This fact was surely down to those who did not boycott rather than those who did! (i.e. if the attendance had been ludicrously low, then I'd argue that it wouldn't have achieved "naff all".
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Not sure what you mean. Ryan Ledson was signed permanently by United for around £50krecordmeister wrote:More importantly, if the argument for including B teams was to enable better development of some of the English players who aren't getting regular first team football at their parent clubs, let's look at the value of playing Lego after his return from the u21s. Was that good for his development? I'd say not.
But it was a Wembley final against a team who were always going to bring 40,000. Not coming along was pissing in the wind. Like saying well we've got the Tories in power but I voted for my local independent candidate (who got 78 other votes) so I've done my bit. My view is that if you feel strongly enough to protest against something (and you must do to miss your team play in front of the second highest attendance in their history) than an ineffective protest is somewhat pointless - much better to find a way to make a difference. For example encouraging OxVox to set up a petition with other clubs to force a parliamentary response on the issue. Or putting pressure on the sponsor of the cup (e.g. by calling for people to use one of their rivals) - no-one likes bad publicity especially when you're paying a considerable sum for it. Or get involved https://www.againstleague3.co.uk/contribute/ - this bloke seems to be doing this by himself, why not help out?Jimski wrote:"Hate to break it to you guys but boycotting the match did naff all"
This fact was surely down to those who did not boycott rather than those who did! (i.e. if the attendance had been ludicrously low, then I'd argue that it wouldn't have achieved "naff all".
Well I'm delighted to see you say that, Ty, as one could be forgiven for thinking you were in favour of them given your recent posts on this thread.ty cobb wrote:We all want the same thing which is no B teams
well I was back for one...OUFC4eva wrote:Where are the fans - thought the boycott was just for Wembley?
Ribeiro and Skarz both have another year on their contract I believe and so they may well be here whether we like it or not.Old Abingdonian wrote:I though MApp was spot-on after the game - it summarised our season. It was most like the Southend game - we played all the good football, but lacked the killer ball, and even then (Maguire in the first half) missed the target when a clear-cut chances created. If Maguire had put that away for 2 - 1, we would have won. Add to that some comedy defending (Maguire's for their second goal, Johnson's for their third), and you have why we're not in the play-offs.
Where I would be more critical of MApp would be in team selection. No Ledson, starting Carroll (who did fine after conceding what MApp described as a naïve penalty) did not reflect a 'six cup finals' approach in the least - it was investigating and building for next season. It says to me that neither Edwards or Ribeiro will be here next season for a start. Nor, I suspect, Skarz.