Feel a bit flat because until they equalised we looked like we could tear them to pieces. But they are a decent well balanced side, and in the end I was happy to hear the final whistle. Overall, as at Fleetwood there were periods where we played really exciting football. There are players I acitvely want to watch, and it feels like a while since I could say that. Tarique currently top of the list of course, and when he was taken off for KAG my heart sank even though I dont criticise KR for making the sub. Sarr too was frequently good to watch, just that he still has plenty of accidents in his locker. Josh was quiet but he had little service, and of course was the only played on the park to have played international games while everyone else was resting, (and one against the world champions). After Wigan I was pissed off and very much sticking to my prediction of 8th, but after watching this and Fleetwood I think that if none of our good players leave in Jan we should make the playoffs. And we will do it playing some exciting football. If only I could believe that in the boardroom (the real one, in Sint -Truiden) the play-offs had higher priority than the question of who can be sold in January.
Arrived at the ground in good time for a couple of pints at their bowling club ( not a patch on the Saddlers Club at Walsall). Pat on the back for our fans this evening who were in fine voice all evening and really got behind the team. Anything can happen with Fosu and Holmes running at them. Wanted more from Josh. Reeves seem to be isolated out wide. Cabbles was missing yet again. Rumour is he might be around for Shrewsbury but that might be a cop out with international call ups. Sarr is the new hero. Ahearne Grant should of hit the target at the end. Satisfied with the point as the majority of the division drew tonight. We should go into the Bradford game with nothing to fear especially as they haven't pulled up any trees in their last couple of games.
Arrived at the ground in good time for a couple of pints at their bowling club ( not a patch on the Saddlers Club at Walsall). Pat on the back for our fans this evening who were in fine voice all evening and really got behind the team. Anything can happen with Fosu and Holmes running at them. Wanted more from Josh. Reeves seem to be isolated out wide. Cabbles was missing yet again. Rumour is he might be around for Shrewsbury but that might be a cop out with international call ups. Sarr is the new hero. Ahearne Grant should of hit the target at the end. Satisfied with the point as the majority of the division drew tonight. We should go into the Bradford game with nothing to fear especially as they haven't pulled up any trees in their last couple of games.
Not Shrewsbury, Scunthorpe
Get back to your railway book and being ignored by the coach hardcore. Hope the static from whatever DVD they're showing you is loud and right in your ear all the way back down the m40
First time I've seen us live this season and was sat in the Oxford end so here's a collection of thoughts in no particular order:
- we kept the ball well and I thought looked pretty comfortable for the most part although wobbled badly after their goal - I doubt there are any better ball playing CBs in our league than sarr... but Christ he still makes me nervous - fosu was decent and a special mention for kashi, everything goes through him! - you can see the skill da silva has, his touch is mustard, often controlling high/ bouncing passes on a wet pitch with no bother - I think it's playoffs at best for us unless we are far more clinical - could and should have been out of sight before they scored a decent goal
edit: should also add that several oxford fans around us said how good we looked, and also lovely to be able to walk home and be back less than 40 mins after the game!
A good point. Thought we played the better football, just fell apart a bit around the box.
Sarr played really well, and I was impressed with Forster Caskey in the middle, he's a very intelligent footballer, and links well with Kashi.
Fosu's decision making is what you'd expect of a third tier winger, but he's pacy and tricky, and puts defenders on the back foot. You can see he's brimming with confidence.
Oxford have a good side for this league so not too disappointed with a point. Was surprised to see Alex Mowatt playing for them, I assumed he was still at Leeds.
Started off very bright and played so nice quick stuff down the left wing and should of been 2 nil up at least before they scored but after that until half time they looked dangerous.
Thought even second half that we maybe just shaded without forcing anything, always felt they was dangerous on the counter.
Josh looked done in after 60 mins but with no real option up top he had to battle on, assume Robinson does not fancy dodo much either.
Sarr and Kashi stand out players for me, although sarr did nearly give me a heart attack a few times on the ball but managed to not lose it.
Not to disappointed with a draw on reflection oxford a pretty decent team and another point on the board.
Please Roland back Robinson and let him sign best on short term deal to help upfront and then someone like Gooden in January.
My first game seeing Charlton in any format since the memorial game for the murdered PC. Up to Charltons goal, it looked to me Oxford were on a hiding. Struggling to recognise the players I picked Sarr as a stand out. But once again Charlton seemed to step off the gas and stop pressuring the fullbacks and getting the ball in the box for Big Josh or having a go themselves, after they scored it looked to me like they were inviting them on a hoping to catch them on the break. I'm liking what I see as far as KR is concerned but like most wonder what happens if someone Josh gets injured. Struggling with jet lag after ipvanish sent me around the world so I'm off to bed now.
didn't catch this one live (3am kick off). Just woke up and followed the whole match thread, looks like we should have been out of sight after 30 minutes... was Reeves any good..? (First half when he had some legs..?)
Watching the goals ..... their number 5 needs shooting for allowing Fosu to charge past him so effortlessly; their keeper didn't exactly cover himself in glory either sliding out feet first. Tidy composed finish by Fosu, nicely done.
For their equaliser, the cross coming in seemed to take a bit of a deflection off JFC as he challenged. Solly got up well to head away from their forward but unfortunate that it was back into the centre of the box - however, that 1st time strike was sublime, premiership class finish.
Such a sweet left foot for Sarr. TBH we stormed the first 25, should have been at least 3 up, then faded out - Fosu especially . Reeves was anonymous, as was Magennis, and we didnt really trouble their keeper in second half mainly because of wayward shooting, which was dreadful. However, we controlled the match, were much the better team, without really causing much damage. Lots of pretty football that got us, well, not really very far , especially in 2nd half. As you can tell, very impressed with Sarr. Confident, skilful and his distribution was spot on.
Just got home, a game we could’ve won but I’m sure they could say the same. Played pretty well in my opinion and unlike most away days I haven’t come away regretting going.
didn't catch this one live (3am kick off). Just woke up and followed the whole match thread, looks like we should have been out of sight after 30 minutes... was Reeves any good..? (First half when he had some legs..?)
Think Reeves touched the ball 4 times, not sure he had a role to play stuck on the wing and everything going through Da Silva and Fosu.
Should have torn them to pieces they were crap. However there seemed to be a spark missing today. Fosu fantastic scoring record at the minute so don’t want to be to critical however his decision making at times needs to be looked into. Too many times he will shoot when the pass is the better option or he will try and play a difficult pass when a simple one would suffice. Maginnes was isolated but didn’t do enough to get himself into the game, desperately need someone to rival him for that position. We have fantastic wingers however neither of the stayed out wide so everything went through the middle. Kag missed a very good chance, don’t think he will ever make it. All in all a disappointing display in my opinion on the plus side this league is so shit all we need is a twig here or there and we will beat most teams.
didn't go, didn't watch it & only read glimpses on the match thread.
My take on it all is that we are too wasteful with the chances that we do create & a team that is serious about promotion would be scoring them & winning games (Shrewsbury)
Big Josh is currently not at the races - last couple of games I've seen he doesn't put himself about enough for a lone striker / No 9 / or whatever his role is.
Problem is that we don't even have a Plan A (part 2), let alone a plan B. KAG & Dodoo are so inept up front even KR doesn't rate them for a last 10 min onslaught & so a tiring, ineffective & tiring JM has to continue. Until this situation is sorted out we will continue to struggle to beat teams. Yes, we will win more than we lose, but wont get enough wins to get into the top 2 & even a top 6 position (and thus play-offs) is still only 50/50. After deadline day we were all muttering "god forbid if Holmes or Big Josh gets injured" - now its "god forbid if Fosu gets injured" as at the moment he is the only one who looks like scoring. Holmes has gone off the boil along with JM, Clarke obviously has a niggle & can't play a full 90 mins, Marshall has been rushed back too soon & Reeves ....????
Sorry, but if anyone thinks that come January the SMT will change a habit of a lifetime (do leopards change their spots ?) and actually spend money & buy a striker to help /replace Big Josh is more deluded than Boris Johnson, Teresa May & David Davis put together.
I have said more times than I care to mention that goals win games. You can have as much possession & tippy-tappy football as you like but if you don't put the ball in the onion bag you wont win.....and strikers win games. If you don't believe me just ask Harry Kane, Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer, Killer, Malcolm Macdonald, Brian Clough......
we have f**kwits running this club & no mistake. Novak scored tonight, Matt Godden got 2. The player brought in the replace the first, and a late substitute for the 2nd (yes, all puns intended) can't get onto the frigging pitch, match after match.
Bottom line is simple people, really bloody simple: You don't get out of this League without a 25-goal scoring striker and we don't have one.
In 97/98 we had Mendonca, in 99/00 we had Hunt and in 11/12 we had BWP - these are the players who turn drawers into wins and losses into draws.
Without that player you are going to drop too many points and very, very few midfielders are ever going to score 25 goals in a season unless their name is Frank Lampard.
Bottom line is simple people, really bloody simple: You don't get out of this League without a 25-goal scoring striker and we don't have one.
In 97/98 we had Mendonca, in 99/00 we had Hunt and in 11/12 we had BWP - these are the players who turn drawers into wins and losses into draws.
Without that player you are going to drop too many points and very, very few midfielders are ever going to score 25 goals in a season unless their name is Frank Lampard.
Such a sweet left foot for Sarr. TBH we stormed the first 25, should have been at least 3 up, then faded out - Fosu especially . Reeves was anonymous, as was Magennis, and we didnt really trouble their keeper in second half mainly because of wayward shooting, which was dreadful. However, we controlled the match, were much the better team, without really causing much damage. Lots of pretty football that got us, well, not really very far , especially in 2nd half. As you can tell, very impressed with Sarr. Confident, skilful and his distribution was spot on.
@i_b_b_o_r_g I'm staying up late and bold highlighting all the posts from fans that were there. What you doing????
was the President there or are you just shit at this cabbies
If I slip up and misinterpret that the president was there through his descriptive post, then I hold my hand up. But me just showing that I was willing to stay up and bold highlight has gone a long way I feel in warding off the threat of ibborg
Was at the game. Amos pulled of a couple of good saves. I think josh has the Northern Ireland play off on his mind. I don't think he wanted to get stuck in just in case he got injured he looked really lazy. The Ref spoilt the game. Sarr really worried me at times but so how he got away with it. The Traveling faithful was in good voice and support for Robinson. Woke up this morning with Charlton on my mind. Great song.
I listened to the commentary, a draw isn't a bad result away from home to Oxford who are around us in the table. Win our game in hand and we're joint 3rd, in fact as we are playing 3rd Saturday thats a good chance to apply some pressure.
Still all to play for, just need to start turning some of the draws into wins which needs others to start finding the net. Who'd have thought Fosu would be on 7 now......... Bic Mac and Holmes on 4 then you drop down to a few players on 2. If we can't score more goals per game then we need to work on defence, our record compared to the top 2 is poor in that respect.
"I think josh has the Northern Ireland play off on his mind. I don't think he wanted to get stuck in just in case he got injured he looked really lazy."
Christ on a raft. To the best of my knowledge Oxford didn't have any international call ups last weekend. Jay da Silva played u20s behind closed doors, so with that exception all the other players on that pitch had a nice rest.
Oh, with one more exception. Josh Magennis played on both Friday and Monday for the full 93 minutes in each. His team lost in both cases but they had to fight like lions because they needed a result, and in the first game were playing the World Champions. Josh scored the goal.
Of course he doesn't want to get injured. I don't want him to get injured. Because there is no one else.So he will be over-played, lose confidence, some fans, look at the comments here, will get on his back.
And why? Because we are owned by an arrogant lunatic, and run by a compliant puppet.
Get off Josh's back people, save your venom for the real culprits.
Comments
Overall, as at Fleetwood there were periods where we played really exciting football. There are players I acitvely want to watch, and it feels like a while since I could say that. Tarique currently top of the list of course, and when he was taken off for KAG my heart sank even though I dont criticise KR for making the sub. Sarr too was frequently good to watch, just that he still has plenty of accidents in his locker. Josh was quiet but he had little service, and of course was the only played on the park to have played international games while everyone else was resting, (and one against the world champions).
After Wigan I was pissed off and very much sticking to my prediction of 8th, but after watching this and Fleetwood I think that if none of our good players leave in Jan we should make the playoffs. And we will do it playing some exciting football.
If only I could believe that in the boardroom (the real one, in Sint -Truiden) the play-offs had higher priority than the question of who can be sold in January.
not a patch on the Saddlers Club at Walsall).
Pat on the back for our fans this evening who were in fine voice all evening and really got behind the team.
Anything can happen with Fosu and Holmes running at them. Wanted more from Josh. Reeves seem to be isolated out wide. Cabbles was missing yet again. Rumour is he might be around for Shrewsbury but that might be a cop out with international call ups. Sarr is the new hero. Ahearne Grant should of hit the target at the end.
Satisfied with the point as the majority of the division drew tonight. We should go into the Bradford game with nothing to fear especially as they haven't pulled up any trees in their last couple of games.
Get back to your railway book and being ignored by the coach hardcore. Hope the static from whatever DVD they're showing you is loud and right in your ear all the way back down the m40
- we kept the ball well and I thought looked pretty comfortable for the most part although wobbled badly after their goal
- I doubt there are any better ball playing CBs in our league than sarr... but Christ he still makes me nervous
- fosu was decent and a special mention for kashi, everything goes through him!
- you can see the skill da silva has, his touch is mustard, often controlling high/ bouncing passes on a wet pitch with no bother
- I think it's playoffs at best for us unless we are far more clinical - could and should have been out of sight before they scored a decent goal
edit: should also add that several oxford fans around us said how good we looked, and also lovely to be able to walk home and be back less than 40 mins after the game!
A good point. Thought we played the better football, just fell apart a bit around the box.
Sarr played really well, and I was impressed with Forster Caskey in the middle, he's a very intelligent footballer, and links well with Kashi.
Fosu's decision making is what you'd expect of a third tier winger, but he's pacy and tricky, and puts defenders on the back foot. You can see he's brimming with confidence.
Oxford have a good side for this league so not too disappointed with a point. Was surprised to see Alex Mowatt playing for them, I assumed he was still at Leeds.
“That was just a decent game of football. Reckon the number 23 for Charlton is as good a CB I’ve seen at this level #oufc”
Started off very bright and played so nice quick stuff down the left wing and should of been 2 nil up at least before they scored but after that until half time they looked dangerous.
Thought even second half that we maybe just shaded without forcing anything, always felt they was dangerous on the counter.
Josh looked done in after 60 mins but with no real option up top he had to battle on, assume Robinson does not fancy dodo much either.
Sarr and Kashi stand out players for me, although sarr did nearly give me a heart attack a few times on the ball but managed to not lose it.
Not to disappointed with a draw on reflection oxford a pretty decent team and another point on the board.
Please Roland back Robinson and let him sign best on short term deal to help upfront and then someone like Gooden in January.
Up to Charltons goal, it looked to me Oxford were on a hiding. Struggling to recognise the players I picked Sarr as a stand out. But once again Charlton seemed to step off the gas and stop pressuring the fullbacks and getting the ball in the box for Big Josh or having a go themselves, after they scored it looked to me like they were inviting them on a hoping to catch them on the break. I'm liking what I see as far as KR is concerned but like most wonder what happens if someone Josh gets injured. Struggling with jet lag after ipvanish sent me around the world so I'm off to bed now.
100% Roland Out
For their equaliser, the cross coming in seemed to take a bit of a deflection off JFC as he challenged.
Solly got up well to head away from their forward but unfortunate that it was back into the centre of the box - however, that 1st time strike was sublime, premiership class finish.
Should have torn them to pieces they were crap. However there seemed to be a spark missing today. Fosu fantastic scoring record at the minute so don’t want to be to critical however his decision making at times needs to be looked into. Too many times he will shoot when the pass is the better option or he will try and play a difficult pass when a simple one would suffice. Maginnes was isolated but didn’t do enough to get himself into the game, desperately need someone to rival him for that position. We have fantastic wingers however neither of the stayed out wide so everything went through the middle. Kag missed a very good chance, don’t think he will ever make it. All in all a disappointing display in my opinion on the plus side this league is so shit all we need is a twig here or there and we will beat most teams.
My take on it all is that we are too wasteful with the chances that we do create & a team that is serious about promotion would be scoring them & winning games (Shrewsbury)
Big Josh is currently not at the races - last couple of games I've seen he doesn't put himself about enough for a lone striker / No 9 / or whatever his role is.
Problem is that we don't even have a Plan A (part 2), let alone a plan B. KAG & Dodoo are so inept up front even KR doesn't rate them for a last 10 min onslaught & so a tiring, ineffective & tiring JM has to continue. Until this situation is sorted out we will continue to struggle to beat teams. Yes, we will win more than we lose, but wont get enough wins to get into the top 2 & even a top 6 position (and thus play-offs) is still only 50/50. After deadline day we were all muttering "god forbid if Holmes or Big Josh gets injured" - now its "god forbid if Fosu gets injured" as at the moment he is the only one who looks like scoring. Holmes has gone off the boil along with JM, Clarke obviously has a niggle & can't play a full 90 mins, Marshall has been rushed back too soon & Reeves ....????
Sorry, but if anyone thinks that come January the SMT will change a habit of a lifetime (do leopards change their spots ?) and actually spend money & buy a striker to help /replace Big Josh is more deluded than Boris Johnson, Teresa May & David Davis put together.
I have said more times than I care to mention that goals win games. You can have as much possession & tippy-tappy football as you like but if you don't put the ball in the onion bag you wont win.....and strikers win games. If you don't believe me just ask Harry Kane, Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer, Killer, Malcolm Macdonald, Brian Clough......
we have f**kwits running this club & no mistake. Novak scored tonight, Matt Godden got 2. The player brought in the replace the first, and a late substitute for the 2nd (yes, all puns intended) can't get onto the frigging pitch, match after match.
In 97/98 we had Mendonca, in 99/00 we had Hunt and in 11/12 we had BWP - these are the players who turn drawers into wins and losses into draws.
Without that player you are going to drop too many points and very, very few midfielders are ever going to score 25 goals in a season unless their name is Frank Lampard.
Still all to play for, just need to start turning some of the draws into wins which needs others to start finding the net. Who'd have thought Fosu would be on 7 now......... Bic Mac and Holmes on 4 then you drop down to a few players on 2. If we can't score more goals per game then we need to work on defence, our record compared to the top 2 is poor in that respect.
Christ on a raft. To the best of my knowledge Oxford didn't have any international call ups last weekend. Jay da Silva played u20s behind closed doors, so with that exception all the other players on that pitch had a nice rest.
Oh, with one more exception. Josh Magennis played on both Friday and Monday for the full 93 minutes in each. His team lost in both cases but they had to fight like lions because they needed a result, and in the first game were playing the World Champions. Josh scored the goal.
Of course he doesn't want to get injured. I don't want him to get injured. Because there is no one else.So he will be over-played, lose confidence, some fans, look at the comments here, will get on his back.
And why? Because we are owned by an arrogant lunatic, and run by a compliant puppet.
Get off Josh's back people, save your venom for the real culprits.