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ty cobb wrote:Jake Wright is another case in point. One of our best most consistant players for years and a Wembley hero. In what may well be his last game for us he got a earful of abuse. When he busted a gut to clear a shot off the line you could see him turn to the crowd and gave some back. It is pretty clear the club captain does not think much of us and I can't blame him.

Jimski wrote:Not sure how one reconciles these two positions:

"Lenagan also accepted he had made mistakes this season and pointed to the Wilder situation and then the length of time it took to replace him."

"He did say that if he had his time again he would make the same decisions for the benefit of the club."

If it was a mistake, why do things the same again?

Brahma Bull wrote:He went on [...] that Wilder and OUFC were in effect coming to the end. He added we need to take one step back to move two steps forward. He did say that if he had his time again he would make the same decisions for the benefit of the club.

Snake wrote:Replacing Kelvin with your own kids, fans raising money to fund players and DIY decorations to the stadium like flags and a bit of yellow, raising prices above inflation or keeping them stable when a 5% VAT reduction occurred, reducing the wage bill, youth over experienced loanees when injuries hit, and above all the situation with Wilder (like him or not) must have saved a few quid.

While IL still runs a ‘big name’ Rugby club the Minchery Farm setup has become an expensive and fanciful distraction/hobby with no escape route other than selling low as he’s not going to get those millions of pounds back now – and the longer this situation goes on the further away from the promised land Oxford United become as the financial gap increases each year - http://www.theguardian.com/football/201 ... david-conn

To be honest I think the guy refuses to admit he’s failed, cuts his losses and moves on. He paid £2m (plus a quid) for the club, but it’s probably now worth half of that given the licence deal he authorised his solicitors to sign on 21st March 2006.

ty cobb wrote:For the first time in many many years we had an excellent manager at this club. We let him go far too easily.

Matt D wrote:Whatever IL thinks of the job he's done at OUFC so far, I can't see him moving on. the reality of the situation is that he can either write off the money he's put in (unlikely IMHO) or hope someone's nuts enough to give him that money/a good wedge of it (very unlikely IMHO). If not, he's going to have to try and bring the club's books into some kind of order and deliver success on the pitch.

SmileyMan wrote:

ty cobb wrote:Jake Wright is another case in point. One of our best most consistant players for years and a Wembley hero. In what may well be his last game for us he got a earful of abuse. When he busted a gut to clear a shot off the line you could see him turn to the crowd and gave some back. It is pretty clear the club captain does not think much of us and I can't blame him.

Since he's captain, why not try giving an earful to some of the other players who were losing the games? Did he expect the fans to be blowing him kisses and offering up their daughters?

I'm sorry, but if you're a professional footballer who can't win a game, you're going to get booed. Suck it up.

Brahma Bull wrote:Joe Hi. You were there on Sunday night at the awards, have I accurately relayed the speech from Lenagan?

Snake wrote:Q1. Define “good wedge”. i.e. what is Oxford United as a club really worth without a ground?

Q2. How much money do you reckon it would take to buy the club and the whole of the surrounding owned/leased/franchised areas and doing a total buy out from Firoka?

Q3. Do you think that there is no consortium or forward thinking entrepreneur on this planet who would take on the above mentioned enterprise with Oxford United (a currently failing club with the massive publicity potential and financial incentive to make it better at its core?

Matt D wrote:

Snake wrote:Q1. Define “good wedge”. i.e. what is Oxford United as a club really worth without a ground?

Q2. How much money do you reckon it would take to buy the club and the whole of the surrounding owned/leased/franchised areas and doing a total buy out from Firoka?

Q3. Do you think that there is no consortium or forward thinking entrepreneur on this planet who would take on the above mentioned enterprise with Oxford United (a currently failing club with the massive publicity potential and financial incentive to make it better at its core?

What I think it's worth is not really at stake here. It's what any willing vendor thinks it's worth.

As for consortia or forward-thinking entrepreneurs on this planet, that's a pretty big net to cast, and much bigger than my limited knowledge would stretch to... so yes, it's perfectly possible, but I don't see any on the horizon at the moment. Do you?

joepoolman wrote:posh awards do ticket.

The Enforcer wrote:

joepoolman wrote:posh awards do ticket.

I hope this was held at McDonald's to be in line with the need to make savings and as an appropriate venue to match the end of season form.