Away Match Day Thread 08/11/2025 - MDT: West Bromwich Albion v OUFC

[Northstandboy]

 

[Victor1986]

I hate to say it but Rowett’s tactics are so negative. We’re playing with an inferiority complex. Letting their midfielders have space with no press so they continually ping it out to Mikey Johnston who skins along every time. Then when we get the ball our players hit it long and our forwards get beat and the process starts again! We need to be more aggressive in winning it and have the bravery to not panic and boot it long. COYY

I hate to have to agree with you. We are soooo predictable and really slow to actually get going! That can only be put at the door of the manager - in my opinion.

 

[tonto]

Bloody ref

 

[Stranger]

Clear penalty there. Are the refs under instruction?

 

[Emilio]

That's wild

 

[bazzer9461]

Can’t make it up bloody s**t ref penalty all day long

 

[Pgyellow]

Another blatant penalty not given.

 

[OxfordBoy]

Yeah I think that’s a pen

 

[Steve Gilbert]

We are never going to get a penalty ever again are we!!

 

[Made-in-Jericho]

Clear penalty there. Are the refs under instruction?

What happened?

 

[Robin Shater]

Bloody ref

more info, please

 

[Northstandboy]

We won’t ever get a penalty!

 

[Barbadosyellow]

Time for Lankshear to do something useful

Almost won us a pen *

* A free kick from the penalty spot that other teams get

 

[Pgyellow]

Clear shirt pull and wrestling in the box on Lankshear

 

[Northstandboy]

more info, please

Lanks had his shirt pulled! Right in front of the ref!

 

[Stranger]

What happened?

Lankshear hauled down in the penalty area - nothing given

 

[bazzer9461]

WBA have had 8 corners

 

[tomoufc]

Not a pen for me. Would have been very soft.

 

[stokeu]

Lankshear wrestled and had his shirt pulled on the penalty spot. There is only 1 game in the world's fixture list this weekend where a penalty isn't given. @Robin Shater

 

[90syeIlow]

I hate to say it but Rowett’s tactics are so negative. We’re playing with an inferiority complex. Letting their midfielders have space with no press so they continually ping it out to Mikey Johnston who skins along every time. Then when we get the ball our players hit it long and our forwards get beat and the process starts again! We need to be more aggressive in winning it and have the bravery to not panic and boot it long. COYY

Yep

 

[Tinman]

What happened?

Lankshear got pulled down, clearly holding his shirt.

 

[90syeIlow]

Not a pen for me. Would have been very soft.

Shirt pulled for 3 seconds causing him to fall over. Evident penalty.

 

[Emilio]

more info, please

Defender had both arms wrapped around Lankshear pulling him away from the ball in the box. The replay made it even more obvious.

 

[Stranger]

Not a pen for me. Would have been very soft.

Sorry. I'm an ex-ref and always give them the benefit of the doubt, but on that occasion I'm afraid the ref got it wrong

 

[Made-in-Jericho]

Lankshear got pulled down, clearly holding his shirt.

Oxford are not going to win a pen with a shirt pull. It's going to have to be a clear trip, through on goal and right in front of the ref to even be considered.

 

[Stranger]

Oxford are not going to win a pen with a shirt pull. It's going to have to be a clear trip, through on goal and right in front of the ref to even be considered.

And Lanks is going to have to have one leg dangling off

 

[Sarge]

That wasnt pretty- can we actually play some football in the 2nd half?

 

[Carlislehotdog]

We ain't been great, but if the home fans are booing them off, it's always a good sign for us

 

[Stranger]

HT 0-0. West Brom fans booing. U's doing ok

 

[Malc]

Must say i'm getting bored with the one-way traffic.

 

[tomoufc]

Pretty poor. But their fans booing them off at halftime should give us some hope. It’s set up for a classic away steal.