Shrimpsvoices

Allegedly 4-2-3-1. Mellon up front on his own . Weir & Crowley coming back in to our own penalty area in search of the ball. One, perhaps two shots on target, if we're lucky, while Fleetwood attack us for the majority of the game. On Tuesday, we rode our luck, and a decent side would have beaten us. Fortunately, Port Vale aren't a good side. Fleetwood are. I'll be happy with a point and really, really hope that "form goes out of the window", as they've just said on Radio Lancashire.

Stockton not in the squad.

Connor Ripley
Donald Love (C)
Liam Gibson
Farrend Rawson
Jacob Bedeau
Liam Shaw
Arthur Gnahoua
Jensen Weir
Daniel Crowley
Adam Mayor
Michael Mellon

Substitutes:

Adam Smith
Ryan Cooney
Max Melbourne
Dynel Simeu
Joshua Austerfield
Ashley Hunter
Jake Taylor

Oxford thumped by Bristol Rovers in the early kick off. They are in free-fall at the moment.

If we can get a win today, we will be two points behind them, with a game in hand.

Well our bit of the main stand is full

Well, an excellent first minute! More of that please

Shrimp, shrimp, wherever you may be,
Eating krill in the Irish Sea -
It could be worse, you could be a Cod,
Eating sh*t with the Fleetwood squad.

Apologies.

Mendes Gomes. Obviously.

Had to happen !

Played well for 10 minutes. Nevermind I've turned off now.

Aghhh.... Mellon hit the crossbar! Gnahoua is having a good game.

Keith wrote:
Gnahoua is having a good game.

And as soon as I said that, he loses the ball to Mendes Gomes, who really should have got a second.

Entertaining game , just need to sort out the final third !

Broke out from our own penalty area but delayed the pass forward until their defence got back. Chance gone. Good approach play, but lacking the final pass.

Not played badly, in fact, we've played generally quite well, but, yet again, zero goal attempts on target. We can't score if we don't create shots on target.

All other scores going our way so far.

If we could only sort that final third out we would have been well in the lead . Arthur is clueless when it comes to having a shot

Born again Bill wrote:Arthur is clueless when it comes to having a shot

I think that's harsh, I don't recall him having a shooting opportunity, but he has been on the left, right & centre, attempting to create something.

But we do need to create something. Coming up to the hour mark and still no shots on target.

Mellon off for Hunter???
Gibson off for Melbourne.

Is Gnahoua up front on his own now?

62nd minute, our first shot on target!

Come on lads!!!

If we could only pass to our own players! All to often the passes are behind the player. I can't see where a goal will come from. Please prove me wrong.

Not with the finals balls we are putting in!

Our new Head of Communications & Media, Dale Pryde-MacDonald, is offering excellent co-commentary on iFollow, but PLEASE, stop saying players are "giving 110%". Are you saying that players who 'only' give 100% aren't trying hard enough???

Bedeau off for Taylor.

Change in formation?

Apparently, only Morecambe players can be booked.

Keith wrote:Bedeau off for Taylor.

Change in formation?

Apparently, only Morecambe players can be booked.

Not any more

Weir off for Simeu???

Defender on for midfielder, while we're losing?

It's a bit of a shambles. We've huffed and puffed but never created a clear cut chance. I honestly don't know how we will score. In the final third we pass side to side and inevitably lose the ball.
What we would give for a goal from the halfway line now!