Oxford (H) match thread - 16th March

[Killersrevenge44]

28 minutes ago, Guitar Ray said:

They say laughter is the best medicine, this may be true, but it hasn’t healed the cuts on my hands from when I fell up the steps going into the Hamil last week.

Leave the booze alone

[Jacko51]

On 14/03/2024 at 21:32, Sam Kelly's Left Boot said:

Jones is absolute tripe, as is Debrah.

 

It’s interesting. At Reading we played a back four of Sang, Smith, Debrah and Jones. When Jones went off injured after an hour it was 0-0. At Leyton we played the same back four and kept a clean sheet. 

[Nippy Naylor]

2 hours ago, Killersrevenge44 said:

Just like Pope, Smith found his level in League Two

The difference between Popey and Smith is one wore his heart on his sleeve and give everything for the vale and the other just doesn't seem interested and shows no where near enough commitment or desire #  Popeys a legend and Smiths useless 

 

[Nippy Naylor]

Just now, Nippy Naylor said:

The difference between Popey and Smith is one wore his heart on his sleeve and give everything for the vale and the other just doesn't seem interested and shows no where near enough commitment or desire #  Popeys a legend and Smiths useless 

 

 

19 minutes ago, Jacko51 said:

It’s interesting. At Reading we played a back four of Sang, Smith, Debrah and Jones. When Jones went off injured after an hour it was 0-0. At Leyton we played the same back four and kept a clean sheet. 

It's a miracle Jones gets in the team 😆

[MelbourneValiant]

Probably my last chance of a positive post this season....

Vale 2 - 1 Oxford.......providing we don't gift them a goal with stupidity.

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Can I stay awake longer than 20 minutes this week?

[Rockape99]

If everyone was fit is this the strongest  team ?

Ripley 

mitch smith Deborah jones 

OJO Ben G 

Massey Wilson Mighten 

Ulche 

[Raveninblack]

11 hours ago, DazFred said:

Neither can Sang...and he certainly can't tackle. His 2 corners last week versus Shrewsbury were awful

 sang is a midfield player playing out of position in my view and the manager has no alternative but to chop and change; in my opinion the squad just isn’t good enough  except for Ripley and Garrity but for once Massey played well on Tuesday but we need goals but clearly most of the site are suffering with very low confidence so let’s hope we can break the voodoo and scrape a win but Oxford are playing for a playoff position so it won’t be easy

[Raveninblack]

8 hours ago, Nippy Naylor said:

The difference between Popey and Smith is one wore his heart on his sleeve and give everything for the vale and the other just doesn't seem interested and shows no where near enough commitment or desire #  Popeys a legend and Smiths useless 

 

 I think smith has been poor all season and suffers from too many positional changes in tge team but the pope would still score but Carol wouldn’t have him back at the club as he causes trouble but he certainly knows where tge back if the net

 

[hamilboy]

9 hours ago, Killersrevenge44 said:

Leave the booze alone

Those steps are dangerous unlike our strikers.

[Conrad]

22 minutes ago, Rockape99 said:

If everyone was fit is this the strongest  team ?

Ripley 

mitch smith Deborah jones 

OJO Ben G 

Massey Wilson Mighten 

Ulche 

Possibly, but personally I would include Locata.

[Rockape99]

1 minute ago, Conrad said:

Possibly, but personally I would include Locata.

The central defenders gave me a headache tbh  but Kaspar for who ? Me it would be for Jessie 

[vallyunt]

The problem with the defence is there are too many changes especially now that there are 5 subs allowed. Too much tinkering however it's probably due to our poor recruitment and trying to get the most out of what we've got. I'd go same again as Tuesday as the clean sheet should give them a bit of confidence.
Last chance saloon and all that. We can't keep walking past the saloon we have to go in and confront what's in there.
Come on Vale it only takes one incident to change a game.
It's the hope that kills you isn't it?

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[Diego Maradona]

Ripley

Mitch.   Smith.  Kasper.   Jones

           Ojo.        Sang

Massey.      Garrity.      Mighten

                    Wilson

3-1 Oxford

Oxford 1-0 inside 10 minutes

[philmpv]

Ripley
Mitch.   Smith.  Kasper.   Jones
           Ojo.        Sang
Massey.      Garrity.      Mighten
                    Wilson
3-1 Oxford
Oxford 1-0 inside 10 minutes

That's the spirit!

[TJHValiant]

Realistically I can’t see a win. My optimism though does see another draw. 1-1.