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Unless he comes up for a corner when it’s 2-1 to Oxford on 89 mins after 44 minutes of 80% aimless, slow possession with Rasmus wanking into a sock about the possession stats. This much better at Whaddon Road already, players actually running, not walking or jogging, and a goalmouth incident and two corners in the first 3 mins.

It’s worse than that, the style of football is like having a gradual anaesthetic applied to slow. Slow-slow-slow-lose the ball-rapid counter-goal. Will keep an eye on this thread but watching the Cheltenham v Shrewsbury second half as I want to watch some actual football. Just watching the first half highlights. Great to see Whaddon Road full.

The Cheltenham game isn’t loading. Drat. Need to find another game where I can actually see some football and some movement, not Rasmus-ball. Yay - CTFC game has loaded! Sorry lads, I just cannot watch 45 minutes corporate plastic Pep ‘football’. I might be watching Cheltenham permanently until SR sell up.

Can you imagine how much BFJ ate yesterday? Probably the size of Micky Quinn or Akinfenwa by now. Or Neil Shipperley minus the van wanking.

Decision to make about whether to switch to Cheltenham v Shrewsbury for the second half. They’re winning 2-0 playing attacking football with a proper manager and football-passionate owner.

Let. The. Manager. Manage. This style of play SR impose is horrific. I’d even prefer Branfoot-ball over this and that was bad enough at the time.

If Ankerson is still at SR there’s no other way they will play.

Leo hits the post against the run of play. Did well to get that shot away.

Yep, exactly what I’m seeing on Sky. And a poor miss for 2-1. Saints very lucky not to be 3-1 down.

Oxford really should be winning. Goal was against the run of play but since THB scored only one team have looked a threat. Short has worked out Rasmus and Rasmus Jr, but it doesn’t take a rocket scientist. Got in behind there again but poor delivery thankfully. So poor Evri would even be tutting at it.

Oxford’s midield is so much fitter and more mobile than ours. They must hand out Valium before training at Staplewood.

What did he actually say to the ref? If he swore it’s usually a yellow.

Downes mandatory yellow. Am I being cynical that he might get another around 75 minutes to watch the St Andrews game on the telly?

If the midfield continues this very slow style of play dictated by Ankerson, no striker will thrive, whether they need movement and quick balls around the corner (AA, CA) or crosses (Stewart - when occasionally fit).

Started well when the midfield moved it quicker but struggles when they go into Rasmus/Martin ball mode. Their midfield is pissing all over ours on the counter when we lose possession trying to slowly pick the lock at the other end.

That’s what SR have done, yes.

WTF was that from Downes? Baz clears the lines in the right way but which Russell would have curled his lip in disgust at.

Harwood-Bellend digging Jack and Tonda out of a hole.

Jack nearly causing 2-0 ball-watching. Tonda - grow a pair of bollocks, stand up to that Danish prick and get Stephens off.

Got away with that twice - but not the third time. 1-0. The player we were linked with too. Dreadful defending and midfield play. Stephens very poor header. Hard one at first glance for Baz as a lot of players in his vision.

Azaz should work the keeper there - instead an SUV has a smashed windscreen. Probably one of those Kia white fridges on wheels.

Better - nice play from Jandar creating space, decent ball but not getting the numbers in to attack.

Seen worse, there’s some semblance of movement with the passing unlike the last two ganes, but lacking a change of pace/bit of innovation.

Ah the days when Ford used to name models after porn mags eg Escort.

Downes slices one into the car park.