opened the scoring shortly after the eventual restart.<\/p>\n<p>Despite having just under 70 per cent possession and 29 shots on goal, the U&#8217;s were unable to get themselves back in the game and sit above the drop zone on goal difference.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another frustrating week for Oxford United has come to a close with the U&#8217;s losing two more matches in the last seven days. 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