Karl Robinson admits there is something extra in games between Oxford United and Bristol Rovers and himself and Joey Barton, as he bids to end his wretched run in a rivalry that dates back 30 years.
Rovers and Oxford have no wins between them over 14 collective fixtures, in league and cup, and are drifting towards the wrong end of the League One table with pressure very much on Robinson ahead of the midday kick-off.
On a personal level, as Barton revels in highlighting, Robinson has never beaten him in their six professional encounters as both Fleetwood Town and Rovers manager, a pre-season game, plus two when he was a player at Burnley; a hex the Oxford manager is very much committed to lifting at Kassam Stadium on Saturday.
