Away Match Day Thread 1/5/2021 L1 Shrewsbury Town v OUFC

[oufc1991]

Agyei has to start, Barker causes defences to panic and pulls two players out of position. Winnall is superfluous. Gave away at least two silly fouls today pushing players right in view of the ref. Taylor, like Barker scares the s**t out of defenders which gives more room for Agyei to utilise.

Perhaps I worded it wrong put agyei in winnall place

 

[Manorlounger]

Can’t we just throw Winnall, Taylor, Shodipo, Barker, Henry, Sykes and Agyei all in and see what happens?

 

[Thomas/Brock/Jones]

Remember a 1-0 win would be good enough ( all depending on Pompey not beating Accy of course ) let's not get party pooped by Burton , just win and pray !!

 

[WhyteMustard]

Absolutely shattered after today, knew it was going to be a rollercoaster but the problems with Ifollow and missing the first half hour didn't help.

You can always look back at games we should of won and ones when it took days for us to get over like Swindon, that silly lineup against Northampton, however all clubs can say that.

Let's get the win next week and see what happens.

Well done Karl and the boys

 

[Fred]

Can't see Pompey dropping points next week nor can I see us beating Burton who have been in great form. Sorry.

Burton great form? Last 5 not that great. Portsmouth form a bit better. A draw for Portsmouth would not be surprising considering there form.

 

[Marked Ox]

No joke. Went to KFC and look what happened!

That is a week Sunday midday sorted for you then.

 

[ljs]

We win and hope Portsmouth don’t... simples [emoji16]

Or Portsmouth lose and we draw [emoji854]

 

[Fred]

Pressure and luck, we are quite a young side but Pompey will be under more pressure.

 

[Marked Ox]

iFollow wasn't a problem for me as I couldn't watch it anyway but what a lovely result. Well done lads. Still underdogs but at least they've taken it to the last day.

 

[Blox21]

Can't see Pompey dropping points next week nor can I see us beating Burton who have been in great form. Sorry.

Keep writing us off son !!!

 

[werthersoriginal]

Can't see Pompey dropping points next week nor can I see us beating Burton who have been in great form. Sorry.

Oh boo. You can have a miserable week, we’ll have a happy excited one. Then probably join you in misery.

 

[Marked Ox]

f**k my nerves!!

Agyei the difference, AGAIN, he simply MUST start against Burton

Fuming I missed it, poxy ifollow, but ecstatic with the result!

Well done Robbo and the lads!

I need a beer..

Maybe being a sub means he makes the difference. Being a tired, even slightly, defender must be a nightmare when he comes on and runs at you.

 

[werthersoriginal]

Shrews mate just sent me this

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and each time they were winning, the winner was late, and it was our last away game.

 

[makv]

I find it a little bit rich listening to people who battered him quite severely at times now praising him - he got slapped when others wouldn’t even get a tut, and most of the compliments were backhanded even when he did something right - but then most of the credit for his resilience isn’t even being given to him it seems. The guy was sitting in the centre circle after a game, almost in tears a few months ago, and while he did that the radio post-match was full of people going spare about how he was some sort of imbecile who had let everyone down. We won that game, by the way, but for 10 straight minutes people took turns at smashing him while he was visibly in bits, rather than talking about the fact that we had won a game. It’s all good and well talking about how a year ago his head was down and he couldn’t look people in the eye, but my question would therefore be this: “So why did you attack him so harshly if you knew he was so fragile?” Can’t have it both ways. I hear a lot of suggestions that he was responsible for his own pastings, but not much acknowledgement that perhaps a few people were too harsh on him, or didn’t get it right in the manner of their own criticisms. Bit of reflection and self-awareness needed, IMO. Maybe he’s happier and has stepped it up because people stopped digging him out, he got a run of games where he said that he wanted to play and felt comfortable, which in turn allowed him to build up confidence and start to develop his game, and it made him feel supported and like he knew where he was as a result. For once. No? Just a thought.

I’ll give Agyei the credit for his own determination and strength of character - he made the decision to start swinging when a lot of people were stamping on him. Between moments like today, the winner at the skip, the towering header back across goal for the equaliser at MK in the 97th minute, he’s produced some massive, massive moments. Those belong to him. Nobody else.

Cheers, Dan. This pint’s for you.

Crikey. Lost the enter key there?[emoji15]

 

[Marked Ox]

Charlton have to win both their games, against Lincoln and Hull no less, to reach 74 points. If we win our game they'll have to do that and overthrow a 6 goal difference. If we do our job Charlton don't stand a chance.

The question on Lincoln is whether they will rest/rotate the squad as they did today. And whether Hull ease off now as well.

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

Highlights are up: https://www.skysports.com/watch/vid.../oxford-united/12292643/shrewsbury-2-3-oxford

 

[Marked Ox]

Will sky be showing a game on Sunday from league one if so I wonder who they’d choose between us and Pompey surely they’re the biggest games left in the league

Pompey hopefully is their choice!

 

[Wandering Yellow]

Highlights are up: https://www.skysports.com/watch/vid.../oxford-united/12292643/shrewsbury-2-3-oxford

thanks

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

What was Moore doing for their second?!

 

[bicesterox]

Thanks to COVID we can’t attend next Sunday that would be some atmosphere I said earlier in the thread we would win today and our next defeat we will be in the championship and I’m sticking to that

Thanks to the Thames Valley Walking Football League Cup games next Sunday I won't be able to watch anyway. How I'm gonna concentrate on my game I don't know