Blackpool 'make official approach' for Oxford United boss Karl Robinson

Blackpool have made an official approach for Oxford United manager Karl Robinson, according to reports.
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The 39-year-old, who briefly played for the Seasiders as a youngster, currently has his Oxford side sitting in ninth place in League One, three points off the play-offs.

He has previously managed MK Dons and Charlton Athletic.

Both Blackpool and Oxford United have declined to comment on the reports.

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Speculation surfaced over the weekend that the Liverpool-born manager, who's based in Milton Keynes, was keen to relocate to the North West.

His Oxford side take on Accrington Stanley at the Kassam Stadium tonight.

Addressing the speculation after his side's 1-0 win at Ipswich Town on Saturday, Robinson told the Oxford Mail: "I don’t know anything about that.

Oxford boss Karl RobinsonOxford boss Karl Robinson
Oxford boss Karl Robinson

"We have to be ambitious, that’s the way it is.

"I’ve done many games. Whatever happens in my career it doesn’t really matter to me, I only care where my players go.

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"If something happens and things don’t fit right at a certain place I know there will be other things I can go and do.

"Right now we’re in a really good place and these players have given me everything. I’m so proud.

"The fans who have seen me here celebrating, that’s a man who loves what he’s doing."