Sparkle

10 hours ago, angieram said:

It's a bit unfortunate for Louie that his best position is the one currently occupied by our Player of the Season so far.

It's also difficult for him to come in and play anywhere near that level with a few snatched moments here and there.

But Louie is our future. If I were him, I'd be learning every little thing I could from McGoldrick and looking to be his natural successor. 

Playing at left back will have done him the world of good especially when to make a challenge, what the defender doesn’t want to do etc and the need to be stronger and disciplined

5 hours ago, Eddie said:

Dare to dream - Gumps, Fester & the Dirties for the drop?

We would need to do our bit to make that a lot more pleasant 

6 minutes ago, norwichram said:

Considering the pattern of good first half and then fading as the second half goes on it would be good to see PW start making subs around the 50/60 minute mark 

the lads are doing their best but need some help 

Our subs generally don’t improve us apart from port vale away 

He shoots - it helps 

5 minutes ago, Crewton said:

No sign of the organ grinder and his little monkey yet? 

They must be out trying to divert the Trent through the "WFCG" to give it a good clean. 

They will be here to celebrate their fourth away goal of the season and being given a penalty to miss - it’s just enough to continue with X1 behind the ball and hope for a freak result 

I think the bit a lot are missing is that Oxford are not a bad side and have some good players 

Share a tear for me who had Sibley as first Derby scorer and a 3-1 win for my £5 ?

Great 3 points ?

So what is obvious is that Oxford are playing at home in front of their own fans in front of a new manager and giving it a real go - other teams are allowed to play well especially when we are missing two of our best players ?

Some of you lot should be ashamed of yourself - support the team and believe in the thunderbirds

well done Sibley  

1 hour ago, Sparkle said:

Oxford 1-3 Derby county frgs knight 

Change knight to Sibley then ?‍♂️

Well that’s the back 7 I suggested - shame Knight is missing and maybe McGoldrick needed a rest away from home anyway 

Big chance for Springett so good luck to him and it would be lovely if Collins and Sibley start scoring goals 

17 hours ago, Rich3478 said:

No, would think cashin, knight and hourihane all be playing for Ireland though.

I would also expect them to be called up - it becomes a major issue if we lost two of them and rather unfair 

17 minutes ago, Mick Harford said:

Wigan have a suspended 3 points for non-payment of wages hanging over them, looks like this breaks that so I'd expect the -3 to be activated, nothing official as yet though.

Watford also being investigated for sale/ loan back from Udinese.

Watford again inflating the price of a player selling them to Udinese at an inflated fee then loaning him back to get the player for nothing and money against FFP - I am sure the Boro perm will have the EFL onto it ( I hope you are watching florets ) 

Oxford 1-3 Derby county frgs knight 

In this country everyone is entitled to have a viewpoint because we live in a democracy whilst currently in Ukraine people are fighting and dying for that very right to have an opinion. Lineker can have his opinion on anything as can everyone else but you can’t expect to keep your employment when you breech the imposed guidelines and every year hundreds if not thousands of people in this country lose their employment due to what they say and do.

Worth mentioning that Wigan have again failed to pay their players - is that a point deduction incoming ?

I might actually watch this if I don’t have to listen to the utter obvious being said and a panel of people laughing to themselves because they think they are funny 

I know we basically play 3 times a week but with the absence of anything interesting in nottingham for them to watch it’s obvious that they never seem to actually have a footy match to watch especially on a Saturday afternoon. I suppose watching the opponents have the football most of the time and hoping to get a breakaway lucky goal this season has proved relatively successful but looks dreadful to watch but if they enjoy that sort of thing ?‍♂️ 

57 minutes ago, kevinhectoring said:

Finding defence-splitting forward balls. He covers a lot of ground and in the main his touch and balance exude quality. And I’d guess he will get much better quickly. But he needs to play alongside complementary players. Would love to see him, Bird, Smith, Knight and Tommo all more or less in midfield with each having an understanding of what role they play in what situation. We don’t see this level of organisation anywhere on the pitch - we’re looking like headless chickens without enough legs - and we really need more organisation in midfield. As you might infer I think Hourihane needs to start on the bench if not on his sofa. I don’t think Jason Knight is enjoying running his socks off only to be told where he needs to run next and Didzie’s reaction to his evasive action in the wall against The Shrews says it all

Ok, I haven’t seen those defence splitting balls yet. Tompson has been very unlucky to not have played more whilst Hourihane can score goals and assist with them there are obviously other areas where he disappoints but we can’t get a great deal when we are so restricted in how we can sign players.

9 hours ago, Ramarena said:

Is Chester fit enough yet?

He hasn’t been fit about six years 

7 hours ago, kevinhectoring said:

White is a class act, already. But put him in a midfield that’s inevitably going to be overrun and he’ll be embarrassed.

He and Tommo are completely different players. Probably complementary but not sure we’ll ever find out 

Whilst I am not saying anything against the lad but what have you seen white do that makes him a class act? 

2 hours ago, RoyMac5 said:

I expected us to sign them in January, what was Warne doing?

We do have them it’s just that we don’t always pick them

Defenders who can defend 

midfielders who know their job 

wide players who cause opposition problems 

centre forward who can score goals and a central attacking midfielder who plays behind the centre forward 

that about covers what we need 

as well as subs who make a positive impact ( which has rarely happened) 

Back to basics 

                          Wildsmith

Rooney.    Davies.    Cashin   Forsyth    
 

                    Smith Knight 

                           Sibley 

mendiz.          McGoldrick.       Dobbin 

defenders who can defend midfielders who know their job wide players who cause problems for the opposition and a random wildcard in Sibley who shoots at the goal around the penalty area