I’ll be watching on Paramount+
I’m not sure I do still have time. I live in Texas hence I’ll be watching on paramount.There's still a seat available on the Oxford fans minibus
There's whole blocks available in the away end
You've got plenty of time, we're only just up the road, no excuses.
@SkyblueTexanI’m not sure I do still have time. I live in Texas. Still jet lagged from the trip back for the Norwich game
why do you think that? Sloppy passes from the back?I have a feeling Thomas may have lost his shirt for this one.
Understandable, I live in Melbourne, flew into Heathrow this morning, just got off the M25 onto the M40, ill be passing Oxford in 30 minutes or so.I’m not sure I do still have time. I live in Texas hence I’ll be watching on paramount.
Still jet lagged from the trip back for the Norwich game
I think those tactics are a good shout against CCFC at the moment. Slow, ambling passes around the back, which result in the ball being given away either in our own third of the pitch or in hurried passes to an opponent further forward.So I’m interested to read your tactics. Some of your fans stating you pass around at the back too much and others saying you’re better on all out attack.
We have adopted a 4-1-4-1 formation with a controlled press. Well let you own possession and sit off you, but then the press will trigger at random points when a regressive pass is made which seems to catch opponents off guard. We rely on that for opportunities as well as a quick transition and fast counter attack.
I imagine you will dominate the ball and best chances will be from multiple crosses / set pieces or some iffy goalkeeping . So do you have good aerial threat ?
Nice try Des!So I’m interested to read your tactics. Some of your fans stating you pass around at the back too much and others saying you’re better on all out attack.
We have adopted a 4-1-4-1 formation with a controlled press. Well let you own possession and sit off you, but then the press will trigger at random points when a regressive pass is made which seems to catch opponents off guard. We rely on that for opportunities as well as a quick transition and fast counter attack.
I imagine you will dominate the ball and best chances will be from multiple crosses / set pieces or some iffy goalkeeping . So do you have good aerial threat ?
He means the Oxford team sillyWe could well play 9 out of the 11 same players.
Nearly as many stands your stadium has.....
Maybe they've not sold as the parents don't want to have to explain why there isn't a car park behind one of the goals tonight?Exactly the same amount!
What running gear you get?
why do you think that? Sloppy passes from the back?
He had a 90% pass completion against Bristol, Kitching had 80%. He made a couple of bad ones trying to force the play which always make things look worse.*several sloppy passes from the back over 2 games.
He looks to me exactly how he was at the start of last season. He will get better, as we know he can do it. But I think it's been 2 games in a row that his distribution has been poor and I think he'll pay the price tonight.
A poor start isn't the end of the world, but I wouldn't want to be 6 points behind Burnley after only 2 gamesCan't believe the must win game stuff has started after one league game
We could lose 5-0 tonight and win the league.
We could win 5-0 and finish 12th.
I don't know why people are getting so hung up on this game as if it's going to define our season!
I agree it is not going to define our season. But a real statement of intent would be nice. I would rather get at them and attack and unluckily lose than amble about playing slow football that goes nowhere and lose 1-0Can't believe the must win game stuff has started after one league game
We could lose 5-0 tonight and win the league.
We could win 5-0 and finish 12th.
I don't know why people are getting so hung up on this game as if it's going to define our season!
I agree it is not going to define our season. But a real statement of intent would be nice. I would rather get at them and attack and unluckily lose than amble about playing slow football that goes nowhere and lose 1-0
He had a 90% pass completion against Bristol, Kitching had 80%. He made a couple of bad ones trying to force the play which always make things look worse.
Pretty sure it’s only after the matchIs the A444 also closed from J3 to the CBS Arena before the game? Just notice it is now on google maps journey planning. Thanks
Think it’s more slow starts costing us year in year out, there’s no excuse for this to be the sameCan't believe the must win game stuff has started after one league game
We could lose 5-0 tonight and win the league.
We could win 5-0 and finish 12th.
I don't know why people are getting so hung up on this game as if it's going to define our season!
blue ribbon island will be a nightmare though with the improvement worksPretty sure it’s only after the match
It’s hard for me to fathom, after 1 or 2 games, as throughout the season we will play how we did against Stoke and win, similarly draw and conversely play much better and lose. We will likely lose +/- 15 games this season, is everyone going to worry every time we do…How’s it hard to fathom, we were shit opening day and now have a home game against a side we scored 6 against last season. It should be a routine win, anything less is worrying.
^This absolutely 100%Can't believe the must win game stuff has started after one league game
We could lose 5-0 tonight and win the league.
We could win 5-0 and finish 12th.
I don't know why people are getting so hung up on this game as if it's going to define our season!
If we lose 5-0 at home to newly promoted Oxford there's no way we're winning the league, come on.Can't believe the must win game stuff has started after one league game
We could lose 5-0 tonight and win the league.
We could win 5-0 and finish 12th.
I don't know why people are getting so hung up on this game as if it's going to define our season!
Hi there folks. Oxford fan here.
Our toughest test tomorrow and certainly memories of how you utterly dismantled us last season, and you compounding a very bad run that we were already on. You looked excellent that day and showed us the standard to aspire to. Needless to say we are all very surprised 8 months later to be playing you in the same league. But after 25 years absence, plunging down to the conference, we are pretty happy just to be back and making up the numbers. You are clearly favourites tomorrow and many of you have perhaps rightly predicted a home victory.
There’s a little bit of harshness on this forum though about our away support for tomorrow. The permanent non student population of Oxford is 120,000. By contrast Coventry-Bedworth is three times that at 450,000. The average home support that you get is about three times more than us.
Our home support is 9000 so to bring nearly 1600 (20% of our home support) to you isn’t terrible on a Friday night sky tv game. it would be the equivalent of you taking about 5,000 to an away game.
A little additional context …in September 2018 you came to our place for a sky game and brought 774 fans (3% of current home support).
Chopping and changing the defence generally didn’t work too well last season. If one poor game leads to being dropped then it won’t really help with the over cautious football we’re seeing.Get your maths off our bloody forum right now, haven’t you got a boat race to concentrate on?
Bobert Thomas has made a few dodgy passes, but generally it’s been when he’s been taking risks with his passing. I don’t think he should be dropped, but let’s see what the gaffer does.
Look at some of the posts on here after we won our first ‘home’ game at this level against QPR.Had to have a nose on their forum, and it seems like their win against Norwich has lulled them into a false sense of security. Although, it shows their mentality that they’re still hyped to have beaten a L1 team mid week. They think their team is a lot better than it is. The Championship is one of the hardest leagues and is relentless. I’d imagine if we give it another 6-8 weeks when teams settle and they start getting relentlessly eaten alive every 3 days their opinion of the league might change.
Not just me then.
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