Home Match Day Thread 09/04/25: Championship - OUFC v QPR

[Northstandboy]

 

[unification]

Nothing remotely positive from that half.

Slow out of the gate and stupid mistakes.

A shambles.

 

[greatunclekip]

We’re aren’t ready for this league

The end of season will I suspect tell us that, but getting absolutely annihilated by QPR reserves at home suggests we have frailties…

 

[holdsteady]

We need to make changes in the team and formation and actually have a go now, no point relying solely on long throws as they seem competent at defending them, we need to try and get back into this by playing a bit of football.

 

[Berliner]

The second goal was a hammer blow. Without it, maybe we could have snuck something.
As it is, we are hip deep in sh*t right now.
Desperately need changes, both in attitude and personnel. I'd sub all 11 of them if I could.
Worst first half of the season, and against quite some competition as well.

 

[Sarge]

Fuckingshit first half... fans turned up players haven't. That was dire

 

[tomoufc]

Booing our team off. Good strategy. With such smart fans we’re bound to stay up!

 

[Isle of Wight Yellow]

Given the quality, form and injuries of the opposition, the importance of the game, the fact that we’re at home, and just how abjectly poor we’ve been - I think there’s a good argument that we’ve just seen our worst first half performance of the season…

 

[Robin Shater]

It's clear they've practiced, ready for the long throws, yet we keep trying it.

 

[Swaby39]

Can’t string 2 passed together can’t win headers what was Saturday a fluke? Yes a fluke

It wasn’t a fluke. Fluke would be if we played like this and won but we thoroughly earned that win on Saturday.

It’s night and day. Effort, urgency, commitment, belief all missing from Saturday. We playing like a team mathematically safe and phoning it in.

QPR will not believe their luck right now. I can handle a loss but like this? Sick to my stomach for a game of this magnitude.

 

[CH29]

What do you expect? Shambles

Booing our team off. Good strategy. With such smart fans we’re bound to stay up!

 

[Basham Wonderland]

Booing our team off. Good strategy. With such smart fans we’re bound to stay up!

I know, they might come out and play badly in the second half now.

... not that we'd notice much difference.

 

[Osleroad]

It seems when we field the same team twice in a row we come up short-mean it's understandable to go down that route but are they mentally exhausted or what!??

 

[Paul Cannell]

Well, let's hope Mr Rowett can conjure the corpses ìnto life for the second half.

 

[Joey]

Wow. Absolutely sucks the feel good factor out from Saturday and keeps us thoroughly in the mire. Miles worse than the away game, often spoken about as the worst performance of the season. Unbelievable to go from beating the leaders to this shambles.

Need to change something at half time and get a bit aggressive. They still aren't very good but we've not tested them in the slightest.

 

[ZeroTheHero]

Absolutely awful. Not one redeeming feature. And in one of the more important matches of the season.

We can't keep the ball, we can't do anything with it when we have it, we can't win it back when we don't. The passing is atrocious. We look like a L2 side that has come up against a Champ side in the cup. After Saturday's heroics, this is just bizarre.

 

[Symp59]

We need a massive turn round on that.Matos on Ole off ,Tyler on one of the wi gers off ,we must win the midfield battle, score a goal in the first 10 minutes then who knows ,we don't need a stuffing at this time of the season. Massive team talk hopefully taking place ,

 

[Osei Yaw]

Blind Faith by Chase and Status started playing as soon as the ref blew for half time.

At least someone has a sense of humour.

 

[duckyellow]

I have no words for that first half performance! Forget Cummings mishaps, we were shocking!

 

[m]

Booing our team off. Good strategy. With such smart fans we’re bound to stay up!

I don't blame anyone for booing that tbh.

 

[ljs]

We don't deserve to stay up based on this half

Luckily (hopefully) it's based on 46 games

 

[OxfordBoy]

Booing our team off. Good strategy. With such smart fans we’re bound to stay up!

I think being 2-0 down at home to one of the worst teams in the league who lose every away game might be more detrimental to our survival than a few boos.


But obviously I'm not as intelligent as you so I can't be sure

 

[Ewes]

The mark of a good side developing is consistency - building on a great win with another win (scrappy or otherwise) as it builds confidence on the pitch and in the stands.

No doubts, this IS a must win game. I personally think this is one where Phillips will thrive if picked. 2-0 home win for me - Oli and an OG.

Ah well. I did say 2-0, with Oli and an OG. Does anyone want me to choose their lottery numbers for them? No?

 

[Nadi-]

Not one player has turned up tonight.
All 11 players leaving responsibility to someone else, a team of individuals and bluffers

 

[Northstandboy]

No Tyler warming up at HT

 

[Paul Cannell]

It's clear they've practiced, ready for the long throws, yet we keep trying it.

I just wish they'd try a long ball to Harris.

 

[Vancouver Yellow]

Blind Faith by Chase and Status started playing as soon as the ref blew for half time.

At least someone has a sense of humour.

“it’s a blind faith, a cruel waste. One bitter taste!” As the players jog off the pitch!

 

[Ox4Eva]

2nd half will be ours, let's f*cking have it!

 

[GreenMachine]

Well it's the Oxford way.

 

[tomoufc]

What do you expect? Shambles

Fans can improve though

 

[Mr Perfect]

Absolutely abysmal, so disappointing thus far after Saturday.