Away Match Day Thread 16/09/2023 L1: Fleetwood v OUFC

[Northstandboy]

It’s felt like ages since that loss to Port Vale.

Fleetwood seem to be a bogey team and with the suspensions (Harris and Leigh) and international player injuries (Brown and Goodrham), it’s going to be tough!

 

[Sarge]

Now that it looks very much like Brown, O'Donker and Goodrham are out.

Beadle

Stevens......Moore......Negru......Thorniley*

McGuane........Brannagan

Mills..........Rodrigues.........Edwards

Perkins**
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* - Might Manning risk Murphy at Leftback again? (I doubt it, but Murphy featured in the Twitter Promo of today's match, so will play some part)
** I hope Bodin isn't played up front, but I could see Murphy maybe playing there if Perkins isn't played.

I'm really excited to see Perkins play, having watched Edwards, Perkins is the only real unknown in the squad. Very highly rated, hopeully he can force himself into first team reckoning.

agree

 

[greatunclekip]

Have a feeling Marriott will show what we missed. We are stretched as a squad, not too many options up front!

2 nil Fleetwood.

 

[Chippy]

Have a feeling Marriott will show what we missed. We are stretched as a squad, not too many options up front!

2 nil Fleetwood.

Cheers KIP, hopefully Manning will share that in the OUFC dressing room, what better way to inspire the U’s

 

[Cass63]

I’ll be in the players lounge in los christianos supping a few peroni’s hoping for 3 points.

 

[spmox]

Now that it looks very much like Brown, O'Donker and Goodrham are out.

Beadle

Stevens......Moore......Negru......Thorniley*

McGuane........Brannagan

Mills..........Rodrigues.........Edwards

Perkins**
​

* - Might Manning risk Murphy at Leftback again? (I doubt it, but Murphy featured in the Twitter Promo of today's match, so will play some part)
** I hope Bodin isn't played up front, but I could see Murphy maybe playing there if Perkins isn't played.

I'm really excited to see Perkins play, having watched Edwards, Perkins is the only real unknown in the squad. Very highly rated, hopeully he can force himself into first team reckoning.

I think Manning will want to get the experience of Bodin into that starting 11. And I would agree. Rodrigues on the bench to start with and very likely to come on after 60 minutes.

 

[psquared]

I'm also going 3-1 to the Us, goals from Elliot, Sonny & Ruben.
COYY!

 

[Foley]

Our last 5 games v Fleetwood have Won 4
and drawn 1 ( we have won the last 2 away)
They have a new manager, and are probably better than their league position suggests, but this is a very good test of how good our squad is.
I think that we are good enough to beat a team with one point in 6 games. It will be a very disappointing result if we don't win

 

[Golden Dr Otto]

Have a feeling Marriott will show what we missed. We are stretched as a squad, not too many options up front!

2 nil Fleetwood.

I was actually thinking that it’s amazing to see the strength in depth compared to last season

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

Negru dropped. The only clean sheet of the season was with Thorniley and Moore centre back I suppose

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

I was actually thinking that it’s amazing to see the strength in depth compared to last season

So many options Bodin is playing up front

 

[West Oxon U’s]

Where’s McEachran?

 

[Foley]

Negru and Stevens dropped, Goodrham and Perkins on.the bench and Bodin or Rodrigues upfront?
Some big calls by Manning

 

[Andy1505]

Some brave calls there.....

 

[Manorlounger]

 

[Peterdev]

Cheers KIP, hopefully Manning will share that in the OUFC dressing room, what better way to inspire the U’s

Remember we heard it here first

 

[Tenbury Yellow]

Not the side I was expecting.

 

[Berliner]

That's a bit of an odd side, I suppose it shows strength in depth?
Also Brown and Goodrham with fitness concerns prior, one assumes not as serious as first thought.
Let's see...COYY!

 

[werthersoriginal]

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Didn’t expect that! Manning seems to like starting with Bodin, in whatever position. I’m sure we’ll see Perkins early second half

 

[West Oxon U’s]

 

[ZeroTheHero]

Nor me. Negru on the bench is very odd. McEachran nowhere at all is even odder.