Away Match Build Up 16/03/24 - L1: Port Vale v OUFC

[Carpy]

PRE-MATCH PACK:

Preview - Des Buckingham

Interview - Opposition Manager

OUFC Match Preview

Opposition Match Preview

Ref Jeremy Simpson’s previous OUFC games & Stats

Head to Head

 

[Yellow River]

Cumming
Negru Moore Brown
Dale, Bodin, Matete, Brannigan, Leigh
Harris, Murphy/Goodwin.

3 at the back when in possession, 5 when out of possession.

Move the ball quicker, push the defensive line a further 5 or 10 yards up the pitch. Stop giving the opposition time and room in the midfield.

Rodrigues and McGuane can have a spell on the bench.

Edit, just seen Matete is unavailable, so McEachran or Smyth in the centre.

 

[Northstandboy]

Ref is the same guy who was in the middle v Wigan at home a few weeks ago.

 

[Osleroad]

Good to see at least a clearly angered Des and Cam wound up like a character from The Exorcist - not too much that he cleans. half of Port Vale out before half time!

 

[christenedinjericho]

Ticket sales for Vale were around 460 at lunchtime today.

Can't help feeling we would have taken well over 1000 on Saturday if we had taken just a single point on Tuesday. It shows just how emotive this bloody game is in terms of fans being in or out Dragons Den style.

Ffs Saturday COYY'S

 

[Pgyellow]

Another week of it not being acceptable!

 

[Manorlounger]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1768329368579780908

 

[Yellow River]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1768329368579780908

I’m sure Brannigan was embarrassed and is wound up, that’s the sort of character he is. If you’d heard that from one or two other players it wouldn’t have rung true.

Anyway I suspect he wasn’t shy in calling out certain players, the reaction, effort and performance will be very interesting on Saturday.

 

[Mad Dog]

Couldn't be a worse time for this game, we're utter horse shite, and Port Vale haven't won for 13 games...enter Oxford United.

 

[Scotchegg]

 

[Peterdev]

Can’t see Oxford getting a goal let alone a win.
I’ve decided to make a curry whilst the match is on for some guests, and won’t even know the score till late evening.
Completely lost interest, like our players at Bolton on a Tuesday night

 

[Up The Manor]

I have seen nothing in his last 20 over games to suggest that there is even going to be a slight improvement .
A predictable away defeat and probably Vales easiest home game of the season .
The gutless uninspired lacklustre performances under Des has to bring his tenure to an end soon .
Anybody still believing the play offs is achievable must be watching a different sport .Its all about damage limitation now .

 

[Osei Yaw]

We've conceded 21 goals in the last 13 games, but none of them have been conceded when James Henry has been on the pitch. Over that period of 13 games, Henry is also averaging a goal every 32 minutes.

Surely he's got to start.

 

[Carpy]

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Swap Long for Stevens and I could get on board with this

 

[Big Ronaldo]

Surely there has to be a reaction to that.
Pride alone should be enough to spur the players into some show of character.
Drifting along half-arsed has brought the spotlight heavily on to the players as well as the manager.
Do they want to give their absolute all for this club or not?
Whether they love or Loathe the manager, it is all about being bloody professional when it comes Down to it.
Show us that you give a s**t.

 

[Up The Manor]

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Sam long ?? Wow just wow .You been on those happy pills tonight .The bloke has been a liability for the last 2 seasons .
He spends more time going backwards than forwards and he's become a very fragile defender that spends the entire match chasing shadows .
Other than that I like that team .

 

[Scotchegg]

Sam long ?? Wow just wow .You been on those happy pills tonight .The bloke has been a liability for the last 2 seasons .
He spends more time going backwards than forwards and he's become a very fragile defender that spends the entire match chasing shadows .
Other than that I like that team .

In a mess of a game on Tuesday he was significantly more solid that Stevens.

 

[Up The Manor]

In a mess of a game on Tuesday he was significantly more solid that Stevens.

They were both exposed & savaged .
Neither would make the squads of other play off contenders .

 

[Scotchegg]

They were both exposed & savaged .
Neither would make the squads of other play off contenders .

That's irrelevant when they're the only two right backs on our books.

Stevens and Leigh are players that excite going forward but are weaker than Long and Bennett at defending, and we need to start at being more solid at the back.

 

[Up The Manor]

That's irrelevant when they're the only two right backs on our books.

Stevens and Leigh are players that excite going forward but are weaker than Long and Bennett at defending, and we need to start at being more solid at the back.

How did he improve the defence Tuesday night ? We conceded 3 goals in the 2nd half .
That's not being more solid ,that's making it worse .
I dont get your point ? You seem confused .

 

[Scotchegg]

How did he improve the defence Tuesday night ? We conceded 3 goals in the 2nd half .
That's not being more solid ,that's making it worse .
I dont get your point ? You seem confused .

It's an opinion, it differs from yours, that's OK!