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There’s nothing to work out. We had something like 11 players out, most of which would typically be in the starting 11. This also culminated in no centre forward to speak of, no wingers for a couple of months and the only substitutes available were centre halves and a holding midfielder. The...

We actually looked better when he came on which in fairness I think had much more to do with Matete’s introduction more than anything. Physicality is obviously his biggest strength. Not the easiest game to settle into mind, so not judging him too prematurely. A lot of heavy touches, but clearly...

Fairly even game though we probably can feel aggrieved at not taking all three points. Blackpool got away with murder in the first half. Ekpiteta saved an open goal using an arm, though it was struck so well from close range that the referee hasn’t seen it. In the second half we’ve hit the...

To be fair, we are completely shagged and have been for some time. Our injury list is extensive, we have one single half fit winger. We don’t have a single striker (other than Gatlin who came on to lead the line though he is essentially a kid who ought to be on loan at a Conference side), Mark...

The frustrating aspect is that there's little excuse for this not to have been off. This hasn't been spoken of, however the club have equipment to thaw the pitch. I can only assume they didn't do this quickly enough, or Kassam wouldn't allow the groundsmen access outside the usual window...

The reality is it’s now a standard fee for this level. Over the past few seasons OUFC have sold £15-£20 million worth of players. Luke McNally, Rob Atkinson, Kemar Roofe, Callum O’Dowda, Marvin Johnson, Rob Dickie, Shandon Baptiste and Gavin Whyte, not to mention a handful of players that have...

We are still down to bare bones ourselves. No strikers, not a single wingers and a back up central midfielder playing centre half today... Who got the winning goal! Charlton are really poor and we aren't much better right now given our injury hit/knackered squad. We probably were the better...

I think you can consider yourselves highly unfortunate not to win that game, let alone lose it. The first half we were dreadful. To be honest we weren’t much better in the second until the goal. Our injury list is extensive. We haven’t had a centre forward all season, our backup centre forward...

A good watch for any neutral. Given our ‘performance’ at Cheltenham, I would have taken just about anything other than a loss. It was never going to be pretty. I get the impression the players have been affected by Manning’s departure more than has been let on. We don’t look ‘right’ and looked...

We were absolutely useless. I’d go as far as to say pathetic, which is worrying given we’ve just got a new manager… Linesman or not, we could have played that game again, against 10 men all game and still not scored. United were dreadful. Cheltenham did their bit and fought. Clarke has got you...

I hope we benefit from the new manager bounce. I suspect we'll line up either with wing backs or given we have wingers returning, potentially an inverted 4-3-3 with little or few changes. Any new manager was never likely to change a winning formula and Des Buckingham appears to be encouraging...

Hmm, I don't think I'd want Karl Robinson anywhere near my club at any level. There are *some* positives. But... Everything else aside, fundamentally I'm just not convinced he is capable to getting a side promoted. In terms of the finer details he's not capable of managing his own emotions and...

Under Liam Manning that probably would have been a comfortable win with a clean sheet where the opposition were made to look ordinary. It could and probably should have been 5-1 on 50 minutes having missed an open goal and hitting the bar. Somehow it ended 3-2 in a bit of a kamikaze...

Craig Short's interview regarding his departure was telling. The lack of communication with the playing staff and Radio Oxford's suggestion that there were some very pissed off players hearing the news much later than they should likely is naivety on LM's part. I really don't think he's covered...

https://www.oufc.co.uk/news/2023/november/club-statement-liam-manning-departs/ CEO Tim Williams doesn't sound very happy.

Very frustrating, though I suspect LM's experience with MK Dons has taught him that when the opportunity presents itself, jump ship to avoid a repeat scenario of leading a club to near promotion and then being sacked months later. It's sad, but in some ways he's probably justified his own...

To be fair, many games have played out in a similar vein, however followed a decent first half we concede a chance/do something against the run of play to make the game much more difficult than it needs to be. We weren’t at our best last night but 2-0 away from home is excellent. Lincoln were...

The most ludicrous refereeing display you’ll see all season. He’s cost both sides a win there. In reality it likely ought to have been a straightforward home win. Someone how’s it’s ended 2-2. The stoppage time penalty decision awarded to OUFC…

We really have the ability to dominate games, however in the absence of Cameron Brannagan we have looked more like a regular League One side. The last two games have passed without much of a threat. We are also badly missing Marcus Browne and to a greater extent Kyle Edwards who is a difference...

I suspect Liam Manning will be very unhappy with that second half performance. It was unacceptable. That game should have been managed far, far better. It reminded me of Port Vale at home. A silly kamikaze performance second half that just didn’t need to be played out the way it did. It should...