06-02-10 Oxford Utd (A) MotM: Caines

garthrockett · 1st team Joined: 20 Jun 2004 Posts: 1660 Location: Kiddy

Decent result!!....now we need two wins in the next two league games and we are back in the play off mix....oh, and hopefully Betty Spenser 's loan deal won't be extended and we'll get a decent striker in!

mezzaKHFC · Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 7:27 pm Post subject:

mezzaKHFC · Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 7:30 pm Post subject:

So Mansfield, Kettering, Stevenage and wrexham all dropped points we gained a good point at Oxford. Few more wins and we have a good chance of play offs. I can see wimbledon and Mansfield slipping out, Luton will take a place and there will be one up for grabs then.

jim mankey · Youth team Joined: 02 Mar 2009 Posts: 94

Decent game, I thought we shaded it especially first half. Coleman looked solid apart from one second half mix up with a groggy Riley. Caines MOTM for me, didn't put a foot or head wrong all day. Think some of his critics (me included) should eat a little humble pie.

jim mankey · Youth team Joined: 02 Mar 2009 Posts: 94

BTW ref awful, awful, awful. First Rasta Lino i've seen so it can't be all bad.

Sheffield Harrier · 1st team Joined: 21 May 2004 Posts: 1883 Location: Worsley

Good point. They could have won it, we could have won it.

They're fans and their manager are very twitchy at the moment - they think they should just steamroller this league. He'll probably be sacked if they finish 2nd.

Good to see Burr go with two up front. Smikle did alright I thought. First half was good, we passed it well, had a few openings. We let them into it in the second half and they really should have taken one of their two or three good chances. Saying that, McPhee and Spencer went close for us.

Enjoyed Constable's performance - must have been offside ten times, missed a sitter, booked and not given a stonewall penalty (Oxford get every decision outside the box so at least the ref didn't give them the one in it!).

Lord K · Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 8:23 pm Post subject:

Morgan · Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 9:08 pm Post subject:

Coleman had a good game (except the Riley situation), made several saves to keep us in it - although they were pretty straight forward.

Matthews was absolutely awful, breath of fresh air when Spencer replaced him.

I know Goodfellow is new and that, but I thought he was crap too. Like McDermott he tried to come inside all the time and wasn't making the runs down the line Courtney wanted. He improved second half when he switched to the right, but overall he disappointed me.

An ok performance, did well to get a point which I'm sure many Harriers alike are happy with.
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windsorharrier · Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 9:47 pm Post subject:

Decent game for a 0-0 and both teams could have won it. I thought constables second shout for a pen looked a good one, but he didn't look on top of his game at all which was a relief. I liked the look if goodfellow, he did move inside bit throughout the game showed a touch of class with his passing. Couts was all over the shop with his decision making.
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Lord K · Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 10:53 pm Post subject:

Morgan · Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 11:14 pm Post subject:

georged123 · Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 11:21 pm Post subject:

Sheffield Harrier · 1st team Joined: 21 May 2004 Posts: 1883 Location: Worsley

Goodfellow didn't rip them apart but looks like he will be a welcome addition.

Matthews wasn't crap - just quite lumbering at times!

Some people expect perfection all the time - I agree with Morgan about Goodfellow's lack of a good pass - Smikle did the same a couple of times - its frustrating but one of the reasons these players are in the conference! I saw our players battle well yesterday so I'm pleased.

Maybe I shouldn't say they were stonewall penalties as it is quite difficult to be certain from the other end of the pitch. It looked risky from Riley to me. I'd like to think Constable's bitching to the referee had something to do with the ref's decision.

garthrockett · 1st team Joined: 20 Jun 2004 Posts: 1660 Location: Kiddy

The usual meandering debate on conferenceforum over wether this was a penalty;

http://www.oufc.co.uk/javaImages/81/e0/0,,10342~8446081,00.jpg

sprials · Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 5:53 pm Post subject:

good job the ref was a few feet away.......
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