Oxford United manager Karl Robinson believes that the postponed fixture against Swindon Town should not be rearranged.
The U’s boss believes that the game could have gone ahead, but was called off on Friday afternoon after several of the Robins’ coaching staff tested positive for coronavirus.
It comes after two games against Crewe Alexandra have also been postponed, leaving the U’s behind on matches played in the league.
After the EFL decided to postpone the game, their statement said a “revised date for the rearranged fixture will be confirmed in due course”.
However, Robinson feels the game should have gone ahead. Speaking to the Oxford Mail, the U’s boss said: “I’m refusing to accept the date from the EFL, they know that.
“I didn’t agree with the comment that we were waiting for a date.
“Why should there be a date? You had a date, it was Saturday and you couldn’t play it.
“Anything I say is borne out of pure frustration really. I just hope at some stage it gets resolved properly.
“That goes for us if we did it. We would deserve a points deduction and the other team should have the points.”
He added: “At no stage are we crucifying any one individual.
“This is a collective responsibility as an industry to make sure to the best of our ability we get as many games played as possible, whoever we have fit and available.”
Unlike the fixture against Crewe, none of the Swindon players tested positive. As a result, the game could have been played without the infected coaching staff, as has been the case across the leagues already this season.
