Away Match Day Thread 31/10/2023 L1: Lincoln City v OUFC

[Northstandboy]

COYY

 

[LeftSideLarry]

Massive win and in good style, too.

No desire to see SL injured, but the enforced change of formation was a blessing to us.

Keep it going, lads.

 

[Steve Gilbert]

Brilliant away win!

Have given MOM to Stevens who has come in for some stick this season but I thought he was very solid at right back tonight.
Other special mentions to Mills, Brannagan and Rodrigues.

Not bad for a side who will struggle to make the play offs.

 

[Golden Dr Otto]

Made my motm vote 8 mins from the end and it was removed?

 

[isibuko]

Lovely stuff. Lincoln did look dangerous in the first half but we totally killed the game in the 2nd. Harris, Brannagan, Moore, Stevens and Leigh all standouts, but the whole side played very very well.

 

[Corbo]

Thought Harris was excellent tonight amongst others. He needs a goal though.

 

[ttg17]

Really impressive. The kind of away performance that gets you promotion. Just squeezing the life out of the opposition and exerting enough pressure to nick a couple of goals. The goals each came at the perfect time, just as they were building up a head of steam. As comfortable an away win as you'll see to be honest.

My MOTM Mills. Thought he offered so much down that side. A shout to Stevens too who I thought had perhaps his best game for us.

Appreciate with the spotlight being on him Harris may get some criticism but, despite not scoring, I thought he had a good game too. Part of the reason we were able to control that match so comprehensively was because of the press on the Lincoln back line, and he led that all night.

 

[tonto]

Excellent performance all round

 

[tonyw]

Awesome result - back to winning ways, and utterly controlled that for almost the entire game.

Tough to choose between the back four for MotM for me, because I thought they were all outstanding.

Lincoln were absolutely abject. And they were 8th coming into tonight? It really is a weaker League One this season......

Now time for a bit of rotation and experimentation this week for the cup games (just a little bit for Maidenhead.....LM can go nuts for Chelsea)

 

[OX14]

Great performance that. Stevens and Mills were great down the right hand side tonight.

 

[bert]

I'd put that down as a comfortable win. No pressure from them really. We needed that after the last couple of games

 

[RyanioBirdio]

MOTM Stevens closely followed by Mills for me. Moore hardly put a foot wrong and Harris worked his balls off. Poor sod really needs one to go in off his a**e.

Back on track. Lovely stuff.

 

[Oxford84]

How many games have we managed not to concede in this season?

5 now

 

[Foley]

Good performance.
We were pretty comfortable overall, and should have scored more.
Back to performances from earlier this season

 

[OxfordNondie]

Lincoln commentator said it was a red!

No he did not
Yellow yes

 

[Common Villager]

Good win that. Nice to see us get a bit of a lucky goal. I still feel our wastefulness in the final third is a cause for concern, but at least it didn't bit us on the a**e this evening!

 

[Followtheox1]

Great win. Stevens was excellent. Brannigan excellent. Have to say I thought the Lincoln commentators were good too.

 

[uptheus]

Good first half, scrappy 2nd half, but great result

 

[WuTang]

Similarly to the previous 3 games we played well first half, great ball retention and should have been 2/3 goals up at half time.

The second half in the last 3 has been a completely different team, could have been down to illness or a lack of Mr Brannagan but tonight was much better.

Carried on making chances, keeping the ball, composed and professional display all round.

Big win.

 

[PottersRightBoot]

We’ve got really solid defenders and a highly talented keeper this season. Makes a huge difference.

Further forward, Mills is a real tough nugget of a player. He’s going to have a great career.

Bran knitted it all together, very impressive.

Loving this season. COYY

 

[Jolteon]

At this point, as much as I'd like him to get somewhat of a rest and give Gatlin and Perkins a go, I'd start Harris against Maidenhead and the Chelsea kids. Get him the goal he needs and deserves and give him that confidence boost.

I think tonight was one of his best performances for us, but you can see how desperate he is for a goal every time a chance goes by.