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

[Northstandboy]

COYY

 

[tim lane]

Harris is the 2023 Pat Hoban. Does lots of quite nice things, but can't score.

I think you're being incredibly unfair on Harris. He played well this evening and certainly isn't 'a bit crap' as you so poetically put it. And the 2023 Pat Hoban; really!?

 

[bashamwonderland]

A good win away on a Tuesday night, but we need a goalscorer. It's the missing piece of the puzzle.

 

[OUFCwaffle]

Thank you referee for not being a Seb Stockbridge.

Where's that Neil fella? Pretty sure he's the same guy who said we shouldn't sack KR after the Bristol Rovers game.

The difference having a decent ref makes is huge, you can actually enjoy watching the game.

 

[Golden Dr Otto]

It’s very interesting to see who we’ve played so far.

After 15 games there’s only 3 teams we’ve not played in the top 12.

Almost half of our games (6 out of 15) have been away from home to top 12 teams.

 

[forevayella]

Back on track. COYY

 

[Oufcrealist]

Thank you referee for not being a Seb Stockbridge.

Best Ref I've seen in a long while!!

 

[oufc1991]

Harris isn't a bad player he's just not a natural goal scorer his record over his career will show you that

I actually blame the recruitment team for not getting a natural goal scorer in the summer

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

Tough away trip that but job done, well done lads!

The back four and Mills were all excellent, great to see Brannagan and McGuane reunited and pulling the strings.

A Halloween horror from their keeper!

Now to start a cup run on Saturday!

 

[Swaby39]

Best Ref I've seen in a long while!!

Hardly noticed him which is exactly how it should be! He was as good as anything you’ll see in the EFL.

 

[Yellow2K22]

Best Ref I've seen in a long while!!

Agreed, didn’t even know he was reffing which is exactly what you want. Completely forgettable because he did literally nothing wrong.

 

[Swaby39]

Leigh is something else btw. Feel we are already in to a stage of taking it for granted since he doesn’t even have a funny five minutes let alone a bad game. His defending of crosses at the back post today was faultless. Some player.

 

[CCYellow]

Only 15 points short of last season’s points tally.

Could be mathematically safe before Christmas

Which 15 games are you hoping for the draws to keep us safe, @Osei Yaw ?

 

[Followtheox1]

Harris isn't a bad player he's just not a natural goal scorer his record over his career will show you that

I actually blame the recruitment team for not getting a natural goal scorer in the summer

You mean accomplished goal scorer. It's my view you can learn good finishing.

 

[Oufcrealist]

Harris isn't a bad player he's just not a natural goal scorer his record over his career will show you that

I actually blame the recruitment team for not getting a natural goal scorer in the summer

Agree with that. I was really disappointed we didn't go for Alfie May and so it's proving to be.
11 so far this could make all the difference over a season.

 

[Northernyellow]

I think you're being incredibly unfair on Harris. He played well this evening and certainly isn't 'a bit crap' as you so poetically put it. And the 2023 Pat Hoban; really!?

Nope. He's not good enough.

Which 15 games are you hoping for the draws to keep us safe, @Osei Yaw ?

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1719478324508938593

 

[Northernyellow]

Nope. He's not good enough.

Oops.

I think you're being incredibly unfair on Harris. He played well this evening and certainly isn't 'a bit crap' as you so poetically put it. And the 2023 Pat Hoban; really!?

Absolutely! He's not a bad player. But he's not a goalscorer. His goals stats over his career are poor.

 

[unification]

Harris isn't a bad player he's just not a natural goal scorer his record over his career will show you that

I actually blame the recruitment team for not getting a natural goal scorer in the summer

I’m more glass full when it comes to our recruitment. I’m focusing on the number of dustbin fires they put out that KR left us with rather than the one or two pieces they didn’t manage to fix. We knew what they were ahead of the first game of the season - an additional striker and an alternative RB option. If that’s the full extent of our shopping list in January (plus any gaps to fill for long term injuries), that’s no bad thing. We have the resources to get to January for then.

A good win today. I could only listen to the first half though but it sounded like Harris is at best a 10 goals a season striker, even when dropping down a level. No harm in that really since he offers more than just goals but you really need everyone else chipping in if he can’t manage more than that. Give him the FA Cup tie to get some more confidence back regardless.

Back on track again. A good evening all round.

 

[Northernyellow]

Oops.

Absolutely! He's not a bad player. But he's not a goalscorer. His goals stats over his career are poor.

He's a player to come off the bench last twenty and cause problems with his pace. But he's nowhere near good enough to be a starter in a team that's probably going to end up somewhere between 2-6 place. I wasn't joking about Hoban. Also quite a nice player, and led the line well. But just couldn't score goals

 

[brassmonkey]

Should be looking at 6 points from orient and Cheltenham in our next two matches which will set up the match with Bolton at the end of the month nicely