Home Match Day Thread 31/01/2026 - MDT: Oxford United v Birmingham City

[Carpy]

 

[Peterdev]

As i ve said before Leics sleepwalking to L1

Hope you’re right. Maybe the loss of quite a few points will help.

 

[The Voice Of Reason]

Rumours are Leigh, Dems, Bradshaw have found new homes

 

[Barbadosyellow]

As i ve said before Leics sleepwalking to L1

Hopefully

 

[McXal]

Charlton profiting from a fortuitously-timed red card again. Annoying they’ll get another three points - but they’re in the muck still. And them winning does continue to drag Leicester into it too.

Unfortunately as we’re starting from further behind, we need to keep picking up points ourselves. And our next three fixtures are so tough in that regard.

 

[Northstandboy]

No Woo
No BDK
No Currie

 

[Stanford yellow]

No Woo
No BDK
No Currie

No pyro
No party

 

[Peterdev]

Rumours are Leigh, Dems, Bradshaw have found new homes

If so, the clear out begins.

 

[BicesterU]

Mills at LWB maybe?

 

[Osleroad]

Thank goodness we signed McDonnell early on.

 

[Paul Cannell]

No pyro
No party

No ticket
No laundry

 

[Mike_H]

No Jin-Woo

Concussion injury in training per Radio Oxford - protocols being followed, may be OK for Sheff Utd away on Tuesday.

Also the Luton defender has now signed for us on loan apparently.

 

[Peterdev]

Concussion injury in training per Radio Oxford - protocols being followed, may be OK for Sheff Utd away on Tuesday.

Also the Luton defender has now signed for us on loan apparently.

We’re getting quite a decent squad together with an excellent window likely now.
Hoping we can shot of Dembele for money along with Bradshaw.

 

[BrockBuster]

Can't see Krastev staying beyond the window closing if he can't even make the bench with a few injuries in the squad.

 

[unification]

Can't see Krastev staying beyond the window closing if he can't even make the bench with a few injuries in the squad.

Agreed. Provided he hasn’t got an injury that isn’t being reported, he and Dembele must be off.

 

[OUFC1978]

Warm up is back 4. CB playing left back.

 

[Swaby39]

Back 4 with Brown at left back, I reckon. Not sure Bloomfield would go with a back 5 knowing we have to crow bar in a LWB, and that man be Phillips.

I reckon Phillips will be in the 10, Brown LB, everyone else in their usual slots.

Edit; I’m not there watching the warm up, but sounds like that was a decent guess!

 

[BrockBuster]

From that lineup what I expect to see today (apologising in advance for doom and gloom):

Our issues passing out from the back exacerbated by Brown's especially poor distribution at full back.

MPH falling into the trap (if he is indeed playing centrally) of us struggling to get that position into game this season, especially when Harris is leading the line and not offering anything as a hold up/bring others into play option.

Phillips legs being gone, his decision making being poor and off the ball finding himself not closing off passing lanes or pressing closely enough

Brannagan without BDK not offering an outlet for the back four for an easy penetrative pass, instead dropping deep and (not always unwisely) looking for a long diagonal to Mills.

What I HOPE to see is the reason why I'm not a football manager, and us instead putting in a follow up performance from the Leicester game we can be proud of and steps towards our safety. Whatever happens YELLOWS!

 

[SamLongSlidingTackle]

Feeling good about this one, another 2-1.

 

[Robin Shater]

has anyone got the game on Fawanews.sc so far?

 

[Sarge]

UP THE MANOR

 

[Malc]

COME ON YOU YELLOWS

 

[brightonyellow]

Hope Currie isn’t an “injury” to protect a late move. Know there has been interest.

 

[Sarge]

On target ,please

 

[Sarge]

Someone. Get on the end of those!

 

[SamLongSlidingTackle]

has anyone got the game on Fawanews.sc so far?

footybite.to

 

[Sarge]

On target!

 

[Barbadosyellow]

Three crosses in 3 minutes! Encouraging

 

[Sarge]

Cmon Oxford

 

[SamLongSlidingTackle]

We are hustling them which is a nice change. Ruffle their feathers.

 

[Robin Shater]

Danny Rose puts Barrow one up at Scumdon.