Daviddidcotexile
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Sadly it is the relentless negativity.Tell me David which part of what i said makes me an "a**e"?
Sadly it is the relentless negativity.Tell me David which part of what i said makes me an "a**e"?
Chris HacketYes. Its good. Apart from Long, we have had very few players in recent years
come all the way through our academy, made it with us as a professional and then gone onto have a professional career. Since Dean Whitehead, I can think of COD. Hopefully we will produce a few more.
Short and suspiciousMaybe we should go full Atheltic Bilbao and ONLY field players from Oxon.
What would an Oxfordshire XI look like?
Yes you are right. With all the resources that go into a youth setup, it produces remarkably little. We have done well though in bringing in young players from other clubs, developing them and selling on though. Hopefully the increased focus on our youth setup will start to bring more of our own youngsters through.Chris Hacket
Top tip: nine times out of ten they haven’t really called the police.Gorrin. The guy that anchors our team. I feel about him the way @RyanioBirdio feels about Taylor.
He wasn't though , Sam was marking and Clare didn't track back with his man while Long tried to cover both ....great to see Clare further forward and he isn't a defender.Clare was covering in for Sam when he went for the ball. The problem was Sam got nowhere near the ball and watched it sail over his head instead. Clare did nothing wrong as he correctly covered the inside area that Sam had come out from. Clare has got a lot of criticism this season but this wasn't his fault in anyway imo.
Simon King ( Atkins never played him but had a good carrer elsewhere), Sam Ricketts. Jamie Brooks, Dexter Blackstock, Craig Davies ( he came to us whilst still a scholar) Powelly, Simon Marsh as well as Chris Hackett and Deano. As Mooro will confirm less after funding was cut etc but now the Academy seems vibrant.Yes you are right. With all the resources that go into a youth setup, it produces remarkably little. We have done well though in bringing in young players from other clubs, developing them and selling on though. Hopefully the increased focus on our youth setup will start to bring more of our own youngsters through.
Simon King ( Atkins never played him but had a good carrer elsewhere), Sam Ricketts. Jamie Brooks, Dexter Blackstock, Craig Davies ( he came to us whilst still a scholar) Powelly, Simon Marsh as well as Chris Hackett and Deano. As Mooro will confirm less after funding was cut etc but now the Academy seems vibrant.
He wasn't though , Sam was marking and Clare didn't track back with his man while Long tried to cover both ....great to see Clare further forward and he isn't a defender.
It was a great touch because it came in at pace. That made it more instinctive which probably helped as he looks like he's been over thinking things lately to chase a goal.
Matty Taylor's goal just looks better from those angles.
Shodipo looked happy to be 2 up
Matty Taylor's goal just looks better from those angles.
Matty Taylor's goal just looks better from those angles.
Long got held down so couldn't jump. He was too honest and should have gone down like a sack of spuds once he realised there was no way he could get to the ball. Another example of us being too nice and not using the 'dark arts' as other teams do.Clare was covering in for Sam when he went for the ball. The problem was Sam got nowhere near the ball and watched it sail over his head instead. Clare did nothing wrong as he correctly covered the inside area that Sam had come out from. Clare has got a lot of criticism this season but this wasn't his fault in anyway imo.
Sam did stop he should have made a move with Gorrin dropping into cover for Sam but I’m not excusing Clare, but he did have a good game when he came on.He wasn't though , Sam was marking and Clare didn't track back with his man while Long tried to cover both ....great to see Clare further forward and he isn't a defender.
Exactly, as you point out no real youth product other than Long in a decade +. Hopefully as you also point out hopefully the academy is now more vibrant.Simon King ( Atkins never played him but had a good carrer elsewhere), Sam Ricketts. Jamie Brooks, Dexter Blackstock, Craig Davies ( he came to us whilst still a scholar) Powelly, Simon Marsh as well as Chris Hackett and Deano. As Mooro will confirm less after funding was cut etc but now the Academy seems vibrant.
I was more looking at players who have come all the way through, established themselves with us and then moved on.We can add Baptiste as he came in as a scholar and we can add Matty Taylor as he came through our youth ranks as is now starring for us. I don't think the players who have come through our Youth system that have gone on to a pro career should be forgotten either so the likes Tyrone Marsh, MIles Welch-Hayes and Alex Fisher should be acknowledged.
Not forgetting Marvin Epketa now starring for BlackpoolI was more looking at players who have come all the way through, established themselves with us and then moved on.