Another defeat Oxford fans. Another game where the opposition take control in the 2nd half and we have no answers for it. Sheffield Wednesday fans congrats on another come from behind win on the road. Oxford Fans and Wednesday Fans what were your thought on the game. 🐂🦉
Wednesday fan, here. Very good, honest assessment of the game, and of Wednesday. Well done mate, one of the best vlogs i've seen. Oxford have done really well to get here and it's not an easy league. It can take some time to find your feet, but there were definitely signs of you being able to escape relegation. Our away form IS quite good, but our home form is awful, so you always hace a chance at Hillsborough. Think you copped a bit unlucky today, Smith had one of his best games for us today. All the best for the rest of the season!
Cheers Steve, good luck for the season. It's not a disaster if we do go down, but I have not given up hope. Things just aren't running our way. We need a bit of luck too.
Swfc fan here. Really enjoyed this. You have a nice patter to your review. Can't believe you sacked Buckingham. Seems harsh. I mean you are above the red line and surely that's the aim. On our embargo - it was lifted a while back. Chancer just chancing his arm and getting the interest on the money right up to the last possible minute. Unfortunately Southampton might steal our manager. Good luck for the rest of the season - I hope you stay up.
Cheers David, yes fanbase is a bit shocked and angry by the Buckingham decision. He was an Oxford boy and fan too so it all seems a bit cut throat. Is it likely Rohl will leave? I'd like him to stay as he seems a great boss. Guess if you have a chance to leave your owner you would take it. Good luck for the season, and we'll done on the win.
@@OUFCFanView I have no idea. Our chairman seems to have pulled a blinder with the set compensation figures for him and his staff - it's seemingly giving them pause. Its all up in the air. Fingers crossed. Lol.
Hi Ian, spot on assessment,we knew it was going to be a tough season.you can't make mistakes in this league & we are learning the hard way & we need to take our chances.one plus was Owen Dale got at Wednesday a driving force,but that was it.
Cheers Brett. All changed now Brett at Buckingham has gone. I actually thought we were decent in first half. 2nd half, very unlucky goal to concede and the players just lost all confidence. Still in shock though after yesterday.
Oxford where 2nd best you did creat a few chances but missing that ruthlessness, Wednesday always looked the bigger threat going forward. Hopefully you will do enough to stop up a lot tougher than league 1 as Wednesday found out last season. Big shout out to the George for the hospitality and the Oxford fans in there. Good luck for the rest of the season and stay safe on your travels.
Cheers Jeremy. I have no complaints about the final score. First half I thought Oxford were OK. Much better than we have been recently, 2nd half it was the same old story for us sadly. Wednesday had more quality and we couldn't handle it. I am still inshock after our boss was sacked yesterday. Who knows what happens now. Good luck to the season.
Cheers Gaz. I think that is shared by all Oxford fans😀. We are finding it really tough, and once the 2nd goal went in the belief just left the players and the fans. We need a bit of luck to stay up that's for sure. Good luck for the season though. Always liked Wednesday going back to the Waddle days.
Great analysis Ian. Keep fighting boys-take your lead from Owen Dale. Give it 100% and believe. It's going to be tough but we can only roll up our sleeves and give it a go. Stick together and do not give up!
Thanks for the comment. I wanted to see a bit of fight from Oxford today. First half I thought we did, 2nd half once Wednesday too the lead I think we went down quite easily again. Still all change now after Buckinghams departure. I am still in shock from it.
Can’t believe the club have done that to Des, disgraceful behaviour to one of our own who achieved the unbelievable getting us into the Championship and starting so well☹️😫☹️
Yeah your owner is a disgrace to your club. I agree that you need rid of him. Easier said than done though. I do live in Sheffield so I know how highly regarded Vaulks is with the Owls fans. Unfortunately he has struggled this season, and made quite a few mistakes. I do actually think he needs to come back into the side though and I was surprised he didn't start today.
@@R2Zmedia don't agree , easy target but but pretty gormless. Suggest a realistic scenario for Chansiri to sell HIS club. A club that will actually owe him and his family a lot of money. He took no loans offered during COVID don't forget, he has backed all his managers even the useless( Jos, Pulis, Monk ) ones. Carlos received the most support but walked away, something he has constantly done since. Bruce was a tosser. However he himself is an oddball, trying to cheat FFP got us relegated, he then found Moore who did an excellent job but tried to sack him during that amazing run of results for what seemed like personal reasons, then even after getting promoted disgracefully wouldn't offer a pay rise causing Moore to rightly walk away....what happened after was Munoz, a joke of a manager. So yes his record is mixed but many millions will be needed for him even to consider going. A few pathetic protests won't do it. New owners of clubs are very rarely the answer to anything.
Hi Ian hope your well today another great video. I like to wish you and your family a very merry Christmas and a happy new year when it arrives. Am staying away from oxford right now I ended up in hospital yesterday with ammonia. Not sure when am getting out . My health comes first. But thankyou for all the entertainment value you have provided through 2024. Hopefully I will be back in 2025
Very Merry Christmas to you too. Thanks for keeping me updated. Praying that your health improves. It's probably best to stay away from Oxford at the moment, let me put up with the misery on your behalf.
Very fair review, I really enjoyed watching it. I'd be interested to know what area of Sheffield you are living in and how you ended up in Sheffield. I was born in Pitsmoor near the city centre, I spent 60 years in Sheffield our last address was Wadsley Park Village, a 15 minute walk from Leppings Lane. We moved to Doncaster 6 years ago because of the anti car policy in Sheffield, I wish we had moved years ago. I've been a season ticket holder since 1985 but I only get to half of the home games, I'm not allowed to go on my own because of health issues, so I go with my son, but we can only go when he isn't working, I think we've only been to 4 or 5 home games this season. I thought Oxford were far too open in the game, as were Wednesday for a large part, it made for a decent end to end game though. Both teams have massive problems at the back, I know there was an hint of offside for your goal, for what it's worth I thought the player was just on, but it was criminal the amount of space he had. As for the embargo, it was lifted a month ago when Chansiri settled the tax bill. I'm not expecting much in the window though, because I think Chansiri is skint. It wouldn't surprise me if Rohl threw the towel in. Godd luck for the rest of the season, Up the Owls, F*** the pigs.
Thanks Michael, appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment. That was my mistake about the embargo. Good to hear it has been lifted. Yeah we have real problems in both boxes. Just a lack of quality that is being exploited at this level. Was sad that our manager got sacked on Sunday though. Seems harsh. I thought Wednesday were good in the 2nd half and could have scored more. 3rd goal was a beauty. I moved to Sheffield because it's too bloody expensive to live in Oxford so me and my wife decided to move about 5 years ago. The city very quickly felt like home and I'm very happy here. Currently live near Heeley. Good luck for the season.
Hi mate, Good content Good look for the rest of the season I'd be happy with a top half finish, anything more is a bonus as we are lacking in positions like CB.
Great analysis, full of spot-on points. It's no surprise that we are in what you rightly call a 'tail spin', we are carrying too many players who are simply not Championship quality across a 90 minute game: Kioso (poor decision making and heavy touch); El Mizouni (L1 or 2 at best); Dale (specialises in looking lively but zero end product); Rodrigues (slow in thought and movement...needs too much time that isn't available at this level); Harris (so easy to play against for a half decent centre back); McEachran (Championship level days over); Phillips (ditto); Piacheta (another who "looks lively" but produces absolutely nothing at all); ter Avest (out of his depth). So January needs to be about shipping out as well as bringing in. I get a bit fed up with the mantra that says it's so tough in this league. Own half possession football isn't working, let's show a bit more bravery and front foot mentality. The Plymouth and Cardiff home games are huge!
Cheers Ted. A lot of those players are under contract so it will be tough to get rid of them all. Maybe I am sentimental, but I don't want most of them to go either. I would rather stick with what we got (try to add some loan quality in the window) and then see where the chips fall. If we do go down, then we have a decent squad that is ready to challenge for promotion on League 1. For now I think Buckingham needs to abandon the 4-1-4-1 tactic and go back to wing backs or 4-2-3-1. We need to be more solid. At the moment teams are walking through our midfield to easily. Plymouth & Cardiff are massive games. Imagine if we did win them both though. we would start thinking about staying up again.
@@OUFCFanView Yes, I wasn't thinking that all of those can be offloaded. I agree with your point about the system (I like 4-2-3-1). Is Goodwin injured again? Seems odd that he's not even on the bench. I wonder if he's on a promise from someone in the January window, Des clearly doesn't rate him.
I was in London today so my son had my ticket. He said we should have been 3-1 up at halftime but second half was much harder. He agrees that we don’t have enough quality. I said it last time, we must give Goodwin a go.
Cheers Michael, yeah we had some really good chances in the first half. Everything is up in the air now Buckingham has gone. Who knows maybe Goodwin will get a game.
I was so hopeful when I saw you had them at 1 1 at half time. Wednesday are a good side especially when Bannan is on form. I hope your squad can motivate themselves to make an impact over Christmas so you don't get adrift at the bottom. You can get results with hard work and graft. Then hopefully improve the squad in January.
Cheers Ian. First half we were decent. Actually carried a goal threat and missed 2 absolute sitters. Should have been 2-1 or 3-1 at HT. Then Wednesday score just after the break to go ahead, and the confidence just evaporated from the players and the fans. It's a tough time at the moment. We need a bit of luck. Easy one next weekend. Leeds away.
@OUFCFanView I watched Leeds today and they were lucky to draw. They're a different animal at Elland Road but you never know. Will be watching Albion tomorrow. We made the play offs last year only winning 3 away games. That why I said you can make yourself safe with a half decent home record. Not sure but still think Albion have the best away record. Wish we had a decent home record.
What embargo? It was lifted weeks ago. There's 3/4 teams worse than you that's all that should matter to you this season staying up a couple of decent signings in Jan and you could finish comfortably
My mistake Brett, must have missed that news about the Embargo. Thanks for letting me know. Good luck for the season too. It's going to be tough for Oxford, but we always knew it would be. We are all still in a bit of shock over sacking our manager yesterday
@@OUFCFanView I have to say that came as a bit of a shock his sacking imho you played well at times against us in first half just missing somebody to finish chances 2nd half quality of benches were what swung game as 1 sided as it did.
Decent blog and always interesting to get an outsiders view, thanks 👍. I'm fairly sure we're out of the embargo, tax bill was paid, but as always with swfc and transfer windows, we've no idea what to expect. The hope is Chansiri backs Rohl with a couple of players, realistically that usually means we'd have to lose a couple first to afford wage bill, maybe DC will fancy another gamble and throw in a couple of million on play offs, if it means risking our financial future I'd rather we didn't gamble. Honestly with our chairman who knows?!!
Thanks for the comment. You are out of the embargo. A lot of Wednesday fans have told me. That was my mistake. I think a solid mid table finish for Wednesday would be good progress. Are you worried about Rhol going to Wolves rumours? Really feel sorry for you having to deal with Chansiri. We had our problems with dodgy owners. Like Mr Kassam. He took us all the way down to the National League. They were dark days. Good luck for the season and thanks again for the comment.
Obvs you could say things went against us a bit today but those chances not taken. Really tough lge yes but without that extra bit of quality and stronger defence and you can't fault the effort.
Too soft in both boxes really. Kind of sums it up. Dale & Scarlett really have to score those chances. Scarlett missed that chance and Wednesday scored 2 minutes later. Today was better though, and at least we carried a goal threat. Hope the players can take the positives. Think maybe we need to tweak the system though.
Ok, so we were much improved from the QPR loss but we shouldn’t let that fool us into thinking this performance was any better than it really was. Having said that once we got ahead, (how much space did Leigh find himself in) it felt like the game was there to be won. A few weeks ago we hadn’t conceded from a set piece, now we look vulnerable every time. Perhaps we have missed Nelson and Bennett a bit more than we’ve realised. I know you’ve been positive about Dale recently and I totally agree his tenacity (exactly the right word) is what’s been missing from our side but I think he’s only been standing out because our performances have been so poor and our general play so negative. He’s not doing anything remarkable and they’ll certainly not be any other Championship clubs coveting him, which says a lot. Tenacity should be a given. I’m also at odds with you on Vaulks and think that Brannagan offers us much more in that role. Brannagans 1st thought is forward, he benefits from the time CDM affords and he’s got far fewer mistakes in him. Along with Dale and Goodrham he’s also one of the few that you can rely on to have that tenacity and a genuine drive to win. I rate Buckingham but there’s a risk that he relies solely on pacey wingers to create chances thus enabling the back 4 to focus fully on defence. Without those wingers he is struggling to find a system that has any teeth or that’s solid at the back, which is the sort of dangerous combination that can lead to a run of form of just 1 win in 15! Once we get our wingers back and match fit there’s no guarantee that they won’t break down again so he really needs to find another system that’s capable of generating some points quickly as we are already in a mini league of 5 and cut adrift. There’s been a lot of talk about Harris or Scarlett and why Goodwin isn’t playing but the truth is they’ve all been isolated and feeding on scraps. You need to be very pacey or very strong to consistently score in those circumstances and strikers like that aren’t to be found in the bottom half of the Championship so we’ve got to find a system that improves our creation and XG. I just don’t think endlessly passing the ball sideways and backwards to keep possession only to lose it before we’ve managed a shot is going to secure us enough points. Re your comment on the subs I can tell you that Harris. Phillips and Vaulks were all stripped and ready to come on maybe 10 minutes before they actually got on the pitch. I can only make suppositions as to why it took so long. The 1st 3 goals of the match could all be put down to poor defensive errors but the 4th was special and definitely worthy of winning the match. We’re behind the point per game curve 😬
Well Paul, a lot of this has changed since Writting this. I have a feeling you commented in my Buckingham sacked video so I will respond about that there. Regarding this game. We look well short of a Championship outfit at the moment. We look weak at the back, the midfield is losing the battle and getting walked through and we look pretty toothless. I wasn't a great performance especially 2nd half. 1st half I thought we were OK. I agree that Dale did nothing special, but the fact that he was actually running forward with the ball was refreshing. I was actually thinking we should go to a 4-2-3-1 and have Branners and Vaulks holding. We are just to open and thought this might make us more solid. Everything has changed now though. Everything is a worry at the moment, but I do have to remind myself that we are not in the bottom 3 yet and there is over half a season and a transfer window to change the form around. These last few performances have been very tough to watch though. I try to stay positive.
Should have been a few goals up first half. Beadle made a great saves. Bit like basket ball game first half. 2nd half Wednesday in total control. Could have been 4 or 5. Vaulks on bench...too good to be benched!
Thanks for the comment. I agree with all of that. I live in Sheff, so I know how loved Vaulks is with the Owls fans, unfortunately he just hasn't performed that well so far this season. I thought he should have played this game though. However, we will have a new manager now so maybe he will become a regular again.
as an owl i will say to you what i have been saying to our club for a few years ,these so called star players earn million per season off the backs of the fans ,players have no idea of the hardships many fans suffer to support their club nor do players give a dam which club they play for as long as they can maintain their luxury lifestyles while the fans get little or nothing from them other than disappointment this season especially at Hillsborough when we looked relegation candidates when players looked and played like they had other things to do ,this has been going on for years at Hillsborough and many other clubs , players should be accountable to fans but players loose a game and go and play a round golf dont put up with it, fans deserve better
I would not say it was true of all players, but with more and more money coming into the game it is definitely and issue. It's a tough one for me to answer though from an Oxford point of view, because we actually have quite a likeable bunch, who are just out of their depth at this level. We also have a manager who is a genuine Oxford United fan who cares about the club. However when I think back to times where we sunk down the leagues and ended up in the Conference. Well I can tell you we certainly had some mercenaries who did not give a crap. What can be done about it? Some players are always just going to treat it as a job. Appreciate the comment and hope you respond. this was a really interesting talking point. 👍
@@OUFCFanView i agree with your points ,even at Wednesday we do have some good players just not a team of them ,it is not always the manager as they dont play on the pitch at the end of the day , players out of their depth has a lot to do with my points but we allow them to still get the millions and the lifestyle ,i often blame the players agents for their manipulation of players as they seek ever growing agents fees by transfers
It so out of the blue. Going to take a while to get over that one. Even if a new manager comes in and does brilliantly it will still feel a bit hollow for me.
Another defeat Oxford fans. Another game where the opposition take control in the 2nd half and we have no answers for it. Sheffield Wednesday fans congrats on another come from behind win on the road. Oxford Fans and Wednesday Fans what were your thought on the game. 🐂🦉
Des Buckingham is no longer the Oxford utd manager
Where do we go from here
Wednesday fan, here. Very good, honest assessment of the game, and of Wednesday. Well done mate, one of the best vlogs i've seen.
Oxford have done really well to get here and it's not an easy league. It can take some time to find your feet, but there were definitely signs of you being able to escape relegation.
Our away form IS quite good, but our home form is awful, so you always hace a chance at Hillsborough.
Think you copped a bit unlucky today, Smith had one of his best games for us today.
All the best for the rest of the season!
Shoutout to your fans travelling down!! great support!!
Nice to see Beadle 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Cheers Steve, good luck for the season. It's not a disaster if we do go down, but I have not given up hope. Things just aren't running our way. We need a bit of luck too.
I second this too. Couldn't have put it better myself. WAWAW.
Swfc fan here. Really enjoyed this. You have a nice patter to your review.
Can't believe you sacked Buckingham. Seems harsh. I mean you are above the red line and surely that's the aim.
On our embargo - it was lifted a while back. Chancer just chancing his arm and getting the interest on the money right up to the last possible minute.
Unfortunately Southampton might steal our manager.
Good luck for the rest of the season - I hope you stay up.
Cheers David, yes fanbase is a bit shocked and angry by the Buckingham decision. He was an Oxford boy and fan too so it all seems a bit cut throat. Is it likely Rohl will leave? I'd like him to stay as he seems a great boss. Guess if you have a chance to leave your owner you would take it. Good luck for the season, and we'll done on the win.
@@OUFCFanView I have no idea. Our chairman seems to have pulled a blinder with the set compensation figures for him and his staff - it's seemingly giving them pause.
Its all up in the air. Fingers crossed. Lol.
Sunderland fan here sorry to hear that your manager has been sacked hope you stay up good luck for the rest of the season
Cheers Mark, yeah it is a bit of a shock. He was an Oxford boy and fan too so the lack of loyalty seems very harsh from the board.
Good review, good luck for the rest of the season...... we aren't under a transfer embargo though.
Cheers Lee, my mistake, I thought you were. Thanks for the comment and good luck for the season.
Hi Ian, spot on assessment,we knew it was going to be a tough season.you can't make mistakes in this league & we are learning the hard way & we need to take our chances.one plus was Owen Dale got at Wednesday a driving force,but that was it.
Cheers Brett. All changed now Brett at Buckingham has gone. I actually thought we were decent in first half. 2nd half, very unlucky goal to concede and the players just lost all confidence. Still in shock though after yesterday.
Wednesday fan here living in Abingdon great to see the Wednesday boys in the local boozer top lads
Enjoy the win, 2nd half the Owls were very good. Thanks for the comment too.
Oxford where 2nd best you did creat a few chances but missing that ruthlessness, Wednesday always looked the bigger threat going forward. Hopefully you will do enough to stop up a lot tougher than league 1 as Wednesday found out last season. Big shout out to the George for the hospitality and the Oxford fans in there. Good luck for the rest of the season and stay safe on your travels.
Cheers Jeremy. I have no complaints about the final score. First half I thought Oxford were OK. Much better than we have been recently, 2nd half it was the same old story for us sadly. Wednesday had more quality and we couldn't handle it. I am still inshock after our boss was sacked yesterday. Who knows what happens now. Good luck to the season.
Great analysis mate I fear for your survival on today's showing good luck for rest of the season gaz owl
Cheers Gaz. I think that is shared by all Oxford fans😀. We are finding it really tough, and once the 2nd goal went in the belief just left the players and the fans. We need a bit of luck to stay up that's for sure. Good luck for the season though. Always liked Wednesday going back to the Waddle days.
Great analysis Ian. Keep fighting boys-take your lead from Owen Dale. Give it 100% and believe. It's going to be tough but we can only roll up our sleeves and give it a go. Stick together and do not give up!
Thanks for the comment. I wanted to see a bit of fight from Oxford today. First half I thought we did, 2nd half once Wednesday too the lead I think we went down quite easily again. Still all change now after Buckinghams departure. I am still in shock from it.
Can’t believe the club have done that to Des, disgraceful behaviour to one of our own who achieved the unbelievable getting us into the Championship and starting so well☹️😫☹️
I know, I am still on shock. Just does not sit right with me. Even if the new boss does amazingly well it will feel a bit hollow.
The only thing stopping Wednesday progressing is our owner.
Quick question though, what is going on with Will Vaulks is he injured or out of favour?
Yeah your owner is a disgrace to your club. I agree that you need rid of him. Easier said than done though. I do live in Sheffield so I know how highly regarded Vaulks is with the Owls fans. Unfortunately he has struggled this season, and made quite a few mistakes. I do actually think he needs to come back into the side though and I was surprised he didn't start today.
@@R2Zmedia don't agree , easy target but but pretty gormless. Suggest a realistic scenario for Chansiri to sell HIS club. A club that will actually owe him and his family a lot of money. He took no loans offered during COVID don't forget, he has backed all his managers even the useless( Jos, Pulis, Monk ) ones. Carlos received the most support but walked away, something he has constantly done since. Bruce was a tosser. However he himself is an oddball, trying to cheat FFP got us relegated, he then found Moore who did an excellent job but tried to sack him during that amazing run of results for what seemed like personal reasons, then even after getting promoted disgracefully wouldn't offer a pay rise causing Moore to rightly walk away....what happened after was Munoz, a joke of a manager. So yes his record is mixed but many millions will be needed for him even to consider going. A few pathetic protests won't do it. New owners of clubs are very rarely the answer to anything.
Hi Ian hope your well today another great video. I like to wish you and your family a very merry Christmas and a happy new year when it arrives. Am staying away from oxford right now I ended up in hospital yesterday with ammonia. Not sure when am getting out . My health comes first. But thankyou for all the entertainment value you have provided through 2024. Hopefully I will be back in 2025
Very Merry Christmas to you too. Thanks for keeping me updated. Praying that your health improves. It's probably best to stay away from Oxford at the moment, let me put up with the misery on your behalf.
Very fair review, I really enjoyed watching it. I'd be interested to know what area of Sheffield you are living in and how you ended up in Sheffield. I was born in Pitsmoor near the city centre, I spent 60 years in Sheffield our last address was Wadsley Park Village, a 15 minute walk from Leppings Lane. We moved to Doncaster 6 years ago because of the anti car policy in Sheffield, I wish we had moved years ago. I've been a season ticket holder since 1985 but I only get to half of the home games, I'm not allowed to go on my own because of health issues, so I go with my son, but we can only go when he isn't working, I think we've only been to 4 or 5 home games this season. I thought Oxford were far too open in the game, as were Wednesday for a large part, it made for a decent end to end game though. Both teams have massive problems at the back, I know there was an hint of offside for your goal, for what it's worth I thought the player was just on, but it was criminal the amount of space he had. As for the embargo, it was lifted a month ago when Chansiri settled the tax bill. I'm not expecting much in the window though, because I think Chansiri is skint. It wouldn't surprise me if Rohl threw the towel in. Godd luck for the rest of the season, Up the Owls, F*** the pigs.
Thanks Michael, appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment. That was my mistake about the embargo. Good to hear it has been lifted. Yeah we have real problems in both boxes. Just a lack of quality that is being exploited at this level. Was sad that our manager got sacked on Sunday though. Seems harsh. I thought Wednesday were good in the 2nd half and could have scored more. 3rd goal was a beauty. I moved to Sheffield because it's too bloody expensive to live in Oxford so me and my wife decided to move about 5 years ago. The city very quickly felt like home and I'm very happy here. Currently live near Heeley. Good luck for the season.
Hi mate,
Good content
Good look for the rest of the season
I'd be happy with a top half finish, anything more is a bonus as we are lacking in positions like CB.
Cheers Mat, think that is sensible. Build up steadily. Do you think Rhol will leave? Good luck for the season and thanks for the comment.
Great analysis, full of spot-on points. It's no surprise that we are in what you rightly call a 'tail spin', we are carrying too many players who are simply not Championship quality across a 90 minute game: Kioso (poor decision making and heavy touch); El Mizouni (L1 or 2 at best); Dale (specialises in looking lively but zero end product); Rodrigues (slow in thought and movement...needs too much time that isn't available at this level); Harris (so easy to play against for a half decent centre back); McEachran (Championship level days over); Phillips (ditto); Piacheta (another who "looks lively" but produces absolutely nothing at all); ter Avest (out of his depth). So January needs to be about shipping out as well as bringing in.
I get a bit fed up with the mantra that says it's so tough in this league. Own half possession football isn't working, let's show a bit more bravery and front foot mentality. The Plymouth and Cardiff home games are huge!
Cheers Ted. A lot of those players are under contract so it will be tough to get rid of them all. Maybe I am sentimental, but I don't want most of them to go either. I would rather stick with what we got (try to add some loan quality in the window) and then see where the chips fall. If we do go down, then we have a decent squad that is ready to challenge for promotion on League 1.
For now I think Buckingham needs to abandon the 4-1-4-1 tactic and go back to wing backs or 4-2-3-1. We need to be more solid. At the moment teams are walking through our midfield to easily. Plymouth & Cardiff are massive games. Imagine if we did win them both though. we would start thinking about staying up again.
@@OUFCFanView Yes, I wasn't thinking that all of those can be offloaded. I agree with your point about the system (I like 4-2-3-1).
Is Goodwin injured again? Seems odd that he's not even on the bench. I wonder if he's on a promise from someone in the January window, Des clearly doesn't rate him.
Not injured, just stupidly dropped down the pecking order now Edwards is back. I think he will be loaned out in Jan. He needs games.
I was in London today so my son had my ticket. He said we should have been 3-1 up at halftime but second half was much harder. He agrees that we don’t have enough quality. I said it last time, we must give Goodwin a go.
Cheers Michael, yeah we had some really good chances in the first half. Everything is up in the air now Buckingham has gone. Who knows maybe Goodwin will get a game.
I was so hopeful when I saw you had them at 1 1 at half time. Wednesday are a good side especially when Bannan is on form. I hope your squad can motivate themselves to make an impact over Christmas so you don't get adrift at the bottom. You can get results with hard work and graft. Then hopefully improve the squad in January.
Cheers Ian. First half we were decent. Actually carried a goal threat and missed 2 absolute sitters. Should have been 2-1 or 3-1 at HT. Then Wednesday score just after the break to go ahead, and the confidence just evaporated from the players and the fans. It's a tough time at the moment. We need a bit of luck. Easy one next weekend. Leeds away.
@OUFCFanView I watched Leeds today and they were lucky to draw. They're a different animal at Elland Road but you never know. Will be watching Albion tomorrow. We made the play offs last year only winning 3 away games. That why I said you can make yourself safe with a half decent home record. Not sure but still think Albion have the best away record. Wish we had a decent home record.
What embargo? It was lifted weeks ago. There's 3/4 teams worse than you that's all that should matter to you this season staying up a couple of decent signings in Jan and you could finish comfortably
My mistake Brett, must have missed that news about the Embargo. Thanks for letting me know. Good luck for the season too. It's going to be tough for Oxford, but we always knew it would be. We are all still in a bit of shock over sacking our manager yesterday
@@OUFCFanView I have to say that came as a bit of a shock his sacking imho you played well at times against us in first half just missing somebody to finish chances 2nd half quality of benches were what swung game as 1 sided as it did.
Decent blog and always interesting to get an outsiders view, thanks 👍. I'm fairly sure we're out of the embargo, tax bill was paid, but as always with swfc and transfer windows, we've no idea what to expect. The hope is Chansiri backs Rohl with a couple of players, realistically that usually means we'd have to lose a couple first to afford wage bill, maybe DC will fancy another gamble and throw in a couple of million on play offs, if it means risking our financial future I'd rather we didn't gamble. Honestly with our chairman who knows?!!
Thanks for the comment. You are out of the embargo. A lot of Wednesday fans have told me. That was my mistake. I think a solid mid table finish for Wednesday would be good progress. Are you worried about Rhol going to Wolves rumours? Really feel sorry for you having to deal with Chansiri. We had our problems with dodgy owners. Like Mr Kassam. He took us all the way down to the National League. They were dark days. Good luck for the season and thanks again for the comment.
Obvs you could say things went against us a bit today but those chances not taken. Really tough lge yes but without that extra bit of quality and stronger defence and you can't fault the effort.
Too soft in both boxes really. Kind of sums it up. Dale & Scarlett really have to score those chances. Scarlett missed that chance and Wednesday scored 2 minutes later. Today was better though, and at least we carried a goal threat. Hope the players can take the positives. Think maybe we need to tweak the system though.
Ok, so we were much improved from the QPR loss but we shouldn’t let that fool us into thinking this performance was any better than it really was.
Having said that once we got ahead, (how much space did Leigh find himself in) it felt like the game was there to be won. A few weeks ago we hadn’t conceded from a set piece, now we look vulnerable every time. Perhaps we have missed Nelson and Bennett a bit more than we’ve realised.
I know you’ve been positive about Dale recently and I totally agree his tenacity (exactly the right word) is what’s been missing from our side but I think he’s only been standing out because our performances have been so poor and our general play so negative. He’s not doing anything remarkable and they’ll certainly not be any other Championship clubs coveting him, which says a lot. Tenacity should be a given.
I’m also at odds with you on Vaulks and think that Brannagan offers us much more in that role. Brannagans 1st thought is forward, he benefits from the time CDM affords and he’s got far fewer mistakes in him. Along with Dale and Goodrham he’s also one of the few that you can rely on to have that tenacity and a genuine drive to win.
I rate Buckingham but there’s a risk that he relies solely on pacey wingers to create chances thus enabling the back 4 to focus fully on defence.
Without those wingers he is struggling to find a system that has any teeth or that’s solid at the back, which is the sort of dangerous combination that can lead to a run of form of just 1 win in 15!
Once we get our wingers back and match fit there’s no guarantee that they won’t break down again so he really needs to find another system that’s capable of generating some points quickly as we are already in a mini league of 5 and cut adrift.
There’s been a lot of talk about Harris or Scarlett and why Goodwin isn’t playing but the truth is they’ve all been isolated and feeding on scraps. You need to be very pacey or very strong to consistently score in those circumstances and strikers like that aren’t to be found in the bottom half of the Championship so we’ve got to find a system that improves our creation and XG. I just don’t think endlessly passing the ball sideways and backwards to keep possession only to lose it before we’ve managed a shot is going to secure us enough points.
Re your comment on the subs I can tell you that Harris. Phillips and Vaulks were all stripped and ready to come on maybe 10 minutes before they actually got on the pitch. I can only make suppositions as to why it took so long.
The 1st 3 goals of the match could all be put down to poor defensive errors but the 4th was special and definitely worthy of winning the match.
We’re behind the point per game curve 😬
Well Paul, a lot of this has changed since Writting this. I have a feeling you commented in my Buckingham sacked video so I will respond about that there. Regarding this game. We look well short of a Championship outfit at the moment. We look weak at the back, the midfield is losing the battle and getting walked through and we look pretty toothless. I wasn't a great performance especially 2nd half. 1st half I thought we were OK. I agree that Dale did nothing special, but the fact that he was actually running forward with the ball was refreshing. I was actually thinking we should go to a 4-2-3-1 and have Branners and Vaulks holding. We are just to open and thought this might make us more solid. Everything has changed now though. Everything is a worry at the moment, but I do have to remind myself that we are not in the bottom 3 yet and there is over half a season and a transfer window to change the form around. These last few performances have been very tough to watch though. I try to stay positive.
@ that I did.
I’ll see you on the sacked video thread!
Should have been a few goals up first half. Beadle made a great saves. Bit like basket ball game first half.
2nd half Wednesday in total control. Could have been 4 or 5.
Vaulks on bench...too good to be benched!
Thanks for the comment. I agree with all of that. I live in Sheff, so I know how loved Vaulks is with the Owls fans, unfortunately he just hasn't performed that well so far this season. I thought he should have played this game though. However, we will have a new manager now so maybe he will become a regular again.
as an owl i will say to you what i have been saying to our club for a few years ,these so called star players earn million per season off the backs of the fans ,players have no idea of the hardships many fans suffer to support their club nor do players give a dam which club they play for as long as they can maintain their luxury lifestyles while the fans get little or nothing from them other than disappointment this season especially at Hillsborough when we looked relegation candidates when players looked and played like they had other things to do ,this has been going on for years at Hillsborough and many other clubs , players should be accountable to fans but players loose a game and go and play a round golf dont put up with it, fans deserve better
I would not say it was true of all players, but with more and more money coming into the game it is definitely and issue. It's a tough one for me to answer though from an Oxford point of view, because we actually have quite a likeable bunch, who are just out of their depth at this level. We also have a manager who is a genuine Oxford United fan who cares about the club. However when I think back to times where we sunk down the leagues and ended up in the Conference. Well I can tell you we certainly had some mercenaries who did not give a crap. What can be done about it? Some players are always just going to treat it as a job. Appreciate the comment and hope you respond. this was a really interesting talking point. 👍
@@OUFCFanView i agree with your points ,even at Wednesday we do have some good players just not a team of them ,it is not always the manager as they dont play on the pitch at the end of the day , players out of their depth has a lot to do with my points but we allow them to still get the millions and the lifestyle ,i often blame the players agents for their manipulation of players as they seek ever growing agents fees by transfers
Well my Debbie Harry Frog Scout Uniform T shirt didn't work!
Starting to think it might not be the shirts.
no that's crazy talk. It is your fault. SORT IT OUT! 😃
@@OUFCFanView I know maybe I should resign? I'll give Purple 1 more go!
Why do your fans constantly clap??
It's not a cricket game !
No idea. Maybe to keep warm. It's chilly at the Kassam.
ASas
**ANGRY ANGRY ANGRY DISGUSTED THAT DES HAS BEEN SACKED** That's all I can say without swearing my head off!
It so out of the blue. Going to take a while to get over that one. Even if a new manager comes in and does brilliantly it will still feel a bit hollow for me.
@@OUFCFanView Can't help blaming myself for not getting the shirt colour right!
I'll give you a pass, this is purely on the board. Maybe we can sing John Terry's Yellow army soon.
Hi mate, would love to collaborate with you for our game next weekend. Are you on twitter or instagram?
Hope this gets to you on time. I am on twitter. @ianoufc email is misterianallen@gmail.com
@ unable to message you on twitter for some reason so I’ll email you mate