Oxford Thread

[new red]

Too many Lack lustre performances today. Oxford werent a fantastic team, we just didnt turn up. Still hovering for the final push though. We dont make things easy for ourselves. Bradford are poor but if we play like we did today who knows it could go down to the final game of the season. Being an Accy fan sure aint easy.

[Redraine]

Originally Posted by cashman

very poor display today,again too much lumping the ball in the air.

Agreed. Bring back the cabbage patch in the middle - we played some great stuff on the deck back when it was at it's worst. I know Terry is great at getting on the end of those long balls most of the time, but we seem to be reverting back to "hit and hope", which turned sour for us at the end of Paul Mullin's reign. Get Charlie Barnett back in midfield where he oiled the wheels for us earlier in the season, and drop the untouchable one to accommodate him.

[new red]

Originally Posted by Redraine

Get Charlie Barnett back in midfield where he oiled the wheels for us earlier in the season, and drop the untouchable one to accommodate him.

Would have to agree he had a bad un today.

[smudgie]

The amount of negativity on this forum is staggering sometimes.

We almost didnt have a bloody club at the turn of the year, and yet people still criticise.

I thought it was a decent result against a well organised Oxford defence. Given abit of luck we could easily have won by 2 or 3. I cant even remember Cisak having a difficult save to make????

Credit to Coley for trying to change it bringing on Rory and Barnett, but alas I think a draw was probably inevitable. Just wish Razor could have been given 20 mins at the end to try and ruffle a few feathers, oh well.

Jimmy Ryan was yet again magnificent, beginning to run out of words to describe him to be honest. His vision, runs and everything else where just unbelievable at times. His 50 yard effort and that run = wow!

We are still unbeaten at home for a long time and looking at the results today its almost as you where from last week. Shrewsbury away is looking the season defining game.

On Stanley On

[Redraine]

Originally Posted by smudgie

The amount of negativity on this forum is staggering sometimes.

Constructive criticism isn't negativity, Smudgie. If you want to know what negativity is just have a shufty at the Rovers forum!

[smudgie]

I wont drag myself down to that level.

[Bernard Dawson]

I thought Stanley should have had at least one penalty, if not two. I just don't understand how the linesman didn't give the shirt pulling one.

[Pendle Red]

First fifteen/twenty minutes we contolled the game and had a few good chances including the proccy penalty appeal which looked stonewall from where we were stood which was about in line with it.

After that Oxford started to boss the midfield which then began produce a stalemate in the middle of the park which Stanley struggled to bypass and thus apart from a few second half chances for Stanley was pretty much how the game played out.

Still well in the mix and to be still there after forty two games is great credit to everyone involved, there will still be twists and turns yet for us and others as we have seen in the last two weeks.

The one thing that genuinely struck me today while we were doing the voting slips was the buzz outside the stadium and a good number of people saying it was their first visit to the ground.

Maybe not the result we all wanted but we just got to keep doing what we have done all season and persist with the football and team spirit and it will get it's rewards.

[cashman]

Originally Posted by smudgie

The amount of negativity on this forum is staggering sometimes.

We almost didnt have a bloody club at the turn of the year, and yet people still criticise.

I thought it was a decent result against a well organised Oxford defence. Given abit of luck we could easily have won by 2 or 3. I cant even remember Cisak having a difficult save to make????

Credit to Coley for trying to change it bringing on Rory and Barnett, but alas I think a draw was probably inevitable. Just wish Razor could have been given 20 mins at the end to try and ruffle a few feathers, oh well.



On Stanley On

yeh dont usually talk crap smudge, but in this instance yeh are, it aint negativity to say they were very poor today its the ruddy truth. that oxford defence that did ok no doubt, the darkie centre half had never played in a game above conference level before this afternoon,fact n the lad did good, also the fact stanley were lumping the ball most of the game aint negativity thats also the truth,also i was amazed McConville was subbed n anyone who knows me,knows i aint his biggest fan, i aint convinced oer Rory when we got a player like putterill not getting a shout, wake up n smell the coffee.

[Outback Ozzy]

Is it me, or did the team look tired today? Yes we could and should have had a penalty and the two fouls in front of the main stand were straight reds not yellows, but what do I know, no doubt Cowboy will be on my case for that. To me, Oxford were a brutal team getting away with just about every trick in the book and either the ref and/or the assistants were blind to it! Personally, I thought Terry Gornell had one of his poorer games as did Ian Craney but at the end of the day we got a point and we still have it in or own hands to get into the playoffs, however, the auto promotion may just have gone away now.

[cashman]

Originally Posted by Outback Ozzy

Is it me, or did the team look tired today? Yes we could and should have had a penalty and the two fouls in front of the main stand were straight reds not yellows, but what do I know, no doubt Cowboy will be on my case for that. To me, Oxford were a brutal team getting away with just about every trick in the book and either the ref and/or the assistants were blind to it! Personally, I thought Terry Gornell had one of his poorer games as did Ian Craney but at the end of the day we got a point and we still have it in or own hands to get into the playoffs, however, the auto promotion may just have gone away now.

I thought they looked tired/bit stale today, thats what irritates me, they keep saying we got the biggest ever squad/ the best ever squad, which i agree is the case, yet it aint utilised. jeez even top managers change it around when fixtures have piled up? or am i missing summat.

[football19]

Sorry but I am with smudgie on this one, oxford were well organised, done there homework ,got players behind the ball,with the pitch being hard u sometimes have to take an extra touch, we created chances,today we didn't take them,to say the team was poor is wrong,did we defend well ?,not conceed again ?, you have to be positive,you have no divine right to win every game , we didn't lose or conceed

[Outback Ozzy]

Originally Posted by football19

Sorry but I am with smudgie on this one, oxford were well organised, done there homework ,got players behind the ball,with the pitch being hard u sometimes have to take an extra touch, we created chances,today we didn't take them,to say the team was poor is wrong,did we defend well ?,not conceed again ?, you have to be positive,you have no divine right to win every game , we didn't lose or conceed

Whilst I agree with the statement that the team do not have a divine right to win all games, I do think you and smudgie misunderstand. The majority of fans on this site are not being negative, but just bemoaning the fact about squad rotation, lack of protection for the players as at times it was like watching tag team wrestling from the 1960's with a ref who could not or would not intervene. Personally, I am glad we gained a point (or did we lose 2?), we still have our unbeaten home record of 9 games or more (not sure on this one). Cashy, I believe has hit the nail on the head, we have a big squad, so lets utilise it.
Oxford United were not well organised today, they kicked, pulled and pushed through our players. My one criticism of this team is the lack of height up front and I stand by my previous statement of 2 OU players should have been shown straight reds not yellows in the first half.

[Stanleymad]

Smudgie - it's not as such negative but relative, altho we kept pressing we lacked communication on field, yes the refs a banker and Oxford totally bullied us of the ball, we looked frustrated as a team which hasn't been present as such in the past few home games, macc broke us I think, reminded the team about hoof balls again and just continued today. We CANT do hoof balls, wish this would get thro to them, we have no height like other teams that prefer this method & begs the question WHY are we allowing other teams to dominate play this way (lazy football), we are much more supreme when it's on the deck (as long as players are aware of their team mates positions and reading the ball play - simply lacked today). Thank god oxford were terrible in their forward positions or it could of been worse.

I lived every minute of the match and my throat killing - sorry to all I deafened, frustrated of the above points & also criticism that subs should of been Used a little earlier as some of the lads were all pitched out, but again probably picky

[david1]

Originally Posted by football19

Sorry but I am with smudgie on this one, oxford were well organised, done there homework ,got players behind the ball,with the pitch being hard u sometimes have to take an extra touch, we created chances,today we didn't take them,to say the team was poor is wrong,did we defend well ?,not conceed again ?, you have to be positive,you have no divine right to win every game , we didn't lose or conceed

Would you if you didn't know if you had a job next season ???

Get your act together Stanley , And give them a Five year contract !!!