Oxford 4 Morecambe 0

[Duffman]

"Duffy misses a shocker"

[George Dawes]

Let's not forget that there have been quite a few new faces brought into the fold over the close season, and all seem to have featured prominently thus far (strikers apart). It is going to take time for them to gel together especially without a full pre-season behind them, another issue that could have been avoided with proper planning...

I don't buy that. It's the same excuse that got trotted out the last couple of seasons but every club brings in new players in the close season, they don't all struggle. What we never do is start a season with the same system as we finished the previous one. THAT is disruptive and takes time to gel.

if i remember correctly when we went on that amazing wining run last season what took us to a 4th place finish we played 4 4 2

then in that 1st leg play-off match we went defensive 4 5 1 = hammered 6 - 0

then when we won the return leg we had 4 4 2 and looked a better team

[Keith]

Wilson sent off

[Keith]

3-0

[alwaysright]

3-0 and Wilson sent off

[Duffman]

4 yellows in 3 games for Wilson?

[Opinionated]

We don't have another left back

[Suffolk Shrimp]

"Mark Duffy has been Morecambe's brightspot this afternoon"

[Suffolk Shrimp]

"..........and Shuker's had a nightmare since he's been on"

[Opinionated]

"Mark Duffy has been Morecambe's brightspot this afternoon"

And that's just his hair

[thegentlegiant]

not there but this score is absolutely shocking, we should be getting results against teams like oxford.

Oh well roll on next sat and hopefully 3 points!!!

[Duffman]

we should be getting results against teams like oxford.

I was waiting for someone to say that

4-0

[Suffolk Shrimp]

Final Whistle.........thank god

[thegentlegiant]

we should be getting results against teams like oxford.

I was waiting for someone to say that

4-0

its true though!!!

This is how we started last season so I still believe we will do well come the end of the season!

[Keith]

Oxford have scored more today against us than we've managed to score so far this season

Oxford hadn't won so far this season.

[shrimpnsave]

4-0 unless sammy makes changes

but i doubt he will to the last few mins

game over

herrrr what did i say

[Posh]

4 yellows in 3 games for Wilson?

His discipline was a huge problem at Chester. As someone said at the time 'the worse the side performs the worse his discipline gets'.

[Suffolk Shrimp]

Sammy was forced into making changes last season by injuries and this was what changed our season around and we went on a 12 game run with a threadbare side not being able to name 7 subs in some games, we can all see whats wrong so why can't he???

4-4-2 Sammy come on!!

[Duffman]

4 yellows in 3 games for Wilson?

His discipline was a huge problem at Chester. As someone said at the time 'the worse the side performs the worse his discipline gets'.

Worst player for discipline last season, the only player getting double figures for bookings. I wouldn't mind if he got booked for crunching tackles but most are silly bookings which can be avoided. I hope Sammy has a word, before the booking it was 2-0, he gets sent off, lose 4-0 and now our only left back is out for the next game. Needs to take a bit of responsibility for his team-mates.

[heysham_mfc]

Hoefully Jevons is not too bad and he will be back next saturday apart from that sounds as though we were shocking today oh well maybe next week.

[chrise27007mk2]

On a positive note..
We always take at least 1 whipping a season
Now its out the way, we can actually start winning games.
Hopefully the team will now wake up and start realising there potential.
i.e Shuker
Keep the faith

[Morecambe Jack]

Jevons is being kept in hospital overnight as a precaution (radio lancashire).

[Buzza]

Poor result overall sounds like we didn't create many chances, If any at all. As previously said by others i think 451 is a bad formation for us to play. Personally i don't think Jevons can play upfront on his own. If your playing a lone striker you need someone who, A: Is as fast as Usain or B: Is great at holding the ball up. For me Jevons is neither of these. I think it is Vital that he plays Upfront with someone else. I.E Mullin. Someone big and strong to get the flick on's or hold it up for someone else.

The team we have has the ability and the talent i just don't think sammy is utilising his players very well. I would like too see 442 played away and 41212 at home.

[james456]

Disappointing but it was always going to be a tough game.

Wilson needs to learn to calm down during games. When he made the tackle, the game was already a lost cause and he'd been booked already so there was no need - just anger and frustration. Sort of understandable but he's a professional and it's not really on.

Hope Jevons is ok. I consider him, Wilson and Baz to perhaps be our best three players and we're potentially without two of them for the next game.

[paulshrimp]

How did Drummond play? He comes back into the team and we get thrashed. Coincidence?