Home Match Day Thread 05/03/2022 L1: OUFC v Burton Albion

[The Mighty Aldo]

Mc Nally
Nothing to see here move on……….
Just saying

 

[dickwalton1964]

Stevens had no chance with their goal. Gavin Whyte switched off before their goalscorer got the ball and was therefore too late to be able to close him down. It was a good strike, curling away from Stevens so as said no chance for him.

Not witch hunting Stevens again but you can’t say he had no chance. Of course he had a chance, if he’s positioned probably four to six more inches to his left he probably saves it. Is this another ‘no keeper in the world saves that‘ load of old cobblers. Plenty of keepers save it and plenty of others don’t - Stevens was in the didn’t category. Make of that what you want.

 

[Northstand Grandad]

Mc Nally
Nothing to see here move on……….
Just saying

Yes, don't know what the adulation is, just an average player.

 

[Topper Haines]

Watching the highlights you’re left wondering how Winnall manages it…

In minor mitigation the defender gets a touch on it which really didn't help as he was already set.

 

[Oxfordpete]

Watched highlights and still can’t believe Winnall missed that sitter, he should be totally embarrassed, thankfully we weren’t drawing at the time and needed a winner

 

[mooro]

What was all the fuss about the disallowed goal at 1-0?
I didn't really register what did or didn't happen and haven't seen any footage subsequently, but just witnessed a torrent of abuse and incoherent ranting at the linesman which appeared to indicate that his understanding of the rules is on a par with Danny Cowley!

 

[bazzer9461]

Rumours of "traffic management" issues exiting the stadium & bowlplex car park after the game?

Nothing unusual

 

[bazzer9461]

Yes, don't know what the adulation is, just an average player.

Didn’t think he was that good

 

[mooro]

Watched highlights and still can’t believe Winnall missed that sitter, he should be totally embarrassed, thankfully we weren’t drawing at the time and needed a winner

I actually feel sorry for him because noone can actually be that bad, particularly someone who has had such a lengthy and successful career.

So it must just be one of those runs every player has when the world conspires against you so nothing goes right, elongated by the sporadic nature of his appearances and the nagging pressure of needing one more goal for his century.

That doesn't help us of course, but the guy does just need to catch a break

 

[chuckbert]

Yes, don't know what the adulation is, just an average player.

Spends a lot of the game out of position.

 

[windmill]

Not witch hunting Stevens again but you can’t say he had no chance. Of course he had a chance, if he’s positioned probably four to six more inches to his left he probably saves it. Is this another ‘no keeper in the world saves that‘ load of old cobblers. Plenty of keepers save it and plenty of others don’t - Stevens was in the didn’t category. Make of that what you want.

What I make of it is it's an idiotic statement. Right behind the shot and it bent into the corner with speed. No goalie would stop that.

 

[MJB]

Yes, don't know what the adulation is, just an average player.

He’s as average as his neck size.

 

[chuckbert]

I actually feel sorry for him because noone can actually be that bad, particularly someone who has had such a lengthy and successful career.

So it must just be one of those runs every player has when the world conspires against you so nothing goes right, elongated by the sporadic nature of his appearances and the nagging pressure of needing one more goal for his century.

That doesn't help us of course, but the guy does just need to catch a break

I think the pressure of 99 is doing him in. His reaction to the earlier one where the defender took it out before he could score said it all.

 

[mooro]

Rumours of "traffic management" issues exiting the stadium & bowlplex car park after the game?

Hopefully a moot point in terms of moving to the new stadium, but I still cannot believe that a better solution has not been evolved for parking at the current place.

More than one exit from the overflow would be a start, preferably one to that doesn't have to filter past the cinema and main car park and also a dedicated section for cinema goers and/or a more coordinated approach to film start/finish times so cinema goers (including parents with small children) don't have to queue amongst thousands of rowdy football types to get home.

I know it is difficult to comprehend but apparently there are some people in the world for whom football isn't the only option for a Saturday afternoon!!

 

[Osei Yaw]

Not witch hunting Stevens again but you can’t say he had no chance. Of course he had a chance, if he’s positioned probably four to six more inches to his left he probably saves it. Is this another ‘no keeper in the world saves that‘ load of old cobblers. Plenty of keepers save it and plenty of others don’t - Stevens was in the didn’t category. Make of that what you want.

The reason he gets beat is because he takes a step to his right just before/as Guedioura hits it. If he hadn't taken that step to his right he would've been four to six inches to his left - he also would've been stood near enough on his left hand post, which would've been a poor starting position and saving it from there would've been very lucky rather than good 'keeping.

I don't think Stevens can be criticised for that. It was a great hit that came as a result of us getting done by a long ball and then failing to clear our lines twice.

 

[bazzer9461]

Spends a lot of the game out of position.

Supposed to be a defender think he thinks he is a midfielder always out of position

 

[dickwalton1964]

What I make of it is it's an idiotic statement. Right behind the shot and it bent into the corner with speed. No goalie would stop that.

What a load of absolute rubbish. No keeper ? Not 6’ 5” De Gea or Allison or the City keeper (forgot his name). Plenty stop it, probably some in L1. I’m not being critical of Stevens other than yet another long ranger fizzes past him. It’s not an error from him but don’t give it the cheap line ‘no goalie saves it’. You want to have a look at some of the saves from bygone keepers if you reckon no keeper is getting his fingertips to that. There’s a difference between an error and saying he could have saved it - it wasn’t an error but he could have saved it. What don’t you get ?

 

[Oslernorth]

Not witch hunting Stevens again but you can’t say he had no chance. Of course he had a chance, if he’s positioned probably four to six more inches to his left he probably saves it. Is this another ‘no keeper in the world saves that‘ load of old cobblers. Plenty of keepers save it and plenty of others don’t - Stevens was in the didn’t category. Make of that what you want.

I get your point, if the keeper was positioned at the point where the ball entered the goal, then it would be saved.
But there’re correct positions for keepers, so they can maximise the percentage chance of all shots being saved from the point of danger.
If the keepers in the right position, and the shot’s still unreachable, then it’s not the keepers fault.

(Written from the Bicester branch of the goalkeepers Union)

 

[bazzer9461]

Just having seen the highlights as quest only showed the first half and not having the clearest of views from the East stand, I think Jack couldn’t do any more he seemed to be positioned well the goal was hit with venom and it appeared to take a deflection on its way through. So I feel some of the comments on their goal and jacks positioning for their goal are a bit unjustified.

 

[Followtheox1]

Rumours of "traffic management" issues exiting the stadium & bowlplex car park after the game?

Isn't that every home game!!!

 

[werthersoriginal]

What I make of it is it's an idiotic statement. Right behind the shot and it bent into the corner with speed. No goalie would stop that.

IT was a sudden volley too, the guy didn’t take a touch to size it up and give Jack a chance to prepare. Not the same sort of thing as the shots we’ve
been vulnerable to.

 

[Followtheox1]

In minor mitigation the defender gets a touch on it which really didn't help as he was already set.

Yes, having looked at that again, I think that touch messed it up. Same way a minor deflection can wrong foot a keeper that touch just put it behind where Winnall was set and where the natural path of the ball was.

 

[headingtonoldboy]

A bit of a diversion off subject, but anyone have any news on Sam Baldock's injury. Really hope it's not too serious as the man is a class act. As has been mentioned before, the first half yesterday was one of the best I've seen for ages,on par with when we beat West Ham. Superb stuff.

 

[Morris Oxford]

Lovely little sideways pass from Brannagan between the midfielder and the defensive line to set up Whyte’s superb strike.

 

[Left Wing Cross]

A bit of a diversion off subject, but anyone have any news on Sam Baldock's injury. Really hope it's not too serious as the man is a class act. As has been mentioned before, the first half yesterday was one of the best I've seen for ages,on par with when we beat West Ham. Superb stuff.

https://www.Oxfordm**l.co.uk/sport/...eautifully-burton-albion-win---karl-robinson/

KR said that they hope it wasn't "too bad" and that they didn't want to "take a risk"

Edit:


It's his knee. Not sure what it was directly after the match.

 

[bazzer9461]

Isn't that every home game!!!

I did email Andy Taylor a while back about the traffic management we have. It seems to me they’re just stand around and don’t do anything and they’re getting paid for that, to me the club are wasting their money unless they TM can start to do the job they’re paid for.

 

[Sarge]

Isn't that every home game!!!

Worse than usual yesterday, apparrently ....I park in bbleys, dropped my grandaughter home in Witney by 5.45....my sister & dad, who park in a disabled bay at the fence end, didnt get back to Kidlington until 6.25, they didn't get out the carpark till gone 5.35.....previous 4 (10k+ crowds) home games they were home just before 6pm....something wasnt right with the car park traffic management after the game yesterday

 

[Trevor L]

Exiting the overflow car park has been a nightmare for 20 years, and sometimes it feels like you're waiting that long, particularly after a defeat.

Poor design all those years ago, with the single exit and the cross feed of traffic from the fence end car park.

What could be done? More active stewarding, I guess, to maximise the feed through and give each stream a fair chance? Encouraging greater use of buses and car sharing? The east side is not nearly so bad in my experience - small car park which empties quickly and the on road parking is also fairly quick to clear.

 

[OX14]

Hopefully a moot point in terms of moving to the new stadium, but I still cannot believe that a better solution has not been evolved for parking at the current place.

More than one exit from the overflow would be a start, preferably one to that doesn't have to filter past the cinema and main car park and also a dedicated section for cinema goers and/or a more coordinated approach to film start/finish times so cinema goers (including parents with small children) don't have to queue amongst thousands of rowdy football types to get home.

I know it is difficult to comprehend but apparently there are some people in the world for whom football isn't the only option for a Saturday afternoon!!

Won't have that problem at the new stadium, it will be disabled, staff and pre booked only during match days. Everyone else will have to use park and rides, buses or the train station. I park in Littlemore just outside the permit area and its a 10 minute walk to the stadium which I would rather do than sit in the car park for an hour after the game. I'm normally home in Abingdon just after half 5, maybe a few others should try it?

 

[Morris Oxford]

Exiting the car park behind the East Stand was much worse than usual yesterday. I’ve no idea why, and yet there were 2.5k fewer fans in the stadium than for the previous 4 home league games. There must be a reason for it.