Away Match Day Thread 15/04/2022 L1: Fleetwood Town v OUFC

[Concretebob]

My friend at the game texted "utter shite after the first 20" so I never got the feeling I was missing out.

You're aware we won the game right?

 

[TailsWeWin]

I just wonder why some follow Oxford as they don't seem to enjoy a second of it!

Were you there?

 

[RyanioBirdio]

Interesting comments from Jerome post-match regarding three points providing “Chairman’s delight” even if the performance wasn’t ideal:

“I don’t think that applies to Oxford anymore - I think that Oxford fans almost need to shake that off. I think that might have been true of a lot of clubs in League One, but I mean… I don’t think that Sumrith Thanakarnjanasuth, ‘Tiger’, is… he’s the Chairman, but I don’t think he’s the person who is putting the money into the club and making the decision, or will make the decision over Karl Robinson’s future. We know who those guys are, and the ownership of Oxford United want - and I’ll go further than that - demand promotion. You will not be seeing a delighted boardroom if Oxford miss out, and by God they won’t be if United miss out next year either.”

Highlight of the day: simply surviving Pugwash.

 

[Scotchegg]

Were you there?

Does it matter?

 

[greatunclekip]

You're aware we won the game right?

I am and I am very pleased we did. It matters not a jot unfortunately the damage is done.

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

Highlights are up: https://www.skysports.com/watch/vid...29/fleetwood-2-3-oxford-league-one-highlights

 

[IsleofWightYellow]

Says who? Taylor could easily have had two goals, if he had what would have his rating been?

Um… higher, as would any player who scored two goals?!

That’s like saying Stevens could have saved the penalty and both goals, then what would his rating have been?

 

[IsleofWightYellow]

Stevens: 5

Long: 3
McNally: 6
Moore: 5
Brown: 7

Kane: 6.5
Brannagan: 7
Bodin: 6.5

Sykes: 6
Holland: 7
Taylor: 4

 

[bazzer9461]

Stevens: 5

Long: 3
McNally: 6
Moore: 5
Brown: 7

Kane: 6.5
Brannagan: 7
Bodin: 6.5

Sykes: 6
Holland: 7
Taylor: 4

Not sure about Hollands 7 but otherwise pretty fair.

 

[IsleofWightYellow]

Not sure about Hollands 7 but otherwise pretty fair.

Yeah I presume you’d say lower for him? I know he got taken off and drifted out of the game but I thought he was quite good. Maybe a 6 would have been more accurate

 

[AbsoluteZero]

Think the heart has finally settled down to a near normal state to contribute something. Terrible performance from Stevens. Long has lost it at RB but seems a dependable CB, but we don't have another RB! Brown is a perfectly good LB, but playing LB demands a different level of fitness to playing CB and he doesn't have it yet so he is treading water towards the end of the game. It seems incredible that 3-0 up after 16 minutes and a few minutes later we are starting to dread the worst and it again nearly happened. Still have a chance...somehow. But we are an average side with glaring deficiencies in the team that have been obvious for almost 2 years but not addressed.

 

[IsleofWightYellow]

I’m not sure anyone who actually saw the game and has half a brain could think that any of Stevens, Long or Taylor played ‘well’.

Yes we won and were great for the first 20-25 mins, but we also conceded two goals and got battered towards the end.

 

[bazzer9461]

Yeah I presume you’d say lower for him? I know he got taken off and drifted out of the game but I thought he was quite good. Maybe a 6 would have been more accurate

5 or 6 but don’t think anyone should be above a 7

 

[tonyw]

I don't think Brown was terrible today - he is physical and decent in the air, relatively composed and has a solid reading of the game (as evidenced by the one he got back to clear off the line).

But he is not a fullback. He's slow AF and not that fit, and is not going to be able to keep up with wingers running at him, especially when he's getting as little protection as he was getting from Sykes today. With Sam Long looking really shaky since he moved out to RB, and Seddon having been a bit of a defensive liability all season, we really don't have any good options at the fullback spots right now.

Honestly, if we kept everyone else from out current squad (not saying we'll be able to, but if we did) and just swapped out Hanson, Winnall and one of Holland/Whyte for two quality fullbacks and a solid defensive midfielder - I think we'd be in great shape for next year.

But we may well ship 60 goals this year - it's 56 already, and with two good teams to come, it seems probable.
As far as I can tell, the last team to concede 60+ in a year and still get promoted from the third tier was Peterborough in 2010/11 - and they had to score a frankly absurd 106 goals that season to do so.

We've simply got to sort it out at the back if we're serious about getting to the Championship.

 

[Oxford1996]

I’m not sure anyone who actually saw the game and has half a brain could think that any of Stevens, Long or Taylor played ‘well’.

Yes we won and were great for the first 20-25 mins, but we also conceded two goals and got battered towards the end.

Yep.

If they were loan players or scapegoats like Seddon people would pick up on it..

 

[werthersoriginal]

Um… higher, as would any player who scored two goals?!

That’s like saying Stevens could have saved the penalty and both goals, then what would his rating have been?

Taylor’s hard to rate, such fine margins between scoring/ offside/ missing.

 

[Shosho]

Anyone spot KR having a chat with Hayes at FT? Lets start some rumours! Same agent as Kane, Seddon, Baldock and Taylor. First time seeing Paddy Lane live also after seeing bits and bobs...an interesting career path so far!

 

[oufc1991]

I dunno what had happened to Stevens but he has lost everything that made him a very good keeper last season he needs taking out of the team for his own benefit I thinks
Long perhaps he's just knackered maybe he's suffering like Seddon has
Taylor is playing like a footballer that knows no matter how bad he can be he won't get dropped because nobody can replace him which isn't healthy
Anyway a good win (just) today keeps our season alive (just) for another game at least

 

[ubermeistervonmeat]

Anyone spot KR having a chat with Hayes at FT? Lets start some rumours! Same agent as Kane, Seddon, Baldock and Taylor. First time seeing Paddy Lane live also after seeing bits and bobs...an interesting career path so far!

Wouldn't be averse to him having a word with Harrison too - nasty bastard but teams need one

 

[Jster]

Not sure about Hollands 7 but otherwise pretty fair.

Well, he got a goal and an assist. Anything less than 7 would seem a little harsh for an attacking player.