Latic Intolerance
Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2019 8:30 pm
Well that was enjoyable. It’s the first time in a number of seasons I’ve felt comfortable enough to just sit back and enjoy a game.
My thoughts:
- The Away Game
Having been to the first league fixture between these two earlier in the year, it reminded me a bit of that. I thought that was really the turning point of our season. I took 4 friends (two Celtic fans, a Norn Ireland fan keen to see Whyte, and one other). The first half we were over run by an energetic and powerful Charlton team, and I remember remarking to a few fellow Oxford fans at HT about the team. Esp the formation. The NI fan I was with said ‘your CM looks like a CB’ which he was.. and so on. We had so many player out of position it was untrue. The second half was totally different. Whyte came on... and we all know what a happened... but more than that we had ‘square pegs in square holes’: a team that looked entirely different to the one in the first half and one that, I think, then went on a pretty decent unbeaten run (albeit with a hell of a lot of draws). This game reminded me of that, in so much as the first 15 mins was like the first half at the Valley: they over ran us with energy and skill, and then simply hit a wall. Thank goodness.
- The Free Kick.
Picture the scene: me and two friends away at Sunderland. We get a free kick and my mates say ‘got anyone good?’, to which I replied, ‘nope’. Holmes steps up and puts it in the back of the net... On Friday, the same thing happens except my Father-in-Law asks the same question, with me giving the same reply... I chatted to ‘£28k-a-week’ Garbutt after the game and told him he’d had a ‘very progressive season’, the best way I could describe his contribution to the team this campaign.
- The subs
After the sending off, I was puzzled that Sykes made way for Mackie. For me, Skykes was the MOM. But what a brilliant sub that was. Mackie basically managed the game to the 96th min. I don’t think he got their player sent off (it was a two footed challenge in front of the ref) but he did little things like told JS to stay down after he was knocked to the floor at a corner. Good gamesmanship from the Old Head
- Jack Stevens
What a save! Why did we ever bring in Mitchell? Well done to the 100th grad from the youth academy.
- The ‘yellow card / not sending off’ at the end.
Apparently according to the refs assessor, if you play on you can only give a yellow not a red.
- Josh Ruffels
Can we talk about that run in the last min? Messi eat your heart out. And this is a left back. Forget his last min goals and the fact he really isn’t ‘one of our own’ - he’s a Cov City grad - have we had a more dedicated, polite, articulate, versatile and talented local professional at our club? A credit to himself, his family, and the football club.
My thoughts:
- The Away Game
Having been to the first league fixture between these two earlier in the year, it reminded me a bit of that. I thought that was really the turning point of our season. I took 4 friends (two Celtic fans, a Norn Ireland fan keen to see Whyte, and one other). The first half we were over run by an energetic and powerful Charlton team, and I remember remarking to a few fellow Oxford fans at HT about the team. Esp the formation. The NI fan I was with said ‘your CM looks like a CB’ which he was.. and so on. We had so many player out of position it was untrue. The second half was totally different. Whyte came on... and we all know what a happened... but more than that we had ‘square pegs in square holes’: a team that looked entirely different to the one in the first half and one that, I think, then went on a pretty decent unbeaten run (albeit with a hell of a lot of draws). This game reminded me of that, in so much as the first 15 mins was like the first half at the Valley: they over ran us with energy and skill, and then simply hit a wall. Thank goodness.
- The Free Kick.
Picture the scene: me and two friends away at Sunderland. We get a free kick and my mates say ‘got anyone good?’, to which I replied, ‘nope’. Holmes steps up and puts it in the back of the net... On Friday, the same thing happens except my Father-in-Law asks the same question, with me giving the same reply... I chatted to ‘£28k-a-week’ Garbutt after the game and told him he’d had a ‘very progressive season’, the best way I could describe his contribution to the team this campaign.
- The subs
After the sending off, I was puzzled that Sykes made way for Mackie. For me, Skykes was the MOM. But what a brilliant sub that was. Mackie basically managed the game to the 96th min. I don’t think he got their player sent off (it was a two footed challenge in front of the ref) but he did little things like told JS to stay down after he was knocked to the floor at a corner. Good gamesmanship from the Old Head
- Jack Stevens
What a save! Why did we ever bring in Mitchell? Well done to the 100th grad from the youth academy.
- The ‘yellow card / not sending off’ at the end.
Apparently according to the refs assessor, if you play on you can only give a yellow not a red.
- Josh Ruffels
Can we talk about that run in the last min? Messi eat your heart out. And this is a left back. Forget his last min goals and the fact he really isn’t ‘one of our own’ - he’s a Cov City grad - have we had a more dedicated, polite, articulate, versatile and talented local professional at our club? A credit to himself, his family, and the football club.