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

 

[ljs]

Our tactics appear to be play 10 or more sideways passes deep in our own half... then boot it long aimlessly. Its crap

 

[yellowbow]

Both teams seem to have settled for a draw…

 

[Northstandboy]

What the flip are we slowing the game down for?

We are winning… oh wait!

 

[Belgium Yellow]

This is against bottom of the table shite

 

[Northstandboy]

Painful to watch at times. Is this Desball?

I bloody hope not! He won’t be lasting long!

 

[Grumpy Git]

This is against bottom of the table shite

It’s a derby match, league positions go out the window

 

[OX14]

I thought Des was going to change things and put his stamp on the team. On this showing we are boring as f**k.

 

[Grumpy Git]

Hope Henry is up for it

 

[Sarge]

Henry on

 

[IsleofWightYellow]

McEachran could have redeemed himself if he’d just passed it..

 

[Northstandboy]

Henry on…. Settled for the draw then.

 

[bashamwonderland]

James Henry coming on.

All a bit depressing really.

 

[Sarge]

Come on Oxford go get the winner

 

[yellowbow]

McEachran could have redeemed himself if he’d just passed it..

RO singing McEachran’s praises as he came off

 

[ZeroTheHero]

It’s a derby match, league positions go out the window

I'm not so sure that's so true any more. You have far less home grown players in each team - you can tell them about the history (and in this case 'history' is what it is) but does it really mean more to them than a game against Burton or Charlton?

 

[Belgium Yellow]

It’s a derby match, league positions go out the window

You know that, I know that, but do the players look like they know it is a derby?

 

[greatunclekip]

Back to the boring days of Robinson pass across the back.

We are throwing away a fantastic first half of the season.

 

[Sarge]

6 added cmon Oxford

 

[bert]

Just no urgency

 

[Sarge]

How close