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

 

[Northstandboy]

Thornily is shocking

He saved two goals. Would have taken the player out and been sent off.

 

[greatunclekip]

Holding on against f*****g Reading

 

[Northstandboy]

McEachran is pants!

 

[BicesterU]

What the hell was Thorniley doing there?! Literally just waved him through.

 

[ljs]

f**k, that was close!

6 OUFC players round him and he gets through. Thorniley had to let him through or probably would have had a second yellow.

No need for him to just stand two yards off!

 

[Osleroad]

Would've all been down to Thornileybletting his man through - stood right off him

Think he was cautious of already being booked again

 

[Obstructed view]

Thorniley off for Bennett
McEachran off Bodin

 

[Northstandboy]

No need for him to just stand two yards off!

The guy ran right past him, scared to tackle.

Reading will be running at him now, shame Negru is injured.

 

[unification]

Not great.

One chance and one goal for us but precious little else.

Harris not strong enough for me.

The defending after we scored was abysmal. Ball watching and players expecting someone else to mop up.

 

[McXal]

How can people not understand that Thorniley was booked - and diving in on that lad would’ve just got himself sent off (he was never getting the ball)

You can make the argument that he was way too slow to react in the first place - but by the time he was letting the guy go it was the right decision

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

Well, we're not losing.

 

[battman]

Need to be so much better when going in front. Seemingly no nous or game management on show, Reading could have been 3-1 up after us scoring in the 39th minute.

Let’s start the second half much better please.

 

[behindthegoal]

McEachran is a liability...get him off

 

[Oxfordpete]

I can honestly say I don’t know what Josh M brings to the team

 

[bert]

Wow. That was s**t till the last 10 minutes. Need to up our game second half shooting towards our fans. The bench doesn't look too inspiring though.

 

[ljs]

We need to kick the f*****g ball f*****g forwards. This backwards passing stuff might be the modern way but it's f*****g boring and s**t

 

[BicesterU]

He saved two goals. Would have taken the player out and been sent off.

Could’ve maybe just tackled him, I dunno?

 

[bashamwonderland]

Ok that was a poor half overall, but it wasn't Cheltenham poor.

 

[IsleofWightYellow]

I can honestly say I don’t know what Josh M brings to the team

You need to be more clear as there’s two of them out there for us, one who’s played well and one who hasn’t!

 

[Northstandboy]

Could’ve maybe just tackled him, I dunno?

I think the defender would have got clipped.