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[North Wales Yellow]

What a game of football.

We were poor for the first half an hour but from then on we certainly matched them, and outplayed them a times.

Back 5 all brilliant. Sykes brilliant. Holland really grew into the game and took his goal very well.

Agyei was another positive, certainly deserves to be in the first team picture.

Liam Kelly looks like an absolutely brilliant footballer technically, but about a stone overweight ? if he can get fit he looks like a seriously good signing.

 

[frenchconnection]

Dodgy first half .. but omg the magic of the facup

 

[brassmonkey]

Agyei looked really good. Good close control. Can hold the ball up. Can beat a player and can head the ball. Use him.

 

[Tomox]

So unlucky. But so proud! As far Newcastle...you can see why they hate Bruce. They play shocking football.

 

[ttg17]

Shiiiit at 0-0 Shrews had a goal chalked off through VAR!! God that would be agony

 

[Jon-ioualways]

Couldn't agree more with Alan Shearer:

Oxford 2-3 Newcastle

Alan Shearer
Former Newcastle and England striker on BBC TV
Oxford’s players will be devastated. But they should be very proud. It’s been a great occasion. They’ve done themselves proud live on the TV. They showed immense character to give themselves an opportunity. Their priority, as it always has been, is to get out of League One but they can take great confidence from this.

 

[Oxfordstarlet]

Mackie was absolutely awful once again. Based on today's performance it is clear as day that Daniel Agyei should be starting week in week out. Agyei and Kelly were the game changers and it is clear to see that Karl Robinson continues to ignore Agyei based on personal reasons rather than ability. He can literally do everything on the ball. He has strong hold up play, pace, dribbling ability and win headers. Karl Robinson should honestly hang his head in shame for overlooking Agyei in favour of Mackie without fail.

 

[Osleroad]

Agyei looked really good. Good close control. Can hold the ball up. Can beat a player and can head the ball. Use him.

Everything but score...think he needs more belief in front of goal

 

[OxfordUs20]

Everything but score...think he needs more belief in front of goal

Would probably come with gametime. Must be demoralising seeing Mackie start every week ahead of both him and Taylor

 

[ScottishYellow]

Sykes was different class,next valuable asset? Thought we had that in extra time!

To think he nearly went out on loan.
MOTM for me.

 

[OX14]

Everything but score...think he needs more belief in front of goal

He needs more game time to get his belief up. But him and Kelly changed the game today in my opinion.

 

[Blox21]

Mackie was absolutely awful once again. Based on today's performance it is clear as day that Daniel Agyei should be starting week in week out. Agyei and Kelly were the game changers and it is clear to see that Karl Robinson continues to ignore Agyei based on personal reasons rather than ability. He can literally do everything on the ball. He has strong hold up play, pace, dribbling ability and win headers. Karl Robinson should honestly hang his head in shame for overlooking Agyei in favour of Mackie without fail.

What are the details of these personal reasons ?

 

[Maurice Earp]

Very proud of our boys who were a match for a poor, underperforming Newcastle side,.

 

[OxfordUs20]

Wouldn't be surprised if Mike Ashley put in a discount offer for a couple of our players in summer

 

[Jon-ioualways]

What are the details of these personal reasons ?

Well, you know that sometimes he wears mismatched socks, and Karl just can't stand that. So, even though Dan is clearly a match winner and all-round brilliant player, Karl prefers to let those socks get in the way. We won't get promoted, as a result, but he just has a thing about mismatched socks. Oh, and he might just see Dan in training now and again. Not that that has anything to do with it. It's those bloody mismatched socks.

EDIT: My comment is, of course, directed at our brilliant "starlite" above, who happens to know about Karl's utterly mystifying thing against mismatched socks.

 

[Ocracokeox]

Couldn't watch as was on the job, but got to listen.
What a match.
Very proud of the Ox tonight.
Absolutely nothing to be ashamed of.

 

[ttg17]

Newcastle fan going full Gavin Whyte after ASM's goal (I think).

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Weird bloke

 

[Northstandboy]

Well what a game! End of the first half, I had resigned to a loss, then THAT!

Newcastle were pressing us all over, 2-3 players on us, giving us no room.

We shocked them, then they were tired in ET.

Quality goal to lose to though.

 

[Londonroader1]

PROUD And in front of millions !
OUFCX

 

[Maurice Earp]

Couldn't watch as was on the job, but got to listen.
What a match.
Very proud of the Ox tonight.
Absolutely nothing to be ashamed of.

Really????