Home Match Day Thread 15/02/2026 - MDT: FA Cup R4: Oxford United v Sunderland

[SteMerritt]

 

[Marked Ox]

Not quite. Huddersfield fans were saying we’d made a cracking signing with helik. Not sure which forum you were reading. They were quite sorry to lose him.

I was reading their main forum and it was very much what was said. He was slow, not very agile, number of relegations from the Championship meaning he'd have another etc etc. Plenty expressing the point that they would be passing us at the end of that season, oops.

 

[werthersoriginal]

It is totally valid to question why/when our two biggest million pound signings look like they would be out of place in league 2?

Not sure who you’re referring to - Romeny has been a puzzler and seems poor but the other two have only just got here. I’m not massively impressed by our recruitment or the chief scout but you’re just so desperate to slag off the club.

 

[JOHN BOY]

Agreed. But not impressed today. Huddersfield fans are laughing at us on their forums.

Is he on loan?

 

[Steve Gilbert]

I'd rather Romeny gets on the pitch than Harris, neither are likely to score but the former at least looks capable of making something happen for someone else.

Really?! Romeny was playing hide and seek on the pitch today. I wouldn’t even say he is league 1 level where as Harris is.

 

[werthersoriginal]

Romenj must show something in training to keep being, both put on the bench, and brought on, but in the cut and thrust of the game he looks like a little boy lost. If he has potential it isn't going to be nurtured at the cutting edge of the of championship. Why can't others see this?

Romeny generally only gets on the pitch when the game is lost, and just runs about without having an obvious position. I still have no idea what he’s supposed to be doing.

 

[Cass63]

Romeny generally only gets on the pitch when the game is lost, and just runs about without having an obvious position. I still have no idea what he’s supposed to be doing.

Nor does he

 

[Victor1986]

Romeny was Erik's pick, and embarrassingly, Erik knows very little about football. Bless him, he has put millions in but his knowledge of the game is poor. He cannot even see that our recruitment team is not good enough.

 

[tim lane]

Ingram .He should play the next game. All around he is better than Cummings and i think the defence are more confident with him behind them. Dissapointing if he is not picked next week. Cummings is a ditherer does not command his area and is weak .He will cost us points in the games now that are all going to be high pressure.

Your argument would enjoy more weight if you spelt Jamie Cumming’s name correctly. So he’s going to cost us more games? Which has he cost us so far this - and last - season? In short, I don’t think your argument holds up. Btw, I think Ingram played very well today. He’s an excellent number two, but Cumming has done nothing that deserves his being dropped.

 

[Mateo Corbo's Tackle]

After watching today's team and individual performances, we have options:

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Gotta start scoring though!

If I had to choose one of those for every game between now and the end of the season, it’s the third. Jin-Woo must start. McDonnell is a good disrupter but it’s becoming increasingly clear that his passing needs work, and he isn’t progressive enough.

 

[Steve Gilbert]

Your argument would enjoy more weight if you spelt Jamie Cumming’s name correctly. So he’s going to cost us more games? Which has he cost us so far this - and last - season? In short, I don’t think your argument holds up. Btw, I think Ingram played very well today. He’s an excellent number two, but Cumming has done nothing that deserves his being dropped.

This.

 

[Happyfan]

Your argument would enjoy more weight if you spelt Jamie Cumming’s name correctly. So he’s going to cost us more games? Which has he cost us so far this - and last - season? In short, I don’t think your argument holds up. Btw, I think Ingram played very well today. He’s an excellent number two, but Cumming has done nothing that deserves his being dropped.

Norwich ? Birmingham .Earlier games saved shots pushes straight out for attacker to tap in Southampton. A few more if you care to look .What have you got against Ingram plays well man of the match , yet not good enough to start.

 

[Swinny]

Much better overall, and the basics of a setup that I hope we stick with going forward - though I’m sure we’ll go 5 at the back for the like of Boro etc when just trying to hang in games.

Our biggest problem by far though is playing 1 up top with no real support…just a huge wasteland in which Lankshear is expected to hold up the ball and bring all the players who are nowhere near him into the game. It’s so one-dimensional and every team has worked it out so easily. We probably don’t have the personnel to get 2 up top, but we’ve got to work out a way to reduce that gap somehow.

 

[Mateo Corbo's Tackle]

Your argument would enjoy more weight if you spelt Jamie Cumming’s name correctly. So he’s going to cost us more games? Which has he cost us so far this - and last - season? In short, I don’t think your argument holds up. Btw, I think Ingram played very well today. He’s an excellent number two, but Cumming has done nothing that deserves his being dropped.

Come on, Tim - we shouldn’t be prejudiced regarding what comes after in a post just because someone gets a name wrong. I could be prejudiced regarding your posts because you haven’t used capital letters in your username for a first name and surname, unless they’re not anything to do with a name, but it’s just patronising pedantry and I see beyond it.

FWIW, I think there’s basis to the argument. You’ve got to concede that Cumming’s generally awful distribution is a problem. It often hands back possession to the opposition, and therefore inevitably invites pressure. Any unnecessary pressure on the defence leads in time to goals, even if they aren’t ultimately down to direct errors from Cumming.
Combine this with Cumming’s sub-optimal command of his area, and Ingram’s decent shot-stopping, and it’s not a crazy discussion to be had.

The thing is, it’ll take Cumming to make shot-stopping errors for him to be dropped. By that point he is underperforming in the three core areas: shot-stopping, command, and distribution, and I would argue that the horse has bolted by then.

 

[Mumyellow]

The goalie debate is about strengths and weaknesses for them both my sister and I prefer different options i think Ingram and she likes Cummings. He makes me nervous and his kicking is awful but he pulls off some cracking saves but Ingram hasn’t done a lot wrong and doesn’t get the chances Cummings does, after today my choice is Ingram.

 

[greatunclekip]

Thanks for that, Kip. You've just confirmed for me that Cumming should be starting for us for the next while at least.

Alternatively, the team could make all the changes you suggest and confirm to the entire world that your opinion that "we're not a serious Championship side" is a reasonable one.

Are you actually aware that the noun "supporter" has an important verb hidden somewhere within?

So thinking that a keeper who has recently been man of the match in the two games he’s played (including against a prem team) should start ahead of a player in questionable form is not supporting?

Very bizarre.

 

[Foley]

I think everybody knows our best team apart from the man picking it, he seems to be a tinkerer.

I reckon if you asked all supporters their best team, there wouod be many variations

 

[Foley]

Almost embarrassed to say 4th time! (But not really embarrassed)

Me and a guy near me have both been doing thd 50/50 every home game since the Kassam opened ( him years at the Nanorcas well).
Not been close. Do you fo thd lottery?

 

[tonyw]

Let's be honest, Romeny was a vanity purchase. Many eyebrows were raised in Holland when we signed him for (?) £1.5M. Nice technique. Zero pace. Loses nearly every 50/50. Nowhere near L1 standard, let alone Championship. PS, I would give Ed Waldron a pass on Romeny. He was clearly not his signing.

Personally, I don't see Romeny as a vanity purchase. I think he was a "Let's get Indonesia into the World Cup" purchase, by putting a big bag of cash in the form of a club contract in front of a decently talented Dutch guy. And it almost worked - his goals in his first couple of international games got them into the final round of qualifying. It's ironic that the clown show pre-season tournament that Erick organized then cost them the services of a fit Romeny when it counted.

I'm sure he hoped that he could hack it at Championship level as well, it just wasn't the first priority. But unfortunately the technical ability that clearly makes him an asset in Asian international football isn't enough in the English second tier if it's not allied with some strength or pace (and Romeny doesn't seem to have either).

 

[Jon-ioualways]

So thinking that a keeper who has recently been man of the match in the two games he’s played (including against a prem team) should start ahead of a player in questionable form is not supporting?

Very bizarre.

No, Kip, I don't think your thoughts about which keeper should start have anything to do with whether or not you support the team.

Not supporting is making statements such as the one I quoted: "We're not a serious Championship side". Your consistent attempts to put the team down have stopped being even remotely amusing long ago, and have nothing whatsoever to do with supporting the team.

So I rather think that, at least as a supporter, you're ahead of me in the bizarre ranking--I think of myself as more of a bazaar man.

 

[uptheus]

Almost embarrassed to say 4th time! (But not really embarrassed)

Where do you buy your tickets?

 

[Happyfan]

Come on, Tim - we shouldn’t be prejudiced regarding what comes after in a post just because someone gets a name wrong. I could be prejudiced regarding your posts because you haven’t used capital letters in your username for a first name and surname, unless they’re not anything to do with a name, but it’s just patronising pedantry and I see beyond it.

FWIW, I think there’s basis to the argument. You’ve got to concede that Cumming’s generally awful distribution is a problem. It often hands back possession to the opposition, and therefore inevitably invites pressure. Any unnecessary pressure on the defence leads in time to goals, even if they aren’t ultimately down to direct errors from Cumming.
Combine this with Cumming’s sub-optimal command of his area, and Ingram’s decent shot-stopping, and it’s not a crazy discussion to be had.

The thing is, it’ll take Cumming to make shot-stopping errors for him to be dropped. By that point he is underperforming in the three core areas: shot-stopping, command, and distribution, and I would argue that the horse has bolted by then.

Thanks for that. We all have different opinions . And yes he is a patronising t**t. Cummings has cost us points and Ingram on current form should be in given a chance.We are in a hard position to get out of Cummings needs to be given a rest.

 

[Oxymoron]

We are in a hard position to get out of Cummings needs to be given a rest.

Maybe a new GK shirt would help....

 

[Manorlounger]

Where do you buy your tickets?

Me and a guy near me have both been doing thd 50/50 every home game since the Kassam opened ( him years at the Nanorcas well).
Not been close. Do you fo thd lottery?

We used to buy our tickets from the program seller in the SSU west, first win came from the wonderful, nearly blind lady who retired a few years ago. Don't believe it makes any difference where a ticket is bought but we have certainly been very fortunate! Always considered the odds of winning very good. If the club sell 2500 tickets, which would be about right for a sell out attendance, there is a 1 in 2500 chance of winning, which is not bad. We buy 5 tickets every game so a very small increase in a possible winning ticket. Plus, half the funds go to the club so another (small) win. One of our wins was a pre-season game so a very small amount but, all the same, 4 wins is extraordinary and we are very grateful. Might even stretch to a couple of beers in the bar. (Kassam prices)
As for the lottery, never won more than £30 for three numbers.

 

[The Mighty Aldo]

Really? Sacrifice a midfield player then ? Go to the good old 1980s 442 formation and constantly lump it forward?

As I recall that era was the best in the club's history.
Oh for a Hamilton and Aldridge right now and if I remember correctly we didn’t “lump it forward” we had decent players in midfield and on the wings.
One thing is for sure whoever plays up front at the moment has a thankless task

 

[The Mighty Aldo]

Funnily enough Kip, you need to create chances for hat tricks.

The Norwich striker doesn't come into our team and begin scoring right away, the service isn't there.

Ah but we created two chances for him, I doubt other teams will be so generous.
Mind you he must be so full of confidence after playing against us

 

[Isle of Wight Yellow]

Can we talk more about the Lankshear ‘foul’ on the defender when he bursts through please?

I’ve watched it multiple times. The most generous interpretation I can give is that they’re both fouling eachother. To give that as a foul by the attacker - he’s somehow illegally impeded the defender in any meaningful way - is so insane to me to be akin to cheating. It’s what I’d give if I was a referee and desperate to make sure the attacking team don’t score.

I truly don’t understand how that was given. What on earth did the referee see?!

 

[QR]

As I recall that era was the best in the club's history.
Oh for a Hamilton and Aldridge right now and if I remember correctly we didn’t “lump it forward” we had decent players in midfield and on the wings.
One thing is for sure whoever plays up front at the moment has a thankless task

Just for a fleeting moment I was back there. Thank you.

 

[WE Yellow]

Can we talk more about the Lankshear ‘foul’ on the defender when he bursts through please?

I’ve watched it multiple times. The most generous interpretation I can give is that they’re both fouling eachother. To give that as a foul by the attacker - he’s somehow illegally impeded the defender in any meaningful way - is so insane to me to be akin to cheating. It’s what I’d give if I was a referee and desperate to make sure the attacking team don’t score.

I truly don’t understand how that was given. What on earth did the referee see?!

From the North stand it was pretty clear that Lankshear yanked O'Nien's shirt first, they both had a go at each other afterwards but if it was called back for the initial contact, then the referee got it correct. Same for the penalty, it was soft but an unneccessary give away by Makosso (who was MOTM, imo) - struggling to see where he gets the ball first.

 

[tatabanya]

Can we talk more about the Lankshear ‘foul’ on the defender when he bursts through please?

I’ve watched it multiple times. The most generous interpretation I can give is that they’re both fouling eachother. To give that as a foul by the attacker - he’s somehow illegally impeded the defender in any meaningful way - is so insane to me to be akin to cheating. It’s what I’d give if I was a referee and desperate to make sure the attacking team don’t score.

I truly don’t understand how that was given. What on earth did the referee see?!

Looked a foul by Lankshear to me, but the frustrating part was that if the referee is giving that then he should have been blowing up for fouls on Lankshear all afternoon.

 

[Sarge]

Can we talk more about the Lankshear ‘foul’ on the defender when he bursts through please?

I’ve watched it multiple times. The most generous interpretation I can give is that they’re both fouling eachother. To give that as a foul by the attacker - he’s somehow illegally impeded the defender in any meaningful way - is so insane to me to be akin to cheating. It’s what I’d give if I was a referee and desperate to make sure the attacking team don’t score.

I truly don’t understand how that was given. What on earth did the referee see?!

one of many shocking decisions given against Oxford (this season- specifically in the last 3 games), from incompetent, inconsistent, so called' impartial, referees. And to compound the inconsistency what the absolutefuck are the assistant referees actually doing? they sure havent been assisting