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What’s your point ? We needed a last minute goal to beat a team worse than Exeter - at home. If Bolton are rocking a bit how the heck do you explain what we are like ?
Very worth a look.Southwood is out of contract at the end of the season.
I think giving McGuane a rest on Tuesday and playing Matete would be a sensible move. For all of McGuane's backwards passing he did actually have a shot on target yesterday and scored one screamer this season. Sadly, I think his shot yesterday would have comfortably saved by most contributors to this forum.
Would be nice to know if we’ve wasted money and a loan spotShould have been on the bench yesterday, he would have given us a different option to what we had on there.
Sounds strange but if Bolton as up for it and try and turn it on against us that could be better for us as we always seem to play well against teams who try to play good football. Anything in an upgrade point of view from the Cheltenham game will be good for Oxford.How do you know this? Bolton have been stuttering themselves recently and will be feeling the pressure as much as we are. They needed a last minute goal themselves yesterday to rescue something against a pretty average Exeter side. They have also dropped points off several lower teams in recent weeks and have dropped out of the auto places when they were looking nailed on to go up.
I'm also sure that we will have players who will equally be "bang up" for it. I'm sure Murphy will love to show others that he still has the ability to destroy teams. He is out of contract in the summer and being in the shop window will do him no harm. McGuane was brought up at clubs where there was greater media attention. Brannagan thrives in the bigger games. Mark Harris will be pushing for more games within the Welsh set up. Cumming will be considering his next move in the summer. Greg Leigh is hardly shy and loves the cameras. And then we have a team who are far more united than many want to present. They will know that a decent result against Bolton will push them further towards the playoffs.
So there's no reason to think that Bolton will be up for this and we won't.
Possibly one of your most eclectic posts in some time.Huge win, and keeps the season alive. Some random thoughts..
It is a results business and I’m not as obsessed as some seem to be re ‘What is Des’s style’? However we saw Mannings style only after a full preseason and if there is an answer to that question we’ll see it in August. One thing I would say about Des is I think he has been more flexible than other managers re his willingness to change formations.
I understand some of the flack he’s been getting as I feel he seemed to do well over Christmas when we had all those injuries. Then more recently when we had an almost full squad to choose from the results have been disappointing.
If we do make the play offs then I think we’ll be a real contender as we’ll be going into them in form. Plus we may have a couple more options available, I know they seem injury prone but even if one of Edwards or Browne are fit then there would be another potential match winner in the squad.
I wonder if we’ll see fresh legs in midfield on Tuesday. Matete hasn’t had the impact I expected but I’d be tempted to start him and Bodin. It is a tough fixture but Stevenage have Posh away on Weds.
In that case he’s from OxfordIs the "Luke Southwood is from Oxford" thing definitely true?
He was born in Oxford but the fact he was at Ding suggests he may have grown up in Berks?
Quite an interesting philosophical question that. Does being born somewhere make you "from" there. One for plato and aritstotle.In that case he’s from Oxford
Think Reading stole quite alot of young Oxfordshire talent when our youth set up wasn't a patch on theirs .....although a category below still ours is much improved and attractive to come to now .Is the "Luke Southwood is from Oxford" thing definitely true?
He was born in Oxford but the fact he was at Ding suggests he may have grown up in Berks?
Seems like a Perkins 2.0 situation. He was excellent against Reading but I don’t think he’s had a sniff since even getting on the bench. Real shame because he would be ideal going into the final quarter but if he’s throwing this opportunity then it’ll be unfortunate for him because if he ain’t careful, he’ll end up at the likes of Bromley or Sutton.Burey.
So the same as Mannings style in your view then. We were well down the chances created charts under Manning just more clinical with the ones we had.Buckingham’s style.
Pragmatic I would say, keep possession, patient build up, play out from the back. Maybe not a lot else from what I can see.
There has to be more going forward though.
Except Henry has had occasions where he hasn't featured on the bench under Buckingham. So it's also an untrue suggestion. I suspect when Goodrham returns it will be Henry who misses out again.Do you need Henry and Bodin on the bench? I think the idea that Henry who has hardly played in over a year and is at the end of (a very good) career is undroppable from the bench is just a strange suggestion and really reaching.
He may have fell out with Burey but we are a league once club with a limited squad, not every one need me to be best mates, we seem to go through this with every manager, the job isn’t who the manager likes, it’s about getting results.
Long was fit yesterday , but didnt make the bench ( despite claims by a few that he's DB's mate)Except Henry has had occasions where he hasn't featured on the bench under Buckingham. So it's also an untrue suggestion. I suspect when Goodrham returns it will be Henry who misses out again.
Quite an interesting philosophical question that. Does being born somewhere make you "from" there. One for plato and aritstotle.
If you were born in London but moved to Glasgow aged one month are you a Londoner?