Golden Dr Otto
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Agree. Constant anti SSU ageist drivel irritating.
Typical grumpy old man always complaining
Agree. Constant anti SSU ageist drivel irritating.
What it needs is more singers in the North stand near the netting to have a bit of banter with the away supporters. The acoustics are such that the noise would bounce off the South Stand more instead of disappearing over the fence as it does from the Mail stand.
Sat next to the netting today I could count on one hand how many times the Oxford Mail Stand sounded loud.
It’s not a criticism, it’s just the way it was (probably due to the team failing to turn up for 45 minutes).
FWIW there now appears to be a complete lack of enthusiasm for atmosphere from those sat in the North Stand. Has the family stand had a negative impact on that? Also, only one kiosk for the whole stand is certainly why a significant number of my group who would sing, have now moved to the SSU. When there is a reasonable crowd, it’s nigh on impossible to get a drink and drink it in the allotted 15 minutes for half time.
I agree, grandad.Agree. Constant anti SSU ageist drivel irritating.
Which I’m not ...yet?I agree, grandad.
Ouch! Just as i was starting to forget!Brannagans attempted tackle leading to their first. Oh dear. He just gave up. Eastwood walked / dived out of the way for the 1st as well. Left the whole goal open. Gorrin lost his man for their 3rd
Come on blaming KR for that defeat.
In the first half Rotherham were the better side?
Their first goal was an unfortunate comedy of errors. From our goal kick the challenged header looks like it’s going out, it may well have done. Everyone stops apart from their lad who heads it forward. Brannagan still has his hand in the air when their lad turns passed him. Then Gorrin who’s with the man down the flank can’t make a challenge because he’s just been booked. Ruffles is out of position so Moore comes across and fails to stop the cross and the class ball in is met well by Vassell but Dickie and Long are marking space.
The second is again from our goal kick to the left side a challenged header drops to them in midfield and they just punt it forward. Although Dickie and Long don’t deal with the first ball Vassell is not clear and shouldn’t get a chance with two players around him but Eastwood! What was he thinking? Comes for a ball he would never have got to and is miles from his goal line.
For their third why Moore doesn’t just put the ball away only he can tell. But he passes behind an unfit Brannagan who hardly known where the ball is.
But even with us off the pace they hardly forced much from Eastwood. Second half we had so many chances to at least draw.
I guess if KR was to blame it was playing Brannagan but most of us right?
Rotherham were the better side because of KR's team selection how was he not to Blame
Brannagans attempted tackle leading to their first. Oh dear. He just gave up. Eastwood walked / dived out of the way for the 1st as well. Left the whole goal open. Gorrin lost his man for their 3rd
I’ve been saying SHOOT for years now and we still haven’t learned.I am certainly not going to throw our team under the bus for a very lacklustre 45 minutes.
Being wise after the event is all very well, but the team that was picked to start yesterday has won us a lot of games this season.
Tactically, we were out-thought for 45 minutes. 45 minutes where they exercised control over us, then for most of the second half we were on the front foot.
My only real gripe is that we often get in the position to shoot, the gap opens up and... we take another touch or pass it when foot should have been firmly smacked on ball goalwards.
They were all guilty of this.
My advice now is the same as everyone’s yesterday - FFS SHOOT!!
I’ve been saying SHOOT for years now and we still haven’t learned.
After yesterday’s debacle, I’m quite happy to get going with a bit more wedding news. Is the venue agreed? Do you approve of the son in law to be? Does he like football? Who does he support? All of this and more can while away the hours until we get back to winning ways! Not being nosy or anythin.Tell me about it m my middle daughter out of three daughters gets married in June and thank god that’s the final one, but 3 weddings in 5 years is bloody expensive ???