Away Match Day Thread 12/12/2023 L1: Reading v OUFC

[Bath Yellow]

84. First game.
Headington United v Chelmsford City,
Southern League ( Now Conference ) Won 2-0.
Boxing Day 1949. 75yrs ago

The last 6 games v Reading:

W: 1
L: 6

07 Nov 1999	Reading v Oxford United	W	1-2	League Division 2
07 Mar 2000	Oxford United v Reading	L	1-3	League Division 2
28 Oct 2000	Reading v Oxford United	L	4-3	League Division 2
17 Apr 2001	Oxford United v Reading	L	0-2	League Division 2
24 Sep 2003	Oxford United v Reading	L	1-3	League Cup
25 Aug 2004	Oxford United v Reading	L	0-2	League Cup

 

[Sarge]

Foul on Harris?

 

[joecook]

Reading commentators are saying that we are good at passing backwards, but no threat up front.

 

[Sarge]

Well done Thorniley

 

[Jolteon]

Foul on Harris?

Nah, got a tap in the face from a flailing arm, nothing in it (with iFollow replay benefit)

 

[ljs]

Reading commentators... "Oxford are good at passing but create nothing" and "Oxford are good at passing backwards".

 

[Bitter]

All over the place in defence.

 

[Swaby39]

Ominous signs…

 

[Sarge]

Oh come on ref

 

[Belgium Yellow]

Right mess at the moment. Goal waiting to happen.

 

[Osleroad]

Des has even ditched the tracksuit/PE teacher vibes. Come on lads.

Oh what you mean not looking like Manning - I suppose for a true student of football philosophy should be a pipe too and carpet slippers!

 

[bert]

Ominous signs…

They are much more willing to head into the box when they're going forwards. Running at the last man, crossing, through passes - we just try to keep possession

 

[Jolteon]

That looked a pen...

 

[bert]

That looked a pen...

Seen those given

 

[isibuko]

That looked a pen...

Nah, would have been soft.

 

[Northstandboy]

Seen those given

Outside the box yes.

 

[Sarge]

The away support is delivering ...the team needs to step it up

 

[ljs]

Has anyone ever seen Harris head a ball or even challenge for a ball in the air?

 

[Osleroad]

With what I'm reading we'll be lucky to get a point from this

 

[Swaby39]

They are much more willing to head into the box when they're going forwards. Running at the last man, crossing, through passes - we just try to keep possession

Too often the ball reaches the penalty spot and the defender has a free header.

 

[Canterburyexile]

Can anyone tell me why we’ve abandoned the high and well organised press that we were using earlier in the season? That seemed to me to be the catalyst for a lot of our success.