Daryl Eales has stepped down from his role with OUFC and has taken up with Solihull Motors.
Ex-Staff Eales
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I nominate @greatunclekip
He's slithered away from the disaster zone then?
Yellowlab
Level: Paul Moody
(197 Apps, 75 Gls)
So he’s going to be a car salesman ?
Is he still a shareholder?
Sith Lord
Level: Ricardinho
(39 Apps, 3 Gls)
Probably, I am assuming that's why he never sold out to Sartori as he wanted to keep a wedge in shares as he knows the potential of OUFC and get well paid in the future should we make the promise land... All IMHO of course!
He would probably f**k that up as well
Not read anything on that, I’m not sure on the rules with Solihull motors not being a football league side
What was his role with OUFC?
Sith Lord
Level: Ricardinho
(39 Apps, 3 Gls)
Handover to Tiger....
ZeroTheHero
Level: Les Phillips
(224 Apps, 15 Gls)
Bazzer - it is Solihull Moors, not Motors.
Stepped down from the Board so will have no further influence on how the club is run (although I'm not sure how much he retained anyway).
DE did a great job building the relationship between the fans and the club and implementing a strategy which ultimately got us promoted (i.e. scouting network and developing young players to resell). His best decision was undoubtedly the appointment of MAPP. However how much of the strategy was in fact MAPP's doing and how much of his appointment down to Ashton?
Either way, his legacy will always be tainted by a poor/prolonged hiring procedure last season leading to the cacophony of crap we endured under Pep. The team has still not recovered. Also, he never had the resources to push us beyond this level and ultimately failed with Firoz. I get the feeling he was looking for a way out from around the time MAPP left, and various takeovers (including Sartori) fell through.
A mixed bag
DE did a great job building the relationship between the fans and the club and implementing a strategy which ultimately got us promoted (i.e. scouting network and developing young players to resell). His best decision was undoubtedly the appointment of MAPP. However how much of the strategy was in fact MAPP's doing and how much of his appointment down to Ashton?
Either way, his legacy will always be tainted by a poor/prolonged hiring procedure last season leading to the cacophony of crap we endured under Pep. The team has still not recovered. Also, he never had the resources to push us beyond this level and ultimately failed with Firoz. I get the feeling he was looking for a way out from around the time MAPP left, and various takeovers (including Sartori) fell through.
A mixed bag
Gary Baldi
Level: Paul Moody
(197 Apps, 75 Gls)
So he got paid then? Where's my free pint and hot dog? Etc, etc. 
Good luck to him. Left it better than he found, just like the previous owner did to him
Good luck to him. Left it better than he found, just like the previous owner did to him
Good luck darren He alongside IL need great respect for what they have done for OUFC. Realistically challenging for promotion in League 1 is our level. Shame about Pep and that appointment, but many including those with links within the game said it was a good appointment and showed ambition. Carlisle away (was a great day out) and when he stood next to us at Walsall and we spoke in the Pub at Bolton are all good memories. TBH he was a football fan first without the deepest pockets he failed with Firoz and succeeded with many of the fans and of course that promotion season.
WuTang
Level: Yemi Odubade
(158 Apps, 31 Gls)
I appreciate his funding, although it should be noted that Ashton implemented everything that led to that promotion whilst DE took a back seat. It's a shame he overspent, sold out to the highest bidder, caused MAPP to leave, decimated the fantastic backroom staff setup we had throughout the whole club and ruined his good image. Tiger has been trying to fix a mess since arriving. Granted we are a league above but that's the only side of the club that's in a better position, a real shame.
Sith Lord
Level: Ricardinho
(39 Apps, 3 Gls)
I get the opinion he re-couped most of the £10Mill he put in and has dibs on future sales.
Sold a chunk of his shares to Tiger and now sits on a lottery ticket should OUFC numbers come in..
Salaghaf
Level: Chris Maguire
(79 Apps, 22 Gls)
Spot on. Is there a possibility that his departure pre-empts a managerial change? Not necessarily suggesting Appleton.
Karl Robinson was Eales’ man all along...... Tiger had other “wow” candidates in mind.
Has the ? finally arrived from other investors??
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Foley
Level: Colin Harrington
(260 Apps, 30 Gls)
Was he?
Eales man was Bellamy.
Marked Ox
Level: Mickey Lewis
(351 Apps, 7 Gls)
It isn't spot on. DE has/had* a debt secured on certain players that were sold under his ownership and were listed in the relevant documents for the debt. It doesn't relate to future player sales.
*Don't whether the debt has been paid or not obviously.
No accounts (albeit at least 12 months old) have been circulated( so any finacial whizz kids cant check the figures on incomings n outgoings) ...nevermind a date set for shareholders AGM ( so shareholders cant ask questions including those regarding incomings and outgoings, of those who call the shots and make decisions) = back to the old mushroom treatment , kept in the dark and fed s**t, being meted out by the powers that be at OUFC ....as is becoming to be expected ...hey ho
Sith Lord
Level: Ricardinho
(39 Apps, 3 Gls)
MarkG
Level: Steve Basham
(189 Apps, 51 Gls)
Material Contracts
Lundstram, O'Dowda, Roofe and Johnson ...
*and any other contract, agreement or other arrangement under which payments may be, or become due or payable to the Company in respect of the registration of any football player.
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If I understand it, until the £4,275,708 of loan notes are paid off, then any remaining instalments on transfer fees (or other payment due) for Lundstram, O'Dowda, Roofe and Johnson get paid into the segregated bank account. Then to cover it more fully, it also includes any other players sold too. The question is, were the transfer fees due on the four players enough to cover the £4million?
Coincidentally, at Sunderland £25 million parachute monies are similarly ringfenced.
With Slippery gone to Solihull Motors at a guess Zak wont be back ... either posting on here, nor earwigging in North stand toilets ?
Brahma
Level: Callum O'Dowda
(106 Apps, 14 Gls)
A number of positives will come out from this, the most notable will be Tiger's ability to now re-build the board and be able to make decisions without the pressures and potential conflict. Firoz will be delighted too.
Thanks for your contribution Darren which will never be fully appreciated by some on here. For those who can’t remember ( or those who choose not to). Appleton went because he saw an opportunity of maybe future management at a premiership club and trebling his wages. Oh and for those who say there was no money a fee of 375k had been agreed for Liam Lindsay and a bid of similar for Christian Doidge in when the Leicester story broke. Some of the latter stuff isn’t great but then again we had a promotion 2 trips to Wembley and a style of play we hadn’t seen in years.
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