FA Youth Cup 3rd Round

[mickbrownsconscience]

Just realised that I am going to be in Burnley on the day of the U-18s cup match (11 Dec) so I have arranged to stay over and watch the game. According to the Burnley website it's a 7pm kick-off and entry is £2 (£4 for whipper-snappers). Might find myself as a crowd of 1 but definitely looking forward to it!

 

[Marked Ox]

Don't forget to do a match report as it'd be interesting to read a non club view of the game.

 

[mooro]

You'll enjoy it - and (given the chance) play quite a sophisticated style of football, so there's very hope of a decent game

 

[Sarge]

Don't forget to do a match report as it'd be interesting to read a non club view of the game.

Me too

 

[Sarge]

Just picked up my ticket. They are expecting to sell 'about 300'. They seem to be taking this game pretty seriously, even going to cover it on their main twitter feed. And they are very confident they are going to win.

Complacency setting in? Come on you young oxen

 

[Dubai Yellow]

Despite the early set back, it would seem we are dominating possession and playing some great stuff. The better team by all accounts on the radio commentary.

 

[mickbrownsconscience]

Yessssss. 1-1. Crooks has made a difference and gets the goal.

 

[bazzer9461]

And their fella gets sent for punching crooks what a t**t

 

[Marked Ox]

Credit to the radio coverage which is decent but the main commentator does talk in a staccato and dramatic way.

 

[gingerox]

Dirty Burnley b*stards!!

 

[derek]

Credit to the radio coverage which is decent but the main commentator does talk in a staccato and dramatic way.

He does, doesn't he? Very odd. Penalties.

 

[bazzer9461]

That’s it well done the youth

 

[derek]

Brilliant - won a penalty shootout! Well done

 

[Topper Haines]

What a great result. They're flying right now.

 

[gingerox]

YESSS!! Win on pens, Evans saving 2 to make up for his mistake, sounded like we were definitely the better team

 

[LowerSouth]

Fantastic win.
Better of the two all night.
So much positivity coming from the U17 U24 teams ?

 

[derek]

Future looks bright

 

[BigAlan]

Talk about stressful, well done lads.

 

[Foley]

Great win. Well done Oxford.

There seem to be so many good young players from the Youth team to U23's to Baptiste/ Whyte in the first team.

 

[Marked Ox]

Well done Lads. Deserved win based on the commentary.

 

[Oldham]

Home to Mansfield or Bournemouth next

 

[Common Villager]

Really hope a decent chunk of this crop of youngsters make it through to the first team. Also hope that none of them are snapped up by clubs higher up the pyramid whom the system undoubtedly favours.

Sounds like a great win tonight. The success of the u18s and u23s is definitely something that we can be proud of.

 

[mickbrownsconscience]

Damn battery died as it went to pens. Which we won thanks to Evans. Heads didn't drop when Lofthouse missed the pen in ET and only one team was going to win it. MOM Owen James. Off for a pint in the Royal Dyche (yes really), Considered report tomorrow. COYY

 

[yellowbow]

Damn battery died as it went to pens. Which we won thanks to Evans. Heads didn't drop when Lofthouse missed the pen in ET and only one team was going to win it. MOM Owen James. Off for a pint in the King Dyche (yes really), Considered report tomorrow. COYY

Thanks for all the updates. Much appreciated! ?

 

[MJB]

Nice to see Robinson was there. He’s very good at that kind of thing - supports our youth and turns up at events such as this. Unrelated but he was at Robbo’s testimonial earlier in the year I believe - it’s not nothing.

 

[Oldham]

Damn battery died as it went to pens. Which we won thanks to Evans. Heads didn't drop when Lofthouse missed the pen in ET and only one team was going to win it. MOM Owen James. Off for a pint in the King Dyche (yes really), Considered report tomorrow. COYY

Excellent nights work, well done sir ?

 

[makv]

Future looks bright

The future looks orange

 

[sonofivan]

The future looks orange

Looks yellow from here!?!

 

[mickbrownsconscience]

Report 1 The Match. Well what a great game! Away from home on a bitterly cold night at a PL stadium with a sizable partizan crowd and we matched them despite the poor corners. Once Crooks came on to take the set pieces we got well on top. No complaint from Burnley coaches or fans about either sending off. The first lad decked Crooks as he was picking up the ball to run back to the centre circle after the goal and the second one was on the near post and punched the ball out with the keeper beaten, saved a certain goal. Both right in front of the ref. Which got them to pens with 9 men. And we won on pens! All I can say is if you can get to the next round match (CPF?) then do go. You will enjoy it.

 

[mickbrownsconscience]

Report 2. The Players. Keeper Evans had a good game despite gifting them their goal. Seemed to be the leader on the pitch rather than McCreadie. But the Burnley keeper was a class better so hard to see a future for Evans behind Stevens & Clayton. Jones is a big character. Maybe one-paced but kept going the whole 2 hours when the others were tiring. And he's a left-footed CB, could we finally have found someone to fill Jake Wright's boots? OJ and Elechi already look first team material., Crooks turned the game when he came on, Niblett had a good game at CB. But above all we played as a team. The Burnley lads were more skillfull and a bit fitter but played as individuals not as a team. Credit there to Leon B-S.