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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKuHYO9TM5A.

Looking forward to this game, at the shit hole, I hope we do the fuckers. Although our record af the shit hole is terrible. I'm hoping for a 3-0 win. I don't care who scores for us as long as we win.

Meh, we'll probably lose and go on to finish above them in the table. It's what normally happens

All bad things must come to an end.

Cmon Town....

So this isn't an early kick-off?

Get into em, fuck em up.

1-3. Come on Town.

0-2 loss. Oxford fans remain insufferable.

Later, Town win the Checkatrade game before the 6-in-a-row mugs arrive in the Oxford clubshop. Irked by this, Oxford fans will say the Checkatrade game doesn't count in order to keep the 'bragging rights'.

Better not be rained off  :badmood:

Pre match seat of learning is The Swan & Castle.
Maybe Kings Arms / Turf Tavern later.

Well, a goal here would be a start, but would settle for 0-0.
(Win at home, draw away = very good season).

Been to over a 100 current & former league grounds and this sewage farm place has to be the worst one for location.
Still at least kick off time allows for a few beers beforehand.

Will have to mingle with the smelly yellow, trackie bottom clad locals when passing through that shanty town place near the ground.

Hope everyone stays safe and enjoys the game.

Rodgers is going to score the winner ;) heart says 2-1, head says 1-1. Would take a point to shut their fans up

Been feeling confident all week but have that nagging feeling they are going to win again, 2-1 defeat.

Not expecting anything today, not negativity really its just we don't seem to do well there.

Would fucking love to be proved wrong and us sneak a win (or totally thrash them) but their players seem more stoked for derbys of late.

We need to show some guts on the pitch today.

Better team + match their desire + bit of luck on the day = win please.  It's our turn.

3-0 loss im afraid cant remember last time we won there. :badmood:
no doubt someone will get sent off.

I think we'll get dicked, maybe 3-0. But it'll be the catalyst for our 10 match undefeated which will start in earnest.

If anyone gets sent off its a close call between Jones and Thompson.

As for last winning there, we have never won at the Kassam ever we have lost our last 5 games at Oxford the last win being in 2001 a 2-0 with Turbo Robinson scoring both goals on his debut.

That was our only win at the Pox in 9 meetings with us losing every other game.

It's not that bad....just the last 4.

Of course, that may change today. We're unsuited to the muck and nettles needed for derby matches, and if we try to do it will get players sent off.  Better to treat it like any other game.

Feeling optimistic for a draw as defence is looking good still can`t work out who is going to score goals this season - is Yasser playing? 1-1

Yeah that was a typo my bad I meant to put 4 there in a row and 5 defeats in a row vs them (after effects of yesterdays anaesthetic is my excuse!), still 1 win and 8 defeats in the last 9 matches there does not make good reading.

They really are an angry bitter bunch of sad bastards.

http://yellowsforum.proboards.com/thread/24460/oufc-swindon-town-matchday-thread

It's not great, but there are plenty of other clubs in this league where we've a similar terrible record or even worse. Take the Pikeys, we've 1 win in 38 league games at Priestfield.

2-0 defeat.

The day after Boxing Day in 86,  that was my first visit to the shithole of Priestfield.

Although we have drawn there 4 times in the last 7 meetings there that is a poor record.

Pox 0-1 Town

JSW bullet header from a perfectly delivered corner.

Unbelievable Jeff!

It's very difficult to explain such a poor record at a ground, but undoubtedly there is something about the long trip east to the Medway towns, and the shithole that is Priestfield,  that has a negative effect on our heroes.

Our overall record at the Manor was OK 6 defeats in 24 league games, 2 out of 3 wins in cups.

It's a bit early to say the soulless shithole that is the Kassam has some sort of negative impact on our young chaps....but it's almost like the negative effect is felt by the Oxford players for the rest of the season, but the game v Town lifts the burden off their shoulders.

Hope we win, think we'll draw, fear we might lose.

Have always thought that these games seem to mean more to them (fans and players) than it does to us, I guess because they have mostly been inferior.

"I have never been as angry as the smoke bomb incident"

Amazing.

Have to say that 2 pages of pre match thread at 1.30 is piss poor for this game.
Hopefully a good result will rekindle some interest.
On board no 5 bus after a very nice large Belvedere vodka for the road.

Lets do this .

Disappointment is not an option today.

I can imagine a lot of people are heading to, or otherwise preparing for the game.

Hoping for a win, 1 - 3. Although I had a crazy dream we won it 2 - 8 the other night.

TOWN STARTING XI | Vigouroux; Furlong, N Thompson (C), Jones; Barry, Rodgers, Thomas, Doughty, Ormonde-Ottewill; Goddard; Norris. #STFC 🔴⚪️

TOWN SUBS - Henry, Rossi-Branco, Brophy, Kasim, Murray, Obika, Delfouneso. #STFC 🔴⚪️

Huge game for (all, especially) Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill.

Strongest looking bench for years.

Personally I would prefered to have JSW in rather than Barry with Furlong playing wing back.

Probably stronger than our starting XI.

Definitely the right decision not to rush back Obika, Branco and Kasim though.

boo and Barry the worry for me defensively

Definately, could be handy to bring on late in the game but no way could we risk any of them from the off.

That's an incredibly strong bench.

Is JSW injured?

I'm no fan of BOO, so that's a concern. But hey ho, let's see what happens.

Cmon Town.

Can't get Wiltshire BBC DAB whilst I build my shed. FFS!!

Nope, was just interviewed, he just wasnt picked today.

JSW played for Norn iron. May have a knock etc.
8 minutes to kick off, nerves kicking in a bit.

Common Swindon Let's do them !.  4 -1 to the Town.   COYR

Would love a sweet victory can't see it but can see a few red cars

Wes Thomas will score today.

Stop looking at the car park !!

I appreciate I'm listening to the match via BBC Oxford, but we sound like we're under the cosh.

For those interested, the old Julie Watts player login seems to working again...

its sounds a bit like that on BBC Wilts too.

Thanks you (I think)

This isn't sounding too good, is it?

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We sound like we are well under the cosh, I hope we can get to HT at 0-0.

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Penalty

FFS! Ref changes mind, free kick to penalty. Even BBC Oxford are astonished by that

Shit.

FFS

Pen to them, oh dear.

1-0

Fucks sake. Cunty bollocky bollocks.

Fucking shitty cunt balls.

Fuck sake

normal service resumed :cry:

Oxford comms reckon it was not a penalty. 

FFS Thompson

Nathan Thompson......

Indeed so.

Stuart Atwell the ref. Clueless cunt

I love Thompson but he has cost us so many goals with bad tackles giving away pens.

just dont seem to be able to cope with the big occasions :sherlock:

Obviously haven't seen this one, but often it's because he is exposed as the last man & feels the has to make a tackle

Kasim on to change the match?

Been watching through a live stream on FB.  Incident was outside the box!

...and red cards.

Luke Warm...

Me too, and I agree..

Struggling against rivals doesn't surprise me because over the last couple of years Swindon have not been capable of taking such games by the scruff-off-the-neck and give that little bit more extra oomph.

Everyone loves nathan but he can be a fucking liability at times.

Can someone post a link to this live stream?

It's on the FB Swindon town fans group

As much as I like Thompson, I still think he's a RB or RWB. I will never be convinced that he should play central.

He was excellent at centre half last week. One mistake later and he can't play there?

It's okay guys, Nathan Thompson isn't immune from a good slagging off.

need to make changes before we concede another

Obika and Kasim on.

Off goes Goddard and Rodgers.

Did I say that? I have never felt comfortable with him there.

get BOO off

Fucking hell.

FFS! 2-0

Jesus christ, fucking around with it again

Why can't we win at Kassam and why can't we even fucking scored just one goal

Vigs went to clear, charged down, straight into the onion bag...

I posted get BOO off before he gave it away, has done fuck all

Deary fucking me

I knew Ormonde-Ottewill would do something stupid.

FFS. We are always shit against the scum.

soapy tit wank :crash:

Down to ten men

Hahahaha

Why oh why do we never ever perform in this fixture. Fans have a right to be upset and ask serious questions.

Too many totally inept performances when it matters

Why did I stupidly expect anything different to our usual performance against them.

We're not used to playing in a three sided stadium...

Only good news is that Jones will be suspended for one game...the FLT game against Chelsea reserves

Should have scored then..

Look forward to the excuses after the game.

Bravo

we just don't seem to be able to deal with these big games Tans. It's become a joke now tbh

no excuses, full squad, just seem to fuck about with it, need to be more direct in these kind of games

Work is going to be fun on Monday...

They  are better than us.ashamed to say it but that's irrefutable

Should be used to this by now.

Squad wise I do not think they are at all. It's just they are much more up for these games than we ever are.

We could be on a 30 game winning run then still go and lose this fixture

Oxford's squad has more FL familiar/experienced names, whether it makes them stronger? We'll see come what May. I suspect that it is though.

 

very disappointing to say the least. I'm going to buck my normal and leave it a bit before commenting further, other than to say it sounds like we got what we deserved.

We lose a game and Bart shows up.

Quelle surprise.

disaster. vigs sent off

Brilliant.

Hahaha tops it off

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At least it's not boring

How annoying.

Think I might pop down to the Winchester for a bit.

uninspired game,
uninspired match.
uninspired hopeless manager.
even Radio Wiltshire said we should be more direct.
Their first goal was down to our TOTAL FOOTBALL (Well that's a laugh)
Interested to hear the excuses.

Vigs and Jones just wanted to be part of the B team boycott

  We're not used to playing in front of fans that create atmosphere. How can anyone get excited about watching us?

Main reason I did not go today. Players never ever perform for this game. Total laughing stock

Actually quite impressed with the FB link, not the quality so much but found the lads filming quite entertaining.

Thought Pox wanted it more, they had the measure of us & our one dimension style of football.  Closed us down & gave us no space.  We did have our chances though & with a natural goalscorer might have snatched something.  What concerns me is the lack of movement in the final third, we constantly lose the ball around our opponents box due to having no options.

Thought Williams set up wrong today & the ref was shocking

I've kept away from the score until now. I cant believe we've had 2 sent off, well actually I can, the Oxford manager called it. The wankers.

Well that went well. Hopefully the lad with the smoke bomb problem on the Oxford forum has put a few of his deep seated issues to rest.

We lost a game. Note how all the 'supporters' appear out of the woodwork when we lose a derby game but can't be arsed to praise the team when they do well.

I'm annoyed about the result and it sounds like we played a bit shit but to call for williams' head as someone is likely to is ridiculous. Yet again inconsistent refereeing played it's part by the sounds of things. Some things you just can't blame the squad for.

We'll finish higher than them at the end of the season. We always do.

Will Henry will be elated to get a run out vs. Chelsea U23.

Williams:

Didn't cope with pressure of the game.

Oxford were much physically stronger than us.

We needed to dominate the ball...and didn't.

Clearly not a penalty when you freeze frame it. Difficult.

Performance the problem, not individual mistakes.

Terrible tackle on Lawrence and he reacts in a way that is not acceptable.

Lloyd is possibly unlucky to get second yellow. Don't think tackle was reckless.

We looked compact up until penalty. When we tried to chase game we were exposed at the back.

Fine lines; if we get to half time 0-0 with firepower on the bench with players not fit to play 90 mins.

So hurt at the moment. The performance has made me very upset. Feeling of being beaten here is gut wrenching.

As I pointed out earlier, we had 6 defeats in 24 league games at The Manor, and 1 defeat in 3 cup games. Since the move to the Kassam it's become a problem.

Today was pretty predictable....a lot of people flagged up the discipline issue, and we basically fell into the trap.  The gifting of pens and inept defending conceding soft goals, was a feature of last season, think it was 10 pens conceded, this year we're already on 2.

This stage last season we had 11 from 6 games, so we're 3 points worse off.....that's not a major concern at this juncture, but of greater concern is that no striker has yet scored a goal.

This is how feel williams ,fuck off and take power with you.

I dont have a problem with getting beat, its the manner in the way we do it that bothers me, as for finishing above them  :hmmm:

From the dodgy but very welcome facebook feed Thompson's foul for first looked well outside box. But it was a poor challenge in or outside the box, and we looked to offer very little either before after the penalty. Boo looked half decent when he came on last week - going forward at least - but today he looked a complete liability. Looked very lightweight, never beat his man and woeful back pass for the 2nd. Difficult to see what went on with Vigs sending off at end but sounded like he reacted after a bad challenge on him. Was the Pox player booked?
Lack of real goal threat becoming a bit of a worry. Still no goals from forwards in 6 League games. Goddard had good chance to make it 1-1 think he and rest of them need goal sooner rather than later.

we've not addressed the elephant in the room, or rather the Donkey..

threadstarter. failure.

Luke Warm "a bit upset"
He truly is a man who has lived his life on Diasapan (sp) and to get some wild kicks, gets his stamp collection out.
he's the cheap option and boy does it show.

My mistake. He wasn't upset, he was very upset.
Please disregard the above as this man is obviously rocking with rage.

ngap - yes the Oxford player was booked

should of bought a new striker in the window ,norris wasnt the answer gills fans warned us.

spot on.

Are you enjoying this?

I don't know what Diasapan is even supposed to be but it sounds like you should have some.

Am I right in thinking my chances of a TEF knighthood have gone?

what a stupid question. Of course I'm not enjoying this, although I and people like me who have no respect for a Sunday League manager should take this God given opportunity to point it out to the sycophants.

I suspect Power held out hopes for the lad Anderson....

There's no rerason why Obika shouldn't step up to the plate this season, if he can stay fit.

Isn't it the stuff on cakes?!



Oh.

not seen anything in obika to suggest he's more than a 10-15 goal a season man. I really like him as a striker, I don't mean that in a bad way.

so you have to bring in other players to replace ajose, and with our budget that's always going to be a bigger gamble. just the way it is

it's also too early to start writing off our strikers. playing one up and one off doesn't help either

We're 3 points off the play-offs, with a game in hand, despite having hard a fairly tough start in terms of opponents.

If thinking that is a pretty decent start makes one a sycophant, then I'm guilty as charged your honour.

How about it just fuck off to the Facebook group or something as they'll love you there. Everything you post on here is just to have a pop at the club. You're just another one of these cretins that enjoys it when things go wrong! I'm all for different opinions but the pleasure you get from slagging off the club is beyond tiresome!

I'm not sure that's how it works

(http://i.imgur.com/bwiv85q.jpg)

 :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

We know Obika can score goals, so no reason why he shouldn't score more. Andy Williams had never been a 20 goal striker until 2 seasons ago with us.

Disappointed, but not surprised. This scoreline is becoming all too familiar when we play them. Feel for the fans who went and have come away again with us looking stupid.

Didn't see or listen to the game, so can't comment on the performance.  I'm sure I'll hear how superb Oxford were shortly though, as I'm out in Oxford for my friend's 40th.  Can't wait!

And that's a legitimate gripe, but for many this is simply another stick to beat a dead horse with (as I think has been made clear in this forum alone). I was more referencing the fact BBC Wiltshire (sensibly) pointed out how any texts and messages they got today compared to a 'boring' win. As far as finishing above them is concerned I was merely pointing to precedent.

There's 'no atmosphere' at our home games because people are too busy grumbling about us playing tippy tappy football to bother creating any.


We've had one of the better starts to a season for a while and I feel confident enough to not completely disregard that we might have a decent shot of making the playoffs. I'm with you on the sycophant boat (if that's what we're calling it). Doughty's a cracking player and we need one or two consistently good performers like him just to pull the team up to that level. I think Delfoeounso has the ability to be one of those once he's poked something into the back of the net.

Ok. Moving on and looking forward to Saturday.

They are a bogey team so just have to roll with it until the luck eventually changes.

The wing backs need to start contributing soon, otherwise it's pointless playing the current system.
Nothing went right for BOO, and don't recall much from Barry other than one crap cross.

That's it.

Lost midfield and Rodgers can't tackle or chase.
Not just singling him out but Kasim did more when he came on but all too late.
Hate losing at that shit hole of a stadium.
Missed two decent chances.....can't be bothered to talk about it.

I think the same about Norris, he does look handy at times

Aren't we 3 points worse off than last season? I don't count 8 points from 6 games as a good start

Gutless.....AGAIN!

How many more fucking times?!

Unfortunately its not our best for a while. 8 points from 6 games is about the norm and worse than the last 2 seasons.

2011-12 6 from 6
2012-13 8 from 6
2013-14 8 from 6
2014-15 11 from 6
2015-16 11 from 6

Sign of madness agreeing with yourself..

I thought he might have meant the first man in Wales, Dai Sapien

Disappointed yes.
Surprised no.
As long as there was a decent flag display . . that's what counts.  

Not read the rest of thread since posting this morning. I thought we did ok up until the penalty, after that we just crumbled. I say crumbled I mean full on meltdown.

 I'm not even angry just disappointed, now do they seem to be up for it?

I started with low expectations, Swindon, and you fulfilled them.  On the plus side, these defeats don't hurt like they used to.  Moved on already.  Who's next?

Chelsea under 23s I think Ardiles.
 
Same for me. Oxford are the same as any other side in this division. Feel the same as when we lost to Chesterfield personally.

Do the suspensions count for the Chelsea game?

Errrrrrr

 :eekout:

The first man in Wales was the Red Lady of Paviland.....about 33,000 years old. They even had had LGBT issue back then.

Apparently not. Both out for the Berry game.

What was she like in bed though Reg? :)

http://mobile.efl.com/news/article/2016/checkatrade-trophy-new-disciplinary-rules-in-place-3279215.aspx

:)

What was the score today?

Feeling the same.. Is it just age?

I do care more about Oxford than other fixtures, and I was feeling pissed off briefly. But then there was the sending off, and a sense of inevitability came over me. When Vigs got sent off I just laughed.

I guess it's different when you're not there - for me at least. I'll probably be livid in February when the same thing happens at the County. But I do feel a bit meh because it was so predictable.

There's also the fact that how we perform against them doesn't define our season at all. There's every chance we could finish above them, so looking forward to the next game seems sensible really.

Probably.

Pity all the 20-somethings (& younger) who have never known the joy of taking our local rivals apart.

That's a joke. Last season Turnbull got sent off at Pox in the JPT and missed the next 3 league games. They do make these rules up as they go along.

As they go along / checking who it benefits first!

 :clap:

Fantasist.

I'm a bit more 'meh' than I was expecting to be.

I think that I've spent so much time arguing with petulant, fickle people about football results that I have convinced myself that it is just 3 points and makes little bearing to the bigger picture..... which also just happens to be true.

I'm not denying that I'd still be giddy if we won though.

I'm pissed off, mainly coz i work with an Oxford fan in my team and if he starts bragging I will probably end Tasering him.

It's not a season defining game and if we have a good season then this game won't mean a thing in the long run

I'd probably be more pissed off myself if I had to actually talk to any Oxford fans in the near future.

Taser him regardless. Just for shits and giggles if nothing else.

I thought it was quite a poor game really, powder puff from Rodgers and BOO as per and neither side wanted to keep hold of the ball.
Atrocious peno decision drastically changes things and we don't to truly threaten until Yas and Beeks come on.
Frustrating.

What does powder puff mean?

It would be extremely satisfying!

A pair of sissys.

Bury at home is now a big game....they seem to have shelled out some money, and acquired some useful looking players, which has meant a good start.

Of help, might be the fact that James Vaughan got sent off today so will be missing.....we need to get back on track.

Just seen the highlights & that's a shocker on Vigs. If he'd have stayed down probably the Oxford twat would have seen red. Still can't justify his reaction though.

True, Reg, but don't get your hopes up too much. I saw nothing in today's performance to make me think that they're going to turn things round anytime soon.  Hearing the coach's post match comments, though, gives me a small amount of hope that he is at least starting to realise that something needs to change.  I'm not holding my breath, though

"Turn things around"?

I wasn't even aware that things needed 'turning around' at all.

I was about to post the same, not surprised Vigs reacted to that - very nasty challenge.

The highlights made us look dreadful so they seemed accurate

Whatever you think about PDC we collapsed in both those games and stormed to the title. Obviously that won't happen this season, but if you think losing to Oxford is indicative of the season then it's worth looking at.

The result is not indicative of our season. It's one game. Admittedly against a bunch of wankers, but one game none the less.

FH - You might take a dlifferent view if you saw more of their performances.

That performance today was carbon copy of previous performances versus them. They out battled us all over the park, chased and harried a lot more than us and predictably gave us little time on the ball. Our persistent passing game is going to work against teams who give us respect, but will not work when teams are in our face ala them and Gillingham.

Also very disappointed with our lack of discipline, Jones was stupid to get booked for mouthing off then equally stupid to go in rash and receive another yellow whilst on the booking.
Vigs was maybe more understandable as it was a horrendous challenge, but the game is gone and you don't react and you save yourself a 3 game ban. Disappointing...

The writing was on the wall with Jones last week, when he let Baldwin wind him up' he was lucky to stay on then. Hopefully he learns from it, otherwise he wont make it. Teams will target him now. Time to grow up fast.

Also we have the worst full backs in the league

Why can't BOO beat his man... I was going to say down the outside but I think I'll just leave it at that. At least Brophy is more direct.

On the bright side we've played 3 of our major jinx sides away already. On the minus side we only got 2 out of 9 points from them

Right, I'm coming out of retirement and will be attending the return fixture  :toocool:

Don't get me started on BOO.. awful defensively and awful going forward. Amount of potential attacks we had suppressed due to his inability..

Really?

I made a 'negative' observation from the Rovers a couple of games ago and got a reaction that suggested that the complete opposite was true. The general mood after the Posh game was also positive with some disappointed that we didn't take all 3 points.  

I'm not digging at you Fraser. Just making an observation on how the mood can change in regard to the season as whole so dramatically on the back of a single game. Beat Bury and we'll be all good for a playoff challenge again, but relegation certs if we don't.

This surely must be an age thing. In my twenties and some of my thirties this would have not only ruined my day, but also my week and month.

Today I was pissed off until about 6, sunk a few  beer and now I'm not even angry.

Age, or use to losing to the scum in recent year. Not sure which.

Defeats are worse if you are there I find, at least until you get to the first pub, then it's fine. Not going disappointment lasts about a minute nowadays, and as you say only lasts until the next beer is cracked.

Need to get JSW or even Branco at CB asap so Furlong can move to RWB. Brophy every time at LWB ahead of BOO as well. Brophy isn't great defensively but at least he doesn't trip over himself or lose the ball every time he gets in advanced positions like BOO did today.

Feared the worst when I saw Barry, Rodgers and BOO in the starting line up. Sadly not good enough to be starting.

Least the next two league games are at home. Chance for the boys to bring some feel good factor back.

Oh and Oxford away is about as intimidating as a 3 year old with a plastic gun.

Aaahh,bless'em and their little flags.
 
We move on ...

No need for hysteria really. We didn't play well, Oxford were no better but got the rub of the green. Penalty decision is up there with the worst I've seen. Second goal, haven't seen it back but I'm pretty sure 9 times out of 10 that flies anywhere but the net.

Jones was stupid, as was Vigs but I won't be as harsh on him as I probably would have reacted the same way. It was an awful challenge, and malicious so why wasn't their lad sent off? Wouldn't have made a difference I guess and big chance for Henry.

Brophy should be first choice at LWB, I've seen BOO at Gillingham and Oxford and he was terrible both games. We offered little going forward until Kasim and Obika came on but I guess it was another 'one of those days' at the triangle. Oxford get more and more tinpot every time we play them....

19 in a row x

It's OK.  I didn't think you were.   :)

My earlier post in response to Reg's was based more on what I've seen week in week out and my assessment of what lessons appear to be being learned.  I'm not one of those who changes his view on the basis of one result.  I've been watching the Town for too many years to do that.

Pretty much exactly as I saw/see it too.

I'm over it. We created a few clear chances, they scored a bs penalty and a fluke deflection. Other than that Vigs made one, perhaps 2 properly meaningful saves, anything else was straight at him or off target.

First time at Kassam and probably the last.Weather shit,team selection shit,linesman very shit,boo and goddard very non league,toilets very wet,attitude and desire missing and to cap it all off being kept behind by the police for an eternity :badmood:

Oh yeah it's raining....get some studs

This.

Raising your hands has one outcome.  Vigs' sending off was a truly brainless reaction.  Rolling around in oscar winning agony  is the correct reaction (as so ably demonstrated by the Pox minutes earlier with Jones' sending off).

Whatever other notable assists were made, Vigs also deserves full credit for the second Pox goal.  He could have cleared it at an angle away from goal but chose the high risk option beloved of Swindon's defence.  It could have gone anywhere?  Yes indeed and it did - into the back of the net, avoidably so. 

I appreciate why Vigs is Teflon coated but he let us down in the second half, pure and simple.  There is a great opportunity for Henry now but really we need our best players and Vigs is not challenged by Henry - yet.

Harsh on Vigs imo, the backpass sold him short

 :pint: Easiest 6 points of the prediction league season :pint:

I knew the useless, spineless ones would not let me down  :(

It would be good if we turned up against the scum. They haven,t won these games, we've lost them. In this case through sheer brainless stupidity. I think we'll do ok this season but the fans really need the team to compete against the scum.

So how many games is Vigs suspended for? 2nd booking wasnt it? So 1?

I think 90% of us probably expected to lose yesterday so no real shock. It's crazy how much luck those cunts get against us though. Nothing goes our way at all.

Sky Sports said second booking, BBC said straight red!!

Am I imagining it or do we have some 'history' with Attwell?

Looking at highlights i think Vigs was a second yellow so should only be 1 game ban. Looked a horrible challenge on him and I'd suggest that should have been a red as well.

Unless someone else got booked too, it was a second yellow.  Unfortunately, the Checkatrade trophy is a standalone competition from a disciplinary point of view. The 1 game bans will have to be served next weekend in the League.

I assume that the player committing the foul got booked?

He did, but after the red had been shown to Vigaroux. There was a yellow shown to someone before the red, which I'm assuming (hoping) was to Vigs.

I don't remember Vigs being booked earlier in the game, did he get a yellow for his reaction and something he said to the ref perhaps?

He got his 1st yellow for gobbing off to the red IIRC.

What were the midfield, Rodgers in particular, like yesterday?

I did see a comment somewhere that the second goal was due to our tippy happy football  :no:

You are shitting me....I thought that this might be the one use for this turd of a cup....eating up bans.

I believe they said that it's not a first team fixture, or words of that nature.

yes, not a first team fixture in which you are forced to play 5 first team players. unless you are from the upper leagues, in which case the rules don't apply.

It counts if we, somehow, beat Oxford in October though... I mean, they count the JPT tie within their list.

;)

I like hysteria after losing to them.it is both right and proper.if people aren't incensed after losing to them thete is something wrong.especially in the manner we keep doing it.it maybe fashionable to be "meh" about it but its not right in my opinion

anyone got a link to the highlights - apologies if its already in the thread

http://www.skysports.com/football/oxford-utd-vs-swindon/358743#ooid=oyOTl0NTE6VE3ilSbqci5ri1WDPJnTmI

That's just not a penalty

That's painful viewing. Piss poor.

Cheers

You're bloody brave!

That is a horrible slide challenge through. Should be a straight red, he's out of control.

Yesterday hurt, it was raw but wasn't as bad as in League 2. I've been going to Swindon for around 12 years now and maybe I'm just used to being disappointed in games of high importance (3 Wembley visits, Bristol City 2 seasons ago, multiple Oxford defeats) - I can get over it much quicker now..

Twenty fours on, and I've not recovered enough to create fully formed keyboard warrior internet ready sentences yet, so here are some bullet type points:

1. The beer in Cowley, supped with old friends (albeit of the other persuasion) was most enjoyable. The pints I didn't have, but considered when seeing a team with Barry, Boo and Rodgers in it, would have been even more pleasurable.

2. Support wise, we were rocking, until the extent of our limp, white flagged, half arsed resistance kicked in, after 10 minutes or so.

3. The first half was dire: they showed marginally more urgency of two very poor sides.  We gave it away or were out-muscled or made the wrong decisions, more cheaply, more niavely and more frustrating than ever.  Try as I might, I still couldn't put it down to the white hot cauldron of rancour, bitterness and 14 years olds waving lots of flags.

4.  I thought live that it was a penalty, what with being bang in line and all.  However, it just goes to prove that sometimes telly can show a different story - so no wonder absolutely everyone else in the ground was surprised.

5. I don't think ive ever seen a team, especially at home, set up where the main function of the central striker is to stop the opposition libero from playing. Worked though, and we didn't adapt until we had to, with four at the back.  Last week we played so much through Thompson, Rodgers (I know)  and then into Goddard on the half turn (OK, we didn't create bundles, but we largely controlled the game by retaining the ball).  Yesterday, with them cutting supply off at source, we really struggled to play through the thirds...I thought we should have switched to a four to get Nathan on the ball, but as Luke suggested, our game plan consisted of hanging on at 0-0 until we could get some players on to win it.  Such limited ambition, against the very very ordinary southern league upstarts, was dispiriting. Credit to them for realising they didn't have to actually create anything to win - wait for our mistakes and voila.

6. 5 was a bit long for a single bullet.

7. Much as though I endeavour to support our players at all times, maybe the best support I could offer would be to highlight the weaknesses, such as they might improve in the future, thus maximising the enthusiasm of my ongoing encouragement.  However, as I have to go to work tomorrow, you'll have to imagine me shaking my head and muttering at the considerable individual and collective shortcomings (Vigs until, Nathan, Yaser and Obika are exempt). Otherwise I could be here for some time.

8. As previously acknowledged, our 'model' seems to attract a ridiculous number of yellow (and red) cards for pointless, petulant offences.  How many yesterday?  For what? Why?  Sort it out chaps.

9. Though we weren't at our most thrillingly cutting thrust in an attacking sense, when we did fashion chances or let their lardarsed 25 stone clod footed defenders do it for us ), we lacked conviction. If you thought that last week's comedy own goal at Peterborough, (proving that if you don't buy a ticket you won't win the raffle), might have encouraged us to you know, put it in the mixer and hope for the best just occasionally, then you'll have come away a tad disappointed. You don't actually literally have to walk the ball over the line to score, and I'm not sure where those goals are coming from.

10. When I go to work I remember to take my laptop, my name badge and sometimes my sandwiches. I try my best to ensure I am dressed appropriately for the task in hand. So why oh why is it ok for our players to turn up on a soaking wet pitch IN THEIR BLOODY SLIPPERS?  Perhaps they might have noticed that it was raining or that the pitch was a touch slippy WHEN THEY WARMED UP ON IT FOR HALF A CHUFFIN HOUR.

11.  I'd absolutely not planned on going to Tuesday's game, but for other reasons, now I will.  I'd like to think that the club would respond with a 'you know what, we're going to learn and try to put this right. Here, Chelsea, take this' and put our strongest team out to batter them.  That we won't and that it'll be a walking pace friendly without anyone waving flags or smashing toilets up or shouting bad things is probably a good thing. But as a fan, what I wouldn't do for a bit of ROOOAAAAAR right now

quite 'enjoyed' reading that write up Christy. thanks.

will not be doing 11 though, obviously

Agree with much of what has been posted above (some nice points Christy - I'll not be doing 11 either though). I'm not mad with anger, but will admit to being thoroughly pissed off. However, as I drift towards putting a bad weekend to bed, reflecting on my first visit to the Kassam:

I fucking love my county ground!

 - six in a row, keep it. Wouldn't swap for all the beer in Burton!

There is no reason to turn up on Tuesday. Fuck that.

We will not be there either, not selling my soul to that trophy!!

No need to turn up, but it is quite handy to have some sort of match that can be used as a friendly, to play the XI that will start v Bury and hopefully get a striker or 2 on the score sheet and some game time for Branco, Obika and a lesser extent Yaser.

From a team perspective you're absolutely right Reg. From a fan perspective, let's hope everyone treats it as a "behind closed doors" friendly

For the hardcore type of fan, a behind closed doors game, is just the sort of challenge you want to into. Let's face it, there are some possibly a bit OCD, who  have a need.

I'd imagine Saturday will knock a few off the gate, hopefully it will be fewer than 500 Town fans.  As for plastic Chelsea types, not really much of an attraction as none of these will ever play for the first XI. I suppose attendance might be something you can brag about to try and gain some credibuility.

We were always going to get done on Saturday and from a distance, on the highlights only, it seemed two unfortunate incidents gifted them two goals. Really don't think Vigs can be blamed for the second.

In general, when I've seen us this year we've looked good. And the squad is much stronger than last year. We've had a very tough start - 4 away including Gills and Pox, and 2 home - so think our league position might be slightly misleading, but Bury at home is now a big big game. If we've got any ideas of a top 8/10 finish, which we absolutely must do, then Bury at home, with the form we're in at home, and Obika and Kassim both fully fit, is a game we should be winning.

Think Saturday might at last be the day the majority get their wishes and Rodgers is dropped - go with Kasim holding behind Doughty and Murray. Obika and Norris up top. Thomas, Thompson and JSW at the back. There's no doubting that is good side.

You're right about Bury being a big game, and saying we've a stronger squad in terms of numbers, nevertheless wrong about it being a game we should be winning.  It's a game we maybe can win, but will only do so, by displaying the sort of battling qualities lacking on Saturday. We lost to Bury at the CG as recently as mid April.

Opposition managers, know how to play against us, and we're not that good that we can just impose on the opposition.

It's a game we should be winning if we have any real idea of challenging the top third of the table. It's certainly not a game we have any right to win, nor are we, at this stage, better or worse than Bury.

I see it is a game we can win if we play well and compete. It's a big game as it will affect confidence, and where we're heading this season, so a win and we look upwards, a defeat and doubt starts to creep in. A draw, neither here or there.

My main worry is that probably Doughty is the only player enhancing his reputation atm. The same would apply to the management set up.....big improvements needed all round.

Did any of you see the 60 minutes of the game against rovers? I thought we were quite good. I really don't think we're at crisis point yet.


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So, just the 1-game ban for Vigs, then. Bonus.

Can that be taken tomorrow or is it league games only?

It's the Bury game.

I'd personally rest Vigouroux for Chelsea U23 with that in mind.

Yeah that makes sense rather than just throwing Henry in at the deep end again in a league game. Let him get to know his defence, if we play our first team defence of course tomorrow.

Sadly I proved prescient again - Oxford Utd fan visited on thursday AM and professed not to be 'looking forward' to the weekend. I told him he should be as the scum always beat us (6 in a row now), and lo it came to pass. Not happy about it though... :cry:

It does make sense with the proviso, that it could backfire. Posh, were taken apart by Norwich stiffs,  as were Oxford by B and H A stiffs. Our last 2 opponents, neither of whom we could beat.

So it's a difficult call for Williams....presumably he'll have some idea if Chelsea are stronger than Norwich and B and HA.

A proper drubbing might harm the boys belief.

easy, play vigs up front, Jones starts, substitute three of the other mandated first teamers after a minute.

thus the first team for Saturday have a rest, except Henry. and we stick the middle finger up at the football league.

this management malarkey is a piece of piss

Why is Nathan exempt? He definitely has his shortcomings - giving away penalties and getting red-carded so much highlights this.

I know we're all supposed to hold him up as a Swindon legend but giving penalties away to Oxford (even if it was outside the area....) isn't the way to endear himself to fans. He's a good player but he fucks up big time every once in a while.

I think the thing with Nath is that whole "passion" issue.. They're both equally deleterious, but if you ask a fan if you want a player to be too 'involved' or not involved enough the answer is always going to be the former.

Now that would be funny

Almost makes me want to go

I'm praying for a sub 1000. Would be nice for us to play our youths, as a club we will gain absolutely fuck all from this match whether we win 7-0 or lose 7-0. I will look at score updates whilst watching other football tonight out of interest I hope Williams gives this match the shit lineup that it deserves but unfortunately I can see the opposite

By shit line up I presume you are referring to the line up used at Oxford.

:clap: :clap:

T-shirt time! :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

Think they have a missed a trick here, because its more than likely to be 7 in a couple of weeks

that game doesn't count

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Only if we lose.

Probably would have made more sense if there were 6 Robins. And one of them wasn't flying away. And designed completely differently.

win, lose, it's 6 in a row until the league match to me :(

Aahh,what would they do without us,eh?

Isn't it great that we've never made a Tee shirt about them?  :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

They are so fucking tinpot. 

I know there's the rivalry and we like to look and point 'ha ha, look at them' kind of thing and we might even occasionally laugh at things that we might be guilty of doing ourselves.

But THAT? Fucking no.

If our club shop sold stuff like that then I would genuinely cringe. It's fucking embarrassing.  It's good in a sense though because it gives us instant ammo to use against them.

Oxford Fan: "Ha ha, 6 in a row"

Me: "Ha ha. T-shirts, sad fuckers"

Tinpot cunts.

Whoops
http://thetownend.com/index.php?topic=13746.0

Although they weren't "official" ones sold in the club shop so maybe that lets us off the hook

Leisure wear.... would anyone wear such a tee shirt as 'leisure wear'?

Doesn't actually appear to be available on line but there are some corkers here https://www.oufcshop.co.uk/leisurwear

What's the significance of their 'Sweet Caroline' range? Did Neil Diamond once grace their shit heap?

They play it after games apparently... But so do a lot of teams.

Perhaps we should do likewise with the music we play after scoring goals, can anyone remember what it is?  ;)

Music at football is crap.... and they make a T shirt range linked to it - draw your own conclusions....

Best thing about that is they've mis-spelled leisurewear in the URL. Proper tinpot.

Although, what's more tinpot? Selling t-shirts mocking your local rivals or getting all superior about the fact your local rivals sell t-shirts mocking you? It's a proper conundrum

They need to win a further 8 more just to equal our record against them so let them have it. They're wank.

6 in a row? Is it fingers?  :sherlock:

Selling T-shirts  :D

I agree with Sir Cliffs hard pipe

and don't they just know it

Actually, I did a t-shirt about them years ago during the Macari highs.
Had a Robin dressed as a bull fighter, with his foot on a dead bull.

Better than theirs

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 Can we put to bed straight away, any conflation of the ox and the bull. The bull is Hereford's symbol, a virile aggressive creature....the ox is a docile creature, which has had it nuts chopped off. The ox is simple and happily does what it is trained to do without complaint. The ox is Oxford's symbol.

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 :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick: :clap:

Put that on a T-shirt

I've ate an ox heart. It was delicious.

Noun "A large, ungainly, and dull-witted person"  :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

I've eaten an of brain and bacon pie........

I'm not really a fan of offal. Hate liver and kidneys.

I quite like heart though. Love chicken hearts, caked in black pepper and BBQ's until almost burnt.  :I'm a complete mofleakin Deak

Liver and onions. How can old folk like that?!

Ox tongue. Not for me, thanks.

Fucking loved Ox tongue soup. Loved it.

Until the day I ordered one and got a soup with a whole tongue in it. It even had hairs.

Allardyce could do worse than give Charlie a chance. He certainly wouldn't bottle it at international level like some of our mentally weak players.

Sorry wrong thread.

I'm sure he's upset, maybe even depressed, but I don't think he will be giving Charlie a chance.
He'll stick to the beer

Or a pint of wine ...

See they sold out their allocation of 2800 before they even reached general sale.

that's actually quite impressive. wankers. mind you, what was our allocations at their in recent years...

Probably warming up the open top bus and getting the DVD printing press prepared as we speak

1200 ish. Should give them the same. Fuck the money. I'm sure Power would agree.

lee 'charge em twice' power?

#roversGate

I was being sarcastic. They could all have ebola and he'd still sell them tickets.

I'm just hoping the team is vastly different from what we have now, otherwise I'm not going - can't face those fuckers turning us over again.

Detestable lot