Ex-Player Josh Murphy

[JOHN BOY]

Yeah, until December, that's usually when he fades away.

Not at all.

 

[greatunclekip]

We would be higher in the league if we had Josh Murphy in our team. I’m convinced of that. It was a risk, it’s not paid off. It happens.

 

[Scotchegg]

He’s predictably proving both fitter and more effective than the replacements we signed

Not Dembele's fault that he copped one against Derby. And up until that point he looked as effective as Murphy has been in the Championship. Who's to say that another 4 or 5 games and we'd be seeing similar improvements?

I was a big fan of Josh Murphy. I don't think we would have been promoted without him last season and we'll always have that day at Wembley. But he chose to move on despite being offered the best deal in our history.

He's moved on, and it's best that we do too.

 

[greatunclekip]

Not Dembele's fault that he coped one against Derby. And up until that point he looked as effective as Murphy has been in the Championship. Who's to say that another 4 or 5 games and we'd be seeing similar improvements?

I was a big fan of Josh Murphy. I don't think we would have been promoted without him last season and we'll always have that day at Wembley. But he chose to move on despite being offered the best deal in our history.

He's moved on, and it's best that we do too.

Dembele has in no way looked as effective as Murphy in assists or goals.

 

[SteMerritt]

Not my memory of last season

Probably because I posted this on the wrong thread, thought I was on the McGuane thread

 

[SteMerritt]

That’s when he really gets going !

Yeah, thought I was on the McGuane thread, got myself mixed up

 

[SteMerritt]

Not at all.

Ignore me, having a moment as mentioned in another reply

 

[Carpy]

Dembele has in no way looked as effective as Murphy in assists or goals.

I'm sorry @Scotchegg but @greatunclekip is right on this one, one has end product, the other up until now has looked tricky, but hasn't really set the world alight.

I'd take Murphy over Dembele in a heartbeat.

 

[holdsteady]

I'm sorry @Scotchegg but @greatunclekip is right on this one, one has end product, the other up until now has looked tricky, but hasn't really set the world alight.

I'd take Murphy over Dembele in a heartbeat.

To be fair to Dembele he hasn’t started his Oxford Career any worse than Murphy though has he? Maybe we need to give him a bit more time, if we had wrote Murphy off this quickly you would never be saying this.

 

[Scotchegg]

Dembele has in no way looked as effective as Murphy in assists or goals.

We know the rules of Kip. If the players we're interested in sign for someone else they are world beaters. If we sign them they're shite, until they leave and they become the GOAT.

Look forward to you singing the praises of Jordan Thorniley in January and how we missed out on Freddie Ladapo again!

 

[Carpy]

To be fair to Dembele he hasn’t started his Oxford Career any worse than Murphy though has he? Maybe we need to give him a bit more time, if we had wrote Murphy off this quickly you would never be saying this.

I'm not writing him off, I'm just basing my opinion on what I've seen up until now/current form.

 

[LowerSouth]

A fit and “on it “ Murphy all day .
But he’s not our player anymore and therefore irrelevant .

 

[werthersoriginal]

To be fair to Dembele he hasn’t started his Oxford Career any worse than Murphy though has he? Maybe we need to give him a bit more time, if we had wrote Murphy off this quickly you would never be saying this.

Yes that’s true . Dembele looks quite tricky but he’s short with little legs so doesn’t have the pace of Murphy, which we’re really missing.

 

[Mad Dog]

If only we could've kept Murphy and McGuane

 

[nick68]

I don't recall Murphy getting too many assists to be honest, think people are trying to change history saying that. I would still have wanted to keep him but it was his goals that we're missing most.

 

[Oxymoron]

We would be higher in the league if we had Josh Murphy in our team. I’m convinced of that. It was a risk, it’s not paid off. It happens.

Whilst I would agree that there is every likelihood that we would be higher in the league if JM had remained at the club, I fail to see the risk we took when Murphy's agent persuaded him that more money was a better option than continuity.

 

[Scotchegg]

I don't recall Murphy getting too many assists to be honest, think people are trying to change history saying that. I would still have wanted to keep him but it was his goals that we're missing most.

Murphy had as many assists as goals.

 

[Yellowmania]

In 2 years with us Murphy only got 6 goals so don’t that will be too much of a threat for Dembele to beat that.

 

[Scotchegg]

In 2 years with us Murphy only got 6 goals so don’t that will be too much of a spread for Dembele to beat that.

10 goals. You missed 2 in the EFL trophy, and more importantly, the 2 at Wembley.

 

[oufc1991]

If only we could have kept JM and MM and signed SD and WV we’d be flying now