Oxford (A) | Sat 13-Sept | 12:30 KO | Sky

[Craig]

6 minutes ago, Wymsey said:

A good record against them?

Unbeaten in 31 years! 

[mod hero]

1 hour ago, MC Prussian said:

Nobody mentioned yet that we haven't played these in a league match in 31 years?

Last game I can remember was 2-2 at their place I think? (Manor ground)

[DezFox]

3 hours ago, FoxinNotts said:

                          Stolarczyk

 

Ricardo.    Faes.    Vestergaard. Thomas

 

                 James.       Winks.

 

Fatawu.              Ramsey             Mavididi

 

                            Carranza

Begovic.

Okoli. Nelson 

Choudhury. Soumaré Skipp

Monga

Daka. Ayew.
 

 

I will agree with you, however Monga has been better than stephy this year. That’s all. 

[Sunbury Fox]

Tricky selection for Marti. It's easy for us as fans to want him to include the new players from the off and possibly bring back Faes and Winks, but he has to think about overall squad harmony and continuing to build the strong culture he's talked about. If he drops 4 or 5 of the starting line up who have just battled so hard for 2 consecutive wins, however ugly, it would surely go down very badly in the dressing room. For that reason, I think he'll name an unchanged starting XI. If he were to make a change,  I think the most likely one is to bring in Carranza up top, with Ayew moved to the 10 in place of Page. 

 

 

[Sunbury Fox]

4 hours ago, ClaphamFox said:

I cannot for the life of me understand why anyone would drop Okoli, and I don’t think Cifuentes will. 

I don't think Marti will either, but, whilst there's plenty to like about Okoli, not least his apparent commitment to the cause, it would be nice if he passed to his team mates more often.

[trabuch]

18 minutes ago, Sunbury Fox said:

I don't think Marti will either, but, whilst there's plenty to like about Okoli, not least his apparent commitment to the cause, it would be nice if he passed to his team mates more often.

He's a shit footballer, but a decent defender (if that makes sense)

[CrazyKopCorner]

Yea the last one I remember was 2-2 and us singing there’s only one Mark Blake who was crap

[Gazza M]

Don't see why we should change a back 4 that has 2 clean sheets in a row. They've got the shirt at the min. 

[LVFox]

I think it will be the same team as Birmingham.

 

Maybe Daka or Carranza for Page, and Ayew drops to the 10.

 

Marti is meticulous on out of possession shape, and he’s just starting to see results with that, he’ll integrate the newbies slowly until he trusts they are tuned in. 

[Staff]

8 hours ago, mod hero said:

Last game I can remember was 2-2 at their place I think? (Manor ground)

I remember going to that, we wore the all white kit 

[Vlad the Fox]

2 hours ago, CrazyKopCorner said:

Yea the last one I remember was 2-2 and us singing there’s only one Mark Blake who was crap

Wasn’t he our record signing at the time? £350k. 

[Guest Bilo]

I'm sure our first preseason friendly as champions of England was at Oxford. I seem to remember it being a sellout and Lineker parading the trophy before kick-off.

[Ric Flair]

10 hours ago, moore_94 said:

Needs to be loaned out in January if he isn’t getting good minutes by then

 

Especially if Souttar is back as well

It's just unthinkable to have a player of his talents not playing. It will be a major blot on Cifuentes' copy book if Nelson isn't at the epicentre of this team this season.

[OntarioFox]

I reckon this ends up with the same feel as Rotherham away last time out, where we sneak a 2-1 win with an academy lad (Page?) bagging a brace.

[Jobyfox]

8 hours ago, DezFox said:

I will agree with you, however Monga has been better than stephy this year. That’s all. 

I think most people would agree on Monga, but he’s only 16. We have to be careful not to over play him.

 

I think an impact sub is his best role at the moment. It allows him to come on and play with a bit of freedom 

[Bert]

9 hours ago, mod hero said:

Last game I can remember was 2-2 at their place I think? (Manor ground)

And we lost 3-2 to them at home that season too. 

[Haywood_6]

3 minutes ago, Jobyfox said:

I think most people would agree on Monga, but he’s only 16. We have to be careful not to over play him.

 

I think an impact sub is his best role at the moment. It allows him to come on and play with a bit of freedom 

I think Monga will be our super sub this season and Cifuentes knows this. Perfect for coming on 20-30 mins of games at the moment against tired legs. Hell rack up goals/assists that way and it also protects him. Just need Stephy to find some form

[goog]

11 hours ago, FoxinNotts said:

Throw in Kristiansen and Souttar, into the match day squad, when fit. That 20 then picks it self, maybe need Page in the 20. Not sure which three drop out 🤷🏻‍♂️

Hum.....Huge contradiction!

Doesn't really pick itself then if you don't know who to leave out? 

[CrazyKopCorner]

1 hour ago, Bilo said:

I'm sure our first preseason friendly as champions of England was at Oxford. I seem to remember it being a sellout and Lineker parading the trophy before kick-off.

Yes I was there. I think we won 2-1 

[Double Decker]

One of my memories of Oxford away was early nineties. The women doing their announcing on the pa/radio was in a box behind the away end and I can't remember exactly why, but she ended up coming out of the box and having a row with the whole Leicester end. As you can imagine, she rose to the bait and got pasted en masse. She absolutely lost it.

[Fox on the Rox]

13 hours ago, Ric Flair said:

Hope Nelson gets some minutes

After all, it is the 'Ben Nelson derby'.

[CrazyKopCorner]

Wasn't it about 1988 we played them in the FA Cup and a Leicester fan jumped from the floodlight in the corner? 

[Bob Weasel Fox]

Last went to Oxford away in the 90s when we beat them 2-1 I think with a Steve Thompson winner

[Pliskin]

12 hours ago, DezFox said:

I will agree with you, however Monga has been better than stephy this year. That’s all. 

Got to be careful with Monga though. Still needs easing in. 

[jv1]

3 hours ago, Ric Flair said:

It's just unthinkable to have a player of his talents not playing. It will be a major blot on Cifuentes' copy book if Nelson isn't at the epicentre of this team this season.

Didn’t see anything against Huddersfield to push him in to be the ‘epicentre’ of anything ric - he was distinctly average - should have given away 2 pens and gave the ball away across his own box numerous times - you aren’t getting in after that - audition was a bit pants - he is 4th choice