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by Old Abingdonian
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...
by Old Abingdonian
Mon Mar 21, 2011 1:30 pm
Forum: Raging On
Topic: Midson and Clist off?
Replies: 71
Views: 18243

Perhaps the point is that Wilder thinks there are no circumstances in which he will want to play Clist again, but with Purkiss &amp Kinni, an injury or suspension would mean that he would recall the player from the 'emergency loan'. I wouldn't fancy LB if Tonkin were unavailable and we did not h...
by Old Abingdonian
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...
by Old Abingdonian
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...
by Old Abingdonian
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...
by Old Abingdonian
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...
by Old Abingdonian
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...
by Old Abingdonian
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...
by Old Abingdonian
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...
by Old Abingdonian
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 ...
by Old Abingdonian
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...
by Old Abingdonian
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...
by Old Abingdonian
Fri Feb 25, 2011 12:10 am
Forum: Raging On
Topic: Sitting on the dock of the Bay
Replies: 24
Views: 5837

In answer to the 'Red' question, didn't we play away in red and black stripes at one stage - could be late 80's / early 90's?
by Old Abingdonian
Wed Feb 23, 2011 9:13 am
Forum: Raging On
Topic: Oxfordshire Senior Cup Guide for Anoraks
Replies: 15
Views: 4301

... so in 125 years, no Abingdon team has ever managed to win the Oxfordshire Senior Cup? [goes off mumbling into his pint of Morlands]
by Old Abingdonian
Fri Feb 18, 2011 7:10 pm
Forum: Raging On
Topic: Southend
Replies: 33
Views: 7472

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...