Ex-Staff Chris Williams Leaves

RyanioBirdio said:
We need to know how much the stadium is going to cost, who is going to front the cash, and how much the football club will have to pay for it. They know - the idea that they haven’t got a proper financing plan is ludicrous, yet that’s exactly what I’m convinced Williams will say if questioned. “We’re still figuring that out.” No, you’re not. You know exactly how you believe this will work.

If the owners stump up £100m of their own cash (bet you they don’t) and ‘the markets’ provide an additional £60m for arguments sake, the market funded equity share would demand an industry standard yield of 3-5% per annum. That could mean anywhere from £2-3million per year solely on the minority share - the owners would still be yet to recoup on the majority outlay. How do we pay for this? Any increased revenues from stadium operations would simply go to paying shareholders, not to the football club.

What are the sums? How much are they making Oxford United Football Club liable for, and how sustainable are those figures? What if we remain a middling League One club? What if we aren’t in the Championship? What if, heaven forbid, we ended up back in League Two, which really should’ve happened last season under their watch given our points total? Can the club maintain its ability to pay for its own existence in those scenarios?

It’s all good and well people banging on about how there’s no future without this stadium, but until the details are known nobody has any idea what the future looks like with this stadium either.
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Scrongo said:
Don't forget the programme collectors,
It would be a sad day, never to get a copy ever again.
Typical of the way the world is going,
Down hill.....
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I agree. The match day programme is part of the match day experience. Once I'm sat in my seat, with a coffee and a programme, I know it's match day.

I used to keep all the match day programmes throughout the late 80's and 90's. I had a box full of em
 
dickwalton1964 said:
Well, we'll agree to disagree. I just wasn't hearing this level of dissatisfaction when were 2nd under the same board, which to me is proof that the whole downturn around the club filters down from the pitch. Yes, the board appointed Buckingham so they have to carry the can for that mishap but he was a unanimous choice amongst the fan base too. It's the world we live in, one of shifting blame, creating divisions.
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We weren’t hearing this level of dissatisfaction when we were 2nd because that’s what happens when things are going well, ie people turn a blind eye to things / aren’t as bothered when we’re picking up the points.

I think this forum is more representative of the general consensus of fans than some people realise.
 
Mad Dog said:
I agree. The match day programme is part of the match day experience. Once I'm sat in my seat, with a coffee and a programme, I know it's match day.

I used to keep all the match day programmes throughout the late 80's and 90's. I had a box full of em
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either that's a huge box or you only bought a handful of programmes.
 
MarkG said:
either that's a huge box or you only bought a handful of programmes.
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Or he only bought the boxing day 1989 programme and the first one of the new year...
 
Haven’t posted in a long time but the the senior management of the club are doing their best to shoot themselves in the foot and face at the same time at present.
But here are a few facts as I see it.
Oxvox galvanised and ran a great campaign regarding the new stadium/hotel/conference centre and then get a fans forum which they must organise. A lovely way to treat loyal and proactive supporters.
The treatment of Rose and family was appalling and the club decided to say nothing, hoping it would fade away, and as a consequence have lost a significant contribution to none first team funding.
The celebration PRB’s long term involvement was solely organised by fans not a so called leader anywhere to be seen or contribute.
Chris Williams who has been a one man media centre at times leaves and doesn’t get a mention at all until someone writes about 180 characters in a botched attempt to do something about it.
Then I look at first team matters and see that the coaching staff who had struggled under KR in later years are still here and the new manager with no English league management experience gets an assistant manager according to GF from within that structure. LM took his coaching staff and AM with him leaving a big hole that clearly hasn’t been filled.

These are facts as I see it and it is not a glowing recommendation for either Grant or Tim who seem to be Teflon coated at present.
 
What worries me a bit on the finance front is that every time I've raised a concern on these threads I've been assured by @Colin B that we needn't worry, and I've also been reassured with people like Niall M involved that there are good people looking after Oxford United's interests.

However, it does feel like the sands have shifted a bit, with Niall rumoured to have been sidelined. Can we still be sure all is well? And if not, what has changed?
 
OnlyOneUnited said:
What worries me a bit on the finance front is that every time I've raised a concern on these threads I've been assured by @Colin B that we needn't worry, and I've also been reassured with people like Niall M involved that there are good people looking after Oxford United's interests.

However, it does feel like the sands have shifted a bit, with Niall rumoured to have been sidelined. Can we still be sure all is well? And if not, what has changed?
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Benson is whats changed

Not heard a good word about the bloke
 
Benson was originally recruited as Chief Commercial and Marketing officer. However he now seems to be very much involved in the new stadium development, according to his LinkedIn profile at least. He’s either feathered his own nest or been tasked with additional duties by those responsible for running our club, presumably with Niall McW now very much sidelined?

If he’s the biggest problem at our great club and causing so many long serving and genuine OUFC supporting staff to leave, then surely this must be obvious and something could be done? Unless of course TW and GF think he’s the Dog’s B’s which it seems is the case.
 
dickwalton1964 said:
I don't know the answers but why not just let it ride, at least until the next programme notes and then judge. It seems there's so much playground pettiness, it's reminding me of Yaya Toure and his birthday card hissy fit. Is it really that crucial whether the written thanks and goodbye is this weekend or in a week or twos time ? As great a job that he did, he isn't going to be the one tasked with scoring the goals on the pitch and, other than those hell bent on creating toxicity, is anyone that worried that a formal thanks wasn't put in place on a weekend when he's still formally employed by the club ?
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So again, Tim/Grant (mainly Tim) might make some retrospective gesture, but again it would feel
like it’s been forced upon him/them rather than him/them being genuine e.g. similar to the initial comment made by Grant on X (formerly Tweeter!), for him then to remove it, and after seeing/reading the various comments questioning Tim & Grant on this topic to then repost it!
 
OnlyOneUnited said:
What worries me a bit on the finance front is that every time I've raised a concern on these threads I've been assured by @Colin B that we needn't worry, and I've also been reassured with people like Niall M involved that there are good people looking after Oxford United's interests.

However, it does feel like the sands have shifted a bit, with Niall rumoured to have been sidelined. Can we still be sure all is well? And if not, what has changed?
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Sorry,off topic.
If things have changed financially- why has the planning application gone in .
 
LowerSouth said:
Sorry,off topic.
If things have changed financially- why has the planning application gone in .
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Because the new stadium plans can only proceed, and the lease of the land will only be signed off 'IF' OUFC gets planning approval. Nothing has changed financially, however, the proposal has been tweaked following feedback from supporters and anti-stadium groups. (EG: Adding a bridge). Hence the 3-month ish delay.
LowerSouth said:
Not exactly the sign of someone being pushed out of the club ?
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Er, read his notes again. The reference to looking forward to coming back as a 'customer' was a clear and considered 'dig' at those above him.
 
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