Home Match Day Thread 28/02/2026 - MDT: Oxford United v West Bromwich Albion

[SteMerritt]

 

[Marston Road Yellow]

Come on it's just a game of football

You are my wife and I claim my £5

 

[Gregortheox]

I’m pretty relaxed to be fair.

What will be will be…and that’s relegation for us I think.
I’ve watched us 30 odd times and it’s no secret we are inept.
I think Cam was just delusional or trying to keep the spirits up in his last interview….
The championship was a step too far for us at this stage.
We have a huge amount of building to do as a club in the new stadium before our next visit to the 2nd tier.

 

[West Oxon U’s]

 

[Yellowecky]

I don’t like talking about ‘must win games’, especially in February, but only a win will give us any chance, realistic or otherwise, of avoiding relegation. Hopefully the players realise that as well and throw off the shackles! I’m still convinced that with a positive approach we’re good enough for this division:

Oxford United 3 - West Bromwich Albion 0.

COME ON YOU YELLOWS!!

 

[West Oxon U’s]

 

[Londox]

The fat lady has finished her warm up and is now stood in front of the microphone

 

[OohJonnyLager]

The fat lady has finished her warm up and is now stood in front of the microphone

It’s a phrase with its origins from opera where they don’t use microphones. But yeah.

 

[Coffin Dodger]

Where the heck have they been so far this season ?

Hopefully in the wash.

 

[Jster]

It’s a phrase with its origins from opera where they don’t use microphones. But yeah.

Is it? I always thought it was to do with the US election result and Texas.

 

[Jster]

Having checked, I'm evidently wrong. Not even sure where I got that from. It's not even mentioned in the etymology!

 

[HayfieldYellow]

Watching Droylsden v Cockfosters in the FA Vase QF this afternoon. Will be keeping a nervous eye on events at the Kassam but will be nice to watch a game stress-free. COYY.

 

[werthersoriginal]

Having checked, I'm evidently wrong. Not even sure where I got that from. It's not even mentioned in the etymology!

The traditional aria at the end of an opera isn’t it? Though female opera singers aren’t that fat these days

 

[Made-in-Jericho]

I couldn’t face the 6-hour round trip today, sadly, but as well as struggling with a horrific sore throat and nasty cough, my energy and enthusiasm for this are low.
I can only see a negative result…. I do hope I’m proved wrong in deciding not to go and a positive outcome gives us all a good kick up the backside.

 

[Mad Dog]

The fat lady has finished her warm up and is now stood in front of the microphone

Clearing her throat...

 

[chuckbert]

Having checked, I'm evidently wrong. Not even sure where I got that from. It's not even mentioned in the etymology!

But what’s the story? I’m dying know now?

 

[Jster]

I thought I once heard it in US election coverage, where it was said (by a US commentator) that an election wasn't over until the "fat lady" (Texas) had sung (i.e. the Texas result had come in). But I can find absolutely nothing online about this. So maybe I dreamt it.

A good way to take my mind off the game anyway!

 

[Thomas/Brock/Jones]

Must admit got a bit of a sick feeling about this game , reminds me of my youthful optimisim when we only needed to beat Watford away and Sheff weds at home to get our Div one survival going again ...lost both 0-3 and I , we , were crushed.

 

[bazzer9461]

 

[Daviddidcotexile]

Positive line up

 

[werthersoriginal]

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I think a lot depends on whether the ‘number 10’ can get involved - often they just float about vaguely and leave us overrun. But that’s a decent selection of players I guess.

 

[Swaby39]

Dropping our outstanding defender of the last 5 or 6 games is one way to solve your defensive crisis, I suppose.

 

[Common Villager]

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Is Makosso playing?

 

[McXal]

Not unhappy with the team (if only because playing Brannagan and Vaulks together as a two again would’ve been the definition of insanity). Glad Cam is fit, glad Donley is back (again).

We have GOT to find a way to be better with the football, maintain coherent possession and mount more structured attacks. Our record this season shows that we’re actually ok when there is no real pressure on us to attack the game and we can set up with limited ambition to nick a draw. Unfortunately that will see us relegated if we can’t ally that to actually being able to competently attack games against teams around us.

Pretty much win or bust today. Which, as others have pointed out in this thread, is somewhat liberating as it really doesn’t give us much choice but to go for it in some form. Anything other than at least 7 points from our next three home games (as long as that includes wins over WBA and Blackburn) and it’s probably done. Now or never!

 

[Oxfordpete]

Emakhu was excellent when he came on - Makosso has also been good so can’t see why he’s been dropped to bench - Will needs to get to the ball rather than push shove etc the defenders

 

[Thomas/Brock/Jones]

Results going our way so far blackburn, Leicestrr and Pompey all losing

 

[chuckbert]

Come on Oxford. The other teams seem to be throwing us lifelines that we really need to start getting a hold of.

 

[Bitter]

Makosso injured?

 

[Dr Bob]

Emakhu was excellent when he came on - Makosso has also been good so can’t see why he’s been dropped to bench - Will needs to get to the ball rather than push shove etc the defenders

Isn't Makosso in the starting 11? Looks like it to me...

 

[Dr Bob]

Isn't Makosso in the starting 11? Looks like it to me...

Ah, just heard the RadOx update. But why...?

 

[Thomas/Brock/Jones]

Isn't Makosso in the starting 11? Looks like it to me...

Same here but a very late change ...guess injured ?