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Strange game, Rovers were much the better team first half, but missed chances and good saves from Beadle cost them. 2nd half, with a different formation and we were significantly the better side. But missed chances and good saves cost us too until the 2nd goal, which should have been the 3rd or 4th ...

It's good isn't it? Weird watching games with no serious worries about the result - Fleetwood away and now Shrewsbury have both been played like pre-season friendlies for the last 30 minutes. The only (unfair) complaint could be it's a little bit boring, we could have really gone for it in the last ...

We deserved the win, 3-0 was probably about right, but we've played a lot better this season in games I've watched on ifollow - Derby, Barnsley the obvious examples but also first half against Charlton. If we'd played like that it might have been 6-0. Fleetwood were bad. We probably didn't pass the ...

It was the first Oxford game for my 3 children so I had to tell them, repeatedly, that it wasn't usually as warm, straightforward or with such spectacular goals. They're all keen to go again, so job done in more than one way. I didn't actually think we played that well, particularly at the start. So...

Impressive again, different to the Derby game in as much as we looked more like conceding, but on the balance of play/chances we still deserved the win. Whole team, including subs look like they know their jobs and are motivated. Pleasantly surprising and unusual good start to the season. My first l...

I'd not seen anything except highlights this season and I was probably not alone in having low expectations for Derby away so that was a very enjoyable evenings entertainment. Can't really remember when we last had such a good performance. Derby only looked a threat, albeit quite a considerable thre...

Just to temper the optimism, I think a lot of the gaps/concerns that existed last season are still there this season. The first XI looks good, or even the first 15, but a couple of injuries and things look different. No left back cover, in fact only really 6 defenders to cover the 4 positions (Steve...

We haven't actually officially signed Josh McEachran as yet. Rodrigues (based on being one of the best players in the league 2 divisions below) and Thorniley (based on being good when he was here) are very promising signings. McEachran though, 30 year old on his way down, presumably not cheap and ha...

It's a bit reductive to just post a list and obviously we don't know the size of the contract so we're very much guessing what it would cost to get rid of them. Saying that I'll have a go. I'd keep hold of McGinty, if you can get rid at least one of the existing "first choice" goalkeepers ...

Two weirdly comfortable wins after 17 games of not looking like ever winning a game of football again. Forest Green were terrible, admittedly, but it was still a good performance. We look better with Bodin in midfield It's good that Manning has managed to eventually get a tune out of the current squ...

I think you're too pessimistic on the permutations recordmeister - one win and we're safe I think. Neither Accrington or Morecambe could catch us then due to goal difference. Leaving one relegation place between us, Cambridge and MK Dons. Both teams would have to win all their remaining games. It's ...

On Jan 1st, there was a thread about us having blown the playoffs and I posted this (I don't know if the html works to make it look like a quote): So you think we're safe from a relegation battle? Do you have any confidence in our strengthening in the January window or in Robinson improving our per...

15 games without a win, a third of a season, it's a miracle we're not already relegated. I think we're doomed, no confidence and Cambridge look to have hit form. It's a disaster of a season - given we lost £4million last year and that was with selling Atkinson for £1.6... then this year our wage bil...

I don't know whether it was deliberate or coincidence, but Manning appeared to pick the physically biggest team he could. We were more compact than usual, with what looked like 2 holding midfielders in Brannagan and McGuane. They all did ok, particularly in the first half - encouragingly there seeme...

In my view, a lot of the rumours come about because we were performing badly. Players and managers fall out all the time, practical jokes are common in dressing rooms (although aiming one at your boss might not be the brightest), people will have affairs quite often. I very much doubt a professional...