Away Match Day Thread 12/03/25: Championship - Hull City v OUFC

[Carpy]

 

[werthersoriginal]

There really is nothing more I can say than I said previously. We made our bed. So I won’t.

How many players did you want us to sign in January?

 

[Sarge]

Is this Rowett’s Bolton moment? Or his QPR moment?

I hate to say it, but it’s almost certainly the latter.
The moment where we realise that this squad, under this manager, has no future in this division.

I’ve sung his praises, but this approach is just no good. And he only changes it when we’re losing.
He made us defensively resolute, but even that has now gone, when a certain Elliott Moore isn’t on the pitch. What is left?

There’s something that I really want to say, but I’ll hold off until I’ve calmed down.

my tongue is bleeding too- GR tactics are pissing me off - ATTACK dont fuckinsit back

 

[Symp59]

We have definitely missed Leigh we look se unbalanced at the back

 

[Jster]

I also don't think Rowett much cares, that's the trouble. Feels like a "manager for hire". Come in to do a job. If he fails, he'll pack his bags and go somewhere else with barely a glance behind him.

 

[QR]

Anything positive tonight?……… no thought not

Robyn didn't get any of our players names wrong?

 

[bazzer9461]

If we stay up most of tonight stream will be got rid think

 

[pommy80]

Pretty much have to get points against Leeds, Sheffield Utd and Sunderland at home now. Not ideal.

 

[Pgyellow]

I also don't think Rowett much cares, that's the trouble. Feels like a "manager for hire". Come in to do a job. If he fails, he'll pack his bags and go somewhere else with barely a glance behind him.

I agree

 

[Swaby39]

Pretty speechless at that tonight.

A lot will be said about Rowett who I felt got just about everything wrong tonight so whilst I normally stand firm that he was the right choice, I’m going to step aside tonight as that was a catastrophic game plan both prior to kick off and in game when the fresh legs were in such desperate need.

However, I just want to make the point that I hold the midfield area almost entirely culpable for our struggles this season. Their inability under two managers now to get the ball under control, play between them and find forward passes (I.e. the basics) has been an excruciating watch.

I’d expect a Rowett side at 1-0 up to be a brick wall and if we couldn’t chase a game and now can’t hold a lead then you have to wonder where that leaves us.

However, this one tonight is on the manager. Pointless talking about Des, he’s gone, all you’d get there is a few more chances for and against which doesn’t mean more points.

The players are trying as hard as I’ve seen and that’s to their immense credit but the approach to games is holding them back immeasurably. Rowett needs a big, big rethink unless he wants a relegation on his CV.

 

[bazzer9461]

Robyn didn't get any of our players names wrong?

Well there is always a silver lining I suppose.

 

[BicesterU]

Thought Matos was outstanding apart from letting their player past him far too easily for their second.

Vaulks was out on his feet after about 60 mins.

God, we miss an actual left back.

Not an awful performance, but an awful result and we dropped ourselves right in it - and we’ve no-one to blame but ourselves.

We need to turn this ship around, and turn it around fast.

On to Saturday.

 

[carefreeoufc]

Doesn’t matter who was our manager. You can’t polish a turd and there are several that were signed in the summer who we’re hoping keep us up.

You can try and play whatever style of football you want. If the players aren’t capable, they’re not capable. That was bottom L1 football for vast amounts of tonight.

We’ve reverted to type, L1 shite.

 

[holdsteady]

Thought I would have a look at the league two promotion battle to see if any interesting teams are there for us to play next season to cheer me up, Walsall, Bradford and Doncaster, can’t say that helped much.

 

[Osleroad]

This lot are no longer able to string a few passes together and seem scared to get up the pitch or keep hurting the opposition.

 

[Oldman159]

I know…let’s blame the manager.

It usually works.

 

[Gregortheox]

I can get on board with pragmatism, but it needs to sub contract some guts and mental strength in order for it to work.
We have a soft underbelly and not enough grey matter to be a championship side.

 

[Northstandboy]

GR is “angry”

 

[Pgyellow]

Why are so many of our players unable to last 90 minutes? I know some are coming back from injury but it really is too many that still need time managed or play on when they're dead in their feet.

 

[werthersoriginal]

That was truly s**t, even though we could well have got a draw apart from the comedy winner. Colin till the end of the season?

 

[werthersoriginal]

GR is “angry”

So am I!!

 

[Joey]

So instead of giving Des an experienced assistant manager, we instead decide to sack him and bring in Rowett, who immediately appoints an assistant manager.

Des wasn’t perfect, but it would’ve been nice to see what he could’ve done against the sides around us with wingers available. Because it surely couldn’t have been any worse than this

Don't forget that the assistant manager we had lines up suddenly fell through due to "relocation", definitely not because the package we offered wasn't good enough. Because it's such a long way from Wycombe.

 

[Steve Gilbert]

Just out of curiosity more than anything, what things are making you think we can still do it? Because at the moment I’m really struggling to see anything positive

We still have Watford and QPR at home, Sheff Weds, Cardiff and Swansea away, all games where I think we can get the required points.

Fans are going to give up now with 9 games left to play yet expect the players to keep putting 100% in? We are in it together and now is not the time to start throwing the towel in.

 

[OX14]

No win in 9 under Rowett is worse than under Des with no win in 8. Des had fixtures against Sunderland, Sheffield United, West Brom, Middlesbrough and Watford in that run.

 

[Followtheox1]

Philips had one good touch all night. The corner.

 

[werthersoriginal]

We still have Watford and QPR at home, Sheff Weds, Cardiff and Swansea away, all games where I think we can get the required points.

Fans are going to give up now with 9 games left to play yet expect the players to keep putting 100% in? We are in it together and now is not the time to start throwing the towel in.

Yes of course, but let us be annoyed right now. We’ll cheer the lads on on Saturday.

 

[bazzer9461]

Under Des we played some stylish, inventive football at times. Under Rowett we are playing turgid hit and hope.

Under both managers we were hardly scoring so what we’ve got at the moment I would get rid come the summer and spend on a couple of decent certainly a dam sight better than what have at the moment.

 

[Basham Wonderland]

Nothing about us is Championship standard tbh. I was buoyant after improved performances in our last two games but we've been awful again.

We're going down.

 

[bert]

I know we have games that might seem possible for us to get points in coming up but we are going to need some drastic changes. Tonight, we were dire again against a dire side.

 

[Victor1986]

I also don't think Rowett much cares, that's the trouble. Feels like a "manager for hire". Come in to do a job. If he fails, he'll pack his bags and go somewhere else with barely a glance behind him.

You obviously know his agent then?