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Reply | Ramming up the M1 - Match Thread
at 16:32 25 Oct 2025
Still somehow in it and showing a bit more energy now, we'll get another chance just gotta take it before letting another in/ |
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Reply | Another Prick in the Wall - kitty litter edition QPR vs Millwall match thread.
at 15:11 18 Oct 2025
Taking some positives, we looked fit and sharp throughout (a stark contrast to earlier in the season) and as mentioned above, dominated territory without that bit of guile to create more clear-cut chances. We were aggressive and in most areas, outbattled a Millwall team who scored two poorly defended Sunday League goals and that was it. It happens.
A Madsen/Morgan midfield of progressive passers could be interesting (depending on the game scenario).
Just one of Frey or Kone, please. [Post edited 18 Oct 15:12]
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Reply | Coventry
at 09:10 8 Oct 2025
I guess these are the moments to really savour for them. Their progress over the last 8+ years has been immense. Must be a great ride to be on, winning most weeks carrying that buzz we only get in flashes like at Bristol.
But then what? Promotion comes, and with it the almost compulsory £100m splurge on semi-random Ligue 1/bundesliga + best of champ signings.. £30m gambles who aren’t quite good enough for anyone else in the Prem. They get smacked most weeks, tumble back down, then it’s a race against the clock to bounce back before the squad gets picked apart and the better players drift away. |
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Reply | In The Play Offs.
at 10:24 5 Oct 2025
And if Brizzle had (and should) have scored from 6 yards, or if that Dunne challange was given as a pen... This isnt an exact science, take it as it falls. Enjoy the weekend. |
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Reply | Loans
at 10:22 4 Oct 2025
The challenge for these guys coming through isn’t just being the best in their age group. To break into the 1st team they need to prove they can outshine grown men already playing their position. That’s a brutal step up.
Take Sutton at Morecambe as an example. Is he really going to offer more than someone like Jack Nolan (24 yr old, 100 professional games, 20 goals) even if I’ve never actually seen Nolan play? Hard to say. Then you’ve got players like Kolli or Esquerdina who, despite being raw, are somewhat deemed as Champ-level talents straight out of the gate, while someone like Tuck is plugging away four leagues lower and doing alright.
The reality is, the National League and below is full of ex-academy players who once looked destined for the top but never quite made that final leap. Its a tough gig for these lads. |
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Reply | Loans
at 13:49 2 Oct 2025
Interesting how this plays out as we seem to be signing plenty of them, then loaning out for an early taste of mens 1st team.
Are we expecting them to 'smash it' at that level or at least show some signs of development? And if they struggle its perhaps one more chance then see ya on to the next, a firm deadline at 21yrs old if the're not breaking through? Survival of the fittest..
Judging by the strength of the bench last night, I’d expect Bennie and Pearman will be sent out too, they’re nowhere near 1st team right now. |
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Reply | RND
at 08:44 2 Oct 2025
He’s like a terrier down that flank. Loves a tussle, tidy enough on the ball and can put a decent cross in. Also sometimes the best attacking play a FB can make is a simple overlap run to create space. But you’ve got to know when to do it, and then actually do it, knowing you wont always receive the ball and be okay with that. Top pro. |
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Reply | Oxford Utd Reflection
at 08:33 2 Oct 2025
It was the kind of lineup you'd see in pre-season and think: "Well at least it gives some lads a run-out, but this wont work in a real game".
At his level, a central quadrant of Feld, Hayden, Frey & Kone, limited in both guile and pace was always going to struggle to create much. It left us heavily reliant on the wide men, who were completely nullified in that first half. Probably better suited to a low block in the trenches, 'see this one out lads'.
I get why some changes were made, but the personnel just didn’t fit the task until it was too late. If Smyth cuts that ball back to Kone, it’s job done. |
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