Home Match Day Thread 04/11/2025 - MDT: Oxford United V Stoke City

[Carpy]

 

[tonyw]

Vaulks has been really poor today, and was poor against Millwall too, we need at least two CM’s in January.

BDK has been pretty poor today too. Vaulks has at least snapped in and won a couple of early challenges. BDK has mostly coasted around, and his set piece delivery has been inconsistent.

But yeah, two CMs in January is what I've been calling for......

 

[OX14]

He can only play with the cards he has been dealt - maybe look at those at Boardroom level who left him like that

If that was true then there would be no point in hiring a manager, you may as well have the tea lady pick the team and tactics.

There is a reason why decent managers are sought after.

Yes the board can help by bringing in more quality in the squad but we are hindered by a manager with ageing tactics that are getting found out week in week out.

 

[Isle of Wight Yellow]

I don't understand. We haven't laid a finger on them.

Presuming that ‘laying a finger’ on them isn’t only achieved by scoring a goal, then we absolutely have. We’ve created a number of openings and opportunities

 

[Sarge]

f*****g come on Oxford

 

[Sarge]

Handball?

 

[Nadi-]

Their composure in possession is a class above ours. Theirs big gulf in control , team and personal awareness between the 2 teams.
we’ve had 8 shots on goal to their 6, the difference is they’ve had 5 on target, to our 0

 

[Carlislehotdog]

Oh dear

 

[Sarge]

BOLLOX X3

 

[Northstandboy]

f**k sake

 

[Sarge]

BOLLOX X3

 

[Pgyellow]

Wow

 

[Northstandboy]

Their composure in possession is a class above ours. Theirs big gulf in control , team and personal awareness between the 2 teams.
we’ve had 8 shots on goal to their 6, the difference is they’ve had 5 on target, to our 0

That goal just proved that.

 

[Vancouver Yellow]

Yuck.

 

[unification]

To practice tomorrow: clearing lines

 

[Pgyellow]

We are so open it's embarrassing

 

[Mad Dog]

f*****g USELESS TWATS!!

 

[Oufccraig45]

Pathetic

 

[NorthernExile]

Down with a whimper right now. Something has to change.

 

[Northstandboy]

Clinical, deadly and composed!

That’s what they are.

 

[Pgyellow]

And as for taking shots, how can a team collectively have so little ability to hit the target

 

[m]

I haven't seen a better side here this season.

We're looking okay at times.

...and f*****g terrible tbf.

 

[Oufccraig45]

Down with a whimper right now. Something has to change.

Not good enough for this level league 1 next season

 

[Sarge]

Doughty celebrating with Stoke players? And then allows 2 balls on the pitch

 

[unification]

They roll in their chances. We snatch at them.

This has been a lesson in finishing today.

 

[90syeIlow]

They remind me of Middlesbrough last season at the Kassam with the speed they move through our lines and clinical finishes.

 

[pommy80]

Should have thrown all of our money at getting Robbins when he was sacked at Coventry.

 

[greatunclekip]

This is a pasting. Not many teams can make Lewis Baker look like prime Messi. We have.

 

[yellowbow]

We’ve given them all three goals with embarrassing defending.

 

[Cheesy]

BDK has been pretty poor today too. Vaulks has at least snapped in and won a couple of early challenges. BDK has mostly coasted around, and his set piece delivery has been inconsistent.

But yeah, two CMs in January is what I've been calling for......

Vaulks? Is he even on the pitch. BDK is a 6 and Vaulks needs to be benched

 

[Sarge]

Poor tonight Oxford