Jesus Christ Oxford United.

Nowhere near good enough, the sort of performance that sends out alarm bells. Ten minutes of pressure and we crumble - lots to be concerned about. Previously have accepted we have League One players having to play up, but failing to do anything of note tonight is a big problem #OUFC

I’ve only watched the last 10mins of that half, but it looks poor from both teams? Certainly something in it for us if we can get some supply out wide #OUFC

Peterborough now in an interesting situation with Poku. *I think* OOC in the summer, but now requires a hamstring operation. Peterborough no doubt relying on a January auction

Was going to watch Currie but he doesn’t look to be in the Orient squad? Injury? Possible recall? Will give Lincoln or Walsall a watch instead #OUFC

Watching Birmingham vs Stockport - for an Ethan Pye watch along. Lewis Bate captain of Stockport.

Shamrock Rovers and #oufc have agreed a deal for Ed McGinty. Personal terms yet to be agreed. (Source: Irish Independent)

Listening to this weeks The Dub…with the problem we have with the #6 would it be better to have a passing profile in that position rather than a destroyer? We struggle to progress through the midfield - maybe someone who enables us to play out? #OUFC

Huge day for me personally as the first official piece of content drops on my project, The GBE Expert Hub! The first 12 days of content will be free, and there will be free content forever, so you have nothing to lose and only knowledge to gain by signing up! open.substack.com/pub/andywats...

Just saw the corner we conceded from…looks like a well run routine to me? Phillips loses his man but Millwall make good use of blockers and cause some chaos at the back post #OUFC

Didn’t watch today due to work, how was it? On the face of it, a reasonable result against one of the in form teams in the league. Another shot/goal for Goodrham off a carry - was he improved playing through the middle again? #OUFC

The Championship is a fascinating league with fascinating young talent, including in midfield. For @analyticsfc.bsky.social, I highlighted some of the young midfielders in the division, and how they're each making their own impact analyticsfc.co.uk/blog/2024/11...

I don’t think we go into Middlesbrough/Sheffield United expecting to pick up points, but the defending on display has been a big concern should we carry it into other matches #OUFC

Unfortunately Sheffield United haven’t had to do much to be 2-0 up here. A poor set piece to concede then a mess on the second. Asking some League One players to make a big jump each week #OUFC

Seems like the new Head of Recruitment is all but confirmed. Some nice additions at Wycombe from non-league, plus loans (another Ipswich link!).

This feels pertinent to the #OUFC DCM role: www.ballerzbantz.com/running-capa...

Analytics Toolbox // code and viz now on GitHub: github.com/Markjwilkins/a…. Some example of the viz created also! Will continue to add…happy to help if any queries

Analytics Toolbox // code and viz now on GitHub: github.com/Markjwilkins/a…. Some example of the viz created also! Will continue to add…happy to help if any queries

The latest SCOUTED Podcast episode is a 50-minute conversation with Gregg Broughton. Joe is joined by the newly-appointed Chicago Fire sporting director to discuss his academy successes at Norwich City and Bodø/Glimt, his time at Blackburn Rovers and recent move to MLS. Listen now: pod.fo/e/28713c

Forgot I put together some code for a match day league report highlighting players <21. This from the weekend…some loan players having a productive time in League One #EFL

Looking through the #OUFC squad usage. Suspect we will see a few moved out come January

Match wrap | Oxford United 2 Middlesborough 6 'Moore's lunging challenge ripped open the Championship experience in increasingly dark and sinister ways. It was what some of us had feared; a dystopian hellscape in which every attack resulted in a goal.' oxblogger.co.uk/2024/11/24/m... #oufc

Nathan Lowe’s Last Nine Games (All Comps): v Colchester 🅰️ v Fleetwood 🅰️ v Chesterfield ⚽️⚽️ v Grimsby ⚽️ v Carlisle ⚽️ v Accrington v Bolton 🅰️ v Crewe ⚽️ v AFC Wimbledon ⚽️ #Saddlers #SCFC #EFL

The defence was a mess today, but worth putting into context…Middlesbrough spent ~5m on Conway, ~5m on Latte Lath, ~3m on Azaz, ~3m on Burgzog. A recent article had the #OUFC summer spend at ~1.5m.

Slapped. I thought each game in the champ would be like this for us, but we need to maintain such a high level to stay competitive. Need to start Scarlett. See if we can react like the Bolton defeat last season #OUFC

Brannagan/vaulks double pivot is it? #oufc

I did a big piece of writing. It’s about strikers and finishing. If you like a bit of numbers, a bit of theory and a bit of fun, have a look. You might like it! 👉 www.ntt20.com/p/have-champ...

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EFL // points gained from losing positions & points lost after going ahead in the Championship so far this season. Swansea yet to gain points after going behind whilst Watford are yet to drop points after going ahead. Both Norwich and Portsmouth regularly dropping points from leading positions

This is good news! Adding to the backroom in a crucial area #oufc www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town...

I went to Oxford United, a football club that has sadly been touched by suicide. I met manager Des Buckingham and midfielder Will Vaulks at the club’s first mental health workshop. They will change and save lives. inews.co.uk/sport/footba...

Dane Scarlett with a lovely header to open the scoring for England U21s #oufc

New (first) post on the Central Winger substack. With thoughts on Player Similarity, problems with current approaches, and a path forward.

EFL // points gained from losing positions & points lost after going ahead in the Championship so far this season. Swansea yet to gain points after going behind whilst Watford are yet to drop points after going ahead. Both Norwich and Portsmouth regularly dropping points from leading positions

mrktinsights.com/index.php/20... A recent blog you may have missed.

Just had a follow from @altrinchamfc.bsky.social. Hopefully this is the start of official football accounts coming over here

If you are new to my account, I write a newsletter on ALL things Japanese football 🇯🇵⚽ over on "Shogun Soccer". Tactics AND data analysis for teams across J1, J2, & J3. I've also started writing player scouting reports too 👀 #JLeague #Jリーグ www.shogunsoccer.com

What would I do if I had a million dollars? I'll tell you what I'd do, man. Two plots at the same time, man Just published a new #rstats tutorial on how to create two plots at the same time with the {patchwork} package thef5.substack.com/p/how-to-two...

I miss the old days of Soccer Analytics twitter, so I'm going to start writing some occasional thoughts again.

Down a rabbit hole with the #oufc set piece stuff and just having a look about…Mark Harris in the top 6 for NPxG so far this season. Not much in the way of volume, but has received good chances and scoring in line with his xG

Down a rabbit hole with the #oufc set piece stuff and just having a look about…Mark Harris in the top 6 for NPxG so far this season. Not much in the way of volume, but has received good chances and scoring in line with his xG

EFL // taking a look at game state in the Championship and how long each team has spent winning/losing/drawing.

I've created a Starter Pack of Oxford United fans using Bluesky, so you can get your fix here rather than Twitter. Will add more as I find more accounts. #OUFC go.bsky.app/UFaSPkK @georgeelek.bsky.social @oxblogger.bsky.social @analyticsoxford.bsky.social

EFL // taking a look at game state in the Championship and how long each team has spent winning/losing/drawing.

I assume Currie will get a recall in January. With the Nelson injury, I assume we will look to bring in a new CB…not sure Negru how Negru is getting on at Salford? #OUFC

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Give this feed a crack: bsky.app/profile/did:... It collates all posts with OUFC in them, and you can pin it to your home page 👍

First post here…any #oufc folk about?