v Oxford United (h) - 09/12/25

[G Somerset Rover]

4 minutes ago, Kjell said:

Bayes: TGH off injured at half time, it looked.

Will he be missed?

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.

[chaddyrovers]

Should have won that. We had created enough chances. Miller and McLoughlin missed great chances. Ohashi and TGH missed others. 

26 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Too negative at the start.

Start with Cantwell and Baradji then take them off after an hour.

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

[simongarnerisgod]

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

[chaddyrovers]

2 minutes ago, G Somerset Rover said:

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.

He not the final squad is he? 

[RevidgeBlue]

5 minutes ago, G Somerset Rover said:

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.

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.

Edited 22 hours ago by RevidgeBlue

[RevidgeBlue]

1 minute ago, chaddyrovers said:

He not the final squad is he? 

Yes (I think)

[Leonard Venkhater]

1 minute ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Yes (I think)

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

[Kjell]

3 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

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

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

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

27 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

He's put that squad together, if he doesn't rate many of them it's on him.

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.

[RevidgeBlue]

Just now, Leonard Venkhater said:

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

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

[Tomphil2]

27 minutes ago, SIMON GARNERS 194 said:

10,225 🤔

Meaning only about 1200 ish actually bought tickets including Oxford fans.

Totally unsustainable and tonight was without doubt an unofficial boycott.

[wilsdenrover]

How many fans did Oxford bring?

[wilsdenrover]

Just now, Tomphil2 said:

Meaning only about 1200 ish actually bought tickets including Oxford fans.

Totally unsustainable and tonight was without doubt an unofficial boycott.

Are we sure the attendance doesn’t include complimentary tickets too?

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

27 minutes ago, Armchair supporter supremo said:

Scrap this 3 at the back shite. When have we ever in our history had any success from it. 

We've got some some very good fullbacks at the club on both sides, use them. 

 

If team morale drops we really will be in a relegation scrap by boxing day

Playing Alebiosu in a back four would negate a lot of his attacking opportunities. Not to mention the point that non of the centre halves are good enough to play in a two.

[chaddyrovers]

4 minutes ago, Kjell said:

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

All depend whether they can play more minutes then they are. Only Ismael and his staff will know this

[Mercer]

The football is utter and complete garbage, IMO.

Some on here pilloried Big Sam.  Feck me, we were then in the PL and holding our own.  Can we turn the clock back please !?

It's even a hard watch on TV with this shower of shite.  I've even turned down 3 freebies with hospitality at Ewood this season - wild horses would not drag me there. 

As I sit here with a fine cognac contemplating, I am almost certain I will never see my club in the PL again and there is every chance I will not visit Ewood again given, IMO, a moronic and incapable ownership and executive management who seem hell bent on grinding our club into the dust.

[Tomphil2]

2 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

Are we sure the attendance doesn’t include complimentary tickets too?

Probably but i doubt many of them were taken tonight, did hear a while ago that they don't doff them out to players and staff like they used to.

[simongarnerisgod]

9 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

How many fans did Oxford bring?

about 300

[RevidgeBlue]

1 minute ago, simongarnerisgod said:

about 300

Doubt there was anything like 10,200 on looked more like 5-6 k on the TV.

[Kjell]

6 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

All depend whether they can play more minutes then they are. Only Ismael and his staff will know this

Genuine question: Did Ismael and his staff know how many minutes Forshaw could play in a week?

[Kjell]

7 minutes ago, Mercer said:

Some on here pilloried Big Sam.  Feck me, we were then in the PL and holding our own.  Can we turn the clock back please !?

Best manager we had since Eustace, or was it the other way around? 🤪

[chaddyrovers]

3 minutes ago, Kjell said:

Genuine question: Did Ismael and his staff know how many minutes Forshaw could play in a week?

Didn't they take him him in previous game around the 55 mins mark. Suggest they did

 

[simongarnerisgod]

3 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Doubt there was anything like 10,200 on looked more like 5-6 k on the TV.

certainly no more than 8 thousand ,we are down to the hardcore supporters now imo,thousands of fans are making their protest ,they ar`nt going to ewood anymore

[Cherry Blue]

13 minutes ago, Kjell said:

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

Baradji is class and brought that needed quality and strength when he came on. 

[Kjell]

1 minute ago, chaddyrovers said:

Didn't they take him him in previous game around the 55 mins mark. Suggest they did

 

And then they started him in the next one and now he's out for a month or two. Your logic is fallacious.