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Post by Denissmithswig on Apr 29, 2017 14:04:59 GMT
Well here it is, one last game before a long 2 months until pre season begins!
Tomorrow is a game for the players to just go out and enjoy themselves, play with freedom and score a few goals. Also a chance for players to stake one last claim. I think MApp might go with a team of players that will be here next season.
My prediction is 3-0 to the yellows (Hemmings, Johnson and Nelson on the score sheet).
A crowd of 8328 with 2 pitch invaders.
It will be interesting to see if Sercs joins in with the lap of honour after the game (I take it there will be one?).
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Post by bigcrompy on Apr 29, 2017 14:22:23 GMT
I'll stick my neck out and say 5-1, Hemmings with a hat-trick, Skarz and Ribeiro off injured.
Any Oxford down at Brisbane Road today...?
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Post by foley on Apr 29, 2017 14:27:15 GMT
Happy with a win and 2 goals (taking us to 100 for the season).
It would be good to see a home debut for Riberio and Canice play some part.
It could well be the last time that we will see a few of the players (McAleney (?) Maguire (?), Raglan (?), Johnson (?)
A decent win and good crowd would top off a good season.
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Post by eighteen93 on Apr 29, 2017 14:33:16 GMT
Oxford 6 Shrewsbury 0 from 1996.
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Post by bazzer9461 on Apr 29, 2017 16:30:54 GMT
Not match related but why is this our last match when L2 and the Championship have 1 more game?
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Post by concretebob on Apr 29, 2017 16:34:30 GMT
Not match related but why is this our last match when L2 and the Championship have 1 more game? Wembley was double booked for the L1 play off final so it's happening a week earlier (20th may) hence why we are finishing a week earlier.
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Post by essexyellows on Apr 29, 2017 16:35:39 GMT
Not match related but why is this our last match when L2 and the Championship have 1 more game? Availability of Wembley for the PO Finals...... think League 1 final is a week earlier than the others.
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Post by nottsyellow on Apr 29, 2017 16:39:10 GMT
Not match related but why is this our last match when L2 and the Championship have 1 more game? Indirectly because of the premier league. The premier league finishes Sat 20 May so the FA Cup Final is Sat 27 May. So one off the play off final games has been moved, which is the League 1 game.
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Post by bazzer9461 on Apr 29, 2017 16:41:04 GMT
Not match related but why is this our last match when L2 and the Championship have 1 more game? Wembley was double booked for the L1 play off final so it's happening a week earlier (20th may) hence why we are finishing a week earlier. Thanks
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Post by concretebob on Apr 29, 2017 16:41:41 GMT
Not match related but why is this our last match when L2 and the Championship have 1 more game? Indirectly because of the premier league. The premier league finishes Sat 20 May so the FA Cup Final is Sat 27 May. So one off the play off final games has been moved, which is the League 1 game. And thanks to the premier league and Sky, we have to play at midday tomorrow, can't get in the way of SUPER DUPER AMAZING SUNDAY on Sky.
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Post by oufcyellows on Apr 29, 2017 16:44:01 GMT
Why wasn't it the conference or l2 then? Don't they normally work bottom to top on playoff finals,
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Post by dabigfella on Apr 29, 2017 17:02:17 GMT
A weird match to predict. Nothing riding on it really (though Shrewsbury aren't theoretically safe). Pride yes, safety or promotion no! Given the relative positions United should be the better side and I sure hope they are. A win looks the most likely result and I expect it to happen.
I wonder what sort of side Appleton will put out for this match.
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Post by berliner on Apr 29, 2017 17:02:26 GMT
Indirectly because of the premier league. The premier league finishes Sat 20 May so the FA Cup Final is Sat 27 May. So one off the play off final games has been moved, which is the League 1 game. And thanks to the premier league and Sky, we have to play at midday tomorrow, can't get in the way of SUPER DUPER AMAZING SUNDAY on Sky. Saturday's Premier League games have been absolutely amazing so far to be fair. Best league in the world!
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Post by tonto on Apr 29, 2017 17:35:42 GMT
And thanks to the premier league and Sky, we have to play at midday tomorrow, can't get in the way of SUPER DUPER AMAZING SUNDAY on Sky. Saturday's Premier League games have been absolutely amazing so far to be fair. Best league in the world! What with all those goals!!
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Post by sarumox on Apr 29, 2017 18:37:27 GMT
Must be the best as Sky told us all when they invented football in 1992. Must have missed the bit when they said that anybody outside the P.L. would be left to pick up the odd scrap thrown from their table. As to the match, I expect a win and will be interested to see if Conor McAleny plays. I would have thought players who are realistically expected to be part of his plans next season would be the first choice. If he thinks he has a chance of signing him he will play.
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Post by nottsyellow on Apr 29, 2017 18:46:24 GMT
Anyway, back to tomorrows game. Looks like we are heading towards a 9,000 crowd
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Post by concretebob on Apr 29, 2017 18:53:07 GMT
Anyway, back to tomorrows game. Looks like we are heading towards a 9,000 crowd Fantastic, Shrewsbury will bring what, 500 maybe?
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Post by essexyellows on Apr 29, 2017 19:39:19 GMT
Shrews are safe unless Port Vale put 10+ past Fleetwood......now that would be a betting investigation!! We have 3 players who`s combined goals are almost as many as they have in total....... 1-0 win to them then!
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Post by amershamdave on Apr 29, 2017 19:40:10 GMT
Last game of the season with nothing for us to play for? Don't you believe it. Oxford United 3 (McAleney, Maguire, Ruffles) Shrewsbury 1 Att: 8009 with 876 Shrewsbury fans. You can see some of our lot playing for their futures, whether it be to stay here, or get noticed by scouts. Action all the way, in this game! But it's not the game itself, which catches the attention of my glass ball. The shenanegans surrounding the match are worth looking out for. Both teams will play in their yellow and blue colours, because of a mix-up in the away team's kit-man's calendar. Oxford will be the team in the slightly darker boot laces. The referee will turn up ten minutes late, forgetting it's an early kick off. He will forget his whistle; but luckily, a fan will lend him their blowing device, which sounds like a duck, when blown. He will send off two players (one from each side). Because of his 100% playing record, Eastwood will have his own personal sponsor.....Ever Ready batteries. He will also show off his new tattoo, with 'Simply the best' emblazoned on his left wrist. Unfortunately, the tattoo artist will get mixed up and include a picture of Chris Eubank with the words. Skarz will come out with two black eyes, after fighting with Dunkley. As Maguire goes to celebrate his goal, he will slip over and dislocate his coccyx. Spare Rib will make his home debut, but collide with McAleney and end up in the John Radcliffe Hospital with a fractured clavicle and ironically, a broken rib. Lundstram will also pay a visit to the JR. Not because of an injury, but simply because he fancies a nurse who works there. Before the game, he will be offered a 15 year contract. Marvelous Marvin will sign for Newport County straight after the game, for £7.5 million. In return, we will take Sean Rigg. The scoreboard will malfunction, after being hacked into by the Tory Party. Oxford will announce their new owner, during half time. To everyone's surprise, it will be..... Donald Trump. Don't ask; just.....don't. During the game, the director's box will explode, due to a faulty director. A duck will fly into one of the floodlights, after the ref blows for a free kick (just seeing if you're paying attention to the ref's 'whistle' prediction). Oh, yes; most importantly, a dog will run onto the pitch and bite the ball...............not the match ball, but one of their player's nuts. The dog (a Great Dane) will drop a six-pound turd on the pitch, which will require a wheel barrow to remove it. Oxford will unveil their new match day programme, costing £5. It will be a sell-out, because of the nude picture of Theresa May, inside. One of their fans is bound sure to bring a bloody drum with them. Our ear drums will suffer, as a consequence. Shrewsbury will be relegated. Oxford fans will sing funny songs about Swindon being relegated....or at least, they bloody well better do! Oh, how great....the scum down and Orient into no-man's land! The game will end with our lot doing a lap of honour, then going down to the local lap-dancing club (and why not). Sad day, with no more footy till bloody July. That just about does it for me. See you all next season.
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Post by Paul Cannell on Apr 29, 2017 19:47:57 GMT
It's red trousers day. Methane and all the gang will be plotting away in their red chinos. Zach will be wearing her spunky scarlet shorts in the North Stand bogs.
My agent and I will be dressed as Osney Island salsify pickers (salt & sorrel plus twos, we love Binyamin Netanyahu t-shirts and barbours) and carrying our mashie niblicks in case the naked bloke gets out of hand again in the Bird.
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Post by Paul Cannell on Apr 29, 2017 19:53:35 GMT
Silly c*nt. May you live forever.
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Post by bigfella72 on Apr 29, 2017 20:17:08 GMT
Shrews are safe unless Port Vale put 10+ past Fleetwood......now that would be a betting investigation!! We have 3 players who`s combined goals are almost as many as they have in total....... 1-0 win to them then! Not exactly true! We could best Shrews 10-0
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Post by The Fence End on Apr 30, 2017 6:13:23 GMT
Looking forward to seeing who waves goodbye at the end of the game. Skarz, Sercombe, Dunkley, Maguire, Buchel...
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Post by fourthstand on Apr 30, 2017 7:33:42 GMT
Morning all. Gonna be a long Summer so make the most of today. 2-0 yellows. Wonder if Sercs will even be in the ground?
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Post by manorlounger on Apr 30, 2017 7:58:09 GMT
It's red trousers day. Methane and all the gang will be plotting away in their red chinos. Zach will be wearing her spunky scarlet shorts in the North Stand bogs. My agent and I will be dressed as Osney Island salsify pickers (salt & sorrel plus twos, we love Binyamin Netanyahu t-shirts and barbours) and carrying our mashie niblicks in case the naked bloke gets out of hand again in the Bird. Damn it all Paul! I wore the red ones yesterday to the theatre (Chichester Festival, don't you know) and now they're in the wash. I'm devastated.
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Post by CheltenhamYellow on Apr 30, 2017 8:17:50 GMT
They will defend defend defend to avoid a big defeat. That's their only concern.
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Post by plonker on Apr 30, 2017 8:36:45 GMT
Sigh. Where has this season (year?) gone?! Feels bittersweet. Great season, but sad it's coming to an end and sad we'll be saying goodbye to a few players today. I think we'll win and fans will be left with a good feeling. Well, most of them. I bet there are some who will still be feeling the effects of Saturday night. 9,000+ in the crowd and 3 (Oxford) goals in the net.
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Post by ryaniobirdio on Apr 30, 2017 8:45:27 GMT
2-1 to the mighty yellows in a game that sees both sides trotting about and trying not to pull their groins ahead of Speedo season.
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Post by oufcyellows on Apr 30, 2017 10:12:20 GMT
No McAleny. And only 6 subs
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Post by mojofilter on Apr 30, 2017 10:12:52 GMT
Given the total unimportance of the game, it'd be nice to see some fringe or youth players get a run out, even if just briefly at the end.
I say 2-0 to the yellows, no clue on scorers
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