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2013/14 Prediction League – Game 45; v Oxford Utd (away)

Well, well, well :cool: ……………….well, well, well, well :rolleyes: …………. On 15th February 2014, Oxford stood third in League Two, with 54 points from their (then) 31 league games played; since then they’ve shed a manager (I still don’t know why Chris Wilder jumped ship to Northampton on 26th January; money? It can’t have been the view …. :D) and they’ve played a further 13 games (5 at home and 8 away) ………….and how many points have they garnered :p (lovely word, that!) in those 13 games? Answer; EIGHT! :eek::eek: And while you’re calling up your football knowledge from the depths, in how many of their last six games have the Us actually scored? Answer; ONE :(:( ……..Their last six have resulted in losses by 3-0 at Southend, 1-0 at the Daggers, and 1-0 at Scunthorpe, plus home defeats by Fleetwood (0-2) and York (0-1); their only goals, and only points, came in a 2-0 win at Plymouth (who have lost five of their last six themselves :):)) ………..Welcome back to League Two, Mr Waddock (who currently has a 20% win record)! :o

Their form since 15th February has given them records of W1 (Hartlepool 1-0) D1 L3 (home) and W1 (Plymouth, as above) D1 L6 (away) – overall, W2 D2 L9 GF8 GA21 Pts8 :confused::confused:; over the season – which looked so bright for the first ¾ - they stand 8th, 5 points behind York and 6 behind Southend, with a worse GD than both, and therefore, barring a miracle, out of contention for the Playoffs :p; not the first time their season has spluttered, stuttered and stopped

They haven’t been active players in the transfer merry-go-round, either; three loan signings is the sum total – ex Barnsley, Bury, Hamilton, York, Torquay, Shrewsbury and current PNE MF Nicky Wroe (28), signed by Wilder on 10th January , who then buggered off to the Cobblers a fortnight later (Cheers Boss!); Reading Youth GK Jonathan Henley (19); and Pompey’s Republic of Ireland striker David Connolly (36), who also includes Watford, West Ham, Leicester, Southampton and Sunderland among his 10 clubs ………. Are they skint, one wonders? :rolleyes:

They were trashed by Charlton (4-0) at the Valley in the Capital One in August; they contrived a 2-1 home defeat against Pompey in the First Round of the John Player Paintball Ciggies Cup :o and after mighty victories at Gateshead (1-0 after a 2-2 at the Manor Ground) and Wrexham (2-1) four days later, they managed to draw Charlton again in Round 3, doing the hard bit by drawing 2-2 away, before doing the even harder bit and losing the home replay 3-0 ………….. :) Let the record show that they’ve lost 10 times at home this season :D, and that their League record stands at P44 W16 D14 L14 F51 A45, and that – in total – they’ve managed 58 goals in 51 games ……………….. Leading scorers are strikers James Constable (12) and Deane Smalley (9); MFs Ryan Williams (6) and Danny Rose (5); and Dave “I think I might retire” Kitson (4) – the same as David Connolly who, you might recall, scored against us for Pompey on the TV ………..Bastard! :mad:

Head to head? You may well ask (but you’ll probably wish you hadn’t); we’ve played them 9 times; twice in the Cup last season (draw 3-3, lost replay 0-2), and seven times in the League – four draws (0-0 three times, including the last of our “Infamous Twelve”, at which time we had 4 points from the first quarter of our games), and 1-1) and three defeats (2-0 at Fortress Crown in 2011/2, 5-0 at the Kassam last season, and 3-0 at home in our last game of last season); P9 W0 D5 L4 F4 A16; in League meetings, P7 W0 D4 L3 F1 :eek: A11 Pts 4 - which – on any reckoning – is rubbish :):) ……………..One goal in seven League games against them? Sack the Manager! :D:D

Deadline for entries is, as always, scheduled kick-off time, which is 3.00pm on Saturday 26th April. On paper, 8th (62 pts) plays 18th (51 pts) at home ……….Not a lot of point us even turning up, really …………But who ever won a football game on paper? In October the headline read; “the fightback starts here!” …..and didn’t it just! :D:D

Good luck to everyone …………..remember; Passion overcomes Logic …………………. Keep the Faith!………….. and thanks for playing! …………………. :) And no, mathematically we're NOT safe!

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