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

[Northstandboy]

 

[londonyellow]

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

Also trying to head the ball against players that are twice his height which is not entirely his fault

 

[Symp59]

I think practing in training with a balloon isn't helping ,I hope one of our players can literally put his foot on it. We are not at the races what has Shiort been doing in training with them ,what ever it is its not helping his cause.

 

[m]

And still people don't think Matos would improve our midfield.

To be fair, an Austin Maxi would improve our midfield.

 

[tonyw]

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

I mean we're going to have to bring BDK on soon, because Vaulks has been an absolute liability.

But that's frustrating on its own, because we should have been trying to get him a rest this week after running him into the ground for two months.

 

[Matt W]

To be fair, an Austin Maxi would improve our midfield.

at least it would block some space off

 

[Essexyellows]

Still 50% of the game to go........................... and a bit.

 

[holdsteady]

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

Not certain a hybrid of Guardiola and Ferguson could get these players to do anything but look like they are fighting a losing relegation battle.

 

[Isle of Wight Yellow]

Brannagan has looked understandably rusty.

Vaulks looks shot of all semblance of a Championship footballer. He’s so slow and doesn’t really have any long range passing, can’t tackle, poor touch.

Lankshear has disappointed me too, he’s barely battled, waded around in quicksand.

I’d be tempted to move Dembele more centrally and see what MPH has on the wing. Could definitely do with a couple of subs here as we are way off it.

What’s frustrating is if we had a decent final ball we could have had a few chances!

 

[ZeroTheHero]

Report from the stands...

f*****g awful.

End of report.

 

[bazzer9461]

Please Shorty shake it up at the start of the 2nd half

 

[londonyellow]

Still 50% of the game to go........................... and a bit.

You must be lost, sir. This is the unbridled negativity thread.

 

[Foley]

I don't like picking on specific players, but in over 50 years I sm.not sure that I have seen many as frustrating as Dembele?
He has talent but his decision making is awful.
He had a really good chance to put Lankshear through on goal and overhit it.
Then again he could have put Lankshear through after a really good turn and chose to shoot- and blasted it over the top.
He was running at them near the area a couple of times and overhit the ball, giving it away
He defended ok a couple of times, but when you need to show some attacking quality?

 

[Essexyellows]

Report from the stands...

f*****g awful.

End of report.

You have my utmost sympathy.

Things can only get better.

 

[SSO]

Come on yellows we can do this and pull off a cup shock

 

[werthersoriginal]

Thank you.

I'm holding 'Erick' as a wild card.

Just ‘them’

 

[Pgyellow]

Biggest problem is we are a group of individuals. The days of a tight group seems to have dissolved.

 

[bazzer9461]

We don’t win this I can’t see where our next win will come from this season

 

[Sarge]

Come on ref,that was blatant

 

[bazzer9461]

Bloody hell stop passing back to the keeper!!!!

 

[Toe knee]

FFS COME ON. !!!!!!!!!!

 

[Leysboy]

We didn’t even challenge that lad. Just run alongside him, and give up. Pathetic!

 

[SSO]

Does this go to extra time or penalties if it is level at 90 mins?

 

[Northstandboy]

Their #16 ran through us so easily.

 

[bazzer9461]

Oh how I wish they had scored there just to show the board and owners how short we are and not a champio club

 

[Essexyellows]

Their 16 showing Dembele what to do....

 

[Northstandboy]

Bloody hell stop passing back to the keeper!!!!

Why were winn… oh wait.

 

[battman]

Terrible from Vaulks there

 

[Oxfordpete]

Think we are still in the changing room

 

[unification]

The vibes from us this evening.

 

[Pgyellow]

All we're doing passing further and further backwards then lumping it.