I can’t really begrudge him of moving on, as much as I would have loved him to stay, he completely deserves it. I wouldn’t have predicted Oxford either, I actually thought he might have had a good offer and go somewhere overseas in Europe...

Anyway fantastic player and I’m so pleased he finished his time with us on a promotion. Been a joy to watch him play and I’m sure he’ll be a great at Oxford.

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I had been trying to get his signature from the last 4 home games, yet he never left via the main reception. In hindsight, I should've taken this as a sign. I wish him well. I don't see Oxford as being a huge stepping stone and I believe it will turn out to be a short one, yet I hope he finds a team where he shines and sees out the peak of his career.

His best days will always be what he achieved at Notts County, I can't see them being beaten.

Best wishes to him at Oxford, they have a superb player in Ruben.

I wish him well at Oxford. If he gives his all and they work him into their team, he should do wonders for them. I am a bit disappointed that he left. League One isn’t much higher and imagine if we had gone up this season and Oxford did nothing. That’s his decision, but I wish him well regardless.

At his age, he was always going to go, I’m surprised though that he has. Gone to another English club as I thought he would return to the continent. Obviously he has fallen in love with the English game and he has probably gone to the club that offered him the most money from league 1. It is probably his only big pay day in his career unless he is sensational and a club from the championship comes in to buy him. 

Oxford are a good family club, but have a poxy ground that only has three sides, we’ll be seeing them soon enough I think and prefer our potential to theirs.

Anyway, the king is dead, long live the king (Didzy).

 

He’s committed three of his best years to Notts, arriving unknown in the UK and with very little expectation. He has worked hard, so I fully understand his reasons for wanting to leave. Playing for Oxford now, he might become a cult hero for them and manage to get a few more years out of his own career.

I expected Ruben to leave; nobody can be faulted for wishing differently, but I hope no fans take to abusing him for leaving like we have seen with others. Kyle Wootton had some silly comments expressed his way when he left for Stockport County. We just need Kyle Cameron to sign now.

Yet back to Ruben, he has done magnificently for Notts and we can’t be selfish and ask him to give us any longer when he’s contributed so much already to the club.

I think Ruben leaving always seemed likely; when we signed David McGoldrick, I thought it was the sign that he was about to exit. I would have thought he would join a bigger club, but he should do fine for Oxford.

Did anyone believe we could get longer from him? Hope is different from reality, but I am sad in a good way. It feels sort of like an end to an era with losing such a good player like Ruben Rodrigues. Yet I am excited about the season ahead; I just wish fans would stop worrying about Macaulay Langstaff leaving.

Ruben Rodrigues will become one of those players you tell your children or grandchildren about, retelling stories of when he scored or mugged somebody off with his flashy skill. I think we always knew he was going to leave us at the end of this season; there was talk way before the Boreham Wood game.

It’s sad to see Ruben leave; Oxford United have captured a very good player who should fit in well. I think he will be well prepared for playing in League One. It’s not as different as people claim; teams are more skilled and happier to see what teams do with the ball. He should get a lot more chances to go for goal and set others up; it wouldn’t surprise me if he ends up as one of the highest assist makers again. I wish him well.

I had assumed he would move to a sunnier country, but I suspect that money played a role in his decision to join Oxford. If he has a good season, he could potentially move to a Championship club. Oxford fans will need to establish a connection with him, as the bond he had with his previous club was very special.

1 hour ago, NCRichie said:

I had assumed he would move to a sunnier country,

There aren’t many sunnier or hotter countries than here at the moment but yes I know what you mean. 
 

I think I read somewhere that he said in an interview that the move had been on the cards for some time. I wonder if this is why we didn’t see him at his best in the last few games, perhaps he’d lost his focus.

 

 

I wish him luck, just don't think it's the step up he could have made