Away Match Day Thread 23/03/2021 L1 Northampton Town v OUFC

[Wallop]

But the backers will want a team and after the last two games and others will the backers want a crap team laying in a shinny new stadium playing L1/2 football trying to promote Oxford as a name

I think they might have 3-5 years to sort that challenge out. Jamie Hanson won’t be striking the first pass in the new stadium.

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

Let's hope the proposed new owners get approval so investment ready for next season can be forthcoming.

 

[Hackney Jack]

Robinson thinks he’s the Klopp of League One.
More Clipperty Clop.

He does, and he will think we won the game because we had more possession, typical modern coach living from the computer stats. His tactical nouse and inflexibility could cost him his job if we start badly again next season. I felt embarrassed by that tripe tonight.

 

[Bigfella72]

He's even tried saying the season is not over! Deluded.

Of course he is, look at the table. What sort of manager gives up now

 

[Symp59]

Gorrin has got to have a rest just not fit. We had chances Atkinson should have scored .,but I do feel once he gets one he will become an Elliott center half. Defense is good enough. But it really is midfield we do not play as a unit like Blackpool at the weekend they could yet go up automatic. Agyei really should have started on his own up front I think Karl lost the plot tonight .

 

[ljs]

Bloody hell Jerome... stop trying to make excuses for Robinson.

 

[BrockBuster]

Was a crap pitch with a selection I can kind of understand as you have to rotate and rest, especially given it has constantly been two games a week.

Just got outbattled tonight as quality was low. Biggest concern is last couple of games we've really struggled to play out from the back when teams have applied pressure. Too much aimless direct football to players not best suited to it. Shodipo absolutely wasted tonight.

Massive disappointment for the play-off push but all we can do is go again Friday.

 

[greatunclekip]

His employer. With a P45.

Or a new contract as seems to be the way.

 

[Symp59]

Gorrin has got to have a rest just not fit. We had chances Atkinson should have scored .,but I do feel once he gets one he will become an Elliott center half. Defense is good enough. But it really is midfield we do not play as a unit like Blackpool at the weekend they could yet go up automatic. Agyei really should have started on his own up front I think Karl lost the plot tonight .

 

[ttg17]

My two main observations coming out of that embarrassment are:

1) I don't mind losing. It's the manner we're losing that's so horrible to watch. The thing about this loss, and those to Hull, Pompey and Blackpool, and the game against MK until Agyei came on, is we have been held at arm's length so comfortably by the opposition. It's not like we're scrapping, pushing for second balls, making chances that just aren't going our way, we literally don't even get the ball. The opposition totally marshal us, and it's just horrible to watch. We weren't at any point 'knocking on the door' tonight after we went behind, we didn't create a thing. If it was a one off, you'd write it off as a bad day at the office, 'they did a job on us', unlucky etc. But it's happened too many times in a short amount of time now. It doesn't help that every match we play right into their hands with opportunities to kill the game, there are so many stupid fouls and misplaced, unnecessary passes that just give them the opportunity to kill 45 seconds while they jog over for the ball. It's tear-your-hair-out frustrating. If a player is standing over the ball with his back to you, DON'T RUN INTO THE BACK OF HIM. HE WILL GO DOWN AND IT WILL BE A FOUL. It's f*****g infuriating.

2) I get that circumstances change and we have to go 'more direct' on occasion, and if anything it's almost a positive that we have recently at least tried to develop a 'Plan B' style. But why have we completely stopped even trying to play anything resembling passing football? When you build a team based on technical ability and slick passing (Forde, Taylor, Brannagan, Henry etc.), why do you then just launch the ball into the channels every single time you have possession? It's like being back in League Two ffs. The reason Agyei looked so good tonight is because he's the only player who's really physically suited to that style of play, and while he's very good at it, there's a reason that style of play is supposed to be our Plan B. He'll get pelters because he didn't affect the game at all tonight, but what is Shodipo supposed to do when every time the team gets the ball there's not even a thought of playing it along the ground and creating space, and instead launches it at Sam Winnall? There was one moment in the second half when Gorrin received the ball from the left, spun 180 degrees, and played the ball along the ground to the onrushing Forde, who was in space. It stood out like a sore f*****g thumb because it was the only time we played anything resembling football all game. Can you imagine us scoring a goal like the McGuane - Long - Shodipo goal v Burton at the moment? Not a chance in hell.

KR got it wrong with his selection tonight. I can see the logic in rotation but literally everyone on here had misgivings as soon as they saw that team. That's fine, managers have to make judgment calls and he got this one wrong. But I'm more worried about the wider point that we have lost any semblance of an identity or style of play. I appreciate McGuane being out isn't ideal as he was a key component of controlling that midfield engine, which is so essential to a successful KR side, but our entire style of play can't be based on a single player. This isn't just a blip: we've been scraping results for a while now and, but for remarkable last gasp penalty saves and last minute equalisers, as well as an absolutely kamikaze Doncaster performance, we'd be in a really precarious position.

 

[Bath Yellow]

We knew before Ko the way Northampton play, hoof it in hope and batter the opposition when they have got it, we never stood up to them the whole game. Wheres Jamie Mackie when you want him, he would have had a field day against those defenders, we were spine less in all quaters.

 

[Eaststanding]

At this stage in the season a promotion chasing team is largely settled, know what system they’ll play, play with swagger and expect to win most games. We’re a million miles from there , play offs maybe, automatic, no chance.

 

[Wallop]

Don’t Refs have the watches that tell them if the ball has crossed the line?

 

[OX14]

Ill have a lot more respect for Robinson if he comes out, holds his hands up and admits hes made a big mistake. If he tries to talk his way out of it with excuses he’ll be heading for a fall. Hopefully he realises the supporters arent stupid enough to fall for it.

I will respect Robbo if he comes out and asks for his contract to be ended by mutual consent. He has had 3 years now and I know last year we nearly got up but we could of bottled actually getting in the play offs all together. This year we have gone backwards, only a lucky 8 game winning run against some of the worst teams I've seen has saved this team being in a relegation scrap.

Time for him to move on!!!

 

[m]

Bloody hell Jerome... stop trying to make excuses for Robinson.

Weird. I listened to some of the 2nd half and Jerome was very clear about how shite he thought it was - performance and team selection.

 

[Londonroader1]

OUFCX

 

[Wallop]

H

Or a new contract as seems to be the way.

He’s already got a 4 year one

 

[OX14]

Don’t Refs have the watches that tell them if the ball has crossed the line?

Not in league 1 they don't. Didn't look over the line for me.

 

[m]

There's a post office in Chard, but usually I wait till people are asleep.

I've still got 3 and a half boxes of parcel tape I'm trying to shift from last time.

 

[Sarge]

Don’t Refs have the watches that tell them if the ball has crossed the line?

Only with goal line technology ....which efl dont (currently) have