OXFORD United may have earned their first away league win of the season – but the players will now have to endure more of Karl Robinson’s music.
Jordan Graham’s wonderful free-kick proved the difference as the U’s beat Blackpool 1-0 to climb out of the relegation zone.
The moment of quality defeated a side boasting the most clean sheets in the top four divisions and on a
seven-match unbeaten run in Sky Bet League One.
Boss Robinson had spoken before the game of taking a different approach for back-to-back long away trips after the defeat at Accrington Stanley on Tuesday.
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The U’s stayed in a hotel after the midweek match, training up north on Wednesday before travelling back later that afternoon.
A day off followed, before United hit the road again on Friday for another overnight stay.
Another change involved the pre-match music, with United’s staff choosing the playlist.
It did not go down too well with the players, but Robinson says after earning the three points, they will have to get used to it.
“What we’re putting it down to, for all the tactical work, is the change of music in the dressing room before the game,” the U’s boss joked.
“It’s the staff’s music. Someone said ‘this music’s not very good’ and we said ‘well, we’ve watched you play very poorly all season, so we’re going to put our music on’.
“It’s a little bit older, more of an acquired taste maybe, and I think only 15 per cent of the players liked it.
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“But we won and I’m quite a superstitious person, so the likes of Brown Eyed Girl and Oasis will be staying.
“There was also ‘The Gambler’ by Kenny Rogers, the players couldn’t quite understand that.
“Nelse (Curtis Nelson) was very bewildered when that came on, he said ‘how’s that going to get us up for the game?’ and I said ‘trust me, it’s a great song’.”
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