General Oxford mail if our best players had stayed

[EastStandKieran]

What do people think would be our best starting #11 if players had stayed instead of being sold
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Personally I’d swap long for baldock I’d swap rothwell for Henry and o’dowda for Whyte and put roofe LW Whyte RW

 

[Teddydee1980]

Definitely wouldn't have O'Dowda. Thought he was over-rated any case. Whyte all day.

And I think/hope we might have Seddon ahead of Ruffs come season end too.

 

[Osei Yaw]

How far back are we going? You could easily make the case for players like Mark E'Beyer or David Woozley otherwise.

 

[dickwalton1964]

What do people think would be our best starting #11 if players had stayed instead of being sold
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Personally I’d swap long for baldock I’d swap rothwell for Henry and o’dowda for Whyte and put roofe LW Whyte RW

Baldock wasn't sold though. There's a case for Henry, definitely. Also, if it's not about a player being actually sold then Maguie walks into a starting eleven.

 

[WuTang]

Rothwell is a strange one, hit and miss rotation option for us, never knew his best position. Since leaving he's been brilliant for Blackburn though.

 

[EastStandKieran]

Baldock wasn't sold though. There's a case for Henry, definitely. Also, if it's not about a player being actually sold then Maguie walks into a starting eleven.

That’s true and I would have kept long but his injury problems keep popping back to haunt him who would you put mags

 

[Fanatica]

Taylor
Roofe Henry
Brannagan
Lundstram Ledson
Skarz - Nelson - Dickie - Baldock

 

[Sandy]

Baron
Bevon
Shuker
The Tank
Quartermain
Clark
Sloan
Wiley
Bud Haughton
G Atkinson
Harrington

 

[RyanioBirdio]

Rothwell is a strange one, hit and miss rotation option for us, never knew his best position. Since leaving he's been brilliant for Blackburn though.

He was clearly head and shoulders above most players at this level in terms of technical ability, he just never seemed to get given a run of games in a consistent role that suited him best. Because he was good enough to play several roles in a competent manner he suffered, and so did we. He was a good example of the false economies that football can often be riddled with in recent years. An obsession with ‘adaptable players’ who can play three different roles and give you six or maybe seven out of ten on a good day, rather than letting them play in their best position and smashing out eights and nines.

Good haircut when he was here, too. Very 1940/50s. Smash a moustache on him and stick a pack of ciggies up his sleeve and he was ready to advance on Berlin.

 

[Jason N]

Eastwood
Long Baldock Dickie Nelson Seddon
Ledson
Lundstram Brannagan
Whyte Taylor Roofe​

 

[Isle of Wight Yellow]

The article was written on the premise that loan players couldn’t be included, hence why no Baldock.

 

[Marked Ox]

He was clearly head and shoulders above most players at this level in terms of technical ability, he just never seemed to get given a run of games in a consistent role that suited him best. Because he was good enough to play several roles in a competent manner he suffered, and so did we. He was a good example of the false economies that football can often be riddled with in recent years. An obsession with ‘adaptable players’ who can play three different roles and give you six or maybe seven out of ten on a good day, rather than letting them play in their best position and smashing out eights and nines.

Good haircut when he was here, too. Very 1940/50s. Smash a moustache on him and stick a pack of ciggies up his sleeve and he was ready to advance on Berlin.

Rothwell also got regular injuries/niggles when playing with us which stopped consistent runs in the team.

 

[horseman]

Baron
Bevon
Shuker
The Tank
Quartermain
Clark
Sloan
Wiley
Bud Haughton
G Atkinson
Harrington

Maurice Kyle a shocking omission Sir

 

[m]

Rothwell is a strange one, hit and miss rotation option for us, never knew his best position. Since leaving he's been brilliant for Blackburn though.

Yeah, and if you're considering what players have done since then you'd have to include Mowatt.

(Subject to whatever ownership/loan/sale rules have been applied)

 

[Kamal]

Ledson or Brannagan is a tough one?

 

[Marked Ox]

Ledson or Brannagan is a tough one?

Based on their time at Oxford only, then Brannagan just pips it out of the 2 for his additional attacking ability.

Lego, once settled, appears to have been very good at Preston so tricky if including that.

 

[MJB]

Imagine not including Henry. Absolutely nuts.

 

[beyondthefourth]

Imagine not including Henry. Absolutely nuts.

I don't think it's for contributions over the 5 years, it's players at their current level. Hard to argue that Lundstram, Ledson, Baptiste and all would walk straight back into our current first XI.

 

[Isle of Wight Yellow]

Imagine not including Henry. Absolutely nuts.

It’s saying if you could have kept hold of any (permanent) players we’ve had over the past few years, what would be the best possible team Oxford could field today. I don’t think anyone would argue that Henry would, today, get in a midfield containing Lundstram, Ledson, Baptiste, Brannigan or Rothwell.

 

[werthersoriginal]

It’s saying if you could have kept hold of any (permanent) players we’ve had over the past few years, what would be the best possible team Oxford could field today. I don’t think anyone would argue that Henry would, today, get in a midfield containing Lundstram, Ledson, Baptiste, Brannigan or Rothwell.

Henry's as good as most of those but a different sort of player. Have to go on the wing, or play 4-5-1.

 

[beyondthefourth]

Henry's as good as most of those but a different sort of player. Have to go on the wing, or play 4-5-1.

4-3-3 is essentially a 4-5-1 anyway with wingers pushed up. Who would you take out for Henry?

 

[werthersoriginal]

4-3-3 is essentially a 4-5-1 anyway with wingers pushed up. Who would you take out for Henry?

Hmm, well you're going to want some goals from your midfield and lots of assists, so he should get in. Maybe Ledson would drop out as we have Cam and Lundstram, or if it's based on their time with us Henry would edge it over Rothwell.

 

[Isle of Wight Yellow]

It’s not based on their time with us. But I suppose that you be a different team.

 

[Pompeyyellows]

Surely John Aldridge has to be there and Ray Houghton

 

[werthersoriginal]

It’s not based on their time with us. But I suppose that you be a different team.

If it's not based on their time with us it gets less fun, I think, and you'd include people like Matt le Tissier and Mark Wright who we never saw playing for us.

 

[makv]

Where’s Ronaldinho?

 

[Isle of Wight Yellow]

If it's not based on their time with us it gets less fun, I think, and you'd include people like Matt le Tissier and Mark Wright who we never saw playing for us.

When did we own Matt Le Tissier? Also would he be very good today? He’s a bit old.

Also it’s from 2016 to 2021. So the last 5 years. What would be the best team we could field, today, from players that we’ve owned (i.e if we hadn’t had to sell anyone) since 2016. But they’re all playing as they are today.

 

[QR]

Eastwood
Long Baldock Dickie Nelson Seddon
Ledson
Lundstram Brannagan
Whyte Taylor Roofe​

Er, hello, Ricardinho,

 

[Left Wing Cross]

When did we own Matt Le Tissier? Also would he be very good today? He’s a bit old.

Matt Le Tissier came on trial at one point (possibly when he was 16?) and we didn't sign him.

 

[Isle of Wight Yellow]

Matt Le Tissier came on trial at one point (possibly when he was 16?) and we didn't sign him.

Doesn’t count for three reasons then.