Away Match Day Thread +++ 23/01/2018 Chelsea U21s v OUFC match thread (EFLT) +++

[bazzer9461]

If it was only a handful, then no excuse to disrespect 990 other fans.

Was it not disrespectful to the team on Saturday when the loudest cheer was Maguire who played for the opposition?

 

[brokeandobscure]

Maybe the players need to put some effort in too. It works both ways... If players and managers are going to shhhh - then what do they expect back when they perform like tonight and Bury?

Fair enough, but some of the vitriol on Saturday was beyond acceptable in my opinion. I'm a "mild-manerred" (weak if you prefer) person, and not inclined to call someone out if they're being a knob. I haven't been as close to punching someone since the mid-80's as I was to the gobby, pissed-up t**t who was stood behind me in the east stand on Saturday.

We need our ultras back, i

 

[Concretebob]

Possibly the lowest ever attendance at the Bridge for a competitive game? Lower than any listed on their website attendance records anyway. To make thing so worse, tickets were £5 (or less). http://www.chelseafc.com/the-club/history/style/statistics/attendance-statistics.html

Imagine those Chelsea U21 and ??? half-and-half scarves.

Well technically speaking it was a reserve team game.

I hope Chelsea B get to the final, play Fleetwood in front of 3,000 and the whole competition is thrown straight into the bin where it belongs.

 

[Sandy]

put tiendali up front remember johnny shuker(older members only) !!!!

Johnny, Johnny Shuker Oo Oo. What a player!

 

[North Wales Yellow]

Obika has tweaked his hamstring and we cannot recall Hemmings, should we wanted too can't make this up!

Surely we can still recall him in the transfer window if we have injuries?

 

[DreamInYellow]

Regardless of anything, tonight I'm embarrassed that an Oxford United first team lost to an under 21 side. It's humiliating. It undermines League1 football too. The fans are Oxford United and we know we are more than that.

 

[Mellowyellow]

Pretty clear it was sarcastic cheering for Gino to me.

Which isn't wise because we might be relying on him as a striker for a while if Obika is out

Surely we haven't sunk so low as to play a kid who was loaned out to a low non league team, as a starting striker. He may have potential for the future, but at the moment there is a lot of huff and puff and being pushed off the ball at the moment.

 

[Northstandboy]

Was it not disrespectful to the team on Saturday when the loudest cheer was Maguire who played for the opposition?

I suppose, but I didn't take part in the w**kfest.

 

[yellowbow]

Pretty clear it was sarcastic cheering for Gino to me.

Which isn't wise because we might be relying on him as a striker for a while if Obika is out

Obviously it’s never right for players to get abuse, let alone from their own fans but if he’s got anything about him he’ll use that to inspire him to put in the performances to prove them wrong. Whether he’s good enough to do that however is a question only he can answer

 

[Northstandboy]

Surely we can still recall him in the transfer window if we have injuries?

RadOx saying they are hearing that a recall deadline had passed.

 

[North Wales Yellow]

RadOx saying they are hearing that a recall deadline had passed.

Criminal if that’s true. Surely you’d wait until the last possible moment to give Mansfield a decision.

 

[amershamdave]

Sorry to change the subject, but how many at the game tonight, including our lot?

 

[Colin B]

Any person, in any walk of life, has two choices if they receive criticism. You either prove the critics right or prove them wrong.

Same applies to footballers.

 

[beyondthefourth]

I was there. My thoughts:

Really promising from Buckley-Ricketts. Everything good went through him. I'd even go as far as playing him up front if needed, if he'd just shoot in sight of goal.

Same with Napa. Before he came on we weren't making any forward progress except through IBR.

Every time the ball went to Tiendalli, our attacks stopped dead. I'll say it again, we need a right back more than we need a striker.

Everyone played so much better when we cheered than when we jeered. I get that we can't tolerate the dire performances put in lately, but we need to encourage people taking risks going forward, even if they don't come off. Otherwise you'll just see more of the side-to-side between the back four.

 

[Concretebob]

Sorry to change the subject, but how many at the game tonight, including our lot?

A measly 2,600. Indicative of a pathetic competition.

 

[North Wales Yellow]

Lego and IBR are the only two who can look themselves in the mirror tonight. The rest absolutely woeful.

Our defence is an absolute shambles. Surely Dickie has to start the next game.

Ruffels has been very poor recently, can anyone recall the last time he had a good game? So easy to get at our brittle back four.

 

[jambon46]

So after this s**t today will the recruitment team find us not one but two strikers oh and 5!defenders and chuck in a couple of midfielders with Maybe one of them being Maguire

He's been great for us but his performance on Saturday-no, I think we saw the best of Mags

 

[Thehorse777]

I was there. My thoughts:

Really promising from Buckley-Ricketts. Everything good went through him. I'd even go as far as playing him up front if needed, if he'd just shoot in sight of goal.

Same with Napa. Before he came on we weren't making any forward progress except through IBR.

Every time the ball went to Tiendalli, our attacks stopped dead. I'll say it again, we need a right back more than we need a striker.

Everyone played so much better when we cheered than when we jeered. I get that we can't tolerate the dire performances put in lately, but we need to encourage people taking risks going forward, even if they don't come off. Otherwise you'll just see more of the side-to-side between the back four.

First and second points I agree with.

Bit harsh on Tiendalli, kept the call reasonably well when in possession, he was never going to be going past people in a way reminiscent of George Baldock when he was here, but by no means did he kill every attack that went down his side.

 

[brokeandobscure]

Really f*£king annoys me. Maybe a bit more "support" required from our "supporters". I'm no big fan of Gino (Martin gets it worse), but I certainly wouldn't be busting a gut for our fans. I'm as annoyed as anyone about performances, but how the f@#k does screaming abuse AT YOUR OWN TEAM f*#king help!

No offence intended GreatUncleKip, but you pretty much slag off the team every week. Win, lose or draw (unless I'm getting you confused with another poster, in which case I apologise).

 

[jambon46]

Lego and IBR are the only two who can look themselves in the mirror tonight. The rest absolutely woeful.

Our defence is an absolute shambles. Surely Dickie has to start the next game.

Ruffels has been very poor recently, can anyone recall the last time he had a good game? So easy to get at our brittle back four.

Agree, listening to Radox they seemed the only ones with any passion. whoever the new manager is he needs to sort out the defence and the team in general, absolute pile of s**t