Oxford United Match Thread.............. - Page 3

smudgie · 27-03-2012, 16:20

Would also like Hopper to get a chance.

Along with Willis

Both looked good V Oldham in the Lancs Cup !

Pendle Red · 27-03-2012, 16:53

Liddle's back so straight back in one would imagine

maccawozzagod · 27-03-2012, 19:43

why? nowt against him or his coming back but why does Willis not get given a go? If he's crap then let him go and save the cash, if not get him on!

smudgie · 27-03-2012, 21:04

I think the words......... Clinical + Finishing sum up the game. Though with a patched up defence I think we didnt do THAT bad. 1st 45 minutes was pretty dire, but with a great save from Clarke and the goal line clearance we could and should have scored.

They had three decent chances and scored two, we had five and scored none. Story of the game for me.

Nicholls hardly made a save all night. (Though he did well when called upon)

Liddle looked massively off the pace for me, agreed with the Willis point, why keep him and not play him????

Thought Lindfield did ok in a VERY unfamiliar role. Nice to see young Hopper get a chance, and by no means did he look out of place, well done lad.

As for Grant's miss............. Oh dear. Why try and smash it from there??? That goes in, makes it 1-1 all to play for.

Well done to the Oxford fans who travelled in a decent numbers for a Tuesday night.

Much work to do at the back for Saturday.

On Stanley On.

cashman · 27-03-2012, 21:38

Don't think we did as bad as score suggests, considering a defence that aint played together, Smudge sums it up pretty well, We aint got a finisher,Ignore mole its just a rodent anyway.

lancsdave · 27-03-2012, 21:39

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Originally Posted by smudgie

I think the words......... Clinical + Finishing sum up the game. Though with a patched up defence I think we didnt do THAT bad. 1st 45 minutes was pretty dire, but with a great save from Clarke and the goal line clearance we could and should have scored.

They had three decent chances and scored two, we had five and scored none. Story of the game for me.

Nicholls hardly made a save all night. (Though he did well when called upon)

Liddle looked massively off the pace for me, agreed with the Willis point, why keep him and not play him????

Thought Lindfield did ok in a VERY unfamiliar role. Nice to see young Hopper get a chance, and by no means did he look out of place, well done lad.

As for Grant's miss............. Oh dear. Why try and smash it from there??? That goes in, makes it 1-1 all to play for.

Well done to the Oxford fans who travelled in a decent numbers for a Tuesday night.

Much work to do at the back for Saturday.

On Stanley On.

They actually played better than I expected with the team they had out. Not sure what work they can do at the back before Saturday, won't it be the same personnel given thats all they have available ?

choirboy · 27-03-2012, 22:01

I thought our performance was better than expected after all the injuries and Toto's ban. We played some good football at times. Murphy looked quite composed at centre back and Linfield was my man of the match at right back. With a bit of luck we could have been two up before the gift goal for Oxford just before half time. For me, Liddle had played really well up to that point. I felt we should have been one up at half time which would have reflected the play in the first half. Some our passing from midfield was still going astray and it was another mistake that led to Oxford's second goal. In all honesty the ref should have blown for a free kick to us just before this. Not blaming the ref for the result but he did not have a good game. He seemed to be waiting for the Assistant Ref on the main stand side to make decisions on fouls. Bobby Grant and Jamie Devitt had good games and we do seem to be developing some threats down the wings. Wish we could just get a lucky break and for something to go right for us. However, we have to stop giving the ball away, through loose passes in midfield which simply put us on the back foot in our own half. Keep the faith. On Stanley On.

shakermaker · 27-03-2012, 22:14

I still can't believe we didn't get a goal there.

The Red Darreners · 27-03-2012, 22:15

We thought the game shaped as a spectacle second half,when I thought we played well and with a lot of heart, even after the second goal they made chances and kept their heads up. The Oxford goals were down to composure in the end,something maybe we lacked in the box,. but apart from that they offered little.Their keeper made one excellent save second half.
I didn't feel Liddle did too badly, he might have seen a bit laboured at times but I thought he defended solidly and his distribution was sound. Just felt a bit , well, sad tonight we lost. The BBC had us down as 70/30 possession tonight- thought we bossed it but who does these bloody sums? Has anybody ever met any one who actually does these calculations for a living?

Anyway, was cheered up utterly by some fantastic anti-Westley bile on Radio Lancs on the way back over the hill , sometimes you just feel so smug following the Reds. I just hope that when he signs on the dole he remembers that 'attitude is more important than ability'.
Any way roll on Saturday, maybe the ball will run for us then, it just didn't seem to run at all tonight.

maccawozzagod · 27-03-2012, 22:17

I hope the dole make him stay until 5pm when he's signed on ...

Redraine · 28-03-2012, 07:21

It was a strange experience for me last night as I was struggling to get either of my 2 hearing aids to work for more than about a minute, so I missed whatever atmosphere was going on. Like watching footy on TV with the sound turned off - horrible. I was really sorry for the lads as they gave their all in a patched up side 100% without getting the little bit of luck their efforts deserved. Agree about Lindfield and thought he was a revelation at right back, one of the rare breed these days who can actually tackle. None of this backing off stuff followed by the winger getting a cross in which drives me nuts. He was great going forward too, and on that showing I would consider giving him an extended run in that position if I were Cooky. Choirboy is right about us giving the ball away though - arggggh!
Hearing aids OK now. Think they got too hot and sweaty on yesterday's big walk along the Dalesway in upper Wharfedale..

Dazzagee · 28-03-2012, 09:38

How long is Toto suspended for? Is he back for the Wimbledon game?

cashman · 28-03-2012, 09:39

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Originally Posted by Dazzagee

How long is Toto suspended for? Is he back for the Wimbledon game?

No 3 game ban.

lancsdave · 28-03-2012, 09:39

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Originally Posted by Dazzagee

How long is Toto suspended for? Is he back for the Wimbledon game?

3 Games

Oxford Vulcan · 28-03-2012, 10:09

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Originally Posted by smudgie

I think the words......... Clinical + Finishing sum up the game. Though with a patched up defence I think we didnt do THAT bad. 1st 45 minutes was pretty dire, but with a great save from Clarke and the goal line clearance we could and should have scored.

They had three decent chances and scored two, we had five and scored none. Story of the game for me.

Nicholls hardly made a save all night. (Though he did well when called upon)

Liddle looked massively off the pace for me, agreed with the Willis point, why keep him and not play him????

Thought Lindfield did ok in a VERY unfamiliar role. Nice to see young Hopper get a chance, and by no means did he look out of place, well done lad.

As for Grant's miss............. Oh dear. Why try and smash it from there??? That goes in, makes it 1-1 all to play for.

Well done to the Oxford fans who travelled in a decent numbers for a Tuesday night.

Much work to do at the back for Saturday.

On Stanley On.

I wouldn't disagree with a word of that.