Away Match Day Thread +++ 6/10/18 Southend United v OUFC +++

[Gary Baldi]

Well, our luck has to change sometime right? And why not at a ground we rarely ever win at.

COYY

 

[makv]

It says something when it’s 1pm before we get a match day thread!

 

[Sarge]

Another 2-1 ... this time the Us on the right end of a 2-1 .... and a rarer than hens teeth 3pt haul at Sarfend

 

[Gary Baldi]

It says something when it’s 1pm before we get a match day thread!

I know. I've only ever created one because there is some eager beaver wanting to do it ASAP

 

[bicesterox]

As I have to miss this one due to illness in the family and having to drive up to Derby, we will probably go and win, be nice if we did.

Come on you Yellows!!

 

[Berliner]

Robinson, Derry, Faz and Allen sat in the manager's office:
KR: Right players, have you all got your bingo cards ready?
All: Yes boss!
KR: OK, eyes down. *rummages in velvet bag* At right back tomorrow? Mr Cameron Noooorman!
Derry *sotto voce*: Damn it, wasn't he supposed to be out of favour?
KR: *rummages in velvet bag* At centre back and captain for the day, Mr John Mousiiiiinho!
Allen: Wait he's captain?
KR: NO FURTHER QUESTIONS ON THE CAPTAINCY! *rummages in velvet bag* At left back. Mr Josh Ruffffels!
Faz: But Garbutt is getting some semblance of form together!
KR: *rummages in velvet bag* Up front in his favoured position...Mr Lightning himself Jon Obiiiika!
Derry *sigh*
KR: Right, that's the team...make it play well guys!
Derry: Err, boss. We don't have a complete scapegoat being left out of the team.
KR: True, almost forgot! *rummages in velvet bag* Mr Curtis Nellllson!
Faz: Not Hanson? Weird.
KR: Hanson's on the bench. I'll bring him on if we're looking too defensively sound.
Tiger (listening from Thailand via bug placed in the office): Excellent work, Tiger, super appointment.

PS. I think it'll be a storming 0-0 tomorrow.

 

[gofish2]

I have no faith whatsoever in a win for us. When the comic clown has left the circus I will retake my seat. (hope we win though!!!!)

 

[Common Villager]

Southend 4 - 0 Oxford and Robinson will blame Slavi Spasov

 

[gingerox]

Mitchell
Norman Dickie Nelson Garbutt
Henry Brannagan Ruffels Whyte
Mackie Smith

Far from ideal but doubt Holmes will start, would drop Hanson or Garbutt for Ruffels.
0-1, Smith '45+1. COYY

 

[Deleted member 222]

Oxford being Oxford I think we might just go and win this one tomorrow. This will lead to an extremely quiet week on he forum as fans wont know whether to be happy that we won or sad that it could be a turn around in form that leads to Robinson keeping his job.

I hope it's the latter.

As for the team:

Eastwood
McMahon, Nelson, Moushino, Garbutt
Hanson, Ruffles
Holmes, Henry, Carruthers
Whyte​

Subs: Mitchell, Long, Norman, Dickie, Holmes, Smith, Obika,

 

[pooshooter]

If we win this I'll have a celebratory slywank possibly...

 

[West Oxon U’s]

Match Preview.

 

[West Oxon U’s]

Tomorrow’s referee.

 

[West Oxon U’s]

Chris Powell : “We can’t take victory for granted”

 

[SouthLowerOx]

Chris Powell : “We can’t take victory for granted”

Many on here would disagree with that.....

 

[West Oxon U’s]

Superb interview with Ricky Holmes.

 

[greatunclekip]

Oh what i would give for Chris Powell.

 

[Witneyoldfella]

Steady GUK........ is it a man thing?

 

[Corporate_Clive]

away defeat

 

[DannyW]

Just seen a lampost advert for a missing tortoise, hope he's not in our squad again tomorrow. I'll call the number given and try and get him recovered.

 

[Made-in-Jericho]

5-0 to Southend and KR gets a 4 year extension to his contract from Tiger.

 

[mooro]

I wonder whether at some stage the players will begin to organise themselves into some semblance of an effective unit and begin to pick up points, almost despite the coaching team, rather than because of them?
There is plenty of time to salvage the season, after all we only have to get a handful of points more than four of the clubs around us and that will suffice, which is entirely doable even with the current squad. Then again, I said that when David Kemp took over!!

In the meantime, about time we got a lucky break to pick up a point so I'll go 1-1

 

[ttg17]

I’d like to see us play a 433. Have Mousinho as a lone CDM. I think that gives us a bit more steel, as he can add another layer of defensive cover, and doesn’t make Mousinho’s occasional defensive lapses as catastrophic as if he’s the last man. Also gives our 2 CMs the opportunity to play a bit more box to box, which I feel is their game a bit more, Brannagan especially. Then Whyte, Holmes and probably Smith can play as more of a fluid front 3, a la Liverpool (I appreciate that’s being very generous but still). The three behind the striker all basically interchange as it is anyway, so this would just take basically the redundant lone man up top and replace him at CDM. That’s also to my eyes a potentially very quick, creative and clinical front three. I appreciate this takes away the CAM position which is probably where we have the most talent in the squad atm (Brannagan, Holmes, Henry) but I think we’ve learned this year that a good CAM is dependent upon having an effective front man, which we unfortunately do not have.

I don’t think we’ll win though. Would happily take a point.

 

[West Oxon U’s]

U’s fan Joe Citrone gives his view and it’s damning.

 

[West Oxon U’s]

HEAD TO HEAD: 22 wins for Southend. 20 wins for Oxford.

 

[Peterdev]

This is the sort of game unpredictable Oxford might win. I don’t think we will win and if we lose Robinson will surely be sacked the next morning
Maybe we will win as I think we will lose

 

[Paul Cannell]

Can't help thinking unpredictable is a bit generous. We'll do well to scrape a point.

 

[sox]

Adult Ticket free to a good home... any takers PM me. Will need to be able to collect from me near Abingdon.

 

[Notaswindonfan]

This is the sort of game unpredictable Oxford might win. I don’t think we will win and if we lose Robinson will surely be sacked the next morning
Maybe we will win as I think we will lose

I think I understand what you said ???

 

[Oufcrealist]

Oxford being Oxford I think we might just go and win this one tomorrow. This will lead to an extremely quiet week on he forum as fans wont know whether to be happy that we won or sad that it could be a turn around in form that leads to Robinson keeping his job.

I hope it's the latter.

As for the team:

Eastwood
McMahon, Nelson, Moushino, Garbutt
Hanson, Ruffles
Holmes, Henry, Carruthers
Whyte​

Subs: Mitchell, Long, Norman, Dickie, Holmes, Smith, Obika,

No Brannagan!? Has to be at least on the bench?