Duncan Barkes

And as a consequence, they return to their clubs.

All these players who are involved in with all these players from clubs which are involved in the relegation battle from the championship.

And there's plenty of them.

Are they going to return to their clubs bruised and battered because they played on Tuesday night in a little friendly against Wales?

It doesn't seem very likely.

But what you can glean from this is this, and it's I think valuable.

It is that Oxford United are worried.

OK, they've got four players who might be involved.

We've only got one.

The other teams, I think, have only got one each.

So Oxford United have a greater stake in this friendly, Northern Ireland versus Wales, than any of the other relegation candidates.

However...

Surely, it's going to play such a minimal part in the overall outcome at the end of the season, that A, it's an example of Oxford getting the jitters, and B, we know that our manager...

John Massino will not be making waves about this because he is a consummate diplomat.

He knows and understands the corridors of power of the Football Association.

And he knows that nothing is going to happen because nothing will happen.

I'll tell you what, I did ask Chat AI for their verdict on this.

Chat, can you just repeat what you said to me a moment ago about this one?

What I previously said aligns with your conclusion.

Thank you.