Home Match Day Thread 30/01/2024 L1: OUFC v Portsmouth

[Carpy]

COYY

Really hope we pull it out the bag, just can't see it, I'll be there all the same.


POST MATCH PACK:

Interview - Des Buckingham

Interview - James Henry

Match Highlights

OWS Match Report

Ref Watch

Fans view

 

[derek]

Didn't look like a team that's not playing for the manager, which is the rumour being presented as fact in a lot of places.

 

[Eric Blair]

Great performance from manager and team in my opinion. Will dissect the performance more tomorrow. The most important thing now is Des gets some sleep.

 

[chromeyellow]

Buckingham's team started tonight. what togetherness what courage, unlucky to lose Stevens and Cumming. great call to bring on James Henry.

 

[Steve Gilbert]

Can I also point out...

"You've seen the champions now f*ck off home"

Seen the champions?! In January?! Only 3 points clear of Bolton who have played 3 games less.

4 points ahead of Peterborough who have played 2 less.

Then concede whilst singing it? Absolutely superb, silly arrogant t*ssers the lot of them.

Can't wait to see them drop off, I'll take great joy in seeing them bottle it.

Now now, surely we want them to go up because of Mous….

 

[ChamonixOx]

Hold my hands up, both O'Donker and Henry played well when they came on.

Some of us may not have posted it, but I’m pretty sure quite a few had similar thoughts.

Whilst I never understood the Henry contract renewal, what I will say when he came on was how much better our set ball play was with him on the ball. I love Brannagan’s work rate and open play, but never convinced by his dead ball play (free kicks on the edge of the box aside). Sorry Cameron, in everything else you’re a legend!

 

[Northernyellow]

Pretty decent second half against a team probably going up. O'Donkor looks like he's had a rocket up his backside. Shame it takes an imminent loan move to make him look interested. Smyth is not bad but needs to cut out careless mistakes. Overall, we played well. Very little strength in depth, but we knew that. Buckingham obviously outmanoeuvred by Mousinho all night. Oh. Except he wasn't.

 

[Yellow2K22]

In other news I note the great saviour of Bristol city is continuing his stunning management with 1 win in the last 8.

 

[tonyw]

Can I also point out...

"You've seen the champions now f*ck off home"

Seen the champions?! In January?! Only 3 points clear of Bolton who have played 3 games less.

4 points ahead of Peterborough who have played 2 less.

Then concede whilst singing it? Absolutely superb, silly arrogant t*ssers the lot of them.

Can't wait to see them drop off, I'll take great joy in seeing them bottle it.

So satisfying when it comes round to bite them on the a**e so quickly!

Honestly, having now seen everyone play, I thought Peterborough looked by far the best team in the division. They are the only team in the league to thrash us (3-0 probably flattered us that day) and now they've added this Olakigbe to an already embarrassingly deep group of forwards. Unless they lose Ronnie Edwards at the last minute on Thursday, they'd be my favourites.

Not sure that Pompey are going to finish in the Top 3.

 

[Sheik djibouti]

James Henry was a man possessed. That's the most animated I've seen him in ages! Great performance- well done JH...now I hope he can reproduce that for ALL his remaining pitch time this season.

 

[Northernyellow]

Portsmouth are clearly out of form as are we, and at times that would've been embarrassing at Sunday league standard!

Not sure I care right now. We got a hard earned point and we probably deserved more.

And Drysdale is a proper chocolate teapot of a ref. f*****g useless.

Eh? Did you actually watch the match?

 

[Nadi-]

Much better than that pile of on Saturday.
And fully derserved something from that.
Some really good performances there. Mark Harris outstanding.
Shame to concede 2 like that.
As bad as the first one was, the 2nd was worse. Both goals came from fannyin around in the box and letting things happen.
To have 3 players around the ball for the 2nd. no one brave enough to take charge.
Shame to throw it away after scoring 2 very good goals.

 

[Sheik djibouti]

Eh? Did you actually watch the match?

Yes...some of the first half was dire from both.

What were you doing in the first half

 

[ChamonixOx]

As everyone has already said, Harris was outstanding tonight and probably MOTM. Well done to him.

 

[BrockBuster]

As everyone has already said, Harris was outstanding tonight and probably MOTM. Well done to him.

Think Leigh was better in fairness. Harris also disappeared a bit from the game when he got moved out wide, albeit did fantastically well for Henry's goal.

 

[billyturleyscurlywurly]

Great point, thought we was very good.

The players & most importantly Des deserved that.

It’s a shame Des has been thrown under the bus by Ferguson & Williams.

Cumming a huge loss. Eastwood no where near good enough.

Stevens a huge blow due to Long injury issues.

Marriott & Dale will be good League 1 additions. Still might not be enough.

 

[Northernyellow]

Yes...some of the first half was dire from both.

What were you doing in the first half

On a train! Second half was decent, I thought

 

[ttg17]

So satisfying when it comes round to bite them on the a**e so quickly!

Honestly, having now seen everyone play, I thought Peterborough looked by far the best team in the division. They are the only team in the league to thrash us (3-0 probably flattered us that day) and now they've added this Olakigbe to an already embarrassingly deep group of forwards. Unless they lose Ronnie Edwards at the last minute on Thursday, they'd be my favourites.

Not sure that Pompey are going to finish in the Top 3.

I think the chat is that him coming in means someone else like Poku is likely to go. Agree though, I think they've been the best side we've played this year and will likely finish top anyway. I think next is Derby - we were out on our feet but they completely dominated that home game at Christmas - and then Bolton (looked a very good side in Des' first home game, and we just about matched them). Not particularly impressed with Barnsley or Pompey.

 

[ChamonixOx]

Think Leigh was better in fairness. Harris also disappeared a bit from the game when he got moved out wide, albeit did fantastically well for Henry's goal.

Pick between the two. Moore also his usual solid game too.

 

[Sheik djibouti]

On a train! Second half was decent, I thought

Ah, that explains it

The good(?) news was that when we were pants, Pompey obliged by being equally pants.

 

[notThisWayButThat]

Owen Dale played for pompey which DB mentioned some players watch games of old clubs.