FA Cup 09/01/2026 - MDT: FAC R3 - Milton Keynes Dons v Oxford United

[Northstandboy]

 

[Victor1986]

Dembele is an absolute waste. Vaulks no better. At least our new manager is witnessing what an enormous task he faces. League One beckons.

 

[Pgyellow]

Even when we run forward we then either stop and wait for the defence or pass it behind a team mate wanting to run on to it.

 

[Vancouver Yellow]

Thank God we’ve got a manager through the door who will hopefully turn this team around, because that was really, really ugly.

Considering we’re more or less fielding a full strength side... genuinely worrying. Absolutely awful football so far.

 

[OX14]

Short out! That was bloody awful.

 

[Barbadosyellow]

We're getting players in plenty of space compared with a Championship game but are missing the critical pass that could produce a clear chance. It wouldn't take a huge improvement to turn this around as long as the defence step up too.

 

[Mateo Corbo's Tackle]

Well that was a tough watch. Ingram's looked ok though. That's the positives from me.

Ingram, Mills, MPH. That’s it.

We are unbelievably clunky. Bloomfield needs to be in the dressing room at HT and tell the players to chill the bloody hell out and actually start looking like they’ve played football before.

 

[Foley]

Robinsons comment on Ciaron Brown didn’t sound good

What was that?

 

[McXal]

Losing to a team two leagues below, new signing off injured in ten minutes, Dembele giving the ball away for fun, stadium has the atmosphere and temperature of a mortuary, we’re threatening the world record for amount of backwards passes in a single game. Pretty good half I’d say

Good luck sorting this one out Bloomfield! On the positive side, MPH looks really good. Albeit lost because he’s surrounded by people in yellow shirts who don’t appear to know how to pass towards the goal we’re attacking

 

[unification]

Don’t worry, everyone.

Matt Phillips is on the bench to come on somewhere and do whatever he does.

 

[Sarge]

COME ON YOU U'S

 

[Northstandboy]

MPH wondering if he can shorten the deal by a few months

Do explain!

 

[SSO]

Dembele has the first touch of a baby elephant

 

[tonyw]

Not much you can say about that first half except......Good Luck Matt Bloomfield, you're going to need it!

To expand on Kip's post - we don't create anything much from open play this year, but we didn't last year either.

What we did do last year was absolutely dominate on set pieces at both ends. Barely conceded any, and scored a shed load.

If we carry on as we are doing i.e. ship a set piece goal every game, and look completely ineffective when we have set pieces of our own, then we are absolutely doomed. Sorting that out ought to be Bloomfield's first priority (dare I say it - despite him having his limitations when it came to pace and skill at the second tier level - perhaps we are missing Elliott Moore massively after all, for his organization as much as his size and strength? And that's where we need to find a leader in January?)

 

[Dilla]

God we are so awful to watch

 

[McXal]

Robinsons comment on Ciaron Brown didn’t sound good

Which was?

 

[The Mighty Aldo]

How is Brannagan doing

 

[Older Shotts]

How is Brannagan doing

Shite

 

[Daviddidcotexile]

I can't believe how bad Dembele has been. Knocked off the ball every time. Grow a pair for gods sake

 

[ttg17]

Went about as badly as it could have done, that!

All we need now is Brannagan to get crocked second half and we can all go to bed happy in the knowledge that no future OUFC match will ever be as bad as this one.

 

[McXal]

How is Brannagan doing

‘Rusty’ is a polite interpretation of his first half…

 

[holdsteady]

I think Jamie Hanson or whatever his name is would improve it today. We don’t have a midfield. Even Cam is miles off it

Theirs a question, Vaulks or Hanson? Both hyped up signings, both not very good at all.

 

[londonyellow]

Do explain!

Just a joke. Losing to a league 2 team and being surrounded by players who can't string a pass together has probably shown him the scale of the task

 

[Blox21]

I almost can’t be bothered to comment, so I won’t

 

[lodeyellow]

Which was?

He seems to heard that Brown’s injury could be quite serious.

 

[Paul Cannell]

How is Brannagan doing

Not broken yet.

 

[Chippy]

Need a couple of half time subs, get it done Shorty

 

[Foley]

Shite

Goodness

 

[sonofivan]

Robinsons comment on Ciaron Brown didn’t sound good

What did he say?

 

[Burglar Bill]

Basically, if we'd appointed Steve Cotterill we'd be winning tonight.

 

[holdsteady]

Someone said the players really like Short this week, can you imagine how they would play for someone they don’t in his last game in charge.