Home Match Build-Up 23/11/2024 - Championship: Oxford United vs Middlesbrough

[dickwalton1964]

The anti-international football rhetoric really is getting boring. It's been peddled by Sky and 'fans' of the big premier league teams (most of whom never actually go to games anyway) cause they can't go a week without Fantasy Football and an ACCA. Echoes of 'Football's Back!!' a week after the season has actually started.

When the major tournaments come around everyone jumps on the bandwagon and then moans like hell when we get knocked out, but at the same time moan about these matches where the players have time to gel and the coaching staff have a bit of an opportunity to try things out.

There's Premier League, Champions League, Europa League, Europa National League North, Club World United Nations All Stars matches seemingly every single day of the week throughout the year. The odd week off for an international match is actually a nice change of pace, imo, and by the time club football is back I'm usually looking forward to it again, rather than feeling a bit jaded by the constant stream of club football.

How many breaks from club football do you want though ? You’ve had three months ‘off’ in the summer and then a further three fortnights off and we are only in November ! I agree, take a short break maybe post Christmas for a fortnight to refresh and reset but that should be it. I find it so frustrating that we get back into that swing of football every weekend and then it grinds to a halt just as it starts to hot up. Domestic football is the staple diet, international football is just a top up and should be treated that way when it comes to scheduling. Let’s be honest there are only about a dozen matches - for an England fan - every four years that are of any remote importance. The rest are just highly boring, uncompetitive processions.

 

[Mad Dog]

One of the worst modern day inventions is the naming of a bit of bad weather. Why has that become a thing?

American tosh!

I was saying the exact same thing to someone yesterday! It's ridiculous

 

[Swaby39]

How the hell is Goodwin still not even in the conversation?

He hasn’t really put himself in the conversation through fitness issues. He’s still such an unknown quantity even in L1 let alone the championship but if we’re going to shape up the way we have recently I think he could and should be in the hat for a start, as well as Scarlett has done.

I thought he actually caused problems at Watford for the few mins he was on and he’s a big old unit. He will almost certainly get chances before Christmas as the fixtures really ramp up now. The rest is down to him as he could be looking at a January loan at this rate.

 

[Foley]

The anti-international football rhetoric really is getting boring. It's been peddled by Sky and 'fans' of the big premier league teams (most of whom never actually go to games anyway) cause they can't go a week without Fantasy Football and an ACCA. Echoes of 'Football's Back!!' a week after the season has actually started.

When the major tournaments come around everyone jumps on the bandwagon and then moans like hell when we get knocked out, but at the same time moan about these matches where the players have time to gel and the coaching staff have a bit of an opportunity to try things out.

There's Premier League, Champions League, Europa League, Europa National League North, Club World United Nations All Stars matches seemingly every single day of the week throughout the year. The odd week off for an international match is actually a nice change of pace, imo, and by the time club football is back I'm usually looking forward to it again, rather than feeling a bit jaded by the constant stream of club football.

And there is still L1/ L2 and loads of non league football that gets some coverage.

 

[Mad Dog]

He hasn’t really put himself in the conversation through fitness issues. He’s still such an unknown quantity even in L1 let alone the championship but if we’re going to shape up the way we have recently I think he could and should be in the hat for a start, as well as Scarlett has done.

I thought he actually caused problems at Watford for the few mins he was on and he’s a big old unit. He will almost certainly get chances before Christmas as the fixtures really ramp up now. The rest is down to him as he could be looking at a January loan at this rate.

Well with Harris beaten up and clearly in need of a rest for a few games, Goodwin should finally get his chance to show what he's about, because up to now, all he's seemed to be about, is injuries.

But he's been training for a while now, and eased back into games in recent weeks, and has had another international break to continue building his strength and fitness in training, so let's hope he kicks on now, and puts his injury nightmare behind him...

 

[Scrongo]

Pointless internationals, that no one's interested in.
Boring & meaningless . Euros & World cup finals that's about all I watch really.
Then there's nothing to cheer about with England.
Lucky I'm a 2 team w**Ker, & support another team that wins something..
Before anyone has a go I'm duel nationality...

 

[Scrongo]

Anyhow can't wait for tomorrow,apart from weather..

 

[carefreeoufc]

We had a match last season in similar conditions, midweek game where Tyler Burey made his debut. It was bloody awful and so was he if I remember correctly, sliding all over the place, losing the ball and so on. I remember before the game thinking it would be a bit of a shambles (and it was).

I suspect it will be fairly similar tomorrow given the wind and rain! I wouldn't be adverse to seeing Goodwin start in all honesty. If it's going to be a bit of a war of attrition out there then it might be the match to suit him. Who knows... either way, a point and no more injuries would be good! Although I've got a nagging feeling one of our returning wingers is going to be back in the medical room before Christmas.

 

[The Voice Of Reason]

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