DES Buckingham hopes he will have added to his backroom staff within the next week.
When previous head coach Liam Manning left for Sky Bet Championship side Bristol City, he took his assistant Chris Hogg and first team coach analyst James Krause.
It leaves Oxford United down on numbers, although Buckingham is optimistic progress will be made in due course.
He said: “When you come in, you have to assess and see what’s here. We have two members of staff that left, that aren’t there.
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“We’re speaking and going through a process to try and look at not just the people, but the skillset they will bring, to add to the quality we have here.
“We’re working through that at the minute, and we’re hopeful maybe in the next week or so, we’ll be able to have someone in those spaces.”
“He’ll be out for at least a couple of weeks, so he’ll be a loss to us.”
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Asked about having a right-hand man at United, Buckingham said: “It hasn’t been me for the majority of the roles that I’ve gone into.
“Shorty’s [Craig Short] done a wonderful job, not just since Liam left, but in the time he has been here.
“He’s been wonderful to work with and he will continue in the role he plays as long as I’m here.
“It’s not about replacing staff, it’s about adding people, and you have to recognise the skillset that’s here, but also the skillset we need as we move forward.”
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