Announcement today?
- Thread starter Ox4Eva
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joshua
Level: Jack Midson
(68 Apps, 15 Gls)
Or yesterday or the day before or even 6 weeks ago. Its a bloody shambles, for starters im not renewing 3 season tickets next season will now pick my matches from now on
Oldham
Level: Dave Roberts
(176 Apps, 8 Gls)
Oh dear...
MJB
Level: Les Phillips
(224 Apps, 15 Gls)
It certainly would.
Ox4Eva
Level: John Aldridge
(141 Apps, 90 Gls)
Hopefully 3 people with 'real' passion for OUFC can take those seats then!
Victor1986
Level: Andy Crosby
(122 Apps, 13 Gls)
Can understand Joshua. This farce will also filter down to the squad that runs out tomorrow & they must be thinking what the hell is going on? Tomorrow is probably a "must not lose" rather than a "must win" but with the current shambles going on in the background to get anything will be a miracle!
Understand this view point and I don’t think he should be criticised for it. We all have our own reasons for going/not going - it doesn’t make him any less of a fan in my view. Equally I understand people’s blind loyalty. I will continue going because when the ‘ups’ come back around (which they will eventually) it just makes them all the sweeter.
‘A miracle’ ?
Sorry, that’s rubbish. We are playing AFC Wimbledon, not Blackburn.
I see us winning - we tonked them earlier in the season.
Irrespective of the super black hole caused by the takeover/ lack of manager.
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Barbadosyellow
Level: Dave Langan
(136 Apps, 3 Gls)
It's a shame that Tiger doesn't seem to subscribe to the "Under Promise and Over Deliver" school of stakeholder management with regard to the appointment but there's still time for some news today
T’ai Chi
Level: Ricardinho
(39 Apps, 3 Gls)
Didn’t we tonk Plymouth? I agree we should pick up a win tomorrow but we should have beaten a few of the bottom teams at the Kassam. Winning is not a given and the current situation is not helpful.
gofish2
Level: Chris Maguire
(79 Apps, 22 Gls)
Yes, another example of an owner of a business having the audacity to do things his way instead of immediately gratifying the customers.
But it won’t be a ‘miracle’ if we get a result will it?
Talk about over the top language.
gofish2
Level: Chris Maguire
(79 Apps, 22 Gls)
You realise that it's precisely this kind of action that will probably alert Tiger to the need for immediate action, to save those 3 season tickets. Power to your elbow!
Shaun Rice
Level: Callum O'Dowda
(106 Apps, 14 Gls)
Totally agree. Appointing today could just be the difference for 3 points. New manager syndrome is common enough for it to be recognised by the NHS as a genuine condition!
Furthermore even though I was one of the be patient as opposed to the quick fix brigade I’m even starting to think enough is enough.
Shaun Rice
Level: Callum O'Dowda
(106 Apps, 14 Gls)
I’ll add it’s starting to look like we can’t afford or convince the ‘right’ man to take us on.
windmill
Level: John Aldridge
(141 Apps, 90 Gls)
This is what I have been saying all along. Go down the leagues to find an up and coming manager who thinks Oxford United is a step UP in his career, not someone looking for a meal ticket.
We know CB was all but in position when Tiger took over
We know after meeting Tiger CB had, as was his prerogative, CB had a change of mind and declined the offer as Tiger's philosophy differed from DE
Tiger it certainly appears wants not only his choice of manager/head coach, he also seems to be wanting a BIG name, perhaps to boost his (Tiger's) ego or perhaps to impress silent current backers or potential incoming investors.
My concern is after, the untried but highly rated by some, CB declined working for Tiger that the OUFC manager /head coach vacancy is being viewed as a poison chalice by potential fillers of that vacancy. And while Tiger is doing his best Frank Sinatra impersonation (as in doing it HIS way) , the unrest and uncertainty in the squad, confirmed by recent results (4 points from seven games- not to mention two cup competition capitulations, 'Harvey boycott trophy & Ox' senior cup) isnt doing OUFC any good whatsoever.
I hope Tiger appoints a manager/head coach capable of steadying the ship and building for promotion next season and soon, my concerns are mentioned above , and the biggest worry is it ends up in a relegation dogfight that Tiger's chosen one is incapable of avoiding. 7 weeks plus is far too long to be without a manager/head coach!!!!
greatunclekip
Level: Steve Basham
(189 Apps, 51 Gls)
As if
uptheus
Level: Paul Moody
(197 Apps, 75 Gls)
I wish I had your confidence about the result Tim. I think it’ll be a hard game, but hopefully we’ll get a winning result.
Oslernorth
Level: John Aldridge
(141 Apps, 90 Gls)
In Fairness to Tiger, he was only in charge 2 days before the Northampton game.
So whist the manger(less) saga has run on for 7 weeks, taking 4 points from seven games. Tiger is only responsible for 1 point in 1 game.
T’ai Chi
Level: Ricardinho
(39 Apps, 3 Gls)
Who said it would be a miracle?
Talk about mis-representing a post. As I said we should beat Wimbledon, but it’s not a given and the off field issues may effect the team.
T’ai Chi
Level: Ricardinho
(39 Apps, 3 Gls)
Tiger has been instrumental at the club for a while. The fact that he said that he was behind strengthening the defence during the transfer window in January would indicate this. I’m sorry but he must have been aware of the potential managers we were interviewing prior to the rubber stamping of his takeover. I do suscribe to the theory that some potential managers have retracted their interest since talking to a Tiger.
LondonRoader
Level: Andy Crosby
(122 Apps, 13 Gls)
Yes exactly.
Or you could spin it as a few posters do on here into a negative and say:
Under Tigers watch we have dropped 2 points so far that is relegation form! if they took the percentage of points out of that 1 game and transferred it into the whole season we are in trouble, we on course to be relegated.
See that's how easy it is to make up some plausible rubbish and spin it to your agenda.
Scotchegg
Level: James Constable
(280 Apps, 106 Gls)
Which managers would you say have retracted there interest since talking to Tiger?
Colin B
Level: Dave Roberts
(176 Apps, 8 Gls)
Victor 1986 said it would be a miracle. PottersRightBoot replied to him. You then jumped in.
It's not difficult to read what has been said to whom, before replying and making accusations that make you look as if you have the attention span of a gnat, Mark.
*affect
fair comment @Oslernorth ....though let's not forget Tiger was involved during the January transfer window, without his input, we wouldn't have Dickie or Brannagan, and we wouldn't have challenged for the signing of that couple of strikers, so Tigers influence has been there prior to him officially taking control
Lundinsponytail
Level: Jamie Brooks
(53 Apps, 13 Gls)
No need to be silly.
A business smashes its customers with 2 20 per cent price rises in 2 years and then puts out a worse product and then fails to communicate and then cuts costs and then starts putting out self-congratulatory press releases. What is not to like about that? I am amazed that we do not have to deal with hordes of NEW supporters banging down the doors.
Banbury2018
Level: Callum O'Dowda
(106 Apps, 14 Gls)
My season ticket has gone from £270 up to £330 since 2010 Please if you quote things don’t just use statistics to suit your argument. The previous few years before the 2 price rises had actually seen my season ticket go down a bit. People are quite happy to moan about negative things but forget positives. Also we have moved up a division in that time.
