Fans of Oakley, please tell me......

[Trickyfox]

What the hell is he doing on the pitch…

He isn’t an attacking midfielder as he has no drive or passion for it, he isn’t a play maker as he can’t pass the bloody ball and has no tactical knowledge, and he isn’t a holding midfielder as he has no stamina of tackling ability.

He is a complete waste of space and cost us the game, harsh you may think, but he was at fault for the first goal as he lost possession in midfield and his constant switching from one wing to another totally isolated him from the game. This in turn upset the balance in midfield and ultimately cost us the game.

We have some good players and players of really quality (Mee and Sol) but when our average to good players hit bad form it affects the whole team. Playing below average players like Oakley has a negative impact, not to mention that King keeps on losing the captains arm band to a man who hold’s no respect on the pitch.

[dibbdroid]

I think the critisism of Oakley has been a bit harsh in the past, in particular some 2@s who boo him every week, and he has been a good servant for LCFC but last night he was the stand out player for being awful.

[anotherharboroughfox]

The problem was we had Yuki and Oakley on at the same time when they are both holding midfielders.

[Neil_LCFC]

We seem to fail to win a lot more often when he is in the team, whether that is just a coincidence or not make your own conclusions.

[Fox92]

I've liked Matt Oakley throughout his career. He has had a good career playing in the Premiership for two top clubs, playing along side players like Matt Le Tissier.

But now he's just not good enough. However, there are other players that arn't good enough as well.

[Guest Col city fan]

Not been good enough for three seasons IMO.. Compare him to howson, houlihan, and many others and it becomes clear that where this season has gone all wrong is in the central midfield area... We were defensively good enough until the intro of Ricardo... A couple of strong midfielders was what we needed... This was clear for me, shame it wasn't for Sven.

[BrummieFOX]

Fans of Oakley?!!!

We're Leicester City fans you tosser. I'm a fan of whoever is on the pitch playing for us. Currently have never been more embarrassed of the idiots that 'support' our team.

[Babylon]

Fans of Oakley?!!!

I presume he means the people who don't boo players on the pitch, or come on here to rip them a new one.

Bit like how you get labeled a "Sven Bummer" for actually thinking he has done a half decent job, and sticking up for him a bit when people go mental about a keeper who hasn't actually done much wrong.

[lcfc_jme]

I presume he means the people who don't boo players on the pitch, or come on here to rip them a new one.

Bit like how you get labeled a "Sven Bummer" for actually thinking he has done a half decent job, and sticking up for him a bit when people go mental about a keeper who hasn't actually done much wrong.

I genuinely am finding myself agreeing with just about every post you're making in the LCFC forum at the minute. Hmmm.

As for Oakley being the standout worst player on the pitch yesterday, I thought that was Ricardo..? Oh no, wait, sorry, it was Yakubu. Or was it Oakley?! I dunno, if I were a betting man I'd probably put money on absolutely everyone being below par again last night and the team was the worst team on the pitch. Y'know, as a collective. You win as a team, you lose as a team and all that. Maybe that's just for rational people, though.

[Babylon]

I genuinely am finding myself agreeing with just about every post you're making in the LCFC forum at the minute. Hmmm.

It's probably just a phase, I'm sure it will pass!!!

[SMX11]

He just summed himself up last night when we had the chance of breaking, he moved about ten yards down the right, stopped and then pased it straight to their man.

[SMX11]

He just summed himself up last night when we had the chance of breaking, he moved about ten yards down the right, stopped and then passed it straight to their man.

[Leicester Lass]

The amount of criticism Oakley gets is ridiculous, when in actual fact his performances this season, on the whole, haven't been so bad. Yes, he was poor last night, but was he any worse than King or Wellens? He was arguably man of the match in a poor side at Millwall away, played well away at Derby and also had a decent game at QPR on Saturday. I honestly think we look better with him in the team when we are away from home. The guy can simply do no right in some people's eyes.

[Corky]

The other three midfielders are better players no doubt, but I've also seen him play more than competently at times this season.

What I don't understand is why he needs a new thread after every game he plays, when he's been no worse than others.

[SOCCERROO FOX]

I genuinely am finding myself agreeing with just about every post you're making in the LCFC forum at the minute. Hmmm.

"Babylon Bummer"

You do speak sense more often than not Babylon

[Trickyfox]

Defending Oakley is Pathetic. What points are you trying to make????

I’m a big supporter of sven and LCFC but something is wrong with that team. I don’t know if you were there last night but Wellens and Sol Bamba were openly arguing on the pitch. That should not happen in open play, where is the captain when we are in situations like that??

I am well within my rights to highlight Oakley’s poor play and the team in general, I pay well earned money to watch LCFC every week so I am well entitled to my opinion. Unlike you I am not prepared to sit by and watch certain players but NO effort in at all on the field of play, regardless of past performances.

[Corky]

Defending Oakley is Pathetic. What points are you trying to make????

I'm trying to make the point that yes, Oakley has struggled at times this season and probably is past it, but I've also seen Wellens have poor games, King have poor games and Abe have poor games. Yet there are no threads slating them.

I'm "defending" him because I don't think he warrants the over-the-top criticism that he all-too-frequently gets.

[Babylon]

"Babylon Bummer"

You do speak sense more often than not Babylon

I'm from the school of thought that if you spout enough shit some of it will eventually be correct.

[Leicester Lass]

Defending Oakley is Pathetic. What points are you trying to make????

I'm a big supporter of sven and LCFC but something is wrong with that team. I don't know if you were there last night but Wellens and Sol Bamba were openly arguing on the pitch. That should not happen in open play, where is the captain when we are in situations like that??

I am well within my rights to highlight Oakley's poor play and the team in general, I pay well earned money to watch LCFC every week so I am well entitled to my opinion. Unlike you I am not prepared to sit by and watch certain players but NO effort in at all on the field of play, regardless of past performances.

So the majority of your post highlights problems with the whole team, not with Oakley. What point are you trying to make? He gets made the scapegoat over and over again because it's the easy option, rather than picking out 'player of the month' Wellens or Andy King. Fact is, the last 3 or 4 games King and Welles have both been nothing short of appalling, and believe it or not, they have been worse than Oakley. Fair enough, he isn't the best player in our squad, not by a long way, but if your point about players putting no effort in is in regards to him, then I'm afraid I completely disagree.

[SOCCERROO FOX]

I'm starting to think that moaning an whinging is in fact an English trait on this forum there is so little paitence and nothing but winning every game is acceptable. I've never seen anything quiet like it

[accessory]

I'm starting to think that moaning an whinging is in fact an English trait on this forum there is so little paitence and nothing but winning every game is acceptable. I've never seen anything quiet like it

Yeah, you're 10000 miles away, yet somehow more qualified to pass judgements than the rest of us who invest time and money in the club.

If I had your gifts, I wouldn't waste time with message boards...

[Trickyfox]

My questions remain unanswered… What is Oakley doing on the pitch? What role is he playing for the Team? As captain why did he let two of our players (who have out performed him consistently) argue on the pitch?

I can remember when we played Sheff Wed at the walkers they were openly arguing on the pitch and shortly afterwards it emerge that the dressing room was divided.

[Babylon]

My questions remain unanswered… What is Oakley doing on the pitch? What role is he playing for the Team? As captain why did he let two of our players (who have out performed him consistently) argue on the pitch?

I can remember when we played Sheff Wed at the walkers they were openly arguing on the pitch and shortly afterwards it emerge that the dressing room was divided.

Plenty of players argue on the pitch, it means nothing. Especially if Wellens is involved, he's at people week in week out.

[AdamN]

He is a complete waste of space and cost us the game, harsh you may think, but he was at fault for the first goal as he lost possession in midfield

Utter shit. For one, he didn't "cost us the game", awful defending for all three goals (or perhaps a poor decision for the penalty - I couldn't see it clearly from the Kop) and what seemed like the entire team being totally deflated by the third goal cost us the game. To single out one individual, be it Oakley, Ricardo, Yakubu, or whoever, just smacks of the scapegoating we seem to get on here week in, week out. We played shite as a team - no single player gave Norwich the three points last night.

As for being at fault for the goal, why single out Oakley, just because he lost possession at some point during the build up to it? Every time we lose possession, anywhere on the pitch, it could potentially lead to a goal, so I see no reason why we shouldn't be criticising every player for doing that, as I can't think of any player last night who didn't give the ball away at least once last night. And why aren't you blaming Berner for not preventing the corner? Why aren't you blaming Wellens who was on the near post? Why aren't you blaming whoever should have been marking the shortest bloke on the field?

People love an easy target on here, don't they? Funny how there's no mention of the likes of Berner or Waghorn, who played no better than anyone else on the field last night. Ignoring the current injury situation, I would have vastly preferred Van Aanholt at left back, as Berner simply didn't provide enough of an attacking outlet on the left, when we most needed it. He was visibly tiring by the second half, which, with the way we've been playing under Sven, is no use whatsoever. A fair few wayward passes from him too, with perhaps his crossing as the only plus to an otherwise sub-standard performance. As for Waghorn, yes, he ran around a lot, but he achieved the square root of fvck all in the process. This won't stop some fans from clamouring for his return, though, despite the fact that he's offered little over the course of this season.

For the record, I'm not singling either of these two out, or blaming them for our lacklustre team performance, I'm using them as an example of players who could be equally criticised for their performance yesterday, despite the fact that they're fan favourites. I like both of these players for their effort, determination, positive mentality and for what they've offered us over the course of the past couple of seasons, but I don't let my love/hate for a player completely cloud my judgement on whether they've played well or not. A lot of people on here don't seem to be able to look past their own personal prejudices. It seems that if a player has come into the firing line for whatever reason, then every mistake they make is magnified by 5. You only have to look at the ratings thread to see this mentality in action. When you see the likes of Ricardo and Oakley being rated a 2 or a 3, where everyone else has been given 5s, 6s and 7s, it makes you wonder whether the person was actually watching the game, or whether they were just there to cast a critical eye over the players they don't like.

And, despite what I've said, I do think Oakley played shit yesterday. But then so did (nearly) everybody else. The difference, I feel, is that if Oakley plays again on Saturday, I will be hoping for an excellent performance from him, instead of approaching the game with a "well he's shit and shouldn't be on the field, so he's going to be awful" kind of mentality. However, I get the feeling a lot of people on here won't be willing him on to put in a decent shift, but would rather he trips over his own laces and accidentally buries himself under the Glanford Park centre circle.

Oh and just so you know, we're going to lose 1-0 against Scunny, after Andy King spectacularly scissor kicks the ball into Ricardo's net from the half way line. Naturally, Ricardo should have expected this and been in position to save it, and Oakley will be to blame despite the fact he was receiving treatment off the field after Sol Bamba headbutted him in the bollocks.

[Trickyfox]

What kind of responce is that AdamN? You have singled at least three players out in your rant and then said you don't like singling players out. Oakley has performed badly over the last few games and its affecting the team.

As stated earlier we have more than often lost when he is in the team, the facts speak for themselves he should not be playing. I am not the type of person to slag players of week in week out. I have only ever made an handful of comments on this forum as I am never over critical and I never really let personnel dislike for a player cloud my judgment, but oakley is destroying this team......