University Challenge. V Oxford, home 27-10 222. 3-0'clock.0-22

[DJBlu]

At most I can only think Evatt has Dion and Kachunga on to tire the defence however we're hitting it long most attacks and they're mopping it up.

[TANGODANCER]

Kachunga's having a bit of a shocker here. Had a good opening 5 minutes but since then a few offsides and poor touches and generally seems out of the game and ducking away from the ball on crosses.

He'll equalise for us.

Might not want to spoil his hair, it's Saturday.

[officer_dibble]

Afolayan on at wing back. Wrong!

[TANGODANCER]

Should that sub not have been Dapo for Kacchunga and not Iredale?

[officer_dibble]

He Deffo needed to bring one of his 5 defenders off given we are losing. If we go 2-0 down he might look to sacrifice one of the non goal scoring Centre forwards as well!

[Worthy4England]

He Deffo needed to bring one of his 5 defenders off given we are losing. If we go 2-0 down he might look to sacrifice one of the non goal scoring Centre forwards as well!

As you were saying...

[Mar]

Should that sub not have been Dapo for Kacchunga and not Iredale?

MJ was flagging Iredale for not doing something in that first half so clearly something wasn't going to plan in that position.
Some shocking midfield coverage there. Just let him line up and take a shot.

[DJBlu]

He Deffo needed to bring one of his 5 defenders off given we are losing. If we go 2-0 down he might look to sacrifice one of the non goal scoring Centre forwards as well!

Set up to fail today. Do we use DVDs from days of old for our prep? It's like we've set up to give them all they need to win a game.

[officer_dibble]

He’s getting his comeuppance for being so stubborn / lack of self criticism today.

[TANGODANCER]

Get Bod on.....

[Mar]

Sheehan off, was good going forward but offered little defensively.
Kachunga off, good, was probably his worst game for quite some time.

[Spartan2]

Evatt. What are you doing?

Sheehan has been absolutely disastrous. They are walking through our midfield. He’s a non event. Off.

Kachunga is abysmal. Off.

Charles has nothing. Off.

Iredale is struggling to move. Off.

Honestly the selection is bonkers. No midfield. We’ve played long ball to two utterly incapable strikers. It’s the worst half I’ve seen this season. Against a poor side we are lucky to be in the game.

No idea what we’ve tried to do or are trying but get Bod, Dapo et al on and stop this experiment now because it’s the biggest failure I’ve seen yet.

Have to agree with all of this unfortunately.

[officer_dibble]

There’s plenty of managers out there who would have picked a team to win today.

[DJBlu]

feck off referee you dick.

Player slips and they get a free kick.

Awful officiating.

[Mar]

feck off referee you dick.

Player slips and they get a free kick.

Awful officiating.

Reaching brand new levels of incompetence with decisions like that.

[Spartan2]

feck me.

[Mar]

Few players here walking a dangerous tight rope with the ref. O'Donkor should've gone for that dive and Brannagan's given us enough reasons for his second yellow.

[DJBlu]

Ffs Dion, stop trying to run it into the net. Fecking hit it.

[DJBlu]

Ffs Dion, stop trying to run it into the net. Fecking hit it.

See. It's easy. Get in.

[Mar]

Ffs Dion, stop trying to run it into the net. Fecking hit it.

Ask him for another will ya. That seemed to work a trick


Underlapping run paying off from our wingbacks ala Gethin Jones style.