Championship 14/03/2026 - MDT: Oxford United v Charlton Athletic

[SteMerritt]

 

[OtteryYellow]

Yep entirely proves Eleks point

Personally I thought purkiss won that argument hands down

 

[WE Yellow]

We made unnecessarily negative substitutions on Wednesday and got away with it, we made the same subs today and didn’t. I can’t believe we didn’t learn any lessons from midweek, unbelievably frustrating and naive.

 

[greatunclekip]

You have to win that game. Hugely disappointing.

 

[Isle of Wight Yellow]

Alright which one of you used a monkey’s paw and said ‘I wish we’ll actually see a penalty next game’?!

 

[BrockBuster]

Over reaction or what - there have been plenty of other brainless decisions this season

I can't recall any that have so obviously dropped us what was pretty much a guaranteed two additional points. For something that was completely unnecessary.

Also not sure I'm all that keen of the idea of if a player does something brainless you shouldn't worry about it, as someone is bound to do it again soon.

 

[greatunclekip]

We made unnecessarily negative substitutions on Wednesday and got away with it, we made the same subs today and didn’t. I can’t believe we didn’t learn any lessons from midweek, unbelievably frustrating and naive.

I don’t think Bloomfield is tactically strong.

 

[Twiggy85]

So disappointing - that decision from
Brown to concede a penalty is a body blow to staying up.
However the decision to sit deep works against a small side like Blackburn but was always always going to be dangerous against a big side like Charlton.
Would have taken 10 points from 12, but really should have been 12 from 12.

 

[unification]

Many would had accepted four points from the last two. I wonder how they feel about that now?

It could have been the game to break the 40 point barrier. We move on Southampton to do that.

 

[Osleroad]

Think Charlton always had a foot in this game though we seemed in control of the 2nd half. Shirt pulls go on all the time - this one cost us. Lanks gets clattered a lot but we got something in the end today.

 

[tomoufc]

You have to win that game. Hugely disappointing.

Might as well forfeit our remaining fixtures?

 

[Byrne Baby Byrne]

Decent point against an in-form Charlton, and we’re probably out of the relegation zone after today’s games. Long way to go.

Two points thrown away more like. Massive missed opportunity.

 

[The Voice Of Reason]

Ok so although not as good as could be.

4 unbeaten 11 PTS from 18 wed have taken that 2 months ago

 

[battman]

Will take a point from it to make it 10 points from the last 4 games, especially when that looked so unlikely after the Stoke game. But the way we finished the game wasn't good enough.

We sat back way too deep, camped in our own defensive third, and played into Charlton's hands where they could use their height and physicality to pump long balls into the box uncontested from 30 yards out. Yes, you may have to sit back a bit to see out a game, but when you sacrifice any outlet to alleviate pressure, you completely hand the initiative back to the opposition. We got away with it vs Blackburn with that late scramble coming to nothing, but didn't today.

Brown was poor with that ridiculous shirt pull, but when you invite constant pressure like that, you massively increase the chances of one of our players making a big mistake.

 

[jayhi1810]

We made unnecessarily negative substitutions on Wednesday and got away with it, we made the same subs today and didn’t. I can’t believe we didn’t learn any lessons from midweek, unbelievably frustrating and naive.

Yeah those substitutions forced Brown tio needlessly pull the players shirt for a pen.
Good lord

 

[greatunclekip]

Might as well forfeit our remaining fixtures?

Same outcome.

 

[tomoufc]

Two points thrown away more like. Massive missed opportunity.

That’s another way of seeing things, but I think negativity will see us go down.

 

[OtteryYellow]

I was fuming at the time but it's so easy to criticise in the heat of the moment.

I think a lot come from a lack of confidence of cumming coming out to collect crosses.

Unless he can improve on that I think we may need to look at an upgrade next season.

 

[brassmonkey]

Wow that feels like a defeat. Brown you muppet

 

[tomoufc]

Same outcome.

Thanks for your efforts this season. Please stay at home now.

 

[Mateo Corbo's Tackle]

I hate to say it - suspect that if Cumming was better in the air under pressure (that Blackburn moment being an example), Brown is less likely to make that pull. He must have thought Jones had a fair chance of winning it.

Stupid, still.

Now we become Millwall and Hull supporters…

 

[BrockBuster]

We managed the game poorly in the last ten minutes. A few times we got the ball near the corner and just hit aimless balls into the box when we could have easily put our foot on the ball, slowed things down and recycled possession. Placheta and Spencer both guilty of it after coming on.

Charlton didn't look like scoring whatsoever until Brown decided he fancied giving Cumming something to do.

 

[OtteryYellow]

So disappointing - that decision from
Brown to concede a penalty is a body blow to staying up.
However the decision to sit deep works against a small side like Blackburn but was always always going to be dangerous against a big side like Charlton.
Would have taken 10 points from 12, but really should have been 12 from 12.

But that's the point, it's not a decision to stay deep. It's working with what we've got at the time that isn't completely spent physically and mentally

 

[Concretebob]

Cruel irony that we get our first penalty in years and that happens. It was a pen to them, but their number 11 spent the entire game shirt pulling and got away with it.

Still ten points from four games. That's some achievement.

 

[Osleroad]

So now Cumming is to blame for someone else's foul even though he may have thought he had the ball covered. Perhaps we should have scored two then - would we have scored without the pen - more questions than correct answers. It was an awfully long time to hang on to a lead at this level.

 

[Essexyellows]

Can`t see West Brom or Blackburn getting much today and the pressure is on them.

Fine margins............

 

[OtteryYellow]

Before the game I think I would have quite happily hugged a point.

We have a week off now and who knows what will happen Vs saints, the only predictable thing about results at this stage in the championship is that they are unpredictable

 

[Isle of Wight Yellow]

There was no need for Brown to do that. No need. He was never going to get away with it either. Don’t professional players do the whole ‘Don’t do anything silly in the box, the ref will be looking to even things up?’ thing? If he just leaves it and Cumming doesn’t get there then that’s not his issue. Stupid

 

[Byrne Baby Byrne]

That’s another way of seeing things, but I think negativity will see us go down.

Calling it for what it was.
Sure, 10 points from 12 is very good but we can’t afford to throw points away if we want to stay up.

 

[Barbadosyellow]

Hugely disappointing of course but to be in 20th position just a month after the Norwich debacle is pretty incredible. Let's hope other results go our way today to bring back a bit more confidence.

 

[HayfieldYellow]

Stupid decision by Brown. Saw the cross coming in, thought "Cumming's got that. Phew." Needless.