Away Match Day Thread +++ 13/01/2018 Walsall v OUFC match day thread +++

Pep ALWAYS says he's satisfied with the performance! Wish the guy would grow a set and say things like MApp and Chippy used to. You have to strike a balance between player and fan support in public.
 
Hopefully with the new winger and Robbie Hall to come back we will see less of GVK. I can still remember his first interview saying he was ready to terrorise League One defenders:D

There is no way he is League One standard. The Slavia Prague fans did warn us when everyone was drooling over his Pompey goal. Does anyone know if his loan can be terminated during this window?
 
Well I wasn't there (...!) but from the commentary we played OK, probably better than we have done in some recent games where we have taken three points without really deserving to!

Mentally though, I have written this season off so I am not terribly annoyed by the result. We won't go up and we won't go down - and the Checkatrade Trophy doesn't really float my boat either. So for me, the rest of this season is more about preparing for the next one. The signings in this window (certainly the two permanent ones) look very promising.

If, before next August, we can...

...add another couple of decent youngsters while bedding in those we get this window
...keep hold of most of our better players
...replace the slow, aging and underperforming signings we have this season with experienced players who know this league
...start with a fit squad

Then I'll be happy.

Ish.
 
I felt as frustrated as most with Pep's interview, but RadOx ''Nathan did say his face told a different story, maybe he's just to diplomatic on radio! Only listened on Radio, but did a massive sigh when GVK came on, Let's hope the new lads get a run out next w/e and we get a home win.....
 
Wasn’t there but from listening it seems again the problems lie at both ends of the pitch: lack of concentration at the back and lack of confidence up front. Sounds like we dominated in the middle third. How much of that is down to the managers tactics or the players when they cross the white line is open to debate
 
RATC said:
If you think they should play after 1 training session then that's just idiotic. We lost because of a combination of poor concentration,Poor finishing and a dodgy ref.

Dickie won't come in for a CB partnership that has been relatively good recently.
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One training session.... I’m sure they would have been training at there previous clubs..... doh
 
brassmonkey said:
Our strikers can't score P**s easy chances..
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But why is that? Do they practice good old fashioned busting the onion bag in training to get the confidence up or do they practice tip-tappy over complicated drills that fuddle there brains come match day?
 
A Couple of quotes from their forum sums it up nicely:

.....As for the game, our tactical genius selected a fantastic starting 11 who would have been 3 down before we'd known what hit us but for a wakka style display by Roberts. Oxford then gifted us two goals with Whitney-esque defensive lapses. I'd imagine that Oxford haven't a fudge clue as to how they lost that game. Might be a crucial 3 points by may, but lucky as fudge.

......have to say a fantastic performance against one of the best teams ive seen down bescot this season.
a real gutsy effort throwing bodies on the line and the change of goalkeeper was a masterstroke
a 10/10 performance from our goalkeeper and one of the best goalkeeping performances in 5 years plus for me.
 
Southampton Yellow said:
One training session.... I’m sure they would have been training at there previous clubs..... doh
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Of course they did but Pep wants them to understand that we don't play like they've been taught at Liverpool and Man City. They have to defend set pieces poorly, pass sideways and never shoot unless 2 yards out!
 
silverox said:
A Couple of quotes from their forum sums it up nicely:

.....As for the game, our tactical genius selected a fantastic starting 11 who would have been 3 down before we'd known what hit us but for a wakka style display by Roberts. Oxford then gifted us two goals with Whitney-esque defensive lapses. I'd imagine that Oxford haven't a fudge clue as to how they lost that game. Might be a crucial 3 points by may, but lucky as fudge.

......have to say a fantastic performance against one of the best teams ive seen down bescot this season.
a real gutsy effort throwing bodies on the line and the change of goalkeeper was a masterstroke
a 10/10 performance from our goalkeeper and one of the best goalkeeping performances in 5 years plus for me.
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And yet from 1st whistle to the last some of the vitriol coming out of out fans mouths a few rows behind me was incredibly sad to say the least.

Telling your own players they are shite wankers and should f**k off home is not my idea of any type of support. I’m sure I heard someone say if he was face to face with Pep he would deck him. Really??

Makes me sick sometimes. If that’s how they feel, I wonder why they bother.
 
MC Yellow said:
Well I quite enjoyed the last 30 minutes.. felt we were really giving it a go.

Some poor quality in front of goal.

And their keeper got MOTM, if I heard correctly..
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Agree - shame Pep felt the need to kill the tempo by making unnecessary Subs. He really isn't a good tactician or manager IMO
 
Disappointed as you should be after a loss, would of taken a point before the game and thought we might get it at the end. But with new players to come in and a game against the leagues bottom team next Saturday we should be able to bounce back and continue our run of home wins. Must be a while since we won 3 at home on the trot so that would be a good feeling.
 
On the train back now. My first match for a while and I was actually very impressed. We were by far the better team and absolutely deserved to win. Those having a go at pep are off the mark I think, not really sure what more he could have done. Their keeper doesn’t make that unbelievable save from Thomas’ header first half and we win comfortably, and it’s not Pep’s fault Obika’s missed that one on one at the end. I actually think he was right to take off Payne too, he was getting pulled in to the middle too often giving us absolutely no width on the left and was too lightweight to replace either of our CMs. We played much better with a proper winger in Napa - who by the way I thought had another exciting cameo. Although I agree taking off Henry was perhaps the game changing mistake - he was clearly well up for it, playing very well and high on confidence (that little drag back flick!). Mousinho played very well and Obika played his role up top excellently.

Oztumer is outstanding. Faded when we put them under the cosh, but when going forward he just creates so much. Deserves to play in a better team, he could be the star man in a team bossing this league. That pirouette he did in the first half is perhaps the most nonchalant piece of skill I’ve ever seen. Their keeper also kept them in it - hopefully any scouts therewatching Eastwood will have turned their attention to him instead! Their 24 was absolutely dreadful.

Disappointing attitudes from some fans. Almost seemed like they were looking forward to us conceding so that they could start hurling abuse at the team. Chanting ‘f*****g useless’ at our player halfway through the first half for one misplaced pass is just pathetic. We played well and were just unlucky on the day. Onwards and upwards.
 
amershamdave said:
This game has got 1-1 written all over it (Brannagan). Att: 5999 with1123 Yellows fans making the trip. Dickie will make his debut and have a 'stormer'. 'Bren-gun' Brannagan will have many shots. Dickie will make Walsall 'sicky' with his trickery. Before I get too tongue-tied, a dog will nonchalantly stroll onto the pitch, in a 'get in my way and I'll bite' way. 'Bren-gun' Brannagan and Clint Eastwood will come out with Colt 45 jokes and P**s everyone off at the club. The directors' box will be re-possessed by bailiffs at half-time. That new Man City bloke will come on as sub and miss a penalty. The club will announce, after the game, that Alexis Sanchez, after serious consideration, has decided that he'd be better off joining us, because he's fed up with all the squabbling going on between United and City up North. Virgin railways will announce that they are no longer going to sell the Daily Mail at the ground. Nigel Farage (the famous Walsall supporter) will declare that he wants a second ref - not an EU vote, but a replacement referee, because he appears biased towards us. That just about does it for me.
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Oooh! just two out! Shame about the score though.
 
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