09/08/2022 - Carabao Cup: OUFC v Swansea

[Northstandboy]

It's Match Day Evening

MOTM vote will appear at the top of the thread after the FT whistle.

 

[West Oxon U’s]

REF WATCH

Sheffield official Thomas Bramall is in charge of tonight’s League Cup tie. Bramall was promoted to the Select Group 2 list of match officials last season.
His most recent OUFC game was the 2-1 home win against Charlton last August. Previous to that he refereed the 4-0 home win over Burton in May 2021.

In 2021-22 Bramall took charge of 33 matches, issuing 105 yellows cards and six reds.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1556564931914366976

 

[West Oxon U’s]

PLAYED FOR BOTH

Includes Jeremy Charles, Joey Beauchamp, Andy Melville, Nick Cusack, Matt Bound, David Penney, Julian Alsop and Dean Saunders.

 

[West Oxon U’s]

WE’VE MET U BEFORE

Sunday 30th April 1995

Swansea City ‘keeper Roger Freestone nets a pen. past U’s stopper Phil Whitehead

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

We'll need a much improved performance than Saturday to get anything out of this.

 

[Northstandboy]

We'll need a much improved performance than Saturday to get anything out of this.

Form goes out of the window in Cup games.

 

[Swaby39]

We'll need a much improved performance than Saturday to get anything out of this.

I suspect their fans will be saying much the same. They also have a thin squad so I would expect a strong line up.

 

[Big Ronaldo]

Karl saying he is going to make multiple changes suggests that we will field a slightly weakened side for this one.

 

[TeamOX]

Difficult one for the manager. Personally, as a fan, I am massively pro a cup run and would go as strong as is sensible. But with the squad the way it is I will certainly understand the thinking with a number of changes, and the opportunity for some to get more minutes. From the previews it does suggest we may make a few more changes than I would personally like- we have had some good runs in the league cup over the last few years with some memorable away trips.

 

[Cotswolds Cowboy]

Difficult one for the manager. Personally, as a fan, I am massively pro a cup run and would go as strong as is sensible. But with the squad the way it is I will certainly understand the thinking with a number of changes, and the opportunity for some to get more minutes. From the previews it does suggest we may make a few more changes than I would personally like- we have had some good runs in the league cup over the last few years with some memorable away trips.

Suspect it will still be a pretty strong side

 

[Steve Gilbert]

Any reason why the league cup isn’t available to stream on iFollow?

I thought being an EFL competition it would be.

 

[WuTang]

Think Goodhram will start tonight, and fully deserved if he does too.

 

[Essexyellows]

The "wall" is going up behind the North.....................

 

[IsleofWightYellow]

I suspect their fans will be saying much the same. They also have a thin squad so I would expect a strong line up.

Isn’t the point of having a thick (or full) squad that you can have a strong lineup, even when you rotate for the cups?

Because if so, by that logic teams have a strong lineup both when you have a thick squad and a thin squad…?!

 

[Swaby39]

Isn’t the point of having a thick (or full) squad that you can have a strong lineup, even when you rotate for the cups?

Because if so, by that logic teams have a strong lineup both when you have a thick squad and a thin squad…?!

Perhaps but a fuller squad at least gives you the luxury of choice. Swansea look short of that. I’d expect them to field a decent team either way given their start in the league. They’ll see this as a low-pressure opportunity for the players to bed in so I think it’ll be a decent game

 

[OUFCGav]

Any reason why the league cup isn’t available to stream on iFollow?

I thought being an EFL competition it would be.

EFL Cup is not allowed due to the stupidity of the deal with Sky I believe.

 

[West Oxon U’s]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1556937301858607106

 

[oufc1991]

The "wall" is going up behind the North.....................

That feels like the most pointless use of that fence only two blocks are open in North stand and I doubt Swansea will bring many fans

 

[Cotswolds Cowboy]

EFL Cup is not allowed due to the stupidity of the deal with Sky I believe.

Sky base their evening shows on LC nights around cutting to the goals as they happen
Annoying if it's your own team but a pretty good watch otherwise

 

[IsleofWightYellow]

Sky base their evening shows on LC nights around cutting to the goals as they happen
Annoying if it's your own team but a pretty good watch otherwise

What channel is that on?