| Dickie! 22:27 - Aug 24 with 4825 views | silky |
What an outstanding individual we have on our hands. Just wanted to mention it and say what a great contribution he’s giving in both defence and unbelievably in attack.
Odds on top scorer by end of season? 😂 |  |
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| Dickie! on 22:36 - Aug 24 with 4174 views | BrianMcCarthy |
Yes, but he's really contributed nothing as a goalie. |  |
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| Dickie! on 22:42 - Aug 24 with 4104 views | ozranger |
Great ovation he got when subbed. The whole ground stood up including all the Oxford fans. |  | | |
| Dickie! on 22:46 - Aug 24 with 4075 views | silky |
| Dickie! on 22:36 - Aug 24 by BrianMcCarthy |
Yes, but he's really contributed nothing as a goalie. |
What about that goal line clearance? Better than most goalkeepers. 😉 | |
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| Dickie! on 22:47 - Aug 24 with 4037 views | ted_hendrix |
Some comments from Oxford United's home page re Rob Dickie.
Dickie, outstanding on the night, made one superb early tackle and also blocked a second attempt from the hard woirking Sam Winnall that floated just over the bar, with another ex-U’s player Jordan Archer beaten. Alex Gorrin dragged a 16th minute drive wide and United had matched their higher league opponents for the first 15 minutes, but then the Hoops started to get on top.
Simon Eastwood got down well to deny Chris Willock at his near post then made a magnificent save to deny Chair from close range soon after. However, it would have taken Eastwood with Jack Stevens on his shoulders to stop Dickie’s opener when he chested the ball down in the centre circle, played a one-two, rampaged forward from his own half and drove an unstoppable shot into the top left corner for a superb goal. Credit to Dickie who refused to celebrate in front of the away fans (I would still be doing laps of Loftus Road now).
Eastwood made another good save from Chair as United held on to try and get to half time, although an outstretched boot from Winnall lifted a Seddon free kick onto the top of the bar to underline the fact that the U’s weren’t out of it at a goal down.
Sadly, with five minutes to half time the task became a whole lot harder when Chair got Loftus Road rocking. This time it came from the left wing and Chair’s well struck shot took a wicked deflection off stand-in right back Leon Chambers-Parillon to wrong-foot Eastwood and give the R’s a 2-0 half-time advantage. |  |
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| Dickie! on 05:37 - Aug 25 with 3542 views | B_Wad |
| Dickie! on 22:42 - Aug 24 by ozranger |
Great ovation he got when subbed. The whole ground stood up including all the Oxford fans. |
Thought that was class that not only did Warburton sub Dickie so he could get applause from both QPR and Oxford, but that he also replaced him with Gubbins who I believe is an Oxford fan.
Really liking Warburton's approach. |  | | |
| Dickie! on 05:54 - Aug 25 with 3509 views | stainrods_elbow |
I wouldn't swap Dickie for Maguire, van Dijk or just about anyone in the Prem right now. The man is a copper-plated, brutal, and beautiful beast at both ends, and his star is rising almost alarmingly. Him, Willock and Chair are going right to the top - please God, come hell or high water, it's with us. [Post edited 25 Aug 2021 10:22]
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| Dickie! on 10:16 - Aug 25 with 2963 views | CiderwithRsie |
| Dickie! on 05:54 - Aug 25 by stainrods_elbow |
I wouldn't swap Dickie for Maguire, van Dijk or just about anyone in the Prem right now. The man is a copper-plated, brutal, and beautiful beast at both ends, and his star is rising almost alarmingly. Him, Willock and Chair are going right to the top - please God, come hell or high water, it's with us. [Post edited 25 Aug 2021 10:22]
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Couldn't agree more, but I wouldn't swap any of our players for anyone, irrespective of talent.
This feels like our team, made up of our players. I bet all of them would say this is either the best team they've played in or at least the most fun they've had. That sense of belonging is hugely important to me and I think it is for the club too.
We can win things but we are never going to be the next Man City; but we can be us and proud of it. |  | | |
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| Dickie! on 11:28 - Aug 25 with 2837 views | rsonist |
Not to warp a positive into a criticism - and who knows what they look like in training - but Dickie is hitting them so clean it seems a bit odd to keep indulging Barbs on free kick duty at this point.
Seeing the catapult trundle forward is getting addictive. |  | | |
| Dickie! on 11:42 - Aug 25 with 2799 views | gazza1 |
| Dickie! on 11:28 - Aug 25 by rsonist |
Not to warp a positive into a criticism - and who knows what they look like in training - but Dickie is hitting them so clean it seems a bit odd to keep indulging Barbs on free kick duty at this point.
Seeing the catapult trundle forward is getting addictive. |
Very different striking a moving ball and one that is stationary where you have to go around players, over players, etc, etc..... [Post edited 25 Aug 2021 11:42]
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| Dickie! on 11:45 - Aug 25 with 2775 views | kernowhoop |
| Dickie! on 10:16 - Aug 25 by CiderwithRsie |
Couldn't agree more, but I wouldn't swap any of our players for anyone, irrespective of talent.
This feels like our team, made up of our players. I bet all of them would say this is either the best team they've played in or at least the most fun they've had. That sense of belonging is hugely important to me and I think it is for the club too.
We can win things but we are never going to be the next Man City; but we can be us and proud of it. |
Very nicely put. I agree, albeit I would like one more attacking player with the pace that BOS had. | | | |
| Dickie! on 11:50 - Aug 25 with 2756 views | Stainrod |
Am reading a few articles referring to Chair scoring - obvs it was his shot but is it officially an o.g? | | | |
| Dickie! on 11:54 - Aug 25 with 2737 views | gazza1 |
| Dickie! on 11:50 - Aug 25 by Stainrod |
Am reading a few articles referring to Chair scoring - obvs it was his shot but is it officially an o.g? |
Took a massive deflection.......og probably. | | | |
| Dickie! on 12:00 - Aug 25 with 2720 views | ParkRoyalR |
Did'nt realise until watched the replay he took that out of the sky from the goalkeepers kick, chested, played a give and go, and used both feet going forward before launching, that was some goal!
Value wise, without going overboard, similar player to Ajer, who Celtic just sold to Brentford for an initial £13.5m rising to £ 18m apparently.
Ajer is a ball-playing centre half who lacks top level pace but if he's worth that money, can't see Dickie not moving into that range, especially with his ability to step up, break the line, and contribute goals from long range and set pieces. | | | |
| Dickie! on 12:15 - Aug 25 with 2678 views | Logman |
What I like is the way its all done in a sort of 'I'll give it a go at centre back for you lads, I'm not a big goalscorer but I'll give it a go for you' kind of way. | | | |
| Dickie! on 12:36 - Aug 25 with 2580 views | rsonist |
| Dickie! on 12:00 - Aug 25 by ParkRoyalR |
Did'nt realise until watched the replay he took that out of the sky from the goalkeepers kick, chested, played a give and go, and used both feet going forward before launching, that was some goal!
Value wise, without going overboard, similar player to Ajer, who Celtic just sold to Brentford for an initial £13.5m rising to £ 18m apparently.
Ajer is a ball-playing centre half who lacks top level pace but if he's worth that money, can't see Dickie not moving into that range, especially with his ability to step up, break the line, and contribute goals from long range and set pieces. |
Ajer not absolutely rapid IIRC but I'm pretty sure still easily beats Dickie for pace. That's really the only thing that's been holding the scouts back, and in fairness it's certainly not unimportant, especially so when stepping up a level.
In fancy progressive aspects they're otherwise evenly matched I'd say - in every other Actual Defending aspect of the position Dickie absolutely trounces him IMO and that's not the bias talking. | | | |
| Dickie! on 12:53 - Aug 25 with 2535 views | nix |
| Dickie! on 11:45 - Aug 25 by kernowhoop |
Very nicely put. I agree, albeit I would like one more attacking player with the pace that BOS had. |
Yes. Interesting listening to Kevin Gallen on the West London Sport vlog. He was basically saying that's our problem with beating the high press. A team like Barnsley can bring up their central defenders, knowing we haven't got anyone with the lightning speed to outrun them getting back into position. Or else they just take them out, like they did with Jojo, or pull them back like they did with Willock. But someone with really blistering pace might be even harder for them to do that with as the defender might end up as the last man. [Post edited 25 Aug 2021 12:53]
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| Dickie! on 12:57 - Aug 25 with 2520 views | ParkRoyalR |
| Dickie! on 12:36 - Aug 25 by rsonist |
Ajer not absolutely rapid IIRC but I'm pretty sure still easily beats Dickie for pace. That's really the only thing that's been holding the scouts back, and in fairness it's certainly not unimportant, especially so when stepping up a level.
In fancy progressive aspects they're otherwise evenly matched I'd say - in every other Actual Defending aspect of the position Dickie absolutely trounces him IMO and that's not the bias talking. |
Yes agree, although Dickie definitely looks leaner this season and seems to have picked up a yard of pace, his all-round improvement with our coaching team has been very impressive. | | | |
| Dickie! on 15:11 - Aug 25 with 2291 views | CLAREMAN1995 |
| Dickie! on 22:47 - Aug 24 by ted_hendrix |
Some comments from Oxford United's home page re Rob Dickie.
Dickie, outstanding on the night, made one superb early tackle and also blocked a second attempt from the hard woirking Sam Winnall that floated just over the bar, with another ex-U’s player Jordan Archer beaten. Alex Gorrin dragged a 16th minute drive wide and United had matched their higher league opponents for the first 15 minutes, but then the Hoops started to get on top.
Simon Eastwood got down well to deny Chris Willock at his near post then made a magnificent save to deny Chair from close range soon after. However, it would have taken Eastwood with Jack Stevens on his shoulders to stop Dickie’s opener when he chested the ball down in the centre circle, played a one-two, rampaged forward from his own half and drove an unstoppable shot into the top left corner for a superb goal. Credit to Dickie who refused to celebrate in front of the away fans (I would still be doing laps of Loftus Road now).
Eastwood made another good save from Chair as United held on to try and get to half time, although an outstretched boot from Winnall lifted a Seddon free kick onto the top of the bar to underline the fact that the U’s weren’t out of it at a goal down.
Sadly, with five minutes to half time the task became a whole lot harder when Chair got Loftus Road rocking. This time it came from the left wing and Chair’s well struck shot took a wicked deflection off stand-in right back Leon Chambers-Parillon to wrong-foot Eastwood and give the R’s a 2-0 half-time advantage. |
Just watched his Interview and he said the Oxford keeper is one of his best friends and he felt bad to beat him with that lazer so that is probably why he was low key .Of course he also said he knew it was in from the moment he struck it  | | | |
| Dickie! on 15:53 - Aug 25 with 2230 views | simmo |
| Dickie! on 12:36 - Aug 25 by rsonist |
Ajer not absolutely rapid IIRC but I'm pretty sure still easily beats Dickie for pace. That's really the only thing that's been holding the scouts back, and in fairness it's certainly not unimportant, especially so when stepping up a level.
In fancy progressive aspects they're otherwise evenly matched I'd say - in every other Actual Defending aspect of the position Dickie absolutely trounces him IMO and that's not the bias talking. |
"That's really the only thing that's been holding the scouts back"
They tell you that personally? |  |
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| Dickie! on 16:58 - Aug 25 with 2080 views | izlingtonhoop |
In the highlights you see him chest it forward then demand it back.
He knows what he's gonna do!
He's so fine... [Post edited 25 Aug 2021 17:02]
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| Dickie! on 18:33 - Aug 25 with 1971 views | Mick_S |
| Dickie! on 16:58 - Aug 25 by izlingtonhoop |
In the highlights you see him chest it forward then demand it back.
He knows what he's gonna do!
He's so fine... [Post edited 25 Aug 2021 17:02]
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| Dickie! on 18:45 - Aug 25 with 1933 views | dmm |
Just watched his offish interview and was impressed by his modesty and level headedness. He's not only a fantastic footballer but seems an excellent character too. |  | | |
| Dickie! on 18:50 - Aug 25 with 1909 views | rsonist |
| Dickie! on 15:53 - Aug 25 by simmo |
"That's really the only thing that's been holding the scouts back"
They tell you that personally? |
No...? I meant it's the most evident flaw in his game, in terms of the general criteria they assess. Not sure what you're trying to say - do you have another theory? | | | |
| Dickie! on 18:57 - Aug 25 with 1891 views | simmo |
Other than maybe not presenting theories as facts, not really. I'll let you know though. | |
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