Away Match Day Thread +++ 26/12/2017 Gillingham v OUFC match day thread +++

[Northstandboy]

Let's (try to) forget about Saturday. I am really interested to see how the team bounce back.

1-1 will be the result. After Saturday, I think that could be considered a positive result!

 

[unification]

A win is needed.

Any win to flush away the monumental bowel movement that was Saturdays game.

Gills are fairly awful this year. Let’s make sure that they remain worse than us - although that’s harder than it appears nowadays.

 

[Yellow and Blue Army]

They’ve got the worst home record in the division.. forget Saturday, anything less than a win here is criminal

 

[holdsteady]

2-0 to them, I can’t see us turning it round after getting massacred just a couple of days ago. Hopefully they are slow team with low workrate though, then we might get something.

 

[BigCrompy]

There need to be changes, of the calibre of Ledson and Carroll in.

I do hope a start for Gino isn’t considered as a ground breaking inclusion by Pep.

 

[Dubai Yellow]

Quite possibly the biggest match of our season so far. Sorry, but I can't see us winning this either. 2-1 Gills.

 

[Oufcad30]

Going to say 1-0 to them

 

[Manorlounger]

2 up front, Rothwell to start, Xemi benched. And the team must be fired up from the off. Lose this and it's taxi for Clotet.

 

[Peterdev]

I think we will let in four and my Gillingham friend will remind me that we won't be making the play offs this year

 

[BotleyOx]

As long as we fokuss we will be ok.

 

[OUFCwaffle]

Our confidence is shot at the minute and I don't trust pep in anyway to have done anything impactful in training. I reckon we will lose a dissapointing 2-0.

 

[uptheus]

How many will travel, especially after Saturday's result and it being an early kick off?

 

[West Oxon U’s]

Gills look to be without wide man Scott Wagstaff today who created both goals in the Gills’
2-0 win at Fleetwood .

http://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/sport/gillingham-scott-wagstaff-injury-fleetwood-157467/

 

[Highlights]

It would not surprise me if we play well and win comfortably. Defeats like that often cause a big reaction. It's certainly a big moment in the season, let's hope it fires the squad up

 

[Maggiesdad]

It would not surprise me if we play well and win comfortably. Defeats like that often cause a big reaction. It's certainly a big moment in the season, let's hope it fires the squad up

What are your thoughts about the Wigan defeat, team selection, tactics etc?

 

[mcf86]

Got 0-0 written all over it. Leaving many undecided whether to laugh or cry, but maybe clot will decide that he will give the players chance to put things right - and fields the same team!!

Personally, whatever the result it will not erase the shocking display and result against Wigan, that, will take many years.

 

[YellowShark]

Could go either way today. On paper we're obviously the better team on paper but I can't imagine what our morale is like. I think Pep has the opportunity to show his worth over the next couple of matches. If he can turn the team round after Saturday he has a future. If not...

Hope you all had a great Christmas despite the football !

 

[Johnf]

After Saturday I would expect a resolute performance today and hope we start with ledson and Ruffels together to make our midfield competitive and not so porous.
I think Gillingham have picked up a bit lately so I think a draw would be acceptable.
But before a ball has been kicked I always say we will win so 1-0 to the u’s for me.
COYY

 

[Berliner]

I wouldn't make wholesale changes line-up wise...that's just a sign of panic. But please to God be more astute with the tactics.
Single goal either way...hopefully for us (Wes).

 

[gingerox]

Never predicted us to lose before and don't plan to now:
Eastwood
Carroll Mous Williamson Ricardinho
Ledson Ruffels
Henry Payne Rothwell
Thomas
1-2 to us, with Rothwell and Wes getting the goals. COYY

 

[Northstand Grandad]

Whatever the result the players must put in a performance, if they play like they did last game there is no way back and pep will have to consider his position

 

[Concretebob]

Gillingham in form, we have very little confidence. Silly kick off time. Probably 600 or so away fans.

We will probably win knowing Oxford.

 

[Village-Yellow]

We’re a few days older and with that comes more experience.... we’ll be fine ?

3-1 Gills.

 

[The Secret Poster]

Biggest challenge for the players today will be getting over the mental hurdle saturdays result will be playing on all of their minds or at least it should be! All of the players are professionals and should be able to concentrate on the game at hand and If Clotet plays a sensible team I think we could snatch a win. All depends on what team comes out. That defeat on Saturday is gone and we all need to move on, but if we have another poor performance serious questions need to be asked. I’m going for a 2-0 win.

 

[Morris Oxford]

Back four need to play 10 yards further up the field, that would help the midfield get a foothold in the game, also helps Wes with Payne/midfield closer to him. Sadly Williamson & Tiendalli are too slow for this to likely happen and we’ll get over run in the middle of the park again.

After Saturday I think it would be very fair and reasonable for Ledson and Rothwell to start in place of Xemi and Ruffels. Any other change is probably just tinkering and unlikely to make a huge difference. However I wouldn’t mind seeing Obika get a run of games.

If Xemi starts I’ll be questioning Pep’s sanity.

Heart says 2-1 Oxford, head says 3-1 Gills. I’d take a draw after Saturday.

 

[holdsteady]

Never predicted us to lose before and don't plan to now:
Eastwood
Carroll Mous Williamson Ricardinho
Ledson Ruffels
Henry Payne Rothwell
Thomas
1-2 to us, with Rothwell and Wes getting the goals. COYY

That’s the team I would play, Tiendalli and Xemi are obvious drops after Saturday but Mowett deserves to be left out as well, so many times he is near invisible in games that it’s like having ten men, he is far to slow to play as a left winger and if we can send him back January and use whatever he is costing towards a pacey, athletic left sided attacker the we should, he hasn’t worked out here.

Can Williamson play two games in a week? Ordinarily after shipping 7 and a centre back playing like he did that wouldn’t be a worry but the only possibility (assuming Raglan is still unavailable) is Aaron Martin, bringing him into a defence that just got torn to pieces given how bad he has been here could be disastrous. On the other hand I suppose it shows that Nartub needs to leave here for the good of his career if he is unpickable as a replacement for an aging defence that just got torn to pieces.

 

[RCYellowRC]

Changes are needed especially in CM
Eastwood
Carroll Mousinho Williamson Ricardinho
Ledson Mowatt
Henry Payne Rothwell
Obika
Thomas played full game Saturday so expect him to be rested, Mowatt wasted outwide so should be moved centrally, Carroll in for Tiendalli who was poor on Saturday.
Need a response urgently and think we will be good enough to do so. 2-1 Oxford Obika,Ricardinho scorers

 

[carefreeoufc]

I think it was Gillingham that played us a while back and hadn’t won for a record number of away games until they visited us.

Not feeling too hopeful and think it’ll be 0-1 to Gills. I reckon a few of ours enjoyed Christmas a bit much which will impact on the performance.

527 away fans

 

[bicesterox]

Dreading this game. I know after a bad defeat you want another game soon to get it out of the system, but this may be too early. If the players are still as shellshocked as I am I don't rate our chances.

BUT , If they show guts and show up there is no reason not to continue our recent record against Gillingham.

No score predictions from me. Just a small sliver of hope that they will prove they are men, not mice.

 

[Notaswindonfan]

6-0 Gills we’re on our way back......seriously one nil win to oufc