Oxford United boss Darren Patterson has lost patience with the two summer targets he had issued with a midweek deadline.00 Neither was prepared to commit themselves to Oxford United at the moment, because they are holding out, it's understood, for a Football League club.

Patterson said: "We have moved on. They are apparently still in the frame, but I needed a decision this week and they weren't able to give it, so I'm moving on to other players.

"If it happens that they are still available and I can't get these other players, we may go back to them."

He added: "They are just basically hanging on, but every manager I talk to says that's the case with so many players who are hanging out for League football and more dough."

The U's have got four triallists with them at present - Liam Kelly, Reuben Reid, Rob Davis and Rhys Meynell, and two or three more, including at least one goalkeeper, are expected to join them when the squad goes to HMS Collingwood at Portsmouth on Sunday.

Patterson said: "I'll be going backwards and forwards between Oxford and there because I've got meetings with players on Monday."

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