Official Match Thread Oxford v Southend United

[SUFCFANS]

Who do we meet in area final then? Bring it on....

 

[WickfordShrimper]

We hate orient we hate orient
we hate orient we hate orient
we hate orient we hate orient

 

[davewebbsbrain]

Benyon the hero!

Not forgetting Bentley the hero who saved a penalty. All our penalty takers scored but massive pressure on Benyon.

 

[yogi bear up the cagire]

OOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHH GOD that was awful............don't think I've got a heart problem. Sturrock brilliant decision?

 

[Richard Hearn]

Lucky lucky Sturrock.

Give him some ****ing credit, for Christ's sake! He's not Bilel, you know!

 

[madaboutblues]

OMG Paul Sturrock you are a god. Hope Smith takes it as meant for the team rather than a personal insult

 

[Danshrimper]

How/when do we find out if we are home for the first leg or away?

 

[Shrimper]

I shed a tear.

I'm going to both legs.

Not ashamed to admit I did a carpet slide.

 

[Jam_Man]

Lucky lucky Sturrock.

He made a decision it paid off.

Masterstroke.

 

[eastling]

Ole Ole Ole Ole ...................... well done lads - more cracking pens in a shootout... PS unbelievable subs. Not too sure what'll he say to Smith. If it's true he didn't shake Bentley's hand then that's poor but perhaps PS should have advised Smith he would be subbed prior to any shootout given Dan the Man's pen nerves of steel.
Well pleased for Elliott!!!!!!!

 

[maninasuitcase]

I don't believe it. Put on a striker to take a penalty, okay -- anyone heard of a keeper being brought on just for penalties before ?

Yes, didn't Sturrock do this at Swindon?

 

[Onion_Bag_Dave]

Incredible. Honestly. I've never heard of anything remotely like that.

 

[dbailey3]

yes sturrock great decision but 1. could smith have done the same??? 2. what will this do to the confidence of smith?

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Didn't this happen with someone like Mark Bosnich..back in the day

It was the Leicester keeper in the play-offs (Zeljko something?). I think he conceded straight away and it didn't got to pens.

 

[Gremlin]

I don't believe it. Put on a striker to take a penalty, okay -- anyone heard of a keeper being brought on just for penalties before ?

Doesn't matter whether we've heard of it before or not. Who's the player that can influence the greatest number of penalties? The keeper, because he faces (maybe) five and the takers only get one each. He's your most important player at that moment.

 

[Mbof]

Sturrock, genius or crazy, you decide

 

[Rusty Shackleford]

Get in there you ****ing beauty!

 

[chapperzUK]

AMAZING!! Two-legged final against Orient next up.

Although the rather odd substitution worked out well, I wonder how Smith will react.

 

[Shrimper]

Wonder what the reaction from Smith will be.

 

[WightShrimper]

What a night...looking forward to watching it ALL on BP. Well done you Blues.