- Year of First Game
- 1963
Home Match Build-Up 26/04/25: Championship: OUFC v Sunderland
- Thread starter Northstandboy
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Orkney Islands Yellow
Level: Phil Whitehead
(238 Apps)
East Stand Fan
Level: Callum O'Dowda
(106 Apps, 14 Gls)
Kinda expected really. They have been tinkering and taking things easy last couple of months knowing a playoff place is cemented. It's somewhat killed their flow and motivation and I think they've lost the past three games on top of some really mediocre displays where they aren't even scoring. Risks of suspensions and injuries may be worth it if it can get them back on track. They can't be going into the playoffs expecting to get to the final playing the way they are.
Royalstandard74
Level: Callum O'Dowda
(106 Apps, 14 Gls)
Hopefully we go in hard and give them some very hard challenges and injuries, never mind, sh#t happens, we are all out for the battle on this one.
Edited- I also think it would be foolish for them to commit to 50/50 or 60/40 challenges like we will with their final league position confirmed, very risky.
Edited- I also think it would be foolish for them to commit to 50/50 or 60/40 challenges like we will with their final league position confirmed, very risky.
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Made-in-Jericho
Level: Andy Crosby
(122 Apps, 13 Gls)
We have absolutely everything to fight for. They don’t.
Beat them and our status in The Championship is secured. Simples.
Beat them and our status in The Championship is secured. Simples.
TobyDavis34
Level: Chris Maguire
(79 Apps, 22 Gls)
- Year of First Game
- 1994
Whatever ends up happening, the forthcoming ~40 hours are going to be horrible and I have already apologised to everyone in the immediate family in advance.
I’m on holiday in Saundersfoot and all I can think about is driving back from roughly here in a couple of weeks, with my mates who are Swansea through and through in the back, trying my hardest not to drive them off the nearest cliff.
I really hate football.
I’m on holiday in Saundersfoot and all I can think about is driving back from roughly here in a couple of weeks, with my mates who are Swansea through and through in the back, trying my hardest not to drive them off the nearest cliff.
I really hate football.
Orkney Islands Yellow
Level: Phil Whitehead
(238 Apps)
I feel the same but fear this feeling will last for another 8 days.
Just win tomorrow, don't care how, use all the shithousery in the world but just win.
Gregortheox
Level: Callum O'Dowda
(106 Apps, 14 Gls)
I’m shitting it, but let’s remember to make a noise like never before…the players are really going to need it…
It’ll have to be a one legged tie
The atmosphere will hopefully be buzzing like it was for the Leeds game, what we lacked there was an early goal when we had a bit of momentum from the crowd. Their quality sort of shone through as they settled into the game, but i think we have far far more chance of winning if we can grab one early and remain solid at the back from then onwards. We are terrible at chasing a goal, so we have to go 1-0 up to have much of a chance imo.
sideshowrob
Level: Callum O'Dowda
(106 Apps, 14 Gls)
- Year of First Game
- 1968
The last time we beat Sunderland was April 26th 1994 so the date is a good omen. Paul Moody scored twice with Chris Allen in a 3-2 away win.
chuckbert
Level: Paul Moody
(197 Apps, 75 Gls)
A slightly early birthday present for me please OUFC. (And if I remember correctly also for sadly missed forum denizen John Hedges aka Exiled in Swindon).
Premier League referee?
bazzer9461
Level: Joey Beauchamp
(428 Apps, 79 Gls)
- Year of First Game
- 1968
As long as we improve 100% on last Saturday
Ter Avest available for selection again following his concussion absence.
Get into them early Oxford. Play nasty. None of these fuckers will want to risk injury for the playoffs. I want Sam Long on Mahoma at Wembley-esque challenges flying in from the off.
I'm really excited for this match. COYY!
Orkney Islands Yellow
Level: Phil Whitehead
(238 Apps)
Yeah, they won't want to risk injury.
SSO
Level: Chris Maguire
(79 Apps, 22 Gls)
If that happens your duty is to carry out a football heckle and report back here.
Made-in-Jericho
Level: Andy Crosby
(122 Apps, 13 Gls)
Seeing as we didn't play last Saturday that should be fairly easy.
Stanford yellow
Level: Ricardinho
(39 Apps, 3 Gls)
Stranger
Level: Chris Maguire
(79 Apps, 22 Gls)
Sam Long
Stanford yellow
Level: Ricardinho
(39 Apps, 3 Gls)
Looking for one spare for Tomorrow (adult)
Yes, last weekend ref'd Brentford v Brighton. Has given 3 penalties all season, and same number of red cards. Ref'd Sunderland v Leeds earlier in the season. Last ref'd us in the 1-1 draw at Pompey in 2020, awarded us a penalty that Gorrin scored.
Reedie8610
Level: Mateo Corbo
(13 Apps, 8 Yellows, 1 Red)
Need to make it a battle. Don’t think they’ll be up for that
carefreeoufc
Level: Callum O'Dowda
(106 Apps, 14 Gls)
For all of his pragmatism, I'd like to think Rowett knows a thing or two about kicking players up in the air. I'd not water the pitch all week, I'd then just clatter as many of their players as possible (in the realms of what's legal) and make them consider whether it was worth it.
Eric Blair
Level: Dave Roberts
(176 Apps, 8 Gls)
Twenty words of truth there. I am the same. I think it's why I've posted on here so much this week. Too much nervous energy. I'm far too anxious to be a professional footballer (as well as being sh*t at football)
Eric Blair
Level: Dave Roberts
(176 Apps, 8 Gls)
- Year of First Game
- 1980
Twenty-one words of truth even.
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