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How many fans did Oxford bring?

Meaning only about 1200 ish actually bought tickets including Oxford fans. Totally unsustainable and tonight was without doubt an unofficial boycott.

I knew that, perhaps I saw that again and assumed it was the announcement for the final squad. 😊

Over half of the squad “ he put together “ are in the treatment room. Given the teams we are having to put out at the moment I can’t see us pulling any trees up.

Genuine question: would you start Cantwell or Baradji in the next game if TGH (and Forshaw and Tronstad) is out injured?

I thought the final 24 were to be announced on Thursday...He made the 50, I think..

Yes (I think)

We had two young CB's on the bench tonight, what's the point in them if you can't throw them in if required? We had to do so with Pratt and arguably he's been the highlight of the season.

He not the final squad is he?

we`ve got the square root of **** all in that midfield with tgh and tavares,one is a squad player the other is masquerading as a profesional football,val has to start cantwell and baradji on saturday

Should have won that. We had created enough chances. Miller and McLoughlin missed great chances. Ohashi and TGH missed others. How? Are they ready to play for than a half currently and do we want more risks than we also doing considering the injuries they had

The latest issue is who is going to play RWB/RB with Alebiosu heading to Afcon? With more CM options I assume it’d be TGH. But if he’s injured, God knows. Even moving Miller to RWB/RB wouldn’t work given we have no centre backs.

Morishitas recovery pace was pretty good tonight. Definitely took a leaf out of Ohashis book. Pears didn't have much to do, nor did theirs. Baradji would look like he's got a bit of a shot on him. Definitely more to come there. Tavares looked of the pace at times scanning for a pass without even moving his feet - la la land. Cantwell made things happen when he came on so needs to start in future

Bayes: TGH off injured at half time, it looked. Will he be missed?

Not for Oxford it wasn’t

Bullshit

He knew that was going to happen when he signed up for the gig and his £600k p.a. It can't be used as an excuse on his behalf, he's fully complicit.

Antoher record breaker from Venky’s.

It usually works by Committee with the Head Coach being presented with a list of players to choose from and him having the final say.

I'm better than Tavares. Fact.

Im not sure morale is that good. How many times have we served it up to the opposition from the first whistle this season at Ewood? Once maybe v Ipswich?

Surely you know that he hasn't put that squad together. Recruitment hasn't worked like that at any club for the last decade. There is a whole department that deals with that side of things.

Well yes and know. He might have put that team together but I assume he would argue he'd done his best with the means available to him. Also, letting so many tried and tested players go to other clubs is what really diminished the squad and that process was outside his control. Not a supporter of his by any means but the dice were loaded against him.

I think we tried, we were the better side but have to take our chances and we're sorely missing Tronstad/Forshaw.

Think a lot of it was down to Gestede, but unlike JDT & JE he has stood by without questioning. Lets see how he values his managerial career in the second half of the season, its getting to around that time of year our managers become outspoken and Ismael seems the type to let his feelings be known.