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- Tue Mar 22, 2011 8:18 pm
- Forum: Raging On
- Topic: Midson and Clist off?
- Replies: 71
- Views: 18243
Ludicrous to wish for Wilder to go. I would agree with the general sentiments. Home to Bury in August made it apparent there was a real step up - we didn't play badly, and lost to a better side. Like a number of people, it is actually the judgment about Clist as an individual, rather than the overal...
- Mon Mar 21, 2011 1:30 pm
- Forum: Raging On
- Topic: Midson and Clist off?
- Replies: 71
- Views: 18243
- Sun Mar 20, 2011 8:33 pm
- Forum: Raging On
- Topic: Midson and Clist off?
- Replies: 71
- Views: 18243
Colin: sorry, I should have said 'stop-gap', not 'cover'. I agree, I get the impression that CW expected to keep Franny Green. The Stevenage point is a good one, too. However, I would say that our squad has the potential to do better than theirs, it's just that Westley (to his credit) is getting eve...
- Sun Mar 20, 2011 5:45 pm
- Forum: Raging On
- Topic: Midson and Clist off?
- Replies: 71
- Views: 18243
The last two posters have it right: it might be true to say that Wilder's success rate might have been better, but it's crucial that he admits his mistakes. And to be fair, some of the 'failures' cited above were signed as short-term cover (Futcher) or to see out the season - I think that Wilder had...
- Sun Mar 20, 2011 1:48 pm
- Forum: Raging On
- Topic: Midson and Clist off?
- Replies: 71
- Views: 18243
We can't have it both ways: the modern game has high player turn-over for a number of reasons, some associated with player power and expectations, some with the academies and youth development operations which produce a flood of players every year of a comparable standard. I, like most fans, would l...
- Thu Mar 17, 2011 8:05 pm
- Forum: Raging On
- Topic: Pass the Mind Bleach
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6490
Creighton was not good enough, but a better Creighton-style player would be an asset. Wright is class, and Worley has some useful qualities. I also agree with those looking for new full-backs. They are OK, but the number of apparently unconnected errors is worrying. Tonkin, in particular, looks acci...
- Wed Mar 16, 2011 9:58 pm
- Forum: Raging On
- Topic: Pass the Mind Bleach
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6490
Excellent analysis: the biggest worry is that, as some have said, it was so predictable. Stevenage won in the way that we (and CW) knew they would win - commitment, strength and niggle. We even gifted them another classic howler of a goal. So why could Wilder not even begin to plan his way out of it...
- Wed Mar 16, 2011 7:49 am
- Forum: Raging On
- Topic: Stadium Fan Survey
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2987
Have completed. Please note that it may not be clear that for OUFC (and other clubs?), I believe a move was essential (capacity, conflict with residents etc), but also that it could have been done so much better, and to a better stadium. And the ludicrous access to the car-park is a particular probl...
- Mon Mar 14, 2011 3:14 pm
- Forum: Raging On
- Topic: Someone start a thread about today's result, then !
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5778
Although many opinions have been offered about our current strikers, I still believe that this is a crucial debate for now, and next season. Craddock and MacLean seem too similar to be easily accommodated in the same team, and although MacLean is clearly a better footballer in terms of skill and rea...
- Sun Mar 13, 2011 12:11 am
- Forum: Raging On
- Topic: Someone start a thread about today's result, then !
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5778
Surely it's significant that we achieve a result like this (and at Torquay, although I can't be bothered to check the team at Plainmoor) with six (Kinni, Midson, Potter, Purkiss, Hackney, Payne) players who are not first choice? Is this evidence of strength in depth, that CW's 'settled side' of the ...
- Mon Mar 07, 2011 8:02 am
- Forum: Raging On
- Topic: Bandy legged 'mad fer it' northerner seeks advice on BSP!
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3828
Most Oxford fans told themselves last season: 'There isn't much difference between the BSP and League 2.' Most now believe this is not true. We have found League 2 quicker, sharper and cuter, and especially that the standard of finishing in L2 is higher. Early in the season we had 70% of the game ag...
- Sun Mar 06, 2011 11:37 am
- Forum: Raging On
- Topic: Time to focus on next season
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5427
I haven't seen either of the last two away defeats, and I am surprised to hear a consensus about 'lack of fight': there were a number of things about the Hereford defeat, but not lack of fight. I do wonder whether some of the players are, in a subtle way, a bit above themselves, and not concentratin...
- Fri Feb 25, 2011 12:10 am
- Forum: Raging On
- Topic: Sitting on the dock of the Bay
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5837
- Wed Feb 23, 2011 9:13 am
- Forum: Raging On
- Topic: Oxfordshire Senior Cup Guide for Anoraks
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4301
The Leeds Utd example is a very good one - I knew a Leeds director whilst they were flying high, and he admitted that, in retrospect, they were kiddies in the sweetshop who thought they could, indeed, achieve a permanent top-four place. But it seems harsh to state that the fans (who may end up being...