Away Match Day Thread 1/5/2021 L1 Shrewsbury Town v OUFC

[Dilla]

Accrington should've beat Pompey on Tuesday. No reason they can't at least get another draw a week Sunday.

 

[Leysboy]

Crazy all top 7 sides scored 3 goals today.

I think Pompey are in the driving seat, and we just to hope Accrington can be the party poopers.

We just need to win, and whatever happens happens. Simple as that, if we don’t make it finishing on 74 points, then Well done to Pompey fully deserved.

 

[FatOldSun]

Next week you need to sit outside and just keep buying bargain buckets, don’t worry about your health.

Probably better for your health than supporting Oxford.

 

[Thomas/Brock/Jones]

Saturday might be thrilling, I don't know, but Sunday will b

Think Sunday will be better

Actually got Halle Berry coming round Sat so probably not

 

[Obstructed view]

Great come back today after a really lacklustre first half. Think were going to miss out by a point. l cant see portsmouth throwing it away now. [emoji25]

You never know scoreboard pressure on the last day can do funny things. We go 1-0 up and they are 0-0 at half time

 

[RyanioBirdio]

Even Radox waxing lyrical about Dan Agyei. It's taken long enough but there is a player who should be getting starts.

I find it a little bit rich listening to people who battered him quite severely at times now praising him - he got slapped when others wouldn’t even get a tut, and most of the compliments were backhanded even when he did something right - but then most of the credit for his resilience isn’t even being given to him it seems. The guy was sitting in the centre circle after a game, almost in tears a few months ago, and while he did that the radio post-match was full of people going spare about how he was some sort of imbecile who had let everyone down. We won that game, by the way, but for 10 straight minutes people took turns at smashing him while he was visibly in bits, rather than talking about the fact that we had won a game. It’s all good and well talking about how a year ago his head was down and he couldn’t look people in the eye, but my question would therefore be this: “So why did you attack him so harshly if you knew he was so fragile?” Can’t have it both ways. I hear a lot of suggestions that he was responsible for his own pastings, but not much acknowledgement that perhaps a few people were too harsh on him, or didn’t get it right in the manner of their own criticisms. Bit of reflection and self-awareness needed, IMO. Maybe he’s happier and has stepped it up because people stopped digging him out, he got a run of games where he said that he wanted to play and felt comfortable, which in turn allowed him to build up confidence and start to develop his game, and it made him feel supported and like he knew where he was as a result. For once. No? Just a thought.

I’ll give Agyei the credit for his own determination and strength of character - he made the decision to start swinging when a lot of people were stamping on him. Between moments like today, the winner at the skip, the towering header back across goal for the equaliser at MK in the 97th minute, he’s produced some massive, massive moments. Those belong to him. Nobody else.

Cheers, Dan. This pint’s for you.

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

Can't see Pompey dropping points next week nor can I see us beating Burton who have been in great form. Sorry.

 

[Manorlounger]

Actually got Halle Berry coming round Sat so probably not

She just heard who booked her!!

 

[Wallop]

That last minute scramble where we should have scored at home to Portsmouth is looking very important now - ifs, buts and monkey nuts.

 

[The mighty Aldo]

Have to say our second goal was one of the best team goals I have ever seen us score
It won’t be shown in its entirety but there must have been 30 plus passes leading up to it
A thing of beauty

 

[psquared]

If 74 points is the magic number then we (us and Pompey) both can't win on Sunday to keep that target alive for future seasons.

Be good if Lincoln get a point on Tuesday, even better if Doncaster win.

 

[Manorlounger]

That last minute scramble where we should have scored at home to Portsmouth is looking very important now - ifs, buts and monkey nuts.

Story of the season really. It's a rough ride these days.

 

[oufc1991]

Team for next week should be
Stevens
Long Moore Atkinson ruffles
Brannigan
Henry Sykes
Agyei
Taylor winnall
We need to go for the kill and attack

 

[Manorlounger]

Team for next week should be
Stevens
Long Moore Atkinson ruffles
Brannigan
Henry Sykes
Agyei
Taylor winnall
We need to go for the kill and attack

Swap Winnall for Barker and I'm in!

 

[Berliner]

Team for next week should be
Stevens
Long Moore Atkinson ruffles
Brannigan
Henry Sykes
Agyei
Taylor winnall
We need to go for the kill and attack

Has to be one of Shodipo or Barker for Winnall...he's just fine coming off the bench at the mo.

 

[oufc1991]

Swap Winnall for Barker and I'm in!

I was thinking more a diamond with two strikers but we could do that with barker in agyei position

 

[Paul Cannell]

I’ll give Agyei the credit for his own determination and strength of character - he made the decision to start swinging when a lot of people were stamping on him. Between moments like today, the winner at the skip, the towering header back across goal for the equaliser at MK in the 97th minute, he’s produced some massive, massive moments. Those belong to him. Nobody else.

Cheers, Dan. This pint’s for you.

Come on Dan, you can be great. Best player to watch in a yellow shirt for at least a decade.

 

[Manorlounger]

I was thinking more a diamond with two strikers but we could do that with barker in agyei position

Agyei has to start, Barker causes defences to panic and pulls two players out of position. Winnall is superfluous. Gave away at least two silly fouls today pushing players right in view of the ref. Taylor, like Barker scares the s**t out of defenders which gives more room for Agyei to utilise.

 

[yellowbow]

Can’t we just throw Winnall, Taylor, Shodipo, Barker, Henry, Sykes and Agyei all in and see what happens?

 

[Billy Billy]

I find it a little bit rich listening to people who battered him quite severely at times now praising him - he got slapped when others wouldn’t even get a tut, and most of the compliments were backhanded even when he did something right - but then most of the credit for his resilience isn’t even being given to him it seems. The guy was sitting in the centre circle after a game, almost in tears a few months ago, and while he did that the radio post-match was full of people going spare about how he was some sort of imbecile who had let everyone down. We won that game, by the way, but for 10 straight minutes people took turns at smashing him while he was visibly in bits, rather than talking about the fact that we had won a game. It’s all good and well talking about how a year ago his head was down and he couldn’t look people in the eye, but my question would therefore be this: “So why did you attack him so harshly if you knew he was so fragile?” Can’t have it both ways. I hear a lot of suggestions that he was responsible for his own pastings, but not much acknowledgement that perhaps a few people were too harsh on him, or didn’t get it right in the manner of their own criticisms. Bit of reflection and self-awareness needed, IMO. Maybe he’s happier and has stepped it up because people stopped digging him out, he got a run of games where he said that he wanted to play and felt comfortable, which in turn allowed him to build up confidence and start to develop his game, and it made him feel supported and like he knew where he was as a result. For once. No? Just a thought.

I’ll give Agyei the credit for his own determination and strength of character - he made the decision to start swinging when a lot of people were stamping on him. Between moments like today, the winner at the skip, the towering header back across goal for the equaliser at MK in the 97th minute, he’s produced some massive, massive moments. Those belong to him. Nobody else.

Cheers, Dan. This pint’s for you.

Most of the compliments were backhanded, even when he did something right! Are you talking about you and Karl!