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Robinson urges side to snap up chances

By Richard Latham

STAR MAN SIMON EASTWOOD Oxford United
KARL Robinson insisted his Oxford side will climb the table once they become clinical in front of goal.
The manager was encouraged by a tenacious second half display in the face of Rovers pressure, but rued the failure to capitalise on first half superiority.
Robinson said: ‘The difference between us and a top side at the moment is that teams at the right end of League One would have been 2-0 up at half-time with a similar performance.
‘It is the story of our season so far that we have not taken our chances.
We had three...

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