Oxford thread

[Tin Monkey]

Originally Posted by smobile

I know it's obvious, but it's all about sticking the ball in the net. We are not shipping goals like there's no tomorrow. We are just not scoring enough.

Last 9 games = 6 Defeats by 1 goal & 3 Draws = 3 points.

Score just one more goal per game and it's a different story.

Last 9 games = 6 Draws & 3 Wins = 15 points.

If we were getting thumped 3 & 4 week in, week out, I'd be worried.

It will come, starting on Tuesday.

Keep The Faith

I don't think there were many relegated teams that were thrashed each week. Barnet had a goal difference of -12 (the same as ours now) and Aldershot had -18. Dagenham who finished 3rd from bottom were also on -12.
I know that we've drawn a couple recently, but we will be relegated if things don't changed quickly. To be honest, I don't see much improvement between the games I've seen and the manager seems unable to change things. The team is crying out for midfield players to 'drive play forwards' and everyone can see that, yet the problem remains. OK, so it's a limited budget, but we have signed ineffectual loan players within that budget. I'm sure there are players out there who would do the job, after all, previous managers have always managed to do it.
At the moment the best we can hope for is 0-0, because if we go a goal down the game is virtually lost. Teams know this and are happy to go 1 up, knowing that the game is in the bag. They don't have to beat us 6-0, one goal gives them the 3 points most of the time.

[football19]

Divison3 north - read lost in Cornwallis post !!!.
Redraine,no one on this forum wants to know that I am really Jimmy Bell !!
Seriously though,I have always followed Wigan for the last 39 years,but Acci are my second team.
Everything I post is my own views ( not thro rose tinted glasses).
There are always two teams on the park,and I give my views on both,basically for those who can't attend.
I thought that was what forums are all about,and it's a bit harsh saying
otherwise.
90% of posters on here have known who I am for years anyway !!
You have no given right to win a football game,and I will always give credit to teams who come to Acci with a game plan and do a number on us.

[football19]

Ps - my views on clean sheets is simplistic - you don't build an house before you put foundations in

[Redraine]

Originally Posted by football19

Ps - my views on clean sheets is simplistic - you don't build an house before you put foundations in

True, but when builders run out of money and ideas, sometimes foundations are all you get. Anyway, let's call a truce on this one. I would never question your right to post whatever you want anyway. I was up at 3.30 this morning unable to sleep, kicking every ball again from yesterdays game, so had to get the post out of my system. Sorry if I came across a bit of a pillock.

[stanleyboys]

Alvin, you'll not have to drag Roverites much longer the way they are playing. He might want to get familiar with our level....

My biggest worry is these small players who for one reason or another make little effect on the game. I don't want a team of meat-heads but at this level strength counts massively.

For Tuesday I'd stick with the same team except replace Mingoia with a more orthodox midfielder cos often yesterday we seemed to be playing with two wingers and god knows we can't afford that with the lack of pace of Joyce and Murphy. If we just have an energetic midfielder to drive us forward and pick up the 2nd ball, J & M can just do their usual stuff and allow Naismith to concentrate on attacking the full back cos its clear he's not a fan of retrieving the ball. Keep Webber as the target (though yesterday he was worryingly never near the ball) and Gray, who was a huge ray of hope, feeding off him.

I genuinely think we have good players but they don't seem to have a system or know their roles within it. Which Beatts needs to get across to them.

KTF

[yonmon]

Originally Posted by Chewbacca

Could not get in today due to being 15 mins late, it would be good to leave turnstiles open a bit longer for people who have tickets in certain stands.

I, for once, turned up at twenty- past-two and was turned away from the main turnstiles by one of four Stewards who looked soewhat bemused, if not competely phased by the sticky problem of allowing me, waving my Season-ticket as near to their faces as near I was able, into the ground !.
Then one of them obviously decided that I was not getting in by the entrance which they were guarding so diligently, and directed me towards another possible means of gaining access to t'Storefirst...'If you go down there'( He pointed me in the general direction of 'The Coppice' )...'You'll find a gate with red bars on it !....feeling that I couldn't let an opportunity like this pass me by, I said....'And then what ?'..This seemed to confuse him even more as he fell silent, upon which one of his colleagues made my afternoon complete by adding not 'knock three times and ask for Joe'....but 'they'll know what to do !'
...priceless !!.
So I found the gate which bore a legend suggesting that here was the place where late arrivals would be made welcome. This too was securely locked and well guarded by a gaggle ( If that is an acceptable Collective Noun for such entities) of Stewards.
Again I waved my Season Ticket in their general direction and after a while one of these who appeared to be a little annoyed, possibly by me interfering with his following of the game, closely scrutinised my Ticket, and after confirming his decision with a colleague, somewhat grudgingly, and with a look of suspicion, opened the gate and finally allowed me in...( Although I was a little disappointed that they left out the full-body search !).
The welcome which I received from those sitting in the Main Stand, and who I thought held some little affection for me, did little to lift my mood..FA 19 said something like ' Where have you been 'til now'...others suggested that I had overslept...and a quiet ironic cheer went up from soewhere near the back row.
One or two Oxford United Directors stared at me like a flock of Vultures surruonding a dying Zebra....AND The Reds hadn't even scored a goal !!.
Just another day at 'The Crown'

[maccawozzagod]

we need a nasty bastard patrolling the centre circle. Get one of those and we'll start picking up the points.

[accybeme]

No complaints from me, I thought it was a great game from my prospectus; both teams having had chances of taking the 3 points, plenty of effort shown by the Reds and a point taken off a team holding 2nd position in league prior to kick-off,

[lancsdave]

Originally Posted by Alvin the chipmunk

Too many people who lived and breathed our little club have been replaced by users and well wishers who haven't the foggiest.

Your right, lets get some more SOS appeals going for last minute high court salvation. Always gees the fans up and rallies the troops

[MikeA]

Originally Posted by maccawozzagod

we need a nasty bastard patrolling the centre circle. Get one of those and we'll start picking up the points.

After reading Yonmon's post, maybe one of the stewards would fit the bill...

[Mr T]

Originally Posted by Chewbacca

Could not get in today due to being 15 mins late, it would be good to leave turnstiles open a bit longer for people who have tickets in certain stands.

Sorry to hear that sir, for future reference for all, the "late gate" next to the players enterance is open from kick-off onwards and the stewards do allow transfers from there.

We'd love to open a little later if required, however our volunteer turnstile folks do like to watch the game also!!

[DAV007]

Mr T

is the current level of stewarding required for every game?
it seems over kill.
The few I have chatted to where either jobworths or thick (Clayton End).
I can understand why Eric Whalley wouldn't pay them with washers.

[Mr T]

We always operate with the minimum of stewards to fulfill the legal requirements, but most of the numbers attending is "pure guesswork"

At times I've considered closing areas, but that then leads to more stewards required to direct people away. (Morecambe JPT last year)

All stewards should have good attitudes all of the time, even when enforcing ground regulations. We receive a large number of positive emails and letter from fans congratulating us on a good match day experience with postive stewarding.

Any issues please feel free to let myself or SLO Robert Houseman know, we're around the reception area after the game.

[Greeny]

I thorougly enjoyed yesterdays game , we pulled out all stops , tried very hard indeed , just a shame we didn't get 3 points , but if I'm honest I expected us to get well and truely stuffed , but chuffed to bits we got the one point.Well done lads. Role on Tues.

[DAV007]

Mr T, thanks for the feedback.
I witnessed Clayton end Steward during a game this season, take it upon himself to patrol up and down the front of the Clayton end looking for any excuse to correct people for the most trivial of issues.

If they have time to do such pointless tasks throughout the game, it makes you wonder if we need half of them and why they spend more time watching the crowd instead of the game?
Surely the benefit of being a steward is to watch the game for free?