8 changes for a cup we had no chance of winning and better out off. The next two home matches are far more important than tonight so no pessimism talk until we lose those
LEFT IT TO LATE TO upgrade the team to the finishing 11, or else he didn't want the distraction of the CAPCUP
Be fair to say that we don't like this cup-or at least we don't seem to get much luck in it- Wolves, Wigan amongst others have fallen tonight and I am also of the opinion, that we are better off out of this cup to concentrate on the League as it were
Lets keep our eyes on the ball - Saturday against Colchester (who got hammered 4-0 at Charlton tonight). Hope all these changes don't interrupt the flow of the side on Saturday
I wasn't there, but i'm hoping the lack of an East End isn't going to scupper our promotion chances. While realising that were only 6000 there tonight, what does it feel like as far as atmosphere ? Just means the ones who do go will need to put in a shift, to stop the place becoming a morgue
what a lot of **** that was. I am struggling to remember the last time to played that badly highlight of the night was the fox that run across the corner of the dolman atyeo corner and hid under the netting by the oxford fans
Just got back, no atmosphere with Oxford the only ones in the Atyeo they sang well but it was like a friendly. No urgency in midfield I thought before Wade Elliott turned up we was ****e in midfield he's out for one game and we are ****e in midfield. JET needs to be told that a game is going on, otherwise he can get used to that sort of cheer when he's replaced. Defence looked suspect but surprisingly and a bit of a relief Al Abd looked better. Their number 8 think his name was Brown looked a tidy player, I mentioned it to my wife and then he scores the goal that's disallowed don't understand why he didn't look off side to me. The ground looks like a casualty patient, with some boards up behind the goal about 4-5 balls cleared easily, **** knows how they are going to not lose rugby balls. Oxford IMO deserved to win, we played to casual and they pushed us back. Only 3 players started who started Saturday so I don't think Cotterell took this game serious enough. He said we won't win it this year well he's not a liar then. But a cup run would of been nice but with only 14k capasity I doubt we would get too much against bigger opponents.
What does it feel like as far as atmosphere ? From Williams E very very poor. Away fans are so far away its hard to to judge that end tonight. Atyeo was sparsely filled. Building site gives the ground an odd feel. Club should do something about the wall behind the goal its just been left white. Feels non league.
That was dreadful. Pack, Reid and wagstaff were incredibly bad at keeping the ball. El abd had a good game to be fair. Wynter didn't do badly either. Honestly was glad when oxford scored as another half hour of that would have been painful.
On tonight's performance I would swap him for a Rovers player. No urgency what's so ever, can't see him starting over Wiberham after that performance.
Right guys my take every one of those who had a chance tonight, have not got a chance for the first team on their performances. El abd was the best of the bunch. After watching Jet at sheffield and his stint tonight this guy looks finished at city,there is something very wrong possibly told that he is surplus to requirements. After Saturdays high, and exceptional performance that was after the lord mayors show tonight. Pathetic comes to mind. The league is priority, but SC needs to be aware that was a pathetic showing by his second string players tonight.
There are rumours regards Agard and Jet, but he is not a player that fits in the millers manager type of play.
Whatever the reason was behind what sounded like a "don't give a damn" match is not the real reason to be judgemental but rather the fact that we gave away yet another match in the last 5 minutes. This has been our Achilles heel for many years and again the problem hasn't been fixed and although I rarely attend games I can't remember when I heard that we were strong in defence. Managers, no matter who they are, should always want to win every single game and any that don't live up to that credo should take a second look at themselves.
JET looked bad tonight, really bad, very little effort shown. But at the sane time can you blame him? Result clearly didn't matter to the gaffer who put out a fringe starting lineup. Was pointless playing him as we clearly don't want to be in the competition so why should he risk injuring himself? Perfect occasion for Burns to start, maybe upfront even, barely for 5 minutes. The missing stand looks awful and makes us look unprofessional, was against the renovation work and seeing the place tonight was hard to get behind it. Bright side? One less pointless cup competition to play in, next up, youth team representing us in the JPT, league concentration only.
Damn.. the window of opportunity for of playing football in EUrope in season 2015-16 has been slammed shut in our faces again... Can't we bring back SOD just for cup games...at least we won 5 cup games under his stewardship..mind you that was 5 more wins than in league games...
