Away Match Day Thread 5/8/23 L1: Cambridge United v OUFC

[Northstandboy]

First game of the season. COYY!

 

[Malc]

Match is listed on Fawa. Should start just before KO.

 

[West Oxon U’s]

Long starts.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1687810687941185536

 

[West Oxon U’s]

Stevens between the posts for Cambridge. Elias Kachunga on the bench.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1687810686989049858

 

[Northstandboy]

Good to see Goodrham starting!

 

[Kiewhite]

Why Murphy not in squad

 

[Barbadosyellow]

At least Stevens shouldn't score against us!

 

[Malc]

Young bench. I like it.

 

[Barbadosyellow]

Why Murphy not in squad

Bit worrying. Decent bench though.

 

[OX14]

Why Murphy not in squad

Muscle strain apparently.

 

[Carpy]

Stevens between the posts for Cambridge. Elias Kachunga on the bench.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1687810686989049858

Shoot on sight in that case

 

[West Oxon U’s]

A Rogues Gallery - hopefully NOT !

https://twitter.com/x/status/1687812578615902208

 

[chuckbert]

Stevens between the posts for Cambridge. Elias Kachunga on the bench.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1687810686989049858

Just had a bizarre senior moment reading this, thinking "why the hell isn't beadle playing?".

 

[IsleofWightYellow]

So no Murphy, Woltman, Henry or Wildschut in the first squad…

 

[Chippy]

I think the starting 11 and bench pretty much as expected. Plenty of options and cover all over the park with the subs.

We’re clearly 2 or 3 players light but also with the likes of Murphy, Woltman, and Henry not even in the squad, it shows we have many more options this season with a few more still to come in.

Come on Oxford, let’s get 3 big points today.

 

[West Oxon U’s]

 

[OX14]

So no Murphy, Woltman, Henry or Wildschut in the first squad…

Murphy (slight knock)
Henry (slight Achilles problem)
Smyth (slight knock)
Wildschut (left out)
Woltman (will likely play midweek)

 

[oufc1991]

Murphy (slight knock)
Henry (slight Achilles problem)
Smyth (slight knock)
Wildschut (left out)
Woltman (will likely play midweek)

Is that genuine or is it more of a case of except Smyth and Wolman the rest just aren't in the manager's plans

 

[battman]

So no Murphy, Woltman, Henry or Wildschut in the first squad…

I think everyone needs to get used to players being left out the squad and it not being a big shock. In previous seasons we haven't had a squad large enough to fill the bench at times, but in modern football it should absolutely be the norm that not all of your squad will make a match day 18.

 

[Scotchegg]

Is that genuine or is it more of a case of except Smyth and Wolman the rest just aren't in the manager's plans

Genuine, but as @battman has said, we currently have 25 in the squad (plus Mfuni and Johnson, and potentially Gorrin and Baldock) so there will be games where players won't even make the bench.

That's a good thing and gives us depth and the option to make everyone more competitive.

 

[OX14]

Is that genuine or is it more of a case of except Smyth and Wolman the rest just aren't in the manager's plans

Just quoting what Jerome said on Radio Ox.