Welcome, Guest.
Please login or register.
Fishy Forum Fishy Boards Archive › Oxford Utd
Users Browsing Forum
No Members and 409 Guests

Oxford Utd

  This thread currently has 6,133 views. Print
4 Pages Prev 1 2 3 4 All Recommend Thread
BIGChris
November 6, 2014, 1:38pm
Season Ticket Holder
Posts: 11,800
Posts Per Day: 1.98
Reputation: 74.94%
Rep Score: +70 / -24
Approval: +2,654
Gold Stars: 6
Quoted from easypeersy
How many tickets have Oxford sold for this match?


Cant think they would have been sent tickets to sell in advance.

Pay on the day or order in advance online/by phone to get early birds
Logged
Private Message
Reply: 30 - 34
captainox
November 7, 2014, 11:14am
Coke Drinker
Posts: 13
Posts Per Day: 0.00
Approval: +49
Quoted from 120797

Very good.
No mind games here...

i.e. those on the fringes !

Interesting !
Your manager doesn't agree with you...
http://www.teamtalk.com/oxford-united/9545342/Wycombe-get-Ainsworth-believing
"If we keep taking the lead we'll go on and get some wins soon," Appleton added.

I think we both know if you concede first you're in BIG trouble !

How's the relegation zone looking for you ?  
1 point above it and Appleton sh1itting himself (in advance of relegation rivals York AWAY, ouch !) if he fields a full strength team. get's turned over and gets the boot is my guess.

Come and risk it by going attacking with your fringe players if you like.
Guess with our measly defence we're happy to play you on the counter.
That said, I can quite easily see Shaun Pearson heading a last minute winner from a set piece.  


I can't be doing with mind games, I always speak my opinion. I agree with Hurst in it wouldn't be a shock, plenty of sides near the top of the Conference have beaten sides in the lower half of L2 in the FA Cup over the past few years, we did it when we were in the Conference.

I'd describe fringe players as those that have featured very little - we literally have Meades, Raynes and the first year pros who haven't played much that are available. Otherwise the rest of the squad has featured regularly.

It's a strange one really, Appleton kept saying we need to score the first goal earlier on in the season, the first four games we lost and conceded first. Then the first point we got came from scoring first. The last couple of games, we've gone 1-0  up and lost 2-1 at Carlisle and v Wycombe. The game before at Northampton we went 1-0 down and won 3-1. Who knows what could happen, I wouldn't back us scoring early and having to try and hold out/kill the game.

Appleton's game is to pass, pass, pass, pass, regardless of the time in the game or the score. This has proved our undoing in a lot of the games we've lost as we don't have a good enough back four to do that and they just play someone else into trouble or lose the ball themselves. Cambridge tonked us 5-1 but we had 70% of the possession but it doesn't go anywhere.

The relegation zone is thankfully 4 points away at the moment but a big game at York next week. I think a lot of Oxford fans were prepared to give Appleton time as he came in during pre-season and had to quickly evaluate the squad and make some quick-fixes with a few loanees. However, he seems very stubborn on playing his way (Plan B is Plan A etc) and until he realises that he needs his side to be able to mix it up and be a bit physical/longball at time then I can't see us getting clear of a relegation scrap anytime soon. I don't *think* we'll go down but I thought that the season we did go down where we didn't spend time in the bottom two all season and got relegated on the last day.

For Saturday , who knows. I've always seen Grimsby as a tough place to go regardless of what league you've been in. September 1996 was the last time we won at Blundell Park, a lot has changed since then and we've both sunk down the leagues.
Hopefully, Saturday can be a good game with some exciting football. I have a horrible feeling it might be a 1-0 with a JP Pittman goal as that kind of thing always seems to happen against us. I'd take just being in the draw on Monday night though so if it means nicking a draw and having a replay then I'd be content.
Logged Offline
Private Message
Reply: 31 - 34
Brisbane Mariner
November 7, 2014, 11:15am

UTM!
Fine Wine Drinker
Posts: 1,113
Posts Per Day: 0.20
Reputation: 83.37%
Rep Score: +12 / -2
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Approval: +163
Quoted from Brisbane Mariner
Looking forward  to it actually - it will be my first of two games I will see this season - hoping to be at the Halifax Game too!
C'mon Town!!
UTMM


Got my tickets!!! Upper findus in the Middle - will be shouting loudly i have no doubt!!! Any other Fishies in the Upper Findus wanna make themselves known - come and say hi!!

Seat K 69


Its hard enough remembering my opinions without remembering my reasons for them!
Brisbane - beautiful one day and perfect the next! UTM!!!

Religion: An Idiotic holding of firm belief in an unknown entity. The more challenging it gets, the firmer the hold. Atheists are often condemned as enemies, infidels or morons. Strange rituals are performed at the weekend. My Religion is GTFC!
Logged Offline
Private Message Skype
Reply: 32 - 34
120797
November 7, 2014, 2:36pm
Guest User
Quoted from captainox
I'd take just being in the draw on Monday night though so if it means nicking a draw and having a replay then I'd be content.

I must admit despite all the talk, whether this is true for Appleton too.
Guess last thing he wants is to lose whilst being under pressure and with relegation rivals York away coming up.

I guess any replay would be on Tuesday 18th ?

I guess we don't want a replay ourselves (who does ? everyone wants to win..) but wondering how good or bad a replay might be for us.
On the one hand we'd get extra gate receipts, are still in it and could see who we'll get in the R2 draw.
On the other it's a near cert you'll be favourites for the replay playing at home, even if we're more than capable of going down there and either winning or trying to find a draw and winning on penalties.
Logged
E-mail
Reply: 33 - 34
moosey_club
November 7, 2014, 9:40pm
Barley Wine Drinker
Posts: 16,136
Posts Per Day: 2.71
Reputation: 76.19%
Rep Score: +69 / -22
Approval: +20,144
Gold Stars: 220
Looks like they are light at both ends of the pitch, not only is the main striker out but according to their O.S it looks as though its their third choice keeper in the sticks...i recommend an early stiff challenge to settle his nerves..
could be interesting.


2023/24 DLWDDWDLLLWDLLLLWDDDWDLLWLDLLDWDDWL
2022/23LDWDWWDWLLDWWDLLLDLWLLWLWLLWDDLDWWDDDLLWDWLWLW
2021/22 WDWWWWDLWWWWLLLWLLDLWLLWWDWWWLWDLWWDWWWDLWD play offs WWW Promoted 🥳
2020/21  LLDWWLDLDWLWLLLDLWLLDLLDLLLWLLLDDDDWDDDLWLWLWL .. hello darkness my old friend
2019/20  WDLDWWLDLWWLLLDLDLDLDDWWDLLWDDWWL WLLW - ended
2018/19  LWDDLLLLLLWWDWLLLWDWLWWWWLLLLWWWWDLLLDDLLDLWLW Hello Scunny  
Logged Offline
Private Message
Reply: 34 - 34
4 Pages Prev 1 2 3 4 All Recommend Thread
Print

Fishy Forum Fishy Boards Archive › Oxford Utd

Back to top of page

This is not an official forum of Grimsby Town Football Club, the opinions expressed are those of the individual authors. If you see an offensive post then click "Report" on the relevant post. Posts will be deleted at the discretion of the moderators whose decision is final. Posts should abide by the Forum Rules. IP addresses of contributors together with dates and times of access are stored. The opinions and viewpoints expressed by contributors to The Fishy are their own and not necessarily those of The Fishy. The Fishy makes no claims that information dispersed through this forum is accurate or reliable. Also The Fishy cannot be held liable for any statements made by contributors of The Fishy.