General Feedback from Friday's visit at OUFC

[Leysboy]

Looks like I’m no longer public enemy #1

 

[MJB]

You’re assuming this isn’t already the case.

I most certainly am not!

He’s been publicly leaving his come and get me calling card in the national newspapers during cup runs (or any other opportunities) for some time, and his agent has been very proactively touting him for jobs behind the scenes before and during all this <gestures at a bin fire representing the last 18 months>

And I don’t have a problem with that in principle. It’s a s**t business as someone once said, and anyone involved has to look after themselves. I want ambitious people here who want to better themselves through progression at our club - our previously successful player-trading model was built on this principle.

It only sticks in the craw when individuals paint themselves as loyal servants who would never leave us.

It’s a cut-throat business - the only problem seems to be that our leadership team has replaced the knife with an a**e tickling feather duster.

(I know you know I know this by the way - I just fancied a little diatribe while waiting for the toast to pop. One marmite and one marmalade, if you’re asking).

 

[Yellowmania]

I most certainly am not!

He’s been publicly leaving his come and get me calling card in the national newspapers during cup runs (or any other opportunities) for some time, and his agent has been very proactively touting him for jobs behind the scenes before and during all this <gestures at a bin fire representing the last 18 months>

And I don’t have a problem with that in principle. It’s a s**t business as someone once said, and anyone involved has to look after themselves. I want ambitious people here who want to better themselves through progression at our club - our previously successful player-trading model was built on this principle.

It only sticks in the craw when individuals paint themselves as loyal servants who would never leave us.

It’s a cut-throat business - the only problem seems to be that our leadership team has replaced the knife with an a**e tickling feather duster.

(I know you know I know this by the way - I just fancied a little diatribe while waiting for the toast to pop. One marmite and one marmalade, if you’re asking).

One marmite and one marmalade ffs. I honestly expected much better of you MJB, we all know marmite ain’t for breakfast (or for anything other than cat food) but mixing the 2 together……

 

[MJB]

One marmite and one marmalade ffs. I honestly expected much better of you MJB, we all know marmite ain’t for breakfast (or for anything other than cat food) but mixing the 2 together……

If only there was a jar based yeast extract analogy we could lean on at this point.

 

[dickwalton1964]

…hardly !

im nearly 60, not 16 !!! Bit too old for posturing ! …I’m just saying, keep it polite, but the 10 or 12 should have had the front to back up their sentiments on here. It doesn’t sound like that happened, what an opportunity missed.

 

[RyanioBirdio]

I most certainly am not!

He’s been publicly leaving his come and get me calling card in the national newspapers during cup runs (or any other opportunities) for some time, and his agent has been very proactively touting him for jobs behind the scenes before and during all this <gestures at a bin fire representing the last 18 months>

And I don’t have a problem with that in principle. It’s a s**t business as someone once said, and anyone involved has to look after themselves. I want ambitious people here who want to better themselves through progression at our club - our previously successful player-trading model was built on this principle.

It only sticks in the craw when individuals paint themselves as loyal servants who would never leave us.

It’s a cut-throat business - the only problem seems to be that our leadership team has replaced the knife with an a**e tickling feather duster.

(I know you know I know this by the way - I just fancied a little diatribe while waiting for the toast to pop. One marmite and one marmalade, if you’re asking).

What next? One white slice, one brown slice?

Karl’s toaster burns the ox badge onto his bread. Does yours?

 

[MJB]

What next? One white slice, one brown slice?

Karl’s toaster burns the ox badge onto his bread. Does yours?

(L-R) KR, TW, TW’s security detail, the fans

 

[Cass63]

Yes he did after we saw todays team sheet.

Oh dear

 

[The Mighty Aldo]

…hardly !

im nearly 60, not 16 !!! Bit too old for posturing ! …I’m just saying, keep it polite, but the 10 or 12 should have had the front to back up their sentiments on here. It doesn’t sound like that happened, what an opportunity missed.

If you followed any of my posts you would know exactly where I stood on KR
But for your information I was willing to give KR one more chance at the end of the season. Can’t speak for the others who were there but some would of had different views.
After the appalling summer window I thought if we don’t get a good start this could go badly wrong,it did, I wanted him out in October and haven’t changed my views and I think KR would have got that in the meeting

If you had been there I assume you would have said Great job KR keep it going, you really are an a**e

 

[Manorlounger]

…hardly !

im nearly 60, not 16 !!! Bit too old for posturing ! …I’m just saying, keep it polite, but the 10 or 12 should have had the front to back up their sentiments on here. It doesn’t sound like that happened, what an opportunity missed.

I'll say it again, you were not there. You clearly do not understand how these things work. As others have suggested, put your questions in an email to TW. See what response you get. And, try to be polite, it helps.

 

[Manorlounger]

One marmite and one marmalade ffs. I honestly expected much better of you MJB, we all know marmite ain’t for breakfast (or for anything other than cat food) but mixing the 2 together……

Mrs L has taken umbrage. She enjoys Marmite for breakfast on a regular basis.
You don't want to upset her!

 

[Oxford84]

So if we win every game till the end of the season, what's everybody's take on Robinson then

still has to go.

 

[Made-in-Jericho]

So if we win every game till the end of the season, what's everybody's take on Robinson then

I want some of what you’re on. Did you not see the first half v Cambridge last week?! It wasn’t even Conference level.

 

[unification]

Mellowyellow
I went in thinking everything I hear from Robinson is going to be waffle, as I said earlier I had to leave before the end. But on this KR and TW went into some detail about how we didn’t get the Brighton player.
It was done and dusted,he was coming on loan until the end of the season, then due to an injury to another player he gets into their squad and scores.Then he stayed in the squad. Deal off, this wasn’t the player we put a bid in for.
So it was genuine interest. I couldn’t hang around but my question would have been, ok we lose out on one,who is back up number 2 and 3 because that certainly isn’t Tyler Smith

This sort of sob story is brought out every transfer window. Fans aren’t fools. We know we miss out on players as every club does but this ‘one that got away, gosh - we were close’ narrative starts to get tiresome. We don’t care about the method of getting them, we care about the result.

That’s the most important bit. Thank f**k for that. I don’t really give a s**t about KR one way or another to be honest. If there’s a proper structure around recruitment etc then the rebuild will be done properly rather than off the back of a fag packet.

Can I also just express my thanks to those who made this meeting happen and asked the questions. You’ve got more actual important information out of the club in one afternoon than the club press office have released and the OM have published in the last bloody year. Nice one fellas

Definitely.

Here’s the thing though. If TW and co were willing to disclose so much of this to a handful of fans, they must’ve known that much of what they said would end up on here, Twitter and amongst fans in the stands. If none of it is classified info, why the silence from the club up until now? They could have communicated the news about the stadium and the developing timelines to us. Imagine how much good feeling they could have generated by doing it.

 

[WRox]

Thanks for the updates from those who attended. They’re greatly appreciated, and bigger picture-wise sounded really positive on stadium, board commitment, recruitment model and tbf on the basis that this actually happened, improved accessibility and communications.

I think we all share the same concerns over this group-think model where everyone gets a say no matter what time-zone and nothing gets decided quickly enough on KR or transfer targets, but those things can go beyond debate with enough supporting information.

TW’s taken some stick on here and I’m not sure it’s been overly merited.

 

[sox]

Well Plymouth played their music quite loud once and it's hard to come back from that.

 

[WuTang]

So if we win every game till the end of the season, what's everybody's take on Robinson then

Let's say that happens, what does it prove? Nothing we don't already know. Robinson has taken teams on long winning runs before, it would be nothing new. The same issue always remains, he builds physically lightweight sides who aren't robust enough to maintain that form and we always fall short.

So that's where we are, years of the same mistakes made over and over again, 10 transfer windows of the same mistakes. To be at a stage where he can win every game left this season and still not be wanted here sums up how farcical it is that he's still here.

 

[The Mighty Aldo]

This sort of sob story is brought out every transfer window. Fans aren’t fools. We know we miss out on players as every club does but this ‘one that got away, gosh - we were close’ narrative starts to get tiresome. We don’t care about the method of getting them, we care about the result.



Definitely.

Here’s the thing though. If TW and co were willing to disclose so much of this to a handful of fans, they must’ve known that much of what they said would end up on here, Twitter and amongst fans in the stands. If none of it is classified info, why the silence from the club up until now? They could have communicated the news about the stadium and the developing timelines to us. Imagine how much good feeling they could have generated by doing it.

I would agree with you In certainly every case but this particular one was unfortunate
I could see this was a genuine case

 

[Dolly 51]

I also think he’ll be manager going in to next season. A decent start and a new contract will be announced before Christmas.

You really couldn’t make this s**t up…

You don't really believe that, do you?

 

[Canterburyexile]

Here’s the thing though. If TW and co were willing to disclose so much of this to a handful of fans, they must’ve known that much of what they said would end up on here, Twitter and amongst fans in the stands. If none of it is classified info, why the silence from the club up until now? They could have communicated the news about the stadium and the developing timelines to us. Imagine how much good feeling they could have generated by doing it.

Exactly my thoughts. My inital concern about the owners bailing over the SB>Triangle downgrade appears* to have been unfounded, which is obviously great. What I am not clear on now is exactly what you’ve said. There’s been plenty of channels, plenty of chances and plenty of content to share with supporters on a wide variety of issues and I genuinely do not understand why it has taken a deputation of fans to go to the club to get answers and context to these issues. Anyone with any commonsense at all would have realised some time ago that keeping the fans informed and onboard was critical to maintaining good relations. So what happens next? And what lessons have been learned by the club? How can we avoid this happening again?

* proof of the pudding etc…

 

[unification]

Hell of an apology from KR .

Sorry not sorry, basically.

 

[Pgyellow]

That is not an apology

 

[SupporttheTriangle]

A big thank you must go to those of you who attended yesterdays meeting with TW. I personally feel that the arrival of KR was to the detriment of the meeting, however not being there leave my concerns baseless.

It does appear that the change of manager is not imminent and for me that is a negative.

One area of concern is the news that planning application will not be submitted until late summer. Cherwell District Council have an election in May and we could well see the Conservatives losing overall control and therefore less influence. We know that there are many objectors of the triangle being developed and they will try every delaying tactic available to them.

By the time the club submit the plans, we will have seen 19 months pass since the news first became public in January 2021. That is 19 months closer to the last game that will be played at the Kassam. It is probably just me, but the sense of urgency by the club seems to be lower than it was back last year.

Once again , thank you to those who gave up their time to meet with TW.

 

[Morris Oxford]

The meeting at the training ground with TW & KR.
The five minutes fans forum on RadOx with KR.
@Scotchegg ’asked’ to spread the info that TW has spoken to everyone at the club and all is well.
Players on the OWS/Twitter being asked to push off field unity.

Quite a big PR exercise in the last 2 or 3 days, the main theme being pushed is that Robinson hasn’t lost the dressing room.

The club doth protest too much, methinks.

 

[YellowSubmarine]

The club doth protest too much, methinks.

Karl said to us in yesterdays meeting.

Ask any of the players they’ll tell you that they back me.

Well Karl..

24 hours on & Nathan asked your new captain that.

 

[38yearsofpain]

Did anybody ask to be part of the next manager interview process?

 

[Osei Yaw]

Did anybody ask to be part of the next manager interview process?

I bet Karl did.

 

[Essexyellows]

Can we blame or adulate the attendees of this event for the subsequent departure?

 

[The Mighty Aldo]

Surprised Radox and The Mail haven’t asked for interviews with us such was the enormity of our presence and subsequent developments

 

[Manorlounger]

Surprised Radox and The Mail haven’t asked for interviews with us such was the enormity of our presence and subsequent developments

Due to contractual obligations, I'm unable to comment at the moment. Terribly sorry.