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Pictures and intro video now on OUFC official site. Interestingly also says 'Goodwin has been recovering from a minor quad injury and will complete his rehabilitation with the club’s medical team before joining the squad for full training at the end of the month' so looks like he wouldn't have been ...

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Anyone know if the frost covers are on? It was -5 last night and forecast to drop to -7 tonight. Things will warm up (relatively speaking) through Friday and overnight into Saturday, but that will be a deep frost in the ground. Not certain that it will thaw in time. Yes the covers have been on acco...

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The bottom line for me is 'Is Darrell Clarke OK with this deal and does he feel he can work around it'? If yes, then fine, if not then that could be very bad for us in the long run even if £400k + add ons is a reasonable deal financially.

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Stoke on Trent Live reporting thst the sell on fee Stoke are getting is 'significant'.

https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/f ... in-9041725

Read into that what you will.

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On the face of it, it will be very disappointing to lose a player who is just finding his feet in League 1 and could go on to be a very good player for us and score the goals to keep us up and take us forward. However, 16 games and 6 goals is a really small sample size for clubs to judge a player a...

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Being reported that a figure has been agreed at £400k. If it's that plus add-ons, then even taking into account a sell on to Stoke, it's a hell of a profit on a lad who's been decent for 6 months. And Darrell can do some wheeling and dealing with a much bigger pot. Agreed. And he has missed about 1...

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Off to Oxford. 400k plus add ons according to JP apparently

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On the face of it, it will be very disappointing to lose a player who is just finding his feet in League 1 and could go on to be a very good player for us and score the goals to keep us up and take us forward. However, 16 games and 6 goals is a really small sample size for clubs to judge a player an...

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Getting fed up with hearing about players and staff leaving. We need to build, not fire fight. Inclined to agree, but we're a tiny fish in a big pond. The big boys will eat us for breakfast, but that doesn't mean we should lay down and take it. I thought this was the whole reason behind signing the...

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".....they are not the only League One club chasing him" let's hope something materialises from this. My uninspired guess would be Bristol Rovers JP has just tweeted that another club interested is Oxford. Personally think the club could persuade him to stay till the summer, keep us up an...

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If Goodwin goes I doubt the board would splash the cash. It’s not in the club’s DNA. When Gillespie and Eisa left for decent transfer fees we never signed a high profile striker for a chunk of the money, that goes into the long term running costs of the club. Agreed. Some may be used to make slight...

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The other thing to consider is that Charlton seem to be throwing cash around like it's going out of fashion at the moment with no discernible influx of investment or improvement on the pitch. I know they were taken over last summer but their debt appears to have been around £20m at that time and wag...

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longmover wrote: ↑15 Jan 2024, 13:17
Si Robin wrote: ↑15 Jan 2024, 13:15 Can't wait for the explanation from the board as to why he was sold for some magic beans and a friendly.

And no resale value as he's getting on a bit now being as he is nearly 22

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With Curtis Thompson missing through injury today and Brandon Liggett going out on loan you have to think we must be close to bringing a midfielder in at least otherwise we are desperately short of bodies here.

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Deeney apparently kicking off big style after their game today, throwing players under the bus by name left, right and centre!

Got to love the circus on the hill!

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2 + 2 = 5?

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/spor ... it-4474112

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Yes great interview but sounds like location would be a problem for him to stay beyond this season. Perhaps one uneducated question who is likely to earn more a male league one footballer at Cheltenham a female player in the WSL? I have no idea but maybe that could help us keep him. Edit. I just ch...

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From what I recall, Conlon isn’t an out and out CAM such as Callum Wright. But he is skilful and can pick a pass. I wouldn’t describe him as a purely defensive midfielder either. Maybe somewhere in between? So similar to Liam Sercombe then really? Would provide cover for Sercs and maybe the long te...

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Chris Foy on Sky Sports opinion on the second 'nailed on penalty' incident that robbed poor old Pompey of at least a point last Saturday:- Incident: Potential penalty (Portsmouth) Decision: No penalty awarded - caution for simulation (Portsmouth) Foy says: This is a really good example of a referee ...

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Muddy knobbly field? The only mud was where the players scuffed it up pre match. You are quite right there are far worse pitches than ours. One thing that struck me though is that I don't remember the sprinklers being put on pre kick off and at half time like they have been over the last few season...

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No Mendes-Gomes?! Great news. He always causes us problems. As for Dion Charles...be nice if he's gone but Colby Bishop didn't get much change out of us on Saturday and they've got almost identical records this season. Hopefully Curtis Davies has emptied his pockets. What a statement it would be if...

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Si Robin wrote: ↑08 Jan 2024, 11:57 Morison was managing Hornchurch

Yes he was but it isn't that long ago he was managing Cardiff in the Championship and apparently nearly went back there last summer.

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Bolton just had tough 90mins against Luton today. Long journey down to play Luton and travel back, Did they rest players for this? Looks to me they went pretty strong. I think they will be without Gethin Jones (Asia Cup) and Carlos Mendes Gomes (African Cup of Nations). Big Dan also not fit yet but...

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Surprised me a bit that one and comes off the back of another couple of eye brow raising recent League 2 appointments with Karl Robinson to Salford and Steve Morison to Sutton. Amazing how quickly you can go from the 'new shiny thing' to the basement in football management. Duffer will have to be ca...

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Really gritty, determined performance yesterday and a fantastic result. After throwing away quite a few points lately this was a real morale booster. As most have said the defense was superb, Curtis Davies rolling back the years with an outstanding display. Defense brilliantly protected by the midfi...

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Reading at it again!

https://www.devonlive.com/sport/footbal ... on-9015684

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A real kick in the teeth just when there seemed to be light at the end of the tunnel. I know of someone who was in the running for the job when AM took it who turned it down for this very reason, he still had ambitions of being a no 1 and didn't want to take the job and then leave in a matter of wee...

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I dont blame Rusty for the loans We were told there were lists and lists etc We were also told that MM and his mates had players watched and followed for years So when the 3 left they took their lists with them Wade was supposed to be part of the list making as was Rusty So MM having made contact w...

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Aha! Thanks. I took those fixtures from the official site. In that case win at Burton, loss at Wycombe takes us to 50 points . Just goes to show that staying up is still a very realistic possibility if we can build on the recent form and get a few breaks in terms of incomings and avoiding injuries/...

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These are the games we have between now and the end of the season. With a slightly pessimistic head on I thought I’d have a stab at a realistic points return. I reckon we can expect to pick up 27 points from the remaining games, meaning 47 points in total. 46 kept Cambridge up last season. It’s goi...

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Deeney called his player out after five minutes in charge whereas DC has been in for three months now and seen the same player make the same mistake repeatedly, so maybe he has tried the behind closed doors, arm around the shoulder approach and now feels something a little bit harsher is needed to g...

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Jerry St Clair wrote: ↑31 Dec 2023, 18:52
Malabus wrote: ↑31 Dec 2023, 17:10 Northampton striker, Sam Hoskins is a injury doubt
Funny how sought after players get mysterious injuries just before the transfer window opens…….

Heard from a Northampton supporting mate that he could well be off to Ipswich.

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Vale fans are adamant Tom Conlon is coming here - they have been since DC took over. Conlon I could only see if we sell Bonds, surely we don't need another defensive midfielder. We need more attacking players who can create chances I would think. From what I recall, Conlon isn’t an out and out CAM ...

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Really disappointing result today. Just felt we were a bit 'leggy' and never really got going and their midfield didnt let Pett boss proceedings. Need to refresh (both fitness wise and squad depth wise) now and go again for the second half of the season. We have a chance but now will have to pick up...

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hmm Freestone has made a bad decision. Others have given free kicks and penalties away This is part of the DC package Get thjem wound up and the deliver but on occasion will get it wrong So we move on Can we do enough - will the board back DC Only time will tell HNY COYR It’s twice now for Freeston...

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