CAMERON Brannagan says he doesn’t care about any potential events off the pitch when Oxford United make the trip to Reading tonight.

Royals fans have been protesting against owner Dai Yongge, with tennis balls and fake bank notes thrown onto the pitch during games.

With it being the first league clash between the U’s and Reading for more than 20 years, more demonstrations are expected against Yongge this evening.

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United midfielder Brannagan will be blocking out any protests though.

He said: “I don’t care. I really do not care about anything they do. We want to focus on ourselves and what we need to do to win the game.

“All the other stuff is just a bit of noise to be honest. Our main focus is to go there and get the points, and hopefully we can do that.”

On the rivalry with the Royals, Brannagan said: “I didn’t know too much about it, and obviously the fans know more about it than I did, but I definitely know about it now and I can’t wait.

“We’ve got to be as professional as we can be, and our focus is that it’s just another game, we’ve got to look at it that way.

“It’s a big game and a bit of a derby, so I’m rubbing my hands together and can’t wait.

“A lot of it is on emotion, but you’ve got to control that emotion. You can’t get too carried away, and you’ve got to stay focused on what the job is, and that’s to win the game.”

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The U’s will be looking to bounce back from the 3-0 loss away to Peterborough United at the weekend, with Brannagan admitting the team was ‘miles off it’.

He said: “There’s no beating around the bush, we weren’t good enough and everyone can see that.

“From start to finish, we weren’t good enough. Credit to them, they are a good team, but we didn’t perform to our best and we were miles off it.

“When you lose a game, you want to put it right straight away.

“There’s nothing worse than losing a game on the Saturday, and then waiting until the following Saturday, so this is a game we’re looking forward to and one to put things right.”

The goals have dried up for the U’s in recent matches, managing just three in their last five games in all competitions.

Brannagan said: “Everybody needs to chip in. You look at good squads and good teams, everybody chips in with goals from everywhere, and that’s what we need.

“Hopefully confidence will come, but with a bit of luck, that’s what will happen and the goals will go in.”