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Home Match Day Thread 15/03/25: Championship - OUFC v Watford FC
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Saturday 15th March 2025 @ 15:00 - OUTV
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Just woken up in the Shire. I think it’s going to be very important for the crowd to get behind the team right from the start, any edginess or angst in the stands will soon transmit to the pitch. We’re just about to enter “mustwinland”, Watford are not as strong away from home but we do look quite fragile. Hoping we can scrape any sort of win, I don’t care how we get there, it would give such an enormous boost to everyone.
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Woken up thinking of anyone can get a reaction from a team, it’s GR!
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We’re 5th across the top four divisions when it comes to the discrepancy between home ppg and away ppg. We average more than a point a game *more* at home than away.
If we play well, we’ll more likely than not get something out of this.
This is from Football Rates, a website I’m a massive fan of having discovered it 7 minutes ago, as they also reckon that Hull, Portsmouth, Derby Luton, Swansea and Cardiff all have tougher run-ins based on their opposition’s ppg for the rest of the season.
If we play well, we’ll more likely than not get something out of this.
This is from Football Rates, a website I’m a massive fan of having discovered it 7 minutes ago, as they also reckon that Hull, Portsmouth, Derby Luton, Swansea and Cardiff all have tougher run-ins based on their opposition’s ppg for the rest of the season.
Morris Oxford
Level: Dave Roberts
(176 Apps, 8 Gls)
Heart says the players respond brilliantly to a kick up the backside from Rowett after Wednesday’s disappointment.
2-0, Romeny, Ter Avest.
Head says looks at our form, plus the absence of Moore and Brannigan, a point at best.
2-0, Romeny, Ter Avest.
Head says looks at our form, plus the absence of Moore and Brannigan, a point at best.
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A win and we'll have the confidence to safely see out the season. A loss and even the most optimistic among us will have an eye on what League One is going to look like come August.
Biggest game of the season.
Biggest game of the season.
We were missing both last season and we took Peterborough apart 5-0 so let’s have the same again today
Let’s create a big atmosphere ( like we did that day)
Let’s have some belief
3-1 the sun is shining I’m feeling positive
wolvercoteyellow
Level: Jack Midson
(68 Apps, 15 Gls)
I’m now also a massive fan of this website, since I just read your post a minute ago. I guess it’s written by an OU fan?
Can only assume that’s the case. But I’ll take anything that helps me bring a bit of positivity this afternoon!
Manorlounger
Level: Phil Whitehead
(238 Apps)
Well, if lucky omens are anything, our safari guide was excited that we saw a mongoose first thing and was over the moon when we spotted a tiger!
Made our day, and his.
Made our day, and his.
Don’t think I’ve got close to predicting a Rowett line-up, but here goes:
Cumming
Ter Avest Helik Long Brown
Vaulks Matos
Goodrham Romeny Placheta
Harris
Cumming
Ter Avest Helik Long Brown
Vaulks Matos
Goodrham Romeny Placheta
Harris
Need a win, don't care how. And a reaction to the last game.
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Osleroad
Level: Dave Roberts
(176 Apps, 8 Gls)
Pretty good shout
Stanford yellow
Level: Ricardinho
(39 Apps, 3 Gls)
Maybe Nelson instead of long
BrockBuster
Level: Callum O'Dowda
(106 Apps, 14 Gls)
So my wife knowing the kind of position we'd be in at this stage of the season has helpfully booked me on a flight to Malta an hour before kick off.
So whether I like it or not I won't have the trauma of watching the game this afternoon (aside from the off chance of seeing one of Brown's errant clearances up at 35,000 feet).
So whether I like it or not I won't have the trauma of watching the game this afternoon (aside from the off chance of seeing one of Brown's errant clearances up at 35,000 feet).
Have to say that around this time last season we had Moore and Brannagan out injured and we played Peterborough at home. I feared the worst knowing we had to win to even have a chance of the playoffs, we won 5-0
Not saying that will happen today, but sometimes other players step up.
On the negative side, the player that stepped up was Josh Murphy and we don’t have anyone close to him in this squad.
But a sneaky 1-0 will do
Oxford84
Level: Dave Roberts
(176 Apps, 8 Gls)
A win with other results going our way could mean we finish they day in 17th and 6 points clear of the relegation zone.
Steve Gilbert
Level: Paul Moody
(197 Apps, 75 Gls)
Did it not concern you that a safari guide was over the moon you actually saw a few animals on a safari?!
I’d question how legitimate this safari is that you’ve gone on
Royalstandard74
Level: Callum O'Dowda
(106 Apps, 14 Gls)
They were also a bit surprised when the guide started running.Did it not concern you that a safari guide was over the moon you actually saw a few animals on a safari?!
I’d question how legitimate this safari is that you’ve gone on
Orkney Islands Yellow
Level: Phil Whitehead
(238 Apps)
Let's have it today, let's not give satisfaction to those podcasters, lazy journalists and those who oppose OUFC locally by going down.
I love the championship and I want to stay. I want to go to St. Mary's, the King Power stadiums and Portman Road next season.
I'm not the only one I'm sure. It'll be tough for our lads over the next 9 games and they'll need us today.
I love the championship and I want to stay. I want to go to St. Mary's, the King Power stadiums and Portman Road next season.
I'm not the only one I'm sure. It'll be tough for our lads over the next 9 games and they'll need us today.
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Nervous, but a little optimistic we can find “something” today.
Somehow we’ve got to find a way to recreate that Blackburn performance and we’ll hold our own against most teams. Easier said than done without CB and our current lopsided defence.
Lots of (understandable) negativity after Wednesday, but if we get a result and the rest fall for us then things will be back to looking “OK”…
Somehow we’ve got to find a way to recreate that Blackburn performance and we’ll hold our own against most teams. Easier said than done without CB and our current lopsided defence.
Lots of (understandable) negativity after Wednesday, but if we get a result and the rest fall for us then things will be back to looking “OK”…
NottsYellow
Level: Callum O'Dowda
(106 Apps, 14 Gls)
The other player to "step up" in that Peterborough game was Josh McEachan (Spelling?) he must be somewhere in the building, a good manager must be able to use Josh, somehow, to improve the current dire situation.
Cumming
Ter Avest Helik Nelson Brown
Vaulks Matos
Placheta Rodrigues Goodrham
Harris
Hoping Brannagan is somehow fit, but expect to see Matos chasing Chakvetadze all over the park today. Good luck, Alex.Ter Avest Helik Nelson Brown
Vaulks Matos
Placheta Rodrigues Goodrham
Harris
chuckbert
Level: Paul Moody
(197 Apps, 75 Gls)
Going on the Brian Talbot - Jodie Jones tourist trail?
Peterdev
Level: Dave Roberts
(176 Apps, 8 Gls)
There’s a lot of positivity on here. We played very negatively on Wednesday but still could have got something out of the game. Unfortunately we are being found out too easily and the lack of a goalscoring forward is making it difficult for us. I can’t see where a win comes today and if we do win it’ll be a narrow win.
The loss of Cameron and Elliot…just as his presence was starting to make a difference will make any essukt difficult for us.
The plus side is that Watford like us are in freefall and maybe we can get their manager the sack by getting three points.
Heart says 2-1 to us but head says 0-0 and squeaky bum time
The loss of Cameron and Elliot…just as his presence was starting to make a difference will make any essukt difficult for us.
The plus side is that Watford like us are in freefall and maybe we can get their manager the sack by getting three points.
Heart says 2-1 to us but head says 0-0 and squeaky bum time
chuckbert
Level: Paul Moody
(197 Apps, 75 Gls)
I also now love the site. It’s amazing that after 59 seasons, having scored and conceded thousands of goals, our goal difference is currently -11 !! Come on lads let’s score/concede +11 this season, stay up and put our lifetime GD at parity!
mooro
Level: Dave Roberts
(176 Apps, 8 Gls)
I know it can be the natural tendency of the football to focus on the negative, but I'd rather be in our position than those below us.
Form at this stage of the season fluctuates (just ask Pompey), so even those teams that have got a couple of wins are still behind us and can they really expect to keep winning or will their wave pass?
Likewise, there are still plenty of games to go so plenty of time for form to go up or down for everyone
We've just got to keep going, not let things play on our minds, and those points will come - whether it's a win or two or one by one Manning style.
Have faith, we're going to do this
Form at this stage of the season fluctuates (just ask Pompey), so even those teams that have got a couple of wins are still behind us and can they really expect to keep winning or will their wave pass?
Likewise, there are still plenty of games to go so plenty of time for form to go up or down for everyone
We've just got to keep going, not let things play on our minds, and those points will come - whether it's a win or two or one by one Manning style.
Have faith, we're going to do this
That team will get ripped a new one on the left side of defence.
Foley
Level: Colin Harrington
(260 Apps, 30 Gls)
Not sure that many would agree with you on that including most supporters and 'good managers'
