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Post by Kris Grebis on Feb 12, 2017 1:33:41 GMT
We are on fire at the moment! Everything about this club has improved so much since Darryl Eales joined, it's really inspirational to see. The manager, the players, the entire set up of the club is extremely professional and we're becoming highly respected in the football league, not just as a good football team but as a well run club..long may it continue.
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Post by lambchop on Feb 12, 2017 6:01:55 GMT
You didn't predict the mascot falling over at half time - poor. We have to have some secrets darling - as General Melchett would say
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Post by londonroader on Feb 12, 2017 6:18:07 GMT
Chatting to a couple of MK fans in the queue at the chippy before the game, they told me that Rob Hall was well liked whilst there, but wouldn't be getting a good reception from their fans. Apparently MK had stood by him through his injury, but he'd left of his own accord when back to fitness. The irony of MK fans complaining that they'd been the victim of bad footballing ethics only struck me as I was nearing the turnstiles. "back to fitness" really. I thought it was about 4 months later.
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Post by lambchop on Feb 12, 2017 6:19:46 GMT
I would like to congratulate the snipper in the stands who slotted a lot of their players during the match. The goalie head shot was a superb bit of marksmanship..... specil mention must go to the guy who took 2 step past our player before going down..... sometimes though I do think the louder you scream when you go down the more likely the red is to think you've been fouled.
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Post by pottersrightboot on Feb 12, 2017 8:04:27 GMT
One of the things that really gets my goat in modern football is players feigning injury to gain an advantage. And we do it as regularly as our opponents. The quivering with pain when tackled, the beating of the hand on the ground to indicate near death, the cradling of the head after being brushed on the arm in a challenge.
What exactly was their keeper up to with that Hemmings incident? Quite pathetic.
As to the game thought it was a super win against a team who have improved massively under Neilson.
Thought Dunks was brilliant today, Our defence is a mean machine. Edwards impressed as well.
This team is growing up fast. I really fancy us to get a result at Boro.
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Post by ZeroTheHero on Feb 12, 2017 9:06:10 GMT
Hmm, he couldn't hear any Oxford fans, even when we were winning? I think Specsavers do hearing aids as well now. Ummmmm. I thought we were a bit quiet today, TBH, and that's from the East Stand. I could hear them quite often, and that shouldn't happen. "Sing when you're winning, …". Can't put my finger on why though. We weren't at our noisiest, I grant you - there was little by either side to get supporters going for the vast majority of the first half and the combination of some dodgy reffing and some disjointed play made for an oddly low-key game. But to claim that he couldn't hear anything from us after we scored is simply an alternative fact.
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Post by itsoneofthem on Feb 12, 2017 9:58:28 GMT
Chatting to a couple of MK fans in the queue at the chippy before the game, they told me that Rob Hall was well liked whilst there, but wouldn't be getting a good reception from their fans. Apparently MK had stood by him through his injury, but he'd left of his own accord when back to fitness. The irony of MK fans complaining that they'd been the victim of bad footballing ethics only struck me as I was nearing the turnstiles. "back to fitness" really. I thought it was about 4 months later. Exactly. There was more than one debate within my group early on in the season about signing a player still in the process of recovering from a serious injury. I guess it figures that someone using selective logic would choose to support MK!
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Post by charliesghost on Feb 12, 2017 10:08:04 GMT
Ummmmm. I thought we were a bit quiet today, TBH, and that's from the East Stand. I could hear them quite often, and that shouldn't happen. "Sing when you're winning, …". Can't put my finger on why though. We weren't at our noisiest, I grant you - there was little by either side to get supporters going for the vast majority of the first half and the combination of some dodgy reffing and some disjointed play made for an oddly low-key game. But to claim that he couldn't hear anything from us after we scored is simply an alternative fact. Actually, speaking as a somewhat distanced observer our fans have been getting quieter and quieter the better we're doing. Newcastle was oddly quiet, and Swindon even more so. I was sat 50 yards away on half-line and could hear the inbreds go thru their whole routine off to my right, but very, very little to my left. No 'When the red, red robin....' No 'When I was young....' A rather feeble version of 'Swindon Town is falling down' And it was nothing to do with acoustics because once we scored the chanting sounded deafening. The only recent game I have been to when the singing has been noticeable was - bizarrely - the Checkatrade against Bradford, where an impressive noise was generated by about 200 people in the East Stand. Perhaps the increased crowds mean that the vocal fans are being diluted by more, ahem, occasional supporters. But that can't have been the case against Swindon away, which was literally our 3000 most committed fans. Can someone from the coalface enlighten me? I was at Arsenal yesterday (godson's birthday!) and was horrifed at how bad the singing was. Don't want us to become another plastic club where the songs are long forgotten.
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Post by Long John Silver on Feb 12, 2017 10:24:32 GMT
We weren't at our noisiest, I grant you - there was little by either side to get supporters going for the vast majority of the first half and the combination of some dodgy reffing and some disjointed play made for an oddly low-key game. But to claim that he couldn't hear anything from us after we scored is simply an alternative fact. Actually, speaking as a somewhat distanced observer our fans have been getting quieter and quieter the better we're doing. Newcastle was oddly quiet, and Swindon even more so. I was sat 50 yards away on half-line and could hear the inbreds go thru their whole routine off to my right, but very, very little to my left. No 'When the red, red robin....' No 'When I was young....' A rather feeble version of 'Swindon Town is falling down' And it was nothing to do with acoustics because once we scored the chanting sounded deafening. The only recent game I have been to when the singing has been noticeable was - bizarrely - the Checkatrade against Bradford, where an impressive noise was generated by about 200 people in the East Stand. Perhaps the increased crowds mean that the vocal fans are being diluted by more, ahem, occasional supporters. But that can't have been the case against Swindon away, which was literally our 3000 most committed fans. Can someone from the coalface enlighten me? I was at Arsenal yesterday (godson's birthday!) and was horrifed at how bad the singing was. Don't want us to become another plastic club where the songs are long forgotten. I think the noise has been quieter since flag gate... Its definitely had an adverse affect.
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Post by Pete Burrett on Feb 12, 2017 10:27:59 GMT
Actually, speaking as a somewhat distanced observer our fans have been getting quieter and quieter the better we're doing. Newcastle was oddly quiet, and Swindon even more so. I was sat 50 yards away on half-line and could hear the inbreds go thru their whole routine off to my right, but very, very little to my left. No 'When the red, red robin....' No 'When I was young....' A rather feeble version of 'Swindon Town is falling down' And it was nothing to do with acoustics because once we scored the chanting sounded deafening. The only recent game I have been to when the singing has been noticeable was - bizarrely - the Checkatrade against Bradford, where an impressive noise was generated by about 200 people in the East Stand. Perhaps the increased crowds mean that the vocal fans are being diluted by more, ahem, occasional supporters. But that can't have been the case against Swindon away, which was literally our 3000 most committed fans. Can someone from the coalface enlighten me? I was at Arsenal yesterday (godson's birthday!) and was horrifed at how bad the singing was. Don't want us to become another plastic club where the songs are long forgotten. I think the noise has been quieter since flag gate... Its definitely had an adverse affect. You could be right. We're quite dependent on a small number of dedicated singers (ultras?) to get things going. If they no longer feel 100% committed to improving atmosphere because of a sense of injustice after flag gate, no-one else is going to step in to take their place.
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Post by Long John Silver on Feb 12, 2017 10:31:47 GMT
They seem to me like a couple of interviews that are just trying to deflect from a defeat, as they are both full of inaccuracies. Don't take them too seriously. We were definitely quieter than we have been, especially first half, but from the east stand I hardly heard a peep from the mk fans second half. That's not surprising really, as seeing your team try to play for a draw from before half time is a bit deflating. So much so, that both Dunkley and Nelson had a few marauding runs without it ever being a problem. mk hardly had a meaningful attack in the second half. After the break there was only going to be one winner... It's just a pity we missed the penalty as 2-0, and them having a player sent off, would have been more representative of the game.
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Post by ascotyellow on Feb 12, 2017 10:50:07 GMT
Away Swindon we didn't even sing Give us on OoooooO
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Post by oufcyellows on Feb 12, 2017 10:52:37 GMT
Weirdly in the last few games the ssu has been getting more and more vocal. Come on you yellows was loud at times yesterday
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Post by fourthstand on Feb 12, 2017 11:02:55 GMT
Always like to get the oppo lowdown on the game. Just had a look at the mk forum. My god what a load of rubbish. Makes you appreciate the Yellow forum and pwoper fans.
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Post by sox on Feb 12, 2017 11:04:11 GMT
Actually, speaking as a somewhat distanced observer our fans have been getting quieter and quieter the better we're doing. Newcastle was oddly quiet, and Swindon even more so. I was sat 50 yards away on half-line and could hear the inbreds go thru their whole routine off to my right, but very, very little to my left. No 'When the red, red robin....' No 'When I was young....' A rather feeble version of 'Swindon Town is falling down' And it was nothing to do with acoustics because once we scored the chanting sounded deafening. The only recent game I have been to when the singing has been noticeable was - bizarrely - the Checkatrade against Bradford, where an impressive noise was generated by about 200 people in the East Stand. Perhaps the increased crowds mean that the vocal fans are being diluted by more, ahem, occasional supporters. But that can't have been the case against Swindon away, which was literally our 3000 most committed fans. Can someone from the coalface enlighten me? I was at Arsenal yesterday (godson's birthday!) and was horrifed at how bad the singing was. Don't want us to become another plastic club where the songs are long forgotten. I think the noise has been quieter since flag gate... Its definitely had an adverse affect. On results?
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Post by oufcyellows on Feb 12, 2017 11:08:41 GMT
I think the noise has been quieter since flag gate... Its definitely had an adverse affect. On results? Since flag gate we have Won 10 Drawn 1 Lost 2
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Post by sox on Feb 12, 2017 11:15:51 GMT
I thought yesterday was a huge result for us. I thought MK were actually one of the best sides we have played - as their recent form suggests - and what we saw was two form sides nullifying each other. That said, as MAPP said afterwards, we kept at it and I thought we were worth the win, although I admit I'd have been happy with a point as we moved into the final quarter of game. Says a lot for our side.
Have to say MOM was spot on - Nelson looking like a high quality player bound for higher level... as does Ledsom. Martinez movement and work rate is looking a class above and we'll only see how good he can be if he plays, but who'd leave out Hemmings, a good problem to have. Maguire looked gutted after he had the penalty saved, I'd still give him the ball every time but good to see Hall and Hemmings both wanting it. Someone else mentioned Maguire seems to have lost his mojo, I agree, but that's judged from when he was largely carrying us, he's still at a level where you have to start him and if this is a dip then I suspect Maguire is going be immense as we get to the run in (just like last season). What a time to be a Yellow.
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Post by fourthstand on Feb 12, 2017 11:21:35 GMT
Since flag gate we have Won 10 Drawn 1 Lost 2[/quote Up the revolution
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Post by ox4eva on Feb 12, 2017 11:22:10 GMT
We weren't at our noisiest, I grant you - there was little by either side to get supporters going for the vast majority of the first half and the combination of some dodgy reffing and some disjointed play made for an oddly low-key game. But to claim that he couldn't hear anything from us after we scored is simply an alternative fact. Actually, speaking as a somewhat distanced observer our fans have been getting quieter and quieter the better we're doing. Newcastle was oddly quiet, and Swindon even more so. I was sat 50 yards away on half-line and could hear the inbreds go thru their whole routine off to my right, but very, very little to my left. No 'When the red, red robin....' No 'When I was young....' A rather feeble version of 'Swindon Town is falling down' And it was nothing to do with acoustics because once we scored the chanting sounded deafening. The only recent game I have been to when the singing has been noticeable was - bizarrely - the Checkatrade against Bradford, where an impressive noise was generated by about 200 people in the East Stand. Perhaps the increased crowds mean that the vocal fans are being diluted by more, ahem, occasional supporters. But that can't have been the case against Swindon away, which was literally our 3000 most committed fans. Can someone from the coalface enlighten me? I was at Arsenal yesterday (godson's birthday!) and was horrifed at how bad the singing was. Don't want us to become another plastic club where the songs are long forgotten. You may be right there, sadly the only song many seem to know is to shout yellows yellows yellows...
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Post by oufcyellows on Feb 12, 2017 11:22:42 GMT
Conclusive proof that waving flags puts the players off
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Post by eighteen93 on Feb 12, 2017 11:25:42 GMT
Gotta laugh - "Prawn Sandwich Brigade" Charlie pontificating from the Emirates on the lack of audible chanting at U's matches!
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Post by sox on Feb 12, 2017 11:39:06 GMT
Conclusive proof that waving flags puts the players off Agree, no doubt it's a causal relationship and not some weak correlation. Lots of noise clearly stops the players from being able to concentrate ... ssssssshhhhhhhhhhhh!
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Post by lucabrasi on Feb 12, 2017 11:58:46 GMT
If we stopped singing there would literally be no songs started off, bar 'come on oxford' 'yellows' and inane drivel like who are ya.
Flaggate definitely knocked the groups motivation for a while. I even sat down elsewhere for a few games.
Hopefully we'll get back at it as we're back in the game motivationally, but the rest of the crowd could get a bit more involved.
Incidentally inwas looking across the back of the east stand yesterday and noted how many more people are standing up. It's always struck me that the atmosphere would be so much better if all standers stood in one block rather than a thin line across the back of the stand. Maybe we can do something with the club going into next season.
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Post by yellowfever1 on Feb 12, 2017 12:47:00 GMT
Hemmings' celebration was a clear message to Appleton. He ran away from all his teammates to run towards Appleton with his arms out in a Jesus-like manner. He's clearly saying 'I'm your man, pick me!'
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Post by oufcgav on Feb 12, 2017 13:04:58 GMT
Chatting to a couple of MK fans in the queue at the chippy before the game, they told me that Rob Hall was well liked whilst there, but wouldn't be getting a good reception from their fans. Apparently MK had stood by him through his injury, but he'd left of his own accord when back to fitness. The irony of MK fans complaining that they'd been the victim of bad footballing ethics only struck me as I was nearing the turnstiles. 'stood by him'? - he was on loan with no recall/cancellation option. They had no real option, and they were somewhat presumptuous that he would sign permanently for them when his contract expires at Bolton. They might have been in pole position of they had not been relegated.
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Post by MJB on Feb 12, 2017 13:08:09 GMT
Hemmings' celebration was a clear message to Appleton. He ran away from all his teammates to run towards Appleton with his arms out in a Jesus-like manner. He's clearly saying 'I'm your man, pick me!' I took the Jesus-like celebration as a signal that he looks dangerous on crosses.
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Post by oufcyellows on Feb 12, 2017 13:10:24 GMT
Hemmings' celebration was a clear message to Appleton. He ran away from all his teammates to run towards Appleton with his arms out in a Jesus-like manner. He's clearly saying 'I'm your man, pick me!' I took the Jesus-like celebration as a signal that he looks dangerous on crosses. He will rise better for them come Easter
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Post by yellowfever1 on Feb 12, 2017 13:54:16 GMT
You two and your pun obsession- brilliant!
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Post by chippsy on Feb 12, 2017 13:56:48 GMT
Hemmings' celebration was a clear message to Appleton. He ran away from all his teammates to run towards Appleton with his arms out in a Jesus-like manner. He's clearly saying 'I'm your man, pick me!' I took the Jesus-like celebration as a signal that he looks dangerous on crosses. Well he certainly nailed that header.
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Post by Gary Baldi on Feb 12, 2017 14:06:49 GMT
The atmosphere was a little quiet, but not every game is going to be loud. Such is life
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