Home Match Day Thread 28/11/2025 - MDT: OUFC v Ipswich Town

[Northstandboy]

 

[JayOx88]

If the theories etc about Prelec wanting out are accurate then it would seem highly unlikely/dangerous to put him upfront - Lankshear instead surely

I have no idea if they're accurate or not, and at this stage that's all they are - theories. I'm not picking on speculation, just what I think is the best 11 players in the squad to take on Ipswich.

 

[Marston Road Yellow]

Back 3 , attacking set up , Marris nowhere near the starting line up…

 

[Fat bloke]

Only thing at moment shows we are unbeaten at home to Ipswich.

 

[holdsteady]

Either a 1-0 win or a 5-0 loss, concede early and I have feeling it will get painful.

 

[Steve Gilbert]

Time to be positive….we have taken points off Coventry, Boro and Leicester at home this season and beaten Bristol City away so we have shown we can do it against the better teams in this league.
I’d love it if we won but would be equally happy with a point, if only to prove @greatunclekip wrong with his prediction that we won’t leave the relegation zone again this season!

 

[werthersoriginal]

Hehe …. Comments, go!!

 

[Northstandboy]

 

[Up The Manor]

Fingers crossed it's his last team selection .

 

[Older Shotts]

Playing Harris again? He’s deffo trying to get sacked.

 

[BicesterU]

Fingers crossed it's his last team selection .

If we get a result, will this be your last forum comment?

Do grow up.

 

[Bicester Yellow]

The state of that line up

 

[McXal]

Hidde vanishes again. Tactical? Or has he picked up another knock?

Looking forward to seeing Mills & Krastev. Although can’t help but feel like GR has got the team selections the wrong way round and this closer to how we should’ve lined up on Tuesday…

 

[Jaboysmith]

How on earth can you start Harris. He’s the 5th best striker in the matchday squad

 

[Bicester Yellow]

If we get a result, will this be your last forum comment?

Do grow up.

Well that lineup does stink.

Playing Harris makes me think he wants the pay off tbh.

 

[JoeUFC]

It's the line up I'd have picked aside from obviously Lankshear. Wonder if there's a fitness issue we're unaware of.

 

[Steve Gilbert]

Fingers crossed it's his last team selection .

What a stupid post before a ball has been kicked tonight.

 

[tonyw]

Is Dembele actually injured? Or is GR now just trying to push him out in January?

Can't see any other reason why you'd have Bradshaw on the bench ahead of him, when we're only playing one striker and already have two of them (and another guy in Romeny who plays there for his country) on the bench!

 

[Up The Manor]

If we get a result, will this be your last forum comment?

Do grow up.

Yes i will stop posting ,no worries .

 

[Joey]

So, unchanged line up? So much for having to put that team out against Norwich to rest players for tonight.

Fingers crossed they do the job but we've made it harder for ourselves. Sparky has been out of form for a year, I'd love him to turn it round but can't see how he can start twice in a row ahead of Lankshear or even Prelec.

Edit - somehow clicked on Tuesday's team instead like a big fool. Pleased Krastev and Mills are in, point stands regarding M Harris. Missing our best player from Tuesday is a blow as well

 

[Fat bloke]

Harris will score tonite

 

[werthersoriginal]

Is Dembele actually injured? Or is GR now just trying to push him out in January?

Can't see any other reason why you'd have Bradshaw on the bench ahead of him, when we're only playing one striker and already have two of them (and another guy in Romeny who plays there for his country) on the bench!

We have four strikers on the bench?!

 

[greatunclekip]

Gary has way bigger cojones than I have putting that lineup out in a clear play for at best a draw at home. Fair play to him for that again.

After Sheff Wed I wasn’t sure I’d ever see Mark Harris for us again, fair play to him for battling back to a Championship starting striker.

 

[werthersoriginal]

Harris will score tonite

Yes I think Luke does have an eye for goal

 

[Jaboysmith]

So, unchanged line up? So much for having to put that team out against Norwich to rest players for tonight.

Fingers crossed they do the job but we've made it harder for ourselves. Sparky has been out of form for a year, I'd love him to turn it round but can't see how he can start twice in a row ahead of Lankshear or even Prelec.

Krastev and Mills start over Hidde and Tyler

 

[Bicester Yellow]

Yes i will stop posting ,no worries .

Probably will make your life more enjoyable

 

[Osleroad]

The riddle of the Sphinx has nothing on this line up

 

[Vancouver Yellow]

No Hidde is a huge blow. Our best player last time out

 

[Swaby39]

I just can’t fathom leaving out the only player that knows how to score from a team that makes the goal seem like it’s another 3 pitches away.

If you’re going to play Mark Harris, he can’t be the focal point. Attacks die at his feet, quite literally.

I’m not going to be quite as abrasive about the line up as I was on Tuesday because I was pleasantly surprised by what it produced for the first 15/20 mins. So here’s hoping there’s a master plan here that we can keep up for a full game.

 

[Older Shotts]

I imagine Ter Avest is rested after the midweek game and not having played in a while.

 

[Joey]

Krastev and Mills start over Hidde and Tyler

Yes just saw that, don't know if the team news was late or what but it showed the Norwich line up for me just after they're normally released. Ter Avest out is huge loss but glad Krastev plays