Away Match Build-Up 03/05/25: Championship: Swansea City v OUFC

[BicesterU]

Interesting comments from Rowett on the OM website this morning.

“We’ve got one more game to finish it off. There’ll be players that haven’t played for a while, and it’ll be important that they get the right preparation.

“We’ll get the right preparation and try and finish the season off with another win if we can, but the reality is the last game doesn’t really matter too much to us, and I think it’s a nice position to be in.”

Sounds to me like plenty of changes and fresh faces.

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

 

[Bourne_End7]

The one thing that I need to point out is the turnstiles at the Swansea.com stadium are really narrow. So bear this in mind one choosing your outfit and accessories. Also a big display of the ‘Swim Away!’ Swim Away!’ Aimed at Cardiff as they get sunk to League One would be bloody marvellous.

An example of the small turnstiles. There is disabled access entrances, but I don’t know if they would let you through those?

 

[Osei Yaw]

I predict the team is:

Ingram
Kioso Moore Thorniley Bennett
El Mizouni McEachran
Mills Rodrigues Goodrham
Romeny

Marselino on the bench, plus some others.

Maybe Harris starts instead of Rodrigues and then Romeny drops back. Really depends on who has drunk more alcohol out of Harris and Rodrigues since Saturday afternoon.

 

[Isle of Wight Yellow]

Ingram
Kioso Long (c) Thorniley Bennett
Matos McEachran
Mills Marcelino Placheta
Romeny​

 

[TD_Yellow]

I have a spare for Saturday, any interest - let me know.

 

[BillyTurleys CurlyWurly]

Cumming
Long Helik Nelson Leigh
Vaulks Brannagan
Mills Rodrigues Goodrham
Bradshaw

 

[Didox]

I have 1 spare adult and one young adult available. Let me know if you would like them. £28 and £12.50.

 

[Stranger]

Look at everyone jumping ship now that safety is secured. Just get to the game anyway and support the team and show them your love for another year in the Championship. If you were able to go when something was riding on it, you're still able to go, bloody lightweights

 

[Eaststanding]

Pretty sure there’ll be other reasons but I’m genuinely interested if securing our league status and this game being a ‘dead rubber’ is the reason why so many are selling their tickets.

 

[Lost Marbles]

Pretty sure there’ll be other reasons but I’m genuinely interested if securing our league status and this game being a ‘dead rubber’ is the reason why so many are selling their tickets.

I've gone back in time by perusing the Rageonline archives and looking up some old match reports and final league tables.

At first, I thought our last dead rubber away game was Luton on 4th May 2019, but then I realised it takes two teams to make a rubber dead: Luton were going for the title that day and we'd have absolutely loved to have ruined their party (we didn't, although their party seemed to consist of invading the pitch purely to goad the away end). The two previous away games that season were against two relegation threatened teams, Walsall and Shrewsbury and we'd still have mathematically been in the play off race before that.

The season before, we played Blackburn on the final day, but they were going for the title (they won but so did Wigan). So, I think (and I'm sure someone can correct me if we weren't both safe from relegation at the time) our last truly dead rubber away match was at Doncaster Rovers on 21st April 2018.

My point is away days when the weather is as important as the result don't come around very often. Saturday is going to be a fantastic celebration in the sunshine, f**k selling my ticket.

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

 

[pommy80]

Yeah fair point. I still don’t think we should be treating the game as some kind of testimonial to get clicks and likes in Indonesia.

I agree, but don't underestimate the exposure nationwide and financial gain that could occur if he goes on and scores...

 

[TobyDavis34]

Once again, as the few people who've messaged me haven't quite got back - I still have a ticket available if you want it, collection from me Saturday morning

 

[TobyDavis34]

Look at everyone jumping ship now that safety is secured. Just get to the game anyway and support the team and show them your love for another year in the Championship. If you were able to go when something was riding on it, you're still able to go, bloody lightweights

My daughter has a birthday party, that I found out about on Monday, sadly.

I would still love to go but there's no way around it with her mother away in Belfast on a hen do.

 

[Mike_H]

 

[Front Post]

I've gone back in time by perusing the Rageonline archives and looking up some old match reports and final league tables.

At first, I thought our last dead rubber away game was Luton on 4th May 2019, but then I realised it takes two teams to make a rubber dead: Luton were going for the title that day and we'd have absolutely loved to have ruined their party (we didn't, although their party seemed to consist of invading the pitch purely to goad the away end). The two previous away games that season were against two relegation threatened teams, Walsall and Shrewsbury and we'd still have mathematically been in the play off race before that.

The season before, we played Blackburn on the final day, but they were going for the title (they won but so did Wigan). So, I think (and I'm sure someone can correct me if we weren't both safe from relegation at the time) our last truly dead rubber away match was at Doncaster Rovers on 21st April 2018.

My point is away days when the weather is as important as the result don't come around very often. Saturday is going to be a fantastic celebration in the sunshine, f**k selling my ticket.

Is that the James Henry header match?
If so, I'm pretty sure we weren't safe going into that game.
That win put us 6 clear with two to go.

 

[Lost Marbles]

Is that the James Henry header match?
If so, I'm pretty sure we weren't safe going into that game.
That win put us 6 clear with two to go.

Ah, balls. That makes Saturday even more unusual then. Goes to show what an exciting last decade we've had. All those boring finishes in league two and the conference long forgotten.

 

[Marked Ox]

You missed the dog running onto the pitch.

The Bomb Dog got out again.

 

[Mintygreen]

Really looking forward to this game

Going to be a celebration on the away terrace of a brilliant achievement in staying up this season.

I will be going as a full kit w and am happy to give one of the lads a rest for the last 10 mins

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

Really looking forward to this game

Going to be a celebration on the away terrace of a brilliant achievement in staying up this season.

I will be going as a full kit w and am happy to give one of the lads a rest for the last 10 mins

Enjoy! Hopefully a positive result/performance to send us into the summer with optimism.

 

[Coffin Dodger]

Adult ticket available face value, collect from Cowley or meet at ground.

 

[West Oxon U’s]

FROM THE ARCHIVES

Joey doing ‘Joey things’ in Swansea - November 2000.

 

[Big Ronaldo]

Is there a dress code for Swansea?
Someone said Hawaiian shirts?

 

[Wallop]

Is there a dress code for Swansea?
Someone said Hawaiian shirts?

Looks like some OUFC fans are already 'on it' - a couple of super posters at the darts this evening:

 

[Big Ron]

Really looking forward to this game

Going to be a celebration on the away terrace of a brilliant achievement in staying up this season.

I will be going as a full kit w and am happy to give one of the lads a rest for the last 10 mins

No offence, but if you’re offering to do the past 10 minutes, I think we need to check the availability of a defribrillator.

 

[Marked Ox]

FROM THE ARCHIVES

Joey doing ‘Joey things’ in Swansea - November 2000.

Nice to see Matty Bound make an incisive contribution.

 

[Sarge]

Apparently, Will Vaulks is out for the final game- he's having surgery on his ankle?

 

[Mintygreen]

No offence, but if you’re offering to do the past 10 minutes, I think we need to check the availability of a defribrillator.

None taken mate all just banter but maybe I should on reflection only make myself available for the last 5 !

 

[CaptainOx]

Any one staying in Cardiff tonight?