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Post by mcf86 on Nov 16, 2017 13:52:46 GMT
When someone tweeted this was going to be a huge week for OUFC I don't think this is what they had in mind. Someone quoted on facebook that Simon Lenagan had tweeted it. Btw, weeks flown by and all very quiet.
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Post by oufcyellows on Nov 16, 2017 13:58:30 GMT
That solves who plays RW then. Henry RW Rothwell LW Ledson & Ruffels CM Good to see Napa around the first team after a lively pre-season. I think that could be good for the team, that’s the same midfield that went on a 3 game winning run, which ended with the return of hall and introduction of Dwight. I think Henry and rothwell will offer much better protection to the full backs while still both being able to get forward and put crosses in. Hall is a big loss, but I think we should have probably started using him as a left winger , his better position, or as an injection of pace with 30 mins to go anyway
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Post by Junior on Nov 16, 2017 14:14:01 GMT
The rumour I heard didn't concern Hall but Ribeiro ...anyone got any inside news... ?? Its all gone very quiet Heard he will retire due to injury upon his contract expiring.. May be wrong but this chap was spot on about a fair bit of late..
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Post by yellow1990 on Nov 16, 2017 14:22:44 GMT
Strangely we were doing pretty well earlier in the season when Hall was injured.
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Post by lambchop on Nov 16, 2017 15:13:16 GMT
The rumour I heard didn't concern Hall but Ribeiro ...anyone got any inside news... ?? Its all gone very quiet Heard he will retire due to injury upon his contract expiring.. May be wrong but this chap was spot on about a fair bit of late.. Oxbible? ;-)
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Post by mcf86 on Nov 16, 2017 15:45:42 GMT
WITH THE TREATMENT ROOM PACKED, OUFC PHYSIO WAS FORCED INTO DESPERATE MEASURES..
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Post by yellowmania on Nov 16, 2017 15:55:33 GMT
I reckon that without Hall we’ve got one of the slowest teams in league 1.
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Post by diagocostapacket on Nov 16, 2017 16:02:30 GMT
The rumour I heard didn't concern Hall but Ribeiro ...anyone got any inside news... ?? Its all gone very quiet Spill the beans No beans to spill ...just unsubstantiated rumour.
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Post by diagocostapacket on Nov 16, 2017 16:04:59 GMT
I reckon that without Hall we’ve got one of the slowest teams in league 1. Certainly in midfield....
Time for one or two of the lesser lights to stake a claim..
One door closes another one opens and all that...
I really think Carroll can step in to that midfield roll ...it could be the making of him.
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Post by foley on Nov 16, 2017 16:11:16 GMT
I reckon that without Hall we’ve got one of the slowest teams in league 1. Napa and GVK coming back will add to the speed ...
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Post by Marked Ox on Nov 16, 2017 16:19:15 GMT
I reckon that without Hall we’ve got one of the slowest teams in league 1. Certainly in midfield....
Time for one or two of the lesser lights to stake a claim..
One door closes another one opens and all that...
I really think Carroll can step in to that midfield roll ...it could be the making of him.
Hopefully Carroll is playing right back.
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Post by CheltenhamYellow on Nov 16, 2017 16:21:33 GMT
How about giving Xemi a run?
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Post by bazzer9461 on Nov 16, 2017 16:47:50 GMT
The way the injuries are piling up, Maybe a call to forum members to turn up with their boots on Friday for the coach to Plymouth.
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Post by huntezoufc on Nov 16, 2017 16:58:33 GMT
Firstly... Hall isn’t quick.. he’s quicker than what we have but he is not quick. Obviously I don’t want any players to get injured but for me this is a blessing in disguise, you cannot play hall and Henry that’s been proven. Play THREE players in the middle and win the biggest battle on the pitch. We play so much better with that formation. It would help ribeiro being fit as he gets forward a lot more than what I have seen from tiendalli. Rothwell in the middle with ruffs and Ledson. Simple.. Payne and Henry narrow in behind Thomas/Obika, I don’t see the point playing wingers as when do we ever get down the line and whip a ball in for a centre forward? Never. Play narrow, more compact. We have the players further forward to hurt sides and rothwell has the ability in the middle to control a game.
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Post by holdsteady on Nov 16, 2017 17:26:05 GMT
How is it a good thing that we have lost a young, pacey player with some goals in him? Do we want less options in attack than the scant ones we already have? Of all the clueless shit written on here then the pages above celebrating Halls injury are right up there.
At the very least he would be an option off the bench, now we are stuck with the rapid pace of Mowatt and Xemi as attacking midfield cover, plus he can also play up front in a two at a push, leaving us with two currently fit sicknotes and only one of them can actually score.
We look a slow, plodding team from what we have available now, this season is starting to have an ominous feel about it, poor performances and loads of injuries with the club in limbo with the take over dragging on, I could never bet on it but the odds on us getting relegated would start to look attractive if I could.
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Post by grenobleroad on Nov 16, 2017 17:47:48 GMT
I'm certainly not celebrating halls injury but understand the point about it benefiting the team.
On his return I actually would prefer him playing up front with Thomas or Obika.
I like Hall, but we overplay the ball to him alot and it's very predictable as his attacking style of cutting in.
We need to see the best of Henry now, which we did in Halls last absence.
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Post by yellowbow on Nov 16, 2017 17:55:04 GMT
Interesting that Napa has been recalled from his loan, I know there's been a few reports on his progress this season but has anyone seen him play? From what I saw of him in pre-season I was quite impressed.
If he's ready I hope Pep has the balls to play him.
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Post by pottersrightboot on Nov 16, 2017 18:34:28 GMT
Haven’t actually seen him play but know plenty of Hampton supporters as it is my local team.
He’s done very very well by all accounts.
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Post by HeyMcAleny on Nov 16, 2017 18:42:40 GMT
How is it a good thing that we have lost a young, pacey player with some goals in him? Do we want less options in attack than the scant ones we already have? Of all the clueless shit written on here then the pages above celebrating Halls injury are right up there. At the very least he would be an option off the bench, now we are stuck with the rapid pace of Mowatt and Xemi as attacking midfield cover, plus he can also play up front in a two at a push, leaving us with two currently fit sicknotes and only one of them can actually score. We look a slow, plodding team from what we have available now, this season is starting to have an ominous feel about it, poor performances and loads of injuries with the club in limbo with the take over dragging on, I could never bet on it but the odds on us getting relegated would start to look attractive if I could. No one is celebrating his injury, so you can wind your neck in. Fact is, we have had better results without him this season. His goals have won us zero points.
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Post by huntezoufc on Nov 16, 2017 19:42:34 GMT
How is it a good thing that we have lost a young, pacey player with some goals in him? Do we want less options in attack than the scant ones we already have? Of all the clueless shit written on here then the pages above celebrating Halls injury are right up there. At the very least he would be an option off the bench, now we are stuck with the rapid pace of Mowatt and Xemi as attacking midfield cover, plus he can also play up front in a two at a push, leaving us with two currently fit sicknotes and only one of them can actually score. We look a slow, plodding team from what we have available now, this season is starting to have an ominous feel about it, poor performances and loads of injuries with the club in limbo with the take over dragging on, I could never bet on it but the odds on us getting relegated would start to look attractive if I could. No one is celebrating his injury, so you can wind your neck in. Fact is, we have had better results without him this season. His goals have won us zero points. My point exactly!
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Post by holdsteady on Nov 16, 2017 20:10:44 GMT
How is it a good thing that we have lost a young, pacey player with some goals in him? Do we want less options in attack than the scant ones we already have? Of all the clueless shit written on here then the pages above celebrating Halls injury are right up there. At the very least he would be an option off the bench, now we are stuck with the rapid pace of Mowatt and Xemi as attacking midfield cover, plus he can also play up front in a two at a push, leaving us with two currently fit sicknotes and only one of them can actually score. We look a slow, plodding team from what we have available now, this season is starting to have an ominous feel about it, poor performances and loads of injuries with the club in limbo with the take over dragging on, I could never bet on it but the odds on us getting relegated would start to look attractive if I could. No one is celebrating his injury, so you can wind your neck in. Fact is, we have had better results without him this season. His goals have won us zero points. Don't get gobby on an anonymous Internet forum, it's not impressive or hard. I read most of the posts above saying it was no bad thing, I was being glib saying celebrating, but the reaction is bizarre to me, he has been recovering from injuries when he played for us this season, it's not like we have a host of options and he offers us something different from trying to pass the opposition to death which has worked for a short spell only this season.
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Post by diagocostapacket on Nov 16, 2017 20:21:06 GMT
How is it a good thing that we have lost a young, pacey player with some goals in him? Do we want less options in attack than the scant ones we already have? Of all the clueless shit written on here then the pages above celebrating Halls injury are right up there. At the very least he would be an option off the bench, now we are stuck with the rapid pace of Mowatt and Xemi as attacking midfield cover, plus he can also play up front in a two at a push, leaving us with two currently fit sicknotes and only one of them can actually score. We look a slow, plodding team from what we have available now, this season is starting to have an ominous feel about it, poor performances and loads of injuries with the club in limbo with the take over dragging on, I could never bet on it but the odds on us getting relegated would start to look attractive if I could. No one is celebrating his injury, so you can wind your neck in. Fact is, we have had better results without him this season. His goals have won us zero points. Interesting turn of phrase you use there HM... ex Army by any chance. ?
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Post by HeyMcAleny on Nov 16, 2017 20:34:51 GMT
No one is celebrating his injury, so you can wind your neck in. Fact is, we have had better results without him this season. His goals have won us zero points. Interesting turn of phrase you use there HM... ex Army by any chance. ? No, but a friend is. I never wondered why he used that phrase, I just liked it!
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Post by nottsyellow on Nov 16, 2017 21:13:20 GMT
How is it a good thing that we have lost a young, pacey player with some goals in him? Do we want less options in attack than the scant ones we already have? Of all the clueless shit written on here then the pages above celebrating Halls injury are right up there. At the very least he would be an option off the bench, now we are stuck with the rapid pace of Mowatt and Xemi as attacking midfield cover, plus he can also play up front in a two at a push, leaving us with two currently fit sicknotes and only one of them can actually score. We look a slow, plodding team from what we have available now, this season is starting to have an ominous feel about it, poor performances and loads of injuries with the club in limbo with the take over dragging on, I could never bet on it but the odds on us getting relegated would start to look attractive if I could. No one is celebrating his injury, so you can wind your neck in. Fact is, we have had better results without him this season. His goals have won us zero points.[/b] Hall scored in the following:- MK Dons, away, 1-1 draw Gillingham, home, 3-0 win (and sort of ....Stevenage in chuckatrade doodah 2 goals 3 points)
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Post by greatunclekip on Nov 16, 2017 21:28:42 GMT
This season is turning into a shitter. Threadbare just isnt the word.
My gran has more pace than our team and shes 95 with new hips.
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Post by oufcbenjyp on Nov 16, 2017 21:47:14 GMT
No, you’re right, threadbare isn’t the word.
I don’t remember having much pace in the side when we got promoted a couple of years ago? Hylton, Sercombe, Lundstram, Maguire, Macdonald and Roofe were hardly the quickest. O’Dowda had pace but he was a bit part member of that promotion winning squad.
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Post by holdsteady on Nov 16, 2017 21:54:39 GMT
No, you’re right, threadbare isn’t the word. I don’t remember having much pace in the side when we got promoted a couple of years ago? Hylton, Sercombe, Lundstram, Maguire, Macdonald and Roofe were hardly the quickest. O’Dowda had pace but he was a bit part member of that promotion winning squad. Roofe, Hylton, Baldock, O'Dowda, Graham, Bowery, Sercombe had enough pace, you could make a decent sprint relay team out of them compared to what we have now, they were mobile. We had legs and running in that team, we are one paced and pedestrian now, if Thomas gets one of his injuries we will have no pace a league higher as well.
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Post by oxfordboy on Nov 16, 2017 22:01:59 GMT
Our attacking talent in League 2 was probably the best in the league at the time though, whereas now other than Payne we don't really have anything like a standout League 1 player offensively
We were probably a bit quicker in the promotion year too though, even Macca was miles faster than Henry is, Roofe and Hylton are both faster than either of our 2 strikers now and assuming we're gonna play Rothwell on the left is he really any quicker than Maguire was?
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Post by Gary Baldi on Nov 16, 2017 22:15:44 GMT
Perhaps Mowatt will come back into the team? Presumably he still exists?
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Post by oufcbenjyp on Nov 16, 2017 22:37:19 GMT
No, you’re right, threadbare isn’t the word. I don’t remember having much pace in the side when we got promoted a couple of years ago? Hylton, Sercombe, Lundstram, Maguire, Macdonald and Roofe were hardly the quickest. O’Dowda had pace but he was a bit part member of that promotion winning squad. Roofe, Hylton, Baldock, O'Dowda, Graham, Bowery, Sercombe had enough pace, you could make a decent sprint relay team out of them compared to what we have now, they were mobile. We had legs and running in that team, we are one paced and pedestrian now, if Thomas gets one of his injuries we will have no pace a league higher as well. Hmm, not sure I agree. I would only classify Henry as pedestrian. I don’t think Hylton, Roofe and Maguire (the main protagonists in that side) were quicker than the current line up of Thomas, Payne and Rothwell. Hall is also quicker than Macca. I don’t think the problem is pace, I just don’t think they are as good as the guys we had a year or two ago. We also shouldn’t underestimate the lack of a marauding full back or two in the Baldock mould. His impact was huge and our full backs in this team are making up the numbers, even Ricardinho, who I like but has no more pace than Skarz. I actually reckon Henry would be a great foil for a lightning quick full back overlapping him just like Baldock and Macca were. That’ll be on my Christmas list then.
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