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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2019 21:08:14 GMT 1
Anyone thought that Bradford might want to keep him after his loan has expired? Or they may want to cash in come the January transfer window?
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Post by stuttgartershrew on Dec 7, 2019 21:11:26 GMT 1
I joined about 20 minutes in. Not an awful lot happening to be honest. I suppose the home side just edging it when it comes to possession and territory. Not a lot from our lads going forward. Then you missed the best of the half. Town looked energetic and enterprising for the first 20-25 mins. Good movement, some very neat passes, one great set piece free kick, one cleared off the line and otherwise very solid. The intensity dipped somewhat after that and it's now a much more even game I've just read a comment on the Town Facebook page talking about the first 20 being as good as we've been all season. Typical. Looks as though I timed it just right...
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Post by southstandviewer on Dec 7, 2019 21:15:17 GMT 1
Thought the first half we were well on top, great closing down by whole team especially DE, we had some good chances with the final ball just not quite right making the chance harder, but still good efforts.
Second half not quite as good as their No4 just got to everything put up the Fay and Udoh, a couple of good breaks which were let down by the final ball. Great save in last 10 by O'leary at back post and a mad scramble. All in all good team performance.
Boy did they slate us on local radio, time wasting and fouling throughout. They did not mention the shirt pull on Norburn when bearing in on goal or the fact that their player tried to break I think Goss's legs but ended up going to hospital with 3 broken ribs himself.
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Post by Stowmarket Shrew on Dec 7, 2019 21:21:48 GMT 1
Thought the first half we were well on top, great closing down by whole team especially DE, we had some good chances with the final ball just not quite right making the chance harder, but still good efforts. Second half not quite as good as their No4 just got to everything put up the Fay and Udoh, a couple of good breaks which were let down by the final ball. Great save in last 10 by O'leary at back post and a mad scramble. All in all good team performance. Boy did they slate us on local radio, time wasting and fouling throughout. They did not mention the shirt pull on Norburn when bearing in on goal or the fact that their player tried to break I think Goss's legs but ended up going to hospital with 3 broken ribs himself. To be fair, it was one of those games where we seemed to get most of the decisions so I can see how the locals got wound up and frustrated by their inability to break through a very stubborn defence. A decent outcome again a solid team.
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Post by Exkeeper on Dec 7, 2019 21:27:40 GMT 1
Any links to Robinson’s comments? He usually comes across as a prize whinger.
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Post by shrewswolf on Dec 7, 2019 21:27:59 GMT 1
I know we are all biased towards our team but that’s got to be the funniest case of fans booing officials in a while. Oxford were given as many soft free kicks as ones they had ignored, and nothing major happened whatsoever. They even booed us for ‘time wasting’ when comfortably the best side and the only ones looking like scoring 25 minutes in. Funnier still was moaning at us for not taking a free kick while their own man was on the floor.
Anyway. The game itself... well deserved point. Not a 0 0 that goes anywhere the Boring Ricketts compilation imo. Absolutely superb for almost half an hour before the game died a death as the game wore on. Came out in the second period with intent for another 5 minutes or so but soon opted for safety first & on the whole easily kept a previously rampant Oxford at bay. I think we could have beaten them on the day, and we may still have been able to in defensive mode if the final cross was better than pitiful on multiple occasions when we countered or if (my only real criticism) a tired Fejiri & Edwards were replaced earlier. Oxford’s pressure for much of the 2nd half makes it a fair point though really.
Think this shows we shouldn’t fear the run of games coming up but that we will need to win one of the home games to keep the points tally healthy.
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Post by Feedo Gnasher on Dec 7, 2019 22:02:39 GMT 1
The first half, in particular the first half of the first half was superb, but when we’re dominating like that we need the goals. We understandably tired and were maybe a little fortunate to get the point in the end.
Today highlighted the lack of options on the bench, Fejiri and Edwards were stumbling round the second half begging for some fresh legs, but Udoh and Giles made no impact and actually made us worse!
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Post by Valerioch on Dec 7, 2019 22:05:26 GMT 1
Oxford fans being incredibly bitter.
Obviously on a good run and expected to blow us away. Infact for the first 25 minutes it was the total opposite. Superb from us
Okay from then on we slowed the game down, but they should look a bit closer to home as to why they didn’t win. 2 shots on target all game. Misplaced passes. Weak on the ball. Terrible atmosphere.
Blaming us and the Ref for their misgivings is laughable.
Oh and Karl Robinson is still a whinging t**t
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Post by zenfootball2 on Dec 7, 2019 22:05:50 GMT 1
I’d have taken 0-0 before kick off so I’m not going to complain when we’ve achieved that. Very good result. Striker in January? We have enough decent strikers, assuming Lang recovers by then. It’s about service as much as anything. www.shrewsburytown.com/news/2019/october/lang-under-goes-operation/"Surgery went well and it is expected that recovery will take around three months." the article was dated 15th of October as we know recovery post surgery and building up to full fitness will take the time it takes.
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Post by Valerioch on Dec 7, 2019 22:06:58 GMT 1
Thought the first half we were well on top, great closing down by whole team especially DE, we had some good chances with the final ball just not quite right making the chance harder, but still good efforts. Second half not quite as good as their No4 just got to everything put up the Fay and Udoh, a couple of good breaks which were let down by the final ball. Great save in last 10 by O'leary at back post and a mad scramble. All in all good team performance. Boy did they slate us on local radio, time wasting and fouling throughout. They did not mention the shirt pull on Norburn when bearing in on goal or the fact that their player tried to break I think Goss's legs but ended up going to hospital with 3 broken ribs himself. To be fair, it was one of those games where we seemed to get most of the decisions so I can see how the locals got wound up and frustrated by their inability to break through a very stubborn defence. A decent outcome again a solid team. We got Most of the decisions? Ref gave them 19 free kicks to our 13
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Post by Mortgagehound on Dec 7, 2019 22:07:41 GMT 1
I know we are all biased towards our team but that’s got to be the funniest case of fans booing officials in a while. Oxford were given as many soft free kicks as ones they had ignored, and nothing major happened whatsoever. They even booed us for ‘time wasting’ when comfortably the best side and the only ones looking like scoring 25 minutes in. Funnier still was moaning at us for not taking a free kick while their own man was on the floor. Anyway. The game itself... well deserved point. Not a 0 0 that goes anywhere the Boring Ricketts compilation imo. Absolutely superb for almost half an hour before the game died a death as the game wore on. Came out in the second period with intent for another 5 minutes or so but soon opted for safety first & on the whole easily kept a previously rampant Oxford at bay. I think we could have beaten them on the day, and we may still have been able to in defensive mode if the final cross was better than pitiful on multiple occasions when we countered or if (my only real criticism) a tired Fejiri & Edwards were replaced earlier. Oxford’s pressure for much of the 2nd half makes it a fair point though really. Think this shows we shouldn’t fear the run of games coming up but that we will need to win one of the home games to keep the points tally healthy. Just got back Superb performance from Salop this afternoon. The first 25 mins was scintillating stuff which only lacked a couple of goals as reward. Oxford were unable to get out of their half due to the immense Press being delivered by our lads. We could not keep up the pressure for the rest of half but always looked the more likely to score. Second half we started brightly again but again no end product Oxford finally got into the game in last half hour, apart from a goalmouth scramble at the death, we. Looked comfortable. Some great performances. Best I have seen Mr Norburn and Mr Golbourne. The three amigos at the back were awesome.
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Post by Scarecrow on Dec 7, 2019 22:46:47 GMT 1
That game sums up our season really. Solid defensively but not enough in the final third. I have to say I’m looking forward to the January transfer window as things stand.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2019 23:30:02 GMT 1
The difference between our defensive game when Ricketts took over to now is dramatic and he deserves a lot of credit for the players he’s brought in to improve that area. I do feel like we’re holding back at times. Clearly if we started getting too adventurous going forwards we’d lose the defensive solidity we’ve built our season on, but there has to be some middle ground which is what we’re hopefully getting closer to as the season goes on. Ricketts has built a solid structure in the 12 months he’s been in charge and we just need that spark going forwards more regularly to be a really decent side.
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Post by Stowmarket Shrew on Dec 7, 2019 23:42:43 GMT 1
To be fair, it was one of those games where we seemed to get most of the decisions so I can see how the locals got wound up and frustrated by their inability to break through a very stubborn defence. A decent outcome again a solid team. We got Most of the decisions? Ref gave them 19 free kicks to our 13 I didn't bother counting to be fair, just the impression I got from some of the 50/50's, most of which seemed to go our way.
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Post by AlisonS on Dec 8, 2019 0:43:15 GMT 1
Well we’d all like a goal or three or six, but that was entertaining stuff from Town this afternoon. We did look like a well oiled machine for large parts of the game, the evident quality we have in all positions gave a glimpse of what could be possible with this team. Oxford looked quite unsettled by it all and were second best throughout. Only the possibility of an unlucky bounce when everyone was tiring, made it a nervy last few minutes.
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Post by Pilch on Dec 8, 2019 1:13:33 GMT 1
I'd have taken a point before the game, need to find a gem in January to score some goals Callum Lang? lang coming back will be a boost but we've still to replace Morrison I know I'm not fejiris biggest fan but he's had more than a fair chance to impress but just hasn't come close to doing that for me
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Post by TheFoz on Dec 8, 2019 4:28:40 GMT 1
The first 25 mins, we looked very good.
Reminded me of Hurst’s 2017/18 team, quick sharp passing, hitting them on the break and defensively being very solid.
We definitely faded as the game went on but I was more than happy with that, Oxford are flying this year and have some terrific players.
This team is still a work in progress but we are heading in the right direction.
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Post by northwestman on Dec 8, 2019 9:34:50 GMT 1
lang coming back will be a boost but we've still to replace Morrison I know I'm not fejiris biggest fan but he's had more than a fair chance to impress but just hasn't come close to doing that for me Doubtful whether LJL will be around after January either.
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Post by salop999 on Dec 8, 2019 9:38:54 GMT 1
Well we’d all like a goal or three or six, but that was entertaining stuff from Town this afternoon. We did look like a well oiled machine for large parts of the game, the evident quality we have in all positions gave a glimpse of what could be possible with this team. Oxford looked quite unsettled by it all and were second best throughout. Only the possibility of an unlucky bounce when everyone was tiring, made it a nervy last few minutes. Karl Robinson Oxford United manager.... He added: “In all my years of doing this I’ve never been so proud about a point. “We’ve just dominated the game after the first 15 minutes.”
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Post by scooter on Dec 8, 2019 10:38:15 GMT 1
Any links to Robinson’s comments? He usually comes across as a prize whinger. He was reported as being speechless, after being told SR said we were the better team. I’d have liked to hear that
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Post by Exkeeper on Dec 8, 2019 10:53:19 GMT 1
Any links to Robinson’s comments? He usually comes across as a prize whinger. He was reported as being speechless, after being told SR said we were the better team. I’d have liked to hear that Apparently he told the Oxford Mail that they “totally dominated” the game after the first fifteen minutes. Strange then that our keeper only had two saves to make and they hardly get out of their half in the first thirty minutes. Two of their players told Sam after the game that we were a good side. So Mr Robinson (sounds a bit Simon and Garfunkel that), once a prat, always a prat - interviewers must love him.
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Post by ssshrew on Dec 8, 2019 11:15:10 GMT 1
It certainly sounded on the radio that, in the second half, Oxford had a lot of free kicks.
As for Karl Robinson it’s hard to have much respect for anyone who’s managed the Dongs.
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Post by Pilch on Dec 8, 2019 11:17:35 GMT 1
lang coming back will be a boost but we've still to replace Morrison I know I'm not fejiris biggest fan but he's had more than a fair chance to impress but just hasn't come close to doing that for me Doubtful whether LJL will be around after January either. I think that was in writing about 8 months ago
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Post by tvor on Dec 8, 2019 11:27:10 GMT 1
I’d have taken 0-0 before kick off so I’m not going to complain when we’ve achieved that. Very good result. Striker in January? We have enough decent strikers, assuming Lang recovers by then. It’s about service as much as anything. www.shrewsburytown.com/news/2019/october/lang-under-goes-operation/"Surgery went well and it is expected that recovery will take around three months." the article was dated 15th of October as we know recovery post surgery and building up to full fitness will take the time it takes.
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Post by davycrockett on Dec 8, 2019 11:28:14 GMT 1
He was reported as being speechless, after being told SR said we were the better team. I’d have liked to hear that Apparently he told the Oxford Mail that they “totally dominated” the game after the first fifteen minutes. Strange then that our keeper only had two saves to make and they hardly get out of their half in the first thirty minutes. Two of their players told Sam after the game that we were a good side. So Mr Robinson (sounds a bit Simon and Garfunkel that), once a prat, always a prat - interviewers must love him. To be fair that’s what the stats show.... Oxford 70% possession Shrewsbury 30% completed passes Oxford 527 with 82% accuracy (432) Shrewsbury 227 with 55% accuracy (125) average in a game is 390 with the record 902 We started well and pressed but for most most of the game Oxford dominated and we ‘held on’ through determination and hard work rather than great football..... lacking any quality in possession and distribution as the stats show is Shrewsbury’s problem resulting in little or no distribution to our strikers.... were all all biased towards our own team but Oxford dominated after our good start!
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Post by Feedo Gnasher on Dec 8, 2019 12:26:28 GMT 1
Karl Robinson, now there is a man I could not support as Town manager. His antics on the far touchline were an embarrassment.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2019 12:37:02 GMT 1
Apparently he told the Oxford Mail that they “totally dominated” the game after the first fifteen minutes. Strange then that our keeper only had two saves to make and they hardly get out of their half in the first thirty minutes. Two of their players told Sam after the game that we were a good side. So Mr Robinson (sounds a bit Simon and Garfunkel that), once a prat, always a prat - interviewers must love him. To be fair that’s what the stats show.... Oxford 70% possession Shrewsbury 30% completed passes Oxford 527 with 82% accuracy (432) Shrewsbury 227 with 55% accuracy (125) average in a game is 390 with the record 902 We started well and pressed but for most most of the game Oxford dominated and we ‘held on’ through determination and hard work rather than great football..... lacking any quality in possession and distribution as the stats show is Shrewsbury’s problem resulting in little or no distribution to our strikers.... were all all biased towards our own team but Oxford dominated after our good start! About par for the season so far. A good 20 odd minutes and then hardworking indifference.
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Post by shropshirelad42 on Dec 8, 2019 13:14:40 GMT 1
I know we are all biased towards our team but that’s got to be the funniest case of fans booing officials in a while. Oxford were given as many soft free kicks as ones they had ignored, and nothing major happened whatsoever. They even booed us for ‘time wasting’ when comfortably the best side and the only ones looking like scoring 25 minutes in. Funnier still was moaning at us for not taking a free kick while their own man was on the floor. Anyway. The game itself... well deserved point. Not a 0 0 that goes anywhere the Boring Ricketts compilation imo. Absolutely superb for almost half an hour before the game died a death as the game wore on. Came out in the second period with intent for another 5 minutes or so but soon opted for safety first & on the whole easily kept a previously rampant Oxford at bay. I think we could have beaten them on the day, and we may still have been able to in defensive mode if the final cross was better than pitiful on multiple occasions when we countered or if (my only real criticism) a tired Fejiri & Edwards were replaced earlier. Oxford’s pressure for much of the 2nd half makes it a fair point though really. Think this shows we shouldn’t fear the run of games coming up but that we will need to win one of the home games to keep the points tally healthy. Just got back Superb performance from Salop this afternoon. The first 25 mins was scintillating stuff which only lacked a couple of goals as reward. Oxford were unable to get out of their half due to the immense Press being delivered by our lads. We could not keep up the pressure for the rest of half but always looked the more likely to score. Second half we started brightly again but again no end product Oxford finally got into the game in last half hour, apart from a goalmouth scramble at the death, we. Looked comfortable. Some great performances. Best I have seen Mr Norburn and Mr Golbourne. The three amigos at the back were awesome. " Just got back " ……. That was exactly my interpretation of the game too. And, as usual, the away supporters were superb in their support. I enjoyed the thoroughly entertaining game. My only criticism is that I do think Fejiri should be a lot stronger and not keep going down at the slightest touch.
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Post by Mortgagehound on Dec 8, 2019 13:17:43 GMT 1
Apparently he told the Oxford Mail that they “totally dominated” the game after the first fifteen minutes. Strange then that our keeper only had two saves to make and they hardly get out of their half in the first thirty minutes. Two of their players told Sam after the game that we were a good side. So Mr Robinson (sounds a bit Simon and Garfunkel that), once a prat, always a prat - interviewers must love him. To be fair that’s what the stats show.... Oxford 70% possession Shrewsbury 30% completed passes Oxford 527 with 82% accuracy (432) Shrewsbury 227 with 55% accuracy (125) average in a game is 390 with the record 902 We started well and pressed but for most most of the game Oxford dominated and we ‘held on’ through determination and hard work rather than great football..... lacking any quality in possession and distribution as the stats show is Shrewsbury’s problem resulting in little or no distribution to our strikers.... were all all biased towards our own team but Oxford dominated after our good start! Of the 500 oxford passes I think 400 were in between their centre half’s and full backs in their own half. Oxford spent the first half being pressed in their own half. Oxford did have a good last 30 mins of the second half but never looked like scoring.
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Post by wakemanender on Dec 8, 2019 13:45:12 GMT 1
Karl Robinson, now there is a man I could not support as Town manager. His antics on the far touchline were an embarrassment. Its always good to watch the managers antics on the touchline during games. Sometimes it can be more entertaining than the game itself. Some are more animated than others and quite famous for it. The dullest I can remember was Dean Keates during his short time at Walsall. His hands never left his pockets and he looked completely disinterested during the game at the Meadow. His lack of passion must surely transfer to the team. No wonder Wrexham are struggling.
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