Away Match Day Thread 13/01/2024 L1: Carlisle United v OUFC

[Carpy]

More confident of a win than I was a week ago, will be a critical month for us if we want to maintain a promotion push, let's start with 3 points against Carlisle!

 

[BigCrompy]

Ah. You could well be right. There was a club that went bust during one of our Conference seasons (Rushden?) and their results were voided, I think

We played Rushden in conference playoff semi!

They came tumbling down some 2-3 years after. Their phoenix club has disappeared almost out of sight, relegated from Southern Premier last season.

 

[Jimmycarterxi]

Great result. Finding ways to win when not at full strength. Fair play to all those that travelled up

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

A great win but again, against a poor side.

So far in the league, Des has beaten:

Burton (19th)
Cambridge (16th)
Charlton (13th)
Carlisle (23rd)

Don’t get me wrong, you’ve got to beat the teams below you and if we can go on a run of wins that’s great, but I’ll really start to believe if we can beat one of those top 7 sides who seem to be pulling away…

Do you get more points for beating a top 7 side?

Are they pulling away? We appear to be 5th?

 

[Mad Dog]

Christ on a bike!

Please stop saying Christ on a bike

 

[Marked Ox]

Not a sausage in sight!

Hidden off camera with the 150 chocolate bars and the Lardy Cake.

 

[Lost Marbles]

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Please stop saying Christ on a bike

Jesus on a tricycle. We won. Try to relax.

 

[Marked Ox]

Des is out of his depth

That aged well.

 

[Steve Gilbert]

Was that you at carlisle station after the match around 18:30? Good to say hello.

It was indeed! You too.

 

[Marked Ox]

Big fine and points lost, maybe playing behind closed doors? The only thing is you know our game will be a big target for them, especially as it’s a 12.30 kick off so will get the publicity as less games on.

Everyone needs to searched for tennis balls at the least.

 

[holdsteady]

Everyone needs to searched for tennis balls at the least.

Or give the stewards tennis racquets..

 

[Marked Ox]

There was a brief thing on the radio a couple of weeks ago (I think 5 live maybe) about the promotion race in League One. Oxford weren’t even mentioned, but about 5-6 other clubs were!

Let hope the opposition forget about us as well.

 

[Marked Ox]

Des just said ‘don’t get too high, don’t get too low’

System upgrade. Manning 2.0 is now fully operational.

And for the memories, Sparky said 'we go again".

 

[cecantena]

Delighted to have been wrong.. didn't play great but won well.

Well done all involved!

Par for course!

 

[LowerSouth]

23:00/Coach arrived back at Kasstad .
Another league win .
Hopefully one Des and the crew can build upon .

 

[Marked Ox]

Should add, lovely result.

 

[West Oxon U’s]

Not surprisingly I don't have a great feeling about today. Will take a couple of games for Cumming to get used to a defence that has been shaky as hell the last few games.

Burey an unknown quantity.

1 nil Carlisle.

Look at the state of this - the ace pundit and forum troll strikes again.

 

[OUFCwaffle]

Right on the line, great call from the assistant ref! VAR might have overturned it but either way it's not clear and obvious.

Shout-out of Stevens for seeing the pass and threading it through the gap perfectly first touch for Harris to run on to. That takes real skill.

 

[Mad Dog]

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Right on the line, great call from the assistant ref! VAR might have overturned it but either way it's not clear and obvious.

Shout-out of Stevens for seeing the pass and threading it through the gap perfectly first touch for Harris to run on to. That takes real skill.

Yeah I’ve been a big critic of Stevens, but that was a genuinely world class first time pass. If Debruyne had played that pass, we’d never hear the end of it from sky pundits!

He certainly looks better as a wing back

 

[The mighty Aldo]

Chester.

Wrong thread he’s just been expunged from Next Door

 

[Didcotox]

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Right on the line, great call from the assistant ref! VAR might have overturned it but either way it's not clear and obvious.

Shout-out of Stevens for seeing the pass and threading it through the gap perfectly first touch for Harris to run on to. That takes real skill.

In Paul Simpson's post match IV, he stated the linesman had said the full back was playing Harris on, which appears to be the case judging by this screen shot. Cracking call by the linesman. It is easy to criticise officials, but we also have to praise them when it is due too. Well done lino!