Away Match Day Thread 29/03/24 - L1: Shrewsbury v OUFC

[Carpy]

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Interview - Des Buckingham

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[dickwalton1964]

We all have an opinion on Marcus Browne but the stark truth is that bloke is on a different level to any other winger we have. Dale is full of vigour but he’s miles off Browne, so is Murphy.

 

[billyturleyscurlywurly]

Can't help but think a more experienced manager would have seen us comfortably in the playoffs by now. So many points dropped in games when the opposition were so so poor.

I’d even make the prediction that sacking Des tonight & replacing him with an experienced manager like Michael Duff, we’d still make top 6 with our run in.

 

[Scrongo]

Sorry that's irrelevant. s**t tactics and over paid players not playing to their potential cost us that game today.

Yes it's all irrelevant, the stadium is more important. Otherwise there be nothing to moan about in 2 years time. We not good enough . We rode our luck at the beginning of the season. We've needed a big clear out for 3 seasons now, in my opinion...

 

[Theox07]

Harris is dreadful if we had a good striker he’d be on about 25 goals this season 38 games 9 goals is shocking , 10 games no goals again

 

[Swaby39]

From 2nd with a 5-point cushion to now a whopping 17 points adrift of that position.

 

[PottersRightBoot]

Yeah, but he did say we were pedestrian as we went into half time, which was bang on the money!

He is barely articulate.

 

[unification]

Can't help but think a more experienced manager would have seen us comfortably in the playoffs by now. So many points dropped in games when the opposition were so so poor.

Just like that experienced head at Lincoln at present.

 

[OX14]

Beadle kept us in games under Manning, Cumming is costing us under Des.

Des is costing us too. Sitting on a 1-0 lead and inviting pressure is a mugs game.

 

[battman]

We all have an opinion on Marcus Browne but the stark truth is that bloke is on a different level to any other winger we have. Dale is full of vigour but he’s miles off Browne, so is Murphy.

A different level in the fact that Browne is made of crisps and is never fit enough to play.

 

[Carpy]

And more of the vultures venture out after the final whistle- strange how little any of them had to say about the game as it was underway.

We didn't try and see it out- some sloppy passes from defence meant that they remained a threat but we continued to create chances.

Murphy should have been given the ball more often as he was a continual threat.

Dale was persistent but it wasn't one of his better games.

Not particularly helpful, it's okay to be annoyed at what was yet another collapse from a winning position

 

[Deanroger]

I’d even make the prediction that sacking Des tonight & replacing him with an experienced manager like Michael Duff, we’d still make top 6 with our run in.

No chance with Lincon's form.

 

[Sarge]

Ok now the big discussion around Cumming - will he be dropped- doesn't look like we were that threatened except when it mattered relying on your keeper.

Yet when attacking we then keep passing it back to him . Why?

 

[Wandering Yellow]

No chance with Lincon's form.

You have to credit the form Lincoln are in, they looked woeful when we played at Sincil Bank. The job their new manager has done is pretty incredible.

 

[tonyw]

The squad has two massive problems, neither of which is obviously fixable in the time we have left.

Our keeper isn't good enough, with way, way too many cheap goals being conceded in the past two months.

And our central midfield, other than Cam, is a dead zone. McGuane is clearly done, RR was invisible, Bodin got the goal but was otherwise lightweight, Henry doesn't have the legs any more and McEachran isn't the answer. Yes, the primary fault for their goal lies with Cumming, plus a couple of ropey clearances, but before that the way that they picked up the ball and were able to wander 50 yards upfield without being challenged - in the 80th minute of a game we're winning 1-0 - was criminal.

Really frustrating because the Shrews were totally absent any quality whatsoever, and we were vastly the superior team. But we've thrown away another pair of points.

 

[dickwalton1964]

Des is costing us too. Sitting on a 1-0 lead and inviting pressure is a mugs game.

Indeed it is. We’ve done it time and time again against sides that we are clearly better than. Northampton, Reading, Shrewsbury, Reading again, Orient etc. Des doesn’t seem to be learning - the last 10 minutes we were great, just like the best days of KR, but why not play at that tempo and intent from the moment we went 1 up?

 

[Swaby39]

You have to credit the form Lincoln are in, they looked woeful when we played at Sincil Bank. The job their new manager has done is pretty incredible.

Fascinating given their appointments were within about a week of each other, we paid £1m for ours and then outspent them comprehensively in January and yet our guy needs a pre season before we really see what he does. Sure thing.

 

[OX14]

Yes it's all irrelevant, the stadium is more important. Otherwise there be nothing to moan about in 2 years time. We not good enough . We rode our luck at the beginning of the season. We've needed a big clear out for 3 seasons now, in my opinion...

But the manager and players are being paid a huge amount of money by the club and are underperforming and shouldn't get away from scrutiny from the fans just because we may end up homeless in 2 years time.

The fans will still be here even if the owners aren't to start again like a handful of clubs have done.

 

[chromeyellow]

Not particularly helpful, it's okay to be annoyed at what was another collapse from a winning position

We drew a game we should have won. It's not a "collapse"

I don't think it's particularly helpful to remain silent when the team is winning and then to call for the manager's head as soon as we concede.

 

[PottersRightBoot]

The squad has two massive problems, neither of which is obviously fixable in the time we have left.

Our keeper isn't good enough, with way, way too many cheap goals being conceded in the past two months.

And our central midfield, other than Cam, is a dead zone. McGuane is clearly done, RR was invisible, Bodin got the goal but was otherwise lightweight, Henry doesn't have the legs any more and McEachran isn't the answer. Yes, the primary fault for their goal lies with Cumming, plus a couple of ropey clearances, but before that the way that they picked up the ball and were able to wander 50 yards upfield without being challenged - in the 80th minute of a game we're winning 1-0 - was criminal.

Really frustrating because the Shrews were totally absent any quality whatsoever, and we were vastly the superior team. But we've thrown away another pair of points.

The answer is maybe Oisin Smyth.

 

[battman]

I’d even make the prediction that sacking Des tonight & replacing him with an experienced manager like Michael Duff, we’d still make top 6 with our run in.

So you’ve seen our accounts and think sacking a manager on a long-term contract for a pot shot with six games to go is worth it, ignoring any sort of longer-term plan?