| Isn’t it strange how Oxford suddenly stopped getting injured… 19:42 - Dec 26 with 3529 views | ITFC_Forever |
…when they went behind. |  |
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| Isn’t it strange how Oxford suddenly stopped getting injured… on 19:46 - Dec 26 with 3487 views | BarcaBlue |
To be fair their onlly long injury break before the first goal saw the player substituted - don't think there were really any signs of time wasting today. |  | | |
| Isn’t it strange how Oxford suddenly stopped getting injured… on 20:08 - Dec 26 with 3376 views | ITFC_Forever |
| Isn’t it strange how Oxford suddenly stopped getting injured… on 19:46 - Dec 26 by BarcaBlue |
To be fair their onlly long injury break before the first goal saw the player substituted - don't think there were really any signs of time wasting today. |
They were at it all afternoon….Their number 2 for a start died and then miraculously was resurrected, thought it was Easter instead of Christmas for a minute. | |
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| Isn’t it strange how Oxford suddenly stopped getting injured… on 20:13 - Dec 26 with 3341 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| Isn’t it strange how Oxford suddenly stopped getting injured… on 20:08 - Dec 26 by ITFC_Forever |
They were at it all afternoon….Their number 2 for a start died and then miraculously was resurrected, thought it was Easter instead of Christmas for a minute. |
Except that was still happening after they were behind. It was like it was so ingrained they couldn't help it or they were trying to keep the score down!
Highlights included a player down off the pitch and the game still got stopped for him to get treatment; a defender goes down with a possible head injury defending a corner and the ref plays on until Oxford were about to break and then stops play for it; their player goes down on halfway and we carry on, the ball goes to their keeper who plays on but we then put it out so he can get treatment.
As ever, the important thing was that we got ahead and stayed ahead. |  |
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| Isn’t it strange how Oxford suddenly stopped getting injured… on 20:14 - Dec 26 with 3332 views | ArnieM |
Does anyone think their player going off injured on 15mins saw a turning point in the game thereafter? Because we suddenly seemed to get into our stride after that. Then they couldn’t live with us for a large of part of the game. |  |
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| Isn’t it strange how Oxford suddenly stopped getting injured… on 20:19 - Dec 26 with 3266 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| Isn’t it strange how Oxford suddenly stopped getting injured… on 20:14 - Dec 26 by ArnieM |
Does anyone think their player going off injured on 15mins saw a turning point in the game thereafter? Because we suddenly seemed to get into our stride after that. Then they couldn’t live with us for a large of part of the game. |
I thought it was 30+ minutes before the tide turned. Oxford looked more likely up until our first shot on 28 minutes. I noticed before the game that the biggest difference in when each team scored and conceded was the 30-45 minutes bracket where Oxford have conceded a lot and is (slightly) better for our scoring stats. Once we got ahead we never really looked back. Gradually grew into the game. Brannigan didn't look up to much from that performance. Kept fouling Burns on every corner and then let him get away on the one he scored from. | |
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| Isn’t it strange how Oxford suddenly stopped getting injured… on 20:26 - Dec 26 with 3194 views | Swansea_Blue |
I don’t think there was any ingrained behaviour there around time wasting. It was pretty obvious they were coming off second best in the physical battles and will be nursing a few bruises tomorrow. |  |
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| Isn’t it strange how Oxford suddenly stopped getting injured… on 20:28 - Dec 26 with 3151 views | xrayspecs |
I also thought the ref was clear to both sides that he was not going to get conned - no cheap free kicks and not automatically stopping play when someone went down. At least twice Oxford had a man on the ground and he played on, sent a clear message to them that if they wanted to lay on the ground, then that was up to them, and the game would be played around them. |  | | |
| Isn’t it strange how Oxford suddenly stopped getting injured… on 20:34 - Dec 26 with 3061 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Isn’t it strange how Oxford suddenly stopped getting injured… on 20:28 - Dec 26 by xrayspecs |
I also thought the ref was clear to both sides that he was not going to get conned - no cheap free kicks and not automatically stopping play when someone went down. At least twice Oxford had a man on the ground and he played on, sent a clear message to them that if they wanted to lay on the ground, then that was up to them, and the game would be played around them. |
Yep, although he took it so far sometimes he was missing head injuries, which wasn’t great. Good to see the game flowing though. | |
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| Isn’t it strange how Oxford suddenly stopped getting injured… on 20:41 - Dec 26 with 3009 views | xrayspecs |
| Isn’t it strange how Oxford suddenly stopped getting injured… on 20:34 - Dec 26 by Swansea_Blue |
Yep, although he took it so far sometimes he was missing head injuries, which wasn’t great. Good to see the game flowing though. |
The thing is that players know if they feign head injuries, the ref should stop the game. It is difficult to police but it definitely gave Oxford something to think about today. | | | |
| Isn’t it strange how Oxford suddenly stopped getting injured… on 20:45 - Dec 26 with 2980 views | Edmundo |
| Isn’t it strange how Oxford suddenly stopped getting injured… on 20:28 - Dec 26 by xrayspecs |
I also thought the ref was clear to both sides that he was not going to get conned - no cheap free kicks and not automatically stopping play when someone went down. At least twice Oxford had a man on the ground and he played on, sent a clear message to them that if they wanted to lay on the ground, then that was up to them, and the game would be played around them. |
Wish all refs were like that |  |
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| Isn’t it strange how Oxford suddenly stopped getting injured… on 20:57 - Dec 26 with 2903 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
| Isn’t it strange how Oxford suddenly stopped getting injured… on 20:41 - Dec 26 by xrayspecs |
The thing is that players know if they feign head injuries, the ref should stop the game. It is difficult to police but it definitely gave Oxford something to think about today. |
The Oxford player who went down in their box and stayed down a while definitely clashed heads with Burgess.
One nearer the middle of the pitch had a bleeding nose when he was rolled over by the physio.
Ian Westlake on Ifollow co-comms spent the first hour hating the ref because he was little and jumped around too much and did too many stretches. By the end of the match he grudgingly admitted that he had had a pretty good performance over all. | | | |
| Isn’t it strange how Oxford suddenly stopped getting injured… on 21:01 - Dec 26 with 2883 views | Vaughan8 |
I'm sure they had more injuries in the second half that the first....?!?
Dont let that get in the way of a good "headline" | | | |
| Isn’t it strange how Oxford suddenly stopped getting injured… on 21:47 - Dec 26 with 2733 views | Wickets |
Oxford will most likely be the last team to come to Portman Rd this season and try and attack us ! |  | | |
| Isn’t it strange how Oxford suddenly stopped getting injured… on 21:58 - Dec 26 with 2683 views | Vic |
| Isn’t it strange how Oxford suddenly stopped getting injured… on 20:19 - Dec 26 by Nthsuffolkblue |
I thought it was 30+ minutes before the tide turned. Oxford looked more likely up until our first shot on 28 minutes. I noticed before the game that the biggest difference in when each team scored and conceded was the 30-45 minutes bracket where Oxford have conceded a lot and is (slightly) better for our scoring stats. Once we got ahead we never really looked back. Gradually grew into the game. Brannigan didn't look up to much from that performance. Kept fouling Burns on every corner and then let him get away on the one he scored from. |
I wasn’t able to watch or even listen, but did follow surreptitiously in the chat room and on BBC live text. It was noticeable how after 25 mins the possession stats began to turn decisively in our favour. Even without listening I sensed the tide was turning and a goal was c9ming. |  |
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| Isn’t it strange how Oxford suddenly stopped getting injured… on 00:10 - Dec 27 with 2419 views | Simonds92 |
| Isn’t it strange how Oxford suddenly stopped getting injured… on 20:28 - Dec 26 by xrayspecs |
I also thought the ref was clear to both sides that he was not going to get conned - no cheap free kicks and not automatically stopping play when someone went down. At least twice Oxford had a man on the ground and he played on, sent a clear message to them that if they wanted to lay on the ground, then that was up to them, and the game would be played around them. |
Good point, I was thinking during the game it's probably the best refereeing performance of the season. | | | |
| Isn’t it strange how Oxford suddenly stopped getting injured… on 01:51 - Dec 27 with 2266 views | textbackup |
i'm getting to the stage now where after every game its more relief that we "hopefully" wont need to face these teams again, more than joy at a win.
oxford were pathetic most of the game. just so fed up of watching non football. i know teams have points to play for etc, but ffs |  |
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| Isn’t it strange how Oxford suddenly stopped getting injured… on 07:39 - Dec 27 with 2004 views | xrayspecs |
| Isn’t it strange how Oxford suddenly stopped getting injured… on 20:57 - Dec 26 by ArnoldMoorhen |
The Oxford player who went down in their box and stayed down a while definitely clashed heads with Burgess.
One nearer the middle of the pitch had a bleeding nose when he was rolled over by the physio.
Ian Westlake on Ifollow co-comms spent the first hour hating the ref because he was little and jumped around too much and did too many stretches. By the end of the match he grudgingly admitted that he had had a pretty good performance over all. |
The ref did miss at least one head issue. It is difficult to separate play acting from genuine injuries. It is though good if refs are wising up to those clubs who regularly and excessively stop or slow down play.
Westlake is good on co-comms and I get the concern he had at the start of the game that the ref was giving off vibes that it was all about him. Thankfully, it was a decent reffing performance which helped the game to flow. [Post edited 27 Dec 2022 7:57]
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| Isn’t it strange how Oxford suddenly stopped getting injured… on 08:33 - Dec 27 with 1850 views | Ely_Blue |
| Isn’t it strange how Oxford suddenly stopped getting injured… on 19:46 - Dec 26 by BarcaBlue |
To be fair their onlly long injury break before the first goal saw the player substituted - don't think there were really any signs of time wasting today. |
Other than the mysterious head injury at the corner after about 25 minutes when their player suffered from the Christmas miracle too, then the keeper taking 30 seconds every time he had the ball in hand, the player who grabbed the ball when Chaplin won a throw after being pushed in the back but yeah they didn’t do much time wasting at all did they before they conceded |  |
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| Isn’t it strange how Oxford suddenly stopped getting injured… on 08:52 - Dec 27 with 1797 views | BarcaBlue |
| Isn’t it strange how Oxford suddenly stopped getting injured… on 08:33 - Dec 27 by Ely_Blue |
Other than the mysterious head injury at the corner after about 25 minutes when their player suffered from the Christmas miracle too, then the keeper taking 30 seconds every time he had the ball in hand, the player who grabbed the ball when Chaplin won a throw after being pushed in the back but yeah they didn’t do much time wasting at all did they before they conceded |
It was a clear clash of heads with Burgess. Their keeper did slow things down but Walton was doing the same at the end. I think this sh1thousery angle is sometimes overplayed. Best way to combat it is to score and we did that yesterday. | | | |
| Isn’t it strange how Oxford suddenly stopped getting injured… on 08:55 - Dec 27 with 1778 views | Darth_Koont |
| Isn’t it strange how Oxford suddenly stopped getting injured… on 20:57 - Dec 26 by ArnoldMoorhen |
The Oxford player who went down in their box and stayed down a while definitely clashed heads with Burgess.
One nearer the middle of the pitch had a bleeding nose when he was rolled over by the physio.
Ian Westlake on Ifollow co-comms spent the first hour hating the ref because he was little and jumped around too much and did too many stretches. By the end of the match he grudgingly admitted that he had had a pretty good performance over all. |
I thought the ref was good and Oxford really didn’t feign injury that much, if at all. As you say there were two clear head injuries amongst them.
Yes, I thought Westlake went overboard early on the ref. Maybe that’s a default player perspective to expect and prepare for the worst from an official but overall the ref was pretty decent and kept the game moving well. |  |
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| Isn’t it strange how Oxford suddenly stopped getting injured… on 09:01 - Dec 27 with 1743 views | Sawtrich |
| Isn’t it strange how Oxford suddenly stopped getting injured… on 20:28 - Dec 26 by xrayspecs |
I also thought the ref was clear to both sides that he was not going to get conned - no cheap free kicks and not automatically stopping play when someone went down. At least twice Oxford had a man on the ground and he played on, sent a clear message to them that if they wanted to lay on the ground, then that was up to them, and the game would be played around them. |
It's really difficult for refs, it is very hard to tell what is a genuine injury and what is play acting. Football is becoming unwatchable with the amount of time wasting and feigning injury and breaking up of the game there is now. Teams that consistently fake injury to break up play need to consider that sooner or later it could have dire consequences, refs get fed up and play on and could miss a genuine head injury. Remember Mich D'Avray swallowing his tongue? |  | | |
| Isn’t it strange how Oxford suddenly stopped getting injured… on 09:14 - Dec 27 with 1707 views | Radlett_blue |
| Isn’t it strange how Oxford suddenly stopped getting injured… on 09:01 - Dec 27 by Sawtrich |
It's really difficult for refs, it is very hard to tell what is a genuine injury and what is play acting. Football is becoming unwatchable with the amount of time wasting and feigning injury and breaking up of the game there is now. Teams that consistently fake injury to break up play need to consider that sooner or later it could have dire consequences, refs get fed up and play on and could miss a genuine head injury. Remember Mich D'Avray swallowing his tongue? |
Exactly this. 95% of the time, a player is at zero risk if he is left to lie on the ground for a minute or so when injured. Unfortunately, if refs ignore it, it could be a case where a player has had a seizure (no one actually swallows their tongue), which could have serious consequences. However, even in a case of seizure, the recommended procedure is to turn them gently on one side. Unless the seizure lasts for 5 or more minutes is it likely to be serious. |  |
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| Isn’t it strange how Oxford suddenly stopped getting injured… on 10:21 - Dec 27 with 1565 views | Ely_Blue |
| Isn’t it strange how Oxford suddenly stopped getting injured… on 08:52 - Dec 27 by BarcaBlue |
It was a clear clash of heads with Burgess. Their keeper did slow things down but Walton was doing the same at the end. I think this sh1thousery angle is sometimes overplayed. Best way to combat it is to score and we did that yesterday. |
I’m not sure anything that Walton does is anywhere near that level | |
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| Isn’t it strange how Oxford suddenly stopped getting injured… on 10:32 - Dec 27 with 1534 views | Wickets |
| Isn’t it strange how Oxford suddenly stopped getting injured… on 10:21 - Dec 27 by Ely_Blue |
I’m not sure anything that Walton does is anywhere near that level |
Second half he wasted a bit no doubt . For me some Town fans need to take their Blue specs off as we waste time when we need too and until the powers that be do something about it quite right too . As for the first stoppage the Oxford player got injured went and then took no further part in the game . How could that have been a cheat . | | | |
| Isn’t it strange how Oxford suddenly stopped getting injured… on 10:52 - Dec 27 with 1497 views | GeoffSentence |
| Isn’t it strange how Oxford suddenly stopped getting injured… on 08:52 - Dec 27 by BarcaBlue |
It was a clear clash of heads with Burgess. Their keeper did slow things down but Walton was doing the same at the end. I think this sh1thousery angle is sometimes overplayed. Best way to combat it is to score and we did that yesterday. |
We've seen so much time wasting and shthousing at FPR over the last few seasons that our fans jump on it at the first hint of any, like the 'boring,boring Oxford' chants when their player went down on 15 minutes and had to be substituted.
Of course Oxford's reputation also precedes them. They have form for it so it is expected from them now.
Yesterday they weren't too bad, but I think they were going for an early goal and I have little doubt that if they had got it then they would have taken the first train back to shthouse central. |  |
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