THEY say there is no room for sentiment in football.
And with a club statement tragically short of 100 words, Oxford United ruthlessly proved the above saying.
Des Buckingham got United to the promised land. It was Buckingham who navigated the second half of last season, the successful play-off campaign, and then that memorable day at Wembley.
It was Buckingham who ensured the U’s are now playing second tier football for the first time in a quarter of a century.
And now it is Buckingham who is paying the price for United’s shortcomings in recent weeks.
If that is the right phrase to use.
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