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Disappointing starting XI. What's the point of partnering Bowman with a second rate Bowman up front (& make no mistake, Fisher really is a lower league Bowman)? And tough on Visser - who was excellent on Tuesday, in comparison with Maxted, who was a liability just two days before.

Of the current players in, or on the fringes, of the 1st team, such as Seymour, Key & Randall, I think that Randall has the most potential. But, having seen him playing a couple of times now, it's clear he's not quite ready to play regularly at 1st team level - he lacks a degree of physical...

"No Championship player has been involved in more open play sequences ending in a goal than Brentford's Ollie Watkins this season (17) - he has been directly involved in 10 goals in his last 11 league games (8 goals, 2 assists)." From the BBC website today.

Brief take aways. Overall, an enjoyable evening. Oxford started very well, City worked their way into the game, & were the better team for most of the 1st half. Both teams could have scored late, although City created better chances. The kids were mostly fine - Dyer did very well at the back...

I believe this is an affliction from which many who get older suffer. At which point, socks become an altogether more significant consideration.

I think the chant, for the first time, was well justified, & funny (though the repeats were dull), & I think it's fine for Matt to urge the fans to back the team. Funnily enough, on the night, I thought that the players responded to that chant, & were more positive in the next 5 or 10 minutes...

I love a good Scottish anecdote, me. Especially over my porridge.

Any chance of some anecdotes from SSD board meetings? I'll bet there are shenanigans & hi-jinks aplenty...

We had a bright spell when Fisher went off, & we suddenly had a bit of pace & movement up front. Williams, in particular, looked very lively when he came on - doubtless because he was playing down the left in a more or less free attacking role, rather than being stuck primarilly with defending...

Official highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFedz4ScHWA From what we can see at 01.12, it seems clear that the linesman did not make his decision based on where Bowman was relative to the last defender at the moment Boateng hit his shot. This is not entirely surprising - there were a...

All adds to the pleasure of the goal that it should be Richard Duffy's pocket that Donovan Wilson picks.

Where has this meme that James always tried hard/gave his all come from? - like many of Tisdale's pet faves, he rarely, if ever, bust a gut for the team. Pretty much par for the Aaron Davies course.

Notable that, amongst the self-congratulation & tortuous prose, no comment is offered about a whole season of competing for automatic promotion had apparently little or no positive impact on attendances.

Very sad news: https://www.theguardian.com/football/football-league-blog/2018/mar/28/christian-ribeiro-gareth-bale-wales-retire-oxford-injury Best wishes to him, & for his future, whatever it may hold.

Proverbial game of two halves. First half, City were largely outplayed by a decent looking Newport team, for whom their #27 was pulling all the strings. City's midfield pair weren't at the races, Reid was isolated up front, MacAlinden ran around aimlessly in no-man's land, & our two wingers...

You really are clueless about this Anton. First, the Forum is a body representing a wide variety of interests. There is no single "self-interest". Second, the Forum, & the Neighbourhood Plan, predate the current plans for ground redevelopment. Third, the current plans for ground...

Anton - sometimes, it would behove you well to familiarise yourself with some basic facts before you spout ill-informed cack. The Forum is seeking to uphold a principle introduced by the City Council. Unlike the Football Club, which, despite all its hot air about the Community Trust, has...

Rentier landlords are conspicuously absent from the Forum!

For all the blather & bluster, the simple fact of the matter is that judicial review is a perfectly legitimate course of action for the Forum to pursue. Here's why: neighbourhood plans were set up to carry a certain power with respect to local planning. The St James Forum has always been quite...

At least Ribeiro looked devastated when they scored. Woodman walked away with no sign that he cared - which is the same whenever he makes any of his serial mistakes during games. I don't think I've ever seen a City player with a worse attitude.