Karl Robinson believes his touchline ban versus Bolton Wanderers will not be too bad and will be close to the dugout to offer instructions.
Wanderers host the U's tomorrow afternoon at the University of Bolton Stadium. The Whites will be aiming for their third win in a row in League One and cement themselves in the play-off places which they are already occupying.
Robinson's side meanwhile will be aiming to creep away from the division's relegation zone. Oxford sit just outside the bottom four heading into the encounter.
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Robinson will not be in the dugout tomorrow when Wanderers host the U's. He will be serving a one-game touchline ban and the trio of Craig Short, John Mousinho and Leon Blackmore-Such will be stepping up in his absence.
But Robinson is confident him missing from the touchline will not be a big impact. He intends to be only a few rows back from the dugout, and will be in constant contact with his staff in a bid to influence the game.
“Shorty, John and Leon are brilliant, and we have consistent communication,” Robinson told the Oxford Mail. “We all have different ideas, but come together for the support of the players.
“I think the way the players are at right now, they’re in that group mentality. I’ll be quite close at Bolton, I’ll only be four or five rows from the dugout, so that’s not too much of a bad situation, but we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it.
“I’ll have contact with the staff, we’ll be consistently speaking.”
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