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Paul Cooper · Post by **Paul Cooper** » Thu Nov 24, 2011 8:36 pm

I thought that he looked pretty skillful and had some very good touches but maybe a little lightweight.

I guess that the though process is that Craddock will take some time to get fully fit and I wonder (and worry) how long Potter will be out for.

Presumably Franks is sen to have not worked out, Smalley is really an alternative to JC if we play 4-3-3 and Marsh is not quite ready for starts?

Incidentally re Woodley what a shame that he has clearly not progressed as quickly as hoped and I hope that he eventually does come good. A little surprising that no Conference club seems to arte him ennough to give him a chance.

Snake · Post by **Snake** » Thu Nov 24, 2011 9:44 pm

Call me naive and well out of touch with Oxford United if you like but how come we never give a kick to any of our Youth even in an arena like the Fourth Division any more, let alone make much needed money from cashing in on young players who turn out to be half-decent.

Hey, it’s been quite a while since we used to moan about selling on players to bigger clubs. Is this a dead-end situation these days, and if so why is the club spending good money on the whole youth set-up when it could be better spent on short term loans to help the immediate situation?

SWA · Post by **SWA** » Thu Nov 24, 2011 11:28 pm

A bit OT, but where the hell is Tony Capaldi?! He is like the invisible man, not seen or heard anything about him. What even is his injury anyway?

STEVE F · Post by **STEVE F** » Fri Nov 25, 2011 2:13 am

I MYSELF WOULD LIKE HACKETT BACK PLEASE MR WILDER TRY FOR HIM AFTER EXETER LOAN IS UP .

Boogie · Post by **Boogie** » Fri Nov 25, 2011 9:48 am

Re Capaldi. Since I asked the same question I have read an Oxford Mail snippet that he has a back injury and might be back in contention by Christmas.

Kernow Yellow · Post by **Kernow Yellow** » Fri Nov 25, 2011 10:09 am

&quotBoogie&quot wrote:Re Capaldi. Since I asked the same question I have read an Oxford Mail snippet that he has a back injury and might be back in contention by Christmas.

What is more worrying is that I think we knew he had a back injury when we signed him. Did we think he would be back sooner, or were we so confident in his ability that we thought it was worth a protracted absence to secure his signature? How long's his contract anyway?

And more to the point, why do we need four left backs?

joepoolman · Post by **joepoolman** » Fri Nov 25, 2011 5:33 pm

&quotKernow Yellow&quot wrote: And more to the point, why do we need four left backs?

Davies was signed to be a winger and it was hoped Kinnibrough (ok I can't spell it) would've left by now leaving Tonks and Capladi as the two LBs. Anyway that's a bit of a silly thing to say seeing as a few weeks ago Tonkin, Capaldi and Davies were all injured so we did need the fourth one!

Radley Rambler · Post by **Radley Rambler** » Fri Nov 25, 2011 5:44 pm

&quotjoepoolman&quot wrote:
&quotKernow Yellow&quot wrote: And more to the point, why do we need four left backs?
Davies was signed to be a winger and it was hoped Kinnibrough (ok I can't spell it) would've left by now leaving Tonks and Capladi as the two LBs. Anyway that's a bit of a silly thing to say seeing as a few weeks ago Tonkin, Capaldi and Davies were all injured so we did need the fourth one!

Disagree otherwise on that logic we'd have a squad of 44. Injuries/suspensions coincide in certain positions sometimes.

joepoolman · Post by **joepoolman** » Fri Nov 25, 2011 5:54 pm

Yeah, but we still needed a 4th player to play in that position this season, even though the gaffer only planned on having 2.

Ancient Colin · Post by **Ancient Colin** » Fri Nov 25, 2011 8:02 pm

Deja vu all over again. Mr Wilder's really treated indulgently, being allowed to do all this loan churn. I can't help thinking we'd be better off, genuine injury crises notwithstanding, having stability and a genuine chance for players to get to understand a system, what's required of them and how the players around them are going to react to situations. Clearly RHall is a counterexample and I'd accept that, given how late squads are assembled, that there might be a bit of shuffling at the start of the season, but we're nearly 40% in now.

joepoolman · Post by **joepoolman** » Fri Nov 25, 2011 8:21 pm

&quotAncient Colin&quot wrote:Deja vu all over again. Mr Wilder's really treated indulgently, being allowed to do all this loan churn. I can't help thinking we'd be better off, genuine injury crises notwithstanding, having stability and a genuine chance for players to get to understand a system, what's required of them and how the players around them are going to react to situations. Clearly RHall is a counterexample and I'd accept that, given how late squads are assembled, that there might be a bit of shuffling at the start of the season, but we're nearly 40% in now.

I'm a massive fan of Wilder but I'd have to agree with you here, he frustrates me that he won't stick with players for long.

joepoolman · Post by **joepoolman** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 11:14 pm

http://www.oufc.co.uk/page/News/0,,1034 ... 82,00.html
http://www.ccfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0 ... 06,00.html

Interesting to compare the two &quotmatch reports&quot.

Kernow Yellow · Post by **Kernow Yellow** » Wed Nov 30, 2011 2:35 pm

&quotjoepoolman&quot wrote:http://www.oufc.co.uk/page/News/0,,1034 ... 82,00.html
http://www.ccfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0 ... 06,00.html

Interesting to compare the two &quotmatch reports&quot.

Yeah, I noticed that. Did the club think we couldn't cope with the news that the reserves lost heavily as well? Would be nice to know who else got a runout for us.

Not quite sure what it's doing on this thread though?

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